Feature Request: Toolbar - Primary Monitor Only + Customizable Display Text and other

[chrisrgling]

Problem 1: Toolbar appears on all monitors

Currently, when connecting to a remote PC with multiple monitors, the remote desktop toolbar/bar appears on ALL monitors.

Use Case

We use MeshCentral to connect and help stores with their cash registers. The problem is:

• Cash register systems have multiple displays (main screen + customer-facing display)
• When the toolbar is enabled, it appears on BOTH screens
• If a customer is at the cash register when a salesperson calls us for help, our name/info is visible to the customer on their display
• This is not ideal for privacy and professionalism

Proposed Solution 1

Add an option to display the remote desktop toolbar only on the primary monitor instead of all monitors.

This could be:

• A global setting in MeshCentral configuration
• A per-connection option when connecting to a device
• A checkbox like "Show toolbar on primary monitor only"

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Problem 2: Cannot customize what is displayed on the toolbar

Currently, the toolbar displays the full username. In our case, we use LDAP sync, so the full name includes our employee ID number.

This information is visible to customers, which is not ideal.

Proposed Solution 2

Add the ability to filter/customize what is displayed on the toolbar.

Options could include:

• Display full name (current behavior)
• Display first name only
• Display custom text
• Display nothing (just show "Remote Support" or similar)

This would allow each organization to control what information is shown to end users during remote sessions.

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Problem 3: Toolbar is too large

I saw that this is being worked on here: #7622

This will make it more user-friendly, thank you for working on this!

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Problem 4: Toolbar position and usability

Sometimes the toolbar is positioned over a window where we cannot click the close button (X). We have to remove the PIN and wait 5-6 seconds for the toolbar to disappear before we can manage what is behind it.

Proposed Solution 4

Add the ability to move/reposition the toolbar on the screen.

Also, it would be great to have a quick collapse/minimize button (like an arrow) to reduce the toolbar instantly.

For example, TeamViewer allows you to click an arrow to collapse the toolbar directly, and it is positioned on the right side of the screen. I think this is an ideal positioning.

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Thank you for considering these features!

[si458]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT USE AI TO WRITE ISSUES!!!
the is just way too much text above to fully understand everything!

1. the current notifybar-desktop.js module is embedded in the agent so changes will require new agents having be built sadly so will take some time to make changes etc

2. this is already possible - please see https://config.meshcentraltools.com - desktopPrivacyBarText

{
  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/master/meshcentral-config-schema.json",
  "domains": {
    "": {
      "desktopPrivacyBarText": "Hello Account Realname {0}, Hello Account identifier {1}"
    }
  }
}

3. already in the works to make the bar smaller as @panreyes did the code commit to the agent before we made new agents this month

4. you can drag the bar left and right, and use the pin to shrink/hide it but yes we need to fix the bar collapsing with the pin

[chrisrgling]

Thank you @si458 for your feedback.

I use AI to translate to make it easier for you, because sometimes translations from other languages using a simple translator don't make sense due to a lack of context.

Regarding your response 1:
After you modify the agent on your end and deploy it, how will the update be performed on remote PCs? Will a remote CMD command suffice, or will you need to redeploy the device group agent .exe to overwrite the current one?

2 :

We are limited to two choices. Is it not possible to display only the technician's first name?
Because on my side, the account identifier and account real name display the last name. If we could display only the first name, for example, it would be less annoying, but I doubt that this is possible because currently in MeshCentral I do not see a “first name” field.

4 : OK, I see that you can actually slide it from left to right when the Pin is not activated.

Is it possible to display it elsewhere? For example, could this bar be displayed on the left or right side of the screen? (I think it would be better and less annoying if the size were smaller.)

[si458]

@chrisrgling ah right no worries! i normally tell AI to cut to the chase and explain it to me like im a child (normally works haha)

1. by default when a new agent is released into node_modules/meshcentral/agents/ (not subfolder in agents)
   then when you upgrade/restart your meshcentral server, it will tell your remote devices hey look an update, go fetch!
   and away it goes and does an upgrade.
   now you can DISABLE this behaviour by setting noAgentUpdate: 1 under the settings section on your config.json and restarting your meshcentral, then in future when the is new updates available, you would have to go into each device and run agentupdate from the console tab of the device (or use the run commands and pick meshagent console as type)

2. i can look at adding those extra values for you, if you can share with me an example if a user from your meshcentral database?
   then i can figure out what values we could use instead, my example below
   {"type":"user","_id":"user//simon","name":"simon","realname":"simon smith","email":"myemailaddress@findityourself.com","creation":1743674946,"login":1772018601,"access":1772026214,"domain":"","siteadmin":4294967295,"links":{...}, "msghandle":"ntfy:DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","otpdev":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","emailVerified":true,"otpekey":{"k":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","d":DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS},"passchange":1746552782,"phone":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","otpduo":{},"otphkeys":[{"name":"onlykey-nopin","type":3,"publicKey":"-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nDOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n","counter":DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS,"keyIndex":DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS,"keyId":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS"},{"name":"onlykey-slot4","type":2,"keyid":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","keyIndex":DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS},{"name":"OldYubiKeyOTP","type":2,"keyid":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","keyIndex":DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS}],"otpsecret":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","salt":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","hash":"DOILOOKSTUPIDTOSHARETHIS","flags":0,"pastlogin":1772018318}

3. sadly not its top, top or guess what? TOP. to pop it elsewhere would require code changes again in the meshagent because those things need to run as the user so are embedded in the meshagent whih means more agent updates :(