Slow mouse with Remote Desktop Connection

[Anthony E. Caudel]

Brad De Vries wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Anthony E. Caudel
> <tony.caudel at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>   
>> 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
>>     
>
> Sorry Tony, you are correct.  I was using krdc to make a VNC
> connection and there is an option in the drop-down options list
> labeled "Always Show Local Cursor".  When I turn that on, I see the
> arrow-pointer and a dot-pointer, actually it's more of a "black box
> with a white/clear circle in the middle"-pointer.  The dot-pointer is
> never slow but the arrow-pointer is often times slow.
>
> I do not see the same option when using krdc to make a RDP connection.
>
> Brad.
>
>   
OK, thanks.  I might install tightvnc and see how that works.

Tony

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