[macvoiceover] Re: Running Linux in VMWare Fusion and the caps lock key

  • From: VaShaun Jones <vashaun.jones@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:00:59 -0500

Even though they are running Linux?
On Dec 21, 2011, at 4:46 AM, Raymond wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> You can use SharpKeys to map your keys. Its a program you have to install on 
> your Windows VM.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Raymond
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo Walker" <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 3:09 AM
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Running Linux in VMWare Fusion and the caps lock 
> key
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> This is a shot in the dark mind you since I'm not running a virtual machine 
> but, check out key remap for macbook.  It might help you assign the caps lock 
> key to something you can use.
> 
> hth
> 
> Ricardo Walker
> rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx
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> On Dec 20, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Robin Kipp wrote:
> 
>> Hi all!
>> Well, I've installed Debian Squeeze on my Mac using VMWare Fusion, and also 
>> got the Gnome desktop and Orca screenreader. However, as my keyboard doesn't 
>> have a number pad, I will need the caps lock key to activate Orca specific 
>> functions. I've tried this, but it somehow seems as if the caps lock key 
>> won't have any effect on the Linux machine. Instead, the caps lock function 
>> just gets enabled or disabled on my Mac. Is there anything I can do so my 
>> Mac will ignore the caps lock presses and just pass them on to the Linux 
>> virtual machine?
>> Thanks!
>> Robin>
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