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diff --git a/x11vnc/README b/x11vnc/README index d01b255..1e97c14 100644 --- a/x11vnc/README +++ b/x11vnc/README @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -x11vnc README file Date: Wed Jan 18 22:06:12 EST 2006 +x11vnc README file Date: Sat Jan 21 20:25:28 EST 2006 The following information is taken from these URLs: @@ -4898,7 +4898,7 @@ x11vnc: a VNC server for real X displays Here are all of x11vnc command line options: % x11vnc -opts (see below for -help long descriptions) -x11vnc: allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. 0.8 lastmod: 2006-01-18 +x11vnc: allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. 0.8 lastmod: 2006-01-21 x11vnc options: -display disp -auth file @@ -4906,7 +4906,7 @@ x11vnc options: -clip WxH+X+Y -flashcmap -shiftcmap n -notruecolor -visual n -overlay - -overlay_nocursor -8to24 + -overlay_nocursor -8to24 [opts] -scale fraction -scale_cursor frac -viewonly -shared -once -forever @@ -5009,7 +5009,7 @@ libvncserver-tight-extension options: % x11vnc -help -x11vnc: allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. 0.8 lastmod: 2006-01-18 +x11vnc: allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. 0.8 lastmod: 2006-01-21 Typical usage is: @@ -5140,25 +5140,24 @@ Options: -overlay_nocursor Sets -overlay, but does not try to draw the exact mouse cursor shape using the overlay mechanism. --8to24 If -overlay is not supported on your OS, and you have a - legacy 8bpp app that you want to view on a multi-depth - display with default depth 24 (and is 32 bpp), try - this option. It will also work for a default depth 8 - display with depth 24 overlay windows. This option +-8to24 [opts] Try this option if -overlay is not supported on your + OS, and you have a legacy 8bpp app that you want to + view on a multi-depth display with default depth 24 + (and is 32 bpp) or have default depth 8 display with + depth 24 overlay windows for some apps. This option may not work on all X servers and hardware (tested on - XFree86/Xorg mga driver). - - It enables a hack where x11vnc monitors windows within 3 - levels from the root window. If it finds any that are - 8bpp it will apply a transformation for pixel data in - these regions where it extracts the 8bpp index color - value from bits 25-32 and maps them on to TrueColor - values and inserts them into bits 1-24 (i.e. overwrites - bits 1-24). - - For default depth 8 displays, everything is tranformed - to 32bpp (and is potentially a improvement over - -flashcmap). + XFree86/Xorg mga driver). The "opts" string is not + required and is described below. + + This mode enables a hack where x11vnc monitors windows + within 3 levels from the root window. If it finds + any that are 8bpp it will apply a transformation for + pixel data in these regions where it extracts the 8bpp + index color value from bits 25-32 and maps them on + to TrueColor values and inserts them into bits 1-24 + (i.e. overwrites bits 1-24). Whereas for default + depth 8 displays, everything is tranformed to 32bpp + (and is potentially a improvement over -flashcmap). These schemes appear to work, but may still have bugs and note that they do hog resources. If there @@ -5175,17 +5174,24 @@ Options: to periodically refresh the screen (at the cost of bandwidth). - Debugging for this mode can be enabled by setting the - environment variable DEBUG_8TO24 to 1, 2, or 3. + The [opts] string can contain the following settings. + Multiple settings are separated by commas. + + For when there are still color problems, enable an even + more experimental mode via the option "getimage". + This enables a scheme were XGetImage() is used to + retrieve the 8bpp data instead of assuming that data + is in bits 25-32. This mode is significantly slower + than the above mode. For the default depth 8 case, + XGetImage() is always used to access depth 24 pixel + data. + + For default depth 8 displays, setting option + "highbits" may give a speedup for transforming 8bpp + pixel data. - If there are problems, to enable an even more - experimental mode, set the environment variable - XGETIMAGE_8TO24=1 before starting x11vnc. This enables - a scheme were XGetImage() is used to retrieve the 8bpp - data instead of assuming that data is in bits 25-32. - This mode is significantly slower than the above mode. - For the default depth 8 case, XGetImage() is always - used to access depth 24 pixel data. + Debugging for this mode can be enabled by setting + "dbg=1", "dbg=2", or "dbg=3" -scale fraction Scale the framebuffer by factor "fraction". Values less than 1 shrink the fb, larger ones expand it. Note: @@ -6623,6 +6629,7 @@ n nooverlay_cursor. 8to24 enable -8to24 mode (if applicable). no8to24 disable -8to24 mode. + 8to24_opts:str set the -8to24 opts to "str". visual:vis set -visual to "vis" scale:frac set -scale to "frac" scale_cursor:f set -scale_cursor to "f" @@ -6877,22 +6884,22 @@ n truecolor notruecolor overlay nooverlay overlay_cursor overlay_yescursor nooverlay_nocursor nooverlay_cursor nooverlay_yescursor overlay_nocursor 8to24 no8to24 - visual scale scale_cursor viewonly noviewonly shared - noshared forever noforever once timeout filexfer deny - lock nodeny unlock connect allowonce allow localhost - nolocalhost listen lookup nolookup accept afteraccept - gone shm noshm flipbyteorder noflipbyteorder onetile - noonetile solid_color solid nosolid blackout xinerama - noxinerama xtrap noxtrap xrandr noxrandr xrandr_mode - padgeom quiet q noquiet modtweak nomodtweak xkb - noxkb skip_keycodes sloppy_keys nosloppy_keys - skip_dups noskip_dups add_keysyms noadd_keysyms - clear_mods noclear_mods clear_keys noclear_keys - remap repeat norepeat fb nofb bell nobell sel nosel - primary noprimary seldir cursorshape nocursorshape - cursorpos nocursorpos cursor show_cursor noshow_cursor - nocursor arrow xfixes noxfixes xdamage noxdamage - xd_area xd_mem alphacut alphafrac alpharemove + 8to24_opts visual scale scale_cursor viewonly + noviewonly shared noshared forever noforever once + timeout filexfer deny lock nodeny unlock connect + allowonce allow localhost nolocalhost listen lookup + nolookup accept afteraccept gone shm noshm flipbyteorder + noflipbyteorder onetile noonetile solid_color solid + nosolid blackout xinerama noxinerama xtrap noxtrap + xrandr noxrandr xrandr_mode padgeom quiet q noquiet + modtweak nomodtweak xkb noxkb skip_keycodes sloppy_keys + nosloppy_keys skip_dups noskip_dups add_keysyms + noadd_keysyms clear_mods noclear_mods clear_keys + noclear_keys remap repeat norepeat fb nofb bell + nobell sel nosel primary noprimary seldir cursorshape + nocursorshape cursorpos nocursorpos cursor show_cursor + noshow_cursor nocursor arrow xfixes noxfixes xdamage + noxdamage xd_area xd_mem alphacut alphafrac alpharemove noalpharemove alphablend noalphablend xwarppointer xwarp noxwarppointer noxwarp buttonmap dragging nodragging wireframe_mode wireframe wf nowireframe |