Re: Left-handed support in rdesktop

Peter Åstrand <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.rdesktop.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> 
> Bug description
> 1. System - Preferences - Mouse
> 2. Select Mouse Orientation Left-handed and close
> 3. Select Applications - Internet - Terminal Server Client
> 4. Choose a windows rdp server and connect
> 5. In the open rdp session you have only a Right-handed Mouse Orientation
> 
> Now i have installed the ubuntu-gutsy-version of rdesktop 1.5.0-2 and it works fine.
> 
> I made a bug report at launchpad.net #221312

Actually, this is by purpose: At 2007/05/14, we committed a patch from bug 
1693905 which changes rdesktop to send physical rather than logical mouse 
buttons. The motivation, if I remember it correctly, was that this is how 
it's supposed to be, according to Microsoft. For example, the MS client 
behaves just the same. If you want the left-handed setting, you'll need to 
configure this on the RDP server. 

Having tried this approach for almost a year, I can't say I'm convinced 
that this was the right decision. It's makes me frustrated all the time. 
We could consider a new option that controls the behaviour. 

Feel free to re-open bug 1693905 if you want. 


Regards, 
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Peter Åstrand		ThinLinc Chief Developer
Cendio AB		http://www.cendio.se
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