Current QEMU code (at least, v2.12.0-329-ge5cd695266) does not grab the
F10 key ("menubar activate"), accelerators (Ctrl-Alt-1) or menu bar
"mnemonic"s (such as Alt-V for _V_iew).This comment nicely summarizes what kind of grabs is needed: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499362#c1 This is the corresponding implementation: https://github.com/SPICE/virt-viewer/blob/4048d28de853854a57835e91fb8758e78bc9ecd5/src/virt-viewer-window.c#L696 Changing the "gtk-enable-accels" setting on the window should still work in order to disable accelerators such as Ctrl-Alt-G and Ctrl-Alt-1. Being able to switch to the monitor (e.g. to issue "sendkey ..." is important, so something else should probably catch this. Or else just accept that the grab key has to be pressed first. Alt-M (Menu) and Alt-V (View) are not that commonly used shortcuts, these could be removed/disabled with a grab if desired, but otherwise I am not annoyed by it. The F10 key however is used for various purposes in applications and must be passed to the guest. Unfortunately, Timm Bäder removed the "gtk-menu-bar-accel" property in GTK+ 3.22.1-295-gb082fb598d (Oct 2016) which means that the F10 shortcut can no longer be disabled using said property. So now another hack is needed to prevent "gtk_window_activate_key" (gtk/gtkwindow.c) from triggering this menu bar. ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #499362 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499362 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1726910 Title: UI request: add a function key toolbar (f1-f12) Status in QEMU: New Bug description: I run old DOS programs under FreeDOS using QEMU. It's common when running/testing DOS applications to use the function keys. Some of these (such as F10) are intercepted by the window system. For example, some DOS program installers use F10 to install the software, but F10 is intecepted by the window system. The standard solution is to jump to the QEMU console and use sendkey to send a specific function key to the QEMU guest (often needed for 'sendkey f10'). But this does not seem to be very user friendly for new users. Nor is it very fast if you need to this often. I propose QEMU add a toolbar with the function keys. I've attached a mockup of one possible design, with a simple toolbar for F1-F12. A possible modification would be to add "modifier" buttons for Ctrl and Shift and Alt to make it easier for users to enter combinations like Ctrl-F12 or Alt-F10 or Shift-F1. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1726910/+subscriptions
