Chapter 5: The Video Viewer

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Table 5.1: Descriptions for Figure 5.1 (Continued)

Number Description

6Maximize button: Changes the window to Full Screen mode, which expands the accessed device desktop to fill the entire screen. Expanding the window causes the following to occur:

The title bar disappears.

The server name appears between the menu and toolbar.

The Maximize button changes to a Normal Window Mode button and appears on the toolbar. Clicking the button toggles the Video Viewer window to Normal Window mode.

The Close button appears on the toolbar.

7Close button: Closes the Video Viewer window.

NOTE: The Close button may not be present for all operating systems.

8Accessed device desktop: Interacts with your device through this window.

9Frame: Resizes the Video Viewer window by clicking and holding on the frame.

Changing the toolbar

You can choose the amount of elapsed time before the toolbar hides in the Video Viewer window when it is in show/hide state (that is, not locked in place by the thumbtack).

To specify a toolbar hide time:

1.Select Tools - Session Options from the Video Viewer window menu. -or-

Click the Session Options button.

The Session Options dialog box appears.

2.Click the Toolbar tab.

3.Use the arrow keys to specify the number of elapsed seconds prior to hiding the toolbar.

4.Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.

Setting the window size

NOTE: The View - Scaling command is not available if the Video Viewer window is in Full Screen mode.

When the OBWI is used for the first time, the Video Viewer windows display at a resolution of 1024 x 768 until the user changes the value.

The OBWI automatically adjusts the display if the window size changes during a session as long as autoscaling is enabled. If the target device resolution changes any time during a session, the display adjusts automatically.

To change the Video Viewer window resolution:

1.Select the View - Scaling command.

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Avocent 3008/3016 manual Changing the toolbar, Setting the window size, To specify a toolbar hide time

3016, 3008/3016, 3008 specifications

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