Peter,I too have had trouble in the past in getting a hot key to stick with a screen reader loaded. I don't know why this happens, but I discovered how to overcome the problem without unloading the screen reader. In the Shortcut field, in the case of JAWS, I type j and press Enter. Windows adds the Control and Alt to the combination automatically. Tabbing to the OK button seems to cause the hot key to be lost, but pressing Enter while still in the shortcut field preserves it.
Gary King w4wkz@xxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Quaiattini" <Peter_Quaiattini@xxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:35 AM Subject: Re: starting Jaws 8 from the run dialogue
Greetings all - I noted a comment in the original post where Troy was having difficulty getting a hotkey to stick. Oddly enough, I seem to frequently have difficulty getting a hotkey to stick as well - I notice this more frequently with the JAWS shortcut on my desktop - though that may be due to the fact that JAWS is the app for which I most frequently have to reset a hotkey due to the new versions for it that keep coming out. The short of it all is that, with JAWS loaded, and when I am in the proprties dialog for JAWS and I tab into the shortcut key field, if I press control+alt+shift+J, then it as often as not doesn't work.It only captures some piece of that keystroke like control+alt+ and that's all. TO make it work, I need to unload JAWS and do it without screen reader support - which isn't too bad since I have done it so often. Doing it this way (ie: without JAWS loaded) invariablely works successfully. Thoughts from anyone on why this may be happening? Peter Quaiattini BITS OPS - Data Hosting Services Canadian Pacific Railway (403) 319-6579 peter_quaiattini@xxxxxx From: "Troy Burnham" Subject: Re: starting Jaws 8 from the run dialogue Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:54:30 -0600 I finally got it to work, don't know why it wouldn't when I tried it the first time. Now I just have to try to reset my hot key. Troy----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Salinas" <leonard_salinas@xxxxxxxxx>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 10:18 PM Subject: Re: starting Jaws 8 from the run dialogue it should work with jaws80 and jaws90 for version 9 Legend has it that on Sunday 11/25/2007 08:31 PM, Troy Burnham said:Hi All, To start Jaws 8 from the run dialogue I just have to hit windows key randthen type Jaws8 is that right? I have tried this by just typing Jaws8andby typing Jaws80 and neither works for me. I'm having to do this because I just uninstalled Jaws 9 and needed tostartJaws 8 and I can't get a hot key to stick. Troy------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTICE - AVIS IMPORTANT ------------------------------ Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. Recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Sender and sender company accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. This email transmission and any accompanying attachments contain confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please immediately delete it and notify sender at the above email address.Le courrier electronique peut etre porteur de virus informatiques. Le destinataire doit donc passer le present courriel et les pieces qui y sont jointes au detecteur de virus. L' expediteur et son employeur declinent toute responsabilite pour les dommages causes par un virus contenu dans le courriel. Le present message et les pieces qui y sont jointes contiennent des renseignements confidentiels destines uniquement a la personne ou a l' organisme nomme ci-dessus. Toute diffusion, distribution, reproduction ou utilisation comme reference du contenu du message par une autre personne que le destinataire est formellement interdite. Si vous avez recu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez le detruire immediatement et en informer l' expediteur a l' adresse ci-dessus. ------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTICE - AVIS IMPORTANT -------------------------------- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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