Citrix XD56 and spanning (seamless) & resolutions

[darkgen]

So 2-fold query really.

Has anyone discovered a way to force (restrict) how a client connects to a XD56 desktop. Currently a connecting client can connect however they wish via the User Experience panel on via citrix portal prior to launching their desktop. We're trying to prevent connections getting spanned across multiple screens on the client end and wish to restrict the connection to a single screen only (at whatever that native resolution is).

Secondly I'm after a method or means to pull the native resolution;thus far WMI seems to be my friend via "root\cimv2:win32_desktopMonitor.DeviceId='DesktopMonitor1'" however it seemingly doesn't see any details at 'DesktopMonitor2' where I know the display is getting spanned on the client side.

Cheers, Paul.

 

[anything I don't mind]

I find the best solution is to set the res to 1024x768 and then when users click the expand window option it expands to their resolution. Down side to this configuration is users have two start menu bars at the bottom. Another config we use at one site is to force fullscreen mode. This works ok but downside to that is users have to press ctrl+shift+f2 to get out of full screen mode.

To restrict the display options you have to configure that on the web interface configuration. i know there is the application properties of citrix desktop that sets the window resolution. But I am pretty sure there is an option on the web interface for controlling the ability to allow users to change window size.

sorry not much help, not had to deal with two monitor fullscreen setup before.

 

[darkgen]

Yes, that's the thinking we had late Friday. We did indeed drop the default res down to 1280x1024, but as you say when full screened, it sits above the clients start menu bar which will just confuse. Unfortunately forcing full screen then spans across multiple displays.

We're going to look at further tweaks to the web interface/s on Monday.

Cheers for suggestions.

Paul.