Switch off the wallpaper

[James Weatherall]

Hi Mick,

If you're using a Remote Desktop client then the VNC server isn't involved
in the connection at all, and so your settings for it won't have any effect
whatsoever...

Regards,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Mick
> Sent: 02 November 2006 08:10
> To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: Switch off the wallpaper
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I am using krdc (KDE's remote desktop client) to connect to a 
> WinXP box which 
> is running RealVNC as a service.  Although I have selected 
> not to show the 
> wallpaper/background on the server, to economise on the 
> bandwidth, I keep 
> seeing a badly dithered wallpaper every time I logon.  The 
> reason I am trying 
> to disable the wallpaper is that the server's ISP (NTL in the 
> UK) has very 
> high contention ratio and at busy times terribly poor speeds. 
>  A 2M adsl line 
> is performing as a dial up!
> 
> Do you know if it is possible to switch off the wallpaper and how?
> -- 
> Regards,
> Mick
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