[et-mgmt-tools] [PATCH][RESEND] Send [Ctrl+Alt+Del] and [F8]

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 03:02:07AM +0800, Msquared wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:54:09PM -0400, Hugh Brock wrote:
> 
> > In both RHEL 5 and Fedora 6, it is possible to pass Ctrl+Alt+Del to a
> > guest simply by pressing Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Alt+Del, if the console has
> > keyboard grab in effect. Both the Ctrl and Alt keys can be made sticky
> > by pressing them three times. So there's really no need for a special
> > Ctrl+Alt+Del button.
> 
> I think the point is that there is no visible way to press C-A-Del in a
> guest.  Of course, it's not really visible in VNC normally, either.  You
> have to press F8 to bring up the menu.  However, once the menu is
> displayed, a number of functions become visible.
> 
> > To send f8, it's not even necessary to use a sticky key; you just click
> > the console window and press f8.
> 
> In normal VNC, F8 is used to bring up the menu that allows you to send
> C-A-Del without some obscure bucky-key sequence.

That's just a short term issue. When we move to the new VNC widget in
virt-manager, we'll be able to grab every keystroke including C-A-D and
C-A-Fx. So then we'll not need the 'sticky' key stuff at all.

> > If this isn't working for you, it's a bug and we need to fix it. Please
> > let me know if it is!

One resaon it might not work, is if the user preferences in virt-manager
have turned off the keyboard grabing.

egards,
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