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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
      type="topic" style="task"
      id="sharing-desktop">
  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="sharing"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="settings-sharing"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.8.2" version="0.3" date="2013-05-09" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <desc>Let other people view and interact with your desktop using VNC.</desc>
    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
  </info>

  <title>Share your desktop</title>

  <p>You can let other people view and control your desktop from another computer
 with a desktop viewing application. Configure <gui>Screen Sharing</gui> to
 allow others to access your desktop and set the security preferences.</p>

  <note style="info package">
    <p>You must have the <app>Vino</app> package installed for
     <gui>Screen Sharing</gui> to be visible.</p>

    <if:choose xmlns:if="http://projectmallard.org/if/1.0/">
      <if:when test="action:install">
        <p><link action="install:vino" style="button">Install Vino</link></p>
      </if:when>
    </if:choose>
  </note>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>Settings</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Open <gui>Sharing</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>If <gui>Sharing</gui> is <gui>OFF</gui>, switch it to
      <gui>ON</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select <gui>Screen Sharing</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>To let others view your desktop, switch <gui>Remote View</gui> to
      <gui>ON</gui>. This means that other people will be able to attempt to
      connect to your computer and view what's on your screen.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>To let others interact with your desktop, switch
      <gui>Remote Control</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>. This may allow the other
      person to move your mouse, run applications, and browse files on your
      computer, depending on the security settings which you are currently
      using.</p>

      <note style="tip">
        <p>This option is enabled by default when <gui>Remote View</gui> is
        <gui>ON</gui>.</p>
      </note>

    </item>
  </steps>

  <section id="security">
  <title>Security</title>

  <p>It is important that you consider the full extent of what each security
 option means before changing it.</p>
  <terms>
    <item>
      <title>Approve All Connections</title>
      <p>If you want to be able to choose whether to allow someone to access
 your desktop, switch <gui>Approve All Connections</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>.
 If you disable this option, you will not be asked whether you want to allow
 someone to connect to your computer.</p>
      <note style="tip">
        <p>This option is enabled by default.</p>
      </note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Require Password</title>
      <p>To require other people to use a password when connecting to your
 desktop, switch <gui>Require Password</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>. If you do
 not use this option, anyone can attempt to view your desktop.</p>
      <note style="tip">
        <p>This option is disabled by default, but you should enable it and set
 a secure password.</p>
      </note>
    </item>
<!--    <item>
      <title>Allow access to your desktop over the Internet</title>
      <p>If your router supports UPnP Internet Gateway Device Protocol and it is
 enabled, you can allow other people who are not on your local network to view
 your desktop. To allow this, select <gui>Automatically configure UPnP router to
 open and forward ports</gui>. Alternatively, you can configure your router
 manually.</p>
      <note style="tip">
        <p>This option is disabled by default.</p>
      </note>
    </item>
-->
  </terms>
  </section>

<!--
  <section id="notification-icon">
  <title>Show notification area icon</title>
  <p>To be able to disconnect someone who is viewing your desktop, you need to
 enable this option. If you select <gui>Always</gui>, this icon will be visible
 regardless of whether someone is viewing your desktop or not.</p>
    <note style="warning">
      <p>If this option is disabled, it is possible for someone to connect to
 your desktop without your knowledge, depending on the security settings.</p>
    </note>
  </section>
-->

</page>