Comment 3 for bug 1897568

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Albert Wik (awik) wrote : Re: [Bug 1897568] Re: Strange keyboard behaviour in Vim editor

Hi,

thanks for letting me know.

I do plan to test this and report back, but that may take some time, as I
would first have to compile and install a new version of QEMU.

-aw

On Thu, 27 May 2021 at 05:10, Thomas Huth <email address hidden>
wrote:

> The patch mentioned by Philippe has now been merged to the QEMU master
> branch (commit d1e45668d2128b064). Albert, could you maybe check the
> current git version to see whether this problem has been fixed now
> (using "-global i8042.kbd-throttle=on" to enable this new feature)?
>
> ** Changed in: qemu
> Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
>
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> Title:
> Strange keyboard behaviour in Vim editor
>
> Status in QEMU:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
>
> I'm running MS-DOS 7.10 in a QEMU virtual machine, and there is a
> problem with the keyboard in the Vim editor. The arrow keys jump over a
> line, as if you had typed the key twice. PgUp and PgDn are likewise
> affected. Other applications are not affected, unless you shell out from
> Vim.
>
> The QEMU version is 5.0.0, and I'm using the "-k sv" option, but I've
> tried without it and it doesn't make a difference.
>
> I don't get this keyboard behaviour in the exact same VM under VMware
> Player or Bochs.
>
> -Albert.
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