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[Bug 741869] Re: Unity/compiz intercepts Super and Alt keypresses from grabbed windows like VMs.

 

** Description changed:

- Binary package hint: unity
- 
- 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.
+ [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
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
- Package: unity 3.6.8-0ubuntu1
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-generic 2.6.38
- Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64
- NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
- Architecture: amd64
- CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,compiztoolbox,place,mousepoll,session,vpswitch,regex,wall,move,grid,resize,gnomecompat,animation,workarounds,wobbly,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
- Date: Thu Mar 24 16:31:28 2011
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
- ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
-  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
- SourcePackage: unity
- UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-24 (0 days ago)
+ [Test Case]
+ (1) Install virt-manager and qemu-system, create and boot a virtual machine
+ (2) while in the virtual machine, press the Super key
+ Expected Result: the super key acts inside the VM
+ Actual Result: the super key acts in the host and the Unity Dash is displayed
+ 
+ [regression Potential]
+ This patch plays with ket 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 nto invoke the Unity Dash.

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Title:
  Unity/compiz intercepts Super and Alt keypresses from grabbed windows
  like VMs.

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