The Enhanced TightVNC Viewer package is part of the x11vnc VNC server project. It provides a native VNC viewer that takes advantage of new features in x11vnc, e.g. cursor alpha blending and automatic SSL tunnelling. Some features apply to any VNC server, e.g. automatic SSH tunnelling. Another goal is to provide a package that conveniently bundles everything needed for the user to have the enhanced viewer running quickly. This includes pre-built binaries of the viewer and utility programs for Windows and many Unix variants, and a GUI to configure and launch the viewer. The short name for this project is "ssvnc", for SSL/SSH VNC viewer.
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Changes:
The Unix and Mac OS X X11 vncviewer can now do client-side scaling of the desktop. Zeroconf/Bonjour is added for locating nearby VNC servers. The 'Escape Keys' option enables many of the popup menu actions to be performed via hot-keys. It is now easier to disable encryption in the ssvnc GUI. The 'stunnel EXEC' local port protection mechanism is enabled by default. x11vnc can use the ssvnc -chatonly mode to display an UltraVNC chat window on the local X console. A desktop entry file is installed to have an SSVNC entry appear in desktop menus.
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11-18-2008
