Re: [orca-list] Getting Orca not to respond in a particular window

[Alexander Epaneshnikov <aarnaarn2 gmail com>]

On Sat, Dec 04, 2021 at 11:06:07AM +0200, Brandt Steenkamp via orca-list wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Sorry for the cross post, but I really need help here.
>
> Being back on Slint, not related to this, however, my Qemu Windows VM is now
> in working order.
>
> The issue I'm having is that Orca grabs the number pad, even after having
> pressed ALT+CTRL+g to give the keyboard to the VM.

yep thats normal behavior from orca.

> I know there is a way to make Orca "sleep" in a particular window, but I
> cannot recall for the life of me how to do this.

there is no such function in orca.

> If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it.

you can desable orca when you using vm. or you can configure qemu evdev passthrough.
the second one is better option.
i recommend to read [1], [2] and [3] regarding qemu evdev.

> Thanks so long.
>
> --
> Warm regards,
>
> Brandt Steenkamp

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/VFIO/comments/4ued9a/passing_evdev_devices_for_keyboardmouse/
[2] https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2016/04/linux-evdev-input-support-in-qemu-2-6/
[3] https://passthroughpo.st/using-evdev-passthrough-seamless-vm-input/

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Sincerely, Alexander