Slow mouse with Remote Desktop Connection

[Anthony E. Caudel]

Brad De Vries wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 12:50 AM, Anthony E. Caudel
> <tony.caudel at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>   
>> When using the remote desktop connection (krdc) under hardy, the mouse
>> is _VERY_ slow and jerky on the client side (the computer from which I
>> am connecting).  If seen from the server side (on the computer to which
>> I am connecting) it moves fine.
>>
>> I have tried setting HWCursor off in xorg.conf but no help.
>>
>> Has any else seen/solved this problem?
>>
>> --
>> Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
>>   -- Benjamin Franklin
>>     
>
> Anthony, I don't have a solution, but there is a work-around.  There
> is an option within krdc that's worded something like "show remote
> pointer".  If you turn that on, you'll see a dot for the pointer.  You
> can move at normal speeds with the dot-pointer even after you've left
> the arrow-pointer in the dust and your clicks apply to the
> dot-pointer.
>
> Hopefully that'll help until a "real" solution is uncovered.
>
> Brad.
>
>   
I can't find that option within krdc.  I'm using version 3.5.8.
There is an a command line option called --local-cursor but it says that 
is for VNC only.  Are you sure you are talking about krdc and not vnc or 
one of the variants?

Tony

-- 
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
   -- Benjamin Franklin