Merged documentation updates in 1.0 into mainline.

FAQ

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ Answers
 
     Synergy isn't able to capture ctrl+alt+del on PC compatible
     systems because it's handled completely differently than
-    other keystrokes.  If you need to use ctrl+alt+del you'll
+    other keystrokes.  However, when the mouse is on a client
-    have to keep your other keyboards handy just for that.
+    screen, pressing ctrl+alt+pause will simulate ctrl+alt+del
-    Future versions may add support for or some equivalent to
+    on the client.  (A client running on Windows NT, 2000, or XP
-    ctrl+alt+del.
+    must be running as a service for this to work.)
 
 2.  Can the server and client be using different operating systems?
 
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ Answers
 
     Some systems treat the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys differently
     than all the others.  Whereas most keys report going down when
-    physically pressed and going up when physically released, the
+    physically pressed and going up when physically released, on
-    Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys report going down when being
+    these systems the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys report going down
-    activated and going up when being deactivated.  That is, when
+    when being activated and going up when being deactivated.  That
-    you press and release, say, Caps-Lock to activate it, it only
+    is, when you press and release, say, Caps-Lock to activate it, it
-    reports going down, and when you press and release to deactivate
+    only reports going down, and when you press and release to
-    it, it only reports going up.  This confuses synergy.
+    deactivate it, it only reports going up.  This confuses synergy.
 
     You can solve the problem by changing your configuration file.
     In the screens section, following each screen that has the
@@ -128,15 +128,11 @@ Answers
 
 10. Does AltGr/Mode-Switch work?
 
-    Sort of.  Synergy sends the character you're trying to create from
+    Yes, as of 1.0.12 synergy has full support for AltGr/Mode-switch.
-    the server to the client.  If the client can figure out how to
+    That includes support for most (all?) European keyboard layouts.
-    create that character then it will do so, synthesizing whatever
+    All systems should be using the same keyboard layout, though, for
-    key events necessary.  However, operating system differences can
+    all characters to work.  (Any character missing from a client's
-    cause unexpected problems.  Pressing either Ctrl key plus the left
+    layout cannot be generated by synergy.)
-    Alt key on Microsoft Windows means AltGr but on Unix that just
-    means Ctrl and Alt are down.  If you have a synergy server running
-    on Windows and are having trouble with Ctrl+Alt_L = AltGr, try using
-    the right Alt key as AltGr instead.
 
 11. Why isn't synergy ported to platform XYZ?
 

NEWS

@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 Synergy News
 ============
 
+* Jul-20-2003 - Synergy 1.0.12 released
+
+  This release finally completes support for non-ASCII characters,
+  fully supporting most (all?) European keyboard layouts including
+  dead key composition.  This release includes changes from several
+  experimental versions (1.0.9, 1.0.11, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, and
+  1.1.3).
+
+  Made following changes:
+  * Added non-ASCII support to win32 and X11
+  * Added dead key support to win32 and X11
+  * Fixed AltGr handling
+  * Added ctrl+alt+del simulation using ctrl+alt+pause
+  * Fixed loss of key event when user releases ctrl+alt+del
+  * Fixed incorrect synthesis of pointer-keys event on X11
+  * Fixed Xinerama support
+  * Made some clipboard fixes on win32 and X11
+  * Add tray icon menu item to copy log to clipboard
+  * Fixed mouse warping on unconnected client
+  * Stopped unconnected client from filling up event logs
+
 * May-10-2003 - Synergy 1.0.8 released
 
   Made following changes:

README

@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ System Requirements
     (use `xdpyinfo | grep XTEST' to check for XTEST).
 
 In this document, "Unix" means any of the following:  Linux, Solaris,
-Irix.
+Irix.  Synergy may compile and run on other Unix variants, too.  Patches
+for other platforms are welcome (including patches that package binaries);
+See the contact information available off of the synergy home page or use
+the patch page on sourceforge.
 
 
 Installation
@@ -77,9 +80,9 @@ The first step is to pick which keyboard and mouse you want to share.
 The computer with that keyboard and mouse is called the "primary
 screen" and it runs the synergy server.  All of the other computers
 are "secondary screens" and run the synergy client.  The Windows NT
-family, starting with NT 4 with service pack 3, is the best choice
+family, starting with NT 4 with service pack 3, and Unix are the best
-for the primary screen but Unix is good too.  (This is based on the
+choices.  The Windows version provides a convenient GUI for
-known bugs;  see BUGS for more details.)
+configuration.
 
 Second, you install the software.  Choose the appropriate package
 and install it.  On Windows you should unzip the files into the
@@ -205,18 +208,12 @@ your computers.
 Tips and Tricks
 ---------------
 * Be aware that not all keystrokes can be handled by synergy.  In
-  particular, ctrl+alt+del is not handled.  You cannot use synergy
+  particular, ctrl+alt+del is not handled.  However, synergy can
-  to log into a Windows NT family system that requires the user to
+  convert ctrl+alt+pause into ctrl+alt+del on the client side.
-  press ctrl+alt+del to log on.  You'll need to keep that computer's
+  (Synergy must be installed as a service on the client for this to
-  keyboard handy in order to log on.
+  work on the Windows NT family.)  Some non-standard keys may not
-
+  work, especially "multimedia" buttons, though several are
-* To work around the lack of ctrl+alt+del, you can configure Windows
+  correctly handled.
-  2000 and XP to not require ctrl+alt+del to log on using the System
-  control panel.  If you're the only user of an NT system you might
-  want to enable auto-logon.  In any case, you should keep each
-  computer's keyboard handy, perhaps under the desk or on top of the
-  computer itself.  If the system supports USB you should also be able
-  to attach/detach a keyboard as necessary.
 
 * A screen can be its own neighbor.  That allows a screen to "wrap".
   For example, if a configuration linked the left and right sides of

TODO

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Things to do to synergy, in no particular order:
 
 * Provide GUI configuration
 
-  There's a GUI tool on win32 but no other platforms.  It'd be nice
+  There's a GUI tool on win32 but no other platforms.  Also, it'd be
-  if the tool allowed users to drag screen icons around to set the
+  nice if the tool allowed users to drag screen icons around to set
-  links between them, but this complicated because links aren't
+  the links between them (though this assumes links are symmetrical
-  necessarily symmetrical.
+  and synergy supports asymmetrical links).
 
 * Provide taskbar feedback
 
@@ -16,18 +16,13 @@ Things to do to synergy, in no particular order:
   and to quit synergy.  It'd be nice to have something similar on
   X11.
 
-* Support non-ASCII keyboards
-
-  Synergy currently supports only ASCII characters typed on the
-  keyboard.  It does, however, support Unicode clipboard text.
-
-* Write man/html pages
-
 * Port to other platforms
 
   Most desired is MacOS X.
 
-* Provide a nice win32 installer/uninstaller
+* Write man/html pages
+
+* Provide a win32 installer/uninstaller
 
   Synergy doesn't have any special needs so even just unzipping is
   satisfactory, but a proper installer would be nice.  And, more
@@ -43,8 +38,6 @@ Things to do to synergy, in no particular order:
   The type is converted to each platform's native type.  For example,
   BMP for images on win32.
 
-* Keyboard shortcuts to jump from screen to screen
-
 Then there are major new features:
 
 * Provide a KVM mode
@@ -52,11 +45,6 @@ Then there are major new features:
   In this mode synergy would share the monitor in addition to the
   keyboard and mouse.
 
-* Add encryption and authentication
-
-  Make synergy is safe to use on untrusted networks.  Using synergy
-  through SSH can provide this until synergy has it built-in.
-
 * Support for limited drag and drop between systems
 
 * Support for (virtual) terminals on unix
@@ -64,3 +52,10 @@ Then there are major new features:
   This would be useful in KVM mode to administer several remote
   headless systems that you don't want running X just so synergy
   can work.
+
+* Configurable keys
+
+  This includes shortcuts to jump to different screens, always
+  directing certain keystrokes to the same system, never sending
+  certain keystrokes to some systems, and remapping keys on the
+  server to other keys on the clients.