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philippeback

Keyboard modifiers OSX vs Win

I was wondering why things were different on the two platforms.

By looking at the VM source code, I found that:

* 3) The modifier keys are mapped as follows:

* Mac | Win32

* --------------------

* Shift -> Shift

* Ctrl -> Ctrl

* Command -> Left ALT

* Option -> Right ALT

Things are now clearer!

Sean P. DeNigris

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philippeback wrote

I was wondering why things were different on the two platforms.
* Command -> Left ALT
* Option -> Right ALT

Guessing that the first is because the left alt is in windows is where the cmd key would be on a mac. For the second, probably because pressing the equivalent key position to mac's option, the windows key, brings up the start menu...

Cheers,
Sean