This is the Looking Glass client application that is designed to work in tandem with the Looking Glass Host application
- binutils-dev
- cmake
- fonts-freefont-ttf
- libsdl2-dev
- libsdl2-ttf-dev
- libspice-protocol-dev
- libfontconfig1-dev
- libx11-dev
- nettle-dev
apt-get install binutils-dev cmake fonts-freefont-ttf libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libspice-protocol-dev libfontconfig1-dev libx11-dev nettle-dev
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../
make
Should this all go well you should be left with the file looking-glass-client
By default Looking Glass uses the Scroll Lock key as the escape key for commands as well as the input capture mode toggle, this can be changed using the -m switch if you desire a different key.
Below are a list of current key bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| ScrLk | Toggle cursor screen capture |
| ScrLk+F | Full Screen toggle |
| ScrLk+V | Video stream toggle |
| ScrLk+I | Spice keyboard & mouse enable toggle |
| ScrLk+N | Toggle night vision mode (EGL renderer only!) |
| ScrLk+Q | Quit |
| ScrLk+Insert | Increase mouse sensitivity (in capture mode only) |
| ScrLk+Del | Decrease mouse sensitivity (in capture mode only) |
| ScrLk+F1 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F1 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F2 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F2 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F3 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F3 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F4 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F4 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F5 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F5 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F6 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F6 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F7 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F7 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F8 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F8 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F9 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F9 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F10 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F10 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F11 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F11 to the guest |
| ScrLk+F12 | Send Ctrl+Alt+F12 to the guest |
The syntax is simple: module:name=value, for example:
./looking-glass-client win:fullScreen=yes egl:nvGain=1
By default the application will look for and load the config files in the following locations
- /etc/looking-glass-client.ini
- ~/.looking-glass-client.ini
The format of this file is the commonly known INI format, for example:
[win]
fullScreen=yes
[egl]
nvGain=1
Command line arguments will override any options loaded from the config files.
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| app:configFile | -C | NULL | A file to read additional configuration from |
| app:shmFile | -f | /dev/shm/looking-glass | The path to the shared memory file |
| app:shmSize | -L | 0 | Specify the size in MB of the shared memory file (0 = detect) |
| app:renderer | -g | auto | Specify the renderer to use |
| app:license | -l | no | Show the license for this application and then terminate |
| app:cursorPollInterval | | 1000 | How often to check for a cursor update in microseconds |
| app:framePollInterval | | 1000 | How often to check for a frame update in microseconds |
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| win:title | | Looking Glass (client) | The window title |
| win:position | | center | Initial window position at startup |
| win:size | | 1024x768 | Initial window size at startup |
| win:autoResize | -a | no | Auto resize the window to the guest |
| win:allowResize | -n | yes | Aallow the window to be manually resized |
| win:keepAspect | -r | yes | Maintain the correct aspect ratio |
| win:borderless | -d | no | Borderless mode |
| win:fullScreen | -F | no | Launch in fullscreen borderless mode |
| win:maximize | -T | no | Launch window maximized |
| win:minimizeOnFocusLoss | | yes | Minimize window on focus loss |
| win:fpsLimit | -K | 200 | Frame rate limit (0 = disable - not recommended) |
| win:showFPS | -k | no | Enable the FPS & UPS display |
| win:ignoreQuit | -Q | no | Ignore requests to quit (ie: Alt+F4) |
| win:noScreensaver | -S | no | Prevent the screensaver from starting |
| win:alerts | -q | yes | Show on screen alert messages |
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| input:grabKeyboard | -G | yes | Grab the keyboard in capture mode |
| input:escapeKey | -m | 71 = ScrollLock | Specify the escape key, see https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDLScancodeLookup for valid values |
| input:hideCursor | -M | yes | Hide the local mouse cursor |
| input:mouseSens | | 0 | Initial mouse sensitivity when in capture mode (-9 to 9) |
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| spice:enable | -s | yes | Enable the built in SPICE client for input and/or clipboard support |
| spice:host | -c | 127.0.0.1 | The SPICE server host or UNIX socket |
| spice:port | -p | 5900 | The SPICE server port (0 = unix socket) |
| spice:input | | yes | Use SPICE to send keyboard and mouse input events to the guest |
| spice:clipboard | | yes | Use SPICE to syncronize the clipboard contents with the guest |
| spice:clipboardToVM | | yes | Allow the clipboard to be syncronized TO the VM |
| spice:clipboardToLocal | | yes | Allow the clipboard to be syncronized FROM the VM |
| spice:scaleCursor | -j | yes | Scale cursor input position to screen size when up/down scaled |
| spice:captureOnStart | | no | Capture mouse and keyboard on start |
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| egl:vsync | | no | Enable vsync |
| egl:nvGainMax | | 1 | The maximum night vision gain |
| egl:nvGain | | 0 | The initial night vision gain at startup |
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| opengl:mipmap | | yes | Enable mipmapping |
| opengl:vsync | | yes | Enable vsync |
| opengl:preventBuffer | | yes | Prevent the driver from buffering frames |
| opengl:amdPinnedMem | | yes | Use GL_AMD_pinned_memory if it is available |
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