key bindings interfere with keys in VirtualBox Guest. SOLVED

[markfilipak]

Solution: I found it !!!

'System Settings' > 'Windows' > 'Behavior' > 'Special key to move and resize windows'

Set it to 'Disabled'.

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(I've now fully abandoned Win7 & Win10, and am running Mint18+Cinnamon full time with WinXP consigned to a non-network VirtualBox. I'm soo... happy.)

But I have a problem.

In my VirtualBox Guest's editor (TextPad), press-holding 'Alt+Shift' while mouse-down swiping a block of text is supposed to allow me to select it (much like selecting a square region within a picture when using a paint program). But the Mint key bindings are interfering -- a 'hand' cursor appears (which indicates Mint's window move function is being provoked -- the whole virtual machine drags -- superceding what TextPad would normally do within the VM).

What I've done already...

In 'System Settings' > 'Hardware' > 'Keyboard' > 'Shortcuts', I meticulously 'unassigned' every shortcut except speaker volume (up down) & screen brightness (up down).

Notably, I have set 'Windows' > 'Positioning' > 'Resize window' ...to... 'Move window to left edge' so that all the bindings are 'unassigned'.

I have rebooted Mint.

Dispite this, 'Alt+Shift' is still interfering with my VirtualBox Guest (WinXP).

Is there some other place in Mint where key bindings are set? Or does anyone have any other ideas?

Thanks!
Mark.

[Cosmo.]

Fine that you fou nd a solution.

Note, that the function for the special key to move windows is in some cases a very valuable one. So I suggest to set it to the super key. This is not expected to interfere with other programs and functions and in many years I have set this it did never show any problem here.

[markfilipak]

Fine that you fou nd a solution.

Note, that the function for the special key to move windows is in some cases a very valuable one. So I suggest to set it to the super key. This is not expected to interfere with other programs and functions and in many years I have set this it did never show any problem here.

Thank you, Cosmo,

Yeah, all is not joy. Now I can't use 'Alt+Tab' to switch between windows. I will look up what the so-called "super key" is. I don't know what it is and I've never heard of it before. If I can't find what it is, I'll be back, so don't bother to tell me.

Thanks again.

[Cosmo.]

Probably you know it with the name Windows-key? It is the same, only the name is changed.

[Cosmo.]

Now I can't use 'Alt+Tab' to switch between windows.

This has nothing to do with the change that you described.

What happens, if you press alt-tab? What happens, if you press and hold the alt key and then press the tab key shortly?

[markfilipak]

What happens, if you press alt-tab? What happens, if you press and hold the alt key and then press the tab key shortly?

Nothing happens. Before I made the changes to the keyboard shortcuts, 'Alt+Tab' functioned normally. Now, nothing.

Fixed it !!!

'System Settings' > 'Hardware' > 'Keyboard' > 'Shortcuts' > 'General' > 'Cycle through open windows'

Now set to 'Super+Tab'.

JOY JOY JOY,

Thanks Cosmo!

[Cosmo.]

Create a fresh new user account and check the behavior there. No changes in the settings there, just open 2 programs to test alt-tab.

[markfilipak]

Create a fresh new user account and check the behavior there. No changes in the settings there, just open 2 programs to test alt-tab.

...Not needed. You beat me by one minute -- see 'Fixed it !!!' PS in my previous message.