[Bug 195982] Re: Shift key (and caps lock) stop working when using VMWare

[jmw86069]

I had the same thing happen again -- and couldn't find the reference
to Shift-F19 at first. I'm guessing this issue isn't necessarily with
VMWare (since I don't have that) but with keyboard remapping.  I had
re-installed compiz after building it fresh for other reasons, and
forgot that it may have introduced Shift-key remapping.  Ultimately I
found a reference to F19 in the General part of the
compiz-configuration-manager app.  But I think the issue is just that
Shift-[blah] is remapped, and since my computer doesn't know why the
hell anyone wants 19 function keys (just kidding, I guess with a Mac
it counters just having the one big paw button on the mouse) it
probably has in the system "Shift" goes to "whatever."  Once I changed
F19 to something it recognized, problem solved.  It may not help
VMWare specifically, but I wanted to write it down so maybe somebody
can find the solution via Google. :-)

Good luck!

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Shift key (and caps lock) stop working when using VMWare
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195982
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