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Xorg grab problem (usually VirtualBox)
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https://gist.github.com/CyberShadow/6412d11aea64144f8905cc0b8196f38e | |
$ xdotool key XF86LogGrabInfo | |
/var/log/Xorg.0.log: | |
``` | |
[146599.664] (II) Printing all currently active device grabs: | |
[146599.664] Active grab 0x42a001f7 (core) on device 'Virtual core pointer' (2): | |
[146599.664] client pid 91115 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBoxVM --comment wintpc-2 --startvm {0d02dc3f-7a59-47a8-b72d-6a4ab49ff93d} | |
[146599.664] at 146394073 (from passive grab) (device frozen, state 6) | |
[146599.664] core event mask 0x4 | |
[146599.664] passive grab type 4, detail 0x0, activating key 0 | |
[146599.664] owner-events false, kb 1 ptr 0, confine 0, cursor 0x0 | |
[146599.664] (II) End list of active device grabs | |
``` | |
``` | |
[1199428.782] (II) Printing all currently active device grabs: | |
[1199428.782] Active grab 0x4c00000 (core) on device 'Virtual core pointer' (2): | |
[1199428.782] client pid 15620 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox | |
[1199428.782] at 1199423728 (from active grab) (device thawed, state 1) | |
[1199428.782] core event mask 0x7c | |
[1199428.782] owner-events true, kb 1 ptr 1, confine 0, cursor 0x0 | |
[1199428.782] (II) End list of active device grabs | |
``` | |
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/59141/find-x-org-pointer-grab-owner | |
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/40458/command-for-forcing-a-pointer-ungrab-captured-mouse-release | |
setxkbmap -option grab:break_actions | |
xdotool key XF86Ungrab |
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