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README: keyboard shortcuts in the browser desktop - #8

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Adds a "Keyboard shortcuts in the browser" note under The remote desktop in both READMEs.

  • Mac: use the right ⌘ for Super. noVNC's core/input/keyboard.js remaps keys on macOS: left Meta → XK_Alt_L, right Meta → XK_Super_L, left Alt → XK_Mode_switch.
  • Browser and OS shortcuts: these never reach the desktop. The most surprising one is ⌘W / Ctrl+W, which closes the browser tab and ends the session.
  • Workaround: in the noVNC side panel, open Show extra keys and toggle the Windows key (Super), then press the other key.

Docs only, based on reading the noVNC source. Not yet tried on the test machine, which is currently unreachable.

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noVNC on macOS sends the left Cmd as Alt (right Cmd = Super), the browser and
the OS keep some combinations (Cmd/Ctrl+W closes the tab), and the side
panel's extra-keys Windows toggle works around intercepted ones.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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