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schmidp
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Keyboard input doesn't work on Leopard

Hi,

have a problem regarding keyboard input with Beta 4.1 on Leopard WWDC.

No matter what kind of virtual machine I use, linux, winxp, winvista, I can only use the mouse for input, if I try to use the keyboard I get this "you did something wrong sound - dong" on every keystroke.

The only way to get keystrokes to my windows virtual machine is by enabling Unity mode, single os view nor fullscreen will work. But that doesn't help me with linux virtual machines.

any ideas?

lg philipp

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vlakmire
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I had similar problems...but I am on a macbook running Paralllels (in coherence) and fusion on the same system.

Found out that I could get my keys to work after context switching from Parallels WinXP to OS X to Fusion--in that particular order.

My guess is that Parallels Coherence mode is taking the keyboard away from Fusion when switching directly from a coherence XP app to my linux fusion install.

in short: release control from parallels \*prior* to switching into fusion.

now if you don't have parallels running ... disregard my comments.

Vlakmire

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