I used a program called sharp keys to remap the capslock key to the insert key.
Hope that helps On May 24, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Chris > > Yes, it can. But we do try to have people join the specialist groups if > possible. I know this is a little bit of a grey area because there’s an > inconsistency here. We do definitely say “No Apple Chat Please!”. Maybe we > should do that with Windows as well. Actually we did intend to do that, it > just kind of never happened. > > So Im not currently saying “No Windows”, just gently reminding people that > the group exists specifically for that purpose. > > I’m sorry this is less than clear at the moment. > > Kindest regards > > <--- Gordon Smith ---> > <[email protected]> > > Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; > Proudly Providing Braille And Alternative Format Transcription Services, Plus > I.T Help & Support To The Staff And Students Of the Visually Impaired > Department at: > Sunnyside Academy > Manorfarm Way > Colby Newham > Middlesbrough > Cleveland > > > > Telephone: > > United Kingdom: Free Phone: > 0800 8620538 > > United Kingdom Geographic: > 01133 280547 > Mobile: > +44 7907 823971 > > Europe and other non-specified: > +44 1642 688095 > > United States Of America And Canada: > +1 646 9151493 > Or: > +1 209 436 9443 > > Australasia: > +61 38 8205930 > Or: > +61 39 0284505 > > Fax: > +44 1642 365123 > > Follow Us On Twitter: > <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> > > Skype: > <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> > > ------------------------------ > > > > > On 24 May 2014, at 19:31, Christopher-Mark Gilland > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm confused. I thought that this list could! discuss Windows matters along > with other tech matters. Just not mac related things. Did I miss something? > I don't see this as a cross-post. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Smith" <[email protected]> > To: "Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm!" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:11 PM > Subject: Windows Inside Of A VM > > > Hi all > > I really don’t like the concept of cross-posting. But I’m aware that there > are some members of this group who are not subscribed to Windows-Access, the > sister group to Mac-Access. So before I completely go against my own > preferences, let me briefly give the group details as to how to join our > sister group. > > Send a message to: > [email protected] > with the word “Subscribe”, without the quotes, in the subject line. Then, > just respond to the authentication post which you’ll be sent immediately by > our server, and let rip! > > Speaking of let rip, I shall now proceed to doing so. I beg the forgiveness > of those who are already members of our sister group. I promise I’ll never > ever ever ever ever do this again, LOL! > > It’s been so long since I played around with this, that I cannot remember if > or whether this issue was resolved. Inside of a VM under VMWAre’s Fusion for > Mac, how does one get around the thorny issue of the caps lock being used as > an NBVDA, Jaws or other screen-reader key? Clearly, I’m going to have to find > a way of re-mapping the caps lock key to something else so that there’s an > option to use this inside of the VM. What I mean is I’m going to have to > find a way to simulate the caps lock key. Did anybody else manage this? > > I am aware of Sharp Keys, but I don’t want to go down that road if I can > avoid it. Hopefully there’s a way around this issue. I would have no > problem with using the option key as a caps lock, or something of that ilk. > > Kindest regards > > Gordon > > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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