FreeOrion|linux grabs mouse focus - how to release?

[kroddn]

If running freeorion in windowed mode, it grabs the mouse and never releases it. If freeorion gets freezed, a normal user won't be able to kill it and has to reset his machine.

How can the tech-demo be closed if you never get the mouse out of the client area?

The only way of killing it is shwitching to a console (pressing CRTL+ALT+F1) and sending a kill signal to freeorion. I don't think most people are aware of that trick

I suggest implementing a Keyboard shortcut that releases the mouse - like VMWare does it when you press CRTL+ALT.

[OndrejR]

CTRL + Q don't work in tech demo to exit?

[kroddn]

It works. Should me mentioned somewhere INSIDE the tech-demo.

What is the techdemo supposed to do? It just keeps my cpu at 100%, but nothing moves there...

I must admit that "normal" users won't run the techdemo.

[OndrejR]

It is for testing planetary system. You can look at objects, rotate camera, zoom camera and that is all. Tzlaine works on combat menu.

[pd]

It's the playground for tzlaine and artists.

[kroddn]

There's a file GG/src/Ogre/Plugins/OISInput.cfg in FreeOrion repository - if that is copied into the application directory / current working directory, disabling grabbing works. Thanks Geoff.

/Edit: the file also exists in FreeOrion svn root directory. I'll deliver that with the next release.

[IConrad]

Alternatively, Alt + Tab also releases the mouse focus for me via application switching.