The Effects subsection includes settings for turning on/off visual effects on the Host desktop to improve performance of screen capture. By disabling certain visual effects, the amount of screen data that is captured and transmitted over the network can be greatly reduced, improving speed and performance. The Account User can click on the Edit button to view and/or edit any of these configuration options.
Below is a table of the fields, values and actions available on the Effects popup window:
Field
Description
When to disable visual effects on the Host
Choose one of the three general policy options below to determine whether or not visual effects should be enabled/disabled during screen capture (Default = Upon request, permit Master...)
Never disable effects
Enable all visual effects on Host desktop
Upon request, permit Master to disable selected effects
Allow the Account User to disable some or all visual effects on the Host desktop; the visual effects the Account User may disable will be checked in the Visual Effects section below
Always disable the selected effects
Disable some or all visual effects on the Host desktop when a Master connection is established; the visual effects selected to be disabled will be checked in the Visual Effects section below
Visual effects
Select which visual effects should be enabled (checked) or disabled (checked) if either the second or third option is selected above (Default = selected)
Aero Glass (desktop composition)
If checked, turn off Aero Glass in the screen capture of the Host desktop that is presented to the Account User
Background wallpaper or pattern
If checked, turn off any wallpaper in the screen capture of the Host desktop that is presented to the Account User
Mouse shadow and trails
If checked, suppress representations of mouse movements in the screen capture of the Host desktop that is presented to the Account User
Font smoothing and ClearType
If checked, suppress font modifications and/or Clear Type overlays on text in the screen capture of the Host desktop that is presented to the Account User
Menu shadows and window animations
If checked, suppress menu shadows and window animations in the screen capture of the Host desktop that is presented to the Account User
Show window contents while dragging
If checked, suppress window content while it is being dragged across the desktop in the screen capture of the Host desktop that is presented to the Account User
Screen saver
If checked, turn off screen saver in the screen capture of the Host desktop that is presented to the Account User
