if it is sticky keys, you can press the right
shift key 5 times and then answer no to the
dialog. this will turn off sticky keys.


Legend has it that on Monday 1/13/20 03:36 PM, CJ &AA MAY said:
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>Unfortunately, Richard, re-starting doesn’t
>seem to solve my problem but I suspect you are
>right that it is something to do with
>sticky-keys functionality; it definitely isn’t
>anything wrong with the keyboard itself.
>But I se a suggestion about trying to jiggle the
>alternative alt key, so will try this the next time it happens.
>Interestingly enough, it never happens when I am using the internet.
>Alison
>
>
>From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard B. McDonald
>Sent: 13 January 2020 15:15
>To: main@jfw.groups.io
>Subject: Re: Keys Seemingly Stuck Down
>
>Hi Alison!
>
>About your issue with keys seemingly being stuck
>down, I have seen this before as well.  Most
>often, it is either or both of the alt and
>windows keys.  I have never figured out how or
>why this happens.  For me, it is not a
>mechanical thing, like the keys physically being
>stuck down due to something like a crumb.  I
>think it has something to do with something like
>“sticky keys.â€&#65533;  I have a vague recollection
>that a certain combination of keystrokes in
>Windows causes keys to act like they are always
>pressed down.  I do not know what that
>combination is.  But, apparently one can trigger
>this without knowing or intending to do so.  For
>me, the problem goes away after a restart.
>
>HTH,
>Richard
>
>From:
><mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>main@jfw.groups.io
><<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of CJ &AA MAY
>Sent: Monday, January 13, 2020 1:37 AM
>To: <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>main@jfw.groups.io
>Subject: Re: upgrading Jaws
>
>The keys don’t actually get stuck down but
>behave as though they are. We have tried cleaning them.
>I had a feeling that this was discussed before
>Christmas and I wasn’t alone with this issue
>where the computer behaves as though the alt key
>or windows key is still depressed.
>I think I will take Ed’s advice and wait till
>the summer before upgrading Jaws and take
>advantage of Sight and Sound’s Summer Deal as
>it looks as if it will cost me around £350 to
>upgrade from Jaws 18 to the current version.
>Alison
>
>
>From:
><mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>main@jfw.groups.io
><<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Turner
>Sent: 12 January 2020 17:26
>To: <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>main@jfw.groups.io
>Subject: Re: upgrading Jaws
>
>First, the problem with the keys acting like
>they are jammed down may not be a Jaws issue, so
>no one should say one way or the other if that will solve your problem.
>Maybe you could specify what you have tried already to resolve that issue.
>The current version is Jaws 2020, so if you have
>just Jaws 18, you would need 2018, 2019 and
>2020, but since you get a little better deal
>doing them in groups of two, you may want to do through 2021.
>Or, you could go with the subscription model at
>$90 per year and jump right into the 2020 version.
>You'll have to do the math to see which makes
>the most sense in your situation.
>HTH,
>
>
>
>Richard
>"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it."
>-- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life
>in the Universe, by Jane Wagner
>
>
>On Jan 12, 2020, at 8:01 AM, CJ &AA MAY
><<mailto:chrisalismay@...>chrisalismay@...> wrote:
>
>
>I was given a free migration from Window-eyes to
>Jaws 18 but would now like to upgrade. I see the
>price varies dependent upon how many upgrades
>you want. How many would I need to have the
>current version? Would the current version get
>rid of this problem I am having with the alt and
>windows key appearing as jammed down?
>Alison
>
>
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