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Posted to user@guacamole.apache.org by Maxim Doucet <ma...@qarnot-computing.com> on 2021/09/27 20:53:43 UTC
Easy access to the guacamole menu via a button
Hello,
Based on feedback from clients (and +100 3D artists at a previous job), the
fact that the guacamole menu is only accessible via ctrl-alt-shift makes
guacamole a bit hard to adopt for new users. This is also true for users
coming back to guacamole after several months using other remote tools
(like chrome remote desktop or even novnc): they tend to forget that, in
guacamole, the sidebar menu is not accessible visually by clicking on a
button (they search for a "visual hint" to access the guacamole menu but
there is none). Note that they are searching for the guacamole menu/sidebar
because usually they need to press ctrl-alt-del on the remote machine or
they want to copy-paste text.
Is it something that has (maybe) been already considered? And what could be
the options to add this feature? By modifying guacamole's code or
developing an extension or maybe by integrating guacamole in another
(web)app?
In any case, thanks for such a great tool!
--
Maxim Doucet
DevOps @ Qarnot
Re: Easy access to the guacamole menu via a button
Posted by Maxim Doucet <ma...@qarnot-computing.com.INVALID>.
FYI I updated the ticket at
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-1424?focusedCommentId=17433917&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#comment-17433917
Best,
Maxim
Le mer. 29 sept. 2021 à 09:13, Maxim Doucet <
maxim.doucet@qarnot-computing.com> a écrit :
> I was wondering if I should open a feature request for this on
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE
>
> But then I stumbled upon
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-1424 which basically want
> to achieve the same thing (use a button or an always on top menu bar to
> open the guacamole menu) but not for the same use case (the reporter is
> interested by guacamole use on a smartphone guacamole when I have a more
> general use case in mind with a button also for the "classic" desktop
> browser).
>
> Would it make sense if I add the context of my use case to the feature
> request (and maybe change the title to reflect that it's a proposal for
> desktop+mobile browsers) or is it better to create another ticket?
>
> Best,
> Maxim
>
> Le lun. 27 sept. 2021 à 22:53, Maxim Doucet <
> maxim.doucet@qarnot-computing.com> a écrit :
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Based on feedback from clients (and +100 3D artists at a previous job),
>> the fact that the guacamole menu is only accessible via ctrl-alt-shift
>> makes guacamole a bit hard to adopt for new users. This is also true for
>> users coming back to guacamole after several months using other remote
>> tools (like chrome remote desktop or even novnc): they tend to forget that,
>> in guacamole, the sidebar menu is not accessible visually by clicking on a
>> button (they search for a "visual hint" to access the guacamole menu but
>> there is none). Note that they are searching for the guacamole menu/sidebar
>> because usually they need to press ctrl-alt-del on the remote machine or
>> they want to copy-paste text.
>>
>> Is it something that has (maybe) been already considered? And what could
>> be the options to add this feature? By modifying guacamole's code or
>> developing an extension or maybe by integrating guacamole in another
>> (web)app?
>>
>> In any case, thanks for such a great tool!
>>
>> --
>> Maxim Doucet
>> DevOps @ Qarnot
>>
>
--
Maxim Doucet
DevOps @ Qarnot
Re: Easy access to the guacamole menu via a button
Posted by Maxim Doucet <ma...@qarnot-computing.com>.
I was wondering if I should open a feature request for this on
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE
But then I stumbled upon
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-1424 which basically want
to achieve the same thing (use a button or an always on top menu bar to
open the guacamole menu) but not for the same use case (the reporter is
interested by guacamole use on a smartphone guacamole when I have a more
general use case in mind with a button also for the "classic" desktop
browser).
Would it make sense if I add the context of my use case to the feature
request (and maybe change the title to reflect that it's a proposal for
desktop+mobile browsers) or is it better to create another ticket?
Best,
Maxim
Le lun. 27 sept. 2021 à 22:53, Maxim Doucet <
maxim.doucet@qarnot-computing.com> a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> Based on feedback from clients (and +100 3D artists at a previous job),
> the fact that the guacamole menu is only accessible via ctrl-alt-shift
> makes guacamole a bit hard to adopt for new users. This is also true for
> users coming back to guacamole after several months using other remote
> tools (like chrome remote desktop or even novnc): they tend to forget that,
> in guacamole, the sidebar menu is not accessible visually by clicking on a
> button (they search for a "visual hint" to access the guacamole menu but
> there is none). Note that they are searching for the guacamole menu/sidebar
> because usually they need to press ctrl-alt-del on the remote machine or
> they want to copy-paste text.
>
> Is it something that has (maybe) been already considered? And what could
> be the options to add this feature? By modifying guacamole's code or
> developing an extension or maybe by integrating guacamole in another
> (web)app?
>
> In any case, thanks for such a great tool!
>
> --
> Maxim Doucet
> DevOps @ Qarnot
>