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About performance options
Performance options allow you to optimize your connection
to a Windows-based computer for the speed of your connection. The default connection speed is
Modem (56 Kbps). The default performance options for this speed provide a very
good experience for most connections, even if you are using a high-speed broadband or corporate
network (LAN) connection. You can enable richer graphical features, such as desktop wallpaper or
menu and window animation, by selecting other performance options.
- Desktop background When this option is selected, the full desktop
background for the Windows-based computer, including the desktop wallpaper, is displayed
in the connection window. If this option is cleared, a single color is
substituted as the background. A Windows
desktop with a high resolution image set as the background can cause
performance to degrade, especially on slower connections, because a greater
amount of screen information must be transmitted over the network and
processed by your Macintosh computer in order to display the Windows desktop properly.
- Show contents of window while dragging When this option is
selected, a window that is dragged or resized on the Windows-based
computer shows its contents while it is moved or resized. If this option is cleared,
only the outline of a window is seen when it is moved or resized.
Performance can degrade, especially on slower connections, when this option
is selected because a greater portion of the screen must be refreshed and
retransmitted over the network each time a window is moved or resized on the
Windows-based computer.
- Menu and window animation When this option is selected, menu and
window animation effects, such as the fade effect or scroll effect, can be
seen each time they are opened or closed on the Windows-based computer. If
this option is cleared, menus and windows open and close in the remote
session without any animation effects. Performance can degrade, especially,
on slower connections, when this option is selected because the screen
must be refreshed and retransmitted over the network more rapidly to
properly display the animation effects that occur each time a menu or window
is opened or closed on the Windows-based
computer.
- Themes When this option is selected, Windows desktop themes, which customize the
look of the desktop, icons, and pointers, can be seen in the connection window for the
Windows-based computer. If this option is cleared, the Windows desktop is displayed with
the less colorful Windows classic theme.
Performance can degrade, especially on slow connections, if this option is
selected and the Windows-based computer you are connecting to is set up to
use a very colorful or high resolution theme because a greater amount of
screen information must be transmitted over the network and processed by
your Macintosh computer in order to display the Windows desktop properly.
- Bitmap caching When this option is selected, Windows screen
information is saved in memory so that areas of the screen that have not
changed during your use of the Windows-based computer do not need to be
refreshed and retransmitted over the network and processed by your Macintosh computer.
If this option is cleared, the entire Windows screen is refreshed
and retransmitted over the network.
Performance can improve, especially over slow connections, when this option
is selected because a lesser amount of screen information must be
transmitted in order to display the Windows desktop properly.
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