Hi Jackie - Well, it's good to know what is what when it comes to these touch buttons, I had kind of figured out where the mute button was, but good to know exactly where the blasted 'quick play' one is. I think over to the right, above the numpad are touch pads to trigger the dvd/cd. So, is volume up/down about above f7-8? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 6:34 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Shut up shut down and bugger off! | Hi Andy | | I feel duty-bound to reply since I helped you with your laptop in the first | place (smile). | | Quickplay, as you rightly say, has one of these buttons above your function | keys which can be accidentally pressed because | you can't actually feel them. When it occasionally happens to me, I alt f4 | out of it, and it normally closes it. I haven't seen anything in the System | Tray that would remedy this either. | | The other touch-sensitive button you must be careful not to press is above | your delete key and is a mute button. Press that and you lose speech etc. | | I haven't marked these touch-sensitive buttons above my function keys | because I know where they are situated, but it would be possible to identify | them with perhaps some Lockdots or dymo. You may have problems closing the | lid if you use Bump-Ons or anything too obvious. | | My best advice is to fold your fingers a bit when you alt f4 out of an | application so that you don't accidentally hit the Quickplay button. It's | roughly above f3. | | You also have volume up and down touch-sensitive buttons further along to | the right in case you didn't know that. | | Jackie | | Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx | Skype Name: Cairnsplace | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 6:09 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Shut up shut down and bugger off! | | | > Hi all - | > | > No, not a personal message to any individual, but my problem with my | > laptop! | > | > What happens is, that I have some touch media keys across the plastic | > strip | > above the function keys on my laptop, and these trigger certain things, | > one | > of which seems to be to launch "quick Play" [or some such name] | > programme, | > that seems to hog the machine, and I lose not just JFW, but Narrator too! | > My | > attempts to reboot from using short cut keys, doesn't work, but neither | > does | > pressing the off/on button. | > | > The laptop is just sitting there, I can't turn it off! Something must be | > hogging the screen [maybe that media software programme thing] but I don't | > understand why the power button won't switch it off! | > | > Any thoughts good people? - | > | > Andy | > | > | > | > -- | > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. | > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. | > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release Date: 11/8/2004 | > | > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > ** and in the Subject line type | > ** unsubscribe | > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | > ** immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | > ** or send a message, to | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | > | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free. | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net | | | -- | Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. | Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. | Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release Date: 11/8/2004 | | -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release Date: 11/8/2004 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq