@pabouk: It depends: I think that virtualbox should actually grab the keyboard (when focused) even when additions are installed if they want to get all the key bindings without making the WM to interact with them (as virt- manager or citrix do); while yes, to make the super key not to be always handled by unity, compiz needs to change (quite a lot) and actually I think this is out of our scope, since it would be a too big refactor and it might break other assumptions we have.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/741869 Title: Unity/compiz intercepts Super and Alt keypresses from grabbed windows like VMs. Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Committed Status in Compiz: Triaged Status in Compiz Core: Triaged Status in OEM Priority Project: Won't Fix Status in OEM Priority Project precise series: Won't Fix Status in Unity: Fix Released Status in Unity 7.2 series: In Progress Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “compiz” source package in Trusty: New Status in “unity” source package in Trusty: New Bug description: [Impact] After upgrading from Maverick to Natty, I can no longer use the Super (windows) key in Virtual Machine Manager. Previously, as long as I had the Virtual Machine Manager console window in the foreground, I could press the Super key and the start menu would pop up. Since upgrading to Natty, this no longer works, and the search box appears in the upper left. Also see bug #934921 [Test Case] (1) Install virtualbox or virt-manager and qemu-system, create and boot a virtual machine (2) while in the virtual machine (and it should grab the keyboard), press the Super key Expected Result: the super key acts inside the VM (check by install unity on it or using xev) Buggy Result: the super key acts in the host and the Unity Dash is displayed [regression Potential]This patch plays with key grabs and ungrabs: the most likely potential for regression is (a) the existing grabs continue and no fix obtains or (2) the grab is not resumed when returning control from the VM and the Super key does not invoke the Unity Dash. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/741869/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
