Many additions and updates have been applied to X-Win32. The following sections summarize session, host address, network security, screen shot, additional features.
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New LIVE Sessions! These sessions allow users to suspend, resume and reconnect to running X sessions on their remote host For more information see About LIVE Sessions
Upgraded Window Manager improving performance and compatibility with X apps
Compression is enabled by default.
Improved feedback is provided for XDMCP broadcast sessions.
Globally update passwords of all or selected sessions.
Add a session path anywhere on your system
Autostart sessions when X-Win32 is launched
An alternate port number for the SSH server can be edited on the Configuration form
Automatic Display Address, which sets @MYIP@ to the local address that was used to contact the remote machine, has been added to the Configuration form.
The interface for host address security has been greatly improved - access control is now explicitly configured.
Authentication is supported via Keyboard Interactive (SSH2), Challenge Response (SSH1), and key authentication.
Users are now prompted to accept new host keys
The Xauth cookie can be saved to a file.
Captured window images can be previewed before saving or printing. The files are saved as PNG files, which requires significantly less memory than BMP files.
Images can be captured as follows:
Full screen
Selected region (rectangle)
Selected window
A status window now appears when a connection is launched. The log text box shows details of the connection process, an effective trouble-shooting tool should a connection error occur. This status window can now be hidden and disabled.
In the unlikely event of a crash in a SSH session, only the affected application in that session will exit - other sessions, SSH and others that are open, will continue to run.
With Switch View, the Configuration window can be viewed with icons instead of text tabs.
All settings and sessions are now stored in XML files, instead of the Windows registry. This feature simplifies copying settings from one machine to another, as well as modifying settings in a large deployment with automated tools.
All interactive windows can be resized.
TrueType font support by the use of the FreeType Module