Opened 9 years ago
Last modified 9 years ago
#15729 new defect
keyboard differences in VB 5.1
| Reported by: | Stéphane Charette | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | guest additions | Version: | VirtualBox 5.1.2 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Linux |
Description
VB 5.1.2 r108956 on 64-bit Ubuntu 16.04, running 64-bit Ubuntu 16.04 guest with the guest additions.
Something has changed in the way keyboard handling works in VB 5.1. Two problems that I'm guessing may be related:
#1) In the past, the extra "multimedia" buttons on my USB keyboard (including the "calculator" button) have always worked. They used to be handled by the host, even when the guest had focus. In VB 5.1, those buttons don't work anymore when the guest has focus.
#2) The other more serious keyboard change in VB 5.1 is that ALT+TAB is no longer always caught by the guest. Instead of going between the apps in the guest, ALT+TAB is handled by the host, even when the guest has focus. This doesn't happen 100% of the time.
Please try the latest test build just to be sure that you have the lastest fixes. The way it is intended to work (and this did not work quite as intended in 5.0) is that when the green icon in the bottom right-hand corner is lit up, all key events, including multi-media keys and alt-tab, should go to the guest. You can release the keyboard by pressing the host key. Sorry if I am just telling you things you know, I just want to be sure we are at the same place.