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I wish there was a better way for deal with screen resolution. I know that scrolling is a pain, but I'd still prefer it to default to the resolution of the phys

by isaacdl 12y ago

I wish there was a better way for deal with screen resolution. I know that scrolling is a pain, but I'd still prefer it to default to the resolution of the physical display attached to the host computer. (Actually, I'd really prefer it to adopt the resolution of the client machine, a la MS Remote Desktop, but that probably introduces a lot of complexity).

stinos 12y ago
I'd really prefer it to adopt the resolution of the client machine Even broader: any resolution you want. I genuinely have always wondered what is at the bottom of this problem. Why is it that on an otherwise so versatile and configurable OS it is seemingly so hard to change the resolution when logged in remotely? Is it something in X that makes it like that? Was it originally never meant for headless use? Having used, and cursed the fixed resolution of, VNC for years I still remember the first time I used rdp on Windows, my jaw was like on the floor. That is how it should be: logging in without being bound to a hardware screen, and in a seperate session (latter needs a fix though since the default client on non-server windows doesn't allow it)
- isaacdl 12y ago
  Yeah, I had the same reaction with RDP - pure magic.
- laymil 12y ago
  There are several versions of VNC that support xrandr resizing. Arch documents this working with TigerVNC [0]. Additionally, you can use xrdp + x11rdp. [0] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xrandr#Using_xrandr_with_VNC https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xrandr#Using_xrandr_wit...
- TD-Linux 12y ago
  Weston's RDP backend supports any resolution as well as being a separate session, so it's coming. It's basically an X limitation.
- rlvesco7 12y ago
  nomachine version 3.x did this brilliantly. In version 4 they removed that feature unless you get their enterprise version, IIRC.
SergeyUlanov 12y ago
> I'd really prefer it to adopt the resolution of the client machine We have this implemented, but the problem is that the current version of Xvfb doesn't support randr extension. See https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26391 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26391 . With the patch attached to that bug CRD should resize desktop automatically.

by isaacdl 12y ago

stinos 12y ago

I'd really prefer it to adopt the resolution of the client machine Even broader: any resolution you want. I genuinely have always wondered what is at the bottom of this problem. Why is it that on an otherwise so versatile and configurable OS it is seemingly so hard to change the resolution when logged in remotely? Is it something in X that makes it like that? Was it originally never meant for headless use? Having used, and cursed the fixed resolution of, VNC for years I still remember the first time I used rdp on Windows, my jaw was like on the floor. That is how it should be: logging in without being bound to a hardware screen, and in a seperate session (latter needs a fix though since the default client on non-server windows doesn't allow it)

isaacdl 12y ago
Yeah, I had the same reaction with RDP - pure magic.
laymil 12y ago
There are several versions of VNC that support xrandr resizing. Arch documents this working with TigerVNC [0]. Additionally, you can use xrdp + x11rdp. [0] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xrandr#Using_xrandr_with_VNC https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xrandr#Using_xrandr_wit...
TD-Linux 12y ago
Weston's RDP backend supports any resolution as well as being a separate session, so it's coming. It's basically an X limitation.
rlvesco7 12y ago
nomachine version 3.x did this brilliantly. In version 4 they removed that feature unless you get their enterprise version, IIRC.

SergeyUlanov 12y ago

> I'd really prefer it to adopt the resolution of the client machine We have this implemented, but the problem is that the current version of Xvfb doesn't support randr extension. See https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26391 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26391 . With the patch attached to that bug CRD should resize desktop automatically.