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  1. 78 votes
  2. 21 votes

    Add support for client-side scripting

    It would be nice if a Penguinet session could be initiated and controlled from a script. This would allow us to automate SSH sessions (for example, to automate changes to equipment). I'd like the capability to either launch Penguinet from a batch file specifying a script to run or have API acce... more

    Status: under review

    You can already get part-way to what you want to do. Take a look at Help|Contents->Getting started|Command line options and Session|Connection profiles->Send commands. It's not full scripting, but it will allow you to start PN from a batch file and execute a series of commands.

    We'll review the options for scripting.

  3. 18 votes

    Add codepage support

    This might already be an option, but I couldn't find it...it would be nice to be able to specify which codepage to use for character translation in a session. For instance, there are times when I need CP437.

    Status: under review
  4. 18 votes

    Make a blackberry client!

    we need it badly - yes blackberry is all proprietary phluph - java'esk. Penguinet for Blackberry - yes, you can do it - and it would sell. It's an open market ! One product exists, priced in the $100's, containing to much muk. And then there is MidpSSH - very nice, a nice offering - though som... more

    Status: under review
  5. 15 votes

    Show disconnect state on tab

    It would be great to show the connection status on the tab icon show in case you have disabled the disconnect message to have a quick status of the connection. Also please add the possibility to reopen a disconnected session by just pressing enter while the tab has focus.

    Status: planned

    We intend to use overlay icons to show extra information about the sessions (such as what protocol they're using), so we look into this at that point. I don't have this commited to a version yet, though.

  6. 10 votes

    Option to limit to single instance

    Have an option "Allow only one instance of PenguiNet". If PenguiNet icon is clicked and it's already open, it can bring this other instance to focus. This is done by IE8 in Win7. New windows can be opened from there.

    This is much better than having a windows tab full of programs wit... more

    Status: under review
  7. 9 votes

    Penguinet crashes when tunneling mysql browser

    First off penguinet is awesome and it's the best thing out there. But when I tunnel mysql browser and I execute a query that gets stuck (takes too long and hangs my connection) I try to kill the query. I then force close mysql browser. Then restart mysql browser Penguinet will crash without sayin... more

  8. 8 votes

    Middle mouse scroll in vim.

    The thing I like most about gnome-terminal is the fact that it understands the middle mouse scroll. Especially in vim. Penguinet is a freaking amazing and it would awesome if this worked.

  9. 8 votes

    Clone session starting directory

    When you Clone an SCP or SFTP connection it would be very useful if the new session started in your current directory.

    if you're working on a file in /a/b/c/d/e/f/g for instance and want to download it, you hit clone SFTP and get taken to /root/ where you have to navigate back to where you started

    Status: planned

    This won't make it for 2.40, but sounds like a good plan.

  10. 7 votes

    Add quick open text box

    Instead of having to navigate my very large tree of hosts, it would be nice to have a quick open text input box that you could type in the connection name. This could also provide suggestions based on the users input.

    Status: under review
  11. 7 votes

    make it possible to run off a usb pen drive

    Status: planned

    This will be resolved at the same time as http://penguinet.uservoice.com/pages/2720-general/suggestions/325213-move-profiles-pnt-file-to-documents-and-settings-directory-?ref=title. It is all to do with how and where PenguiNet stores its user data.

  12. 7 votes

    URL's should launch a browser

    Among hundreds of other things we use a terminal client for, we keep a company IRC channel open.

    URL's which are entered on-channel have to be manually copied/pasted ito a browser, which is suboptimal.

    Please - consider including this functionality in future versions.

  13. 6 votes

    Add possibility to connect to ssh/scp server via ssh tunnel

    I have some machines to which I can not make a direct connection, but I have to connect via another machine (also via ssh). This is partially possible now by using the "send commands" feature of Penguinet, but it is not very convenient and does not work for SCP sessions. WinSCP supports this already

    Status: under review

    This is already technically possible (see below), but I see your point. We could make this easier, such as building a dependency between connections.

    --
    Do this by:
    1. Starting a first connection with a tunnel (from local-machine port 2222, via machine A, to machine B port 22, say)
    2. Start a second connection via that tunnel (setting in profiles
    window: host localhost, port 2222).

  14. 6 votes

    problem getting onto server using SCP session?

    I have about 50 server I connect to. Many different Unix and Linux OS's. I can connect using SSH, never a problem. But about half of the server do not let me connect using SCP for file transfers. The message it says is: Permission to change to the selected directory was denied. The directory was ... more

    Status: under review

    If you click in the remote directory combo box, enter a slash (/) and press enter, does that change anything?

  15. 6 votes

    add the ability to create archive tar files from the SCP file browser's context menu

    Status: under review

    Do you want to perform the tar on the remote host?

    If so, there are technical constraints due to the nature of SCP - we don't have access to a shell to execute commands.

    A possible solution would be to have PenguiNet initiate a terminal session (with Send Commands) in the background. Is this what you envisaged?

    Finally, please note that you can turn on compression which will help in the transfer time of files without having to tar!

  16. 5 votes

    Synchronize Directories

    Synchronize files/directories between Local and Remote sources

    Status: under review

    PenguiNet already has a feature to allow local files to be uploaded automatically after editing. Would that help?

    In general, the concept of synchronisation sounds useful. Please can you provide more information on the kind of features you would use?

  17. 4 votes

    When I click on "Manage Keypairs..." PenguiNet crashes.

    For some reason I can no longer manage my ssh keys. It was working but now then I go to the Tools menu and click on Manage Keypairs Penguinet shuts down.

    Status: started

    Using the bug reports, we are investigating a fix for this in v2.45. I am sorry for the inconvenience.

  18. 4 votes

    type t5 and get "tail -500lf"

    I have many profiles and it's a nuisance to get the same always used aliases into each single unix-shell... and perhaps my colleagues or the customer don't like these aliases (which they get with their standard-login).

    The solution could be to have something like Word-Auto-Completion. If I type ... more

    Status: under review

    You could already do something similar with keyboard mappings (definable under Tools|Keyboard mappings). Here, you could define Ctrl+T to paste the text "tail -500lf". Does that help, or do you really want multi-key aliases?

  19. 4 votes

    Add CR/LF to copied test could be better.

    I only want to CR/LF when copying text when not in vim (copy newlines). But i want to not CR/LF when copying out of vim (dont word wrap things when they are printed to stdout at bash). That's probably not very easy but penguinet is awesome and I know it can be done.... I think

  20. 4 votes

    Quicker SFTP navigation

    In SFTP client "Enter" key should take us into highlighted directory. This is useful so you can get to usr/local from / by typing u enter l enter for example as in winscp.

    Status: started

    This will now be available in v2.45 - sorry that it wasn't in v2.42.

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