Pass special keys directly to server?

[James Weatherall]

Mike,

Yes, this sounds like a UI glitch, although not the one I remember.  Thanks
again for pointing that out.

Cheers,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Miller [mailto:mbmiller "at" taxa.epi.umn.edu] 
> Sent: 02 March 2005 16:59
> To: James Weatherall
> Cc: 'VNC List'
> Subject: RE: Pass special keys directly to server?
> 
> On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, James Weatherall wrote:
> 
> > Yes, that is correct.  Windows 95/98 and Me lack the 
> required operating 
> > system interfaces to implement that.  The fact that it 
> appears to be a 
> > valid option via the GUI is a bug (albeit a minor one) and the 
> > documentation should definitely mention that limitation.
> >
> > Thanks for spotting that!
> 
> Thanks for getting back to me.  The way it works on Win98 is that the 
> "Pass special keys directly to server" line is greyed out and 
> the check 
> box is also greyed, but it is checked.  I would suggest 
> keeping it just as 
> it is (greyed) but making the box unchecked.  You might also 
> add a line 
> underneath saying "(non-functional in Windows 95/98/ME)".
> 
> Mike