This explains the different options that are available in the Web NoVNC Console for the Virtual Lab environment.
If you hover over an icon with your mouse a little description of the Icon will appear next to the cursor.
\uD83D\uDCD8 Always Available Options
Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Full Screen | Maximizes the lab Display to fit the entire screen. |
 | Settings | Opens a Sub-Menu to access the Settings for the NoVNC Lab environment Console. |
 | Power Options | Start, Resume, Shutdown, Restart, Sleep, etc |
\uD83D\uDCD8 Powered on Options
Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Hand Tool | Only available if the Screen resolution is too large for the screen you are using. This allows you to scroll around the screen as if you were swiping with a finger. |
 | Mouse button | Only available on devices with touch screens. Otherwise disabled. |
 | Show Keyboard | Shows a digital Keyboard. Only works in very specific instances. |
 | Show Special Keys | Opens a Sub Menu to access Special Keys that may need to be pressed or may not be available on some Keyboards. This menu should not be needed if using a Laptop or Desktop with a full keyboard. Can be more useful when running the labs from a Mac. |
\uD83D\uDCD8 Settings Sub-Menu Options
Item | Description |
|---|---|
View Only | When selected, the session becomes non-interactive. Not very applicable for our use case. |
Local Cursor | When Enabled, the Lab get’s its own mouse cursor. When enabled, only the one mouse cursor from your computer will be visible. |
AutoResize Window | Enabled by Default. Assists with better view and filling the workspace. |
Scaling Mode | (On/Off Toggle) – This setting allows the Window to dynamically fill the screen size provided. Disabled by default as it can cause blurry text. |
\uD83D\uDCD8 Power Sub-Menu
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Start | Equivalent of pressing the power button to start a computer. Turns on the Lab environment. |
Shutdown | Equivalent of a quick press of the power button while the computer is turned on. Will attempt to gracefully shut down the lab. Much like using shut down in the Start menu. |
Stop | Hard Stop – Is the equivalent of Pulling the power out of a computer. Can case damage and corruption to the system inside. Stay away from this option. |
Reset | Restarts the Lab in a forceful way. Stay away from this option. |
Suspend | Puts the Lab to sleep, using minimal resources. |
Resume | Brings the Lab back from Sleep to a working state. |
Reload | Restarts the Lab. Like rebooting a computer. |
\uD83D\uDCD8 Special Keys Sub-Menu
Icon | Description |
|---|---|
 | The CTRL Key on the Keyboard. |
 | The CTRL Key on the Keyboard. |
 | The “Windows” Key on the Keyboard. |
 | The Tab key on the Keyboard. |
 | The Escape/ESC key on the keyboard. |
 | This is the CTRL ALT DEL keys, all pushed at the same time. Not likely needed in our current setup, but available none the less. |