Great Phil! I will make the switch as well as I use NVDA also.
Jon Squally Adaptive Computer Solutions LLC Bridging the Gap to Software Accessibility Jaws certified 92% 6/2011 Web site: <http://www.jonsqually.com> Phone: 503.752.2291 Fax: 503.536.6795 Email: supp...@jonsqually.com On Jul 19, 2013, at 2:09 PM, "Phil Halton" <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi John, This sounds like the best solution. But, I also use NVDA, and it > only allows for insert keys or capslock as modifier keys, so, rather than the > scroll lock, I remapped the capslock onto the Grave accent, and vice versa. > So, now the capslock is on the grave accent key, and the grave/tilda key is > on the capslock. I tested it out in windows7 and pressing grave and tilda is > spoken as capslock and shift capslock, and pressing capslock with and without > shift reports and prints the grave and tilda keys. I think this should work > well setting both jaws and NVDA to use the capslock modifier. Plus, the grave > key is only a few keys away from the original location which shouldn't cause > any finger crunching problems. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jon squally > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 12:48 PM > Subject: Re: In VMWare, what screen reader modifier key are you using? > > Hello everyone, > > I have remap the grave accent key to the scroll lock key within Sharkeys. I > also set the Joskey from the caps lock key to the scroll lock key. Within > settings center, press control plus shift plus D then search for the word > Jaws. This will allow you to remap your Joskey for the laptop keyboard > layout from caps lock to Scroll lock. This helps with not having to worry > about the caps lock key being eaten by the Mack OS. > > Regards, Jon. > > > Jon Squally > Adaptive Computer Solutions LLC > Bridging the Gap to Software Accessibility > Jaws certified 92% 6/2011 > Web site: <http://www.jonsqually.com> > Phone: 503.752.2291 > Fax: 503.536.6795 > Email: supp...@jonsqually.com > > > On Jul 19, 2013, at 9:03 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: > >> Hello Phil. >> >> I too use NDVA and a demo version of jaws mainly for testing as I test for >> companies using the Mac and Windows. >> >> Well, to solve all my problems, I have an Apple USB keyboard which I only >> use for Window environments. I do not have a MacBook Air or any kind of lap >> top and just use my I Mac, 16 GB for Mac and 16 GB for windows. No pauses, >> busy's or anything else to put up with. When Maverick comes, then it's a >> format of my SSD although I haven't installed anything since I got my Mac in >> January. It's like having two computers although it's only one! Amazing. >> >> Kawal. >> >> On 19 Jul 2013, at 04:52 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> In preparation for getting a macBook Air, and running windows in a vm, I've >>> made the following alterations to my keyboards using SharpKeys. >>> I've set the right option key as capslock, and also, I've set the right >>> windows key(right command) to right control key. I did the control key >>> thing because I noticed in jaws help that the laptop layout >>> sometimes requires control in conjunction with the jaws key, and it was too >>> much of a stretch to use the left control with the right alt (jaws key). >>> >>> So, on the bluetooth keyboard, I've got (left to right) >>> function key >>> control >>> alt >>> left windows key >>> spacebar >>> right control >>> capslock. >>> >>> On the full-size USB keyboard, to the right of the spacebar, it's right >>> windows key, capslock, right control. >>> >>> What are other VMWare users using for screenreader modifier key >>> arrangements? I plan to use both NVDA and JAWS in laptop mode. >>> P.S. 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