Does VMWare fusion work with Windows 8 as of yet?

Chris.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Esther 
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 2:52 PM
  Subject: Use KeyRemap4MacBook to remap the insert key to Caps Lock [was Re: 
The insert key in VMware fusion]


  Hi Brandt, 


  I know of only one way to remap the Caps Lock key to act as an insert key for 
modifier purposes under VMware fusion, and that is to use KeyRemap4MacBook and 
the PCKeyboardHack from:
  http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/
  and
  http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack-usage.html.en

  The reason that you can't simply remap the function of the Caps Lock key to 
act as an insert key using Sharp Keys is that starting between the end of 2007 
and the beginning of 2008, slightly after the time that Leopard was released, 
Apple modified the action of the Caps Lock key to include a slight delay before 
its activation.  Earlier models of the Intel MacBooks and MacBook Pros did not 
have this delay, but by 2009 all laptop Macs had the delay built in. This Apple 
Knowledge Base article gives details:
  • Mac notebooks: Caps Lock modified to reduce accidental activation
  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1192


  Paul Erkens details the fact that while you can remap the Caps Lock key in 
VMware Fusion, you can't use it as a modifier key, in his reply to a current 
thread, "Re: Help with VMWare Fusion".  The extra time delay that is introduced 
is the reason why.  As to why this change was deliberately introduced, I 
believe that it was part of an accessibility solution for mobility disabled Mac 
users. This is only conjecture on my part based on having read some 
descriptions of accessibility standards for users with severe mobility 
impairments -- meaning quadraplegics and others who need to use mouth sticks to 
navigate keyboards, and use multiple presses of the Caps Lock for some 
sequences.


  If you're asking whether it is possible to use the Caps Lock key as an insert 
key for JAWS under VMware fusion, the answer is yes -- Eric Caron has a podcast 
and guide up at the AppleVis site that details how he has set up the Caps Lock 
key to act as the VO (Control+Option) keys on his Mac laptop, and to act as the 
JAWS insert key when he uses Windows under VMware fusion.  You cannot, however, 
get this behavior by using either Sharp Keys, as you have found, or by using 
the VMware fusion preferences, as Paul described.  In fact, if you use 
KeyRemap4MacBook, you should not be using either Sharp Keys or the VMware 
preferences remapping, because you will already have introduced multiple 
remappings for your keys. 


  Here's the link to the AppleVis podcast page:
  • New & Updated: Remapping the Keys on your Mac's Keyboard to Enhance the 
VoiceOver Experience:
  http://bit.ly/Qu1K2e
  I've shortened the actual link, which would probably wrap and break, but it's:
  
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/new-updated-remapping-keys-your-macs-keyboard-enhance-voiceover-experience


  There is also a user guide at:
  • Remapping the Keys on your Mac's Keyboard to Enhance the VoiceOver 
Experience
  http://bit.ly/Q6eTye


  However, while the user guide does provide useful documentation and 
references to the PCKeyboardHack page, it was written for the original podcast. 
 It describes the general way of customizing the keyboard for the 
PCKeyboardHack, while Eric was only interested in getting a remapping for the 
Caps Lock key.  The developer responded by introducing a custom setting for 
"Blind Voice Over" in the application that would take care of this.  In 
addition, the most recent major update versions have incorporated this into 
app, so that it is no longer necessary to get the special version of the app to 
install that is referenced in the podcast.  In fact, if you try to do so, 
you'll be taken back to the main KeyRemap4MacBook web page.  Another change 
with the major update is that, instead of making the customization changes in 
preference panes for "KeyRemap4MacBook" and "PCKeyboardHack" under your System 
Preferences, you now work directly in these apps, instead.  


  The AppleVis pages also contain a link to mac-access list post that provides 
more general information about working and configuring KeyRemap4MacBook.  Most 
of this was discussed on that list.


  I'd simply conclude by saying that you do need to keep your key remapping 
actions straight, and that I suspect people who posted that the Insert key 
behavior didn't work for them had prior conflicting key remapping definitions 
set up with either Sharp Keys or their Fusion preferences.  Paul Erken's post 
about also turning off key definitions for the F-keys for Exposé, etc. is also 
good advice -- so you don't have other conflicting key definitions set up on 
the Mac side.


  I don't use JAWS, Windows, or VMware fusion myself, so I can only point you 
to the AppleVis pages.  Good luck.


  Cheers,


  Esther


  On 21 Apr 2013, at 06:45, Brandt wrote:


    Hi there folks,


    I have a copy of Windows 7 in VMware fusion, but I'm not using it at this 
point in time due to the fact that the insert key, the modifier key for both 
Jaws and NVDA refuse to be mapped by Sharp keys, and no matter what I do, 
CapsLock is always picked up by the Mac.


    The only solution I know of, is to use a second keyboard. Is there any 
others? I would be happy, for then I don't need to plug in the secondary 
keyboard into the Mac.


    Thanks so long.

    Warm regards,

    Brandt Steenkamp


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