Note: This is a reverse patch of the original commit
See bnc#877907 - when starting guest in virt--manager with details
  pane open, keyboard is grabbed erroneously

Subject: Add a gsetting key to disable keyboard grabbing
From: Kjö Hansi Glaz kjo@a4nancy.net.eu.org Mon Mar 10 18:07:15 2014 +0100
Date: Mon Mar 10 14:54:58 2014 -0400:
Git: 66d146aceec7d6b4301f1795d8bea25d2d8306b8

Add a gsetting key to disable keyboard grabbing that works the same way
as spicy when unchecking "Options" > "Grab keyboard when active and
focused".

diff --git b/data/org.virt-manager.virt-manager.gschema.xml a/data/org.virt-manager.virt-manager.gschema.xml
index 2fede6c..d755f6e 100644
--- b/data/org.virt-manager.virt-manager.gschema.xml
+++ a/data/org.virt-manager.virt-manager.gschema.xml
@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@
       <description>Grab keyboard sequence for the graphical console</description>
     </key>
 
-    <!--This key is not intended to be exposed in the UI yet-->
-    <key name="grab-keyboard" type="b">
-      <default>true</default>
-      <summary>Enable grab keyboard when active and focused</summary>
-      <description>Enable grab keyboard when active and focused</description>
-    </key>
-
     <key name="auto-redirect" type="b">
       <default>true</default>
       <summary>Enable SPICE Auto USB redirection in console window</summary>
diff --git b/virtManager/config.py a/virtManager/config.py
index 5c9c127..dd624e9 100644
--- b/virtManager/config.py
+++ a/virtManager/config.py
@@ -286,14 +286,6 @@ class vmmConfig(object):
     def on_keys_combination_changed(self, cb):
         return self.conf.notify_add("/console/grab-keys", cb)
 
-    # This key is not intended to be exposed in the UI yet
-    def get_grab_keyboard(self):
-        return self.conf.get("/console/grab-keyboard")
-    def set_grab_keyboard(self, val):
-        self.conf.set("/console/grab-keyboard", val)
-    def on_grab_keyboard_changed(self, cb):
-        return self.conf.notify_add("/console/grab-keyboard", cb)
-
     # Confirmation preferences
     def get_confirm_forcepoweroff(self):
         return self.conf.get("/confirm/forcepoweroff")
diff --git b/virtManager/console.py a/virtManager/console.py
index ee12390..6513645 100644
--- b/virtManager/console.py
+++ a/virtManager/console.py
@@ -360,9 +360,6 @@ class Viewer(vmmGObject):
     def send_keys(self, keys):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def set_grab_keyboard(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
     def open_host(self, ginfo):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
@@ -397,7 +394,6 @@ class VNCViewer(Viewer):
 
     def init_widget(self):
         self.set_grab_keys()
-        self.set_grab_keyboard()
 
         self.display.realize()
 
@@ -407,6 +403,7 @@ class VNCViewer(Viewer):
         self.console.sync_scaling_with_display()
         self.console.refresh_resizeguest_from_settings()
 
+        self.display.set_keyboard_grab(True)
         self.display.set_pointer_grab(True)
 
         self.display.connect("size-allocate",
@@ -464,10 +461,6 @@ class VNCViewer(Viewer):
     def send_keys(self, keys):
         return self.display.send_keys([Gdk.keyval_from_name(k) for k in keys])
 
-    def set_grab_keyboard(self):
-        self.display.set_keyboard_grab(self.config.get_grab_keyboard())
-        self.display.force_grab(self.config.get_grab_keyboard())
-
     def _desktop_resize(self, src_ignore, w, h):
         self.desktop_resolution = (w, h)
         self.console.widget("console-gfx-scroll").queue_resize()
@@ -578,7 +571,6 @@ class SpiceViewer(Viewer):
 
     def _init_widget(self):
         self.set_grab_keys()
-        self.set_grab_keyboard()
         self.console.sync_scaling_with_display()
         self.console.refresh_resizeguest_from_settings()
 
@@ -625,9 +617,6 @@ class SpiceViewer(Viewer):
         return self.display.send_keys([Gdk.keyval_from_name(k) for k in keys],
                                       SpiceClientGtk.DisplayKeyEvent.CLICK)
 
-    def set_grab_keyboard(self):
-        self.display.set_property("grab-keyboard", self.config.get_grab_keyboard())
-
     def close(self):
         if self.spice_session is not None:
             self.spice_session.disconnect()
@@ -886,8 +875,6 @@ class vmmConsolePages(vmmGObjectUI):
             self.config.on_console_accels_changed(self.set_enable_accel))
         self.add_gconf_handle(
             self.config.on_keys_combination_changed(self.grab_keys_changed))
-        self.add_gconf_handle(
-            self.config.on_grab_keyboard_changed(self.grab_keyboard_changed))
 
         self.page_changed()
 
@@ -1040,9 +1027,6 @@ class vmmConsolePages(vmmGObjectUI):
     def pointer_grabbed(self, src_ignore):
         self.pointer_is_grabbed = True
         self.change_title()
-        if not self.config.get_grab_keyboard():
-            self.viewer.display.force_grab(False)
-            self.viewer.display.set_keyboard_grab(self.config.get_grab_keyboard())
 
     def pointer_ungrabbed(self, src_ignore):
         self.pointer_is_grabbed = False
@@ -1083,10 +1067,6 @@ class vmmConsolePages(vmmGObjectUI):
         if self.viewer:
             self.viewer.set_grab_keys()
 
-    def grab_keyboard_changed(self):
-        if self.viewer:
-            self.viewer.set_grab_keyboard()
-
     def set_enable_accel(self):
         # Make sure modifiers are up to date
         self.viewer_focus_changed()