Connect from Windows through screen sharing (VNC) and get out of full screen mode

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Connect from Windows through screen sharing (VNC) and get out of full screen mode

How do you get out of fullscreen mode?

I connect to a OS X Lion computer through a Windows computer (which actually also is remote).

I use TightVNC software on Windows to connect. It's the only VNC software I am able to connect to OS X Lion with. TightVNC is kind of weak otherwise in the way that it does not have features for OS X targets - like you can't send "command" key pushes, or even Ctrl pushes and other F2 etc keys just don't really work.

Which means I cannot exit full screened apps by way of Command-F or similar. Moving the mouse cursor to the top of the screen also does not pop down the menu (although on some occasions I have been able to do this, I'm not sure how and it's terribly hard to reproduce).

I'd need a on-screen way (like a button to click) to get out of full screen mode.

Any ideas???

Posted on Apr 11, 2012 3:28 AM

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BobHarris

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Apr 11, 2012 6:00 AM in response to JonnyITokyo

Are you using TightVNC because you found it was the only VNC client that worked well with Mac OS X built-in VNC server? Or is there another reason?

Vine Server (aka OSXvnc - free to use the server)

<http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11283/vine-server-%26-viewer>

plays nicer with 3rd party VNC clients, so that you could try any number of other WIndows VNC clients. Maybe one of those will do a better job of sending Command/Control/Option keys.

But if you do install Vine server make sure you turn off Mac OS X Screen Sharing (and/or Remote Managment) so that you do not conflict with port 5900. Or via Vine Server configs, tell Vine Server to use a different port number, such as 5901, then make sure you connect to the correct port from your Windows client.

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JonnyITokyo Author

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Apr 19, 2012 12:52 AM in response to BobHarris

Thanks for the suggestion. I might try another VNC server option like Vine Server.

Until now I had to SSH into the Mac and kill Xcode from terminal.

There was really another option too: ctrl-left of ctrl-right really did work to get another screen. Funny I never thought of that.

But in the long run I'd like to find another VNC option just because the current clients for Windows don't work well with Lion. Yes I use TightVNC for two reasons: the only one j got working so far, right out of the box - still got some problems with Lion - need to enter password fast or the connection breaks (like within a few seconds). The other reason spells free. :-D

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