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[Bug 1428141] [NEW] Clients' local pointer movement can't be grabbed when they get assisted

 

Public bug reported:

Due to a x11vnc limitation, only mouse buttons, not pointer movement,
can be grabbed with -grabptr command line option. So, when Epoptes
server assists a client with option grabkbdptr=True, client user can
still move pointer locally, which can be annoying to the teacher.

Epoptes-client could circumvent this limitation by running a script that
slows down (via xinput command) local pointer movement, waits for
current x11vnc proccess to finish, and then restores local pointer
movement.

** Affects: epoptes
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Branch linked: lp:~oiteam/epoptes/lock-pointer

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Title:
  Clients' local pointer movement can't be grabbed when they get
  assisted

Status in Epoptes:
  New

Bug description:
  Due to a x11vnc limitation, only mouse buttons, not pointer movement,
  can be grabbed with -grabptr command line option. So, when Epoptes
  server assists a client with option grabkbdptr=True, client user can
  still move pointer locally, which can be annoying to the teacher.

  Epoptes-client could circumvent this limitation by running a script
  that slows down (via xinput command) local pointer movement, waits for
  current x11vnc proccess to finish, and then restores local pointer
  movement.

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