How to use the ALT key in a Virtual Box guest session?
I'm running a Virtualbox session of Windows XP (guest) from a Sabayon GNU/Linux system (host).
I'm doing projects with Adobe Illustrator CS2 and some of the functionallity is accessed with left mouse click and the ALT key.
But it seems the ALT key is not forwarded to the guest system.
Why?
I've found a lot of forum threads and bug reports on the internet describing the same behaviour. But no workaround works or it seems no real good solution has been found/implemented yet.
Is there any solution for that? I really need that key for a lot of commands!
virtualbox keyboard virtual-machine keymap alt
asked Feb 1 '14 at 19:01
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I'm running a Virtualbox session of Windows XP (guest) from a Sabayon GNU/Linux system (host).
I'm doing projects with Adobe Illustrator CS2 and some of the functionallity is accessed with left mouse click and the ALT key.
But it seems the ALT key is not forwarded to the guest system.
Why?
I've found a lot of forum threads and bug reports on the internet describing the same behaviour. But no workaround works or it seems no real good solution has been found/implemented yet.
Is there any solution for that? I really need that key for a lot of commands!
virtualbox keyboard virtual-machine keymap alt
asked Feb 1 '14 at 19:01
AfriAfri
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I'm running a Virtualbox session of Windows XP (guest) from a Sabayon GNU/Linux system (host).
I'm doing projects with Adobe Illustrator CS2 and some of the functionallity is accessed with left mouse click and the ALT key.
But it seems the ALT key is not forwarded to the guest system.
Why?
I've found a lot of forum threads and bug reports on the internet describing the same behaviour. But no workaround works or it seems no real good solution has been found/implemented yet.
Is there any solution for that? I really need that key for a lot of commands!
virtualbox keyboard virtual-machine keymap alt
asked Feb 1 '14 at 19:01
AfriAfri
62241327
I'm running a Virtualbox session of Windows XP (guest) from a Sabayon GNU/Linux system (host).
I'm doing projects with Adobe Illustrator CS2 and some of the functionallity is accessed with left mouse click and the ALT key.
But it seems the ALT key is not forwarded to the guest system.
Why?
I've found a lot of forum threads and bug reports on the internet describing the same behaviour. But no workaround works or it seems no real good solution has been found/implemented yet.
Is there any solution for that? I really need that key for a lot of commands!
virtualbox keyboard virtual-machine keymap alt
virtualbox keyboard virtual-machine keymap alt
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5chdn's solution is too cumbersome.
Instead of Alt, use Win+Alt in guest and you're done.
For example, to use Rubymine's multiple caret mode, original shortcut is Alt+click, which becomes Win+Alt+click. Easy peasy.
answered Feb 4 '16 at 11:07
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I guess you had to map that combination, correct? By default,Win+Altdoes nothing for me in Xubuntu.
– hourback
Sep 21 '16 at 17:08
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No, this applies by default to Windows host, Linux guest. At least in my case.
– summer.breeze
Oct 2 '16 at 14:08
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This worked for me finally:
The ALT key works within the virtual box guest session if you run it in fullscreen without mouse integration.
HOST+Idisables the mouse integration.
HOST+Fswitches to fullscreen.
Hit HOST+I and HOST+F again to return to your host system.
answered Feb 10 '14 at 12:19
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That alt gets somehow snatched away as a special key by your host OS (linux). For Ubuntu-MATE, the following works:
gsettings list-recursively org.mate.Marco.general | grep mouse-button-modifier
should show you:
org.mate.Marco.general mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
If you change that for example to the Super(aka Windows Key):
gsettings set org.mate.Marco.general 'mouse-button-modifier' "<Super>"
I got it working in Photoshop, with Win7 and Win10 guest OS.
I got to that the idea here, and this might be the place for related «special-host-key-issues» under Unity or other desktops...
PS: alt–space for image dragging in a win10-virtualbox-photoshop still gives me trouble, if anyone has an idea, what the (most likely highly related) cause is...
answered Jan 9 at 9:18
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5chdn's solution is too cumbersome.
Instead of Alt, use Win+Alt in guest and you're done.
For example, to use Rubymine's multiple caret mode, original shortcut is Alt+click, which becomes Win+Alt+click. Easy peasy.
answered Feb 4 '16 at 11:07
summer.breezesummer.breeze
11824
I guess you had to map that combination, correct? By default,Win+Altdoes nothing for me in Xubuntu.
– hourback
Sep 21 '16 at 17:08
1
No, this applies by default to Windows host, Linux guest. At least in my case.
– summer.breeze
Oct 2 '16 at 14:08
add a comment |
5chdn's solution is too cumbersome.
Instead of Alt, use Win+Alt in guest and you're done.
For example, to use Rubymine's multiple caret mode, original shortcut is Alt+click, which becomes Win+Alt+click. Easy peasy.
answered Feb 4 '16 at 11:07
summer.breezesummer.breeze
11824
I guess you had to map that combination, correct? By default,Win+Altdoes nothing for me in Xubuntu.
– hourback
Sep 21 '16 at 17:08
1
No, this applies by default to Windows host, Linux guest. At least in my case.
– summer.breeze
Oct 2 '16 at 14:08
add a comment |
5chdn's solution is too cumbersome.
Instead of Alt, use Win+Alt in guest and you're done.
For example, to use Rubymine's multiple caret mode, original shortcut is Alt+click, which becomes Win+Alt+click. Easy peasy.
answered Feb 4 '16 at 11:07
summer.breezesummer.breeze
11824
5chdn's solution is too cumbersome.
Instead of Alt, use Win+Alt in guest and you're done.
For example, to use Rubymine's multiple caret mode, original shortcut is Alt+click, which becomes Win+Alt+click. Easy peasy.
answered Feb 4 '16 at 11:07
summer.breezesummer.breeze
11824
answered Feb 4 '16 at 11:07
summer.breezesummer.breeze
11824
answered Feb 4 '16 at 11:07
summer.breezesummer.breeze
11824
answered Feb 4 '16 at 11:07
summer.breezesummer.breeze
11824
11824
I guess you had to map that combination, correct? By default,Win+Altdoes nothing for me in Xubuntu.
– hourback
Sep 21 '16 at 17:08
1
No, this applies by default to Windows host, Linux guest. At least in my case.
– summer.breeze
Oct 2 '16 at 14:08
add a comment |
I guess you had to map that combination, correct? By default,Win+Altdoes nothing for me in Xubuntu.
– hourback
Sep 21 '16 at 17:08
1
No, this applies by default to Windows host, Linux guest. At least in my case.
– summer.breeze
Oct 2 '16 at 14:08
I guess you had to map that combination, correct? By default,
Win+Alt does nothing for me in Xubuntu.– hourback
Sep 21 '16 at 17:08
I guess you had to map that combination, correct? By default,
Win+Alt does nothing for me in Xubuntu.– hourback
Sep 21 '16 at 17:08
1
1
No, this applies by default to Windows host, Linux guest. At least in my case.
– summer.breeze
Oct 2 '16 at 14:08
No, this applies by default to Windows host, Linux guest. At least in my case.
– summer.breeze
Oct 2 '16 at 14:08
add a comment |
This worked for me finally:
The ALT key works within the virtual box guest session if you run it in fullscreen without mouse integration.
HOST+Idisables the mouse integration.
HOST+Fswitches to fullscreen.
Hit HOST+I and HOST+F again to return to your host system.
answered Feb 10 '14 at 12:19
AfriAfri
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This worked for me finally:
The ALT key works within the virtual box guest session if you run it in fullscreen without mouse integration.
HOST+Idisables the mouse integration.
HOST+Fswitches to fullscreen.
Hit HOST+I and HOST+F again to return to your host system.
answered Feb 10 '14 at 12:19
AfriAfri
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add a comment |
This worked for me finally:
The ALT key works within the virtual box guest session if you run it in fullscreen without mouse integration.
HOST+Idisables the mouse integration.
HOST+Fswitches to fullscreen.
Hit HOST+I and HOST+F again to return to your host system.
answered Feb 10 '14 at 12:19
AfriAfri
62241327
This worked for me finally:
The ALT key works within the virtual box guest session if you run it in fullscreen without mouse integration.
HOST+Idisables the mouse integration.
HOST+Fswitches to fullscreen.
Hit HOST+I and HOST+F again to return to your host system.
answered Feb 10 '14 at 12:19
AfriAfri
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answered Feb 10 '14 at 12:19
AfriAfri
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answered Feb 10 '14 at 12:19
AfriAfri
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answered Feb 10 '14 at 12:19
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That alt gets somehow snatched away as a special key by your host OS (linux). For Ubuntu-MATE, the following works:
gsettings list-recursively org.mate.Marco.general | grep mouse-button-modifier
should show you:
org.mate.Marco.general mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
If you change that for example to the Super(aka Windows Key):
gsettings set org.mate.Marco.general 'mouse-button-modifier' "<Super>"
I got it working in Photoshop, with Win7 and Win10 guest OS.
I got to that the idea here, and this might be the place for related «special-host-key-issues» under Unity or other desktops...
PS: alt–space for image dragging in a win10-virtualbox-photoshop still gives me trouble, if anyone has an idea, what the (most likely highly related) cause is...
answered Jan 9 at 9:18
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
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That alt gets somehow snatched away as a special key by your host OS (linux). For Ubuntu-MATE, the following works:
gsettings list-recursively org.mate.Marco.general | grep mouse-button-modifier
should show you:
org.mate.Marco.general mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
If you change that for example to the Super(aka Windows Key):
gsettings set org.mate.Marco.general 'mouse-button-modifier' "<Super>"
I got it working in Photoshop, with Win7 and Win10 guest OS.
I got to that the idea here, and this might be the place for related «special-host-key-issues» under Unity or other desktops...
PS: alt–space for image dragging in a win10-virtualbox-photoshop still gives me trouble, if anyone has an idea, what the (most likely highly related) cause is...
answered Jan 9 at 9:18
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
560414
add a comment |
That alt gets somehow snatched away as a special key by your host OS (linux). For Ubuntu-MATE, the following works:
gsettings list-recursively org.mate.Marco.general | grep mouse-button-modifier
should show you:
org.mate.Marco.general mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
If you change that for example to the Super(aka Windows Key):
gsettings set org.mate.Marco.general 'mouse-button-modifier' "<Super>"
I got it working in Photoshop, with Win7 and Win10 guest OS.
I got to that the idea here, and this might be the place for related «special-host-key-issues» under Unity or other desktops...
PS: alt–space for image dragging in a win10-virtualbox-photoshop still gives me trouble, if anyone has an idea, what the (most likely highly related) cause is...
answered Jan 9 at 9:18
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
560414
That alt gets somehow snatched away as a special key by your host OS (linux). For Ubuntu-MATE, the following works:
gsettings list-recursively org.mate.Marco.general | grep mouse-button-modifier
should show you:
org.mate.Marco.general mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
If you change that for example to the Super(aka Windows Key):
gsettings set org.mate.Marco.general 'mouse-button-modifier' "<Super>"
I got it working in Photoshop, with Win7 and Win10 guest OS.
I got to that the idea here, and this might be the place for related «special-host-key-issues» under Unity or other desktops...
PS: alt–space for image dragging in a win10-virtualbox-photoshop still gives me trouble, if anyone has an idea, what the (most likely highly related) cause is...
answered Jan 9 at 9:18
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
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edited Jan 15 at 9:07
answered Jan 9 at 9:18
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answered Jan 9 at 9:18
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