[virt-tools-list] [PATCH v2] Virt-manager: Add configurable grab keys

[Cole Robinson]

On 08/23/2010 10:49 AM, Michal Novotny wrote:
> Hi,
> this is the patch to add configurable grab keys to the virt-manager I 
> did in my spare time for my own purposes originally (and also it's 
> partially based on a request from a collegue in our office). It requires 
> at least Gtk-VNC 0.4.0 since git commit 378721ec1 of Gtk-VNC introduced 
> this feature. It's been tested and this patch is for the latest 
> mercurial codebase of VMM and a bug 616355 ( [RFE] Add configurable grab 
> key sequences for VMM) has been filed by myself some time ago for this 
> request.
> 
> This is the second version of the patch that's including the exception 
> handling for case the user is using some older version of Gtk-VNC 
> (pre-0.4.0) that doesn't support the configurable grab keys. For the VMM 
> interface itself, a new tab in preferences dialog, called "Keys", has 
> been added showing the current grab keys combination and new GConf entry 
> is being written when edited. Also, when you press the "Define" button 
> on this tab a new dialog window is being opened and you have to press 
> all the keys you want to use as grab keys and when you have all the keys 
> you want to use in your combination pressed you have to click OK button 
> to allow VMM to remember it.
> 
> Also, one slight issue is when you opened the console window already 
> since the grab key combination is being read only on init() apparently 
> so when changing the grab keys combination the restart of virt-manager 
> is recommended.
> 
> I also considered the advices Cole gave me when implementing this new 
> version and the check-pylint was returning no errors and/or warnings as 
> well.
> 
> Differences between version 1 and version 2 (this one):
>   - Implement the grab_keys_supported() method to check for configurable 
> grab keys support in the GTK-VNC version currently installed
>   - Grab key sequence is configurable in Prefs-> VM Details and "Change" 
> button is disabled when GTK-VNC doesn't support it - tooltip is being shown
>   - Exception handling when somebody manually edited the grab-keys in 
> GConf has been added to ignore invalid (non-integer) key codes
> 
> Please write me your feedback on this version.
> 

Thanks! I pushed this yesterday with a changes: I moved the prefs UI
under the 'Graphical Consoles' frame, rather than create a new section,
and I changed the wording a bit in the key recorder dialog:

http://hg.fedorahosted.org/hg/virt-manager/rev/3abc928b2fba

- Cole