Application sharing, instead of full desktop sharing feature was implemented by Celine Ferage(sp?) as a patch. I think TightVNC will be including this patch in the next release
-----Original Message----- From: Alex K. Angelopoulos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Limiting the Remote View That wasn't a serious idea for someone to easily implement... :) AFAIK, there is no way to do this with WinVNC. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Bertone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-03-22 12:36 Subject: RE: Limiting the Remote View : I think that would work, but adding the intermediate step would be a : problem. Basically, we are looking for usage in the support arena...someone : could connect to my computer (when I send them the URL and password in their : browser). Once they have connected I want them to watch my IE window, but : not see all my other stuff at the same time. So many ideas!!! : : -Marc : : -----Original Message----- : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alex K. : Angelopoulos : Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 8:27 AM : To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Subject: Re: Limiting the Remote View : : : I don't know about weird.... but definitely novel and *ugly*...an : interesting hack. : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Adrian Umpleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Sent: Friday, 2002-03-22 11:15 : Subject: Re: Limiting the Remote View : : : : On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 03:23 PM, Marc Bertone wrote: : : : : > I was wondering if there is some way to limit the remote view when : : > someone : : > connects via their browser. For example, could I only allow the remote : : > client to see my IE window, foremost window, CMD console, etc? : : > Basically, I : : > would like to selectively share only a part of my desktop while the rest : : > would remain hidden to the (view only) viewer. : : : : One possible (rather wierd and wasteful of screen real-estate) way to do : : this, : : if the region of the screen you want to show does not move, is to go : : through a : : secondary vnc server. (Perhaps an Xvnc server would be best, so it does : : not use : : up another real screen.) : : : : What you would do is have a vncviewer open on the intermediate box, : : showing : : the whole screen of your first Windows machine. Then open up some other : : blank : : windows and obscure the parts of the view you don't want seen. You can : : then : : advertise this second machine as the one which others connect to. : : : : i.e: : : : : +--------+ +-------------+ : : | | | +--------+ | : : | MS Win |--WinVNC---+->|VNCviewr| |--Xvnc?--> View-only viewer : : | | |+-----------+| : : +--------+ || obscurer || : : |+-----------+| : : +-------------+ : : : : Get the idea? (Hey, I did say it was weird...) : : : : Adrian : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
