Brief Tutorial
- Screen
Minicom Screen functionality can be set when you select
Screen, go to Select a PC and then press the Modify button.
Screen has two different modes, Control and Monitor. In
Control mode you can work directly on the other PC just as if it
was your own PC. In Monitor mode you can only observe what
happens on the other PC.
You can choose to view the remote PCs screen in 16, 256 or
65536 colors. Of course your own PC screen must be configured for
at least as many colors :-)
For a slow connection such as a modem or Internet its best to
use less colors.
If the other PCs screen has a different resolution to your
own PC, Minicom will adjust the window accordingly. For example
if the other PCs resolution is bigger than your PC then you can
scroll the window, and if its smaller then you can see all of the
other PCs screen.
Try using Full Size to see more of the other PC screen. Full
Size is on the View Menu.
When you connect you can decide if you want other Minicom
users to be able to view the remote PC screen. Only the first
Screen Control user has control over the screen. Any users who
connect later are only able to view the remote PC until the first
user disconnects.
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