Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:50:00 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Mike Kupfer <m.kupfer@acm.org> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xdm questions Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1411261548350.30260@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <17096.1417032078@allegro.localdomain> References: <17096.1417032078@allegro.localdomain>
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2014, Mike Kupfer wrote: > Polytropon wrote: > >>> Unfortunately, Ctrl+Alt+F1 causes the VirtualBox *host* to switch to a >>> different virtual terminal. Is it possible to configure FreeBSD to use >>> a key combination other than Ctrl+Alt+Fn? >> >> Probably yes, but you can also configure VirtualBox to >> accept and relay those keys "as is" to the emulated >> environment. > > Hmm. I don't see how to do this in the GUI or in the VirtualBox user > manual (4.1.18). A web search suggests that I could use the Guest > Additions (GuestControl) to bind some other key, and have that key > generate the Ctrl+Alt+Fn sequence. Is that what you're referring to? For what it's worth, Host+F1 generates Ctrl+Alt+F1. By default, the Host key is the right Ctrl key.
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