Caps lock is an alternative NVDA key. One could equally map to and from insert, but I had failed to find it in the list at that point.
Cheers Dave On 3 Dec 2013, at 17:05, Terje Strømberg <terjestrmb...@gmail.com> wrote: > What is Caps Lock in use for in NVDA? > > Take care > > 3. des. 2013 kl. 15:22 skrev Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com>: > >> Because Mac OSX grabs the caps lock key and doesn't pass it through to >> VMWare windows in a normal way, its necessary to remap another key to the >> caps lock so it can be used as a jaws or NVDA laptop modifier key. On both >> my USB full keyboard and the bluetooth keyboard, I have them setup so that >> pressing grave accent is now remapped to function as caps lock key, and the >> caps lock key acts as a press of the grave accent key, and Tilda on the >> shifted capslock. >> >> To do the remap in SharpKeys: >> 1) press "add" to create a key remap entry, . >> 2) select the caps lock key in the "from" list, >> note: the caps lock is way down the list under "special". >> 3) select the grave accent key in the "to" list. >> 4) press "add" again, and then select grave key in the "from" list, and caps >> lock in the "to" list. >> >> You now have two entries in the actions list which are the mirror image of >> each other, effectively swapping the positions of caps lock and grave accent >> keys on the keyboard. With the two entries made, press "write to registry". >> changes take effect after rebooting or loging off and back on again. All Key >> remaps can be undone by deleting the entries and pressing "write to >> registry". >> >> Note: In the Add process, it is important to select the keys from the list >> and not from the "type key" field. >> There is a podcast on this process found on Applevis.com. Do a site search >> for "sharpkeys". >> >> >> On Dec 3, 2013, at 1:15 AM, David Taylor <e.david.tay...@googlemail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am trying to map an NVDA key on my MacBook air but can't work out exactly >>> how to do it using Sharp Keys. Could somebody give detailed insructions on >>> how to find an insert key and how to select, save, the grave key, to remap >>> to please? None of the special keys like that seem well labelled in N DA in >>> Sharp keys, so it's a case of how do you find the key, or if you type it >>> in, how do you then escape from where you type the keys in, given that as >>> yet there is no NVDA key? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Dave >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
