Screen Sharing Bug

[Remulus]

I use my laptop and mac screen sharing to control the Mac Mini Media Center, i.e. mouse function etc. But with Boxee on, i can control the screen by viewing the tv, but the screen on the laptop just flickers.

Thanks

[Raybdbomb]

I noticed this as well using tightvnc to view the display from my windows laptop. Currently I just look at the TV while moving the mouse on the laptop.

But yes, the screen flickers. I noticed that if I "Request Screen Refresh", it stops for a short period.

[marcel]

hi guys

can you try Settings>Appearance>Screen select Displays Blanking (from "disable" to "Blank displays") and tell me if this does the trick.

[Remulus]

That worked but Boxee can't be in full screen mode. Then the screen is just frozen. You have to hit tab so it is not in full screen view

[marcel]

sorry ..your saying when boxee is full screen it freezes and when you hit tab to window mode it is fine...

[Remulus]

It freezes on my laptop, not on the TV screen. On the TV screen it is fine. But for testing, i am working without the TV on, checking things out etc. So when i hit tab and it goes out of full screen mode, i can't do anything, hit tab again and then the laptop view works again. It always works on the TV screen though.

Obviously not a major issue but just something to mention.

[Jordan]

When I try to use UltraVNC in Windows to control my Ubuntu Boxee box, UltraVNC just displays a black screen when Boxee is in full-screen mode. When I press Tab to go to Windowed mode, then I can see Boxee fine in UltraVNC. None of the settings under Appearance > Screen make a difference in my case. I haven't tried other VNC clients. Not a big deal, but FYI.