Comments on: VMware ate my CTRL, Shift, and ALT keys :( http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/2008/10/vmware-ate-my-ctrl-shift-and-alt-keys/ rants, reviews and kind hearted messages from some geeks Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eduardo Ristow http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/2008/10/vmware-ate-my-ctrl-shift-and-alt-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Eduardo Ristow Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:30:07 +0000 http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/?p=46#comment-59 Same thing here. Vmware just ate my keys... Really annoying. The solution was simple though. Just went to Gnome's keyboard preferences switched my layout to anything, applied and then switched back. Hope this works for you guys! Regards. Same thing here. Vmware just ate my keys… Really annoying.

The solution was simple though. Just went to Gnome’s keyboard preferences switched my layout to anything, applied and then switched back.

Hope this works for you guys!

Regards.

]]> By: jonmoore http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/2008/10/vmware-ate-my-ctrl-shift-and-alt-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-52 jonmoore Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:33:06 +0000 http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/?p=46#comment-52 <a href="#comment-51" rel="nofollow">@Dave</a> i had read a few other suggestions similar to that, but after leaving the Windows vm pressing what appeared to be random keys, would close windows. it was almost as though the 'ALT' key was in a pressed state or something. I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10, hoping I don't have the same issues. @Dave i had read a few other suggestions similar to that, but after leaving the Windows vm pressing what appeared to be random keys, would close windows.

it was almost as though the ‘ALT’ key was in a pressed state or something. I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10, hoping I don’t have the same issues.

]]> By: Dave http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/2008/10/vmware-ate-my-ctrl-shift-and-alt-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Dave Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:24:58 +0000 http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/?p=46#comment-51 Hey I find /usr/bin/setxkbmap works once I've left VMWare. Still a bit of a pain but I tend to boot a vm, do something in windows then leave so it's not too bad. (8.04 as well) Hey I find /usr/bin/setxkbmap works once I’ve left VMWare.
Still a bit of a pain but I tend to boot a vm, do something in windows then leave so it’s not too bad.
(8.04 as well)

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