Re: Spotlight via Screen sharing gets Siri. (Since Sierra).

Subject	Re: Spotlight via Screen sharing gets Siri. (Since Sierra).
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
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From	Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date	2016-11-29 18:05 -0500
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On 2016-11-29 17:49, David Empson wrote:
> Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>> If I'm screen sharing my SO's laptop with focus on the shared screen and
>> hit CMD-Spacebar, instead of getting the spotlight window, Siri pops up
>> on the remote machine.
>>
>> (CMD-Spacebar on the other machine works fine - and this worked before
>> Sierra)
>>
>> Can anyone test this on their network?
>
> Happens for me as well, in my case using Remote Desktop via a VPN
> connection to my home network.

Seems it works fine with the laptop at work, I'll have to try it again - 
maybe tomorrow (that laptop is not accessible at present).

>
> It seems to be timing critical: I can sometimes get Spotlight if I tap
> and release the space bar quickly enough (while holding down the Command
> key).

Thanks - let's try that ...

... 2 different keyboards (Azio and Apple BT) and I can't get it to work 
even once.

>
> Changing the Siri activation keyboard shortcut from "Hold Command Space"
> to something else is an obvious workaround.

True - I don't use Sire that much anyway - have to ask my SO what she 
wants, though.


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Spotlight via Screen sharing gets Siri. (Since Sierra). Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-29 17:21 -0500
  Re: Spotlight via Screen sharing gets Siri. (Since Sierra). dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-11-30 11:49 +1300
    Re: Spotlight via Screen sharing gets Siri. (Since Sierra). Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-29 18:05 -0500
    Re: Spotlight via Screen sharing gets Siri. (Since Sierra). Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-30 00:54 +0000
    Re: Spotlight via Screen sharing gets Siri. (Since Sierra). Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-01 18:35 -0500

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