Hi list,
I'm currently experimenting with x2goclient 3.99.2.2 on Mac OS X and this is what I've found "weird/fix-worthy" so far:
- PulseAudio stutters (just like it does in the current MS-Windows client)
- when x2goclient is called with "--hide", there is no way to access the "Published Applications" menu 2.1) there is no way to start published applications from the dock (compare right-click on systray icon on MS-Windows) 2.2) there also is no way to start published applications from the x2goclient menu on the upper screen border
Re: 1) I'm not sure what we can do about this; it seems Mihai's attempts to make the PulseAudio developers aware of the issues have failed. :-(
The other issues look like they could be fixed by the x2go-devs, though, so I'm posting my suggestions here:
Re: 2) "--hide", on Windows (and probably also on Linux, though I never checked it there), means "hide-to-systray", so parts of the application remain accessible via right-click (context menu). I guess a sensible action on Mac OS, when "--hide" is used, would be to do a "minimize" by going straight to the Dock on startup, but, upon clicking the Dock icon, show the usual screen (just like after un-minimizing any other app). This is under the assumption that "2.1)" simply doesn't work on Mac OS. An alternative would be to remain "hidden", i.e. without a visible window on screen, and offering a pull-down menu with all published applications on the top menu bar ("2.2)").
Now, before anyone starts coding away on this, I'd like to see some feedback from the Mac users here: a) Where do you expect to find a list of published applications? b) Is there a UI styleguide by Apple that says this must/must not/should/should not be done in a particular way?
-Stefan