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gregrwm

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Registered: 2015-02-27

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i want one pixel of vncviewer window border showing

i prefer to use a native package rather than roll my own, it just seems more sensible for keeping up.

trying gvncviewer, no idea what it's problem is:

$  gvncviewer --gtk-vnc-debug :34
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncconnection.c Init VncConnection=0x94c7528
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncdisplaykeymap.c Using evdev keycode mapping
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncdisplay.c Grab sequence is now Control_L+Alt_L
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncconnection.c Open host= port=5934
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncconnection.c Open coroutine starting
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncconnection.c Started background coroutine
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncconnection.c Resolving host  5934
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncconnection.c Doing final VNC cleanup
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncconnection.c Close VncConnection=0x94c7528
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncconnection.c Emit main context 15
(gvncviewer:18652): gtk-vnc-DEBUG: vncdisplay.c Disconnected from VNC server
Failed to connect to server

trying tigervnc, depending on what i specify for geometry, tiger vncviewer either ignores it, or starts in fullscreen.
(ubuntu xvnc4viewer allowed me to specify the exact location on the screen via -geometry so i didn't need to move it after launching it.)
the location i prefer leaves one pixel for the lefthand border, on which i click to (tell twm to) minimize the window,
and the entire remainder of the screen is the vnc session.
perhaps i could make a script to relocate the window after it arrives, tho i'm not yet familiar with an approach for doing that.

trying remmina, there doesn't seem to be any way to control it from commandline.  i found how to make a .remmina connection file somewhere on the web, but it doesn't seem to work with the arch package.

before i grind my nose off on this, does anyone have any suggestions?