There should be an incert key, even on keyboards wwithout number pads. Using v o and k will put you in to practice mode. Then, you can find your incert key. On Sep 3, 2009, at 4:55 PM, M. Taylor wrote:
> > Hello Fellow Windows Mac Tightrope Walkers, > > Your reply is excellent, Esther. > > However, I am a little bit confused on step 5. > > I understand about going to the Jaws keyboard settings in Windows > under > Fusion with a standard keyboard attached to the MacBook. > > Step 5 reads: > > 5. > Select Insert for the key that JAWS uses as the JAWS key. > > I don't understand about selecting Insert for the Jaws key as once I > remove > the standard keyboard, I will not have an insert key. > > Please advise. > > Thank you all in advance. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esther > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:24 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Another Questin regarding Mac and Jaws > > > Hi Mark, > > M. Taylor wrote: > >> I have not installed Jaws 10.x but with Jaws 11.x beta, the CapsLock >> key >> does not appear to engage or function as the Jaws key. That is to >> say, when >> I press it, nothing really happens. If I tap it twice, it will >> toggle the >> Capslock just as it should but only tapping it once doesn't do >> anything. >> >> So, does anyone have any suggestions? Also, there does not seem to >> be an >> Insert key on my MacBook Pro keyboard. Is this correct or must I >> use some >> fancy key combination to simulate the Insert key. > > > The problem with the CapsLock key is associated with the current Mac > laptop keyboards and does not depend (I think) on the version of > JAWS. The standard solution is to configure JAWS to use the insert > key in the Configuration manager, and then remap the insert key to > another key on your keyboard (like Right-Shift, Right-Option, Right- > Command, or one of the F keys that you disabled for Exposé use). > > There are two ways to remap keys in Fusion. One is to get SharpKeys > from: > > http://www.randyrants.com/sharpkeys/ > > You select the key you want to remap and the new target keys from two > listviews under Windows, then save the changes to your Windows > registry file. The other way is to use your keyboard preferences > settings under Fusion and requires a one-time setup connection to a > Windows USB keyboard, since you have to press a key instead instead of > choosing from a listview to re-assign the functions. Fusion then > stores the remapped information under its preferences. (This last > method works for remapping keys under Fusion works for any virtual > machine -- you could use it for a linux setup under Fusion, for > example.) > > I don't run Fusion on my MacBook, so I'm going to paste in an excerpt > from a post by Everett (E.J. Zufelt): > > <begin quote> > I solved the JAWS caps lock key problem. > > 1. Make sure that you have access to an insert key (I remapped right > shift to insert using SharpKeys). > 2. Make sure that JAWS is using Laptop layout. > 3. Open the Configuration manager for the default configuration. > 4. Goto Set Options > Keyboard > 5. Select Insert for the key that JAWS uses as the JAWS key. > <end quote> > > Maybe Søren or other Fusion users can comment with more helpful tips. > Incidentally, since the problem emerged with the disappearance of the > embedded numeric keypad in newer laptop keyboards it would be really > interesting to learn if there is a better way to handle this under > Snow Leopard. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
