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View Tab

Use the View tab to set viewing options for the remote control session. This tab contains the following fields:

Scroll Mode

Provides scrolling options that let you control the host image. Valid options are as follows:

Normal

Displays the host image in the viewer window without modification.

Auto Pan

Shifts to display the active area as the mouse moves around the screen. This option applies to a viewer computer with a smaller resolution than the host computer.

Scale to Fit

Scales or shrinks the host image to fit the viewer window.

Shrink to Fit

Shrinks the host image to fit the viewer window.

Keep Aspect Ratio

Scales the host image proportionally in the viewer window. This option applies to Scale to Fit and Shrink to Fit modes.

Auto-Pan Follows Host Mouse

Indicates whether auto pan follows the host mouse. The Auto-Pan Follows Host Mouse option does not enable or disable the Scroll Mode option for auto pan—it changes the way auto pan mode operates.

If this option is disabled (that is, False) and auto pan is selected as the scroll mode, recorded movements of the host mouse do not cause the playback window to pan and follow the recorded mouse pointer. The playback window auto pans to follow the host mouse only when moved over the recording window.

If this option is enabled and auto pan mode is selected as the scroll mode, recorded movements of the host mouse do cause the playback window to pan and follow the recorded mouse pointer.

Note: The host mouse pointer takes priority in dictating the auto pan position.

Default: True

Use Smoothing When Magnifying

Specifies that a smoothing filter be applied to the image when scaling the host view up. The filtering removes the otherwise blocky effect of enlarging a screen image. The filter takes effect only when the viewer is in Scale to Fit mode and when magnifying the view to fill the viewer window.

Default: True

Example: Image Normal Size

Before Magnification example

Example: Image Magnified, No Smoothing

Magnify No Smoothing example

Example: Image Magnified with Smoothing

Magnify with Smoothing example

Use Smoothing When Shrinking

Specifies that a smoothing filter be applied to the image when scaling the host view down. This option is used with the scroll modes, Scale to Fit and Shrink to Fit. If True, the rows and columns of pixels that are lost in the scaling process are merged to give a more accurate image when scaling the recording down. This greatly improves the readability of text when scaling the image down. This filter takes effect only when the viewer is in Shrink to Fit or Scale to Fit mode and is shrinking the recording to fit in the viewer window.

Default: True

Example: Image Normal Size

Before Shrinking example

Example: Image Shrunk, No Smoothing

Shrink No Smooth example

Example: Image Shrunk with Smoothing

Shrink with Normal Smoothing example

Use Alternative Smoothing Method

Specifies whether the Use Alternative Smoothing Method option is used with the scroll modes, Scale to Fit and Shrink to Fit. This setting changes the filtering method used by the Use Smoothing When Shrinking option. If True, a bilinear filter is used to provide a smoother scaled image, but the result is fuzzier and it is slower than the default smoothing mode.

Default: False

Example: Image Shrunk with Normal Smoothing

Shrink with Normal Smoothing example

Example: Image Shrunk with Alternative Smoothing

Shrink Alternative Smooth example

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Scroll Mode