id = 1228
title = "-display curses only recognizes escape characters if pressed very quickly"
state = "opened"
created_at = "2022-09-25T17:24:30.797Z"
closed_at = "n/a"
labels = ["GUI", "workflow::Confirmed"]
url = "https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1228"
host-os = "macOS 12.6"
host-arch = "x86"
qemu-version = "QEMU emulator version 7.1.0"
guest-os = "Linux 0.01"
guest-arch = "i386"
description = """The system start and runs perfectly fine, but when I try to exit the escape commands does not seem to work.

I have tried all the ones from here:
https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/keys.html
https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/mux-chardev.html

When using the graphical display, the escape characters works as expected but when using -display curses, they do not."""
reproduce = """1. Start qemu with the command provided 
2. Try to exit using ctrl + x a - Not working
3. Try to exit using alt + 2 - Not working

The same issues occurs when running qemu on a Linux machine (Ubunt) via Visual Studio Code / ssh. 

I'm guessing this is a macOS specific issue or maybe something to do with my Locale (sv-SE)."""
additional = """Linux 0.01 build:
https://github.com/mariuz/linux-0.01

**Tests using showkey**

Alt + 2 from mobile ssh client (Terminus) -> Ubuntu machine
```
^[2      27 0033 0x1b
         50 0062 0x32
```

Option + 2 from macOS Terminal + ssh -> Ubuntu machine
```
@ \t 64 0100 0x40
```

Esc + 2 from macOS Terminal + ssh -> Ubuntu machine
```
^[ \t 27 0033 0x1b
2 \t 50 0062 0x32
```

**Update**

It seems to work if I press ESC + 2 at exactly the same time."""