[X2Go-Dev] X2Go Client Windows binary 4.0.1.2pre02

[Mike Gabriel]

Hi Stefan,

On  Mi 11 Dez 2013 14:50:02 CET, Stefan Baur wrote:

> Am 11.12.2013 01:43, schrieb Michael DePaulo:
>> In preparation for the upcoming release of X2Go Client 4.0.1.2, a new
>> nightly build of the Windows binary is available for download under:
>>
>> http://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-win32/x2goclient/previews/4.0.1.2/
>>
>> Right now the current plan for 4.0.1.2's release is "We've stopped
>> making changes. If no showstopper bugs or regressions are reported,
>> we'll release 4.0.1.2 on Friday." So while we want all bugs reported
>> on http://bugs.x2go.org/ , it is especially important that users
>> report any regressions since the last stable version of X2Go Client
>> for windows, 4.0.0.3, before Friday 2013-12-13.
>
> I just tried out x2goclient-4.0.1.2-pre02 and I'm a little disappointed.
>
> 1) There's no improvement on the sound issue (Flash videos sound  
> "choppy"), yet there's no additional download option where one could  
> download a copy of x2goclient-4.0.1.2-pre02-setup that is set to use  
> the old pulseaudio. :-( Showstopper for me, can't roll that out to  
> my customers.
>
> 2) Even with the newer Xserver that is included in  
> x2goclient-4.0.1.2-pre02-setup, Chromium and Chrome still crash at  
> random intervals. To be exact, they're not crashing themselves,  
> they're crashing the X server. Pausing and resuming a session lets  
> you continue where you stopped, yet, this is an instability that  
> users won't put up with since they quit Windows 98/Millennium for  
> good. It's only when X2Go is involved that these crashes occur - if  
> you export the display with ssh (from PuTTY) instead of using  
> x2goclient.exe, Chromium and Chrome behave well. Not a showstopper  
> (customers are using Iceweasel so far), but something where I had  
> hoped to see some improvement with the new Xserver. :-(
>
> 3) The two items above are connected in a way: Flash sound isn't  
> "choppy" in Chromium/Chrome, so if we'd get Chromium/Chrome to work,  
> I could try to migrate my users away from Iceweasel to avoid the  
> sound issue. On the other hand, if you are able to fix the sound  
> issue, I don't see a need to migrate to Chromium/Chrome.
>
> 4) New Eye Candy #1: The taskbar icon suddenly changes into the seal  
> icon once the connection is established. Please add a  
> checkbox/config file entry to disable this. I'm sure it will confuse  
> users who have previously used published application mode and look  
> for the "Accelerated X" icon that has just vanished. I'm kind of  
> disappointed that we're adding silly eye candy when there still are  
> serious bugs to fix.
>
> 5) New Eye Candy #2: Upon connection, an info bubble pops up,  
> containing a *totally cryptic session name* and disappearing after  
> five seconds or so. No non-technical user can make use of that  
> message, seriously. And even technical users will have a hard time  
> memorizing a cryptic session name within 5 seconds. Please, also add  
> an option to disable this popup, and seriously consider changing the  
> displayed info to something more userfriendly like "Connection to  
> host <host>, session <sessionname> established as user <user>." It's  
> okay to add the cryptic string somewhere where techies can find it  
> if they need it, maybe in an About-Box or so, but please - think of  
> the chil^W ordinary non-technical end user.
> And again, I'm kind of disappointed that we're adding silly eye  
> candy when there still are serious bugs to fix.
>
> @Mike&Mike (or is that Mike²?):
> I'm guessing this should go into the bugtracker, somehow. Please  
> advise on how it should be tagged and I'll turn items 1, 2, 4, and 5  
> into four new bugtracker entries.
>
> -Stefan

Thanks for testing all that.

Please send individual mails to submit at bugs.x2go.org

User a proper subject line.

Put

"""
Package: x2goclient
Severity: wishlist
Version: 4.0.1.2

"""

into that first lines of each mail and add the text passage of the  
corresponding item below.

Mike
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