Full Screen Mode and switching between monitors with different resolutions

[Leaskovski]

Hi all,

I have noticed that with my VMs running in VM Player, when I launch them, they go to full screen mode straight off the bat, which is what I want, and this works great when I am out and about, because they launch with the correct resolution to run full screen (just using my laptop monitor).  When I am docked and have 2 additional screens that run a slightly different resolution to my laptop (screens are 1920 x 1200 and laptop is 1920 x 1080), if I use Win + Shift + Left Cur to move the VM to my left most screen (1920 x 1200) off my laptop screen (1920 x 1080), with the VM in full screen mode, VM Player does not trigger to recalculate the resolution that the VM should be running in.

Its not a massive issue, but an annoying one as it means I have to exit full screen mode and then re-enter it, which is a PITA.

Is this a known bug?  Is there a way to work around it by hitting a shortcut keycombo to trigger a refresh of the GFX res that VMWare uses?

Thanks

[mhampto]

Hello,

Did not see a big on this issue or any reference to anyone else running into this (does not mean it does not happen).  You can open a Support Request if this is something you want to troubleshoot.

Matt

[Leaskovski]

Erm, I would try and create a support ticket for this, but we are talking about vmware player... a free version on workstation... you can't create tickets for that product.  So how do I go about reporting it as a bug, because I fully expect it will be an issue in workstation as well given they are basically the same?

Thanks

[Leaskovski]

I managed to resolve this in the end by doing a bit of magic with autohotkey.  I am using the following script to override the Windows Shortcut Keys that move an app around from one screen to another:

; Shift+Win+Left Arrow - Override the default Windows shortcut for VMware to force a redraw

#+Left::   

IfWinActive, ahk_exe vmplayer.exe

{

Send ^!{Enter}

Sleep 10

Send #+{Left}

Sleep 10

Send ^!{Enter}

return

}

Send #+{Left}

return

; Shift+Win+Right Arrow - Override the default Windows shortcut for VMware to force a redraw

#+Right::   

IfWinActive, ahk_exe vmplayer.exe

{

Send ^!{Enter}

Sleep 10

Send #+{Right}

Sleep 10

Send ^!{Enter}

return

}

Send #+{Right}

return

[Leaskovski]

It seems as though Player 14 breaks the ability to use AutoHotkey to work around this issue.

So if anyone has the ability to raise this as a bug to VMWare, please be my guest as this is annoying as hell when working with numerous monitors.

[Leaskovski · Accepted solution]

Ok, so it looks as though you can't use AutoHotKey to capture key presses when a VMWare console has the focus, so remapping the Windows Key+Shift+left or right cursor will no longer work.  I can however still use those keys to move the  screen, and then use a different keypress combo to force a refresh....

; Control+Alt+r - Redraw a VM Window

^!r::

  PostMessage, 0x7E, , , , ahk_exe vmplayer.exe

return

This has the desired effect of forcing a redraw to use the full resolution once the console has been moved.