Complex command line arguments

 

Each command line option is related to a specific event in ISL Light Client or ISL Light Desk program. ISL Light Desk supports the following events:

  • load (triggered when ISL Light Desk is loaded into memory and started),
  • join (triggered when ISL Light Desk requests and obtains a session code, i.e. joined a session),
  • connect (triggered when a connection is established between ISL Light Desk and ISL Light Client),
  • disconnect (triggered when a session is finished).


You can connect certain actions with certain events - the syntax of complex command line arguments is:

--on-<event> <action>

 

Action part must be in URL query format and is defined like this:

[destination_module]<name1>=<value1>[&<name2>=<value2...]

 

destination_module can be one of the following (please click on the module name for more information):

  • main (options for main ISL Light Desk window and general ISL Light program settings)
  • desktop (commands for the desktop sharing plugin)
  • file_transfer (commands for the file transfer plugin)
  • audio (commands for the audio plugin)
  • video (commands for the video plugin)
  • recording (commands for the recording plugin)
  • customization (customization commands)
  • previews (enable various preview functionalities)

Note: If you omit the destination module, a default value main is used.

 

Main module

expand=(always|manual)
 When you use expand=always on connect event, it will instruct ISL Light to always restore its window from minimized/iconized state when a new event occurs, e.g. chat is received.
When you use expand=manual on disconnect event, it will instruct ISL Light not to restore its window from minimized/iconized state when a session is terminated.
 
smallfootprint
 Use this option to force a small footprint GUI instead of the standard ISL Light dialog.
 
iconize
 This command instructs ISL Light to switch into the iconized state.
 
minimize
 This command instructs ISL Light to switch into the minimized state.
 
logo=<path-to-logo-image>
 This command instructs ISL Light to load a logo image from an existing file on the computer or from an URL address.
Important: Logo has to be in .bmp format. Maximal size for the logo is 350*80 px.		 
pos=([center|lefttop|rightbottom|righttop|leftbottom][(<x>,<y>)])
 This command instructs ISL Light to place the main window to a specific position. Parameters x and y represent the offset towards the center of the desktop.
 
sticky
 This command instructs ISL Light to restore the specified position each time the window state changes from minimized or iconized to restored.
 
open_url=<url>
 This command instructs ISL Light to open the specified URL in the default web browser.
 
priority=(normal|high)
 This command sets the ISL Light process priority to normal or high.
 
topmost=false
 This command works for all events (usually it is used on load event so that it is effective immediately when ISL Light starts) and disables the window on top flag for ISL Light.

 

Desktop sharing module

admin[=restart]
 When you use this command on connect event combined with show desktop sharing, it will automatically try to switch desktop streaming to administrative mode.
If you specify admin=restart instead of just admin, it will automatically try to switch desktop streaming to administrative mode and enable the restart and resume functionality.
 
skip_uac=(true|false)

 When you set the value to true, the User Account Control pop-up is skipped when the local user starts streaming his desktop and the streaming begins automatically.
Note: Setting applies only on machines running Windows operating systems.
Note: The streaming side has to have administrative privileges on the local machine. 		 
show
 When you use this command on connect event, it will start desktop streaming.
 
view
 This command instructs the ISL Light not to ask the user if he wants to view the remote desktop.
 
control[=(grant|grantF12|disable)]
 When you use this command on connect event, it grants desktop control. The grantF12 parameter is used for granting control in the compatibility (F12) mode. If you omit grant or grantF12 parameter, the default value (grant) is used.
If you specify control=disable, it is not possible to control the remote computer, only view.
 
topbarpos=(left|top|right|bottom)
 This command is used to specify the location of the desktop streaming bar - it can be on the left, top, right or bottom side of the desktop.
Note: Desktop streaming bar can not be at the same location as the Windows task bar (usually it is at the bottom) - if you specify the same location, ISL Light will choose an alternative location. On Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me you cannot set the position of the desktop streaming bar to left or right.
 
hidetopbar=(true|false)
 If set to true, the desktop streaming bar is not shown.
 
black=(true|false)
 This command (when set to true) instructs the ISL Light to enable black screen when desktop is being shared.
 
disablelocal=(true|false)
 If set to true, the local user cannot take control.
 
leavebackground=(true|false)
 If set to true, desktop background is not removed when streaming desktop.
 
color=64k
 Use this option to switch to high quality mode (this means 64k colors, ISSC triple @60%).
 
whiteboard=(disabled|5s|10s|manual)

 Set the default erase timeout for the whiteboard. 
events=stream_stop_close
 Stops the ISL Light session automatically when desktop sharing is closed.
 
leave_aero=(true|false)
 Windows only. By default we disable AERO composition on Windows machines in order to get better performance. Default value: false
 Example:
 --on-connect desktop?leave_aero=true
 
leave_effects=(true|false)
 Windows only. By default we disable effects on Windows in order to get better performance.
 Default value: true
 Example:
 --on-connect desktop?leave_effects=true

 

File transfer module

location=<path_on_local_computer>
 Use this command to change the location where the transferred files should be saved.
 
transfer=[<file_name1>[;<file_name2>...]]
 When you use this command on connect event, the file transfer plugin will start transferring the specified file(s) - separate multiple filenames with semicolons.

 

Audio module

stream
 When you use this command on connect event, it will start streaming the local audio recording.

 

Video module

stream
 When you use this command on connect event, it will start streaming the local video recording.

 

Recording module

record[=silent,true]
 When you use this command on connect event, it will load the recording plugin, start it and ask the remote user if he or she allows recording.
If silent or true is specified, the session will be recorded without user consent.
If silent is specified, the user will not be offered to view the recorded session after the session has finished.
Recording starts even if silent or true are not defined.
 
location=<path_on_local_computer>
 Specify the default location where the recording files will be saved. Environment variables can also be used. Please use the following syntax for environment variables - for variable name variable_name use $[variable_name]
Example for default path with computer name used in the path:
location=x:\\recordings\\$[COMPUTERNAME]
 
allow_stop=false
 This option will disable the user's ability to stop session recording.
 
name <filename>=$[HOST]-$[TIME]
 You can define the file name for the recording. The default is set to Host and Time. This can be changed around depending on what criteria you wish to include in the file name.
 
Parameters:
$[ISLUSER]
$[GRID]
$[SESSION]
$[CODE]
 These parameters can be used within the recording commands.
$[ISLUSER] defines the username of the operator from the recorded session. (Available in ISL Light 4.0.3+)
$[GRID] defines the ID of grid (Available in ISL Light 4.0.3+)
$[SESSION] defines the session id of the recorded session. (Available in ISL Light 4.0.3+)
$[CODE] defines the session code of the recorded session. (Available in ISL Light 4.0.3+)

 


Customization module

use_support_session_flow=(true|false)

 Allows you to show minimal GUI while waiting for clients to join a session. Only works when specified --get-code parameter is specified together with --username --password parameters or --web-login.

Example:

ISL_Light_Desk.exe --get-code --username  demo --password demo--on-load "customization?use_support_session_flow=false"


Previews module

unsupported_preview_enable_auth_2fa=(true|false)
 Allows you to enable support for two-factor authentication (2FA) login. (Available in ISL Light 4.3.0+)

Example:
ISL_Light.exe --on-load "previews?unsupported_preview_enable_auth_2fa=true"

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