Eric, for sharp keys to work it requires 2 registrations per each key, you want to map. For example, if you want the right option key to be the insert, you would do two entries. The right option in windows would be the right windows key, therefore: 1. you make the right windows key go to insert and register. Then the sharp keys wonders: "hey where do i put this right windows key now? I cannot evict this guest and leave it on the streets!" :) Also sharp keys is not that sharp, because it says I have this room hanging open where insert used to be. It does not know insert never existed in the first place on the mac key board. So then you have to do a second entry. 2. if your sharp keys is still open just go to add key. and now make the opposite entry, now insert to right windows key and register. Then you can restart. In your case you just have to make a new entry for grave in the first column and insert in the second column, and register then restart and see if that does the trick for you. sharp keys really believes life is a give and take! :) Hope it made some sense and you can manage to make it work this time. Also, do you mind sending it just to me or posting in this thread Paul's instructions. I like to know more than one way of doing things, we never know when it can come on handy. I am glad French is working well for you. I was learning japanese and I had lots of trouble to find any thing on PC that was compatible with jaws and I did not wanted to buy a $1200 japanese jaws, plus a computer installed with japanese windows and all that jess. I am using windows 7, but to say the true I would have sticked with xp, just because I have to learn how to use windows in a new key board and it has some new features that I am not used to it and since my mac does most every thing, I feel lazy to learn all tips and treks of windows 7.
HTH, Rachel On Sep 8, 2011, a, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi Rachel, > > I found Sharp keys thanks to a earlier post but I have not successfully > mapped a key in Windows 7. I put Insert in the first column and Grave in the > second then pressed the write to registry button but it didn't seem to take. > I did restart as recommended. Is it possible I have the order wrong? > > It seems like many listers have gotten this to work but it has thrown me. I > plan to give it another try so any tips would be welcome. > > I'm really pleased to hear you have it working with Windows 7 as that was a > concern of mine as well. > Anyone starting out on VM Fusion and following this thread would certainly > have a big head start! > > > I can relate to your first experience on the Mac. The learning curve is > steep in the beginning. Luckily for many of us we stumble onto a list like > this one. Only a few weeks into using my Mac I met a list member here and he > contacted me with Skype. We now not only exchange Mac tips but both of us > are learning French so part of my Mac success has been in both languages! > > Again, if you have simple clear directions on remapping keys in using Sharp > Keys, that would help a lot to have VM Fusion work best. > > I saved Paul's directions on Using the VM Fusion option. they were excellent > directions and I can repost them for anyone who wants them. But, they > sounded a bit beyond my skill level at this moment. > > Eric Caron > > On Sep 8, 2011, at 12:12 AM, Rachel magario wrote: > >> Eric, thanks for the welcome! I have been using Mac for a while and very >> much discovering things on my own. I used to follow a list called I can work >> this thing when I bought my first mac. But I sold it 3 months after I bought >> since I could not get to far. Last year in my last job mac was the only >> computers around, so I had to learn! :) I am really glad I found this list >> and it is so active and the people really nice. >> About changing keys: I am not sure what Paul said, since I did not find the >> post. But I just used sharp keys a small software for windows that let you >> map your key board as you like and it is pretty easy and straightforward. I >> was afraid it was not going to work with windows 7 since it is an old >> program, but it works just fine. Install on your windows side and then just >> open and you will have 2 areas one for the key you have and what you want >> that key to be. >> For example my right option key is my insert key in my windows side. Let me >> know if you want to know more about, I'll make a email just for that. >> With this program I also created my application key that helps me to right >> click on things when I am in windows. Therefore creating a shortcut to open >> jaws was very easy, just go to your programs, find jaws, right click or >> press the application key then click on properties and make your shortcut to >> open jaws. >> Thanks again, >> Rachel >> On Sep 7, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Eric Caron wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Rachel, >>> >>> This support list is really a big part of why I love using my Mac. I >>> have become a much more productive user because of the help of many people >>> here. I've even made some great off list connections. >>> >>> Your tips here are a good addition to what people have offered. I've >>> saved many of these messages in a special VM mail box. I think I will >>> follow your example and eventually start over with a new installation. I'm >>> going to get a 64 bit version of Windows 7 and see if I notice a difference >>> in performance. >>> >>> Your comment about short cuts is helpful. I've saved a a description >>> from Paul on how to use VM Fusion to change keys but I must admit it seemed >>> like a real challenge. >>> >>> VM Fusion seems like it should be so easy but it is pretty complicated. I >>> suspect these threads will be helpful to many listers. >>> >>> By the way Parallels is known for not being accessible to blind users. I'm >>> amazed you had success at all. >>> >>> Welcome to the list! >>> >>> Eric Caron >>> >>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 8:46 PM, Rachel magario wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Eric, I am new in the list and I see you got lots of tips already. But >>>> for me, I just had to delete all my virtual machines, reinstall from >>>> scratch and configured my setting only after I had the full license of >>>> jaws running. And insure my fusion had the vmware tools installed and >>>> running. >>>> I also have full sharing setting between both systems. Every thing works >>>> well now. But I also made a shortcut to start jaws in case something goes >>>> wrong. >>>> My only big trouble is the keyboard, because a lot of my jaws short cuts >>>> conflicts with some of my mac ones. I hardly use jaws any more though. >>>> It was a freedom support person who helped me decided to finally switch to >>>> a MAC, but unfortunately every time I have called after, they always tell >>>> me jaws does not work in the virtual machine, since first I had parallels >>>> and I had lots of issues until I switch to fusion. It does work well for >>>> the most part. >>>> Hope this can be of help >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Rachel >>>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 7:06 PM, David McLean wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've had FS give me more activations to run VMWare. I didn't tell them I >>>>> was running it on a Mac however, none of their business anyway. >>>>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 5:49 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Why didn't he approve? Why would FS even care. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>>>> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >>>>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 5:26 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I rang up Freedom Scientific last year as I wanted a reset of my >>>>>>> activation. I told them that I was running Jaws on my Mac under Fusion >>>>>>> and as soon as the representative heard that he said he would not >>>>>>> support me by giving me a new activation unless I wanted it for a >>>>>>> native windows PC. This year I went to Site Village (an exhibition for >>>>>>> all access Technology) and Eric Damerie was there and I told him that I >>>>>>> was running Jaws on a Mac and he simply did not approve. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>>> ___ >>>>>>> Kawal Gucukoglu >>>>>>> (E-mail/MSN): >>>>>>> kawa...@me.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> (Skype ID): >>>>>>> >>>>>>> kawalgucukoglu >>>>>>> >>>>>>> (Mobile/text): >>>>>>> >>>>>>> +447905618396 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 7 Sep 2011, at 21:20, Eric Caron wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Kawal, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Freedom Scientific would not be happy to hear this but at least >>>>>>>> three of the tech reps I talked to were very supportive of my Mac use. >>>>>>>> Two years ago I was uncertain about buying a mac and mentioned that >>>>>>>> when working on a unrelated JAWS problem. The Rep told me to get the >>>>>>>> Mac and I would love it. He was correct! The other day I had another >>>>>>>> issue and before I knew it the rep was asking me questions as she said >>>>>>>> she loved her iPhone and was considering getting a Mac. Most recently >>>>>>>> I called for help with my work PC and Jaws. I mentioned my problem >>>>>>>> with Jaws not starting in my VM and told him I didn't expect him to >>>>>>>> answer that question as it was not supported. In fact, he gave me a >>>>>>>> good idea to try and seemed familiar with the Mac. The Mac seems to, >>>>>>>> in my experience, be becoming popular with at least some of these >>>>>>>> reps. It really was one of these reps that was the final straw >>>>>>>> resulting in my purchase of my Mac. I've never looked back! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In all fairness I was dealing with real JAWS issues when I called, but >>>>>>>> in all these cases the reps were supportive and either all ready >>>>>>>> knowledgeable about the Mac or curious about them. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Even though I don't have all the bugs worked out of my VM yet I am >>>>>>>> convinced that the over all experience with Windows on my Mac will be >>>>>>>> better then my experience on a native PC. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Eric Caron >>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bood job you did not tell the Freedom Scientific representative that >>>>>>>>> you were planning to install Jaws on a Mac as they do not support >>>>>>>>> this. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 7 Sep 2011, at 12:57 PM, Paul Erkens <paul.erk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Eric, >>>>>>>>>> Last week, a friend of mine bumped into someone who had the same >>>>>>>>>> problem as you seem to experience, in that settings you make in >>>>>>>>>> jaws, don't hold from shutdown to next run of jaws. And it is now >>>>>>>>>> resolved. We, that is my friend and his friend, and I, have all been >>>>>>>>>> looking into the problem. We have checked the permissions on the mac >>>>>>>>>> hd volume. We have checked inside windows, to see if somewhere in >>>>>>>>>> documents and settings, where jaws stores its configuration data, a >>>>>>>>>> rights problem was sitting. Why, would jaws, on other systems, >>>>>>>>>> retain its settings, while on the vm it would not. We were starting >>>>>>>>>> to think that this was a fusion problem. Even one of the Belgian >>>>>>>>>> freedom scientific workers helped debugging the problem one entire >>>>>>>>>> afternoon, but no luck. Until my friend's friend, came up with the >>>>>>>>>> solution, found by accident. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> What you need to do, and this as worked for 2 people already that I >>>>>>>>>> know of, is that you reset jaws to its factory default, thereby >>>>>>>>>> destroying all your user settings. But, when you reconfigure jaws >>>>>>>>>> afterwards, you may find that from then on, jaws will remember its >>>>>>>>>> settings. Albeit spelling, autostart, and whatever. Please try that >>>>>>>>>> and report back on it, because it seems that this is a nasty jaws >>>>>>>>>> bug, but so difficult to trace. To be clear, my friend's friend >>>>>>>>>> encountered this same problem on a native windows pc. He passed it >>>>>>>>>> on, and now it works for my friend as well. >>>>>>>>>> Hth, >>>>>>>>>> Paul. >>>>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 12:30 PM, Eric Caron wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Kawal and Paul, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> thanks for this added info. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> My imported Boot Camp partition seemed to be working ok until I >>>>>>>>>>> deleted the real Boot Camp. now each time I start the virtual >>>>>>>>>>> machine I get a strange message that says something like can not >>>>>>>>>>> connect file User/ecaron/library/application support/VM >>>>>>>>>>> Fusion/Vertual machine/BootCamp/ Boot Camp.vvmwarevm//auto Detect >>>>>>>>>>> as a CD rOM image Can not find the file. Vertual Device IDE 1 will >>>>>>>>>>> start disconnected. I then press OK and things seem to work all >>>>>>>>>>> right. this error message made me concerned so I decided to create >>>>>>>>>>> a new virtual machine with my windows 7 disk and instal JAWS >>>>>>>>>>> directly. That went ok until I decided to set up JAWS, still in 40 >>>>>>>>>>> minute mode. It seems to work except it won't hold the check box >>>>>>>>>>> setting to start at log in. This makes me concerned that it won't >>>>>>>>>>> work correctly. Plus I need it to come up talking. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> So, I have two machines available at the moment. I only on ant one >>>>>>>>>>> but I can't get either one to work correctly. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I really appreciate the tips and information. Even just knowing >>>>>>>>>>> someone else has Lyon working with VM and JAWS is helpful. I'm >>>>>>>>>>> close to having this working! Perhaps there is just a setting I >>>>>>>>>>> need to fix in one of the machines. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Tips are greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Eric Caron >>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 5:10 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Eric, >>>>>>>>>>>> I'm aware that people sometimes have issues with jaws when >>>>>>>>>>>> importing their bootcamp partition into fusion but I can't tell >>>>>>>>>>>> you what is wrong. Can't you remove the authorization from >>>>>>>>>>>> bootcamp, and then reinstall it into fusion? >>>>>>>>>>>> Hth, >>>>>>>>>>>> Paul. >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Eric Caron wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Listers using VM Fusion, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> By the thime I get this working I'll be able to be a consultant >>>>>>>>>>>>> for future listers. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I created a new VM not with Boot Camp and after fighting a bit I >>>>>>>>>>>>> got Jaws 12 to instal. No matter what I do when I restart the >>>>>>>>>>>>> virtual machine Jaws will not come up talking. I noticed that >>>>>>>>>>>>> once I check the box for it to start at start up the check box is >>>>>>>>>>>>> unchecked the next time I look at it. >>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't want to wast a license on the machine if it will not hold >>>>>>>>>>>>> the JAWS settings. Anyone have this working and the settings and >>>>>>>>>>>>> authorization sticking? Any tips? 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