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Re: [pygame] pygame.event.set_grab(True) ineffective under GNOME shell

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From: Ian Mallett <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:14:13 -0700
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I don't know specifically about whether there is a way to capture this in pygame (though I suspect not; I bet it's possible through platform-specific APIs, though), but I would comment that even if it were possible, it would be the Wrong Thing. This is an OS-level keypress; as you see, it exists so that the user can switch among applications; one application ought not (and indeed, should not be allowed to) capture this keypress.

Ian

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- [pygame] pygame.event.set_grab(True) ineffective under GNOME shell
  - From: Marcin Owsiany

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