[Thinlinc-technical] Problem with multi monitor setup using only one monitor

Michael Schlapa Michael.Schlapa at uni-duesseldorf.de
Wed Mar 25 15:06:52 CET 2015


Hi,

just clicking on the local desktop does not work. I need to press F8 before.

I use an ArchLinux with KDE4 on the client as well as the server. My
ThinLinc-Client version is release 4.3.0 build 4538.

Thank you for your help,
Michael Schlapa


Am 25.03.2015 um 13:58 schrieb Henrik Andersson:
> Hi,
> 
>>
>> I try to use thinlinc in full screen on the second monitor. The
>> options are set to use the current monitor in full screen. If i
>> connect to my server, i can use the desktop. To use the desktop of
>> the client i have to hit F8. Only after this i can use my clients
>> desktop. If i switch back to the servers desktop and want to go back
>> again to the clients desktop, i have again to hit F8.
>>
>> Is this intended behaviour or is there something wrong with my
>> installation?
>>
> 
> Running ThinLinc in fullscreen will grab the keyboard so that system
> keys such as alt-tab can be sent into the session. However the ThinLinc
> client should release the keyboard grab when focus is lost eg. clicking
> some were on the local desktop (other monitor).
> 
> I verified the above behavior using ThinLinc client version 4.3.0 on a
> windows 8 desktop with multi-head setup and couldn't reproduce your
> issue.
> 
> What client platform and ThinLinc client version are you using ?
> 
> If your client is a linux, which windows manager are you using ?
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Henrik Andersson



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