diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 31568c30..549273c9 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -95,13 +95,14 @@ First configure the server. Click the `Server' radio button * Click OK * Use `Add' to add your other computers * Using a computer's name as its screen name is recommended + * Choose desired screen options on the `Add' dialog * Use the controls under `Layout' to link screens together * Click (once) on the server's name in the `Screens' list * Choose the screen to the left of the server * Use `---' if there is no screen to the left of the server * Choose the screens to the right, above and below the server * Repeat the above steps for all the other screens - * Use `Options...' to set desired options. + * Use `Options...' to set desired options * If the server's screen name is not the server's computer name: * Click `Advanced...' * Enter the server's screen name next to `Screen Name' @@ -308,6 +309,13 @@ appear before the `links' and `aliases' sections. switch. This helps prevent unintentional switching when working near the edge of a screen. + screenSaverSync = {true|false} + If set to false then synergy won't synchronize screen + savers. Client screen savers will start according to + their individual configurations. The server screen + saver won't start if there is input, even if that input + is directed toward a client screen. + You can use both the switchDelay and switchDoubleTap options at the same time. Synergy will switch when either requirement is satisfied. diff --git a/README b/README index 2a068545..71a9c837 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -188,9 +188,12 @@ Finally, start the clients. Both the client and server should immediately report the connection or an error. If successful, you should now be able to move the mouse off the appropriate edge of your server's screen and have it -appear on the client's screen. Use the mouse and keyboard normally -except use the edge of the screens to jump to other screens. You -can also cut-and-paste across computers. Currently, only text +appear on the client's screen. If you're running the synery server +on Windows 95, 98, or Me then make sure the synergy log window is +not the active window; just click on another window, like synergy's +`Running Test...' window, if it is. Use the mouse and keyboard +normally except use the edge of the screens to jump to other screens. +You can also cut-and-paste across computers. Currently, only text transfers between computers. Start the remaining clients. Once the configuration is verified, see the instructions in INSTALL @@ -251,6 +254,11 @@ Tips and Tricks provide secure communications and it should not be used on or over untrusted networks. +* Synergy doesn't work if a 16-bit Windows application has the focus + on Windows 95/98/Me. This is due to limitations of Windows. One + commonly used 16-bit application is the command prompt (command.exe) + and this includes synergy's log window when running in test mode. + Bug Reports -----------