Ian C 0 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 If I am working in iTerm2 and move my mouse pointer to a Windows system and start typing, the cursor is still in iTerm2 and theĀ characters I type appear in iTerm2. I've tried changing a number of different settings in iTerm2 but nothing works. If I switch to a different application on my Mac before going to the Windows display, the cursor is not trapped on the Mac side and I can type into any field on the Windows side. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Does anyone know of a solution? Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Suarez 107 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 It sounds like a scroll lock problem to me. If you're using it on full-screen mode, then you'd really need to switch over to a different application. If you have the option minimize and set a little gap from the end off the monitor where your Windows machine is linked, then you can haveĀ a spot to click first before getting in to your screen for Windows machine. You can also try to set a hotkey either on iterm2 or Synergy to try and toggle the scroll lock on your Mac machine. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dan Sorahan Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Hey @Ian C , you're not alone! I've run into this issue a couple of times myself. However, it seems to be a quirk of iTerm forcing focus when the cursor is "hidden" by programs such as Synergy, as I've found the same behaviour while using a few other apps on the local machine (1password and IntelliJ seem to cause it to happen quite a lot). As a workaround, I have a global hotkey trigger set (under keys in preferences) and whenever input focus is stolen by iTerm a double tap of the hotkey brings things back to normal. Hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites
Ian C 0 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Thank you both for your advice! It's helped alleviate the issue with switching screens. Link to post Share on other sites
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