[jaws-uk] Re: Key Combinations

  • From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:50:37 +0100

That is a really handy key combination for the date.  I also think it's 
pretty easy to use: I just slide my left thumb over from the space bar to 
the alt and type a capital d.

What are the four keys used in the first example, please?

Barry H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Wood" <scott.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:48 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Key Combinations


Hi Ian

An interesting question.  It's not only the four key ones that are 
contortionist.  I find some of the three key ones pretty finger-twisting. 
The one I've been using recently is the MS Word one for insert the date, 
shift+alt+D.  it's just that none of the keys fall into ergonomic simplicity 
and I have to hold down alt+D with the left hand, which isn't usual, and the 
shift with the right.  Once you get used to it, it becomes easier but it 
takes some practice.

I reckin we're running out of permutations.  It would be interesting to hear 
whether anyone had any ideas about how we might find other ways of executing 
commands other than hotkeys.  The old Frank Audiodata used to have a 
dedicated keypad wich could be programmed and you could do a lot more than 
you can these days without worrying about conflicting with other MS 
commands.

Regards ... Scott

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Iain Lackie
  To: jaws
  Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:16 PM
  Subject: [jaws-uk] Key Combinations


  Hello,
  I have had cause in recent days to use the four-key combination to examine 
the advanced features of webpage elements and it caused me to wonder if 
anyone would like to suggest what they think the most unreachable JAWS key 
combination might be. There is no doubt that Freedom Scientific encourage us 
to go in for a high degree of manual contortionism.

  Iain. 
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