Configure keyboard on Ubuntu

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Hello,

I'm using parallels desktop to virtualize Ubuntu on my macbook. I don't find how to configure keyboard in Ubuntu to use it as I use it in mac Os (especially for special keys : [,{, etc...). I can imagine that a lot of people encouter this problem but I couldn't find any answer in Internet. Do someone have an idea?

Thank you for helping me.


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There is no special keyboard settings, unless in Mac OS you are using for example French locale, in Ubuntu English
You need to use the same layout in both OSes
 
The keystrokes required for typing different special symbols are listed in the table below:

1) If you have French(France) layout:

@- "Alt Gr + 0"
# - "Alt Gr + 3"

2) If you have German(Germany) layout:
@- "Alt Gr + q"

{- "Alt Gr + 7"
}- "Alt Gr + 0"
[- "Alt Gr + 8"
] - "Alt Gr + 9"

3) if you have Swedish (Sweden) layout:

@- "Alt Gr + 2"
4) If you have Norwegian(Bokmal) layout:

@- "Alt Gr + 2"
$- "Alt Gr + 4"
{- "Alt Gr + 7"
}- "Alt Gr + 0"
[- "Alt Gr + 8"
] - "Alt Gr + 9"

5). If you have Dutch (Belgian) layout:

@- "Alt Gr + 2"

Press "CTRL + ALT " instead "Alt Gr" on MacBook and MacBook Pro

Also you can do the following:


1. In the Mac top bar, click "Parallels Desktop->Preferences", choose "Keyboard" tab. Check "Translate from AltGr to NumEnter" option.

2. Then try to use the Enter key to the left from cursors keys instead of AltGr

Press FN+ENTER to reproduce INSERT (only for Mac Books and/or Mac Book Pros)


How to find out the keyboard layout in Mac OS X and Windows:


* Mac OS X: open Mac -> System Preferences -> International -> Input Menu and find out what layouts you are using.

* Windows XP: open Control Panel->Regional and Language Options->Languages->Details->Installed Services, where you can find the layout.
 
It's perfect!
the last tip with the preference panel of Parallels solved the problem

thank you very much!
 
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