Paul, this is very helpful. My question here is if you re-assign the Command key to function as an Alt key, how would you switch between the Mac OS and Windows? Thanks.
Les On Apr 21, 2013, at 10:10 AM, Paul Erkens <paul.erk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Yolanda and Phil, > > Let's not make this more complicated than it is. > > 1. After having started fusion, you can start windows by opening the normal > menubar with vo plus m, m for menu as a mnemonic. Then, vo arrow right until > you find the item called virtual machines. Hit vo space to open this menu, > and then vo arrow down. You will either find a dimmed text item that says: > windows is running, or windows is off. If you find that windows is off, vo > down arrow some more, and you'll ind the option that reads: start windows. > Easy, isn't it? > > 2. If you are inside windows and you are still using the default settings in > fusion, then you may run into several strange issues. One of them is, that > the key next to your spacebar, is functioning as the windows start key, and > the mac option key, which you would love to have as your windows key, instead > functions as an alt key in windows. That can be confusing. If you are used to > the layout of a windows keyboard, then the way fusion has it is not what you > want, because by default, on a fusion virtual windows, your alt is windows > key, and the windows key does alt. > > To change, or swap this, you need to go into fusion's preferences. When > fusion is up, and windows is off, hit command comma to get to tfusion > preferences. Once in there, there are many settings, devided into different > screens. You can switch among these different screens, using the toolbar at > the top of the screen. Interact with it, and hit vo space on keyboard and > mouse shortcuts. The screen for that will open. > > Stop interacting and look at the screen. Now, I think you will find out how > to handle the interface here, but let me tell you this in advance. You have a > listbox here, that tells fusion what to do when a certain mac key is pressed. > For example, here you have the command key, defined to perform the windows > logo key function, which is what you want to get rid of. Further more, fusion > also assigns command c to do what control c does in windows, which is copy, > but you don't want alt c to be the same as control c in windows, do you? So, > clear out all definitions in this listbox and start over with what you want > yourself. > > Next to the listbox with key definitions, you will find 2 unlabled buttons, > button, button. The first is add, the second is delete. Put the vo cursor on > the second one, and hit vo space until the listbox is empty. Now, all key > definitions are gone and you must create some of your own. > > Hit the add button, being the first unlabeled button next to the list box. > The add key definitions dialog appears, and here, you have a from, and a to, > field. In the from field, to defind command to be alt in windows, in the from > section for this key, check the checkbox that says: command. For the rest, > leave the entire from section for what it is. You only need to check this > command key box. Now in the to field, find the checkbox that says alt, check > it, and hit okay. There you have your command key, the one next to spacebar, > defined as alt in windows. All you did was hit add, check command key in the > from section, and make that key do alt, in the to section. > > Now, go on with the option key, to do the windows logo key function. In other > words, when you are inside windows later on, and you then hit option, the > second key to the left of the spacebar, you want that key to become the > windows key, that opens the start menu and search field. To do this, hit add > again, check option in the from section, and in the to section for this > definition, find the unlabeled checkbox. That very unlabeled checkbox, holds > the windows logo key. Hit okay. So now, alt and windows key feel natural. > > Your next question, Yolanda and Phil, was what to do to prevent you from > falling out of windows into the mac side, i.e. into fusion, thereby loosing > track of what you are doing. If you hit alt tab, for example, what happens by > default, is that you are switching away from fusion, and you will likely land > in finder, the applications window, the mac desktop or any other place. This > is because by default, the command or alt tab key combination, if you don't > do anything about it, will be sent to the mac, and not to windows. > > To correct this, look in the fusion preferences, the third tab sheet, which > is reachable via the toolbar, is called mac os shortcuts. In other words, > when you fire up fusion and windows is still off, hit command comma to open > fusion's preferences, find the toolbar, interact, find mac os shortcuts, hit > vo space, stop interact. > In this window, there's a simple checkbox that you can turn off, labeled > enable mac os keyboard shortcuts. . This will turn off Exposé keys, as well > as command tab. Hit command w to close the fusion preferences window and save > your new key mappings. From now on, if you alt tab while you are in windows, > then windows will obey, instead of os 10 sending you into the woods, > unintentionally. > > Another thing you will want to do in windows, assuming you want a screen > reader that relies on the insert key, is make sure you have insert present in > windows. please note that you don't have an insert key in fusion, but you can > define one yourself. What I do is, take the accent key, which is just below > escape on a US keyboardc, and define that rarely used key to become the > insert key inside windows. Just go into the keyboard and mouse preference > screen in fusion as you did above, and then add a new definition. In from, go > to the combobox, and then hit the accent key. The combobox will now show the > accent key as the key to be remapped. Then in the to field, Go to the > combobox and choose insert. To do this, vo space on the combobox, vo arrow > down to insert, stop interacting and hit okay. Then command w to close fusion > preferences. From now on, if you are inside windows and you need insert, just > press or hold accent, and you'll be good to go. > > Finally, capslock is a different matter. As long as you run windows 7 inside > fusion, there is a good solution. Fusion will let you assign capslock to a > given other key, but what it does not do, is let you use capslock as a > modifier instead of just a toggle. In other words, if you assign capslock to > whichever other key you choose, then you can toggle the state of capslock on > and back off, but you cannot use that key holding it down and hitting another > key, like you can indeed do if you remap insert in fusion. To overcome this > limitation, for which I have not found a solution myself yet, just find sharp > keys. A small but very useful utility, done by a guy called Randy. Google > will give it to you. Sharpkeys is something you run, that also remaps keys. > With this little program, you can indeed assign a new key to capslock, and > make it a key you can hold down, while hitting other keys. For example, > capslock plus n will open the nvda menu, if you use that screen reader. Only > if you think you need capslock, go for this aproach. Otherwise, tell your > screen reader to use insert instead. Read the short documentation for sharp > keys, then add a definition, restart windows and you'll also have a capslock > key that you can also use to command your screen reader. > > As for your last question, I don't understand what you're asking. What do you > mean by: how does every one learn the keystrokes for mac apps? Are you a mac > beginner, or is it something in fusion that you think you are still missing? > Please let us know, and be specific. > > Hth, > Paul. > > On Apr 21, 2013, at 2:03 AM, Yolanda Thompson <ylt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ok, I got it installed--vmware that is--and I cannot figure out how to >> launch the >> window below the toolbar that brings me into windows. Then, when I >> hit alt-f4 in >> the windows it throws me out to the mac screen and I cannot get back. >> And, how on earth dos everyone find out the keystrokes for mac apps? I have >> not >> had luck. >> HELP! 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