Re: [Qemu-devel] Command-line option to change ungrab key(s)

[Programmingkid]

> On Nov 13, 2017, at 10:20 AM, Marc-André Lureau <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Daniel P. Berrange <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 09:29:25AM -0500, Programmingkid wrote:
>>> Would you accept a patch that allows the user to change the mouse ungrab 
>>> key(s) in QEMU?
>>> 
>>> It would look something like this:
>>> 
>>> -ungrab <key>
>>> 
>>> or
>>> 
>>> -ungrab <key>,<key>,...
>>> 
>>> If the user wanted the F19 key to be the ungrab key, this is what would be 
>>> sent to QEMU:
>>> 
>>> -ungrab F19
>>> 
>>> If the user wanted F16 and F17 held down to ungrab the mouse, this is what 
>>> would be sent to QEMU:
>>> 
>>> -ungrab F16,F17
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Would this feature be something you would consider adding to QEMU?
>> 
>> As context, virt-manager allows customization for the ungrab sequence, and
>> so do spice-gtk/gtk-vnc at the API level. So conceptually I think it is
>> reasonable for any UI console that is intended as more than just a toy.
> 
> Would it make sense to share the virt-viewer/remote-viewer --hotkeys
> option format ? (see man remote-viewer / virt-viewer)

I think you are referring to information found on this page: 
https://www.mankier.com/1/remote-viewer

The command-line option for changing hotkey actions would be:
--hotkeys=<action1>=<key1>[+<key2>][,<action2>=<key3>[+<key4>]]

So this means changing the mouse ungrab would look something like this:

--hotkeys=release-cursor=F19 (or some other key)

Gerd what you think of this idea?