From 1030081f7f7cb7bf785aa830974490ffa048b46b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: crs Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:12:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Merged documentation updates in 1.0 into mainline. --- FAQ | 34 +++++++++++++++------------------- NEWS | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ README | 29 +++++++++++++---------------- TODO | 33 ++++++++++++++------------------- 4 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index ac38f428..0962f028 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ Answers Synergy isn't able to capture ctrl+alt+del on PC compatible systems because it's handled completely differently than - other keystrokes. If you need to use ctrl+alt+del you'll - have to keep your other keyboards handy just for that. - Future versions may add support for or some equivalent to - ctrl+alt+del. + other keystrokes. However, when the mouse is on a client + screen, pressing ctrl+alt+pause will simulate ctrl+alt+del + on the client. (A client running on Windows NT, 2000, or XP + must be running as a service for this to work.) 2. Can the server and client be using different operating systems? @@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ Answers Some systems treat the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys differently than all the others. Whereas most keys report going down when - physically pressed and going up when physically released, the - Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys report going down when being - activated and going up when being deactivated. That is, when - you press and release, say, Caps-Lock to activate it, it only - reports going down, and when you press and release to deactivate - it, it only reports going up. This confuses synergy. + physically pressed and going up when physically released, on + these systems the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys report going down + when being activated and going up when being deactivated. That + is, when you press and release, say, Caps-Lock to activate it, it + only reports going down, and when you press and release to + deactivate it, it only reports going up. This confuses synergy. You can solve the problem by changing your configuration file. In the screens section, following each screen that has the @@ -128,15 +128,11 @@ Answers 10. Does AltGr/Mode-Switch work? - Sort of. Synergy sends the character you're trying to create from - the server to the client. If the client can figure out how to - create that character then it will do so, synthesizing whatever - key events necessary. However, operating system differences can - cause unexpected problems. Pressing either Ctrl key plus the left - Alt key on Microsoft Windows means AltGr but on Unix that just - means Ctrl and Alt are down. If you have a synergy server running - on Windows and are having trouble with Ctrl+Alt_L = AltGr, try using - the right Alt key as AltGr instead. + Yes, as of 1.0.12 synergy has full support for AltGr/Mode-switch. + That includes support for most (all?) European keyboard layouts. + All systems should be using the same keyboard layout, though, for + all characters to work. (Any character missing from a client's + layout cannot be generated by synergy.) 11. Why isn't synergy ported to platform XYZ? diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e6be93f5..e542e28d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,6 +1,27 @@ Synergy News ============ +* Jul-20-2003 - Synergy 1.0.12 released + + This release finally completes support for non-ASCII characters, + fully supporting most (all?) European keyboard layouts including + dead key composition. This release includes changes from several + experimental versions (1.0.9, 1.0.11, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, and + 1.1.3). + + Made following changes: + * Added non-ASCII support to win32 and X11 + * Added dead key support to win32 and X11 + * Fixed AltGr handling + * Added ctrl+alt+del simulation using ctrl+alt+pause + * Fixed loss of key event when user releases ctrl+alt+del + * Fixed incorrect synthesis of pointer-keys event on X11 + * Fixed Xinerama support + * Made some clipboard fixes on win32 and X11 + * Add tray icon menu item to copy log to clipboard + * Fixed mouse warping on unconnected client + * Stopped unconnected client from filling up event logs + * May-10-2003 - Synergy 1.0.8 released Made following changes: diff --git a/README b/README index 71a9c837..072c9f20 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ System Requirements (use `xdpyinfo | grep XTEST' to check for XTEST). In this document, "Unix" means any of the following: Linux, Solaris, -Irix. +Irix. Synergy may compile and run on other Unix variants, too. Patches +for other platforms are welcome (including patches that package binaries); +See the contact information available off of the synergy home page or use +the patch page on sourceforge. Installation @@ -77,9 +80,9 @@ The first step is to pick which keyboard and mouse you want to share. The computer with that keyboard and mouse is called the "primary screen" and it runs the synergy server. All of the other computers are "secondary screens" and run the synergy client. The Windows NT -family, starting with NT 4 with service pack 3, is the best choice -for the primary screen but Unix is good too. (This is based on the -known bugs; see BUGS for more details.) +family, starting with NT 4 with service pack 3, and Unix are the best +choices. The Windows version provides a convenient GUI for +configuration. Second, you install the software. Choose the appropriate package and install it. On Windows you should unzip the files into the @@ -205,18 +208,12 @@ your computers. Tips and Tricks --------------- * Be aware that not all keystrokes can be handled by synergy. In - particular, ctrl+alt+del is not handled. You cannot use synergy - to log into a Windows NT family system that requires the user to - press ctrl+alt+del to log on. You'll need to keep that computer's - keyboard handy in order to log on. - -* To work around the lack of ctrl+alt+del, you can configure Windows - 2000 and XP to not require ctrl+alt+del to log on using the System - control panel. If you're the only user of an NT system you might - want to enable auto-logon. In any case, you should keep each - computer's keyboard handy, perhaps under the desk or on top of the - computer itself. If the system supports USB you should also be able - to attach/detach a keyboard as necessary. + particular, ctrl+alt+del is not handled. However, synergy can + convert ctrl+alt+pause into ctrl+alt+del on the client side. + (Synergy must be installed as a service on the client for this to + work on the Windows NT family.) Some non-standard keys may not + work, especially "multimedia" buttons, though several are + correctly handled. * A screen can be its own neighbor. That allows a screen to "wrap". For example, if a configuration linked the left and right sides of diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index d0432fe5..78b3b80a 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Things to do to synergy, in no particular order: * Provide GUI configuration - There's a GUI tool on win32 but no other platforms. It'd be nice - if the tool allowed users to drag screen icons around to set the - links between them, but this complicated because links aren't - necessarily symmetrical. + There's a GUI tool on win32 but no other platforms. Also, it'd be + nice if the tool allowed users to drag screen icons around to set + the links between them (though this assumes links are symmetrical + and synergy supports asymmetrical links). * Provide taskbar feedback @@ -16,18 +16,13 @@ Things to do to synergy, in no particular order: and to quit synergy. It'd be nice to have something similar on X11. -* Support non-ASCII keyboards - - Synergy currently supports only ASCII characters typed on the - keyboard. It does, however, support Unicode clipboard text. - -* Write man/html pages - * Port to other platforms Most desired is MacOS X. -* Provide a nice win32 installer/uninstaller +* Write man/html pages + +* Provide a win32 installer/uninstaller Synergy doesn't have any special needs so even just unzipping is satisfactory, but a proper installer would be nice. And, more @@ -43,8 +38,6 @@ Things to do to synergy, in no particular order: The type is converted to each platform's native type. For example, BMP for images on win32. -* Keyboard shortcuts to jump from screen to screen - Then there are major new features: * Provide a KVM mode @@ -52,11 +45,6 @@ Then there are major new features: In this mode synergy would share the monitor in addition to the keyboard and mouse. -* Add encryption and authentication - - Make synergy is safe to use on untrusted networks. Using synergy - through SSH can provide this until synergy has it built-in. - * Support for limited drag and drop between systems * Support for (virtual) terminals on unix @@ -64,3 +52,10 @@ Then there are major new features: This would be useful in KVM mode to administer several remote headless systems that you don't want running X just so synergy can work. + +* Configurable keys + + This includes shortcuts to jump to different screens, always + directing certain keystrokes to the same system, never sending + certain keystrokes to some systems, and remapping keys on the + server to other keys on the clients.