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ScreenSharingMenulet
connect to local computers via Screen Sharing from the menu bar |
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ScreenSharingMenulet
connect to local computers via Screen Sharing from the menu bar |
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Minimum Requirements:
• PowerPC or Intel Mac
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later
ScreenSharingMenulet is free,
but donations would be appreciatedFeatures:
• Real-time search for available local computers over Remote Frame Buffer (RFB).
• The local hosts list will be created immediately at launch time or after wake up.
• The user can enter custom non-local hosts
• German localization.
How to use:
• Just select one of the displayed computers to connect via Screen Sharing.
• Choose "New Connection" to enter a custom host or select a host from the submenus.
• Add ScreenSharingMenulet to the startup items to keep it permanently in the menu bar.
Hidden Preferences:
To avoid a preference panel two settings can be changed with the command line (Terminal.app):
Display IP-Addresses of the local hosts, enable = YES, disable = NO, default is NO.
defaults write com.klieme.ScreenSharingMenulet showIPAddresses -bool YESNumber of maximum entries in the submenus Recent Hosts and My Computers, default is 10.
defaults write com.klieme.ScreenSharingMenulet maxHosts -int 20
Snow Leopard Compatibility:• ScreenSharingMenulet 1.7.1 and higher is compatible to Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Version History:
1.8.1 (September 6, 2009)
• ScreenSharingMenulet will no longer crash after using version 1.7 and then having upgraded to Snow Leopard.
1.8 (September 5, 2009)
• Custom hosts can be added.
• New submenu "My Computers".
1.7.1 (August 30, 2009)
• Minor changes for Snow Leopard compatibility.
1.7 (July 23, 2009)
• Monitors now the proper service: Remote Frame Buffer.
1.6 (June 18, 2009)
• Static mode: the local host list will be created immediately at launch time or after wake up.
1.5 (June 3, 2009)
• The ARD and AFP host lists are merged.
• The local host list is sorted by name.
1.4 (April 13, 2009)
• Recent hosts submenu added.
• Non-local hosts will be displayed, if the Bonjour browser is enabled in Screen Sharing.app.
1.3 (April 3, 2009)
• Airport Base Stations, which are accessible via AFP, are no longer displayed.
1.2 (April 2, 2009)
• Recognizes also hosts over Apple Remote Desktop.
1.1 (March 18, 2009)
• Updates menu instantly, when hosts appear or disappear.
• Fixed a major problem, if host names contain special characters.
1.0 (March 17, 2009)
• Initial release.
© 2009 Stefan Klieme (e-mail: stefan@klieme.com)
This program is distributed "as is" in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
Screen Sharing is a part of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard by Apple Inc.
