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Windows/Meta Key does not pass-through Input when triggered on a Linux Host

Open prubiella opened this issue 3 years ago • 3 comments

Device details:

  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with gnome shell 3.36.4

Issue Description Tried to generate a hotkey button with the combination of WINDOWS,L or META,L to lock the screen as we can do with the keyboard but it seems that despite the event gets fired in the log, it doesn't do anything. Same happens when you try to create another hotkey to move a window to the left SHIFT,META,L nor SHIFT,WINDOWS,L work.

@rnayabed has found an issue regarding this in stackoverflow. It seems that Robot in Linux doesn't know how to deal with Windows key.

prubiella avatar Mar 03 '21 10:03 prubiella

@rnayabed

Please update the "Title" of this issue to be clearer about what it effects, and to follow consistent naming convention. The "Title" of the issue should read as follows:

[Linux] [Bug] [Hotkey Action] Windows/Meta Key does not pass-through Input when triggered on a Linux Host

TOGLK avatar Mar 10 '21 11:03 TOGLK

I'm running Server on a Mac Mini (Monterey), and Client on Twister OS (Pi 4), and I can confirm that WIN, WINDOWS, and COMMAND are not working.

subokita avatar Nov 03 '21 08:11 subokita

Will be using xdotool instead of JavaFX Robot for Linux which should fix this issue

rnayabed avatar Nov 06 '21 10:11 rnayabed