Re: Alt Key Problem
- From: rlr1999@xxxxxxx
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:15:21 -0400
My wife uses Jaws 8 with XP pro on a laptop and we see this issue with the
left Alt key.?? Sometimes the alt key works normally and sometimes it does not.
Roy Robertson
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Hallsworth <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:39 am
Subject: Re: Alt Key Problem
I can duplicate this under Windows XP. For some reason, on some keyboards at
least, the right alt key not only performs it function, but seems to "push
down", or even "lock", the control key, making it think that you want to
press control in combination with the alt key. My advice is to *always* use
the left alt key, which doesn't have this issue. I'm not sure of the direct
cause, but I have certainly noticed this on my Windows XP machine, to which
I rarely, if not ever, used the right alt key anyway. Hope that helps.?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Connor" <gjconnor@xxxxxxx>?
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>?
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 6:26 PM?
Subject: Alt Key Problem?
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> Good morning everyone. I'm currently using Jaws 8.0 and Windows Vista Home?
> Premium. I am having a problem with 1 of my alt keys. Sometimes, when I go?
> to close a program with alt-f-4, I'll press the right alt key along with
> the?
> f-4 key and Jaws will say, alt-control-f-4. I thought I was having trouble?
> with both of my alt keys until I was having trouble with the right alt key?
> one day and press the left alt key with the f-4 key and it worked just
> fine.?
> The program I had open closed just like that. My right alt key doesn't act?
> up all the time, but when it does, it's a pain because it's the one I use?
> most to close programs that I have open. What could be my problem? Is
> there?
> something wrong with Jaws? Is there something wrong with my keyboard? Is
> it?
> a windows issue? I'd sure like to get this fixed. Any help would be?
> appreciated.?
>?
> Cheers.?
>?
> Geoff?
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