[virt-tools-list] [PATCH 00/22] Add QEMU-like UI: VT console &basic VM state

[Marc-André Lureau]

Hi

On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 1:50 PM, Xiaodai Wang <xiaodwan at redhat.com> wrote:
> Sorry, i didn't receive the email of "patch 10/22", but i can find it in virt-tools-list.
> I just Added my comments here.
>
> 1)
> +    vte = gtk_label_new(_("Console support is compiled out!"));
>
> I think the hints could be changed to be more general for all users. It may be hard to understand
> for users who don't know programming.

What do you recommend instead?

>
> 2) I didn't see any copy&paste function, but i see VteTerminal has related APIs. It would be nice
> to implement Copy&Paste function.

secondary/selection clipboard copy/pase works by default (I suppose
because it mouse input), however primary isn't working (usually bound
to a key binding).

Apparently, qemu gtk ui doesn't have primary clipboard support either.

virt-manager has a context menu for copy/paste. I guess we could have
a similar UI in remote-viewer.

thanks

> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "marcandre lureau" <marcandre.lureau at redhat.com>
>> To: virt-tools-list at redhat.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 9:24:40 PM
>> Subject: [virt-tools-list] [PATCH 00/22] Add QEMU-like UI: VT console &       basic VM state
>>
>> From: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau at redhat.com>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> QEMU provides multiple display backend, with different set of
>> features. One of the richest UI is the -display gtk. It is quite
>> minimal, and comparable to remote-viewer UI wrt fullscreen, zooming,
>> grabbing. I haven't done a detailed comparison, but for regular use, I
>> prefer the remote-viewer UI. The fullscreen mode has a popup toolbar,
>> there is a send-key menu, it provides better desktop integration
>> support: USB redirection, folder sharing, more complete multi-monitor
>> configuration, screenshot. remote-viewer also allows hotkey
>> configuration, and has an experimental "kiosk" mode.
>>
>> However, remote-viewer is lacking 2 important features compared to
>> QEMU UI: VT console (for serials, and monitors) and basic VM state
>> commands (power off, reset, pause..).
>>
>> This series add support for VT console over Spice ports, and QMP
>> monitor to provide a similar user experience as QEMU -display gtk.
>> Another WIP series (fairly small, everything is there already) for
>> QEMU will provide a new "-display app" backend, that will configure
>> QEMU appropriately, and start remote-viewer (actually any client
>> handling spice+unix://). The result is that the "QEMU UI experience"
>> is entirely out of qemu code base and process.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Marc-André Lureau (22):
>>   remote-viewer: add handling of spice+unix and spice+tls schemes
>>   Remove class signal handlers
>>   app: simplify toggling visibility
>>   window: use virt_viewer_window_set_menus_sensitive()
>>   window: move default sensitivity in .ui
>>   window: do not reset sensitivity of menu-send in rebuild
>>   window: set sensitivity based on display capability
>>   display: make klass->close() optional
>>   build-sys: check for VTE library
>>   Add a VirtViewerDisplayVte display kind
>>   window/zoom: deal with VTE display differently
>>   display: ignore display that do not have toplevel window
>>   session: skip monitor changes if there is no sized monitors
>>   app: set subtitle using VTE name
>>   app: append VTE consoles to display submenu
>>   display: allow display without associated monitor number
>>   session: do not take VTE display into account for geometry changes
>>   app: create a window for VTE displays
>>   spice: hook into port channel to create VTE terminals
>>   app: add "machine" UI
>>   app: add "vm-running" property
>>   spice: hook into QMP port
>>
>>  configure.ac                    |  22 ++-
>>  data/remote-viewer.desktop.in   |   2 +-
>>  src/Makefile.am                 |   6 +
>>  src/resources/ui/virt-viewer.ui |  50 +++++
>>  src/virt-viewer-app.c           | 197 ++++++++++++++------
>>  src/virt-viewer-app.h           |   2 +-
>>  src/virt-viewer-display-spice.c |   8 -
>>  src/virt-viewer-display-vte.c   | 319 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  src/virt-viewer-display-vte.h   |  81 ++++++++
>>  src/virt-viewer-display.c       |  22 +--
>>  src/virt-viewer-display.h       |  14 +-
>>  src/virt-viewer-session-spice.c | 284 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>  src/virt-viewer-session.c       |  48 +++--
>>  src/virt-viewer-session.h       |  30 ++-
>>  src/virt-viewer-window.c        | 117 ++++++++++--
>>  15 files changed, 1066 insertions(+), 136 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 src/virt-viewer-display-vte.c
>>  create mode 100644 src/virt-viewer-display-vte.h
>>
>> --
>> 2.18.0.321.gffc6fa0e39
>>
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