Hey since you did all this, thanks, I didn't think of the mouse, but
put a word in as I will do asking if it would be possible to make a
combo key arrangement that would let us swap back and forth.
SOmething like command+option+tab or something like that. Thanks for
sharing this info, it really is appreciated.
Scott
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On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:30 AM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
Hi Everyone
Well, just tried the beta of VMWare Fusion and wanted to report
that I've successfully gotten Windows running together with OS X
with it. Not only that, but Window-Eyes runs quite well in it--not
sure about jfw, as I don't have a copy. Fusion itself is quite
accessible with VO with one exception--when you're interacting with
the virtual machine, there doesn't seem to be a keystroke to get
back to interacting with OS X. There is, however, a way around
this: just move your mouse up until it exits the VM window and
focus returns back to OS X immediately.
It's a bit tricky to install Windows, as none of the Mac's hardware
is supported in a default windows install. You do need the
Macintosh drivers CD you'd use with Bootcamp, along with a USB
headset if you want to install everything yourself--you'll need
access to narrator for part of it, so you need either a usb headset
or usb soundcard that is supported in Windows XP's default drivers.
First trick is to install whichever version of Windows you want to
run--I've got XP running here. I used an auto-install cd I'd
created to do this myself. Once windows boots, you need to get
narrator running by pressing windows+u (command+u on an Apple
keyboard), and then return focus to OS X and the VMWare fusion
window, then install the VMWare tools from the virtual machine
menu--this is an absolute necessity, as without this you don't have
a video driver which means that no windows screen reader will
operate. As soon as you proceed with installing VMWare Tools, go
back to the windows VM by clicking on the scroll area (simulated or
real mouse click), then follow the standard installation wizard.
When done, it will ask you to restart your computer, but only the
VM will restart which is exactly what you want. Next, insert your
Macintosh drivers CD and follow the installation steps there--this
is for audio, ethernet, and all the rest. This, too, is a standard
installshield wizard. You'll need to restart again. Now, finally,
you can install whichever screen reader you have for Windows--I
only have window-eyes, so that's all I've been able to test it with.
At the moment it runs rather slowly, due to the fact that this Mini
only has 512mb of ram at the moment, I definitely need to upgrade
the ram. However, though it is slower than average running with
512mb, it is still quite useable. All my peripherals work with
their normal windows drivers. Now, I just have to see if I can run
Linux with it, too.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that. Has anyone else given Fusion a
test run? Do other screen readers work as expected?
Later
