[LAU] [ANN] Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard 0.2.0

[Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas]

hermann meyer wrote:
> When it click the menu, now matter if I select a
> entry ore not, all my windows(include vmpk) on screen go unmoveable and
> no menu is useable any more for all other windows. The only menu witch
> work is that from vmpk. I need to exit vmpk to get back access for my
> other windows.
> That happend when I use gnome, Xfce, openbox or Icewm. Every thing work
> well when I use KDE or fluxbox.

You are right. VMPK uses XGrabKeyboard() to seize the keyboard, even when VMPK 
is not the active application. I find this feature very convenient for this 
program, because you can play notes with VMPK even when you are using 
controls with the mouse in another application. For instance, you may want to 
press the record/stop buttons in your favorite MIDI sequencer while using 
VMPK.

Grabbing the keyboard works well in KDE, Enlightenment and WindowMaker, but it 
is very annoying under other window managers and desktops as you have 
noticed. I'm sorry, but I can only offer a workaround for the next release:  
grab keyboard functionality will be optional, and disabled by default. 

For the record, when the keyboard grabbing is active you don't need to exit 
the program to use the keyboard in other applications, only minimize (hide 
it). Keyboard grabbing will be re-enabled when the program is restored.

Of course, you can fix your problem right now: install and use a decent 
desktop, like KDE ;-) 

Regards,
Pedro