Reputation: 932

Java IDE for working over Remote Desktop

I have recently found out that anything Swing(NetBeans, IDEA) is excruciatingly slow to paint the UI over Remote Desktop(RDP).

Can you guys give me any suggestion for something that will work properly over RDP?

Upvotes: 1

Answers (5)

Jack'

Reputation: 2518

I am launching a java swing application from Linux, and display it as a Windows frame thanks to MobaXterm.

If you haven't done it already, please have a look at the following documentation : https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/2d/flags.html

Using -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true did not fixed my issue, but setting xrender to true did.

So here's the code I used on Linux :

export _JAVA_OPTIONS='-Dsun.java2d.xrender=true'
java -jar my_java_application.jar

Upvotes: 1

John Schneider

Reputation: 193

You should give JavaWIDE a try. It is an IDE designed for access to a JDK without it installed on a system, with a built-in storage system so you just need access to the internet. It's not exactly a program for accessing everything on the computer but it will do a good job with your programming. It may take a while however, as the compiling is done on a separate server.

Upvotes: 0

martixy

Reputation: 932

Actually, contrary to everything I've seen - mostly the "Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true", which is mentioned in a number of places, it is actually setting it to false that fixed the drawing issues(for me at least). Go figure.

Upvotes: 4

paulsm4

Reputation: 121699

RDP is optimized for native Windows apps and, regrettably, newer versions of RCP (like Vista/Win7's default RDP) is even more hostile to non-native apps than older (XP/Server 2003) versions. Here's a good link:

One workaround is to get a screaming fast CPU/graphics board, tons and tons of memory and a super high-speed network connection :)

Another is to: