diff --git a/development/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/development/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ad195f71c..eca516b26c 100644
--- a/development/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ if(QT_USES_X11)
         -DLYX_USERDIR_VER=${LYX_USERDIR_VER}
         -DKEYTEST_OUTFILE=${_t}-out.txt
         -DPACKAGE=${PACKAGE}
+	-DFRONTEND=${LYX_USE_QT}
         -DLOCALE_DIR=${LOCALE_DIR}
         -P ${TOP_SRC_DIR}/development/autotests/single-test.cmake)
       settestlabel(keytest/${_t} "key")
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-05-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-05-in.txt
index 2850f09f08..9c8db9f480 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-05-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-05-in.txt
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 # Basic test for format-aware searching
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: foo \Cefoo foo\Ce foo\C\[Home]
 KK: \Cs
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Ce
 KK: foo\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 4\n with len: 3' lyx-log.txt
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Ce
 KK: foo\[Return]\[Return]
 TestEnd
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-09-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-09-in.txt
index 45e33c6143..828524f755 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-09-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-09-in.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Test for searching with regular expressions
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \Apb
 KK: one\[Return]
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ KK: three\C\[Home]
 KK: \Cs
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Apb
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return][a-z]* \[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n with len: 3' lyx-log.txt
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Apb
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return][a-z]* \[Return]\[Return]
 TestEnd
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-10-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-10-in.txt
index 7625248876..c816a51b55 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-10-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-10-in.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # Test for searching the special LyX and LaTeX words
 # when ignoring format
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: This is LyX,\[Return]
 KK: a WYSIWYG LaTeX editor.\C\[Home]
 KK: \Cs
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format (depends on IT language)
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: LyX\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 8\n with len: 3' lyx-log.txt
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: LaTeX\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-11-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-11-in.txt
index 389e667b04..e168ad4157 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-11-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-11-in.txt
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n.*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n.*idx: 1 par: 0 pos: 0\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \C\[Home]
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Cm
 KK: v\[Return]
 TestEnd
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-14-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-14-in.txt
index ec6d5edbea..5cafaead7e 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-14-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-14-in.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # Finding displayed maths with ignore-format on&off (might affect #7596)
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \Axmath-display\[Return]
 KK: x^2 +x^2\C\[Home]
 KK: \Cs
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axmath-display\[Return]
 KK: x^2\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n.*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axmath-display\[Return]
 KK: x^2\[Return]\[Return]
 TestEnd
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-15-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-15-in.txt
index de05dd2151..9508aec4c2 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-15-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-15-in.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # Finding numbered maths with ignore-format on&off (might affect #7596)
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CM\Axmath-number-toggle\[Return]
 KK: x^2 +x^2\C\[Home]
 KK: \Cs
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \CM\Axmath-number-toggle\[Return]
 KK: x^2\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n.*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \CM\Axmath-number-toggle\[Return]
 KK: x^2\[Return]\[Return]
 TestEnd
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-16-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-16-in.txt
index d66aba8a52..c412f85078 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-16-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-16-in.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 # Verify matches in *-environments with ignore-format off
 # (gather environment comes in the *-form after mutate)
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CM\Axmath-mutate gather\[Return]
 KK: x^2 +x^2\C\[Home]
 KK: \Cs
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \CM\Axmath-mutate gather\[Return]
 KK: x^2\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n.*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \CM\Axmath-mutate gather\[Return]
 KK: x^2\[Return]\[Return]
 TestEnd
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-17-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-17-in.txt
index 415a71b41d..a79fef42a1 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-17-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-17-in.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n.*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 1\n with len: 2' lyx-log.txt
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Cm\\beta\\alpha \[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-re-01-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-re-01-in.txt
index f01ad5614e..502bd3272a 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-re-01-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-re-01-in.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 1\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return]\\(\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 3\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return]\\[\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-re-02-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-re-02-in.txt
index ae80bf69ae..f5f0382826 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-re-02-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-re-02-in.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return]\\\\\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 7\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return]%\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 8\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return]\\^\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-re-03-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-re-03-in.txt
index 3f3f3f1bc1..406b7bf096 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-re-03-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-re-03-in.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 5\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return]\\{\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ TestEnd
 Lang C
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 6\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
 #
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Axregexp-mode\[Return]\\}\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-re-04-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-re-04-in.txt
index d092a535ff..140cba9760 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-re-04-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-re-04-in.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Finding styles with regexp
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: Hello \CeHello\C\[Home]
 KK: \Cs
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format (depends on IT language)
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Ce\Axregexp-mode\[Return].*\[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-re-06-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-re-06-in.txt
index 296c2a5950..5759d106b3 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-re-06-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-re-06-in.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Finding regexps within \frac{}
 
-Lang it_IT.utf8
+Lang sk_SK.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \Cm\\frac 1-x\[Down]1+x^2 \C\[Home]
 KK: \CF
 # Uncheck ignore format (depends on IT language)
-KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \At\Ai\Ah
 KK: \Cm\\frac \Axregexp-mode\[Return].* \[Down]1+x^2 \[Return]
 TestEnd
 Lang C
diff --git a/development/autotests/hello-world-in.txt b/development/autotests/hello-world-in.txt
index 49aa1db0b6..b23daabbf4 100644
--- a/development/autotests/hello-world-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/hello-world-in.txt
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@
 # LaTeX, and verifies that the typed characters are indeed present in the
 # exported document.
 #
-TestBegin test.lyx > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
+TestBegin test.lyx -dbg key > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: Hello World
 KK: \Cs
-KK: \Ax
-KK: buffer-export latex\[Return]
+KK: \Axbuffer-export latex\[Return]
 TestEnd grep "Hello World" test.tex
diff --git a/development/autotests/keytest.py b/development/autotests/keytest.py
index 7cae6843e5..27b6d484b7 100755
--- a/development/autotests/keytest.py
+++ b/development/autotests/keytest.py
@@ -209,20 +209,23 @@ def sendKeystring(keystr, LYX_PID):
     actual_delay = key_delay
     if actual_delay == '':
         actual_delay = def_delay
-    if not xvkbd_hacked:
-        subprocess.call([xvkbd_exe, "-xsendevent", "-window", lyx_window_name,
-                         "-delay", actual_delay, "-text", keystr], stdout = FNULL, stderr = FNULL)
+    xvpar = [xvkbd_exe]
+    if qt_frontend == 'QT5':
+        xvpar.extend(["-no-jump-pointer"])
     else:
-        subprocess.call([xvkbd_exe, "-no_root", "-wait_idle", lyx_pid,
-                         "-xsendevent", "-window", lyx_window_name,
-                         "-delay", actual_delay, "-text", keystr], stdout = FNULL, stderr = FNULL)
+        xvpar.extend(["-xsendevent"])
+    if xvkbd_hacked:
+        xvpar.extend(["-wait_idle", lyx_pid])
+    xvpar.extend(["-window", lyx_window_name, "-delay", actual_delay, "-text", keystr])
+    
+    subprocess.call(xvpar, stdout = FNULL, stderr = FNULL)
 
 def system_retry(num_retry, cmd):
     i = 0
     rtn = intr_system(cmd)
     while ( ( i < num_retry ) and ( rtn != 0) ):
         i = i + 1
-	rtn = intr_system(cmd)
+        rtn = intr_system(cmd)
         time.sleep(1)
     if ( rtn != 0 ):
         print "Command Failed: "+cmd
@@ -271,6 +274,9 @@ if xvkbd_exe is None:
     xvkbd_exe = "xvkbd"
 
 xvkbd_hacked = os.environ.get('XVKBD_HACKED') != None
+qt_frontend = os.environ.get('QT_FRONTEND')
+if qt_frontend is None:
+    qt_frontend = 'QT4'
 
 locale_dir = os.environ.get('LOCALE_DIR')
 if locale_dir is None:
diff --git a/development/autotests/single-test.cmake b/development/autotests/single-test.cmake
index f76bb214d5..34a3e96c35 100755
--- a/development/autotests/single-test.cmake
+++ b/development/autotests/single-test.cmake
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #       -DLOCALE_DIR=xxx \
 #       -DPO_BUILD_DIR=xxx \
 #       -DPACKAGE=xxx \
+#       -DFRONTEND=Qt? \
 #       -P ${AUTOTEST_ROOT}/single-test.cmake
 
 set(KEYTEST "${AUTOTEST_ROOT}/keytest.py")
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ if(use_hacked)
 else()
   set(XVKBD_EXE "/usr/bin/xvkbd")
 endif()
+set(ENV{QT_FRONTEND} ${FRONTEND})
 
 if(EXISTS "${LYX_TESTS_USERDIR}/session")
   execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove -f "${LYX_TESTS_USERDIR}/session")