[X2Go-User] Limiting clipboard sharing

[Kris Ilowiecki]

Hi Mike#2,

Thanks a lot for your quick reply.
This does look like a very good solution for Windows-based clients.

However, most of our desktops run Linux-based systems. There is also
an occasional MacOS or two.
VcXsrv appears to be a Windows-only component...

It would be great if it is possible to set a similar option on Linux
clients, too. Has anyone had some luck with that?

Many thanks,
Kris

On 01/28/2014 06:40 AM, Michael DePaulo wrote:
> Hi Kris,
>
> I'm the Windows maintainer for X2Go Client (and soon, PyHoca-GUI).
>
> My advise is about the Windows X2Go Client. Others can probably advise
> you on the Linux X2Go client.
>
> Anyway, if you are using the Windows X2Go Client, you can override the
> X server setting under:
> Options -> Settings -> X-server Settings
> You can point it to X2Go's own integrated X server, VcXsrv, and pass
> the --noclipboard option.
> The integrated X server is located at:
> On 64-bit Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\x2goclient\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe
> On 32-bit Window: C:\Program Files\x2goclient\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe
>
> There are other clipboard options for VcXsrv that I am not an expert
> on. I've attached the full arguments list for VcXsrv 1.14.2.1 (VcXsrv
> 1.14.2.1 is included with X2Go Client 4.0.1.2 and 4.0.1.3)
>
> -Mike#2
>
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Kris Ilowiecki <kril at sourcecap.ch> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am quite new to X2Go, and really impressed by it. I'd like to switch from
>> opennx to X2Go, but I can't find a way to limit clipboard sharing.
>>
>> Opennx, as well as other NX forks, has the options to enable clipboard
>> sharing both ways, one-way, or disable it completely. So far I have failed
>> to find a setting to limit this in X2Go.
>>
>> I'd need clipboard sharing to work only in the client->server
>> direction, or at least to disable it completely.
>>
>> I have searched for it for quite a while, but the best I have managed to
>> find is a bug report
>> http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=258
>> and a mailing list question without a single reply.
>>
>> Is there some way to configure it?
>> If not, is it going to be hard to write a patch that would turn
>> this off at compilation time?
>> I've also been thinking of using some external programs to achieve the
>> effect, e.g. putting X2Go inside Xephyr, or the other way round...
>>
>> Any hints most welcome
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Kris