diff --git a/common/rfb/ClientParams.cxx b/common/rfb/ClientParams.cxx
index 6209f4d..7838407 100644
--- a/common/rfb/ClientParams.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/ClientParams.cxx
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@
 
 ClientParams::ClientParams()
   : majorVersion(0), minorVersion(0),
-    useCopyRect(false),
-    supportsLocalCursor(false), supportsLocalXCursor(false),
-    supportsLocalCursorWithAlpha(false),
-    supportsDesktopResize(false), supportsExtendedDesktopSize(false),
-    supportsDesktopRename(false), supportsLastRect(false),
-    supportsLEDState(false), supportsQEMUKeyEvent(false),
-    supportsSetDesktopSize(false), supportsFence(false),
-    supportsContinuousUpdates(false),
     compressLevel(2), qualityLevel(-1), fineQualityLevel(-1),
     subsampling(subsampleUndefined),
     width_(0), height_(0), name_(0),
@@ -93,14 +85,6 @@
 
 void ClientParams::setEncodings(int nEncodings, const rdr::S32* encodings)
 {
-  useCopyRect = false;
-  supportsLocalCursor = false;
-  supportsLocalCursorWithAlpha = false;
-  supportsDesktopResize = false;
-  supportsExtendedDesktopSize = false;
-  supportsLocalXCursor = false;
-  supportsLastRect = false;
-  supportsQEMUKeyEvent = false;
   compressLevel = -1;
   qualityLevel = -1;
   fineQualityLevel = -1;
@@ -111,42 +95,6 @@
 
   for (int i = nEncodings-1; i >= 0; i--) {
     switch (encodings[i]) {
-    case encodingCopyRect:
-      useCopyRect = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingCursor:
-      supportsLocalCursor = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingXCursor:
-      supportsLocalXCursor = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingCursorWithAlpha:
-      supportsLocalCursorWithAlpha = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingDesktopSize:
-      supportsDesktopResize = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingExtendedDesktopSize:
-      supportsExtendedDesktopSize = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingDesktopName:
-      supportsDesktopRename = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingLastRect:
-      supportsLastRect = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingLEDState:
-      supportsLEDState = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingQEMUKeyEvent:
-      supportsQEMUKeyEvent = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingFence:
-      supportsFence = true;
-      break;
-    case pseudoEncodingContinuousUpdates:
-      supportsContinuousUpdates = true;
-      break;
     case pseudoEncodingSubsamp1X:
       subsampling = subsampleNone;
       break;
@@ -179,8 +127,7 @@
         encodings[i] <= pseudoEncodingFineQualityLevel100)
       fineQualityLevel = encodings[i] - pseudoEncodingFineQualityLevel0;
 
-    if (encodings[i] > 0)
-      encodings_.insert(encodings[i]);
+    encodings_.insert(encodings[i]);
   }
 }
 
@@ -188,3 +135,35 @@
 {
   ledState_ = state;
 }
+
+bool ClientParams::supportsLocalCursor() const
+{
+  if (supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingCursorWithAlpha))
+    return true;
+  if (supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingCursor))
+    return true;
+  if (supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingXCursor))
+    return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool ClientParams::supportsLEDState() const
+{
+  if (supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingLEDState))
+    return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool ClientParams::supportsFence() const
+{
+  if (supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingFence))
+    return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool ClientParams::supportsContinuousUpdates() const
+{
+  if (supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingContinuousUpdates))
+    return true;
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/common/rfb/ClientParams.h b/common/rfb/ClientParams.h
index 6b36895..63d4e19 100644
--- a/common/rfb/ClientParams.h
+++ b/common/rfb/ClientParams.h
@@ -84,21 +84,12 @@
     unsigned int ledState() { return ledState_; }
     void setLEDState(unsigned int state);
 
-    bool useCopyRect;
-
-    bool supportsLocalCursor;
-    bool supportsLocalXCursor;
-    bool supportsLocalCursorWithAlpha;
-    bool supportsDesktopResize;
-    bool supportsExtendedDesktopSize;
-    bool supportsDesktopRename;
-    bool supportsLastRect;
-    bool supportsLEDState;
-    bool supportsQEMUKeyEvent;
-
-    bool supportsSetDesktopSize;
-    bool supportsFence;
-    bool supportsContinuousUpdates;
+    // Wrappers to check for functionality rather than specific
+    // encodings
+    bool supportsLocalCursor() const;
+    bool supportsLEDState() const;
+    bool supportsFence() const;
+    bool supportsContinuousUpdates() const;
 
     int compressLevel;
     int qualityLevel;
diff --git a/common/rfb/EncodeManager.cxx b/common/rfb/EncodeManager.cxx
index 9288668..735be07 100644
--- a/common/rfb/EncodeManager.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/EncodeManager.cxx
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 
     changed = changed_;
 
-    if (!conn->client.useCopyRect)
+    if (!conn->client.supportsEncoding(encodingCopyRect))
       changed.assign_union(copied);
 
     /*
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
       changed.assign_subtract(renderedCursor->getEffectiveRect());
     }
 
-    if (conn->client.supportsLastRect)
+    if (conn->client.supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingLastRect))
       nRects = 0xFFFF;
     else {
       nRects = copied.numRects();
@@ -347,14 +347,14 @@
 
     conn->writer()->writeFramebufferUpdateStart(nRects);
 
-    if (conn->client.useCopyRect)
+    if (conn->client.supportsEncoding(encodingCopyRect))
       writeCopyRects(copied, copyDelta);
 
     /*
      * We start by searching for solid rects, which are then removed
      * from the changed region.
      */
-    if (conn->client.supportsLastRect)
+    if (conn->client.supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingLastRect))
       writeSolidRects(&changed, pb);
 
     writeRects(changed, pb);
diff --git a/common/rfb/SMsgHandler.cxx b/common/rfb/SMsgHandler.cxx
index f0e277c..be88433 100644
--- a/common/rfb/SMsgHandler.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/SMsgHandler.cxx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <rfb/Exception.h>
 #include <rfb/SMsgHandler.h>
 #include <rfb/ScreenSet.h>
+#include <rfb/encodings.h>
 
 using namespace rfb;
 
@@ -44,22 +45,22 @@
   bool firstFence, firstContinuousUpdates, firstLEDState,
        firstQEMUKeyEvent;
 
-  firstFence = !client.supportsFence;
-  firstContinuousUpdates = !client.supportsContinuousUpdates;
-  firstLEDState = !client.supportsLEDState;
-  firstQEMUKeyEvent = !client.supportsQEMUKeyEvent;
+  firstFence = !client.supportsFence();
+  firstContinuousUpdates = !client.supportsContinuousUpdates();
+  firstLEDState = !client.supportsLEDState();
+  firstQEMUKeyEvent = !client.supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingQEMUKeyEvent);
 
   client.setEncodings(nEncodings, encodings);
 
   supportsLocalCursor();
 
-  if (client.supportsFence && firstFence)
+  if (client.supportsFence() && firstFence)
     supportsFence();
-  if (client.supportsContinuousUpdates && firstContinuousUpdates)
+  if (client.supportsContinuousUpdates() && firstContinuousUpdates)
     supportsContinuousUpdates();
-  if (client.supportsLEDState && firstLEDState)
+  if (client.supportsLEDState() && firstLEDState)
     supportsLEDState();
-  if (client.supportsQEMUKeyEvent && firstQEMUKeyEvent)
+  if (client.supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingQEMUKeyEvent) && firstQEMUKeyEvent)
     supportsQEMUKeyEvent();
 }
 
diff --git a/common/rfb/SMsgWriter.cxx b/common/rfb/SMsgWriter.cxx
index bcc848f..f4c968e 100644
--- a/common/rfb/SMsgWriter.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/SMsgWriter.cxx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
 void SMsgWriter::writeFence(rdr::U32 flags, unsigned len, const char data[])
 {
-  if (!client->supportsFence)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingFence))
     throw Exception("Client does not support fences");
   if (len > 64)
     throw Exception("Too large fence payload");
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
 void SMsgWriter::writeEndOfContinuousUpdates()
 {
-  if (!client->supportsContinuousUpdates)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingContinuousUpdates))
     throw Exception("Client does not support continuous updates");
 
   startMsg(msgTypeEndOfContinuousUpdates);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 }
 
 bool SMsgWriter::writeSetDesktopSize() {
-  if (!client->supportsDesktopResize)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingDesktopSize))
     return false;
 
   needSetDesktopSize = true;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 }
 
 bool SMsgWriter::writeExtendedDesktopSize() {
-  if (!client->supportsExtendedDesktopSize)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingExtendedDesktopSize))
     return false;
 
   needExtendedDesktopSize = true;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                                           const ScreenSet& layout) {
   ExtendedDesktopSizeMsg msg;
 
-  if (!client->supportsExtendedDesktopSize)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingExtendedDesktopSize))
     return false;
 
   msg.reason = reason;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 }
 
 bool SMsgWriter::writeSetDesktopName() {
-  if (!client->supportsDesktopRename)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingDesktopName))
     return false;
 
   needSetDesktopName = true;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
 bool SMsgWriter::writeSetCursor()
 {
-  if (!client->supportsLocalCursor)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingCursor))
     return false;
 
   needSetCursor = true;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 
 bool SMsgWriter::writeSetXCursor()
 {
-  if (!client->supportsLocalXCursor)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingXCursor))
     return false;
 
   needSetXCursor = true;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
 bool SMsgWriter::writeSetCursorWithAlpha()
 {
-  if (!client->supportsLocalCursorWithAlpha)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingCursorWithAlpha))
     return false;
 
   needSetCursorWithAlpha = true;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 
 bool SMsgWriter::writeLEDState()
 {
-  if (!client->supportsLEDState)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingLEDState))
     return false;
   if (client->ledState() == ledUnknown)
     return false;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 
 bool SMsgWriter::writeQEMUKeyEvent()
 {
-  if (!client->supportsQEMUKeyEvent)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingQEMUKeyEvent))
     return false;
 
   needQEMUKeyEvent = true;
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 
 void SMsgWriter::writeSetDesktopSizeRect(int width, int height)
 {
-  if (!client->supportsDesktopResize)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingDesktopSize))
     throw Exception("Client does not support desktop resize");
   if (++nRectsInUpdate > nRectsInHeader && nRectsInHeader)
     throw Exception("SMsgWriter::writeSetDesktopSizeRect: nRects out of sync");
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
 {
   ScreenSet::const_iterator si;
 
-  if (!client->supportsExtendedDesktopSize)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingExtendedDesktopSize))
     throw Exception("Client does not support extended desktop resize");
   if (++nRectsInUpdate > nRectsInHeader && nRectsInHeader)
     throw Exception("SMsgWriter::writeExtendedDesktopSizeRect: nRects out of sync");
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
 
 void SMsgWriter::writeSetDesktopNameRect(const char *name)
 {
-  if (!client->supportsDesktopRename)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingDesktopName))
     throw Exception("Client does not support desktop rename");
   if (++nRectsInUpdate > nRectsInHeader && nRectsInHeader)
     throw Exception("SMsgWriter::writeSetDesktopNameRect: nRects out of sync");
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
                                     int hotspotX, int hotspotY,
                                     const void* data, const void* mask)
 {
-  if (!client->supportsLocalCursor)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingCursor))
     throw Exception("Client does not support local cursors");
   if (++nRectsInUpdate > nRectsInHeader && nRectsInHeader)
     throw Exception("SMsgWriter::writeSetCursorRect: nRects out of sync");
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
                                      int hotspotX, int hotspotY,
                                      const void* data, const void* mask)
 {
-  if (!client->supportsLocalXCursor)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingXCursor))
     throw Exception("Client does not support local cursors");
   if (++nRectsInUpdate > nRectsInHeader && nRectsInHeader)
     throw Exception("SMsgWriter::writeSetXCursorRect: nRects out of sync");
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
                                              int hotspotX, int hotspotY,
                                              const rdr::U8* data)
 {
-  if (!client->supportsLocalCursorWithAlpha)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingCursorWithAlpha))
     throw Exception("Client does not support local cursors");
   if (++nRectsInUpdate > nRectsInHeader && nRectsInHeader)
     throw Exception("SMsgWriter::writeSetCursorWithAlphaRect: nRects out of sync");
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
 
 void SMsgWriter::writeLEDStateRect(rdr::U8 state)
 {
-  if (!client->supportsLEDState)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingLEDState))
     throw Exception("Client does not support LED state updates");
   if (client->ledState() == ledUnknown)
     throw Exception("Server does not support LED state updates");
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
 
 void SMsgWriter::writeQEMUKeyEventRect()
 {
-  if (!client->supportsQEMUKeyEvent)
+  if (!client->supportsEncoding(pseudoEncodingQEMUKeyEvent))
     throw Exception("Client does not support QEMU extended key events");
   if (++nRectsInUpdate > nRectsInHeader && nRectsInHeader)
     throw Exception("SMsgWriter::writeQEMUKeyEventRect: nRects out of sync");
diff --git a/common/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx b/common/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
index 34bb1e8..15b2f9a 100644
--- a/common/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
@@ -385,8 +385,7 @@
   if (state() != RFBSTATE_NORMAL)
     return false;
 
-  if (!client.supportsLocalCursorWithAlpha &&
-      !client.supportsLocalCursor && !client.supportsLocalXCursor)
+  if (!client.supportsLocalCursor())
     return true;
   if (!server->cursorPos.equals(pointerEventPos) &&
       (time(0) - pointerEventTime) > 0)
@@ -572,7 +571,7 @@
 
   // Lock key heuristics
   // (only for clients that do not support the LED state extension)
-  if (!client.supportsLEDState) {
+  if (!client.supportsLEDState()) {
     // Always ignore ScrollLock as we don't have a heuristic
     // for that
     if (keysym == XK_Scroll_Lock) {
@@ -787,7 +786,7 @@
 {
   Rect rect;
 
-  if (!client.supportsFence || !client.supportsContinuousUpdates)
+  if (!client.supportsFence() || !client.supportsContinuousUpdates())
     throw Exception("Client tried to enable continuous updates when not allowed");
 
   continuousUpdates = enable;
@@ -803,7 +802,7 @@
 }
 
 // supportsLocalCursor() is called whenever the status of
-// client.supportsLocalCursor has changed.  If the client does now support local
+// client.supportsLocalCursor() has changed.  If the client does now support local
 // cursor, we make sure that the old server-side rendered cursor is cleaned up
 // and the cursor is sent to the client.
 
@@ -825,7 +824,7 @@
 {
   // We refuse to use continuous updates if we cannot monitor the buffer
   // usage using fences.
-  if (!client.supportsFence)
+  if (!client.supportsFence())
     return;
 
   writer()->writeEndOfContinuousUpdates();
@@ -868,7 +867,7 @@
 {
   char type;
 
-  if (!client.supportsFence)
+  if (!client.supportsFence())
     return;
 
   congestion.updatePosition(sock->outStream().length());
@@ -895,7 +894,7 @@
   if (sock->outStream().bufferUsage() > 0)
     return true;
 
-  if (!client.supportsFence)
+  if (!client.supportsFence())
     return false;
 
   congestion.updatePosition(sock->outStream().length());