capslock is not passed to VMWare Fusion as a key press. it is handled more as a hardware function by the mac than as a key press. it can be remapped either in mac or windows using various key remap programs. I use SharpKeys from within windows to swap the functions of the grave accent and the caps lock keys
That way, I use the grave accent key as caps lock (functioning as the jaws and NVDA modifiers key), and the caps lock key press produces the grave accent key should I ever need it. Search the archive for macvisionaries @googlegroups.com for the term "shaprkeys", or "caps lock" etc and you'll find a lot to read up on. there are also podcasts on the subject at Applevis.com On Nov 27, 2013, at 1:38 AM, Anouk Radix <radix.an...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > also, caps lock does not seem to work properly in fusion for me either. I > mostly try to use insert. I know the map does not have that key by default > but within the vmware prefs you can remap another key to act as insert key > (for example this one 1 > Greetings, Anouk, > On 27 Nov 2013, at 06:03, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> thank you, that keyboard setting does seem to help. I have noticed my VM >> running at quite a lag, half a second to a second, which really messes up >> gameplay. It doesn't always happen, but it is enough that audio games are >> nearly unusable. I gave Windows one core and 3gb of ram, so it should be >> quite happy. How odd! If anyone has seen this, I'd greatly appreciate a fix. >> To be honest, the whole point of this setup on my personal machine is >> gaming, so if I can't use it for that, then I'm stuck with Bootcamp again. >> On Nov 26, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Caitlyn furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi alex, >>> I’m going to take a crack at some of your questions. >>> >>> For your problem with vo taking over, and also for some of the key strokes >>> not being recognized, you can either turn off vo while in the virtual >>> machine or go into the vm prefs and then find the tab called keyboard, I >>> think. In there, there is a check box which tells the vm to ignore all mac >>> osx commands. For myself, once I checked that little box, the guest >>> operating system acted better! >>> >>> The volume issue is probably windows volume and you can either turn up your >>> mac or go into control panel and turn up the volume in the other OS. >>> >>> hth, >>> Caitlyn >>> >>> On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I finally got VMWare Fusion running! I guess I complained enough, because >>>> they called me back within an hour, had me set up a remote access program, >>>> and did everything for me. <grin> I'm still not overly impressed with >>>> their support, but at least they fixed this. >>>> >>>> Now, though, I have some questions. This is on a Macbook Air with 4gb of >>>> ram (total, not for the vm only). I will set up Windows on my Mini soon, >>>> but want to iron everything out on the Macbook first since my Mini is my >>>> primary machine. >>>> >>>> 1. According to Fusion's preferences, ctrl-cmd should toggle >>>> keyboard/mouse control between Windows and Mac, but that does not always >>>> seem to be the case. Voiceover usually grabs keystrokes, almost randomly >>>> at times, and the caps lock modifier does not work at all. In addition, >>>> keyboard commander keystrokes are grabbed, so windows-b executes my >>>> battery script instead of jumping to the Task Bar. This, of course, means >>>> I cannot reliably control Windows, and cannot access the NVDA menus. >>>> >>>> 2. The default behavior for closing Fusion is to suspend open VMs. Is that >>>> okay, or is it recommended that I shut them down instead? >>>> >>>> 3. Windows seems quiet relative to OS10. Is there a way to turn it up? It >>>> may well be Windows' volume, I haven't managed to check yet (see #1). >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance, and I am sure I will have more questions as time >>>> goes on. As I said, I really want to nail down any possible problems >>>> before trying this out on my main machine. However, I am demoing Windows >>>> to a client tomorrow, using the Macbook, so it would be nice to have >>>> better control over Windows before then. (Yeah, I put this one off, but in >>>> my defense I never expected so much trouble with VMWare). >>>> >>>> >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>> mehg...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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