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? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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