Bug 330582 - Vncviewers do not display screen updates when connecting to krfb
Summary: Vncviewers do not display screen updates when connecting to krfb
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: krfb
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 4.12.0
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: George Goldberg
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Reported: 2014-01-30 14:48 UTC by Andreas
Modified: 2020-01-15 10:32 UTC (History)
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Description Andreas 2014-01-30 14:48:42 UTC
When using a vncviewer (such as vnc4viewer or ssvnc) the speed is much better as compared to a krfb krnc connection (if compression options are tuned at least). 
However I observe one deficit as compared to a vncviewer to vncserver (such as vnc4server or x11vnc) connection: The screen updates are sometimes only transferred if the mouse cursor is moved or the screen motion is generated by e.g. scrolling the page in a browser. I see it mainly if I bring up a new window in kde applications such as krunner or often in chrome when changing to a different browser tab.
Problems have also been described recently with seemingly similar configurations (vncviewer with krfb) in https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=274187
However I do not really observe artifacts, just patches of the screen keep their old values such that parts of newly opened windows are not immediately visible. This changes when these windows are moved.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. start kde session and krfb on the server
2. connect using a vncviewer such as vnc4viewer or ssvnc
3. in the viewer, open chrome with two tabs showing two webpages
4. change the tabs
5. to transfer the screen updates scroll the webpages
Comment 1 Andreas 2014-01-30 14:54:13 UTC
I should mention that this behavior seems to be independent of the compression used (jpeg,Hextile,ZRLE and so on).
Comment 2 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-11 04:24:49 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-21 04:28:41 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!