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How to setup VNC Viewer Special Keys

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mmays

How to setup VNC Viewer Special Keys

Post by mmays »

I need the ability to send SHIFT+F3 to the Host. I see in the documentation that we can define "Any" key combination as a "Special Key", but cannot find and Doc. on how to do this??
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Post by NightRyder »

If you turn on scroll lock, "special keys" like the windows key, alt-tab and others will be sent to the remote computer, instead of being acted upon by your computer.

Maybe that helps.
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TimValley
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How, then, to send Scroll Lock?

Post by TimValley »

NightRyder wrote:If you turn on scroll lock, "special keys" like the windows key, alt-tab and others will be sent to the remote computer, instead of being acted upon by your computer.

Maybe that helps.
How, then, does one send the Scroll Lock key (used by an application running on the HOST)?

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Guest

Post by Guest »

Because scroll-lock is used as key switch, it can not be send to the server.
This is the same as most kvm switches do

If you know the exact key code, you can send it as a special key (button)
Guest

Post by Guest »

what if my thinkpad does not have a scroll-lock?
Anonymous wrote:Because scroll-lock is used as key switch, it can not be send to the server.
This is the same as most kvm switches do

If you know the exact key code, you can send it as a special key (button)
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Post by NightRyder »

No scroll-lock eh.
It would suck to do, but you could try opening up the keyboard that you can click on in windows, and use that one.. should be around the accessibility options or something like that.
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Re: How to setup VNC Viewer Special Keys

Post by matula »

thanks for the info.
btw if any anyone is still interested making a scroll lock out of f12 is:
F12::ScrollLock
in autohotkey.
i haven't tested it but is should work.
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