Hi, I just hit Option-F4 and it works great as long as Windows has focus of course.
Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Dec 17, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Brian Moore wrote: > anyone noticedthat alt+f4 no longer works with fusion 3 and sl. If I try it > twice, it brings up sound preferences in system preferences when all I > wanted to do was close my windows app. > > Had a look at settings in vmware but couldn't find anything. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Søren Jensen" <s...@coolfortheblind.dk> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:41 PM > Subject: Re: vmware and key combinations > > > Hi Paul. > > When you are in a virtual machine in Fusion, the option key is your alt key, > and the command key is your windows key. So therefore, you just have to > press option tab to make a alt tab in your virtual windows, and command tab > to switch over to your Mac applications. Awesome, isn't it? > > Regarding the applications key, you can use a little freeware program called > Sharp keys to remap a key to the applications key, and you can also remap a > insert key. I have remapped my right option key to the insert key, and my > right command key to the applications key. > > I highly recommend you to switch to full screen when running a virtual > machine. You can do that by pressing control command return or you can > choose it from the toolbar. Voiceover doesn't need to be turned off when > running a virtual machine. I have used both Fusion and other applications > on my mac at the same time. > Best regards > Søren Jensen > Mail & MSN: > s...@coolfortheblind.dk > Website: > http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ > > Den Dec 17, 2009 kl. 7:43 PM skrev Paul Erkens: > >> Hi all, >> >> I installed vm ware a few days ago, but I am not happy with it. The keys I >> press don't do what they normally do in windows, and obviously there are >> good reasons for it. I checked the vm ware website, but there is only a >> half >> accessible pdf file, that doesn't contain the info I need. >> >> I alt plus tab a lot in windows. However, the command tab combination from >> within windows in vm ware, takes me to the mac os, and back, rather than >> switching from program to program inside vm's virtual machine. What can I >> do >> to set command plus tab to do an alt plus tab inside vm ware? >> >> 2. How do I simulate the application key? The mac has none. >> >> 3. How should I simulate a shift plus f10? Simply presing this combination >> stops windows from responding, inside vm ware. Do we press another key to >> simulate a shift f10? >> >> 4. It seems that voice over must be turned off, before starting windows in >> vm ware. This is said to be true starting in vm ware fusion version 3. At >> what point should I do this? >> >> 5. Is it easiest to run windows inside vm ware in a normal window, or >> rather >> full screen? >> >> Interested to know. >> Best, >> Paul. >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
