Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: Qemu Windows Host & Client Feedback

[Josef Moffett <moffett@secureit-mu.com>]

Christian Walther wrote:

> Doctor Bill wrote:
>
>> Even with the snapshot version, the same mapping problem occurs 
>> sometimes.
>> Usually, it is after a soft reboot.  For example, if I restart from
>> Windows 98 se to
>> DOS and then back to Windows 98 se then I get the key mapping where keys
>> act as hot keys regardless of focus.  However, I have experienced a 
>> few times
>> when the keyboard started off in that mode.  The general workaround 
>> seems to
>> be to do a shutdown of the virtual machine and then restart QEMU.
>
>
> Could this be a case of stuck modifier keys? Qemu's notion of which 
> modifier keys are pressed can sometimes get out of sync with the real 
> state of the keys. E.g. when you press the alt key to alt-tab away 
> from qemu, it still thinks that the alt key is pressed afterwards, 
> because it didn't receive the key-up event, not having focus at that 
> point. This can be corrected by pressing and releasing the stuck 
> modifier key after you switch back to Qemu.
>
>  -Christian
>
>
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I have noticed a similar "problem" with the numlock. It doesn't actually 
bother me as the solution is very simple, but when I start qemu with the 
numlock switched on then in qemu to get numlock on I have to turn it 
'off' (ie no led on the keyboard) and vice versa.

Just a comment, about the keyboard state, perhaps in final polishing 
this may be considered important, but in actual doing stuff with qemu it 
doesn't actually reduce workability.
 
Cheers

Joe