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to address issues with NetBSD-6(and earlier)'s fontconfig not being
new enough for pango.
While doing that, also bump freetype2 dependency to current pkgsrc
version.
Suggested by tron in PR 47882
libXext/buildlink3.mk, now that it is included there.
Leave the places where its API version is set or variables from it
are used directly (about 3 packages).
New in the 0.9.13 x11vnc release:
Improved support for non-X11 touchscreen devices (e.g. handheld or
cell phone) via Linux uinput input injection. Additional
tuning parameters are added. TSLIB touchscreen calibration
is supported. Tested on Qtmoko Neo Freerunner.
A tool, misc/uinput.pl, is provided to diagnose uinput
behavior on new devices.
The env. vars. X11VNC_UINPUT_BUS and X11VNC_UINPUT_VERSION
are available if leaving them unset does not work.
The Linux uinput non-X11 input injection can now be bypassed:
events can be directly written to the /dev/input/event
devices specified by the user (direct_abs=..., etc.)
A -pipeinput input injection helper script,
misc/qt_tslib_inject.pl is provided as a tweakable
non-builtin direct input injection method.
The list of new uinput parameters for the above two features is:
pressure, tslib_cal, touch_always, dragskip, btn_touch;
direct_rel, direct_abs, direct_btn, direct_key.
The included SSL enabled Java VNC Viewers now handle Mouse
Wheel events.
miscellaneous new features and changes:
In -reflect mode, the libvncclient connection can now have
the pixel format modified via the environment
variables X11VNC_REFLECT_bitsPerSample,
X11VNC_REFLECT_samplesPerPixel, and
X11VNC_REFLECT_bytesPerPixel
In -create mode the following environment variables are added
to fine tune the behavior: FIND_DISPLAY_NO_LSOF:
do not use lsof(1) to try to determine the Linux VT,
FIND_DISPLAY_NO_VT_FIND: do not try to determine the
Linux VT at all, X11VNC_CREATE_LC_ALL_C_OK: do not bother
undoing the setting LC_ALL=C that the create_display
script sets. The performance of the -create script
has been improved for large installations (100's of
user sessions on one machine.)
In -unixpw mode, one can now Tab from login: to Password.
An environment variable, X11VNC_SB_FACTOR, allows one to scale
the -sb screenblank sleep time from the default 2 secs.
In -rawfb mode, a bug is fixed in setting the number of bits
per pixel.
Documented that -grabkbd is no longer working with some/most
window managers (it can prevent resizing and menu posting.)
The macosx deprecated interface GetMainDevice() call is removed.
Compile with -DX11VNC_MACOSX_USE_GETMAINDEVICE if needed
for an old macosx version...
Miscellaneous code cleanup.
New in the 0.9.12 x11vnc release:
One can now specify the maximum number of displays
that can be created in -create mode via the
env. var. X11VNC_CREATE_MAX_DISPLAYS
The X11VNC_NO_LIMIT_SHM env. var. is added to skip any
automatic shared memory reduction.
The kdm display manager is now detected when trying not to get
killed by the display manager.
miscellaneous new features and changes:
A compile error is fixed when using --with-system-libvncserver
pointing to LibVNCServer 0.9.7.
-nevershared -forever usage mode is documented.
Old SuSE broken thread local storage is documented.
x11vnc exit cases are documented.
A compile bug from forced use of Xdefs.h is worked around.
New in the 0.9.11 x11vnc release:
The source tree is synchronized with the most recent libvncclient
(this only affects -reflect mode.) The build is fixed
for incompatibilities when using an external LibVNCServer
(e.g. ./configure --with-system-libvncserver...)
The SSL enabled Java VNC Viewer Makefile has been modified so
that the jar files that are built are compatible back
to Java 1.4.
In -reflect mode cursor position updates are now handled
correctly.
In -create/-unixpw mode, the env. var. FD_USERPREFS may be set
to a filename in the user's home directory that includes
default username:options values (so the options do not
need to be typed every time at the login prompt.)
miscellaneous new features and changes:
An option -always_inject is provided: Even if there is no
displacement (dx = dy = 0) for a VNC mouse event force
the pointer to the indicated x,y position anyway.
New java viewer debugging and workaround applet parameters:
debugKeyboard mapF5_to_atsign forbid_Ctrl_Alt
You can set X11VNC_AVAHI_NAME, X11VNC_AVAHI_HOST, and/or
X11VNC_AVAHI_PORT environment variables to override the
default values. For example: -env X11VNC_AVAHI_NAME=wally
When opening the X11 display extra XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME settings
are attempted.
New in the 0.9.10 x11vnc release:
IPv6 is now supported for all usage modes: forward and reverse
connections, SSL and unencrypted, etc.
The included SSL enabled Java VNC viewer applet now supports
Chained SSL Certificates (x11vnc -ssl always has.)
The applet autodects x11vnc and set GET=1 for faster
connecting via HTTPS.
A demo CGI script 'desktop.cgi' shows how to create an
SSL encrypted, multi-user x11vnc web login desktop
service. The user logs into a secure web site and gets
his/her own virtual desktop and his browser accesses it
with the SSL Java VNC Viewer applet.
A serverCert Java Viewer applet parameter is provided.
Use an authenticated HTTPS browser connection to set
this parameter (the user could set it locally too.)
The onetimekey tool has -certonly option for this scheme.
The Xdummy script (use Xorg 'dummy' driver instead of Xvfb)
no longer requires being run as root.
miscellaneous new features and changes:
In the Java viewer applet, debugCerts and debugKeyboard parameters
are provided. The debugging output of the applet is more
readable. Some corner-case bugs (e.g. socket exceptions)
are now handled gracefully. Parameters forbid_Ctrl_Alt
and mapF5_to_atsign are added.
The amount of time to wait for HTTPS applet downloads to finish
can be set in env. var. X11VNC_HTTPS_DOWNLOAD_WAIT_TIME.
The -xkb mode is automatically enabled if there are more than
4 keysyms per key.
-coe is now an alias for -connect_or_exit.
The -input_eagerly option enables this LibVNCServer feature
(it is like -allinput.)
The "%" unix password verification tricks for the -unixpw
option are now documented. They also run a command
in UNIXPW_CMD.
In -create (-svc, etc.) modes, a warning is printed out if Xvfb
cannot be found. Xvfb '+kb' option is checked for.
The -env CREATE_DISPLAY_OUTPUT=/tmp/mydebug.txt debugging
option is documented. Try to preserve user's PATH
if possible.
In XDMCP connection mode, a test for GDM listening only
on IPv6 (::1) is performed. The interface can also be
specified via FD_XDMCP_IF.
The example scripts connect_switch, ultravnc_repeater.pl, inet6to4
have settings to let them run reliably for long times
as daemons. They also support IPv6.
IPv6 notes: for some very esoteric cases (e.g. -chatwindow)
IPv4 localhost may be required for local IPC. A demo
transition tool 'inet6to4' is also included (can be
used for other apps.) x11vnc options related to IPv6:
-listen6, -6, -no6, -noipv4, -noipv6, and -connect,
-proxy.
Use STUNNEL_LISTEN in -stunnel mode to have it listen on a
particular interface. Also STUNNEL_PROG.
New remote control query options: pointer_x, pointer_y,
pointer_same, pointer_root, and pointer_mask. A demo
script using them misc/panner.pl is provided.
Remote control change of -clip option will not create new
framebuffer if the size has not changed (for panner.pl)
The X11VNC_DISABLE_SSL_CLIENT_MODE env. var. can be set to
disable SSL client role in reverse connections. This
means the VNC viewer side must be in SSL client role.
UltraVNC repeater operation can benefit from this.
The SSL_INIT_TIMEOUT is increased to 1 hour if 'repeater'
is detected in a reverse connect string.
The X property X11VNC_TRAP_XRANDR can be set on a desktop to
force x11vnc to use the -xrandr screen size change
trapping code.
The -sslScripts option prints out the SSL certificate management
scripts.
Suggest '-auth guess' and '-findauth' if X connection fails.
The TightVNC sercurity type (TightVNC features enabler) now
works for RFB version 3.8.
RECORD scroll detection is now working with the new gtk/gdk scroll
mechanism. Set X11VNC_SCROLL_MUST_EQUAL to disable.
New in the 0.9.9 x11vnc release:
A new option -findauth runs the FINDDISPLAY script that applies
heuristics to try to determine the correct XAUTHORITY
file. The use of '-auth guess' will use the XAUTHORITY
that -findauth reveals. This can be handy in with
the lastest GDM where the ability to store cookies in
~/.Xauthority has been removed.
If x11vnc is running as root (e.g. inetd or XDM/GDM/KDM)
the FD_XDM=1 mode will be tried if the above -findauth
or '-auth guess' command fails; it will find the
correct XAUTHORITY for the given display (this works for
XDM/GDM/KDM if the login greeter panel is up or if someone
has already logged into an X session.) You can also
set -env FD_XDM=1 to force it to be done on the first try.
The -unixpw_system_greeter option, when used in combined
unixpw and XDMCP FINDCREATEDISPLAY mode (e.g. -xdmsvc),
enables the user to press Escape to jump directly to the
XDM/GDM/KDM login greeter screen. This way the user
avoids entering his unix password twice at X session
creation time. For subseqent logins to the same session,
he uses the regular x11vnc unixpw "login:" prompt. Also,
the unixpw login panel now has a short help displayed
if the user presses 'F1' that lists the options.
The -appshare option enables simple application sharing based on
the -id/-sid mechanism. Every new toplevel window that
the application creates induces a new viewer window via
a reverse connection. The -id/-sid and -connect options
are required. Run 'x11vnc -appshare -help' for more info.
Heuristics are applied to try to determine if the X display
is currently in a Display Manager Greeter Login panel
(e.g. GDM.) If so, x11vnc's creation of any windows and
use of XFIXES are delayed.
This is to try to avoid x11vnc being killed after the user
logs in if the GDM KillInitClients=true is in effect.
So one no longer needs to set KillInitClients=false in
gdm.conf. Note that in recent GDM the KillInitClients
option has been removed.
Also delayed is the use of the XFIXES cursor fetching
functionality; this avoids an Xorg bug that causes Xorg
to crash right after the user logs in.
x11vnc now tries to be more aggressive in keeping up with VNC
client's framebuffer update requests. Some broken VNC
clients continuously spray these requests at VNC servers
(regardless of whether they have received any updates
or not.) The -extra_fbur option allows one to fine tune
the setting.
The "-display WAIT:cmd=...", -find, -create modes now work
correctly for the user-supplied login program scheme
"-unixpw_cmd ...", as long as the login program supports
running commands specified in the environment variable
"RFB_UNIXPW_CMD_RUN" as the logged-in user. The mode
"-unixpw_nis ..." has also been made more consistent.
The username option "tag=..." can be used to set FD_TAG.
The -stunnel option (like -ssl but uses stunnel as an external
helper program) now works with the -ssl "SAVE" and "TMP"
special certificate names. The -sslverify and -sslCRL
options now work correctly in -stunnel mode. Single port
HTTPS connections are also supported for this mode.
The remote control command -R can be used to instruct x11vnc
to resend its most recent copy of the Clipboard,
Primary, or Cutbuffer selections: "x11vnc -R
resend_clipboard", "x11vnc -R resend_primary", and
"x11vnc -R resend_cutbuffer".
miscellaneous new features and changes:
The fonts in the GUI (-gui) can now by set via environment
variables, e.g. -env X11VNC_FONT_BOLD='Helvetica -16 bold'
and -env X11VNC_FONT_FIXED='Courier -14'.
The value of the -timeout option is now also used for the timing
out of reverse connections. The -timeout exit will
occur if no client has made it to normal operating state
(instead of merely trying to connect.)
One can add extra URL parameters to the HTTPS (-ssl) urls
via X11VNC_EXTRA_HTTPS_PARAMS without needing to edit
index.vnc. E.g.: -env X11VNC_EXTRA_HTTPS_PARAMS='?GET=1'
One can make the libvncserver HTTP (non-SSL) server listen on
localhost: -env X11VNC_HTTP_LISTEN_LOCALHOST=1 (this way
only the single-port VNC+HTTPS is exposed to the network.)
Warnings are printed out at startup if $DISPLAY appears to
start with "localhost:" (SSH X11 forwarding) or
"hostname:" (remote X display; will fail w/o -noshm)
The -solid option now uses the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS env. var
if available. The -solid option now works in xfce.
If available, the dbus_launch(1) will be used in
FINDCREATEDISPLAY for gnome sessions.
The bcx_xattach remote control command was added to facilitate
xattach and x2x desktop cursor switching. Other new
remote control commands: grab_state, ping:mystring,
grablocal, resend_cutbuffer, resend_clipboard,
resend_primary, keycode, keysym, fakebuttonevent,
ptr, sleep, get_xprop, set_xprop, wininfo, pointer_pos,
mouse_xy, noop, guess_dbus, DIRECT:query. Remote control
scripting, -query_retries, and -remote_prefix were
also added.
In -rawfb mode the X display will not be opened at all unless
the -rawfb string is prefixed with '+' or -display
was specified on the cmdline.
For multiple, separate x11vnc instances on the same X display,
one can rename the X11VNC_REMOTE, X11VNC_TICKER, and
VNC_CONNECT property names to unique ones.
The -showrfbauth option prints out the VNC rfbauth password.
The XDAMAGE mechanism is now automatically disabled for a
period of time if a game or screensaver generates too
many XDAMAGE rectangles per second. This avoids the X11
event queue from soaking up too much memory.
x11vnc does not switch on server autorepeat if any keys are
pressed down to work around a recent Xorg server and/or
gnome bug where the key will never stop repeating.
Thse list of current clients is kept more up-to-date in the
tkx11vnc gui. Bugs in the gui setpass mode have been
fixed.
Threads stability is further improved. See under the -threads
option help info about -env X11VNC_THREADS_NEW_FB_SLEEP=ms
There is an experimental workaround: "-env X11VNC_WATCH_DX_DY=1"
that tries to avoid problems with poorly constructed
menu themes that place the initial position of the mouse
cursor inside a menu item's active zone.
The crypt(3) function is now declared inside the x11vnc code on
all platforms (not just Linux). To disable this, set
CPPFLAGS='-DDO_NOT_DECLARE_CRYPT' while configuring.
(crypt is declared to avoid problems with header files.)
Error reasons are printed for -storepasswd failures.
Two scripts are added to x11vnc/misc: connect_switch and
ultravnc_repeater.pl
