Re: Mouse control problem on Macintosh

This is all very good feedback. I'll admit the VNC interface isn't
perfect, but I designed it counter to how some other VNC apps work,
such as Jaadu VNC, where arrow keys, key combinations and the like
cover the entire screen and render any feedback completely useless
until dismissed.

Regarding your first concern, however, I went and tested several other
VNC clients, including Jaadu and Mocha. You'll have the same problem
if you use any other the other apps with their "Touchscreen Mode."
Jaadu also has an option available where it moves the mouse and screen
at the same time with swiping gestures. This is something that has
been requested several times for iSSH and it's not a big request. If
you're willing to wait for a release cycle (or an ad hoc release),
I'll make this mouse mode of operation available as well.

An area for typing is a common request as well and I can assure you
it's coming in a future release.

Finally, to end a connection, it's a matter of swiping to delete it
from the "Active Connections" list. I'm revamping this display as
well to make it more apparent that it's an active connection that can
be deleted. What I have in mind at the moment is a series of icons
like the iPhone App screen itself that can be disconnected via an X in
the corner.

There's nothing I can do about keeping a connection open in between
phone calls. An incoming phone call closes the application. This is
by Apple's design and there's nothing I or any of the other iPhone
developers can do about it.

I've been trying to keep a relatively tight release schedule so expect
these features soon enough!

Dean

On Dec 12, 3:55 pm, zencuke <barbershopst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> iPhone 3GS - I just bought issh and switched my Mac to the vine
> server. I was pretty excited to connect on the first try but I have a
> couple of problems.
>
> 1) I can't switch applications because I can't get the mouse all the
> way to the left edge which is where I have my task bar. This makes
> things difficult.
>
> 2) I started this note from the iPhone but got frustrated with typing.
> The normal VNC lag makes it hard. I wish the keyboard had a local text
> bar as in most iPhone apps. I need the instant feedback to make up for
> my clumsy fingers on the tiny iPhone keyboard. The tap cursor
> interface doesn't help because it is impossible to tap with any
> precision. The mouse needs gestures as well as clicks for many
> applications. For example how would I ever draw a line only being able
> to click the cursor instantly nto a new location.
>
> 3) For the life of me I can't figure out how to end a connection
> except by deleting the configuration which seems a little extreme.
> Oops! I just discovered that switching apps breaks the connection but
> that is user unfriendly. Why should I have to log in again just
> because the phone rang and I wanted to answer.
>
> If I had my druthers I'd prefer that the window scrolling either be a
> special mode or special key controlled and the finger gestures be used
> instead to control a visible cursor. The mouse needs to move, not
> jump.
>
> Unfortunately if I can't get to the task bar this application is
> pretty useless for me. The ssh part of this product seems solid but
> the VNC doesn't seem to have been well thought through.

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