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+/*!
+ \page qt-embedded-vnc.html
+ \brief A guide to using Qt for Embedded Linux applications as VNC servers
+ and clients.
+
+ \title The VNC Protocol and Qt for Embedded Linux
+ \ingroup qt-embedded-linux
+
+ VNC (Virtual Network Computing) software makes it possible to view
+ and interact with one computer (the "server") from any other
+ computer or mobile device (the "viewer") anywhere on a network.
+
+ \image qt-embedded-vnc-screen.png
+
+ VNC clients are available for a vast array of display systems, including
+ X11, Mac OS X and Windows.
+
+ \section1 Configuring Qt with VNC Capabilities
+
+ To run a \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} application using the VNC protocol, the
+ \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} library must be configured and compiled with the
+ \c -qt-gfx-vnc option:
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-vnc.qdoc 0
+
+ \section1 Running a Server Application
+
+ Start a server application by specifying the \c -qws command
+ line option when running the application. (This can also be
+ specified in the application's source code.)
+ Use the \c -display command line option to specify the VNC server's
+ driver and the virtual screen to use. For example:
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-vnc.qdoc 1
+
+ The application will act as a VNC server which can be accessed using
+ an ordinary VNC client, either on the development machine or from a
+ different machine on a network.
+
+ For example, using the X11 VNC client to view the application from the
+ same machine:
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-vnc.qdoc 2
+
+ To interact with the application from another machine on the network,
+ run a VNC client pointing to the machine that is running the server
+ application.
+
+ \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} will create a 640 by 480 pixel display by
+ default. Alternatively, the \c QWS_SIZE environment variable can be
+ used to set another size; e.g., \c{QWS_SIZE=240x320}.
+
+ \section1 Running Client Applications
+
+ If you want to run more than one application on the same display, you
+ only need to start the first one as a server application, using the
+ \c -qws command line option to indicate that it will manage other
+ windows.
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-vnc.qdoc Starting server
+
+ Subsequent client applications can be started \e without the \c -qws
+ option, but will each require the same \c -display option and argument
+ as those used for the server.
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-vnc.qdoc Starting clients
+
+ However, for the clients, this option will not cause a new VNC server
+ to be started, but only indicates that their windows will appear on the
+ virtual screen managed by the server application.
+
+ \section1 Related Resources
+
+ It is not always necessary to specify the \c -qws command line option
+ when running a server application as long as the QApplication object
+ used by the application has been constructed with the
+ QApplication::GuiServer flag.
+
+ See the \l{Running Qt for Embedded Linux Applications}{running applications}
+ documentation for more details about server and client applications.
+
+ \table
+ \row
+ \o \bold {The Virtual Framebuffer}
+
+ The \l{The Virtual Framebuffer}{virtual framebuffer} is
+ an alternative technique recommended for development and debugging
+ purposes.
+
+ The virtual framebuffer emulates a framebuffer using a shared
+ memory region and the \c qvfb tool to display the framebuffer in a
+ window.
+
+ Its use of shared memory makes the virtual framebuffer much faster
+ and smoother than using the VNC protocol, but it does not operate
+ over a network.
+
+ \o \inlineimage qt-embedded-virtualframebuffer.png
+ \endtable
+*/