help with VMWare fusion
Hello all, I was trying to use VMWare fusion recently on my Macbook and ran into a few issues I was hoping someone can help me with. I know to get out of the VM I need to use cm+control, but I was having issues getting the vm to capture my input so I could work on the windows side—any help there would be great. I also tend to get stuck in the library a lot. I would like to have multiple systems open, Is there a way to quickly toggle between them? Any tips and tricks would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot, -- 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/d/optout.
Re: help with vmware
Hi, Using it here with no problems. JMT though. Matthew On Nov 7, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > hi all, anyone who can tell me if using fusion 5 under mavericks is a > go, or not? > thanks sandi > > > On 8/16/13, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: >> what i like about fusion is actually that i can have the mac do its >> thing in windows, totally secured from the rest of the computers >> files. >> Sure we can scan books and all that under osx, but i have never ever >> found a way to make my book-scanner work as i wanted it under native >> osx. >> my next project will be to get all of my medical books scanned in. >> luckily i found a old version of windows xp, and it seems to run >> gorgeously on 512 mb of ram. >> Now here is one thing that have me a bit puzzled, when we boot windows >> up, do we have any way of seeing the messages flying across the >> screen? >> When we put xp on the MP, i could see a lots of lines changing, but >> could not actually read them with voiceover. I can see there is a log >> file. But have not looked much into it , was more wondering what >> others do. >> Over all i gotta say i am pretty impressed with what fusion can do. >> have a great weekend, later today we are heading for an airshow in >> roskilde, denmark europe, >> best >> >> sandi >> >> >> On 8/16/13, Jonathan Mosen wrote: >>> I like Key Remap for Macbook. It allows me to use caps lock as the VO key >>> in >>> OS X, and the JAWS key in Windows in Fusion. The one down side to this is >>> that you lose caps lock functionality, but I can live with that. >>> Jonathan Mosen >>> Mosen Consulting >>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >>> http://Mosen.org >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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.
Re: help with vmware
hi all, anyone who can tell me if using fusion 5 under mavericks is a go, or not? thanks sandi On 8/16/13, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > what i like about fusion is actually that i can have the mac do its > thing in windows, totally secured from the rest of the computers > files. > Sure we can scan books and all that under osx, but i have never ever > found a way to make my book-scanner work as i wanted it under native > osx. > my next project will be to get all of my medical books scanned in. > luckily i found a old version of windows xp, and it seems to run > gorgeously on 512 mb of ram. > Now here is one thing that have me a bit puzzled, when we boot windows > up, do we have any way of seeing the messages flying across the > screen? > When we put xp on the MP, i could see a lots of lines changing, but > could not actually read them with voiceover. I can see there is a log > file. But have not looked much into it , was more wondering what > others do. > Over all i gotta say i am pretty impressed with what fusion can do. > have a great weekend, later today we are heading for an airshow in > roskilde, denmark europe, > best > > sandi > > > On 8/16/13, Jonathan Mosen wrote: >> I like Key Remap for Macbook. It allows me to use caps lock as the VO key >> in >> OS X, and the JAWS key in Windows in Fusion. The one down side to this is >> that you lose caps lock functionality, but I can live with that. >> Jonathan Mosen >> Mosen Consulting >> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >> http://Mosen.org >> >> -- >> 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.
Re: help with vmware
what i like about fusion is actually that i can have the mac do its thing in windows, totally secured from the rest of the computers files. Sure we can scan books and all that under osx, but i have never ever found a way to make my book-scanner work as i wanted it under native osx. my next project will be to get all of my medical books scanned in. luckily i found a old version of windows xp, and it seems to run gorgeously on 512 mb of ram. Now here is one thing that have me a bit puzzled, when we boot windows up, do we have any way of seeing the messages flying across the screen? When we put xp on the MP, i could see a lots of lines changing, but could not actually read them with voiceover. I can see there is a log file. But have not looked much into it , was more wondering what others do. Over all i gotta say i am pretty impressed with what fusion can do. have a great weekend, later today we are heading for an airshow in roskilde, denmark europe, best sandi On 8/16/13, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > I like Key Remap for Macbook. It allows me to use caps lock as the VO key in > OS X, and the JAWS key in Windows in Fusion. The one down side to this is > that you lose caps lock functionality, but I can live with that. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > > -- > 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.
Re: help with vmware
I like Key Remap for Macbook. It allows me to use caps lock as the VO key in OS X, and the JAWS key in Windows in Fusion. The one down side to this is that you lose caps lock functionality, but I can live with that. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org -- 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.
RE: help with vmware
Hello , if you have a problem I would suggest that you ring support for vm because I can vouch for there help and they will remote control your computer and sort any problems out for you hope this helps -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandi Jazmin Kruse Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 6:19 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: help with vmware hi all, so after buying a full version key for fusion, how do i go about changing it ? thanks sandi On 8/12/13, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > personally i would never use jaws, the reason for that is it is too > costly, so what i do is to fire up the vm and use nvda and the book > scanner from in there:) and it works beautifully. > As for hacking the windows registry, that is usually quite easy, at > least it was last i had to do that, was a long time ago, though > > sandi > > > On 8/12/13, Phil Halton wrote: >> I set fusion to remap grave accent key to insert and undid the >> Sharpkeys remap from within windows. All went well until I discovered >> that using the insert as the jaws modifier key with a laptop keyboard >> caused some conflicts with existing jaws shortcut keys. The first >> conflict I found was the "read previous word" command (insert + J). >> It conflicts with the insert+j shortcut for going to the jaws window. >> The result is that neither shortcut will work and it will be ignored. >> >> So, whether I remap grave accent from fusion or from within windows >> using sharp keys, I'll still have to do some fiddling. If I go the >> fusion remap route, I'll have to monkey around in the jaws keyboard >> map to eliminate the conflicts. If I go the sharp keys route, I have >> to do some hacking in the windows registry. >> >> Unless I'm missing something, I don't see the advantage to the fusion >> route, and I'll stick with the sharp keys method for now. >> BTW: have you noticed this conflict? dio you even use JAWS? >> >> >> ` >> >> >> -- >> 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. 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.
Re: help with vmware
hi all, so after buying a full version key for fusion, how do i go about changing it ? thanks sandi On 8/12/13, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > personally i would never use jaws, the reason for that is it is too > costly, so what i do is to fire up the vm and use nvda and the book > scanner from in there:) and it works beautifully. > As for hacking the windows registry, that is usually quite easy, at > least it was last i had to do that, was a long time ago, though > > sandi > > > On 8/12/13, Phil Halton wrote: >> I set fusion to remap grave accent key to insert and undid the Sharpkeys >> remap from within windows. All went well until I discovered that using >> the >> insert as the jaws modifier key with a laptop keyboard caused some >> conflicts >> with existing jaws shortcut keys. The first conflict I found was the >> "read >> previous word" command (insert + J). It conflicts with the insert+j >> shortcut >> for going to the jaws window. The result is that neither shortcut will >> work >> and it will be ignored. >> >> So, whether I remap grave accent from fusion or from within windows using >> sharp keys, I'll still have to do some fiddling. If I go the fusion remap >> route, I'll have to monkey around in the jaws keyboard map to eliminate >> the >> conflicts. If I go the sharp keys route, I have to do some hacking in the >> windows registry. >> >> Unless I'm missing something, I don't see the advantage to the fusion >> route, >> and I'll stick with the sharp keys method for now. >> BTW: have you noticed this conflict? dio you even use JAWS? >> >> >> ` >> >> >> -- >> 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.
Re: help with vmware
personally i would never use jaws, the reason for that is it is too costly, so what i do is to fire up the vm and use nvda and the book scanner from in there:) and it works beautifully. As for hacking the windows registry, that is usually quite easy, at least it was last i had to do that, was a long time ago, though sandi On 8/12/13, Phil Halton wrote: > I set fusion to remap grave accent key to insert and undid the Sharpkeys > remap from within windows. All went well until I discovered that using the > insert as the jaws modifier key with a laptop keyboard caused some conflicts > with existing jaws shortcut keys. The first conflict I found was the "read > previous word" command (insert + J). It conflicts with the insert+j shortcut > for going to the jaws window. The result is that neither shortcut will work > and it will be ignored. > > So, whether I remap grave accent from fusion or from within windows using > sharp keys, I'll still have to do some fiddling. If I go the fusion remap > route, I'll have to monkey around in the jaws keyboard map to eliminate the > conflicts. If I go the sharp keys route, I have to do some hacking in the > windows registry. > > Unless I'm missing something, I don't see the advantage to the fusion route, > and I'll stick with the sharp keys method for now. > BTW: have you noticed this conflict? dio you even use JAWS? > > > ` > > > -- > 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.
Re: help with vmware
I set fusion to remap grave accent key to insert and undid the Sharpkeys remap from within windows. All went well until I discovered that using the insert as the jaws modifier key with a laptop keyboard caused some conflicts with existing jaws shortcut keys. The first conflict I found was the "read previous word" command (insert + J). It conflicts with the insert+j shortcut for going to the jaws window. The result is that neither shortcut will work and it will be ignored. So, whether I remap grave accent from fusion or from within windows using sharp keys, I'll still have to do some fiddling. If I go the fusion remap route, I'll have to monkey around in the jaws keyboard map to eliminate the conflicts. If I go the sharp keys route, I have to do some hacking in the windows registry. Unless I'm missing something, I don't see the advantage to the fusion route, and I'll stick with the sharp keys method for now. BTW: have you noticed this conflict? dio you even use JAWS? ` -- 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.
Re: help with vmware
HI. I haven't needed the grave or accent key yet. I can still use it on the mac side but don't really need it there either. Cheers Maria sent from mac mini email, & fb bubbygirl1...@gmail.com skype bubbygirl1972 twitter same as skype without the numbers. On 10/08/2013, at 7:28 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > Kawal, I have two VM's running win7 with JAWS and have them set to use > the SharpKeys solution where sharpKeys swaps the capslock and the > grave accent functions from within windows. I just set one of my VM's > to do it the other way mentioned here using fusion keymapping to set > the grave accent key to be an insert key. > > It works fine, and I like it because its simpler and avoids messing > around with the registry. the only drawback I see is that the fusion > way, you completely lose the grave accent key, and there's no way to > produce a grave or tilda in case you ever needed to do so. > > with SharpKeys remap, the capslock key will produce the grave and > tilda keys when needed. Other than that, I like your/pauls way better. > Can you think of any reason that not having the grave key would be a > show stopper? > > > On 8/9/13, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: >> nice! :) >> >> On 8/9/13, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>> The advantage of doing it Paul's way is that it doesn't matter how many >>> VM >>> Machines you have with Windows, you can always have an insert key that >>> way >>> paul says in his message below. One of the reasons why I only use VM >>> preferences. >>> >>> Kawal. >>> >>> On 9 Aug 2013, at 11:38 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >>> Sandy, Capslock is trickey to do under fusion, so let's just use the insert key. Insert is normally not available on a mac keyboard. There is a key that you could use as insert though, which is the accent key, on US keyboard just below escape. To map the accent key to become the insert key as long as you have windows on, do the following. Open fusion and make sure that all VM's are shut off. Then hit command comma, to get into the preferences for fusion. From the toolbar, select keyboard and mouse. You now see your current key mappings. Skip the profile bit. Just leave that at default. Hit add, to add a new mapping. In the dialog that comes, VO over to the first combobox. This is where you set your source key to be mapped, in your case accent. So, once on the combobox, just hit accent and move on. You'll then find the to, field. Skip all the checkboxes and stop on the next combobox. This is where you select the key you want to happen, if you hit your accent key, so we must select insert in here. If you hit VO space on the combobox, a list will pop up as usual. Select insert, but do not hit VO space. What you have to do in little, non-standard interface, is stop interacting till you can not go up any further. This leaves the combobox alone, having insert selected. Now hit okay and you have your insert key. Exit fusion preferences by hitting command w, for close window. Fire up windows and NVDA, hold down accent, below escape, and hit n. If all went well, the NVDA menu will pop up, because NVDA thinks it sees insert plus n. If that does not happen, go back into fusion preferences and check your mapping. If it was wrong, delete it and start over. Hth, Paul. On Aug 9, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > Hi Paul, and first of all thank you for the tidbits, :) it is always > wonderful to get help from others who knows more about a given > situation than one might. > What i have done so far, and it is not given it is the best thing, but > more about that later on. > Eventually i have a scanner, it won't run under mac, so i simply took > a old xp cd, inserted it into the 12 core mac pro, installed windows > on it and more or less have mapped the keys as you said, installed > nvda and after that moved it allover via the usb key on the mac book > air. Now of course i need to set the nvda keys up, but I'm confident > i can do that on my own :) > > > have a wonderful day > > > sandi > > > On 8/9/13, Paul Erkens wrote: >> Hi Sandy and others interested, >> >> After you have fusion installed and you have a windows vm running, you >> can >> go a few different ways. As it is by default with fusion and windows, >> the >> command key next to the spacebar, is not the alt key as you would >> expect >> from a windows keyboard. Instead, command is now the windows logo key, >> while >> the mac option key is alt, in windows. You can choose to leave that as >> it >> is, or you can swap the keys if you prefer so. You can do this in the >> global >> preferences inside fusion, command comma, when all VMs a
Re: help with vmware
Kawal, I have two VM's running win7 with JAWS and have them set to use the SharpKeys solution where sharpKeys swaps the capslock and the grave accent functions from within windows. I just set one of my VM's to do it the other way mentioned here using fusion keymapping to set the grave accent key to be an insert key. It works fine, and I like it because its simpler and avoids messing around with the registry. the only drawback I see is that the fusion way, you completely lose the grave accent key, and there's no way to produce a grave or tilda in case you ever needed to do so. with SharpKeys remap, the capslock key will produce the grave and tilda keys when needed. Other than that, I like your/pauls way better. Can you think of any reason that not having the grave key would be a show stopper? On 8/9/13, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > nice! :) > > On 8/9/13, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >> The advantage of doing it Paul's way is that it doesn't matter how many >> VM >> Machines you have with Windows, you can always have an insert key that >> way >> paul says in his message below. One of the reasons why I only use VM >> preferences. >> >> Kawal. >> >> On 9 Aug 2013, at 11:38 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >> >>> Sandy, >>> >>> Capslock is trickey to do under fusion, so let's just use the insert >>> key. >>> Insert is normally not available on a mac keyboard. There is a key that >>> you could use as insert though, which is the accent key, on US keyboard >>> just below escape. To map the accent key to become the insert key as >>> long >>> as you have windows on, do the following. >>> >>> Open fusion and make sure that all VM's are shut off. Then hit command >>> comma, to get into the preferences for fusion. From the toolbar, select >>> keyboard and mouse. You now see your current key mappings. Skip the >>> profile bit. Just leave that at default. Hit add, to add a new mapping. >>> >>> In the dialog that comes, VO over to the first combobox. This is where >>> you >>> set your source key to be mapped, in your case accent. So, once on the >>> combobox, just hit accent and move on. You'll then find the to, field. >>> Skip all the checkboxes and stop on the next combobox. This is where you >>> select the key you want to happen, if you hit your accent key, so we >>> must >>> select insert in here. If you hit VO space on the combobox, a list will >>> pop up as usual. Select insert, but do not hit VO space. What you have >>> to >>> do in little, non-standard interface, is stop interacting till you can >>> not >>> go up any further. This leaves the combobox alone, having insert >>> selected. >>> Now hit okay and you have your insert key. Exit fusion preferences by >>> hitting command w, for close window. >>> >>> Fire up windows and NVDA, hold down accent, below escape, and hit n. If >>> all went well, the NVDA menu will pop up, because NVDA thinks it sees >>> insert plus n. If that does not happen, go back into fusion preferences >>> and check your mapping. If it was wrong, delete it and start over. >>> >>> Hth, >>> Paul. >>> On Aug 9, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse >>> wrote: >>> Hi Paul, and first of all thank you for the tidbits, :) it is always wonderful to get help from others who knows more about a given situation than one might. What i have done so far, and it is not given it is the best thing, but more about that later on. Eventually i have a scanner, it won't run under mac, so i simply took a old xp cd, inserted it into the 12 core mac pro, installed windows on it and more or less have mapped the keys as you said, installed nvda and after that moved it allover via the usb key on the mac book air. Now of course i need to set the nvda keys up, but I'm confident i can do that on my own :) have a wonderful day sandi On 8/9/13, Paul Erkens wrote: > Hi Sandy and others interested, > > After you have fusion installed and you have a windows vm running, you > can > go a few different ways. As it is by default with fusion and windows, > the > command key next to the spacebar, is not the alt key as you would > expect > from a windows keyboard. Instead, command is now the windows logo key, > while > the mac option key is alt, in windows. You can choose to leave that as > it > is, or you can swap the keys if you prefer so. You can do this in the > global > preferences inside fusion, command comma, when all VMs are shut down. > There > is a keyboard setup screen with multiple tab sheets there, available > from > the toolbar. You'll find a listbox there, containing all current, > default > key bindings. For example, the mac user does a command c to copy, > while > in > windows, you would do control c rather than command c. So, fusion, to > make > the windows interface as intuitive as possible for the mac user, > assigns >
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nice! :) On 8/9/13, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > The advantage of doing it Paul's way is that it doesn't matter how many VM > Machines you have with Windows, you can always have an insert key that way > paul says in his message below. One of the reasons why I only use VM > preferences. > > Kawal. > > On 9 Aug 2013, at 11:38 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: > >> Sandy, >> >> Capslock is trickey to do under fusion, so let's just use the insert key. >> Insert is normally not available on a mac keyboard. There is a key that >> you could use as insert though, which is the accent key, on US keyboard >> just below escape. To map the accent key to become the insert key as long >> as you have windows on, do the following. >> >> Open fusion and make sure that all VM's are shut off. Then hit command >> comma, to get into the preferences for fusion. From the toolbar, select >> keyboard and mouse. You now see your current key mappings. Skip the >> profile bit. Just leave that at default. Hit add, to add a new mapping. >> >> In the dialog that comes, VO over to the first combobox. This is where you >> set your source key to be mapped, in your case accent. So, once on the >> combobox, just hit accent and move on. You'll then find the to, field. >> Skip all the checkboxes and stop on the next combobox. This is where you >> select the key you want to happen, if you hit your accent key, so we must >> select insert in here. If you hit VO space on the combobox, a list will >> pop up as usual. Select insert, but do not hit VO space. What you have to >> do in little, non-standard interface, is stop interacting till you can not >> go up any further. This leaves the combobox alone, having insert selected. >> Now hit okay and you have your insert key. Exit fusion preferences by >> hitting command w, for close window. >> >> Fire up windows and NVDA, hold down accent, below escape, and hit n. If >> all went well, the NVDA menu will pop up, because NVDA thinks it sees >> insert plus n. If that does not happen, go back into fusion preferences >> and check your mapping. If it was wrong, delete it and start over. >> >> Hth, >> Paul. >> On Aug 9, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Paul, and first of all thank you for the tidbits, :) it is always >>> wonderful to get help from others who knows more about a given >>> situation than one might. >>> What i have done so far, and it is not given it is the best thing, but >>> more about that later on. >>> Eventually i have a scanner, it won't run under mac, so i simply took >>> a old xp cd, inserted it into the 12 core mac pro, installed windows >>> on it and more or less have mapped the keys as you said, installed >>> nvda and after that moved it allover via the usb key on the mac book >>> air. Now of course i need to set the nvda keys up, but I'm confident >>> i can do that on my own :) >>> >>> >>> have a wonderful day >>> >>> >>> sandi >>> >>> >>> On 8/9/13, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi Sandy and others interested, After you have fusion installed and you have a windows vm running, you can go a few different ways. As it is by default with fusion and windows, the command key next to the spacebar, is not the alt key as you would expect from a windows keyboard. Instead, command is now the windows logo key, while the mac option key is alt, in windows. You can choose to leave that as it is, or you can swap the keys if you prefer so. You can do this in the global preferences inside fusion, command comma, when all VMs are shut down. There is a keyboard setup screen with multiple tab sheets there, available from the toolbar. You'll find a listbox there, containing all current, default key bindings. For example, the mac user does a command c to copy, while in windows, you would do control c rather than command c. So, fusion, to make the windows interface as intuitive as possible for the mac user, assigns command c to be mapped to control c. In other words, in a windows virtual machine, by default, command c does the same thing as control c. This is not always what you want. There are a few other keystrokes that can get in your way, mapped inside this same screen, that you may want to get rid of, depending on your preference. For instance, command h, by default in windows fusion, maps to hide the current application, in this case fusion itself, while alt h in windows, will simply open, or pull down, the help menu for the current program. This is only true, if you swap the windows and alt keys yourself, so that the windows keyboard feels more like a windows one. When I was inside windows working happily away, I pressed alt h to open the help, and suddenly speech went away. I later discovered, that fusion was out of focus, and so I was in the mac system. Af
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The advantage of doing it Paul's way is that it doesn't matter how many VM Machines you have with Windows, you can always have an insert key that way paul says in his message below. One of the reasons why I only use VM preferences. Kawal. On 9 Aug 2013, at 11:38 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Sandy, > > Capslock is trickey to do under fusion, so let's just use the insert key. > Insert is normally not available on a mac keyboard. There is a key that you > could use as insert though, which is the accent key, on US keyboard just > below escape. To map the accent key to become the insert key as long as you > have windows on, do the following. > > Open fusion and make sure that all VM's are shut off. Then hit command comma, > to get into the preferences for fusion. From the toolbar, select keyboard and > mouse. You now see your current key mappings. Skip the profile bit. Just > leave that at default. Hit add, to add a new mapping. > > In the dialog that comes, VO over to the first combobox. This is where you > set your source key to be mapped, in your case accent. So, once on the > combobox, just hit accent and move on. You'll then find the to, field. Skip > all the checkboxes and stop on the next combobox. This is where you select > the key you want to happen, if you hit your accent key, so we must select > insert in here. If you hit VO space on the combobox, a list will pop up as > usual. Select insert, but do not hit VO space. What you have to do in little, > non-standard interface, is stop interacting till you can not go up any > further. This leaves the combobox alone, having insert selected. Now hit okay > and you have your insert key. Exit fusion preferences by hitting command w, > for close window. > > Fire up windows and NVDA, hold down accent, below escape, and hit n. If all > went well, the NVDA menu will pop up, because NVDA thinks it sees insert plus > n. If that does not happen, go back into fusion preferences and check your > mapping. If it was wrong, delete it and start over. > > Hth, > Paul. > On Aug 9, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > >> Hi Paul, and first of all thank you for the tidbits, :) it is always >> wonderful to get help from others who knows more about a given >> situation than one might. >> What i have done so far, and it is not given it is the best thing, but >> more about that later on. >> Eventually i have a scanner, it won't run under mac, so i simply took >> a old xp cd, inserted it into the 12 core mac pro, installed windows >> on it and more or less have mapped the keys as you said, installed >> nvda and after that moved it allover via the usb key on the mac book >> air. Now of course i need to set the nvda keys up, but I'm confident >> i can do that on my own :) >> >> >> have a wonderful day >> >> >> sandi >> >> >> On 8/9/13, Paul Erkens wrote: >>> Hi Sandy and others interested, >>> >>> After you have fusion installed and you have a windows vm running, you can >>> go a few different ways. As it is by default with fusion and windows, the >>> command key next to the spacebar, is not the alt key as you would expect >>> from a windows keyboard. Instead, command is now the windows logo key, while >>> the mac option key is alt, in windows. You can choose to leave that as it >>> is, or you can swap the keys if you prefer so. You can do this in the global >>> preferences inside fusion, command comma, when all VMs are shut down. There >>> is a keyboard setup screen with multiple tab sheets there, available from >>> the toolbar. You'll find a listbox there, containing all current, default >>> key bindings. For example, the mac user does a command c to copy, while in >>> windows, you would do control c rather than command c. So, fusion, to make >>> the windows interface as intuitive as possible for the mac user, assigns >>> command c to be mapped to control c. In other words, in a windows virtual >>> machine, by default, command c does the same thing as control c. >>> >>> This is not always what you want. There are a few other keystrokes that can >>> get in your way, mapped inside this same screen, that you may want to get >>> rid of, depending on your preference. For instance, command h, by default in >>> windows fusion, maps to hide the current application, in this case fusion >>> itself, while alt h in windows, will simply open, or pull down, the help >>> menu for the current program. This is only true, if you swap the windows and >>> alt keys yourself, so that the windows keyboard feels more like a windows >>> one. When I was inside windows working happily away, I pressed alt h to open >>> the help, and suddenly speech went away. I later discovered, that fusion was >>> out of focus, and so I was in the mac system. After turning voiceover back >>> on, I could navigate back into windows, turn it off, and continue windowing. >>> so depending on your preference, you might want to do away with these key >>> bindings. >>> >>> Anyway,
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Sandy, Capslock is trickey to do under fusion, so let's just use the insert key. Insert is normally not available on a mac keyboard. There is a key that you could use as insert though, which is the accent key, on US keyboard just below escape. To map the accent key to become the insert key as long as you have windows on, do the following. Open fusion and make sure that all VM's are shut off. Then hit command comma, to get into the preferences for fusion. From the toolbar, select keyboard and mouse. You now see your current key mappings. Skip the profile bit. Just leave that at default. Hit add, to add a new mapping. In the dialog that comes, VO over to the first combobox. This is where you set your source key to be mapped, in your case accent. So, once on the combobox, just hit accent and move on. You'll then find the to, field. Skip all the checkboxes and stop on the next combobox. This is where you select the key you want to happen, if you hit your accent key, so we must select insert in here. If you hit VO space on the combobox, a list will pop up as usual. Select insert, but do not hit VO space. What you have to do in little, non-standard interface, is stop interacting till you can not go up any further. This leaves the combobox alone, having insert selected. Now hit okay and you have your insert key. Exit fusion preferences by hitting command w, for close window. Fire up windows and NVDA, hold down accent, below escape, and hit n. If all went well, the NVDA menu will pop up, because NVDA thinks it sees insert plus n. If that does not happen, go back into fusion preferences and check your mapping. If it was wrong, delete it and start over. Hth, Paul. On Aug 9, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > Hi Paul, and first of all thank you for the tidbits, :) it is always > wonderful to get help from others who knows more about a given > situation than one might. > What i have done so far, and it is not given it is the best thing, but > more about that later on. > Eventually i have a scanner, it won't run under mac, so i simply took > a old xp cd, inserted it into the 12 core mac pro, installed windows > on it and more or less have mapped the keys as you said, installed > nvda and after that moved it allover via the usb key on the mac book > air. Now of course i need to set the nvda keys up, but I'm confident > i can do that on my own :) > > > have a wonderful day > > > sandi > > > On 8/9/13, Paul Erkens wrote: >> Hi Sandy and others interested, >> >> After you have fusion installed and you have a windows vm running, you can >> go a few different ways. As it is by default with fusion and windows, the >> command key next to the spacebar, is not the alt key as you would expect >> from a windows keyboard. Instead, command is now the windows logo key, while >> the mac option key is alt, in windows. You can choose to leave that as it >> is, or you can swap the keys if you prefer so. You can do this in the global >> preferences inside fusion, command comma, when all VMs are shut down. There >> is a keyboard setup screen with multiple tab sheets there, available from >> the toolbar. You'll find a listbox there, containing all current, default >> key bindings. For example, the mac user does a command c to copy, while in >> windows, you would do control c rather than command c. So, fusion, to make >> the windows interface as intuitive as possible for the mac user, assigns >> command c to be mapped to control c. In other words, in a windows virtual >> machine, by default, command c does the same thing as control c. >> >> This is not always what you want. There are a few other keystrokes that can >> get in your way, mapped inside this same screen, that you may want to get >> rid of, depending on your preference. For instance, command h, by default in >> windows fusion, maps to hide the current application, in this case fusion >> itself, while alt h in windows, will simply open, or pull down, the help >> menu for the current program. This is only true, if you swap the windows and >> alt keys yourself, so that the windows keyboard feels more like a windows >> one. When I was inside windows working happily away, I pressed alt h to open >> the help, and suddenly speech went away. I later discovered, that fusion was >> out of focus, and so I was in the mac system. After turning voiceover back >> on, I could navigate back into windows, turn it off, and continue windowing. >> so depending on your preference, you might want to do away with these key >> bindings. >> >> Anyway, over 10 key combinations are here by default, and simply by >> highlighting the key you don't want changed and hitting the remove button >> next to the list box, you can get rid of them. >> >> In windows xp, you can start narrator in a few ways. You can type in its >> name and have windows start that up. In this case, hit alt plus r, type >> narrator, and hit enter. Or, you can start narrator by launching what
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Hi Paul, and first of all thank you for the tidbits, :) it is always wonderful to get help from others who knows more about a given situation than one might. What i have done so far, and it is not given it is the best thing, but more about that later on. Eventually i have a scanner, it won't run under mac, so i simply took a old xp cd, inserted it into the 12 core mac pro, installed windows on it and more or less have mapped the keys as you said, installed nvda and after that moved it allover via the usb key on the mac book air. Now of course i need to set the nvda keys up, but I'm confident i can do that on my own :) have a wonderful day sandi On 8/9/13, Paul Erkens wrote: > Hi Sandy and others interested, > > After you have fusion installed and you have a windows vm running, you can > go a few different ways. As it is by default with fusion and windows, the > command key next to the spacebar, is not the alt key as you would expect > from a windows keyboard. Instead, command is now the windows logo key, while > the mac option key is alt, in windows. You can choose to leave that as it > is, or you can swap the keys if you prefer so. You can do this in the global > preferences inside fusion, command comma, when all VMs are shut down. There > is a keyboard setup screen with multiple tab sheets there, available from > the toolbar. You'll find a listbox there, containing all current, default > key bindings. For example, the mac user does a command c to copy, while in > windows, you would do control c rather than command c. So, fusion, to make > the windows interface as intuitive as possible for the mac user, assigns > command c to be mapped to control c. In other words, in a windows virtual > machine, by default, command c does the same thing as control c. > > This is not always what you want. There are a few other keystrokes that can > get in your way, mapped inside this same screen, that you may want to get > rid of, depending on your preference. For instance, command h, by default in > windows fusion, maps to hide the current application, in this case fusion > itself, while alt h in windows, will simply open, or pull down, the help > menu for the current program. This is only true, if you swap the windows and > alt keys yourself, so that the windows keyboard feels more like a windows > one. When I was inside windows working happily away, I pressed alt h to open > the help, and suddenly speech went away. I later discovered, that fusion was > out of focus, and so I was in the mac system. After turning voiceover back > on, I could navigate back into windows, turn it off, and continue windowing. > so depending on your preference, you might want to do away with these key > bindings. > > Anyway, over 10 key combinations are here by default, and simply by > highlighting the key you don't want changed and hitting the remove button > next to the list box, you can get rid of them. > > In windows xp, you can start narrator in a few ways. You can type in its > name and have windows start that up. In this case, hit alt plus r, type > narrator, and hit enter. Or, you can start narrator by launching what is > called the utility manager in windows. This is a program for assistive > technologies, and if you run that, it also happens to invoke narrator. To > start narrator this way, simply hit windows logo, plus the u key, as in > utility manager. Be aware though, that you now have 2 programs open, the > utility manager and the narrator. If you then alt tab to the utility > manager, you can safely close it, without loosing speech, because narrator > is still running, and so you no longer need utility manager to be running, > because you only used it to invoke narrator. > > In windows 7, I found that the easiest way to get narrator to talk, is by > hitting alt plus r, typing narrator followed by enter. You can still use > utility manager, but I don't know its keystrokes. Once narrator is running, > you need a way to get NVDA or any screen reader of choice, to run in > windows. To do that, you could use a USB stick, but there's an easier > method. > > You can access your mac files, from within windows, using a service that > fusion gives you. > If, during the windows setup in fusion, you chose to set windows up more > seamless, as opposed to more isolated, then in seemless mode, there is an > icon on your desktop called vmware shared folders. Technically, this is a > virtual network connection, but in practice, this takes you into your mac > file system, and if you have NVDA downloaded there somewhere, then you can > easily install it. > > If you move to windows 7 from xp, which is wise in the near future given the > fact that security updates will no longer appear after april 14th 2014, then > if you install NVDA, it may seem to hang during the installation. This is in > fact not true, but what I had to find out about before being able to install > NVDA, is that on the screen, but in the background, there is a user ac
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Hi Sandy and others interested, After you have fusion installed and you have a windows vm running, you can go a few different ways. As it is by default with fusion and windows, the command key next to the spacebar, is not the alt key as you would expect from a windows keyboard. Instead, command is now the windows logo key, while the mac option key is alt, in windows. You can choose to leave that as it is, or you can swap the keys if you prefer so. You can do this in the global preferences inside fusion, command comma, when all VMs are shut down. There is a keyboard setup screen with multiple tab sheets there, available from the toolbar. You'll find a listbox there, containing all current, default key bindings. For example, the mac user does a command c to copy, while in windows, you would do control c rather than command c. So, fusion, to make the windows interface as intuitive as possible for the mac user, assigns command c to be mapped to control c. In other words, in a windows virtual machine, by default, command c does the same thing as control c. This is not always what you want. There are a few other keystrokes that can get in your way, mapped inside this same screen, that you may want to get rid of, depending on your preference. For instance, command h, by default in windows fusion, maps to hide the current application, in this case fusion itself, while alt h in windows, will simply open, or pull down, the help menu for the current program. This is only true, if you swap the windows and alt keys yourself, so that the windows keyboard feels more like a windows one. When I was inside windows working happily away, I pressed alt h to open the help, and suddenly speech went away. I later discovered, that fusion was out of focus, and so I was in the mac system. After turning voiceover back on, I could navigate back into windows, turn it off, and continue windowing. so depending on your preference, you might want to do away with these key bindings. Anyway, over 10 key combinations are here by default, and simply by highlighting the key you don't want changed and hitting the remove button next to the list box, you can get rid of them. In windows xp, you can start narrator in a few ways. You can type in its name and have windows start that up. In this case, hit alt plus r, type narrator, and hit enter. Or, you can start narrator by launching what is called the utility manager in windows. This is a program for assistive technologies, and if you run that, it also happens to invoke narrator. To start narrator this way, simply hit windows logo, plus the u key, as in utility manager. Be aware though, that you now have 2 programs open, the utility manager and the narrator. If you then alt tab to the utility manager, you can safely close it, without loosing speech, because narrator is still running, and so you no longer need utility manager to be running, because you only used it to invoke narrator. In windows 7, I found that the easiest way to get narrator to talk, is by hitting alt plus r, typing narrator followed by enter. You can still use utility manager, but I don't know its keystrokes. Once narrator is running, you need a way to get NVDA or any screen reader of choice, to run in windows. To do that, you could use a USB stick, but there's an easier method. You can access your mac files, from within windows, using a service that fusion gives you. If, during the windows setup in fusion, you chose to set windows up more seamless, as opposed to more isolated, then in seemless mode, there is an icon on your desktop called vmware shared folders. Technically, this is a virtual network connection, but in practice, this takes you into your mac file system, and if you have NVDA downloaded there somewhere, then you can easily install it. If you move to windows 7 from xp, which is wise in the near future given the fact that security updates will no longer appear after april 14th 2014, then if you install NVDA, it may seem to hang during the installation. This is in fact not true, but what I had to find out about before being able to install NVDA, is that on the screen, but in the background, there is a user access control window, asking you if you really want to install a new peace of software. UAC protects you from installing unintentional things, by popping up a warning if windows sees that stuff is being installed, and that's all fine and good, but not if you are not aware of this window appearing in the background, while you are awaiting the finish of the NVDA installation. What you can do is, simply alt tab to this UAC window, say yes, and immediately NVDA goes on and installs. Hth, Paul. On Aug 8, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > hi, eventually i have at long last got vmware up and run with windows, > but can anyone tell me what do i do from there? getting narrator or > nvda up and run would be a good thing, but how? all this done with vo
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i ended up using windoex xp proff in the mac pro, and after a bit of surprises i was free to go. My eyes could see a heck of text flying over the screen but, that was all really. But after end installation and changed key bindings it all runs as i would expect. thanks for all the help so far sandi On 8/8/13, Angus Mackinnon wrote: > Installed Sharp Keys 3.5 and then went into VMWare 5 Pro and launched > Windows 7 Professional 64bit. I can do Command U for the Utilities Menu > and not Option(ALT) N for Narrator. I do not get passed Suspend, > Snapshots, Devices and Enter Unity to get to the login box that I have > not set up yet. Can someone please help me get Narrator running? And get > to the Login box? Thank you for all the help. > > Angus MacKinnon > MacKinnon Chrest Saying > Latin - Audentes Fortuna Juvat > English - Fortune Assists The Daring > Creating a Better Universe for the future. > > -- > 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.
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Installed Sharp Keys 3.5 and then went into VMWare 5 Pro and launched Windows 7 Professional 64bit. I can do Command U for the Utilities Menu and not Option(ALT) N for Narrator. I do not get passed Suspend, Snapshots, Devices and Enter Unity to get to the login box that I have not set up yet. Can someone please help me get Narrator running? And get to the Login box? Thank you for all the help. Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Chrest Saying Latin - Audentes Fortuna Juvat English - Fortune Assists The Daring Creating a Better Universe for the future. -- 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.
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To start Narator is command u, as in Windows 7 to start Narator is windows key U. If you want to run it then windows r type Narator. On 8 Aug 2013, at 03:12 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > i doubt that will start it, but i can imagine that would be cmd +r, > since it is a windows xp installation :) > > sandi > > > On 8/8/13, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >> Turn Voice over off, press windows key u if you've configured the keys >> either with Sharp keys or preferences under fusion mouse and keyboard if >> Window key being the command key on the left of the spacebar is not a >> windows key already. It should be if Fusion has been set up correctly. >> Narrator should start. >> >> Kawal. >> >> On 8 Aug 2013, at 02:23 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: >> >>> hi, eventually i have at long last got vmware up and run with windows, >>> but can anyone tell me what do i do from there? getting narrator or >>> nvda up and run would be a good thing, but how? all this done with vo, >>> of course :) >>> any help is mostly appreciated >>> >>> >>> sandi >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > 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.
Re: help with vmware
i doubt that will start it, but i can imagine that would be cmd +r, since it is a windows xp installation :) sandi On 8/8/13, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Turn Voice over off, press windows key u if you've configured the keys > either with Sharp keys or preferences under fusion mouse and keyboard if > Window key being the command key on the left of the spacebar is not a > windows key already. It should be if Fusion has been set up correctly. > Narrator should start. > > Kawal. > > On 8 Aug 2013, at 02:23 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > >> hi, eventually i have at long last got vmware up and run with windows, >> but can anyone tell me what do i do from there? getting narrator or >> nvda up and run would be a good thing, but how? all this done with vo, >> of course :) >> any help is mostly appreciated >> >> >> sandi >> >> -- >> 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. 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.
Re: help with vmware
Turn Voice over off, press windows key u if you've configured the keys either with Sharp keys or preferences under fusion mouse and keyboard if Window key being the command key on the left of the spacebar is not a windows key already. It should be if Fusion has been set up correctly. Narrator should start. Kawal. On 8 Aug 2013, at 02:23 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > hi, eventually i have at long last got vmware up and run with windows, > but can anyone tell me what do i do from there? getting narrator or > nvda up and run would be a good thing, but how? all this done with vo, > of course :) > any help is mostly appreciated > > > sandi > > -- > 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.
help with vmware
hi, eventually i have at long last got vmware up and run with windows, but can anyone tell me what do i do from there? getting narrator or nvda up and run would be a good thing, but how? all this done with vo, of course :) any help is mostly appreciated sandi -- 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.
Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
I use the USB keyboard provided by Apple if I want to use NDVA in Fusion and use the insert key on the number pad without any problems. I also leave my Apple keyboard which is connected Via bluetooth to operate certain functions in VMWARE. It's just great that I can use both keyboards in Fusion if I wanted to. On 22 Apr 2013, at 02:20 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > 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" > To: > 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 wi
Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
Hi. I have used the insert key on a usb keyboard with vmware with no troubles on a mac mini. hth Maria Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Mahatma Gandhi On 22/04/2013, at 11:20 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > 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" > To: > 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 lat
Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
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" To: 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 awa
Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
I actually did read the entire message. I'll read it again. On Apr 21, 2013, at 11:21 AM, anouk radix wrote: > Dear Les, > He explained this in his message if you read through it. you can disable > fusion sending keys to the mac when windows is turned on. > Greetings, Anouk, > Op 21/04/2013 17:06, Les Kriegler schreef: >> 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 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'
Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
Dear Les, He explained this in his message if you read through it. you can disable fusion sending keys to the mac when windows is turned on. Greetings, Anouk, Op 21/04/2013 17:06, Les Kriegler schreef: 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 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, ther
Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
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 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 >
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 w
Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
I was hoping you'd answer onlist as I have long wanted to have those same questions answered. that is, after all, what the list is for. - Original Message - From: Kliphton A M To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 8:10 PM Subject: Re: Help with VMWare Fusion I could help you better by skype or over the phone, what works better for you? My info is in my signature. Kliphton Senior (Email&iMessage) kliph...@gmail.com (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com (Life Journal) kliphton.wordpress.com http://facebook.com/kliphandsharrie On Apr 20, 2013, at 7:03 PM, Yolanda Thompson 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 -- 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?hl=en. 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?hl=en. 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Help with VMWare Fusion
I could help you better by skype or over the phone, what works better for you? My info is in my signature. Kliphton Senior (Email&iMessage) kliph...@gmail.com (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com (Life Journal) kliphton.wordpress.com http://facebook.com/kliphandsharrie On Apr 20, 2013, at 7:03 PM, Yolanda Thompson 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 > > -- > 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?hl=en. > 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Help with VMWare Fusion
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 -- 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: a little help with vmware fusion please?
I do not have Skype but tell me what you are finding difficult and I may be ab able to help. I ave used Fusion 3 and now 4 with Windows 7 and Jaws. There are a few pitfalls but the main one is that you will only get proper regular keyboard focus if you switch Fusion into full screen mode with control command and return. I also find it important to turn Voiceover off as in contrast to the experience of people who say that there is no conflict I find loads of conflicts with Windows 7. David Griffith On 24 Jan 2012, at 18:16, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > Hi Folks, > > hope all are well. > > just a quick email to ask if there's anyone here using VMWare fusion with > JAWS? if so, could someone spare me some time to help me get used to the > software and offer some tricks and tips? I'm using it as a test area for > software before I move to an official windows diagnostic laptop. > > if anyone can help and is willing to spare a bit of time over skype, I'd be > grateful of your time. > > lew > > skype: turningbytouch > > > > Mr. L. Alexander. > Free Macs For The Blind. > E-Mail: freemacsforthebl...@mac-access.net > Direct line: 07936 877500 > Twitter: @macsfortheblind > > Free Macs For The blind is a charity project supplying older but working > apple macs for blind and visually impaired people throughout the UK FOR FREE! > > Do you have an old unwanted mac, any hardware, software, old PC's, etc or a > copy of outspoken 9.2 you would be willing to donate? please get in touch. > > Mac Access Dot Net; The British Mac Accessibility Network, we're here to help > anybody disabled with anything Apple! > http://www.mac-access.net > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
RE: a little help with vmware fusion please?
While you're at it, if you have the direct download link for version four can you send it my way? I can't sem top find it. Bill From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. L. Alexander Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:17 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: a little help with vmware fusion please? Hi Folks, hope all are well. just a quick email to ask if there's anyone here using VMWare fusion with JAWS? if so, could someone spare me some time to help me get used to the software and offer some tricks and tips? I'm using it as a test area for software before I move to an official windows diagnostic laptop. if anyone can help and is willing to spare a bit of time over skype, I'd be grateful of your time. lew skype: turningbytouch Mr. L. Alexander. Free Macs For The Blind. E-Mail: freemacsforthebl...@mac-access.net Direct line: 07936 877500 Twitter: @macsfortheblind Free Macs For The blind is a charity project supplying older but working apple macs for blind and visually impaired people throughout the UK FOR FREE! Do you have an old unwanted mac, any hardware, software, old PC's, etc or a copy of outspoken 9.2 you would be willing to donate? please get in touch. Mac Access Dot Net; The British Mac Accessibility Network, we're here to help anybody disabled with anything Apple! http://www.mac-access.net <http://www.mac-access.net/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
a little help with vmware fusion please?
Hi Folks, hope all are well. just a quick email to ask if there's anyone here using VMWare fusion with JAWS? if so, could someone spare me some time to help me get used to the software and offer some tricks and tips? I'm using it as a test area for software before I move to an official windows diagnostic laptop. if anyone can help and is willing to spare a bit of time over skype, I'd be grateful of your time. lew skype: turningbytouch Mr. L. Alexander. Free Macs For The Blind. E-Mail: freemacsforthebl...@mac-access.net Direct line: 07936 877500 Twitter: @macsfortheblind Free Macs For The blind is a charity project supplying older but working apple macs for blind and visually impaired people throughout the UK FOR FREE! Do you have an old unwanted mac, any hardware, software, old PC's, etc or a copy of outspoken 9.2 you would be willing to donate? please get in touch. Mac Access Dot Net; The British Mac Accessibility Network, we're here to help anybody disabled with anything Apple! http://www.mac-access.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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.
Re: help with vmware fusion 3
Hi, I got it working, thanks for all of your help. Courtney On Jul 21, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Courtney, > Either with vo-shift-space or the physical mouse or trackpad. It doesn't > matter which in this instance. > Best, > Zack. > On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > >> Hi, >> One more question, how do I do a "mouse click"? >> Courtney >> On Jul 21, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: >> >>> Hi Courtney, >>> The way to do this depends on whether you want your VM running full screen >>> or not. I generally like mine to do so. WHat you want to do is start the >>> VM and click the mouse once, in the apparently empty window, to move focus >>> to the full screen area. After this, you can just cmd-tab between the VM >>> and other applications normally, and focus should move between them >>> seamlessly. >>> In order to first start running the VM full screen you need to hit >>> cmd-ctrl-return, which toggles between windowed and full screen modes. >>> Hope this helps, >>> Zack. >>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >>> Hi, I just upgraded to VM ware fusion 3, the latest version, so it would work with lion. But I'm having trouble getting focus into the virtual machine so I can work on it. There's no scroll area like there was in VMware fusion 2. Can anyone please help? Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
Re: help with vmware fusion 3
Hi Courtney, Either with vo-shift-space or the physical mouse or trackpad. It doesn't matter which in this instance. Best, Zack. On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > One more question, how do I do a "mouse click"? > Courtney > On Jul 21, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi Courtney, >> The way to do this depends on whether you want your VM running full screen >> or not. I generally like mine to do so. WHat you want to do is start the >> VM and click the mouse once, in the apparently empty window, to move focus >> to the full screen area. After this, you can just cmd-tab between the VM >> and other applications normally, and focus should move between them >> seamlessly. >> In order to first start running the VM full screen you need to hit >> cmd-ctrl-return, which toggles between windowed and full screen modes. >> Hope this helps, >> Zack. >> On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I just upgraded to VM ware fusion 3, the latest version, so it would work >>> with lion. But I'm having trouble getting focus into the virtual machine so >>> I can work on it. There's no scroll area like there was in VMware fusion 2. >>> Can anyone please help? >>> Courtney >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
Re: help with vmware fusion 3
Hi, One more question, how do I do a "mouse click"? Courtney On Jul 21, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Courtney, > The way to do this depends on whether you want your VM running full screen or > not. I generally like mine to do so. WHat you want to do is start the VM > and click the mouse once, in the apparently empty window, to move focus to > the full screen area. After this, you can just cmd-tab between the VM and > other applications normally, and focus should move between them seamlessly. > In order to first start running the VM full screen you need to hit > cmd-ctrl-return, which toggles between windowed and full screen modes. > Hope this helps, > Zack. > On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > >> Hi, >> I just upgraded to VM ware fusion 3, the latest version, so it would work >> with lion. But I'm having trouble getting focus into the virtual machine so >> I can work on it. There's no scroll area like there was in VMware fusion 2. >> Can anyone please help? >> Courtney >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
Re: help with vmware fusion 3
Hi Courtney, The way to do this depends on whether you want your VM running full screen or not. I generally like mine to do so. WHat you want to do is start the VM and click the mouse once, in the apparently empty window, to move focus to the full screen area. After this, you can just cmd-tab between the VM and other applications normally, and focus should move between them seamlessly. In order to first start running the VM full screen you need to hit cmd-ctrl-return, which toggles between windowed and full screen modes. Hope this helps, Zack. On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > I just upgraded to VM ware fusion 3, the latest version, so it would work > with lion. But I'm having trouble getting focus into the virtual machine so I > can work on it. There's no scroll area like there was in VMware fusion 2. Can > anyone please help? > Courtney > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
help with vmware fusion 3
Hi, I just upgraded to VM ware fusion 3, the latest version, so it would work with lion. But I'm having trouble getting focus into the virtual machine so I can work on it. There's no scroll area like there was in VMware fusion 2. Can anyone please help? Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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.
