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1 - 20 of 23
Moderated Caps lock as Jaws key
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Hi folks,
It's been a long time since i needed to play with this, but wasn't there an option to use the Caps Lock key as the Jaws key in the basic options settings? I'd like to turn on the Caps Lock as the Jaws key in my default desktop keyboard layout. I know I can probably go through Keyboard manager to set this, but I thought there was a faster way. Looks like that has been removed in the latest versions of Jaws Thanks, ~Ann |
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Hareth
Hi Ann,
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steps: press insert plus 6 in the number row followed by insert plus shift plus d for default to all applications go to "keyboard in the treeview to find the jaws key toggle, change it with the space bar. you have 3 choices insert, scroll lock and caps lock for a jaws key. tab to OK press it and close and save your changes. Good luck On 7/18/22, ann <tate886@...> wrote:
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Gene Warner
There is, however it does change the way some keys work.
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1. Press insert+J to open the JAWS context menu. 2. Go to Options, then to Basic options. 3. Tab down to keyboard layout. 4. Change it to laptop. 5. Press Enter or Tab down to the OK button, then press Enter. Caps lock will now act as your JAWS key. I hope that helps. Gene... On 7/18/2022 6:06 AM, Hareth wrote:
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Mike Pietruk
Handwise, it sounds convenient using the caps key as the JAWS key.
However, doesn't this complicate capitalizing things? or am I missing something? |
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Michael Hunsaker
You quickly hit CAPSLOCK twice to activate it as CAPS LOCK. Otherwise it is
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Gene Warner
Unless you want to capitalize everything, most people use the shift key. I myself do a registry edit that disables the caps lock key because I never use it unless I hit it accidentally and I've never missed it.
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Gene... On 7/18/2022 11:29 AM, Mike Pietruk wrote:
Handwise, it sounds convenient using the caps key as the JAWS key. |
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Hareth
You still can use the caps-lock key even after assigning it as jaws
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modifier key. Just double press it quickly to enable or disable it. TC On 7/18/22, Mike Pietruk <pietruk@...> wrote:
Handwise, it sounds convenient using the caps key as the JAWS key. |
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Hareth
I should of said"to turn it on and off", instead of enable and disable it.
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TC On 7/18/22, Hareth via groups.io <hareth4m@...> wrote:
You still can use the caps-lock key even after assigning it as jaws |
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Mike Pietruk
Gene
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Great point! I quite obviously wasn't thinking about how we normally capitalize things <grin>!! Running back into a cave embarrassed for asking a stupid question! On Mon, 18 Jul 2022, Gene Warner wrote:
Unless you want to capitalize everything, most people use the shift key. I |
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Bill White
Hi, Mike. It doesn't complicate capitalizing something too much. If you want
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all uppercase, you just press the CAPSLOCK twice quickly and twice quickly to turn it off. Bill White billwhite92701@... -----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Mike Pietruk Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 8:29 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Caps lock as Jaws key Handwise, it sounds convenient using the caps key as the JAWS key. However, doesn't this complicate capitalizing things? or am I missing something? |
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K0LNY
Mike,
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I don't think it is a stupid question. I know that there are people on this list who refuse to use laptop layout because they think they would lose the caps lock function. So your question may have helped some here. Glenn ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@...> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 11:43 AM Subject: Re: Caps lock as Jaws key Gene Great point! I quite obviously wasn't thinking about how we normally capitalize things <grin>!! Running back into a cave embarrassed for asking a stupid question! On Mon, 18 Jul 2022, Gene Warner wrote: Unless you want to capitalize everything, most people use the shift key. I |
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Mike Pietruk
Glenn
Thanks for your perspective. Hopefully, then the question assisted some laptop users. The reason, in retrospect, that I considered my question "stupid" is that I forgot that, for normally capitalizing things, is that, of course, we all use the shift key, not the capslock. That makes the use of the capslock relatively infrequent. And, that infrequency, is my JAWS uses that key as an alternate. |
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K0LNY
I dare say that the caps lock key unmodified is often problematic for many.
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Often passwords don't get entered correctly because people don't realize the caps lock is on. I think that it is more of a problem for the sighted though, because we screenreader users get a higher pitched TTS when letters are capitalized. But sighted or not, I think it is a better way, to have to double tap the caps lock key to invoke that action, since we rarely type in all caps. Glenn ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@...> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 12:29 PM Subject: Re: Caps lock as Jaws key Glenn Thanks for your perspective. Hopefully, then the question assisted some laptop users. The reason, in retrospect, that I considered my question "stupid" is that I forgot that, for normally capitalizing things, is that, of course, we all use the shift key, not the capslock. That makes the use of the capslock relatively infrequent. And, that infrequency, is my JAWS uses that key as an alternate. |
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Gene Warner
The only stupid question is the question that isn't asked.
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Gene... On 7/18/2022 12:43 PM, Mike Pietruk wrote:
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Gene Warner
I don't stick to the desktop layout not because I'm afraid of loosing caps lock, I stick to it because it's what I'm used to. And since my laptop keyboard has a physical numeric key pad and a dedicated insert key, it doesn't bother me there either.
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Gene... On 7/18/2022 12:53 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote:
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K0LNY
Yeah, even with my laptop layout with my desktop keyboard, I use the number
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pad extensively as well. But I don't know of any loss of functionality I notice from using laptop layout on a desktop keyboard. For me, it is a win/win, the best of options. ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Warner" <genewarner3@...> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 1:40 PM Subject: Re: Caps lock as Jaws key I don't stick to the desktop layout not because I'm afraid of loosing caps lock, I stick to it because it's what I'm used to. And since my laptop keyboard has a physical numeric key pad and a dedicated insert key, it doesn't bother me there either. Gene... On 7/18/2022 12:53 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote: Mike, |
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Gene Warner
Unless you want to shout something, in internet speak that's what all caps means.
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Gene... On 7/18/2022 1:39 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote:
I dare say that the caps lock key unmodified is often problematic for many. |
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K0LNY
LOL,
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I know, sometimes people shout on-line without realizing it. ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Warner" <genewarner3@...> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 1:46 PM Subject: Re: Caps lock as Jaws key Unless you want to shout something, in internet speak that's what all caps means. Gene... On 7/18/2022 1:39 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote: I dare say that the caps lock key unmodified is often problematic for |
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Gene Warner
Because the laptop layout is slightly different from the desktop layout, I'd have to relearn where some JAWS functions are and I'm not ready to do that.
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Gene... On 7/18/2022 2:44 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote:
Yeah, even with my laptop layout with my desktop keyboard, I use the number |
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Madison Martin
Okay, on the subject of keyboard layouts is it possible to get a keyboard without a numberpad that still has dedicated home, end and insert keys? A key on my laptop keyboard broke and another one is cracked and since it doesn't look like we can get replacement keys or a whole new keyboard it looks like I'm going to have to get a Bluetooth keyboard.
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Warner Sent: July 18, 2022 1:50 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Caps lock as Jaws key Because the laptop layout is slightly different from the desktop layout, I'd have to relearn where some JAWS functions are and I'm not ready to do that. Gene... On 7/18/2022 2:44 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote: Yeah, even with my laptop layout with my desktop keyboard, I use the |
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