Mouse/keyboard availability in inactive session

[BuddyMcCool]

I have a test suite that takes control of the mouse and keyboard to perform
UI testing (using Java's Robot class). It runs interactively every few
minutes when I'm logged into the machine via Remote Desktop. When I
disconnect (but don't log off), the mouse and keyboard cannot be controlled
and the tests are not carried out.

Is this something that should be possible? Is there a setting somewhere to
keep mouse and keyboard support active in my session even when I'm
disconnected?

 

[TP]

Re: Mouse/keyboard availability in inactive session

The behavior you are experiencing is by design, sorry.

When you disconnect the active desktop is switched to the
Disconnect desktop object, which is a dummy object
that prevents rendering. Only one desktop can be active at
a time and this [active desktop] is the one that displays the
user interface and receives input from the user.

-TP

BuddyMcCool wrote:
> I have a test suite that takes control of the mouse and keyboard to
> perform UI testing (using Java's Robot class). It runs interactively
> every few minutes when I'm logged into the machine via Remote
> Desktop. When I disconnect (but don't log off), the mouse and
> keyboard cannot be controlled and the tests are not carried out.
>
> Is this something that should be possible? Is there a setting
> somewhere to keep mouse and keyboard support active in my session
> even when I'm disconnected?