client-side feature requests

[magicgro]

I absolutely love the glkvm native client. I've been using it on both MacOSX and Android. I know it's not OSS and this is obviously not its repo.

I have a few feature requests that, if implemented, would improve its usability. In particular, I think the last one would be a life-changer for many and remove a huge source of frustration.

1. when no video signal is detected, still allow to send some characters to attempt to wake the screen up (this removes the need for caffeine/amphetamine and also saves the screen of the target device and lengthens its expected life span)

2. introduce a UI element to perform a reboot even before having been able to connect to the remote desktop

3. introduce a software listener for wake on lan, such that if the KVM is already up, you could power-cycle it the same way you would normally power it on (this removes the need for a smart socket)

4. I would really really appreciate if you could add a modality where you leverage accessibility features on the client device to capture all keyboard input and pass along key combinations such as CMD-TAB or CMD-`, from both MacOSX and Android external and bluetooth keyboards. The caps lock could be hijacked to toggle this behavior on and off, and its LED indicator could show the user whether it is currently on or off.

Thank you!

[IrishWhiskey]

+1

Number 4 would be really nice!

[duzefu]

1. Should have been implemented.
2. Probably not, Because the user authentication systems on the cloud platform and the devices are completely different. When you are only logged into the cloud platform, you cannot directly control the devices.
3. I don't understand what you need.
4. Will forward to app team

[magicgro]

Sorry, I conflated my pet peeves across both the Android and MacOSX clients.

1. from android I am unable to do anything when I am in that situation.
2. is possible from the MacOSX client but not from the Android client.
3. what I need is an out-of-band mechanism to achieve 2 on my own if it's not directly possible via the client. I could instruct my own device to wake up the kvm
4. thanks! this one would be awesome. I have been using KeyPad and that software achieves what I desire, but only works over bluetooth (so not when I am out and about, unfortunately). I would love this on both the MacOSX and the Android client.

[joke938]

Sorry, I conflated my pet peeves across both the Android and MacOSX clients.

1. from android I am unable to do anything when I am in that situation.
2. is possible from the MacOSX client but not from the Android client.
3. what I need is an out-of-band mechanism to achieve 2 on my own if it's not directly possible via the client. I could instruct my own device to wake up the kvm
4. thanks! this one would be awesome. I have been using KeyPad and that software achieves what I desire, but only works over bluetooth (so not when I am out and about, unfortunately). I would love this on both the MacOSX and the Android client.

1. This feature has already been implemented in the next new version, and the v1.1.0-beta external test is currently underway. You can try it out here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glinet.kvm