Re: Select all command
- From: Dave Durber <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 10:43:37 -0400
It might be a good idea to drop this thread for now until I hear from
Microsoft.
Sincerely:
Dave durber
On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 10:22:56 -0400, you wrote:
>It's also a good example of people with to narrow a view of how things are.
>Yes this particular person isn't using Jaws, but Jaws certainly is used to
>operate Windows. So this is indeed a legitimate topic in my view.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:12 AM
>Subject: Re: Select all command
>
>
>> tooshay!
>>
>> Sincerely:
>>
>> Dave durber
>>
>> On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:00:01 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>>Dave,
>>>The main reason why there were so many unhelpful answers was because you
>>>didn't give us the long winded explanation in the original question. If
>>>the
>>>list members had known that the person involved wasn't using JAWS, nobody
>>>would have suggested remapping the keystroke combination with the JAWS
>>>Keyboard Manager. There would have probably been only a couple of replies
>>>with good suggestions.
>>>
>>>This is a good example of where explaining a problem fully is the quickest
>>>way of getting a good solution. It also demonstrates that it is good
>>>practice to read all replies and follow-ups to a message before replying.
>>>List traffic would certainly be lighter if everyone would follow this
>>>practice.
>>>
>>>Gary King, w4wkz@xxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 7:16 AM
>>>Subject: Re: Select all command
>>>
>>>
>>>> I am neither stressed nor distressed about this problem and no offence
>>>> taken.
>>>>
>>>> But, some how, my original question seems to have wondered off on all
>>>> sorts of tangents which has not answered the question, which
>>>> essentially was:
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone on the list know whether it is possible within Windows, to
>>>> reassign a windows key combination for a Windows function to another
>>>> key combination.
>>>>
>>>> So far, Dale's suggestion regarding a "key Tweaking" program has been
>>>> the best suggestion to my original question so far.
>>>>
>>>> When a question is posted to the list, if I know the answer, I respond
>>>> with what I think is a possible solution to their question.
>>>>
>>>> If I do not know the answer to a question that is posted, I keep, as
>>>> they say, "schtum", because I do not want to clog up the list with
>>>> what I consider to be time wasting postings that will not help the
>>>> poster of the question solve their problem.
>>>>
>>>> If the text in the previous paragraph has upset or offended anybody,
>>>> in any way, please accept my apologies in advance.
>>>>
>>>> sincerely:
>>>>
>>>> Dave Durber
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 21:10:35 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Please. I'm sorry you're so distressed, but I asked my question in
>>>complete
>>>> >innocence. I see that the stress and effort of trying to remedy this
>>>> >problem is considerable, and I'm very sorry to have upset you. As for
>>>the
>>>> >particular question about accidentally pressing the Save command when I
>>>> >meant to do a Select All, no, that's never happened to me in my many
>>>years
>>>> >of computer use. I make plenty of ordinary typing errors sometimes,
>>>> >but
>>>not
>>>> >this one, and please don't take it personally. I'm more than twenty
>>>years
>>>> >younger than this friend of yours, and my fingers just aren't having
>>>> >any
>>>> >problems yet, I'm grateful to say. I say this with respect for your
>>>> >friend's age.
>>>> >
>>>> >Again, sorry. Take it easy, and good luck fixing up a workaround for
>>>this
>>>> >friend.
>>>> >
>>>> >----- Original Message -----
>>>> >From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:29 PM
>>>> >Subject: Re: Select all command
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >Regardless as to whether someone is a careless typist or not, that is
>>>> >not the point, this person has a problem, which other individuals
>>>> >might also be experiencing, that is why I am trying to find a solution
>>>> >to their problem.
>>>> >
>>>> >Are you telling us that you never or, have never tapped two keys at
>>>> >the same time when using, for example, a typewriter, perkins brailler
>>>> >or a computer keyboard? Because, if you have not, then you are
>>>> >probably the first person since the invention of devices that use
>>>> >keyboards that has avoided doing so.
>>>> >
>>>> >Oh! One other thing! This person is eighty four years old and has
>>>> >used perkins braillers, and has been typing on computer keyboards for
>>>> >over sixty years.
>>>> >
>>>> >Apart from this problem, she is an excellent typist and an excellent
>>>> >student.
>>>> >
>>>> >And finally, if any of us at eighty four years of age achieve what
>>>> >this person is achieving to do at that age, then we can say that we
>>>> >will still be making a contribution to society and to those around us.
>>>> >
>>>> >Sincerely:
>>>> >
>>>> >Dave Durber
>>>> >
>>>> >On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:04:05 -0700, you wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >>Couldn't they just practice their typing? This seems an extreme
>>>solution
>>>> >>to
>>>> >>someone typing carelessly. Maybe I'm not understanding why such a
>>>radical
>>>> >>solution is necessary. If so, sorry.
>>>> >>e----- Original Message -----
>>>> >>From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:46 PM
>>>> >>Subject: Re: Select all command
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>I was hoping to avoid a long-winded explanation as to why I need to
>>>> >>change the Select All command. But, here goes!
>>>> >>
>>>> >>I am teaching someone to use Word and duxbury.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>When they save a document that already has been named, with <CTRL+S>,
>>>> >>somehow or other they seem to catch their finger between the <a> and
>>>> >>the <s> keys. As a result, the text in the document in which they
>>>> >>have been working gets deleted and the blank file overwrites the
>>>> >>existing file on the disk.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>The result is, the text in the file gets replaced by a file that is
>>>> >>blank.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>The person I am teaching is sighted and therefore does not use JAWS.
>>>> >>That is the other reason why I need to make the change in windows
>>>> >>rather that in the JAWS Keyboard manager.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Sincerely:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Dave Durber
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:48:52 -0700, you wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>>Is this to replace or augment the usual Windows command Control A?
>>>> >>>If
>>>so,
>>>> >>>why? I missed earlier messages concerning this, and don't understand
>>>why
>>>> >>>someone would need another version of this dependable Control A
>>>command.
>>>> >>>Possibly, I'm misunderstanding something?
>>>> >>>Thanks.
>>>> >>>isu7nderstanding
>>>> >>>----- Original Message -----
>>>> >>>From: "Jim Grimsby" <jimgrims@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>>To: "jaws" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:32 PM
>>>> >>>Subject: Select all command
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>The subject has been changed here to reflect what the subject is
>>>> >>>about
>>>> >>>Using jaws you can assign select all to any key stroke you like.
>>>> >>>Just use the keyboard manager to add another key stroke to this
>>>> >>>command
>>>> >>>and away you go
>>>> >>>Hope this helps.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
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