Re: [orca-list] Flat Review

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Hello,

when a Qemu virtual machine, has the focus, Ctrl+Alt+G makes the VM 
grabs most
key presses. Ctrl+Alt+G again releases them.

Cheers,
Didier

Le 12/05/2021 à 22:16, Jeffery Mewtamer via orca-list a écrit :
> I don't use virtual machines, so no clue how to ensure which Orca
> keyboard input is going to, but the default keybinding for toggling
> speech on and off in Orca is Orca+s.
>
> So, in theory, you should be able to
>
> Launch virtual machine without giving keyboard control to the VM.
> Press Orca+s to disable speech on host Orca.
> Issue the key command to switch control to the  guest.
> Do stuff in the guest.
> Issue the key command to switch control back to the host.
> press orca+s to re-enable the host orca.
>
> This is, of course, assuming the VM software has keybindings to toggle
> control between the host and guest.