It all sounds very simple but, I have not managed to get it to work.  I tried 
mapping the caps lock to insert and insert to caps lock.  Neither worked.
On 2010-06-28, at 5:49 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:

> This is very simple. When you run the program, it has a list of keys that 
> you've mapped, which will start off empty. You press the add button. A screen 
> comes up with a listbox for the source key, and another for the key to remap 
> it to. You make your selections and press OK. When you've mapped all of the 
> keys that you want, you press the "write to registry" button.
> 
> Very simple.
> 
> 
> Bryan 
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> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 6:14 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Windows on the mac question
> 
> Hi Brian.
> 
> Could you give me instructions off list how to remap keys as you know by now 
> I wish to have a jaws cursor.  I am using Fusion but it doesn't matter where 
> I put an insert key there is no jaws cursor.  May be you might share it I 
> don't know as another user is trying to do the same as me.
> 
> Kawal.
> 
> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:55 -0400, "Bryan Smart"
> <bryansm...@bryansmart.com> wrote:
>> Yep. I use this, too. In Windows under VMWare, I remap the Windows 
>> insert key to be my right command key. That way, I can hold down 
>> right-command with my thumb to trigger Jaws keyboard shortcuts. I also 
>> swapped the left-command and left-option keys, so that the Windows and 
>> alt keys are in the normal position. Finally, I altered the 
>> reight-option key to be the Windows context key.
>> 
>> Sharp Keys is just as useful to reorganize your keyboard in BootCamp. 
>> It works by editing the Windows keybaord map in the registry, so it 
>> works absolutely everywhere in Windows. You don't need to leave it 
>> running as a task tray app or anything like that.
>> 
>> Just Google for it. It's popular, and is near the top of the list.
>> 
>> Bryan
>> 
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>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marshall Scott
>> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:57 PM
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Windows on the mac question
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I' used SharpKeys to remap the tilde key to the Insert key as well as 
>> reassigning a few other keys.  This works fine and is much easier than 
>> changing the keymapping.
>> Marshall
>> 
>> On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:32 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks Kevin.
>>> 
>>> Keep me posted and may be write off list so as not to clutter everyone's 
>>> boxes as others may be not interested.  I'd need some detailed instructions 
>>> in case I had to do anything.
>>> On Jun 27, 2010, at 9:27 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I found some data on remapping keys on the mac keyboard. Its a bit of a 
>>>> unix challenge and I am still working through the challenges of doing it. 
>>>> Based on my research. the Mac help key is the insert key on the standard 
>>>> keyboard. For macbooks and the keyboards minus a number pad, this key 
>>>> isn't available. I can't make any promises but I'll try and map an 
>>>> existing key to this key and script it. I haven't done any real unix 
>>>> scripting for 10 years or so and therefore, I'm real rusty at it. 
>>>> 
>>>> In the meantime, if someone comes up with something else, that'd be great. 
>>>> 
>>>> I remember the classic laptop keyboard configurations being an option in 
>>>> earlier versions of jaws but that doesn't seem to be available anymore.
>>>> 
>>>> Kev
>>>> On Jun 27, 2010, at 4:11 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Kev.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Glad you have bought this subject up.  I'm having the same problem.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Some time ago, Mark Taylor wrote a message asking people to tell him how 
>>>>> others got a jaws cursor.  I'm having the same difficulty and need a jaws 
>>>>> cursor.  So if anyone can kindly tell us how they get around this 
>>>>> problem, I'd be so grateful.  I desperately need a jaws cursor.  Sharp 
>>>>> keys will not help me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Kawal.
>>>>> On Jun 26, 2010, at 8:25 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm running vmware fusion on my mac with windows 7. I'm having an issue 
>>>>>> getting jaws to recognize the caps lock key as the jaws key. When I try 
>>>>>> and use it in windows, it continues to recognize it as the caps lock 
>>>>>> key. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Anyone have any ideas for resolution?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Kev
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