Difference between revisions of "Application:SdlVNC"
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== Credits == | == Credits == | ||
| − | Zonyl - initial application and fix for libSDL_vnc. | + | Zonyl - initial application and fix for libSDL_vnc.<br> |
| − | zsoc - Various SDL support | + | zsoc - Various SDL support<br> |
| − | WebOS Internals - Packaging / hosting. | + | WebOS Internals - Packaging / hosting.<br> |
== Status == | == Status == | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 14 January 2010
sdlVNC - Version: 1.0.0
(1 Jan 2010)
Summary
A native VNC client for webOS. Can remote into a VNC server displaying as a native card.
Screenshot is showing the following:
sdlVNC connected to local Xtightvncserver running from Chroot Debian
icewm window manager is running along with Firefox all from within the Pre itself.
Credits
Zonyl - initial application and fix for libSDL_vnc.
zsoc - Various SDL support
WebOS Internals - Packaging / hosting.
Status
Initial implementation finished. Its good enough to connect to a local Xtightvncserver, from which you can run any native X11 application.
License
Licensed under the LGPL license.
Operating notes
Usage:
./sdlvnc -server 127.0.0.1 -port 5901
Limitations
- Does not zoom or pan currently to larger than 320x480 resoltions
- Only gets hostname as a parameter (without command line)
Known bugs
- Hostname doesnt resolve DNS correctly. Use IP addresses where you can.
- Hostname input without command line is flakey if you type fast. Take is slow
Installing
Requirements
- libSDL_vnc - also in the repository
- Preware
Steps
Until package you need to get the code from the repo and compile yourself.
Repository
sdlVNC is housed in the applications/sdlVNC git repository at http://git.webos-internals.org/
For commit permission to the open source project, contact rwhitby on #webos-internals or email [support@webos-internals.org]