GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 690269
No intuitive way to exit fullscreen
Last modified: 2016-03-31 13:56:28 UTC
Tested with Ubuntu 12.10 64 Gnome Remix + Gnome 3 PPA. Created a VM from the W8 DVD, the install starts, full screen. Once the first Windows screen is visible, there is no way to return to Gnome. Ctrl+W/Q, Esc, Backspace, etc, nothing works.
What is "the W8 DVD"? Does this stand for Microsoft Windows? Link welcome.
Sorry André, I should have been more accurate. Yes it is the Windows 8 Pro DVD. Steps are : 1. Insert the DVD 2. Wait for the notification and click on "Launch with Boxes" -> The the install starts, full screen, and I didn't find any way to return to Gnome at this moment. Once the VM is installed, I see there is the top bar which appears when the mouse cursor reaches the screen top edge, but I didn't notice it at VM creation time.
(In reply to comment #2) > Sorry André, I should have been more accurate. Yes it is the Windows 8 Pro DVD. > > Steps are : > 1. Insert the DVD > 2. Wait for the notification and click on "Launch with Boxes" > -> The the install starts, full screen, and I didn't find any way to return to > Gnome at this moment. > > Once the VM is installed, I see there is the top bar which appears when the > mouse cursor reaches the screen top edge, but I didn't notice it at VM creation > time. In fullscreen mode, all keys belong to the guest. Perhaps the topbar could be somehow made more intuitive to find. Please do take a look at my video tutorial (apologies for the bad sound): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iFhcu4Llqg
I think this has been fixed for a while now that we show the topbar in fullscreen until user moves mouse (i-e ensure user sees it).