Is sharp keys a mac app, or something you download once in the vm? Thanks! Cait
On Aug 17, 2014, at 9:00 PM, Kliphton Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > That's why I prefer the sharp keys way. > > Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick > efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? > Then come join a list where questions are always answered, and we are always > patient with you. > Subscribe here: [email protected] > All are welcome! > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Taylor > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 4:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Remapping keys with VM fusion > > Hi, > > Couple of points here. Firstly, if you delete all the built in keystrokes, > you have to do a lot of finger contortions that you don't actually need to > do, given that the mac keystrokes are much easier to reach than the windows > ones. I would advise people to keep them, they can actually come in really > handy. Secondly, and more importantly, if you swap the windows and alt keys > round in Windows, how can you command-tab away from Fusion, as command is > now alt, so would give you the alt-tab keystroke in Windows? Yes, it takes a > little getting used to the fusion arrangement, but it gives you far more > flexibility than doing this remapping does. > > Cheers > Dave > > On 17 Aug 2014, at 11:57, Kliphton Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Below is what I found in my collection of mac tutorials. >> Mapping keys in fusion >> >>> First off, it is true that you have no insert key on the mac, while >>> you >> often >>> do need one in windows. You can create a key mapping for yourself in >>> 1 of >> 2 >>> ways. Either using fusion itself, and there is no real down side as >>> far as >> I'm >>> aware, but it is a little tricky to set up because of an interface >>> issue >> in >>> fusion. The other way to get an insert key is to use the sharp keys >> program. >>> Sharp keys lets you remap a few more keys than fusion will allow. For >>> example, using sharp keys, you can even remap your right command, or >>> your right option key, to the windows insert. >>> >>> If you do it via fusion, then all your virtual machines will get an >>> insert >> key. If >>> you have windows 7 and xp like I do, creating the insert key using >>> the >> fusion >>> keyboard remapper creates it for all virtual machines because fusion >>> only allows you to do it inside its global preferences, command >>> comma, and not on a per machine basis, command e. >>> >>> If you create your insert key using sharp keys, then it is going to >>> be a >> local >>> setting for that windows installation only, because sharp keys >>> modifies >> the >>> windows registry to do the trick. Both methods will give you the same >>> result: an insert key that is not just insert, but that can be held >>> down >> as if it >>> were a modifier key for other keys. >>> >>> This answers your other issue, where caps lock cannot be used inside >>> the virtual machine as a modifier. It works as a caps lock, but you >>> can't >> hold it >>> down and press a letter inside the virtual machine, in order to give >>> commands to your screen reader. Sharp keys and fusion itself though, >>> will give you an insert key like the one on a normal windows >>> computer. This >> lets >>> you use insert rather than caps lock for your screen reader's >>> commands, so let's concentrate on insert, and I will leave caps lock for > someone else. >>> >>> Now, let's look at the way you can do it inside fusion. I'm using >>> fusion >> 3.1.3, >>> which is the latest version as of today. To update, go to the menu >>> bar in fusion, vo m, then once right, then down to check for updates, >>> and then follow the instructions. >>> >>> First, fire up fusion and, just to be certain, have your virtual >>> machines >> shut >>> down. Then press command comma to open fusion's global preferences. >>> >>> At the top of this window is a toolbar. Interact with it and click >> keyboard and >>> mouse. A new window will appear. >>> >>> The first thing you will encounter is a pop up button where you >>> choose >> your >>> keyboard and mouse profile. The window itself consists of 4 tab >>> sheets, >> and >>> all those settings together are stored in a keyboard and mouse >>> profile. I don't think we will ever need a second profile, but that's >>> what the button allows. Leave it at its default. >>> >>> The first tab sheet of this dialog, named, key mappings, is where >>> you can swap your windows logo and alt keys. By default, fusion will >>> map your command key to the windows logo key, and your option key to >>> the windows alt key. This is not very intuitive for those of us who >>> are used to >> windows >>> and its keyboard layout, but it's easy to swap them. See below. In >>> this window, you will also be able to create your insert key inside >>> fusion, and >> if >>> you want, give yourself a numb lock toggle as well. >>> >>> If you look at this table, then many mac keys are mapped to some >>> windows counterparts. Personally, I don't think that is necessary at >>> all. For >> example, >>> in windows, you use control plus c to copy an item to the clipboard. >>> On >> the >>> mac, we're used to pressing command plus c to copy. In fusion, there >>> is a default key mapping that makes command c the equivalent of >>> control c. In other words, pressing control c or command c in windows >>> will do the same thing. This is non-standard windows tweaking I don't >>> like, so what I did >> to >>> begin with, is clear this entire list. To the right of this table, >>> you >> have 2 >>> unlabeled buttons. The left one is add, and the right one is delete >>> and >> entry >>> in this table. Just focus on the right button of the 2, and hit vo >>> space >> until >>> the list is empty. You will also delete the undesired alt and windows >>> logo key mappings this way. >>> >>> Now, you must create your own mappings, so that your mac command key >>> will become the alt key in windows, and so that your option key can >>> become your windows logo key inside windows. Here's how to do it. >>> >>> First, click add, to add a new mapping to the table. This is the left >> unlabeled >>> button, to the right of the table. A new window appears, that you >>> will >> later >>> close with an ok button to return here. >>> >>> In the new window, you see your mac modifier keys with checkboxes, >>> and a combo box for an additional key. For example, you will hear >>> shift >> unchecked >>> checkbox, and command, unchecked checkbox. In this case, where we >>> want to map our option key to the windows logo key, we don't need the >>> combo boxes in this dialog, so ignore them for now. Focus on the >>> from, and the >> to, >>> parts. >>> >>> We are mapping our option key to the windows logo key. In the from, >>> area, tick the checkbox for the option key. Leave the rest in the >>> from for what >> it >>> is. Next, find the text that says, to. Here, you will find checkboxes >>> for >> the >>> windows counterparts of the mac key you are mapping. Now take care. >>> One of those checkboxes will only say, checkbox, without a >>> description like >> alt, >>> or control. It is this unlabeled checkbox that we need to map our >>> option >> key >>> to. On the screen, this checkbox, in the to, field, is an icon with >>> the >> windows >>> logo key. So tick that box. Finally, proceed to the okay button and >>> press >> it. >>> You will return to the command comma, toolbar item keyboard and mouse >>> screen, where you pressed the unlabeled add button. your first key >>> mapping, is in place. Option is now windows logo as soon as the >>> virtual windows machine is active. >>> >>> Now, repeat the same procedure for your alt key. So, click add, then >>> in >> the >>> from, field, tick command, then in the to, field, click alt, and >>> press >> okay. >>> >>> Now that you know how to remap keys, you can do the same thing for >>> your insert key. However, this is where it is a little tricky and you >>> will soon understand why. >>> >>> As above, again click the add button in this dialog. Reminder: we >>> came >> here >>> by starting fusion, then command comma, then keyboard and mouse from >>> the toolbar, then the first tab sheet named key mappings. >>> >>> After the remapper dialog with the from, and to, field, appears >>> again, do >> the >>> following to create your insert key. >>> >>> In the from, field, you need to choose which key on your keyboard is >>> going to loose its function for windows, and act as your new insert >>> key. Leave >> all >>> the checkboxes for the modifier keys like shift, option etc alone, >>> and >> focus >>> on the combo box with voiceover. Once focus is on this field, >>> assuming you have keyboard focus track your voiceover cursor, as is >>> the voiceover >> default, >>> then you can now input the key you wish. I use the accent key, just >>> below escape on the mac keyboard. Press it, or press your own choice, >>> and you >> will >>> hear it spoken by voiceover. >>> >>> Of course, because this is a combo box, it does have a few presets, >>> and >> you >>> can reach them with vo space. However, once you do this, you cannot >>> get out of the box anymore with vo right or anything, because that >>> keystroke too, will be interpreted as the key combination you are >>> going to map. So, my advice is not to go through the 13 presets of >>> this combo. Instead, >> never >>> open it and just type your desired insert key replacement, once the >>> voiceover cursor and keyboard focus is on the combo box in the from, >> field. >>> Don't open the combo, just type your key when the box is focused. >>> >>> Now, focus on the combo box of the to, field. This second combo box, >>> you do need to open with vo space, because you need to select the >>> item named insert. However, you should only walk to it with the >>> voiceover cursor, and you should not press vo space. This is the oddity > you need to be aware of. >>> This is because if you press vo space on the insert item in the combo >>> box, then vo space, as well as all subsequent keys, will be >>> interpreted as the >> key >>> you want to execute when you press accent, and you don't have a way >>> to close the combo box to get to the okay button. >>> >>> So, after walking to the insert item with voiceover, and the to, >>> combo box >> is >>> still open, you must command tab away from fusion, to have os10 focus >>> move out of the combo box. Depending on what you had open, you may >>> land in the finder. Command tabbing away from fusion is the only >>> keystroke I have found, to get you away from the combo box. Then, >>> simply command tab back into fusion, and you will find that the combo >>> box is now closed, >> and >>> it is set to insert. >>> >>> Now, all you do is go to ok and click it. You will be returned to the >>> key mapping dialog, where the list of keystrokes can be found. Now, >>> you should have 3 mappings. One for command to become alt, one for >>> option and windows logo, and a third for accent, that is now remapped >>> to insert >> inside >>> any fusion virtual machine. >>> >>> If you want to give yourself a num lock toggle, that can be achieved >>> the same way you created your insert key. Let's say you want to >>> toggled your num lock with control shift f12. So, first click add, >>> then in the from, >> field, >>> click, for example, the control and the shift box, go to the first >>> combo, >> select >>> f12, move to the second combo in the to, field, and select numlock >>> from there. Again, don't forget to open the box, walk to numlock, >>> command tab away and then back into fusion, and hit okay. >>> This is what you need to do in the first tab sheet of the fusion >>> keyboard >> and >>> mouse dialog, and as I said, it was quite a story. >>> >>> We're not done yet. In the second tab sheet, named mouse shortcuts, >>> you can tell fusion how you want to do a right click in windows. The >>> mac only >> has >>> a normal mouse click, and not a separate left and a right one, so by >> default, >>> holding the control key and then pressing the mouse pad, a control >>> click, will perform a right mouse click in windows, as if you pressed >>> the >> secondary >>> button. Nothing need to be changed here. Of course, you have your >>> windows shift f10 key combination as the keyboard equivalent of the >>> right mouse click. Furthermore, you can also create your own windows >>> applications key, normally near your arrows on a windows keyboard, >>> the same way you created your alt and windows keys above. >>> >>> The third tab sheet, named fusion shortcuts, can make life a lot >>> easier >> for >>> us, screenless folks. By default, if you're inside the virtual >>> machine and >> you >>> happen to hit f12, f11 or another magic mac key that does something >>> under os10, then even if you are inside the vm, you will fly out of >>> it, and land somewhere where you will need to turn on voiceover, >>> command tab back into fusion, minimize windows with command control >>> enter, move the voiceover cursor to where it says progress bar >>> because that's where windows shows up minimized, turn off voice over >>> with command f5, and finally enlarge windows back to normal with >>> command control enter, the same keystroke used to minimize windows. A >>> lot of work, and not funny if you discover that windows no longer >>> talks and you don't know which key you hit by accident. >>> >>> So, what you do is, turn the checkbox off here that says: enable mac >>> os keyboard shortcuts. Now, if you accidentally hit f12 or f11, it >>> won't mess >> up >>> things any longer. These keystrokes will instead be passed to >>> windows, and no longer to os10 disturbing your windows experience. >>> >>> In the fourth tab sheet of this dialog, named fusion shortcuts, you >>> can enable and disable a number of key combinations that you can >>> press when the virtual windows machine is running, that affect fusion >>> itself. You can mess with these because there is a friendly restore >>> to defaults button as well. You will find a table here that you can >>> interact with. On each line, >> a >>> key combination is listed, along with a checkbox to enable it. Here's >>> a >> few >>> explained. >>> >>> Full screen. You need this keystroke, to make windows full screen >>> when it >> is >>> minimized. It is the control command enter to minimize and maximize >>> windows, as already mentioned. Make sure you have this checked. >>> There are nine others, and some of them I have turned off, for >>> reasons explained below. >>> >>> Unity: this makes one space out of the windows desktop and the mac side. >>> So far, I have never used it in daily work, because I can't figure >>> out how >> it >>> works. If you play with it and find out some benefits, please let us > know. >> I >>> have this off, to avoid accidentally dropping into unity. >>> >>> Also off are cycle through windows, and cycle through windows reverse. >>> This is because we can easily do this with voiceover, and I don't >>> want to loose keystrokes that may otherwise be used for jaws or NVDA > commands. >>> >>> Next is hide application. I have this off as well, because if you're >>> in >> the >>> middle of a windows program and you want help, it is likely that you >>> begin by pressing alt h to open the help menu. But watch out for this >>> one, >> because >>> if you don't turn off command h for the virtual machine, and remember >>> that alt and command are now the same key, then instead of opening >>> the help menu inside your windows program, you will instead hide >>> fusion completely, and be dropped into os10 where you don't have >>> speech for the moment unless you turn it on. I fell into this pit >>> some 5 times until I >> realized >>> what might be going on here. Turning this key combination off >>> resolved the issue. Now, pressing alt h will nicely open the help >>> menu in windows, and you will no longer be kicked out. >>> >>> Next, there is hide others. I have this off, because it does >>> something to >> os10 >>> where I have no speech as long as I'm inside windows, and you want to >>> let windows get your keystrokes as much as possible. >>> >>> The same goes for settings, the next key to turn off, which in fusion >>> is command e. I hear you thinking. Usually command comma is for settings. >>> Correct. However, command comma in fusion opens the general >>> preferences for all virtual machines and fusion, while command e, as >>> in echo, opens the settings for your specific virtual machine. How >>> many processor cores to allocate it, how much ram etc. So, if windows >>> wants you to press alt e, then you don't want to speechlessly land >>> into fusion >> settings. >>> Rather, you want the alt e command to run in windows. Turn this off. >>> >>> The last key to turn of is command q for quit. Again, we don't have >>> speech outside fusion so we can safely turn this off, so that command >>> q, or alt q >> for >>> windows, is available to windows and not to fusion or os10. >> >> >> Kliphton >> ~iMessage&Email~ [email protected] >> ~Twitter&Skype~ kliphton72 >> "Personal blog-read at your own risk!" >> http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher >> Hallsworth >> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 1:51 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Remapping keys with VM fusion >> >> Well I can do it so yes it can be done. I remember I had to vo-space >> on the combo box so it becomes a list. You then use standard arrow >> keys to find the key you want then I think you have to press return. >> Pretty sure I wrote a guide on this over at www.applevis.com and maybe >> to this list but can't remember as of now. But I know it can be done > without apps like Sharp Keys. >> >> Christopher Hallsworth >> Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu >> >> On 17/08/2014 04:58, Bill Holton wrote: >>> Hi. >>> I am trying to remap the caps lock and insert keys without using >>> sharp >> keys. I can get to the fusion remapping section, I can interact with >> the combo box with the additional keys. But when I cursor down to caps >> lock, or the insert key, no matter how I try to activate it, I get a >> cap A. 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