10.6: Use 'special' keys in screen sharing

Sep 09, '09 07:30:08AM

Contributed by: corcorb

I'm not sure if it's well-known, but Screen Sharing in Snow Leopard now supports all keyboard commands, including Command-Tab, Command-Space, and Command-Option-Escape. In 10.5, these keystrokes were sent to the local machine; in 10.6, they go to the screen sharing session.

[robg adds: In 10.6, whether you're sharing the screen of a 10.5 or 10.6 Mac, basically all keystrokes are sent to the remote machine, including kyes for Exposé and Dashboard -- if you've programmed separate keys beyond the hardwired keys -- F9 for Exposé's All Windows mode, for instance, gets sent from my MBP to my Mac Pro, but F3 (the hardwired Exposé key) does not. To send the keys locally, you'll need to click on a visible window (or the Desktop) behind the Screen Sharing session.]

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