Hello all,
I'm trying to use a couple of the command line options for viewing but they don't seem to hold.
"C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\vncviewer.exe" -viewonly -normalcursor -autoscaling -encoding ultra
The only one that sticks is the normalcursor. Is there a syntax issue that I'm missing? I want to use viewonly, autoscaling, and encoding (force to use ultra).
I've tried uninstall/reinstall still no worky. Can anyone help? Oh I'm using the latest R18 Stable version.
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Command Line Options Not Working
command line
Jaded, I think what you need to do is SAVE the default settings after you have changed them.
Well, that wasn't what I was really looking for because, yes it saves my configs, but only for the connection I entered.
I want my configs checked everytime I open up VNC Viewer and connect to any user's computer that I need to. I don't understand why the command line options don't do anything when I include them in the shortcut to VNC Viewer. I know it should work because I read other posts.
If you read my first post, you know which options I want enabled. If I want the -viewonly option enabled, then from what I understand, I put that command in the shortcut path and when I open the Viewer, the view only checkbox should be checked automatically. That's how it works for the -normalcursor option but none of the other options I want.
UltraVNC's help page clearly states which options are available.
http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/comviewer.htm
I want my configs checked everytime I open up VNC Viewer and connect to any user's computer that I need to. I don't understand why the command line options don't do anything when I include them in the shortcut to VNC Viewer. I know it should work because I read other posts.
If you read my first post, you know which options I want enabled. If I want the -viewonly option enabled, then from what I understand, I put that command in the shortcut path and when I open the Viewer, the view only checkbox should be checked automatically. That's how it works for the -normalcursor option but none of the other options I want.
UltraVNC's help page clearly states which options are available.
http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/comviewer.htm
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Hmmm. I can't figure this one out either.
For example, when I start up the Viewer and the Connection window comes up, I would really like the "Auto Scaling" option and the "'Medium' Quick Option" to already be pre-checked. I have a LOT of servers to potentially view, so creating unique config files for each server is prohibitive.
While it's not a big deal, it would save two mouse clicks every time I fire up Ultr@VNC to connect.
Basically, it's not INDIVIDUAL host configs we want to save, but "program defaults".
Any suggestions?
Hmmm. I can't figure this one out either.
For example, when I start up the Viewer and the Connection window comes up, I would really like the "Auto Scaling" option and the "'Medium' Quick Option" to already be pre-checked. I have a LOT of servers to potentially view, so creating unique config files for each server is prohibitive.
While it's not a big deal, it would save two mouse clicks every time I fire up Ultr@VNC to connect.
Basically, it's not INDIVIDUAL host configs we want to save, but "program defaults".
Any suggestions?
Right, here's what is happening:
If you launch vncviewer -? you get the command line syntax:
vncviewer
[/8bit] [/swapmouse] [/shared] [/belldeiconify] [/listen [portnum]] [/fullscreen] [/viewonly] [/notoolbar] [/scale a/b] [/config configfile] [server:display] [/emulate3] [/quickoption n] [/password clearpassword] [/serverscale n] [/nostatus] [/dsmplugin pluginfilename.dsm] [/autoscaling] [/nohotkeys] [/proxy proxyhost [portnum]]
Looking at this, half way down (coloured in red) is the request for server address. The /autoscaling occurs after this. Therefore switches before the server declaration in the syntax will work regardless whether you specify a server or not. Switches after the server declaration in the syntax will only work if you declare a server to connect to.
Now here's the point. Some of us want to use switches after the server declaration in the syntax, without declaring a server. i.e. presetting defaults upon launching the Ultr@VNC Viewer app. I for one would like autoscaling turned on by default - I connect to many pc's, and don't want to keep config files for them all. They are all of varying resolutions.
This to me looks like a programming oversight. Can we have the command line processing amended to parse all command line switches regardless of whether a server is declared or not? Do the programmers read these threads?
Cheers,
Nick M.
If you launch vncviewer -? you get the command line syntax:
vncviewer
[/8bit] [/swapmouse] [/shared] [/belldeiconify] [/listen [portnum]] [/fullscreen] [/viewonly] [/notoolbar] [/scale a/b] [/config configfile] [server:display] [/emulate3] [/quickoption n] [/password clearpassword] [/serverscale n] [/nostatus] [/dsmplugin pluginfilename.dsm] [/autoscaling] [/nohotkeys] [/proxy proxyhost [portnum]]
Looking at this, half way down (coloured in red) is the request for server address. The /autoscaling occurs after this. Therefore switches before the server declaration in the syntax will work regardless whether you specify a server or not. Switches after the server declaration in the syntax will only work if you declare a server to connect to.
Now here's the point. Some of us want to use switches after the server declaration in the syntax, without declaring a server. i.e. presetting defaults upon launching the Ultr@VNC Viewer app. I for one would like autoscaling turned on by default - I connect to many pc's, and don't want to keep config files for them all. They are all of varying resolutions.
This to me looks like a programming oversight. Can we have the command line processing amended to parse all command line switches regardless of whether a server is declared or not? Do the programmers read these threads?
Cheers,
Nick M.
