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N To use the Unity Touch feature with View 5.3.x desktops, the Remote Experience Agent must be
installed on the desktops. If you have the Remote Experience Agent installed but want to turn o this
feature, you can set a registry value on the remote desktop.
If users have a oating desktop, users’ favorite applications and les can be saved only if Windows roaming
user proles are congured for the desktop. Administrators can create a default Favorite Applications list
that end users see the rst time the sidebar appears.
Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Application
You can quickly navigate to a remote application from a Unity Touch sidebar. From this sidebar, you can
launch applications, switch between running applications, and minimize, maximize, restore, or close remote
applications. You can also switch to a remote desktop.
When you access a remote application, the Unity Touch sidebar appears on the left side of the window. If the
Unity Touch sidebar is closed, a tab appears on the left side of the window. You can swipe this tab to the
right to reopen the sidebar. You can also slide the tab up or down.
N You can use remote applications only if you are connected to Connection Server 6.0 or later.
Figure 42. Unity Touch Sidebar for a Remote Application
From the Unity Touch sidebar, you can perform many actions on a remote application.
Table 45. Unity Touch Sidebar Actions for a Remote Application
Action Procedure
Show the sidebar Swipe the tab to the right to open the sidebar. When the sidebar is open, you cannot
perform actions on the application window.
Hide the sidebar Swipe the tab to the left to close the sidebar. When the sidebar is open, you cannot
perform actions on the application window.
In Horizon Client 3.1 and later, you can also touch the application window, including
the Horizon Client Tools radial menu, to hide the sidebar.
Switch between running
applications
Tap the application under Current Connection.
Open an application Tap the name of the application under Available Applications in the sidebar. The
application starts and the sidebar closes.
Using VMware Horizon Client for iOS
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