Synergy / Barrier client for Haiku-OS

Synergy / Barrier for Haiku is a Synergy / Barrier client for the Haiku Operating System.

Synergy / Barrier allows a central machine running the Synergy or Barrier server to share its Keyboard and Mouse across multiple systems running the client as if they were one desktop.

Release notes 0.3-1

• Fixed x86-64 architecture compilation
• enabel/disable copy&paste feature
• Bugs in Key Mapping (cntrl+alt+arrows) for x11
• sticky keys

Release notes 0.4

• Add support for Barrier
• Add keys support in Key Mapping

Now Package available:

Package available: https://depot.haiku-os.org/ or in HaikuDepot app.

Limitations

• Synergy/Barrier for Haiku is only a Synergy/Barrier client
• SSL / TLS is not currently supported and must be disabled on the server
• Copy / Paste feature have some issues; disable it is recommended

Compiling

Simply run make under Haiku (x86 and x86-64 tested)

Configuration

Create a configuration file at ~/config/settings/synergy

enable = true
server = 192.168.1.101
server_keymap = "X11"
enableCLipboard = false
use_barrier = false

Options

• enable: Enable the client (true|false)
• server: Server address
• server_keymap: Keymap of the Synergy Server (X11|AT)
• client_name: Name of client (string, "haiku" default)
• enableCLipboard: Enable/Disable copy paste feature (false recomended / false as default)
• use_barrier: use Barrier(true|false)

Manual Installation

Copy the synergy_client input add-on to the non-packaged add-ons directory ~/config/non-packaged/add-ons/input_server/devices/

License

Synergy for Haiku is released under the same license as uSynergy (MIT)

Thanks

Thanks to all of those individuals who have made major contributions to Synergy for Haiku.

• Axel Dörfler (ATKeymap)
• Stefano Ceccherini (wrapper)
• Jérôme Duval (Keymap)
• Alex Evans (uSynergy)
• Jessica Hamilton (wrapper)
• Ed Robbins (wrapper)
• Nahuel Tello (fixes & hpkg)
• Fredrik Modéen (fixes & Barrier support)