There's a list of keys, so you pick it from the list

On 9 Mar 2014, at 18:02, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks David, I understand all that, but how exactly do you do the remapping 
> do you have to press and insert key at some point? In other words, how do you 
> specify the insert key to fusion so it knows to remap to that if there is no 
> insert key to press on the keyboard. Do you understand my question? I am 
> looking in the keyboard and mouse settings and editing the default profile. 
> When adding a remap, in the screen that comes up, I press the great key on 
> the combo box, then move to the next combo box and press the insert key on 
> the full-size keyboard. I know of no other way to specify we mapping to an 
> insert key. Do you know another way? Is this how it's done? Thanks   my IPhone
> 
> 
>> On Mar 9, 2014, at 10:23 AM, David Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> You are mapping a windows key to a Mac key, so the insert key comes from 
>> Windows, and you map it to a key on your Mac keyboard. You go into fusion 
>> settings with command-e, find the keyboard tab, and add the two mappings. 
>> The effect is that when in Fusion, your Mac key of choice is turned into an 
>> insert key and lost to Mac, but as soon as you go into a Mac app, you get it 
>> back again. If Mac had an insert key, you wouldn't need to do the mapping at 
>> all!
>> 
>>> On 9 Mar 2014, at 13:25, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> david, can you be specific? For example, there is no insert key on a 
>>> MacBookAir, or any of the portable keyboards, so how do you map an "insert" 
>>> key that doesn't exist?
>>> If you read my message carefully, you'll see that the procedure I am using, 
>>> or thinking about using. Is this how its done? Specifics would be great, 
>>> like which screens I need to get into and what buttons to press if not 
>>> self-explanatory. Basically, just the "how to" of it.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 8, 2014, at 9:28 PM, David Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> You can do the key remapping in Fusion's settings. You remap insert to a 
>>>> key of your shoice, then remap that same key to insert, and you have a 
>>>> wroking insert key on whatever key you put it on. I found with anything 
>>>> that remaps the caps lock key, you lose caps lock completely so can never 
>>>> use it when you want it, so that isn't really the best solution.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Dave
>>>> 
>>>>> On 9 Mar 2014, at 02:26, Shannon Gerdts <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> What my wife wound up doing was going to pqrs.org and downloading a 
>>>>> couple programs from them.  One is keyRemapper I believe and the other 
>>>>> was PcKeyboardhack.  There is also a link here that gives info on it 
>>>>> though some of the info on configuring everything is slightly different 
>>>>> and outdated. The link is as follows.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/new-updated-remapping-keys-your-macs-keyboard-enhance-voiceover-experience
>>>>> 
>>>>> Take care,
>>>>> Shannon Gerdts
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Phil Halton
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 1:47 PM
>>>>> To: Macvisionaries
>>>>> Subject: Fusion, mapping an insert key on laptop keyboard
>>>>> 
>>>>> Currently I'm using sharpkeys to remap the grave accent key on my MBA to 
>>>>> the caps lock key and vice versa, for use as a jaws modifier key in 
>>>>> windows7.  I want to eliminate sharp keys and have fusion map grave 
>>>>> accent to the insert key. I've done this before but forgot the procedure. 
>>>>> I think its:
>>>>> 1) in fusions keyboard and mouse settings, edit the profile and "add" a 
>>>>> key mapping.
>>>>> 2) this brings up a window where there is a series of checkboxes for 
>>>>> certain modifier keys, and a combo box where you can type a key.
>>>>> 3) in the "from" combo box, I type "`" (grave accent), and in the "to" 
>>>>> combo box I press the insert key on an attached full-sized USB keyboard. 
>>>>> this puts "extended numpad insert key" in the combo box.
>>>>> 4) Press okay and make sure key remaps are enabled.
>>>>> 
>>>>> What are others doing to get an insert key (or a caps lock key) passed to 
>>>>> windows7 vm's?
>>>>> 
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