[X2go-dev] VcXsrv

Gerry Reno greno at verizon.net
Fri Jan 28 20:14:59 CET 2011


On 01/28/2011 11:55 AM, John A. Sullivan III wrote:
>
> <snip>
> Hi, Alex.  Delighted to hear of the progress.  I'll defer to Phil for
> sharing his testing results regarding stability and resizing.  We'd be
> very happy to communicate with the vcxsrv devs about what we have
> collectively found.
>   

Excellent idea.  If the VcXsrv devs could see their Xserver in action
w/x2go it might give them some insight into how to improve their Xserver.



> I'm very concerned about the inability to use it with the plugin (we did
> not have the knowledge to test that ourselves).  What is the likelihood
> of that becoming possible?
>   

We'd like to see the VcXsrv option for the plugin as well.


> Regarding the options, Phil and I have put some thought into the user
> interface.  Please take these as suggestions rather than mandates - they
> are simply phrased as specs :)  I would suggest the installer have
> options for Xming and vcxsrv with a sensible default - probably Xming
> until the issues with vcxsrv are resolved. There might even be a short
> note under the vcxsrv option to say that it is experimental.  It should
> be possible to uncheck both options and install X2Go Client without an X
> Server (for those who already have their own).
>   

+1


> The X2Go Client interface, as opposed to the installer, should have
> QRadioButton options to use Xming, vcxsrv, or other with a QLineEdit for
> options.  The Xming and vcxsrv buttons can be disabled or hidden based
> upon what has been installed. I would suggest this to just "Other"
> because the Xming and vcxsrv options are identical.  I would really
> prefer to not have to configure the vcxsrv command line for each user
> but rather use the settings from the session parameters.
>   

I think it might be preferable to use disabling (grey-out) as opposed to
hiding things. 
I never liked apps that mysteriously made things appear and disappear.

Allowing use of existing installed Xserver is good idea.  Like Xming
(commercial).



Regards,
Gerry





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