[X2Go-User] Can X2GO do pixel-doubling? (client- or server-side)

[Mike Gabriel]

Hi Felix,

On  Mo 27 Apr 2015 13:40:52 CEST, Felix E. Klee wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Mike Gabriel
> <mike.gabriel at das-netzwerkteam.de> wrote:
>> In shadow mode (desktop sharing), NX 3.x can do some scaling of the
>> remote/shadowed desktop.
>
> *Why do you say some? Can it scale by 200%?*

Yes. I think so.

>> Maybe this fits your use case.
>
> Actually I prefer individual windows to be managed by the guest’s WM. So
> sharing the entire desktop is not optimal. It’s what I would get with a
> VNC solution as well.

Ok. I get that.

> *In shadow mode, would X2Go still perform better than VNC? Or would it
> also just send pixel data?*

It uses the Xdamage and Xtst / Xrecord  extension in X11 which  
basically is an X11-like VNC, I guess.

Mike

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