Bug #3087 - Modifier keys not working on Mac

Status:

Accepted

Priority:

Normal

Assignee:

None

Category:

None

Target:

None

Found:

1.4.7

Created by:

c w

Created on:

6 Feb 2012 02:38

Updated by:

Nick Bolton

Updated on:

25 Jul 2012 01:17

Platform:

Mac OS X

Google ID:

None

Redmine ID:

3136

Related to: Bug #3331 - Key modifiers not working in Eve Online on OS X

Steps to reproduce:

Mac 10.7.3 as server, windows 7 as client
move cursor to windows, select file with 'shift', or control ; or
move cursor to windows, open spread sheet and type, type with shift

Expected: a.multiple selection of files; b. capital letters
Actual: a.only 1 file selected at one time; b. cannot type anything with shift key, and would not register any key again once the shift is pressed

Versions (Synergy, OS):

Server: Mac Lion 10.7.3
Client 1: Windows 7 64bit

Workaround:

move cursor back to mac, and move to windows again,
can type again in client side again, but modifier keys still dont work,
and will reproduce the above problems

Comments:

the clipboard will not work with hot keys, e.g. Crt + C/ Crt + V or CMD + C/ CMD + V

6 Feb 2012 02:42: c w wrote a comment.

This doesn't not work in 1.4.6 as well

6 Feb 2012 02:43: c w wrote a comment.

c w wrote:

This does not work in 1.4.6 as well

6 Feb 2012 02:54: c w wrote a comment.

it's both 1.4.7 on both side

6 Feb 2012 10:33: Nick Bolton changed Tracker.

Support Bug

6 Feb 2012 10:33: Nick Bolton changed Title.

modifier keys not working in 1.4.7 Modifier keys not working on Mac

6 Feb 2012 10:33: Nick Bolton changed Target.

1.4.8

6 Feb 2012 10:33: Nick Bolton changed Found in ver.

1.4.7

6 Feb 2012 10:33: Nick Bolton changed Platform.

Mac OS X

6 Feb 2012 10:33: Nick Bolton wrote a comment.

Please try using Windows as the server and Mac OS X as the client. In 1.4.7 beta, Mac OS X server is not fully functioning yet. I'm actually surprised that you can type anything at all on the client.

6 Feb 2012 10:33: Nick Bolton changed Status.

New Accepted

9 Feb 2012 03:58: Andrew Kohlsmith wrote a comment.

Is there a version which works with osx 10.7(.3) as the server? I'm unfortunately not in a position where I can use another system as the server.

9 Feb 2012 04:04: c w wrote a comment.

1.4.7 actually works on lion 10.7.3, it's just buggy and the modifier keys not functional.

you may also try other synergy alternative until the 1.4.8 is out,
just google synergy alternative

10 Feb 2012 21:13: Peter Murray wrote a comment.

Nick Bolton wrote:

Please try using Windows as the server and Mac OS X as the client. In 1.4.7 beta, Mac OS X server is not fully functioning yet. I'm actually surprised that you can type anything at all on the client.

I just tripped over this myself, so came looking for solutions. I can report that the other direction seems to work fine -- Windows Server and MacOSX client. This is less than ideal for me, too, because of the way I've configured USB devices between the two machines, so a permanent fix -- getting the modifier keys to work going Windows -> Mac -- would be most welcome.

16 Feb 2012 03:27: Zach Cheatham wrote a comment.

Setting all of the modifier keys in the configuration to 'none' for every client including the server seems to make them work.

20 Mar 2012 03:59: Nick Bolton changed Target.

1.4.8 1.4.9

12 Jun 2012 03:49: Nick Bolton changed Target.

1.4.9 1.4.10

22 Jun 2012 05:25: Matthew Hall wrote a comment.

Zach Cheatham's solution worked for me when I had this problem too. Windows 7 server/Mac 10.7.4 client. Modifier keys weren't working until I set all of them to "None" in the client.

25 Jul 2012 01:17: Nick Bolton changed Target.

1.4.10

#10

27 Mar 2013 04:51: Patrick Rose wrote a comment.

No modifier keys are not working for me either Windows 7 64 server/Mac 10.8.2 client. I tried setting all the modifiers to "none" on the client but that didn't work either. 1.4.10

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