Specifications

Unity mode is not available in full screen mode on Windows.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the virtual machine is a Player 3.x or later virtual machine.
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Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system.
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Verify that the guest operating system is Linux or Windows 2000 or later.
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For Linux guests and hosts, verify that a modern version of Metacity or KDE is installed. Performance
on Linux depends on a combination of variables such as the system, the applications that are running,
and the amount of RAM.
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Power on the virtual machine.
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If you are entering Unity mode, open applications in the virtual machine to use in Unity mode.
Procedure
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To enter Unity mode, select Player > Unity.
The console view in the Player window is hidden, and open applications appear in application
windows on the host system desktop. A check mark appears next to Unity in the menu.
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To display the virtual machine Start menu on a Windows host system, point to the Start menu on a
Windows host system.
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To display the virtual machine Applications menu on a Linux host system, point to the upper-left
corner of the primary monitor on the Linux host system.
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To navigate between multiple Start or Applications menus when multiple virtual machines are in
Unity mode, press the arrow keys, Tab, or Shift+Tab to cycle through the virtual machine menus and
press Enter and the spacebar to select a virtual machine.
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To exit Unity mode, display the Player window and click Exit Unity in the virtual machine console
view.
Set Preferences for Unity Mode
You can set preferences for Unity mode to control whether that the virtual machine Start or Applications
menu is available from the host system desktop. You can also select the border color that appears around
applications that run in Unity mode when they appear on the host system desktop.
When you use the virtual machine Start or Applications menu from the host system desktop, you can start
applications in the virtual machine that are not open in Unity mode. If you do not enable this feature, you
must exit Unity mode to display the virtual machine Start or Applications menu in the console view.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Options, select Unity.
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