bitbound/ControlR v0.18.22.0

v0.18.22.0 Release

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Okay, I have to admit, I'm super excited about this update! I've personally wanted a few of these features for a long while, but just never had the time to work on them.

I'm also filling out the roadmap, so there's a lot of exciting stuff coming!

Please keep an eye out for issues with the label feedback_requested, since I'm hoping to gather a sufficient amount of user feedback before making some of these implementation decisions. There are a few on there already! 🙂

Breaking Changes:

• Not exactly breaking, but the docker-compose file was updated with new properties related to Aspire (the server logs/metrics dashboard).
  • There is a new extension field and YAML anchor at the top: x-aspire-public-url: &aspirePublicUrl "http://localhost:18888"
  • The ControlR service uses this new anchor and the existing Aspire token anchor:

      # The access token for the Aspire Dashboard, where server logs and telemetry can be viewed.
      ControlR_AspireDashboard__Token: *aspireToken

      # The public URL for the Aspire Dashboard's web interface.
      ControlR_AspireDashboard__PublicWebUrl: *aspirePublicUrl

• Together, these allow ControlR to launch you directly into the Aspire interface.
• The Aspire service also uses the new anchor.

  aspire:
    image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspire-dashboard:13.1
    # ... existing code...
    environment:
      Dashboard__Frontend__BrowserToken: *aspireToken
      Dashboard__Frontend__PublicUrl: *aspirePublicUrl

Changes:

• Added view-only mode, which is changeable before and during remote control.
• New zoom controls while in "Scale" view mode (used to be called "Original").
• Added "follow cursor" option while in Scale view mode.
  • The viewport will auto-pan/scroll as your cursor reaches the edges.
• Added virtual layout representation of remote screens.
• Added "privacy screen" feature. (Windows only. Blacks out the remote physical monitor.)
• Added "block user input" feature. (Windows only.)
• Added remote log streaming.
• Icon no longer appears in the dock on MacOS when Desktop Client is minimized to tray.

New Features Video:

(Obviously, you can't see the privacy screen, since you'd need to be looking at the physical monitor.)

Full Changelog: v0.17.20.0...v0.18.22.0