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ALT-TAB support

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Guest

ALT-TAB support

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When I'm connected to a remote machine, I want to be able to switch applications with ALT-TAB.
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Post by lizard »

i think it's difficult because Alt+Tab is usually trapped by the system in primitive layer, and in order to prevent the system from losing control upon active application's crash, hard to overwrap the task switching function, although capturing and sending the key combination is ok.
a realistic solution for this would be found in using substitutional key combination example of Ctrl+Tab.

any idea or correction appreciated.
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Post by Rudi De Vos »

Did you try it with activated scroll-lock...
This should disable the trapping
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Helllo,
VMWare is able to catch ALT + TAB
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Post by Guest »

Ultravnc also.....
You need to use the scroll_lock key to activate and desactive
special key trapping.
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I'm sorry, I'm using 1.0.0 RC18, and it doesn't work. Nor does'nt work the send CTRL-ALT-DEL feature.

I've tried it on several systems, both W2K and NT, server and client, on none osf them it seems to work. Is there somewhere an option I've missed?
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Post by Rudi De Vos »

Ctrl-Alt-del only works when you run as service...
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Alt-tab (with SCROLL_LOCK) DOES work on RC18

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I'm using RC18 now and pressing the scroll lock then using alt-Tab works wonderfully. This is the one feature I was missing to make working at home just as good as working at work...
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alt+tab improvments

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Please add new feature to using scroll lock while use Alt+tab.
if mouse is over vncviewer send alt+tab to remote if mouse is not over vncviewer send alt+tab localy
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Post by redge »

if mouse is over vncviewer send alt+tab to remote if mouse is not over vncviewer send alt+tab localy
very very good idea to do :-)
and better for all trapable key shortcuts
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Post by Mark Rejhon »

Mouse-over-VNC idea... Is a pretty good one, but make it configurable. Some prefer the ScrollLock method.
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Post by redge »

actually, Scroll-Lock is buggy ! :-(
Conflict with Narrator (even i don't use it !) with the winkey+E, S
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Post by wsm »

implemented in beta per [topic=4137][/topic]
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