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++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| This is a brief summary of changes introduced in each TightVNC |
+| release. For more details, please see ChangeLog files included |
+| in TightVNC source and binary archives. |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+* TightVNC 1.3.9
+
+ - All platforms: Added support for the standard RFB protocol version
+ 3.8 with TightVNC extensions.
+
+ - All platforms: Made "host:port" parsing maximally compatible with
+ VNC4. Interpreting a number in host names like somehost:5900 as an
+ actual port number if it's not in the range [0..99].
+
+ - Windows Server: Various user interface enhancements - changes in
+ GUI labels, tray icon with a red border when incoming connections
+ are not possible for any reason, more information in the tray icon
+ tip, smarter logic in displaying the Properties dialog, and more.
+
+ - Windows Server: Fixed a problem introduced in TightVNC 1.3.8 -
+ default passwords were not respected if user passwords were not
+ set.
+
+ - Windows Server: Slightly improved handling of passwords. One of
+ the notable changes is that now it's enough to enter a view-only
+ password without providing primary password.
+
+ - Windows Server: Fixed problems with running WinVNC service and
+ Terminal Services. When a Remote Desktop (RDP) client connected to
+ the console, WinVNC showed black screen and did not restore normal
+ operations even on disconnection of that RDP client. Now, we
+ always share the console correctly, and disable simultaneous RDP
+ and VNC sessions. The changes were ported from VNC 4.1.2.
+
+ - Windows Server: Better way of simulating Ctrl+Alt+Del. There are
+ reports that this solves the problem with greyed username and
+ password fields on Windows 2003 Server (bug #887617).
+
+ - Windows Server: Bugfix for the bug #1109102: attempt to restart
+ the machine remotely via TightVNC led to disconnect if there was
+ some non-saved data, and further connections were rejected.
+
+ - Windows Viewer: Multiple selection now works in file transfers,
+ thanks to developers at Novell and personally Rohit Kumar.
+
+ - Windows Viewer: The viewer terminated silently when the server
+ dropped connection right after accepting it. Now we report such
+ errors.
+
+ - Windows version source archive: Included project files for
+ compiling with Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition. Also, all required
+ libraries are now included within the source distribution.
+
+ - Unix Server: Applied patches from Debian Linux that port Xvnc to
+ x86_64 platform (tightvnc-1.2.9-amd64support.p and
+ tightvnc-1.3_alpha7-x86_64.patch), thanks to Quanah Gibson-Mount.
+
+ - Java viewer: Implemented scaling, either with a fixed scaling
+ factor or automatic. If Java 2D API is available (Java 1.2 and
+ higher), then high-quality scaling is used. From the other side,
+ the viewer remains compatible with Java 1.1 where it would simply
+ use scaling with much decreased image quality. Scaling can be
+ enabled with new "Scaling Factor" parameter but cannot be
+ controlled from the GUI yet.
+
+ - Java viewer: Added support for ZRLE encoding.
+
+ - Java viewer: Disabled focus traversal keys under JVMs 1.4 and
+ higher. This fixes the problem with not sending Tab key events to
+ the VNC server.
+
+ - Java viewer: Fixed wrong pixel format interpretation at decoding
+ RichCursor pseudo-encoding (local cursor could be rendered in
+ wrong colors).
+
+ - Other improvements and bugfixes, see ChangeLog files within the
+ distribution for more details.
+
+* TightVNC 1.3.8, release candidate version
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed major problem with disconnecting clients on
+ screen locking, user logoff and logon, in the service mode.
+
+ - Win32 server: Added support for DFMirage driver direct screen
+ access mode (from DemoForge LLC).
+
+ - Win32 server: Added support for multiple monitors (from DemoForge
+ LLC).
+
+ - Win32 server: Improved layout and functionality of the Properties
+ dialog.
+
+ - Win32 server: More accurate password handling - now the server
+ code tries to distinguish between "empty" and "unset" passwords
+ better.
+
+ - Win32 server: New -shareall, -shareprimary and -sharearea
+ command-line options, working similarly to the -sharewindow
+ option.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed problems with restoring desktop wallpaper.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: Fixed bug with not enabling JPEG compression by
+ default.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: Fixed bug with not setting proper size of the viewer
+ window.
+
+ - Unix server: Port numbers are now calculated modulo 65536 with
+ vncviewer's -listen option. That makes it possible to listen on
+ TCP ports under 5900.
+
+ - Java viewer: Automatic encoding selection based on measuring
+ current network throughput.
+
+ - Other improvements and bugfixes, see ChangeLog files within the
+ distribution for more details.
+
+* TightVNC 1.3dev7, release candidate version
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed the problem with "olemainthreadwndname not
+ responding" in service mode under Windows NT 4.0. Under that OS,
+ the TightVNC service could hang on logoff.
+
+ - Win32 server: Removed the code for "desktop optimizations" that
+ was rather harmful than useful. Hopefully, this should fix
+ problems with crashing Delphi applications. Also this should
+ prevent settings like font smoothing always set to true on
+ disconnect.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed the issue with port number edit boxes that
+ were labeled incorrectly in the Properties dialog.
+
+ - Win32 server: Disallowing clipboard transfers in view-only mode.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed the problem with carriage return/linefeed
+ conversion of clipboard data.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed the problem with wallpaper being removed only
+ after completing the initial screen transmission.
+
+ - Win32 server: Minor improvements in the File Transfers dialog.
+
+ - Win32 server: More context help messages in Properties and File
+ Transfers dialogs.
+
+ - Unix server: Fixed a serious bug with sending cursor updates when
+ there was no FrameBufferUpdateRequest from that client.
+
+ - Unix server: Fixed problems with building Xvnc on modern linux
+ distributions, such as Fedora Core 3.
+
+ - Unix server: Disallowing clipboard transfers for view-only
+ clients.
+
+ - Other improvements and bugfixes, see ChangeLog files within the
+ distribution for more details.
+
+* TightVNC 1.3dev6, Win32 release candidate version
+
+ - Win32 server: Improved layout of the Properties dialog, added
+ context help for every option. Also, current mirror driver status
+ is shown in the Hooks tab.
+
+ - Win32 server: Implemented new checkbox "Enable applet params in
+ URLs" corresponding to EnableURLParams registry setting.
+
+ - Win32 server: The option "Don't use mirror display driver even if
+ available" is now functional.
+
+ - Win32 server: New option "Blank screen on client connections".
+ When set and new client connects, the server's monitor is forced
+ to go to power saving mode.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed bugs with saving certain settings in the
+ registry, and bugs with setting default values when the registry
+ is not writable.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed a problem with one-pixel mouse offset.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed problems with inter-thread locking, this
+ should solve "Unhandled message type received" problems.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed a problem with the setting "Block remote input
+ on local activity", it was not working with DLL hooks disabled.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed various problems with file transfer
+ implementation. Error handling was improved, the C: drive bug
+ under Win98/Me seems to be solved.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: New "Auto" scaling mode. In this mode, the viewer
+ scales remote desktop to fit local window or screen size. If the
+ window size is changed, the scaling factor is adjusted
+ automatically.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: Now the viewer checks server's capabilities and does
+ not ever use non-standard protocol messages not supported by the
+ server. This change affects file transfers only, as other features
+ do not use non-standard protocol messages..
+
+ - Java viewer: New "scale remote cursor" option has been added. It
+ allows to reduce or enlarge cursor image in the full-control mode.
+
+ - Java viewer: A cursor repaint problem has been fixed.
+
+ - Other improvements and bugfixes, see ChangeLog files within the
+ distribution for more details.
+
+* TightVNC 1.3dev5, development version
+
+ - Win32 server: Support for the "DFMirage" mirror video driver has
+ been added (the driver itself will be available separately). Using
+ the mirror driver greatly increases the speed and reliability of
+ updates, and also desreases CPU utilization on the server.
+
+ - Win32 server: New polling algorithm has been implemented. It's
+ similar to that found in x0rfbserver. New algorithm uses minimum
+ CPU time when there are no changes on the screen, and detects
+ major changes very quickly, resulting in greatly improved
+ responsiveness on the client side.
+
+ - Win32 server: Improved methods for filtering screen changes that
+ actually do not change anything. New algorithm not only works
+ faster, but it also detects changes much more accurately, leaving
+ less work to encoders.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: A special mode for Unix users has been implemented:
+ when ScrollLock is on, the viewer will send Meta on pressing Alt
+ keys.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed a problem with view-only clients that were
+ enabled full control on just opening the Properties dialog of the
+ server.
+
+ - Win32 server: It should not ever hang any more on changing ports
+ or the LoopbackOnly setting.
+
+ - Win32 server: DisableTrayIcon and RemoveWallpaper settings are
+ working again.
+
+ - Win32 server: The problem with not saving Query Settings has been
+ fixed.
+
+ - Win32 server: The polling mode "on event received only" has been
+ fixed - it did not work correctly in previous version.
+
+ - Win32 server: Fixed a number of issues with mouse handling,
+ including that annoying problem with pointer jumping on slow
+ connections.
+
+ - Win32 server: Applied a bugfix from HorizonLive solving the
+ problem with crashes or incorrect operation after color depth
+ changes on the server's desktop.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: It does not crash any more on entering long
+ passwords in the authentication window.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: Positioning and resizing logic of the viewer window
+ has been improved.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: Now the viewer chooses more reasonable file names
+ for saved .vnc sessions.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: In the full-screen mode, the viewer allows other
+ windows to be shown above the remote desktop. This makes hotkeys
+ such as Shift-Ctrl-Alt-O useful in the full-screen mode.
+
+ - Unix version: A number of bugfixes -- copying clipboard to
+ non-authenticated clients in Xvnc, delayed cursor shape updates in
+ Xvnc, and crashing on switching between KDE virtual desktops in
+ vncviewer.
+
+ - Unix viewer: Support for the new -autopass option has been added,
+ a patch from Ki NETWORKS, Inc.
+
+ - Other changes, see ChangeLog files within the distribution for
+ more details.
+
+* TightVNC 1.3dev4, development version
+
+ - Featuring updated Unix version and Java viewer, supporting RFB
+ protocol version 3.7, with or without TightVNC protocol
+ extensions. Version 3.3 of the protocol is supported as well.
+
+ - Win32 version: Built-in Java viewer was absent in the previous
+ development version; now it's available again.
+
+ - Win32 version: Now the server does not crash on remote
+ Ctrl-Alt-Del events, and on changing display modes.
+
+ - Win32 version: A problem with reinstalling the service has been
+ fixed (WinVNC -reinstall command-line option). In previous
+ versions, reinstalling the service could fail if a user did not
+ close "Service unregistered" message box within a few seconds.
+
+ - Win32 version: Now the server does not hang on selecting equal RFB
+ and HTTP port numbers. A warning is shown instead.
+
+ - Win32 version: The server does not hang on toggling loopback
+ connection options, and on changing port/display numbers.
+
+ - Win32 version: WinVNC does not crash on choosing "Kill All
+ Clients" during file download.
+
+ - Win32 version: CopyRect handling in the server has been fixed, the
+ CopyRect encoding is enabled again.
+
+ - Win32 version: The Advanced Properties dialog of the server has
+ been removed. The controls of that dialog has been moved to tabs
+ in the Properties dialog.
+
+ - Win32 version: Context help in the server's Properties dialog has
+ been implemented (although not all descriptions are ready yet).
+
+ - Unix viewer: Fixed a bug with the viewer crashing on selecting
+ text in Xvnc, and then choosing F8 / Clipboard: local -> remote,
+ twice.
+
+ - There was some progress on supporting pluggable encryption and
+ authentication methods, in both Win32 and Unix versions, and in
+ the Java viewer.
+
+ - Other changes, see ChangeLog files within the distribution for
+ more details.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.3dev3, Win32 development (unstable) version
+
+ - All features and fixes from 1.2.9 and 1.3dev1 versions included.
+
+ - Improved GUI of the viewer featuring toolbar, hotkeys, pre-set
+ connection profiles, more configuration options, context help in
+ dialogs, and more. Finally, the viewer remembers all
+ per-connection and global settings in the registry.
+
+ - File transfers between viewer and server machines.
+
+ - Support for RFB protocol version 3.7, with TightVNC extensions.
+
+ - A possibility to turn off hooking via VNCHooks.dll in WinVNC while
+ full screen polling is in use.
+
+ - Other changes, see ChangeLog files within the distribution for
+ more details.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.9
+
+ - Win32 version: Major security-related bug in the server has been
+ fixed -- handling of the "QueryAllowNoPass" option was seriously
+ broken. Together with fixing this bug, the whole authentication
+ logic in the server code has been redesigned.
+
+ - Win32 version: Now the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive is being
+ closed properly on restoring display settings, on disconnect. This
+ change should solve the problem with unloading the registry on
+ logout, when WinVNC is running as a service.
+
+ - Win32 version: Problems with "QuerySetting" and "QueryTimeout"
+ options have been fixed -- the settings could be copied from user
+ configuration to default settings without user's intention.
+
+ - Win32 version: A long-standing bug has been fixed -- the logic to
+ handle retries after authentication failures was flawed, and used
+ to delete the same object twice under certain conditions.
+
+ - Win32 version: Now it's possible to specify port numbers with the
+ winvnc -connect option, using the "host::port" format. Also,
+ providing a -connect option without arguments now brings up the
+ "Add New Client" dialog.
+
+ - Unix version: New "Request refresh" button has been implemented in
+ the viewer's F8 popup menu.
+
+ - Unix version: Xvnc compilation fixes for HP-UX and MacOS X have
+ been applied, from Ki NETWORKS, Inc.
+
+ - Unix version: New vncpasswd -f command-line option has been
+ implemented. It allows providing passwords on stdin and writes
+ encrypted passwords to stdout. In addition, the password file name
+ "-" now denotes stdout. Finally, a buffer overflow has been fixed
+ in vncpasswd -- it could be caused by a long file name in the
+ command line.
+
+ - Unix version: A patch to fix input focus problems in the X11
+ viewer has been applied, from Greg Breland.
+
+ - Unix version: A patch fixing Xvnc crashes on Sparc has been
+ applied, from the RealVNC distribution.
+
+ - Unix version: A problem with incorrect port interpretation has
+ been fixed, in the vncviewer's -tunnel option handling. Thanks to
+ Clark Sessions.
+
+ - Java viewer: A modification from Bernd Krueger-Knauber has been
+ accepted, to pass through X keysyms for foreign currencies.
+
+ - Java viewer: The problem with initial keyboard focus not set to
+ the desktop on some JVMs has been fixed.
+
+ - Other minor improvements and bugfixes.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.8
+
+ - Unix and Win32 versions: Support for a separate view-only password
+ has been implemented. Now the servers support two passwords -- one
+ to allow full control, another to restrict remote keyboard and
+ mouse input.
+
+ - Win32 version: The password reset problem has been solved. In
+ versions starting from 1.2.4, the password could get changed in
+ the registry on opening Properties dialog and just hitting the OK
+ button.
+
+ - Win32 version: New "-reload" command-line option has been
+ implemented in Win32 server. It forces the running instance to
+ reload the registry settings.
+
+ - Win32 version: "RemoveWallpaper" and "LockSetting" options have
+ been made configurable in the Properties dialog; the code has been
+ ported from RealVNC 3.3.6.
+
+ - Win32 version: Support for "AllowEditClients" registry setting has
+ been ported from RealVNC 3.3.6.
+
+ - Unix version: New "-x11cursor" option has been implemented in
+ vncviewer; a patch from Peter Astrand. This option allows using a
+ real X11 cursor with X11-style cursor shape updates, disables the
+ dot cursor, and disables cursor position updates in non-fullscreen
+ mode.
+
+ - Unix version: New "RunCommand" command to customize the X11
+ vncviewer popup menu has been implemented; a patch from Peter
+ Astrand.
+
+ - Unix version: Several patches from Debian Linux have been applied.
+ This should fix a number of bugs and improve building on some
+ platforms supported by Debian Linux.
+
+ - Unix version: A problem with Xvnc eating all CPU time after xfs
+ restarts has been fixed; a patch from Martin Koegler.
+
+ - Other minor improvements and bugfixes.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.7
+
+ - Unix and Win32 versions, Java viewer: The most significant problem
+ with local cursor handling has been solved -- now clients can see
+ remote cursor movements performed on the server or by another
+ client. New PointerPos encoding and cursor shape updates both
+ minimize bandwidth requirements and greatly improve responsiveness
+ of the mouse pointer, while still allow to track correct pointer
+ position in all situations.
+
+ - Unix and Win32 versions: In all the places where display numbers
+ had to be used, now it's easy to use port numbers as well. The
+ viewers now allow to use new "hostname::port" syntax, in addition
+ to the traditional "hostname:display" format. The same new syntax
+ can be used in the "Add new client" dialog of Win32 server. In the
+ server, now it's equally easy to set display and port numbers.
+ Besides that, HTTP and RFB port numbers can be set individually.
+
+ - Unix and Win32 versions: In servers, decreased JPEG quality
+ factors for low quality levels. This improves bandwidth usage
+ while the image quality remains satisfactory in most cases. In
+ clients, JPEG compression is now enabled by default, because
+ usually it's a reasonable choice. To prevent viewers from
+ requesting JPEG compression, new -nojpeg option can be used.
+
+ - Unix and Win32 versions: Improved installer under Windows, better
+ RPMs for Linux.
+
+ - Win32 version: Major enhancements in layout and functionality of
+ the dialog boxes.
+
+ - Win32 version: New keyboard handling code has been ported from
+ RealVNC 3.3.6. This should solve all the issues with arrow keys
+ acting as numbers in console windows, and shift+arrows not working
+ under Win2k.
+
+ - Win32 version: Adopted WinVNC -reinstall option from RealVNC
+ 3.3.5, together with a number of other changes in different
+ places. The viewer now accepts a port number after the -listen
+ command-line option, an improvement from RealVNC 3.3.6.
+
+ - Win32 version: Eliminated high CPU usage on the server before
+ sending cursor shape updates.
+
+ - Unix version: Bugfix for Xvnc's -localhost and -interface options
+ that were broken on many systems, thanks to Luke Mewburn for the
+ bugfix. Xvnc -version command-line option is now supported.
+
+ - Tight encoding is now documented in rfbproto.h files within source
+ archives.
+
+ - Java viewer: Implemented new buttons "Login again" and "Close
+ window" near the disconnect or error messages in the applet mode,
+ and introduced new "Offer Relogin" parameter to control this
+ improvement. Thanks to Peter Astrand for the initial version of
+ the "Login again" patch.
+
+ - Java viewer: Support for connections via HTTP proxies using HTTP
+ CONNECT method. This will not work in the applet mode, due to Java
+ security restrictions.
+
+ - Java viewer: Extra .vnc files have been removed, having just
+ index.vnc should be enough. Also, an example HTML page has been
+ prepared, to simplify installation under a standalone Web server.
+
+ - Java viewer: Added a MANIFEST to the JAR archive, to allow easy
+ execution of the JAR file, using java -jar command-line option.
+
+ - Other minor improvements and bugfixes.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.3dev1, Win32 development (unstable) version
+
+ - Implemented partial screen sharing. Any single window or any
+ rectangular screen area can be shared instead of the whole screen.
+ The position and dimensions of the shared screen area can be
+ changed dynamically, and client windows will adjust their
+ dimensions on the fly. The user interface to choose shared screen
+ area is very intuitive and easy to use.
+
+ - Screen resolution changes won't cause WinVNC to disconnect clients
+ any more (but changes in screen color format still result in
+ disconnects, this will be fixed later).
+
+ - It's possible to make WinVNC ignore remote inputs when local mouse
+ or keyboard is in use. Remote events will be re-enabled after a
+ specified timeout (3 seconds by default).
+
+ - There may be other changes I forgot to mention. :-)
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.6
+
+ - Win32 version: In this version, when WinVNC binds to a local TCP
+ port, it does not try to check several times if the port is in
+ use. It just re-uses the port if the display number is not set to
+ "Auto". One visible effect of this change is that the delay
+ between starting up and showing the icon is greatly reduced.
+
+ - Unix version: Fixed the bug which caused the vncserver script to
+ fail when the XAUTHORITY environment variable was not set.
+
+ - Unix version: Fixed the bug which prevented the vncpasswd utility
+ from setting correct permissons on the passwd file.
+
+ - Unix version: Fixed a repeated challenge replay attack
+ vulnerability, bugtraq id 5296.
+
+ - Unix version: Added files to simplify building of Linux RPMs,
+ thanks to Peter Astrand.
+
+ - Unix version: Improved scrolling in the full-screen mode, modified
+ patch from Ville Herva.
+
+ - Minor cleanups.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.5
+
+ - Win32 version: Fixed a problem in the I/O subsystem that was
+ introduced in TightVNC 1.2.2 and was causing major slowdown in
+ communication with clients.
+
+ - Win32 version: Enabled remote upgrade in the installation script.
+ Also, the installer will install a copy of the TightVNC Web site,
+ and will create shortcuts to most important documentation pages.
+
+ - Win32 version: Implemented new feature to specify applet
+ parameters in URL requests being sent to the built-in HTTP server.
+ Added support for new "EnableURLParams" registry setting which can
+ be used to enable this feature.
+
+ - Win32 version: Added support for the NewFBSize pseudo-encoding
+ allowing to change framebuffer geometry on the fly on server's
+ request.
+
+ - Win32 version: Included "solution" and "project" files for MS
+ Visual Studio 7, from Andrew van der Stock, applied a set of minor
+ fixes to suppress compilation warnings under MS Visual Studio 7.
+
+ - Win32 version: The viewer now tries to preserve the size and
+ position of the desktop window after applying new connection
+ options.
+
+ - Unix version: Implemented new feature to specify applet parameters
+ in URL requests being sent to the built-in HTTP server. Added
+ support for new $PARAMS variable in .vnc HTML templates.
+
+ - Unix version: Added the possibility to keep users' vnc directories
+ under /tmp, as suggested by Ivan Popov. This mode can be enabled
+ by editing the $vncUserDir variable in the vncserver script. Also,
+ new -t option has been implemented in the vncpasswd utility which
+ allows to change VNC password files under /tmp.
+
+ - Unix version: Applied Xvnc -viewonly patch from Ehud Karni.
+
+ - Unix version: Applied Linux/PowerPC Xvnc fix from Peter A. Castro.
+
+ - Unix version: Bug fixed: Xvnc failed to reset compression level
+ and JPEG image quality on reading lists of encodings supported by
+ clients.
+
+ - Unix version: Made the viewer handle XCursor encoding operating on
+ the framebuffer instead of setting new cursors directly in X.
+
+ - Unix version: Applied a number of porting fixes from Ki Networks,
+ Inc.
+
+ - Java viewer: Added new feature allowing to save RFB sessions in
+ FBS files compatible with rfbproxy. This feature works only if JVM
+ security manager allows access to the local filesystem, which is
+ usually true only when the viewer is used as a standalone
+ application or if the viewer applet is cryptographically signed.
+ New "Record" button will appear in the button panel if this
+ feature is enabled.
+
+ - Java viewer: Added new "ENCPASSWORD" parameter, modified patch
+ from Peter Astrand.
+
+ - Java viewer: Applied patch from Peter Astrand to fix problems with
+ Swedish keys and broken JVMs.
+
+ - Other minor fixes and cleanups.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.4
+
+ - Win32 version: WinVNC crashes on reporting zero statistics were
+ fixed. This should eliminate crashes when using x2vnc and win2vnc
+ client programs.
+
+ - Win32 version: a problem with listening viewer was fixed.
+ Initiating multiple non-shared connections could crash the viewer
+ application.
+
+ - Win32 version: real passwords are never placed into the password
+ text control in the WinVNC Properties dialog any more. This should
+ prevent grabbing plain-text passwords from that text control.
+
+ - Win32 version: logging on errors was improved to provide better
+ diagnosis for errors, especially for those causing the message
+ "Connection closed" right after authentication.
+
+ - Win32 version: handling of log files was improved. Now WinVNC
+ should be able to save backup copies of log files under
+ Win95/98/Me. Also, all log files are now written in MS-DOS/Windows
+ text format instead of the Unix one.
+
+ - Win32 version: a problem with reporting error messages in the
+ listening viewer was fixed.
+
+ - Win32 version: reporting incorrect statistics in the Tight encoder
+ was fixed.
+
+ - Win32 version: HTML pages and templates for the built-in HTTP
+ server were improved.
+
+ - Unix version: applied patch from Ki Networks, Inc. solving build
+ problems on a number of commercial Unix systems, and fixing a
+ number of minor bugs and typos.
+
+ - Unix version: added a possibility to denote standard input with
+ the "-" file name instead of a real password file name.
+
+ - Unix version: fixed a bug causing vncpasswd utility work
+ incorrectly when a file name argument was given in the command
+ line.
+
+ - Unix version: applied patch to solve keyboard focus problems in
+ the full-screen vncviewer, from Peter Astrand. The patch does not
+ seem to solve all the issues, but definitely makes things better.
+ New grabKeyboard resource was added to control full-screen mode
+ behavior.
+
+ - Java viewer: new "Show Offline Desktop" parameter was added to
+ make the desktop still visible even after the remote side has
+ closed connection.
+
+ - Java viewer: error messages were made much more meaningful.
+
+ - Java viewer: keyboard focus problems were fixed. This should
+ prevent opening new windows (e.g. Options or Clipboard) behind the
+ active authenticator or desktop window.
+
+ - Java viewer: now "R"/"r" keys can be used to request screen
+ updates in view-only mode.
+
+ - Java viewer: applied patch from Peter Astrand to fix problems with
+ Swedish keys and broken JVMs.
+
+ - Other minor fixes and cleanups.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.3
+
+ - Unix and Win32 versions: zlib library was updated to the most
+ recent version (1.1.4) where a potential security issue was fixed.
+
+ - Unix and Win32 versions: fixed blocking I/O problems in built-in
+ HTTP servers. Older versions had to wait while one client finishes
+ his transaction, only then they served new client connections,
+ thus making easy denial-of-service attacks possible.
+
+ - Unix and Win32 versions: updated built-in Java viewer, see details
+ below.
+
+ - Win32 version: Added support for mouse wheel events. Wheel mouse
+ support is fully compatible and interoperable with Unix version
+ where this feature was available for a long time.
+
+ - Win32 version (WinVNC): The -connect command-line option now
+ accepts a display number after a hostname.
+
+ - Win32 version: Creating associations for .vnc files in the
+ installer.
+
+ - Java viewer was GREATLY improved: the code was converted to Java
+ 1.1, painting techniques were re-designed completely (now the
+ viewer should work in MacOS), several new parameters were added,
+ all parameters were documented in the README file. Most important
+ new features include: support for 24-bit colors, JPEG support in
+ Tight encoding, RFB Bell message support, new "Refresh" button, a
+ possibility to operate in a separate scrollable window, dynamic
+ view-only mode. Many more changes were introduces, see the
+ ChangeLog for more information. Please note that new Java viewer
+ class names were changed, e.g. vncviewer.jar file has become
+ VncViewer.jar etc.
+
+ - Unix version: a number of changes in the vncserver script, e.g.
+ the default color depth is now 24, extra delay after Xvnc startup
+ removed, font path is now configurable in the beginning of the
+ script, and more.
+
+ - Unix version: zlib library was removed from the core X sources.
+ Instead, both vncviewer and Xvnc now can use either system zlib
+ and JPEG libraries, or ones packaged within TightVNC source
+ archive in the lib/ directory. Unix sources are distributed in two
+ versions: one with these libraries for those who don't have them
+ installed in the system, and another version without libraries,
+ copied directly from CVS, for those who do have zlib and/or JPEG
+ libraries installed. In the former case, build procedure would
+ include additional "make libs" step. System libraries will be
+ linked dynamically, libraries included in the source archive will
+ be linked in statically.
+
+ - Unix version now includes comprehensive manual pages for
+ vncviewer, vncserver, Xvnc, vncconnect and vncpasswd programs. The
+ vncinstall script in the source distribution now accepts one more
+ parameter allowing to specify where to install manual pages.
+
+ - Unix version (Xvnc): a number of patches from Red Hat Linux vnc
+ package were incorporated into the TightVNC codebase. This adds
+ support for more architectures including s390 and s390x, adds a
+ possibility to use tcp_wrappers for Xvnc access control.
+
+ - Unix version (Xvnc): several bugfixes, e.g. applied patch to fix
+ crash in the code dealing with font server; fixed word alignment
+ problem in raw encoder experienced by Sparc users.
+
+ - Unix version is no more distributed as patches to a standard VNC
+ release. This is because patches cannot handle changes in binary
+ files and handle file removals very inefficiently.
+
+ - Other minor fixes and cleanups.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.2
+
+ - Win32 server: long-standing Win9x resource consumption problem has
+ been fixed. Now the server thread does not use blocking I/O, and
+ therefore is always ready to process messages from the VNCHooks
+ DLL.
+
+ - Win32 server: now built-in HTTP daemon may be enabled and disabled
+ interactively from the Advanced Preferences dialog (this setting
+ is saved in new "EnableHTTPDaemon" registry key).
+
+ - Win32 server: changes in layout and text of the Advanced
+ Preferences dialog.
+
+ - Xvnc: Minor bugfix which should prevent potential dereference of a
+ NULL pointer.
+
+ - Unix viewer: Now viewer window would be raised on beep (bell)
+ event, unless new -noraiseonbeep option is provided in the command
+ line or "raiseOnBeep" resource set to False.
+
+ - One more packaging option for the Unix source: ready to build
+ archive with Zlib and JPEG libraries inside.
+
+ - Other minor fixes and cleanups.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.1
+
+ - Win32 server: added support for reverse connections on ports other
+ than 5500, modified patch from Steve Kann.
+
+ - Win32 viewer: added support for new command-line options:
+ -noshared and -encoding XXX.
+
+ - Bugfixes in Win32 viewer: changes in exception handling eliminate
+ Borland C++ compilation problems causing application crashes on
+ repetitive connections, notably in the listen mode. Also, now
+ warning exceptions causing disconnects are reported to user,
+ except for the case when a user has closed the viewer window.
+
+ - Better packaging in Win32 version: self-installing package is
+ available, vncviewer now shows correct icon image.
+
+ - Unix vncviewer: Default tunneling command template has been
+ changed, to allow tunneled connections to hosts where only
+ loopback VNC connections are enabled. New -via <GATEWAY>
+ command-line option provides enhanced tunneling functionality, now
+ one can make vncviewer tunnel connections to a VNC host via third
+ machine acting as a gateway.
+
+ - Java viewer: Addition of new parameters PASSWORD, "Show Controls",
+ and "View Only", modified patch from Steve Kann.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* TightVNC 1.2.0
+
+ - Tight encoding is now configurable and can operate at different
+ compression levels where low compression levels are very fast in
+ terms of CPU usage. New "-compresslevel N" option implemented in
+ vncviewer to set compression levels for Tight encoding (1 - fast,
+ 9 - best).
+
+ - Enhanced techniques to split large rectangles in Tight encoder;
+ now it tries to find large solid-color areas and send them in
+ separate rectangles.
+
+ - Lossy JPEG compression in Tight encoding has been implemented, new
+ "-quality N" vncviewer option should be used to enable this
+ feature (0 - low image quality and best compression, 9 - best
+ image quality). JPEG compression is used only for screen areas
+ that seem to be suitable for JPEG compression (although algorithms
+ to detect such areas are not perfect, of course).
+
+ - New "XCursor" and "RichCursor" encodings implemented. They are
+ used to transmit cursor shape updates from server to clients
+ ("local cursor" feature requested by many users). Mouse movement
+ no longer causes framebuffer updates to happen, vncviewer
+ processes mouse locally when this feature is active. New
+ -nocursorshape vncviewer option turns this feature off.
+
+ - A number of recent changes from both TridiaVNC and AT&T's releases
+ merged into the source, now the code is based on version 3.3.3r2
+ for Unix part, and on 3.3.3r9 for Win32.
+
+ - Unix vncviewer: When -tunnel option is specified in the command
+ line, special rules are now used to choose preferred encoding. Now
+ viewer does not think that server is running on the same machine
+ when tunneling is on and the preferred encoding is now "tight"
+ with default compression instead of raw.
+
+ - Xvnc: Rules to set default pixel formats have been changed: now
+ they are RGB565 instead of BGR556 for color depth 16, and RGB888
+ instead of BGR888 for depth 24. This makes Xvnc compatible with
+ Imlib renderer used in Gnome and also helps to avoid unnecessary
+ pixel format translations in many cases.
+
+ - Xvnc: X11 modifier mapped to META key is now Mod4 instead of Mod1.
+ New -compatiblekbd option implemented in Xvnc to force META and
+ ALT keys behave the same way as they do in the original AT&T's
+ version.
+
+ - A number of bugs fixed: viewer crashes after inflate() call, Xvnc
+ CoRRE encoding problems, Xvnc bit-order issues in XCursor and
+ RichCursor encodings, etc.
+
+ - Java viewer now supports Tight encoding and cursor shape updates.
+ Drawing techniques were changed, settings "Raw pixel drawing:
+ Fast/Reliable" and "CopyRect: Fast/Reliable" removed from the
+ Options panel since they do not make sense in new drawing model.
+
+ - Other new features, optimizations, fixes and cleanups, see
+ ChangeLog files.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* VNC Tight Encoding 1.1
+
+ - New ``gradient'' filter implemented in servers (it can be disabled
+ in Xvnc with new -lazytight option). The filter preprocess
+ full-color screen areas prior to compression in order to achieve
+ better compression ratios (with the cost of slower compression).
+ Vncviewers of version 1.0 had support for this filter already, but
+ there was small bug causing image distortions in certain cases. So
+ it is recommended to upgrade both servers and viewers.
+
+ - Stupid bug fixed: extra unused color was included in palettes in
+ many cases; compression ratios used to be worse than they should
+ be.
+
+ - The algorithm used to split large rectangles into parts has been
+ changed. This change can increase compression ratios in many
+ situations.
+
+ - Byte-order issues in servers have been (hopefully) fixed.
+
+ - Performance tuning, code rewrites and cleanups in various places.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* VNC Tight Encoding 1.0
+
+ - Initial release.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
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