Ok, so I went back and re-read some of the most recent comments here - especially #226 and #229.
This is what works for me: $ alias vmware="xmodmap -e 'remove control = Caps_Lock ' && /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmplayer" If I start vmware with this alias, the keyboard on the host does not get corrupted when the mouse leaves the window. Well, sorta. I've used this for a few days and it was working until just now as i type this message. So this fix is not perfect. But this 2 step fix seems to get around the issue: $ setxkbmap $ alias vmware="xmodmap -e 'remove control = Caps_Lock ' To me this really looks more like a vmware bug. I plan on filing an issue there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xkeyboard-config in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195982 Title: Shift key (and caps lock) stop working when using VMWare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/195982/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
