The answer is "it depends". You really need to test settings and see what works best in your situation. For example, over a modem link, "Tight" compression is much faster than "Hextile". But over Ethernet it's noticably slower -- the extra compression overhead causes more of a delay than just sending the extra data. Forced 8-bit is a similar situation -- over a modem it can help, over Ethernet the conversion causes more of a delay than just sending 16- or 24-bit pixels would. It can also depend on how powerful the host system is, since any form of compression will increase the CPU load. The best thing to do is to open some applications and play with the settings. Try scrolling around in a window, and minimizing and restoring one. Pay particular attention to whatever you think you'll be doing a lot over the connection. You should be able to get an idea of what's most usable in your situation.
The color of the background shouldn't matter. The important thing for speed is that it be a solid color, since that compresses much more efficiently than an image. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
