Re: [orca-list] Discoverability of keyboard ungrab in VM software?

[kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com>]

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hi
NOds, this sounds about right. Boxes is a frontend to kvm, which is
used by qemu. It can also interface with libvirt, which is a
virtualization independent library for interfacing
 with virtualbox and vmware. Both v virtualbox and vmware implement
their own virtualization methods, whereas boxes uses either kvm which
is built into the kernel or libvirt, which can use eitehr kvm, vmware
or virtualbox's vm libraries. I believe this is right. Why boxes
doesn't enable sound by default I'm not sure. My guess is it was
simply an oversight. Most sighted people don't need it, so it wasn't
implemented. If this is going to be useful to us blind people though,
it's going to be necessary
Thanks
Kendell clark

B. Henry wrote:
> Yes, while this is an obvious no brainer to check before starting a
> VM, a pop-up message telling about this with the option to not show
> it again makes perfect sense. And if boxes does not enable sound in
> the VM, it seems like we can't use it anyway, or only via ssh or
> similar. Am I misunderstanding this Kendell? I have never tried
> boxes to tell the truth, and have barely even heard of it. How does
> it compare with virtualbox, vmware, and other popular and perhaps 
> better known VM offerings? I am certainly encouraged that box
> dev(s) are asking about accessibility, and will be taking a look as
> I'lll be needing an occasional VM in the near future I think. 
> Regards,