[27381] in Athena Bugs
Debathena: vncviewer
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Tue Nov 3 11:17:33 2009
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:17:23 -0500 (EST)
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System name: w20-575-51
Type: i686
Display type: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600 (PCIE)]
Shell: /bin/athena/tcsh (?)
Window manager: unknown
What were you trying to do?
Use a vnc client to connect to my desktop vnc server
What's wrong:
The currently installed vnc client (vncviewer which is also the same as xvncviewer) are all kinds of terrible. It's totally buggy. In non-fullscreen mode you can use the scroll bars (if your server is at higher desktop resolution than the client) a grand total of once before they stop working, leaving you stuck in a certain section of the screen. In fullscreen mode weird things also happen: it doesn't fully go to full screen (gnome panel is still visible) and the only way to quit the client is to launch a terminal (by using Alt-F2 shorcut key) and typing killall vncviewer in the terminal window that appears under the vnc client (ie, you can't see it).
What should have happened:
Not the above. PLEASE replace the vncviewer package with xvnc4viewer. It is stable and has always worked for me in the ubuntu and debathena environments. It's just a better client.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
The bugginess reported above is not restricted to debathena, it seems to be a problem with ubuntu in general and I suspect has something to do with the compiz visual effects system (but I have no direct proof of that). Xvnc4viewer on the otherhand just works.
