[jaws-uk] Re: jaws key change
- From: "Amro Bilal" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 15:27:50 -0000
"now you say about setting jaws to laptop keyboard mode. if i did that will all
the keys on this keyboard that i am using to type this email still work in the
same way?"
In a word, yes.
All that happens when you choose the Jaws laptop keyboard layout is that the
caps lock then is used as the Jaws key in addition to the insert key. So no
other keys on your keyboard will be affected at all. To use the caps lock as a
caps lock button you will need to press it twice in quick succession to turn
caps lock on and off.
Just open the Jaws menu by pressing (insert j), then go into options and enter
on basics. On the basics dialog tab down to keyboard layout and choose laptop
from the list of layouts. Now tab down to the OK button, hit it and you are
done.
Don't worry, changing to the Jaws laptop layout will not mess anything up on
your keyboard. Try it and if it doesn't do what you are after or you don't like
it for any reason it is easily revoked. I understood your original question and
I believe this will do exactly what you want to achieve.
HTH,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: yvonne oliver
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 1:36 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: jaws key change
hello Amro
thank you for reply
when i was sighted i found a laptop keyboard easy to use and locate the keys.
however since going blind this is not as easy for me now.
i find that when i go to press a key on a laptop keyboard thinking it is in
the same place as a standard 101 keyboard i find i hit the wrong character.
net books are even worse especially when i go to find the navigation keys.
probably because net books have 2 extra keys 1 either side of the up down
left and right keys also referred to as an upside down t.
now you say about setting jaws to laptop keyboard mode.
if i did that will all the keys on this keyboard that i am using to type this
email still work in the same way?
or will they work in the position they are on a laptop.
and as a matter of interest how do i change the keyboard layout.
i know not much about using jaws and even less when it comes to configuring
and jaws set up modes.
Yvonne
----- Original Message -----
From: Amro Bilal
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 12:55 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: jaws key change
LOL! I've been a Jaws user for ten years and I never knew that the zero
button doubles as the Jaws key!! With this revelation the Jaws desktop layout
makes sense! Well, sort off still! LOL!
Yvonne, switch to laptop layout then you can use the caps lock button as
the Jaws key as well.
I know I said this before, but I really still don't know why Jaws has a
desktop layout. With the laptop layout you return all the functionality of the
desktop layout, but in addition, you can use the caps lock as the Jaws key.
Using caps lock and the insert keys as the Jaws key makes using the keyboard
much easier. Think of the Jaws key and f7 or f11... at least that what I think!
Best,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: yvonne oliver
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 2:13 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] jaws key change
hi
i would like to change the jaws key to something else as i use the
numeric keypad frequently.
i keep forgetting to change from num loc on and off.
can someone tell me how to change the key?
and of course can it be reversed back to the zero on the numeric keypad
if i feel this was not such a good idea to change it.
1 last question is there any keys i can't use?
i would like to use the caps lock key as this is rarely used for anything
thank you
Yvonne
----- Original Message -----
From: john coley
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 8:10 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] answer to problem with blacktoe
Hi everybody, re the recent post about inability to access the ice
grips page on the blacktoe website. I assume the person is using IE8. If you
add the site to compatibility view in the tools menu it works fine.
John.
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