Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] new SDL keyboard shortcuts to start and stop VM

[Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>]

Am 20.10.2009 00:20, schrieb Anthony Liguori:
> Mulyadi Santosa wrote:
>> IMO, it would be faster if we provide keyboard shortcuts that will
>> stop and resume VM execution right from SDL guest interface, rather
>> than switching to console monitor first and type "s" or "c"
>> respectively.
>>   
> 
> Is this really common of an operation that you would need an escape key 
> for it?
> 
> Why are you so frequently stopping and continuing a guest?

Why are you all trying to explain to him that actually he doesn't want
to have this feature? I could have used it, too, at times (stop the
guest to have enough time to attach gdb, for example). There are other
ways to do it (although they are not as simple) and I used them, but
that doesn't make this feature less useful.

Does it take anything away for you? Or do you have plans to use those
keys otherwise? If not, why not add a feature that some might find
useful, even though others don't?

Kevin