Re: [gnome-network]Confusion Using Remote Desktop

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 00:14, Paul Thompson wrote:
> So I decide I wanted to start playing with Remote Desktop, discover 
> there is a Gnome frontend for the whole thing, and decide to try that 
> instead. So I find the correct Debian packages, which I believe are 
> grdesktop and rdesktop, and get it all installed.

> So I logout and back in again to refresh the menus (which I would love 
> to know if there is a way around without the logout/in). And I discover 
> two different menu items for Remote Desktop Client.
> 
> When I study them a little further, I discover the following:
> 
> 	Instance 1: executable file is gnome-remote-desktop
> 	From Debian Package: gnome-network
> 	Executable Version 1.99.5
> 
> 	Instance 2: executable file is grdesktop
> 	From Debian Package: grdesktop (depended on rdesktop)
> 	Executable Version: 0.20
> 
this has nothing to do with gnome-network.

> That's all great - I figure the newer version should be pretty, better, 
> etc. And indeed, it radiates the sleek and sexiness that comes from all 
> new, HIG-improved, etc, gnome applications.
> 
> However, the REALLY CRUDDY part is that the older version seems to be 
> working better for me!
> 
> Here are some of my issues/observations:
> 
> 1. The new version of GRD will only connect to my Windows XP box with a 
> color depth of 8-bit. The old version will do 16-bit, which is what I 
> was expecting to be the max.
> 
hmm, since they are different programs, there is no older version. It
might be that grdesktop supports that and gnome-remote-desktop not.
Could you please file a bug to bugzilla.gnome.org?

> 2. I also notice that the older version has a nice little dropdown box 
> that let's me pick between Windows NT/2000 and Windows XP/2003. I notice 
> that when I set this to NT/2000, I can only connect at 8-bit. But when I 
> set this to XP/2003, I get full, pretty 16-bit color.
> 
g-r-d does not do this, since it's not only for rdesktop, but VNC, X11
also.

as for the other things, please also file bugs for each of them.

cheers