#108 closed defect (fixed)
keyboard stays grabbed when vbox has no focus
| Reported by: | xerces8 | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 1.3.6 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
Sometimes vbox keeps the keyboard even if the user switched focus to other applications.
These step reproduce the problem on my system (Win2000 SP4, vbox 1.3.6):
- have some windows open (notepad , firefox etc)
- have virtualbox started and start one virtual machine (I had windows running inside it, without vbox additions, since it was a new install)
- host Windows task bar is set to "AutoHide" (I don't know if this is important)
- type something in notepad
- move the mouse to the bottom, so that the task bar appears
- click the virtual guest window on the task bar
- wait a few seconds (do not move the mouse pointer away from the task bar)
- click the same button again
now the focus is back in the notepad window, but the keys do not work, the are grabbed by virtual box
Change History (6)
comment:1 by , 17 years ago
comment:2 by , 17 years ago
Update: Happens with additions too.
Also today it happened, that all the keys worked, except "AltGr" (the right Alt).
Also, sometimes vbox guest does not have the keyboard. I have to click in out to fix things.
Is it really that hard to track when the vbox window has focus and when not ?
comment:3 by , 17 years ago
OK, I reproduced this on a fresh install of WinXP pro SP2, first time install of vbox 1.3.6. That is : this is another PC, with a one month old Windows installation, vbox was never installed on it.
- install vbox 1.3.6, default settings
- start it
- create a new VM, type : Windows 2003; all defaults (no disk)
- start it
- dismiss the dialog about grabbing the kbd
- click inside the running VM window
- dismiss the dialog about grabbing the mouse
- release mouse by pressing right ctrl
- select a window of notepad
- on the task bar, click the VM window
- click it again
Result:
- focus is in notepad, but keys are grabbed by vbox
comment:5 by , 17 years ago
I tried with 1.4.0 and I could not reproduce the problem. Appears to be fixed.
It does not seem to happen when the mouse addition is installed. I tried it today and it did not happen. But the then I disabled the Mouse addition (menu VM/Disable Mouse Integration) and then I could reproduce it.