Michael, Special key-presses such as Alt-Tab, the Windows keys, etc, are grabbed by VNC Viewer if the "Send special keys directly to server" option is selected. This is nothing to do with the problems you are having with normal keyboard input.
What output do you get if you press Alt-Gr+E in VNC Viewer, with an xev window selected on the Linux computer? Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael W. Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 December 2006 16:23 > To: James Weatherall > Subject: Re: changing alt-tab behavior in fullscreen mode > > James, > > (Yes, Alt-TAB is directed to Windows and not grabbed by the VNC > client software - how could it? MS-Windows pre-empts...) > > No! What I am saying is that ALL keys which are combinations of > "Alt-Gr" (the right hand ALT key on many keyboards) and another > key DO NOT WORK, they produce unexpected "normal" glyphs. E.g. > "Alt-GR" and "e" should produce the Euro symbol b, but produces > "E", or the "Alt-Gr" key and the 2 should produce the @ but > produces ". This is true for ALL "Alt-Gr" key diphthongs. > > Any help available? Or can I provide some debug info? (If you > tell me how.) > > Again, scenario is Desktop PC with Swiss-German keyboard and > WinXP and a server which is a laptop with Swiss-German > keyboard running Linux (SuSE 10.1). All VNC software is 4.1.2. > > Rgrds, Mike > ------------------------------------ > James Weatherall wrote: > > Mike, > > > > Are you saying you're having problems using Alt-Tab with > Swiss keyboard > > layouts? > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Michael W. Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 22 December 2006 14:12 > >> To: James Weatherall > >> Subject: Re: changing alt-tab behavior in fullscreen mode > >> > >> Wez, > >> > >> This statement can't be true! If it were, my problem with > >> Swiss keyboards > >> between a Windows client and Linux server (using 4.1.2) > >> wouldn't exist!!!! > >> > >> Regards, Mike > >> > >> James Weatherall wrote: > >>> Kamaraju, > >>> > >>> VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.2 does what you want (it passes > >> "special keys" > >>> directly to the server, by default). > >>> > >>> All standard VNC versions are compatible with one another. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > >>> > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kamaraju > >> Kusumanchi > >>>> Sent: 21 December 2006 15:12 > >>>> To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > >>>> Subject: Re: changing alt-tab behavior in fullscreen mode > >>>> > >>>>> Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote: > >>>>>> Server : Debian, Etch, vncserver 3.3.7-13 > >>>>>> Client : Windows, Xp, vncviewer 3.3.7 > >>>>>> > >>>> On Thursday 21 December 2006 06:05, Seak wrote: > >>>>> I'm using VNC Viewer 4.1.2. Maybe you could try this > >>>> version to see > >>>>> if that's better. > >>>>> > >>>> What server are you using? on which OS? What is the OS of > >>>> your client? I dont > >>>> mind upgrading but I want to be sure that it solves the > >>>> problem before I > >>>> upgrade it. > >>>> > >>>> Also does vnc viewer 4.1.2 work with vncserver 3.3.7? > >>>> > >>>> thanks > >>>> raju > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Kamaraju S Kusumanchi > >>>> http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ > >>>> http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ > >>>> > >>>> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> Click to receive credit card help and get out of debt fast: > >>>> http://tags.bluebottle.com/fc/KCuXzzVNEWpEBTQ1K1oUTtUbzzxRxA/ > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> VNC-List mailing list > >>>> VNC-List@realvnc.com > >>>> To remove yourself from the list visit: > >>>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> VNC-List mailing list > >>> VNC-List@realvnc.com > >>> To remove yourself from the list visit: > >>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > VNC-List@realvnc.com > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
