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DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! (Announce)

posted by bretjohn  , Rio Rancho, NM, 18.07.2022, 23:11

> For me it works with NDN (01/2022).
> But I have to say, things have a bit worsened: the keyboard is now rather
> "sticky", older versions ( last I tried was from 2020 ) do better.
>
> edit: forget the above! I was running NDN in a much higher resolution
> than 80x25, and this might overstress dosbox-x, causing such strange
> effects.

FWIW, I've found that the keyboard in general doesn't work very well in Virtual Machines (some VM's are worse than others, but I've found that they all seem to have keyboard issues at times, at lest under Windows). The the "stickiness" is usually with the modifier keys (Shift, Control, and/or Alt) not being released properly, but sometimes various key presses are also missed.

Sometimes, I also use TightVNC to "remote control" one computer's Screen, keyboard, and mouse from another computer, and then on the controlled computer sometimes run a VM. When I do this (essentially two layers of "virtualization") the keyboard problems get even worse.

Again, that's just been my experience, but others may not have these problems.

Complete thread:

• DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - Wengier, 01.07.2022, 22:11 (Announce)
  • DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - CandyMan, 05.07.2022, 21:53
    • DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - Wengier, 07.07.2022, 07:02
      • DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - CandyMan, 08.07.2022, 18:50
        • DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - Wengier, 09.07.2022, 03:46
          • DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - CandyMan, 14.07.2022, 18:09
            • DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - Wengier, 15.07.2022, 08:01
              • DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - Japheth, 18.07.2022, 08:34
                • DOSBox-X 0.84.1 released! - bretjohn, 18.07.2022, 23:11