noVNC and copy/paste (2016)

[rzr]

AFAIK noVNC supports copy/paste.
source: https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/blob/master/README.md

Will this functionality be a part of proxmox?
If not, is there an easy way to add that functionality manually?

 

[fireon]

AFAIK noVNC supports copy/paste.
source: https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/blob/master/README.md

Will this functionality be a part of proxmox?
If not, is there an easy way to add that functionality manually?

Interessting too! In Spice this is Implemented and is working fine, but yes novnc will be nice too.

 

[rzr]

Spice requires a desktop client, while noVNC requires only a browser. That's why we're interested.

 

[dcsapak]

it would work with novnc if the vnc server would sit in the guest operating system. but since qemu provides the vnc server (which has no access to the guest clipboard) this will currently not work

it works with containers though

if you need copy/paste in a guest use either spice, or a vnc/remote desktop server inside the guest

 

[mir]

it would work with novnc if the vnc server would sit in the guest operating system. but since qemu provides the vnc server (which has no access to the guest clipboard) this will currently not work

Could this limitation not be circumvented if the guest is running qemu guest agent?

 

[dcsapak]

Could this limitation not be circumvented if the guest is running qemu guest agent?

i guess, but this would have to be implemented in qemu itself, but i think this is no easy task