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"Elp" <rockfamily@REMOVEME.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I have VS.Net 2003 loaded which may have given me a newer version of the
> > MSRDP.OCX. You can try
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tools/rdclientdl.mspx of I
> can
> > send you version 5.1.2600.1095 of the control if you need it to get the
> > AdvancedSettings3 stuff.
>
> I don't really know if i need that actually. Do you know what features
does
> this interface add?
Not really that different. Only adds a couple of interfaces....see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/termserv/termserv/imsrdpclientadvancedsettings3.asp .
> Cool but I forgot to add that the SmartSizing property is not supported
> under Windows 95, 98 and ME :-( So this works only under 2000 and up. I
> don't think that any workaround exists for this problem.
You tested the code on these legacy systems?
> > Yes I have, but this really isn't a bug. The first click gets you back
to
> > your desktop (think of it like using a software KVM switch), then your
> > desktop can accept the next click anywhere.
>
> Well, even if it is not a bug, it is very disturbing for my users as the
> remote desktop is just a small part of my app and i don't see myself
trying
> to explain that they have to click twice for each button only in this
> particular window of my app because of some IO problems between their
> desktop and the remote desktop. It makes sense but it is not the behaviour
> that a "normal" user would expect.
Problem is.....this control is behaving like a window, but it doesn't look
like a window.
Do this little experiment for me. Open Word up, then open Notepad. Make
sure Notepad is on top of Word, but not obstructing the toolbar in Word.
Now click on the New Blank Document icon (or any icon) on the Word toolbar.
It must be clicked twice to work because the first click is giving focus to
the new window.
Perhaps placing a window-like frame around your msrdp control (that changes
color when it has the focus - like other windows do) would help your users
understand that this control is actually a window just like any other
program. I know it can be confusing because it runs inside your
application - but the only other option I see right now would be to disable
(gray out) your buttons and menus while the ocx has the focus.
> > I'll post a link to my client as soon as it is ready. It will be
> freeware.
>
> Thanks. Will you post the link here? I'd be interrested to see what you've
> done. By the way, i always wondered if the ClearTextPassword property was
> secure or not. Nothing in the doc about that. Are you using it in your
> client?
Yes, I'll post it here. I am going to try and move my client to it instead
of GoToMyPC.
Sorry, I haven't used the ClearTextPassword property yet.