KVM Hotkey

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There seems to be a lot of complaining about the lack of hot keys in Multiplicity 4. I am also slightly flummoxed by this. In Multiplicity 3 it was really nice to press Ctrl + Shift + ' to open the remote window. Trying to get to a remote PC in KVM mode seems really clunky in version 4, and it is also really hard to get back to the local desktop without closing the remote window. This seems to be a bit of a downgrade from version 3.

In addition, there is a button on the KVM screen that says 'Create shortcut'. I've no idea what this is supposed to do as it's grayed out. Right-clicking on the remote computer gives the option to create a shortcut on the desktop; this is pretty useless for me as I'd have to minimize half a dozen windows to see my desktop. How about an option to create a shortcut in the start menu.

Other than that it's great.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. I have forward your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top


There seems to be a lot of complaining about the lack of hot keys in Multiplicity 4. I am also slightly flummoxed by this. In Multiplicity 3 it was really nice to press Ctrl + Shift + ' to open the remote window. Trying to get to a remote PC in KVM mode seems really clunky in version 4, and it is also really hard to get back to the local desktop without closing the remote window. This seems to be a bit of a downgrade from version 3.

In addition, there is a button on the KVM screen that says 'Create shortcut'. I've no idea what this is supposed to do as it's grayed out. Right-clicking on the remote computer gives the option to create a shortcut on the desktop; this is pretty useless for me as I'd have to minimize half a dozen windows to see my desktop. How about an option to create a shortcut in the start menu.

Other than that it's great.
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Hotkeys are part of MP4 Pro.  Also, you can pin shortcuts to the taskbar for much easier access.  Also, Stardock Fences allows you to bring the Desktop to the top in any situation:

https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/#purchase:~:text=Your%20content%20is%20a%20Peek%20away

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Sean

Thanks for your response.

I have MP4 Pro, but it isn't clear how to assign a hotkey when using the KVM mode. I can see the hotkeys setting, but this is clearly for the seamless setting, which I don't use. I'd love to be able to assign those hotkeys to the KVM mode instead. You also haven't addressed the issue of why I have a grayed out button that says 'Create Shortcut'. There's also a 'Launch KVM connection screen' button that just opens a blank screen with 'New connection' up in the top left corner and a message that I currently have no configured computers, etc. This is clearly wrong as I have two computers ready for connection.

Regards

John

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting John193, reply 3

There's also a 'Launch KVM connection screen' button that just opens a blank screen with 'New connection' up in the top left corner and a message that I currently have no configured computers, etc.
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Install the beta from your account page that fixes this:

https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

Quoting John193, reply 3

I have MP4 Pro, but it isn't clear how to assign a hotkey when using the KVM mode. I can see the hotkeys setting, but this is clearly for the seamless setting, which I don't use.
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While there is a hotkey to open KVM

...yes,  the 'Hotkey' main feature block is indeed meant for Seamless. 

Seamless connections are constant; thus, hotkeys will work every time, they have a consistent location (PC, Monitor, etc).  KVM connections are not; they are session-based, and the Window to identify them is not static. 

Needless to say, there are MANY more variables for KVM connections, most are technical but other are usage.  For example, what would you want a hotkey to do in a KVM session?

That is not to say we have not considered hotkeys for KVM sessions, we just need to be sure it's practical and there are enough use cases to justify the time and tech investment. 

Thanks for your feedback.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager