yes, switching to the US keyboard helps wonders, we had to switch it on my girlfriends USB wireless keyboard. Morgan On Sep 19, 2012, at 5:00 AM, "david" <davidwhitehead1...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> Hello there; > I'm wondering if the issue hasn't got something to do with the keyboard > layout. > You can change this in control panel/region and language link. > I believe you need to change the keyboard layout to us, > Hope this helps. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com > [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Sharon Gosling > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 7:21 AM > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Del Laptop Keystroke Question > > I have either the same computer or very similar. I found that if I let the > computer go to sleep and then wake up I got the control alt tab or control > any other key. My solution was to never allow it to sleep. > I think the other problem is the Function key thing as you suggested. The > default for the computer was to have the function keys set to a bunch of > Dell stuff. To change them back to normal go to the Windows Mobility Center > and tab down to the Function key behavior choice. Then you can still use > the Dell functions by holding the Function key (between the left Control and > alt keys and pressing the F whatever keys. The main ones I use in this > manner are for volume. Function plus F11 is volume down, Function plus F12 > is volume up, and most important Function plus F13 is mute/unmute. Very > handy for the times when the computer gets muted for whatever reason. > incidentally the Windows Mobility Center is the first of the three flat > buttons at the very top right or do search in the start window. > HTH > Sherrie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike B. > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:29 PM > To: Blind Computing > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Del Laptop Keystroke Question > > Hi All, > > A friend is trying to get Jaws to work correctly on a Del Inspiron 512 > computer running Windows7 64 bit & Jaws13 latest. When he invokes the, Alt > + Tab keystroke, Jaws reports control, alt, + tab. Or, When he types > + the > quote sign, Jaws reports a Spanish letter. Does this behavior have > something to do with the FN key & its functions? If so, how can or, what > can he do to make Jaws report correctly? All help will be greatly > appreciated. > Take care. > Mike > This email was sent from our, iGasSucking460Powered1969Mach1! > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
