Thanks Esther! I will check it out. Greetings, Anouk, On Dec 19, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Esther wrote:
> Hi Anouk and others, > > See my archived post on "What is Exposé, and how to use its assigned > keys in Fusion" from August: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg08197.html > > That was written for Leopard, but I think it should work under Snow > Leopard if there is still a menu for Exposé and Spaces under System > Preferences that can be used to disable the Exposé keys. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > anouk radix wrote: > >> Hi Buddy, I really hate expose, it really confused me in the >> beginnin when some of my function keys did strange things like >> freeze the keyboard. Where can I change these setings so that my >> function keys do not work as expose keys? >> Thanks, >> Greetings, Anouk, >> Buddy Brannan wrote: >> >>> There are two things you have to do for all the function keys to >>> work properly with Fusion: >>> >>> 1) Set the function keys to software so that the hardware functions >>> work by pressing function keys with FN, and >>> >>> 2) Change your Expose so that the F9 through F12 are either >>> disabled or remapped. I have mine set for option+cmd+F9 through >>> option+cmd+F12, so that just function keys alone pass normally. >>> -- >>> >>> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> 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.
