Re: [gentoo-user] vncviewer Recommendation

[Eric Martin <freak4uxxx@gmail.com>]

Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> Aaron Clark wrote:
>   
>> Drew Tomlinson wrote:
>>     
>>> I'm looking for an vncviewer for Linux that has the same features as the
>>> Tight VNC viewer on Windows.  I really like how the Windows viewer will
>>> scale the desktop and "remember" connections.  Also, it's very easy to
>>> choose between "low" and "high" bandwidth connections with the Windows
>>> version.
>>>
>>> I've installed the TightVNC viewer on my Gentoo box and it does not
>>> appear to have any of these features.  I'm looking for recommendations.
>>>
>>>       
>> Did you check the version numbers for the two TightVNC clients?  You
>> might need to switch to a ~arch version of Tight on Gentoo if the
>> stable version is too old.
>>
>> If you're running Gnome, you could also take a look at Vinagre as a
>> client.  It does connection bookmarking, multiple connections on tabs,
>> etc.
>>     
>
> Thanks to all for the suggestions.  My TightVNC on Linux is version
> 1.3.9 and is from net-misc/tightvnc-1.3.9-r2.  As I am using Gnome, I've
> installed Vinagre and it appears to be what I need.  I just wish there
> was some way to scroll in fullscreen mode.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
>
>   
this is probably a moot point, but nobody decided to ask.  What features
was tightvnc missing under GNU/Linux?