Boxes

boxes-icon.png

Introduction

It would be wonderful to have a simple GNOME 3 app for accessing other computer systems or images.

Designers

Jon McCann, Jakub Steiner

Objectives

Goals

• View, access, and use:
  • remote machines
  • remote virtual machines
  • local virtual machines
• View, access, and use virtual machines on removable media
• View, access, and use shared connection / machines
• Share connections?
• Upload / publish virtual machines
• Select favorites
• Search for connections

Non-Goals

• Enterprise system management / administration
• Asset management
• Software distribution
• Automation

Use Cases

• Connect to a local virtual machine for testing.
• Connecting to a work machine from home.
• Connect to a work machine over a low quality cellular network.

Constraints

Relevant Art

VMWare Fusion

http://www.vmware.com/files/images/screens_fusion/f4/VirtualMachineLibrary-large.jpg

Remote Desktop Connection

Windows

OS X

Apple Remote Desktop 3

http://images.apple.com/remotedesktop/images/indexhero20090824.jpg

Splashtop Remote

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNSXSU4C8d0

GNOME

• http://remmina.sourceforge.net/screenshots.shtml

Discussion

Tentative Design

• dark theme to keep actual remote screen in focus

https://github.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/raw/master/boxes/boxes-default.png

New Box

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/boxes/wires/newbox-assistant.png

Box Properties

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/boxes/wires/properties-modal.png

Multi Window

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/boxes/wires/multi-window.png

Snapshots

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/boxes/wires/snapshots.png

Specific Designs

• Design/Apps/Boxes/GPUPassthrough

• Design/Apps/Boxes/FileSharing

• Design/Apps/Boxes/RemoteConnections

• Design/Apps/Boxes/ImportExport

Comments

See Also

• Vinagre

• http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html

• http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/09/hands-on-screenshot-tour-of-vm.php

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LogMeIn

• https://secure.logmein.com/solutions/personal/access/

• http://www.splashtop.com/remote

• http://www.wyse.com/products/software/pocketcloud/index.asp

• http://www.gotomypc.com/remote_access/remote_access

• http://remmina.sourceforge.net/screenshots.shtml

• http://www.realvnc.com/index.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Remote_Desktop

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_administration

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Network_Computing