HowTo: Send special characters like pipe, '@' in VNC session

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HowTo: Send special characters like pipe, '@' in VNC session

Postby Franky » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:26 am

Hi,

using 3.8.5 (was same with 3.8.3) on my iPad I (iOS 5.0.1, enu) I am unable to send special characters to VNC sessions.
No matter if I use sg, enu or enu(uk) kb layout on the iPad, the remote system (TightVNC server, VMWare 8 Wkst VNC Connections), Remoter-Setting 'Auto-Detect' does not receive an '@' or a pipe
but instead moves ('scrolls') the screen down a bit.

So how to I send the full set of keys to the remote machine in a VNC session?

Thank you,
Franky
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Re: HowTo: Send special characters like pipe, '@' in VNC ses

Postby raf » Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:10 pm

Hi Franky,

Different VNC servers handle character input in different ways. Please try using the "Mode" setting in Remoter Config. It's the first setting, right under Keyboard Settings.

Hope this helps,
Raf.
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Re: HowTo: Send special characters like pipe, '@' in VNC ses

Postby Franky » Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:29 pm

You see, I need 1 single setting that fitted all configs. Or the setting to adjust in each config individually. I do not want to reconfigure Remoter every other time (besides I had to note down which session required what config).
If it's such a connection dependant thing it needs to be configured in the connection, not globally.
See the RDP post, which only works in 'Direct' Mode.
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Re: HowTo: Send special characters like pipe, '@' in VNC ses

Postby raf » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:37 am

Yes,
that's evidently a bug. I'm opening a ticket to track and take care of this issue. While in RDP mode and with Unicode Mode, the keyboard mode from Remoter Config should not be used.
http://trac.remoterlabs.com/index.fcgi/ticket/557

Thanks for the report, Franky!

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