Command-Q not passed to client OS

[Gil Pinheiro]

Certain key combinations are not being passed through to the client OS.

Usecase: Command-Q (in X11 as Meta-Q) to quit an application in the client OS results in the "Close virtual machine" dialog (and leads to a 'stuck' command key modifier after dismissal, until meta is pressed again).

Also see Command-H for another example of this problem

​http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/1320 describes a fix, but from what I can tell has either not been applied, or does not work.

Partially related to Ticket #1668, but currently the exhibited behaviour is inconsistent with the behaviour of other keyboard combinations (i.e. pass everything to the client) - 1668 describes how passing through these key combos, if _optional_, may still be useful to some.

[Dylan Justice]

Also applies to Linux host.

[mackyle]

Still a problem in VirtualBox 4.0.6

[dgatwood]

Still a problem in 4.2 RC2. It's a royal pain in the backside. In particular, it absolutely removes the ability to skip the Mac OS X registration process (which until 10.7 or so could only be accomplished by hitting Command-Q). Very annoying.

[nnyby]

Are there any solutions for this? This bug prevents me from quitting or restarting xmonad in a linux guest.

[Frank Mehnert]

You can change the corresponding shortcut setting in File / Preferences / Input / Virtual Machine. Enter 'q' in the search bar and you will find the setting for 'Close' action. This will at least prevent opening the close dialog when you press Cmd-Q. However, the real fix to your problem is to change the host key from Cmd to something else.