Synergy and IE problem with new tab pages
I'm running Win7 and IE8.
In IE8, when I CTRL-CLICK a link to open a new tab, if Synergy+ Server is running, the link opens in a new window, not a new tab. If I stop the Synergy service, normal behavior returns. If I start the service again, the problem returns.
I thought maybe Synergy was throwing away the CTRL key. However, if I click "Open in new tab" on the context menu, I also get the same incorrect behavior.
Sometimes, not always, if I click the "new tab" tab, nothing happens.
Again, in all these cases, if I stop the Synergy service, normal behavior returns. If I start the service again, the problem returns.
I have not been able to reproduce the problem in Chrome or Firefox.
Does anybody have a solution or explanation for this problem?
Thanks in advance, Steve.
UPDATE: CTRL-ALT-RIGHTARROW in iTunes normally skips forward, with Synergy running, it jumps to next item in the playlist, normally caused by just a RIGHTARROW. So again, it appears that at least part of what Synergy is doing is throwing away control keys.
Solution 1:
I'm having the same problem when I run Synergy with administrator privileges (otherwise it will not work when I try to switch desktop and I'm working in a active program running as administrator).
My best guess is that this problem is due to the security hardening done around IE to protect against drive-by-downloads, etc.
The solutions I found to this problem(s) are:
- Run Synergy with normal user privileges.
- Run Synergy and IE with administrator privileges.
- Run Synergy with administrator and run another browser as the primary web browser.
So it's not a big problem for me since I prefer Firefox, but a final solution would be nice. (oh btw, I'm running Synergy+ 1.3.4 Server on Microsoft Windows 7 x64)
Edit:
I tried the 1.4.1-Windows-x86.exe beta today and not experienced any of the above problems (or any other for that matter).