noVNC: Show a dot cursor when the cursor is not visible#11418
noVNC: Show a dot cursor when the cursor is not visible#11418sureshanaparti merged 1 commit intoapache:mainfrom
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds a dot cursor display option to the noVNC console URL when viewing VMs that don't provide a local cursor or have invisible cursors. This improves user experience by providing visual feedback about cursor position when the VM's cursor is not visible.
- Adds
show_dot=trueparameter to the noVNC console URL
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@sureshanaparti a [SL] Jenkins job has been kicked to build packages. It will be bundled with KVM, XenServer and VMware SystemVM templates. I'll keep you posted as I make progress. |
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Packaging result [SF]: ✔️ el8 ✔️ el9 ✔️ debian ✔️ suse15. SL-JID 14582 |
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@vishesh92 a [SL] Trillian-Jenkins test job (ol8 mgmt + kvm-ol8) has been kicked to run smoke tests |
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[SF] Trillian test result (tid-14046)
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Description
When a VM doesn't provide a local cursor, or provides a fully-transparent (invisible) cursor, a dot is shown in the noVNC console after this change.
Types of changes
Feature/Enhancement Scale or Bug Severity
Feature/Enhancement Scale
Bug Severity
Screenshots (if appropriate):
The dot in the red box in below image

How Has This Been Tested?
How did you try to break this feature and the system with this change?