Specifications

Configuring Keyboard Features
You can change key combinations for hot-key sequences in Player and the language for the keyboard that
VNC clients use. You can also configure platform-specific keyboard features for Windows and Linux host
systems.
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Use the Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Feature in a Virtual Machine on page 96
The enhanced virtual keyboard feature provides better handling of international keyboards and
keyboards that have extra keys. This feature is available only on Windows host systems.
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Use Ctrl+Alt in a Key Combination on page 97
Because Ctrl+Alt tells Player to release mouse and keyboard input, hot-key combinations that include
Ctrl+Alt are not passed to the guest operating system. You must use the Space key if the key
combination includes Ctrl+Alt.
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Configure Keyboard Mapping for a Remote X Server on page 97
Although the keyboard works correctly with a local X server, it might not work correctly when you
run the same virtual machine with a remote X server.
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Change How a Specific Key Is Mapped on page 98
If some keys on the keyboard do not work correctly in a virtual machine, you can set a property that
makes a modification to the map. To change how a specific key is mapped, you add the appropriate
property to the virtual machine configuration (.vmx) file or to ~/.vmware/config.
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Configure How Keysyms Are Mapped on page 99
When key code mapping cannot be used or is disabled, Player maps keysyms to v-scan codes. If a
language-specific keyboard does not appear to be supported by Player, you might need to set a
property that tells Player which keysym table to use.
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V-Scan Code Table on page 100
You specify v-scan codes when you change how keys or keysyms are mapped.
Use the Enhanced Virtual Keyboard Feature in a Virtual Machine
The enhanced virtual keyboard feature provides better handling of international keyboards and keyboards
that have extra keys. This feature is available only on Windows host systems.
Because it processes raw keyboard input as soon as possible, the enhanced virtual keyboard feature also
offers security improvements by bypassing Windows keystroke processing and any malware that is not
already at a lower layer. When you use the enhanced virtual keyboard feature, only the guest operating
system acts when you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
Prerequisites
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If you recently installed or upgraded Player, but did not restart the host system, restart the host system.
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Power off the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Options tab, select General.
Getting Started with VMware Player
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