User`s manual
VMware, Inc. 347
Chapter 16 Connecting Devices
Tochangethekeysymmappingofafewkeys,setthefollowingpropertyfor
eachkey,onseparatelines:
xkeymap.keysym.<sym> = "<v-scan_code>"
Thevalue<sym>mustbeanXkeysymnameand<v-scan_code>isa
C‐syntaxhexadecimalnumber(forexample,0x001).
Mostv‐scancodesarelistedin“V‐ScanCodeTable”onpage 347.The
xkeymaptablesthemselvesarealsohelpful.
3 Saveandclosethefile.
V-Scan Code Table
Table 16‐1showsthev‐scancodesforthe104‐keyU.S.keyboard.
Table 16-1. V-Scan Codes for the 104-Key U.S. Keyboard
Symbol Shifted Symbol Location V-Scan Code
Esc 0x001
1! 0x002
2@ 0x003
3# 0x004
4$ 0x005
5% 0x006
6^ 0x007
7& 0x008
8* 0x009
9( 0x00a
0) 0x00b
‐ _0x00c
=+ 0x00d
Backspace 0x00e
Tab 0x00f
Q0x010
W0x011
E0x012
R0x013










