Re: Maybe found solution to Alt/Ctr/J key behavior
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:17:01 -0000
A problem sometimes (not just with JAWS, but other shortcuts) is that, yes, the
shortcut key works once, or maybe even twice - until you restart the computer.
Then it's gone; and when you go back to the shortcut tab there you find that
the hot key field is none. Each computer, like each user, is different -
unfortunately in the first case, fortunately in the second!
----- Original Message -----
From: Yardbird
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: Maybe found solution to Alt/Ctr/J key behavior
Morey,
There's no connection between having Jaws start when you boot up your
computer and also wanting to have a convenient way to launch it at other times.
You see, for one reason or another, we often have to shut down Jaws while
we're using our computers, because of one problem or another. Also, in my
experience, there will be sighted friends who want to use the computer to check
their email or whatever when they're visiting, and the computer behaves more
normally for them if I just have them exit Jaws instead of simply turning down
the volume. After which, of course, I want to relaunch it easily with the
hotkey.So there are two reasons why it's handy, even necessary, to have an easy
way to launch jaws when you're computer is already running, despite the fact
that it may have loaded up automatically at first.
Hope that helps.
As far as your solution goes, that's interesting, but sure does need
explanation, because that's not supposed to change anything at all. But it
certainly was clever of you to discover it.
ncecda4ry,aywith ----- Original Message -----
From: Morey Worthington
To: JFW
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:16 AM
Subject: Maybe found solution to Alt/Ctr/J key behavior
Hello all,
Installed 8.0. Removed short keys to other Jaws apps.
Went to Options and checked start automatically.
Went to short key in properties, and yes it would not hold.
Just for the heck of it, went back to options and un-checked start
automatically. Went back to shortcut key tab and then tried the "J" key in
there, applied it. Pressed OK when window came back and checked if it , the
shortcut key , was still there and it was.
Shut down Jaws and then tried Alt/Ctr/J and it worked just fine.
My way of thinking...If Jaws was going to be started automatically, then why
would you need a shortcut key.
Seemed to work for now.
Give it a try and see what happens.
HTH
Morey Worthington
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