You're exactly right, OSX doesn't pass the caps lock key to the windows VM. The workaround is to remap another key on the keyboard to act as a caps lock or insert key. Many people remap the grave accent key (above the left tab key and below the escape key) to caps lock. This can be done several ways, one way being the use of a windows program called "sharpkeys". . Another way, is to remap the grave accent key to the insert key from within fusion settings themselves, and then Jaws will respond to the grave accent key as though it were the jaws modifier key, either caps lock or insert, whichever you setup.
Remember, you can remap any key you want, but the grave accent is rarely used, and so makes a good candidate for remapping. I am currently using the grave accent, remapped using SharpKeys, to act as a caps lock key with Jaws set to use the laptop keyboard with caps lock as modifier key. It works great for me. Although, I'm going to switch to the Fusion key remap method just to simplify things and eliminate the need for a program like sharpkeys. There is a podcast on how to use the sharpkeys program on applevis.com, search for "sharpkeys" and it should come up in the search results. . It can be a little tricky to understand and use the first time, so if you need help and specific directions on its use, sing out. BTW: I find that keeping a full-sized Apple USB keyboard around is a big help when using these remap procedures. I just plug it in and it gives me a insert key that jaws and NVDA will respond to as their modifier keys. Its really indispensable when you start changing the modifier keys and need both a caps lock and an insert key temporarily. For example, using the fusion method, I find I need that keyboard in order to have an actual insert key I can press when trying to make the fusion key remap as there is no actual insert key on the apple portable keyboards. On Mar 8, 2014, at 7:07 PM, Catherine Turner <catherineturner2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having some problems using JAWS in a virtual machine and wondering > if anyone can help. > > I'm using JAWS 14 on Windows 7 via VMware. I usually use an external > keyboard with my MacBook because I'm one handed. I normally use the > desktop keyboard layout for JAWS but am without an external keyboard > now. I'm wondering how people manage on the Mac keyboard with JAWS. > My understanding is that JAWS should be able to use the caps lock as > the JAWS key but I can't get this to work. I chose laptop layout from > the keyboard layout in basic settings but whenever I press caps lock > Voiceover just says caps lock on or off and JAWS acts if I'm not > pressing the JAWS key e.g. if I press caps lock and t for title, JAWS > just says t. It's as if the caps lock key isn't being passed through > to Windows. But this is strange because it works properly when I use > NVDA instead of JAWS. > > Can anyone help? Am I missing something? Any ideas why JAWS/Windows > isn't picking up the caps lock? Any other way round it? > > Thanks, > Catherine > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
