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Component: | guest additions | Version: | VirtualBox 1.6.2 |
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I have a new iMAC with the small wireless keyboard (no numeric keypad). Everything works fine except when I am using Cirtix. When using any Citrix app the keyboard mapping is out of whack. The and keys do not respond at all. The ' key responds with. Through the day I work on both a Mac and Ubuntu. What's the best option for mapping the Mac keyboard (an external, non-Mac one) to Ubuntu style keys - when using the Mac (OS X). Basically I want to have: Control on keyboard to trigger Command ⌘ keystroke on the Mac Alt on keyboard to trigger Option ⌥ keystroke on the Mac. Mar 17, 2016 All of the modifier keys on a Windows keyboard map 1:1 with the keys on a Mac from a functionality standpoint. For example, the Control (⌃) key does the same thing on a Mac that it does on.
- Swedish Keyboard Layout Virtualbox.zip (254.3 KB) - added by m_eiman11 years ago.
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- English UK - Apple MacBook Pro.zip (253.4 KB) - added by linickx11 years ago.
- English UK Keyboard Layout for MacBook Pro
- English-UK-Apple.zip (253.0 KB) - added by cstefkivoila11 years ago.
- United Kingdom Keyboard Layout For Windows
- FrenchKeyboardLayout-AppleMacBookPro.zip (249.1 KB) - added by julou11 years ago.
- French keyboard layout for Windows (Apple MacBook Pro)
- FrenchKeyboardLayout-AppleMacBookProRetina.zip (253.6 KB) - added by Mangeurdpommes7 years ago.
- French Apple MacBook Pro Retina keyboard mapping for windows
Change History
comment:2 Changed 12 years ago by julou
comment:4 Changed 12 years ago by mTorres
comment:6 Changed 12 years ago by dwt
comment:8 Changed 12 years ago by dwt
comment:10 Changed 11 years ago by m_eiman
Changed 11 years ago by m_eiman
- attachmentSwedish Keyboard Layout Virtualbox.zip added
comment:11follow-up:↓ 12 Changed 11 years ago by ssalmine
comment:12 in reply to: ↑ 11 Changed 11 years ago by m_eiman
Changed 11 years ago by linickx
- attachmentEnglish UK - Apple MacBook Pro.zip added
Changed 11 years ago by cstefkivoila
- attachmentEnglish-UK-Apple.zip added
Changed 11 years ago by julou
- attachmentFrenchKeyboardLayout-AppleMacBookPro.zip added
comment:15follow-up:↓ 16 Changed 11 years ago by julou
comment:16 in reply to: ↑ 15 ; follow-up:↓ 17 Changed 11 years ago by Valentin
comment:17 in reply to: ↑ 16 ; follow-up:↓ 18 Changed 11 years ago by julou
comment:18 in reply to: ↑ 17 Changed 7 years ago by Mangeurdpommes
Changed 7 years ago by Mangeurdpommes
- attachmentFrenchKeyboardLayout-AppleMacBookProRetina.zip added
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- Mac OS X keyboard mapping
Mapping Mac Keyboard To Windows
In VNC Enterprise Edition 4.5, it is intended that a VNC Viewer user should be able to press any key or key combination and the expected result will manifest itself seamlessly on the computer running VNC Server.
If you are connecting to a Mac from a Windows or Linux PC, or vice versa, the two computers are likely to have different keyboards. Some keys will be unique, and some keys with the same name perform will perform different functions. For example, the key marked 'Alt' on modern Macs (also known as the 'Option' key) performs a different function to the 'Alt' key on PC keyboards. (It is most similar to the 'AltGr' key on non-US PC keyboards.) Consequently, in version 4.5, the Mac's 'Option/Alt' key is not mapped to the 'Alt' keysyms over the RFB protocol. (This is a change from version 4.4.) Como hacer screenshot en mac.
This page summarizes the keys and key combinations you need to press in order to achieve the result you expect if at least one computer is running Mac OS X.
Definitions: On this page, the Mac's 'Option/Alt' key is referred to as Opt. Suffixes L and R refer to the left and right variants of keys. Alt refers to the 'Alt' key on a PC, Win to the 'Windows' key (represented by the Super keysyms over the RFB protocol), and Cmd to the 'Command' key on the Mac. In addition, a host computer is the computer to be controlled, running VNC Server. A client computer is a computer to connect from, running VNC Viewer.
Contents
Controlling a Mac host computer from a Windows or Linux client computer
To emulate on a Mac host.. | On a US PC keyboard, press.. | On a non-US PC keyboard, press.. |
---|---|---|
Cmd | AltL or Win | AltL or Win |
Opt | AltR | AltGr |
Opt+Cmd | AltR+Win or AltL+Win | AltL+Win |
Windows Keyboard Mac Os
From a US PC keyboard, AltR+char key will be interpreted on the Mac to give extended characters.
From a non-US PC keyboard, AltGr+char key will be interpreted on the PC where possible, so some Mac extended characters may be unavailable. A similar restriction occurs across other VNC Servers - the solution is to either switch to a keyboard layout on the client computer that is capable of producing the required character, or to use the Mac's 'special characters' dialog.
If you need to specifically press the left or right Cmd key, AltL maps to CmdL on the host computer, Win (L or R) maps to CmdR. OptR can only be produced by changing the parameters from their defaults.
Controlling a Windows or Linux host computer from a Mac client computer
To emulate on a Windows or Linux host.. | On a Mac keyboard, press.. |
---|---|
AltL | CmdL |
WinL | CmdR |
Autodesk inventor mac. AltR and WinR can only be produced by changing the parameters from their defaults. Opt on the client computer will be interpreted locally to produce extended characters, but will also send the ISO_Level3_Shift keysym for OptL, and Mode_switch for OptR. These keysyms are typically bound to the AltGr key in the X Window system. ISO_Level3_Shift is typically used by newer X installations, Mode_switch by older ones.
Controlling a VNC 4.4 Mac host computer from a VNC 4.5 Mac client computer
To emulate on a 4.4 Mac host.. | On a 4.5 Mac keyboard, press.. |
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CmdL | CmdR |
OptL | CmdL |
Opt+Cmd | CmdR+CmdL |
CmdR and OptR can only be produced by changing the parameters from their defaults.
Controlling a VNC 4.5 Mac host computer from a VNC 4.4 Mac client computer
Mac Os X Keyboard Mapping
To emulate on a 4.5 Mac host.. | On a 4.4 Mac keyboard, press.. |
---|---|
CmdL | Cmd or OptL |
OptL | OptR (with SendExtendedCharacters option off) |
OptL+CmdL | CmdL+CmdR (but see caveat below) |
CmdR and OptR can only be produced by changing the parameters from their defaults. Pressing CmdL+CmdR on the client computer will send keysym presses that the host interprets as Opt+Cmd. However, because of a VNC Viewer issue one of the CmdL or CmdR keys will be left 'stuck' down. You will need to press and release this key before continuing.
Mac parameters for Cmd and Opt keys
Attachments
I have a new iMAC with the small wireless keyboard (no numeric keypad). Everything works fine except when I am using Cirtix. When using any Citrix app the keyboard mapping is out of whack. The and keys do not respond at all. The ' key responds with. Through the day I work on both a Mac and Ubuntu. What's the best option for mapping the Mac keyboard (an external, non-Mac one) to Ubuntu style keys - when using the Mac (OS X). Basically I want to have: Control on keyboard to trigger Command ⌘ keystroke on the Mac Alt on keyboard to trigger Option ⌥ keystroke on the Mac. Mar 17, 2016 All of the modifier keys on a Windows keyboard map 1:1 with the keys on a Mac from a functionality standpoint. For example, the Control (⌃) key does the same thing on a Mac that it does on.
- Swedish Keyboard Layout Virtualbox.zip (254.3 KB) - added by m_eiman11 years ago.
- Swedish Keyboard Layout For Windows
- English UK - Apple MacBook Pro.zip (253.4 KB) - added by linickx11 years ago.
- English UK Keyboard Layout for MacBook Pro
- English-UK-Apple.zip (253.0 KB) - added by cstefkivoila11 years ago.
- United Kingdom Keyboard Layout For Windows
- FrenchKeyboardLayout-AppleMacBookPro.zip (249.1 KB) - added by julou11 years ago.
- French keyboard layout for Windows (Apple MacBook Pro)
- FrenchKeyboardLayout-AppleMacBookProRetina.zip (253.6 KB) - added by Mangeurdpommes7 years ago.
- French Apple MacBook Pro Retina keyboard mapping for windows
Change History
comment:2 Changed 12 years ago by julou
comment:4 Changed 12 years ago by mTorres
comment:6 Changed 12 years ago by dwt
comment:8 Changed 12 years ago by dwt
comment:10 Changed 11 years ago by m_eiman
Changed 11 years ago by m_eiman
- attachmentSwedish Keyboard Layout Virtualbox.zip added
comment:11follow-up:↓ 12 Changed 11 years ago by ssalmine
comment:12 in reply to: ↑ 11 Changed 11 years ago by m_eiman
Changed 11 years ago by linickx
- attachmentEnglish UK - Apple MacBook Pro.zip added
Changed 11 years ago by cstefkivoila
- attachmentEnglish-UK-Apple.zip added
Changed 11 years ago by julou
- attachmentFrenchKeyboardLayout-AppleMacBookPro.zip added
comment:15follow-up:↓ 16 Changed 11 years ago by julou
comment:16 in reply to: ↑ 15 ; follow-up:↓ 17 Changed 11 years ago by Valentin
comment:17 in reply to: ↑ 16 ; follow-up:↓ 18 Changed 11 years ago by julou
comment:18 in reply to: ↑ 17 Changed 7 years ago by Mangeurdpommes
Changed 7 years ago by Mangeurdpommes
- attachmentFrenchKeyboardLayout-AppleMacBookProRetina.zip added
- »
- »
- Mac OS X keyboard mapping
Mapping Mac Keyboard To Windows
In VNC Enterprise Edition 4.5, it is intended that a VNC Viewer user should be able to press any key or key combination and the expected result will manifest itself seamlessly on the computer running VNC Server.
If you are connecting to a Mac from a Windows or Linux PC, or vice versa, the two computers are likely to have different keyboards. Some keys will be unique, and some keys with the same name perform will perform different functions. For example, the key marked 'Alt' on modern Macs (also known as the 'Option' key) performs a different function to the 'Alt' key on PC keyboards. (It is most similar to the 'AltGr' key on non-US PC keyboards.) Consequently, in version 4.5, the Mac's 'Option/Alt' key is not mapped to the 'Alt' keysyms over the RFB protocol. (This is a change from version 4.4.) Como hacer screenshot en mac.
This page summarizes the keys and key combinations you need to press in order to achieve the result you expect if at least one computer is running Mac OS X.
Definitions: On this page, the Mac's 'Option/Alt' key is referred to as Opt. Suffixes L and R refer to the left and right variants of keys. Alt refers to the 'Alt' key on a PC, Win to the 'Windows' key (represented by the Super keysyms over the RFB protocol), and Cmd to the 'Command' key on the Mac. In addition, a host computer is the computer to be controlled, running VNC Server. A client computer is a computer to connect from, running VNC Viewer.
Contents
Controlling a Mac host computer from a Windows or Linux client computer
To emulate on a Mac host.. | On a US PC keyboard, press.. | On a non-US PC keyboard, press.. |
---|---|---|
Cmd | AltL or Win | AltL or Win |
Opt | AltR | AltGr |
Opt+Cmd | AltR+Win or AltL+Win | AltL+Win |
Windows Keyboard Mac Os
From a US PC keyboard, AltR+char key will be interpreted on the Mac to give extended characters.
From a non-US PC keyboard, AltGr+char key will be interpreted on the PC where possible, so some Mac extended characters may be unavailable. A similar restriction occurs across other VNC Servers - the solution is to either switch to a keyboard layout on the client computer that is capable of producing the required character, or to use the Mac's 'special characters' dialog.
If you need to specifically press the left or right Cmd key, AltL maps to CmdL on the host computer, Win (L or R) maps to CmdR. OptR can only be produced by changing the parameters from their defaults.
Controlling a Windows or Linux host computer from a Mac client computer
To emulate on a Windows or Linux host.. | On a Mac keyboard, press.. |
---|---|
AltL | CmdL |
WinL | CmdR |
Autodesk inventor mac. AltR and WinR can only be produced by changing the parameters from their defaults. Opt on the client computer will be interpreted locally to produce extended characters, but will also send the ISO_Level3_Shift keysym for OptL, and Mode_switch for OptR. These keysyms are typically bound to the AltGr key in the X Window system. ISO_Level3_Shift is typically used by newer X installations, Mode_switch by older ones.
Controlling a VNC 4.4 Mac host computer from a VNC 4.5 Mac client computer
To emulate on a 4.4 Mac host.. | On a 4.5 Mac keyboard, press.. |
---|---|
CmdL | CmdR |
OptL | CmdL |
Opt+Cmd | CmdR+CmdL |
CmdR and OptR can only be produced by changing the parameters from their defaults.
Controlling a VNC 4.5 Mac host computer from a VNC 4.4 Mac client computer
Mac Os X Keyboard Mapping
To emulate on a 4.5 Mac host.. | On a 4.4 Mac keyboard, press.. |
---|---|
CmdL | Cmd or OptL |
OptL | OptR (with SendExtendedCharacters option off) |
OptL+CmdL | CmdL+CmdR (but see caveat below) |
CmdR and OptR can only be produced by changing the parameters from their defaults. Pressing CmdL+CmdR on the client computer will send keysym presses that the host interprets as Opt+Cmd. However, because of a VNC Viewer issue one of the CmdL or CmdR keys will be left 'stuck' down. You will need to press and release this key before continuing.
Mac parameters for Cmd and Opt keys
Parameter name | Default value |
---|---|
LeftCmdKey | Alt_L |
LeftOptKey | ExtendedChars |
RightCmdKey | Super_L |
RightOptKey | ExtendedChars |
The parameters are the same on the client and host computers. Best music production apps for mac. Each parameter specifies which keysym should be generated (client) or interpreted (host) for the given key on the Mac keyboard. The value ExtendedChars means that the key should be used to generate extended characters, and will also send the ISO_Level3_Shift keysym (or the Mode_switch keysym for OptR).