I have a USB mac keyboard with the numpad. Is it not possible then to use
the insert key present on the numpad as the screen reader modifier key? Or,
were your instructions for remapping the grave key intended for use with a
bluetooth keyboard without the numpad?
Second question:
I have a bootcamp installation of windows7 and would like to use that serial
# for the VMWare installation of windows7. I wonder, do you know, how can I
de-authorize the bootcamp install, and so make the serial# available for a
new install in the VMWare side.
We're getting closer. I sense a Fusion purchase in my near future if all
goes well. I have to assume if everyone is using fusion/windows with such
great success, there's no reason I can't as well.
I admit I don't use the windows installation solely because of the whole
reboot requirement.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Erkens" <paul.erk...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
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! LOL
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