VMware GSX Server 3 Administration, Administration Manual

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C H A P T E R 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware GSX Server Host
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Changing Your Input Settings
The Input tab lets you adjust the way that the virtual machine captures control of the
keyboard and mouse.
Note: The Grab when cursor enters window option allows you to move the mouse
pointer back into the virtual machine window easily if you have been working in the
virtual machine and temporarily moved the mouse pointer outside the virtual
machine window. The mouse pointer is grabbed only when GSX Server has focus (is
the active application). If you release the mouse pointer by pressing a hot-key
combination — the default is Ctrl-Alt — you must click inside the virtual machine
window to make GSX Server grab the mouse pointer again.
The input settings you can specify include:
• Grab keyboard and mouse input on mouse click — GSX Server takes control
of the keyboard and the mouse after the first primary mouse button click in the
virtual machine console window.
• Grab keyboard and mouse input on key press — GSX Server takes control of
the keyboard and the mouse after the first keystroke. The first keystroke is sent to
the virtual machine. When the virtual machine console window is active and this
option is selected, you cannot use the normal application and system
accelerator key sequences.
• Ungrab when cursor leaves window — the mouse pointer becomes the
mouse pointer of your host operating system when the mouse pointer exits the
virtual machine console window. This option does not apply when the virtual
machine is in full screen mode. Use this option to transition seamlessly between
the virtual machine and your host operating system.
• Hide cursor on ungrab — the mouse pointer of the guest operating system is
hidden when your mouse is controlling the pointer of the host operating
system. This option is particularly useful when your guest operating system and
your host operating system are identical: it eliminates the confusion of having to