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26 CHAPTER 5. USAGE
It is also possible to activate the ’Exclusive Mouse Mode’ (see Section 5.3.5 on page 31
for an explanation).
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Options
→
Local cursor
Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer. The
selected shape will be saved for the current user and activated again next time this user
opens the Remote Console. The number of available shapes depends on the Java Virtual
Machine, only a version of 1.2 or higher offers the full list.
The Remote Console title bar shows some information about the incoming (’In:’) and outgoing
network traffic (’Out:’).
If you are using the compressed encoding, compressed and uncompressed incoming traffic will
be shown.
5.3.2 Remote Chat Frame
The RAS-PutIn Remote Console features a Chat Frame that allows you to communicate with
other parties logged into the same device. Figure
5.5 shows an example of the Chat Frame.
Figure 5.5: Example for the Chat window
The Chat Frame is helpful especially for discussing problems and questions among logged in
RAS-PutIn users in case the remote host’s screen should not be changed or misused for that
purpose.
Below all Chat Frame elements are listed together with their meaning and usage. The elements
will be referred to by the terms introduced in Figure
5.5 .
Chat Frame element description
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Title Bar
Shows the IP address of the RAS-PutIn you are connected to.
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Chat Area
Read-only text area showing the messages, which have been received so far, inclusive your
own messages sent to others. The identity string of the sender precedes each message.
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Identity Label
Shows the identity string used to precede messages sent by this Chat Frame. The first