[Spice-devel] [patch 0/2] vdagent KEYVAL extension

[Marc-André Lureau]

----- Original Message -----
> > > Not everything is a VM (there is no server side keymap in spiceterm).
> > 
> > But even *userspace* x11 or weston spice server handle keymaps. You could
> > too, using xkb common.
> 
> I am not sure what you want to tell here. The problem is that you do not know
> the
> keymap of the client side.
> So even if you run a VM, or an X server, you need an extra step to configure
> the keymap.

Yes, you need to configure xkb common. (configuration file, LC environment, spiceterm option...)

> So what happens if you connect to a VM from client with different keyboard
> layout than
> specified inside the VM?

Just like with a guest, Spice sends hw scancode, and it's converted by the server/application side.