Specifications

3 Select an option from the Enhanced virtual keyboard drop-down menu.
Option Description
Off
The virtual machine does not use the enhanced virtual keyboard feature.
This is the default value.
Use if available (recommended)
The virtual machine uses the enhanced virtual keyboard feature, but only
if the enhanced virtual keyboard driver is installed on the host system.
Required
The virtual machine must use the enhanced the virtual keyboard feature. If
you select this option and the enhanced keyboard driver is not installed on
the host system, Player returns an error message.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
Use Ctrl+Alt in a Key Combination
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.
Procedure
1 Press Ctrl+Alt+spacebar.
2 Release the spacebar without releasing Ctrl and Alt.
3 Press the third key of the key combination to send to the guest operating system.
Configure Keyboard Mapping for a Remote X Server
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.
For local X servers, Player maps X key codes to PC scan codes to correctly identify a key. Because it cannot
tell whether a remote X server is running on a PC or on some other kind of computer, Player uses this key
code map only for local X servers. You can set a property to tell Player to use key code mapping. See
“Understanding X-Key Codes and Keysyms,” on page 98 for more information.
To configure a keyboard mapping for a remote X server, you add the appropriate property to the virtual
machine configuration (.vmx) file or to ~/.vmware/config.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the remote X server is an XFree86 server running on a PC.
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Power off the virtual machine and exit Player.
NOTE If the keyboard does not work correctly on an XFree86 server running locally, report the problem to
VMware technical support.
Procedure
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If you use an XFree86-based server that Player does not recognize as an XFree86 server, add the
xkeymap.usekeycodeMap property and set it to TRUE.
This property tells Player to always use key code mapping regardless of server type.
For example: xkeymap.usekeycodeMap = "TRUE"
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