ctrl key not working on remote computer

I have team viewer set up with Linux Mint on the viewer computer and raspbian linux on the remote (server) computer. I can use ctrl key combinations on the viewer computer but it won't register on the remote computer. If I connect directly to it (with keyboard and monitor) then I can use ctrl key. I've tried the obvious ctrl+shift and that doesn't work. It makes teamviewer of limited use in controlling the headless pi.

Grateful for any suggestions / fixes.

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BergJul_au

same problem. (Windows 10 > MacOSx) When I press the ctrl key it should be the ctrl in Windows but instead it behaves like I out press the win key. if I press the option key also win key. so two win keys wuuhuuu

Alexander_ElKady

I have the same issue on Ubuntu 18.04.

I do have ctr+v, but don't have ctr+c.

Please fix this. Thanks

omnitec

@jack1234 wrote:
(in dconf-editor: org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/mouse

I can confirm the dconf path is present in OpenSuSE15.1/Gnome and it DOES all the <ctrl> key modifier to pass successfully from OpenSuSE15.1 -> Windows 7!

Groot9012

This works for Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome. The screenshot is Gnome Tweaks

Warmbellycat

Enjoy! This bug was annoying me about few months.

YashGupta

It worked for me -- a simple solution to a problem that was bugging me for a few days ! Thanks !!

Warmbellycat

In my case (TV 14 on ubuntu 16.04 local, TV14 on Win7 remote) Ctrl+Shift+arrows (select cells in ms excel) does not work.

Solution for me is change language switch in ubuntu to Alt+Shift L (to next language) and Shift+Alt L (to previous language, it was Ctrl+Shift L before)

P.S. Sorry for my english, its not my first language.

Kania_Kaniowski

For me, the solution mentioned here few times also worked on Ubuntu 18.04.2

I have no idea why I had this option ON.

@jack1234 wrote:
Change this on the client Ubuntu machine
1. sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
2. (in dconf-editor: org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/mouse)
This work for Ubuntu 16.04!

Robert95

ALso got this Problem. TV13 Ubuntu 18.04

Disabled mouse pointer on ctrl.

Reproduce: Connect to an W10 PC. Open putty in there and get nano on. Next press button down to scroll trough the text.

What happens: Help is opening. If you try to close it via CTRL+x, it just wont work.. You can close it via Windows-on-screen Keyboard but it will open again as soon as you put you finger on that buttndown key...

martinzam

I have the problem and my locate-pointer setting was already off.

jack1234

Change this on the client Ubuntu machine

1. sudo apt-get install dconf-editor

2. (in dconf-editor: org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/mouse)

This work for Ubuntu 16.04!

mozo

si001 it IS TeamViewer problem. I don't use gxneur and I don't use Ubuntu at all but the problem is here all the time.

emmenlau

@si001 I think your reply is misleading. You say "...so its not aTeamViewer problem" as if the interaction between programs is unrelated to the program itself. But that is not true. I tested a fresh copy of vanilla Ubuntu 18.04.0 and 18.04.1 installed on three completely different computers, and they *all* have the problem present. That means that TeamViewer is currently not fully functional on Ubuntu, at least not on my set of hardware and with my default locale and other system settings.

Unless it is known what is the cause of the problem, I would really appreciate not to put blame anywhere, neither to nor away from TeamViewer.

si001

For me it fixed when i exit tool "gxneur" - so this not TV problem.

Client system - Kubuntu 18.4

Konstantin

Ales

Same here. For me TeamViewer holds the CTRL key. There is nothing to make it stop except closing session and starting a new one. Kubuntu 18.04.1, TV 13.1.8286.

emmenlau

The tip with fullscreen is interesting. But it would be great to have a real solution. I used TV a lot on various machines in the past, but for programmers the lack of special key combinations is a deal breaker :smileysad:

xjusthappyx

I found that if you put the teamviwer in fullscreen mode, all buttons work well!

emmenlau

This is quite a big problem for Linux users, because many operations require the CTRL key. I can not use the well-known text editor 'nano', let alone more complex operations like programming. This used to work very well.

A fix would be highly appreciated. Please keep up the good work!

mozo

This is exactly the problem I have from the first native release till now.

emmenlau

I'm affected by a similar combination of problems. A fix would be highly appreciated.

I connect from Linux to Windows or Linux. In both cases, I can randomly not use the CTRL key. Sometimes it works, but most often it instead endlessly hangs the modified key. For example pressing "CTRL+C" would typically end up in an endless list of 'c' printed on the remote. I can end this by pressing escape. Other key combinations just never work. For example "CTRL+." always is received as a single '.' on the remote.

This worked fine in Teamviewer 12 but broke in Teamviewer 13. Please keep up the good work and fix the Linux issues. Thanks!

generated_name

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, same issue, no ctrl forwarding.

tobalur

Same problem here. Seems it does not matter what OS the host is running, it appears on Ubuntu and Windows hosts equally when using the Linux client. TV13 all of them...

exactt

Hi,

I am on Ubuntu 17.10 (Xorg) and have quite the opposite effect. For me often the Ctrl key hangs. Than if I click something on the remote system (Windows) I get a Ctrl+CLICK.

It doesn't happen all the time and if close the session window and start a new session the issue is gone. It might come up again after a little while though. I haven't figured out what actually triggers it. Appears sort of random...

Thought it might be related.

yamboo-efi

I'm connect from Linux/Windows (13.x) to Linux (12.x), and sometimes host start to type the Ctrl+ letter continuosly. That occurs if I do the shortcut very quickly. If I retain Crtl key pressed 1-2 seconds and then the letter, dosen't occur that. The same is applicable to Ctrl+Shift

mozo

This doesn't work for me either no matter if "Show remore cursor" is selected or not. It continue to spam the corespond letter as I show in the video in my previous post.

sdunlap1

@glyndonwrote:

For me (Ubuntu 17.10), the fix was to turn off the "show mouse pointer location when Ctrl key pressed."

I had to use dconf-editor to locate that setting, as Ubuntu no longer includes it on the regular settings dialog panel.

(in dconf-editor: org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/mouse)

This drove me **bleep** crazy. This solultion worked for me.

Thanks.

mozo

My problem is a little different. Ctrl hotkeys doesn't work for me. If I use Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Z etc. it begins spaming the related letter C, V, Z etc. infinitely until I press Esc. This problem is present since the first native version 'till now. I use only Linux without Windows. Host and guest are Linux machines. I don't have a middle click also. Here you are a video:

spinningchairs

I'm using KDE rather than Gnome, and I don't have that effect active ... and I don't see anywhere to turn it on or off. But it's an interesting point.

I've had to uninstall tv13 temporarily so I can't test the ctrl-click or the keyboard events but will do when I can...

ianb

Hello again

I've investigated further with my Linux (Mint) client and remote Windows host.
The control key isn't completely dead - mouse clicks with control key seem to work.

But Ctrl-C Ctrl-V in wordpad/notepad don't work - they react as if just "c" or "v" are entered alone.

I tried logging key events with a little Tcl/Tk script.
Pressing and releasing the control key on my Linux client logs this (event-keycode-keysym):

Press-37-Control_L
Release-37-Control_L

On a remote Windows machine via TV-12 (local) and TV-11 (remote):

Press-17-Control_L
Release-17-Control_L

On the remote Windows machine via TV-13 (local) and TV-11 (remote):

Press-144-Num_Lock
Release-144-Num_Lock
Press-17-Control_L
Press-144-Num_Lock
Release-144-Num_Lock
Press-144-Num_Lock
Release-144-Num_Lock
Release-17-Control_L
Press-144-Num_Lock
Release-144-Num_Lock

I tried with a TV-13 remote Windows too - same result.

The state of the numlock key makes no difference.

Maybe this helps?

Best regards,
Ian

glyndon

For me (Ubuntu 17.10), the fix was to turn off the "show mouse pointer location when Ctrl key pressed."

I had to use dconf-editor to locate that setting, as Ubuntu no longer includes it on the regular settings dialog panel.

(in dconf-editor: org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/mouse)