From b3abd62bdf0812d19d0c75fb755625a1089f4922 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maxim Devaev Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 18:21:48 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] vnc hotkeys --- docs/vnc.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/vnc.md b/docs/vnc.md index c861f767..4ab17d7e 100644 --- a/docs/vnc.md +++ b/docs/vnc.md @@ -97,6 +97,21 @@ For iOS and Android the recommended application is bVNC: * [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bvnc-pro/id1506461202) +----- +## Hotkeys + +Inside a VNC session, you can use several hotkeys related to PiKVM, independent of the VNC client. +Hotkeys are triggered by quickly pressing and releasing each key sequentially (that is, you don't need to hold them down like `Ctrl+Alt+Del`). + +* `LeftAlt, LeftAlt, P` - Paste text from the clipboard.
+ *PiKVM does not have access to the clipboard, so pasting works as if you had typed this text. ASCII always works, layout switching is not supported. To type text in a different language, you need the layout on the host to match the one you are using (and keymap is also configured as described above for some VNC clients)* + +* `LeftAlt, LeftAlt, 1` (1-8) - Switch to channel 1 with [PiKVM Switch](switch.md), when you have one or two switches. + +* `LeftAlt, LeftAlt, 3, 2` - Switch to unit 3, channel 2 of [PiKVM Switch](switch.md) chain, when you have more than two switches.
+ *Single-key port numbers do not work if there are more than two candles.* + + ----- ## Unsupported clients