This is standard behavior when using control-left and control-right in any text editor. Your cursor lands on the first character of the word. When you use f8 you are placing a marker where your cursor is. Pressing f8 the second time places the second marker where your cursor is. If it is in the beginning of the word or middle it selects between the two points.
Chris Ai Squared Support Ai Squared 725 Airport North Office Park Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (802) 362-3612 www.aisquared.com -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+cgrabowski=aisquared....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins via Talk Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 12:33 AM To: Pamela Dominguez <geo...@optonline.net>; Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: selecting text and f8 key Well Pam, here is an example. I just copied from a message about an up coming Internet radio show, using f8 and this is how it came out after I used the right arrow with the control keys to highlight words. "After a two-week absence, I'm back with my top Shelf Oldies s." That last word is supposed to be show. Now if I continue arrowing without holding down the ctrl key, I can take in the whole word, but not when using the ctrl key. As in some other cases, this isn't a show stopper, just an inconvenience. I can live with it, just wish I didn't have too <smile>. On 7/15/2016 7:54 PM, Pamela Dominguez wrote: > I have never heard of f8 working like that. It selects the whole thing > for me. Pam. > > -----Original Message----- From: Larry Higgins via Talk > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 4:51 PM > To: Robert Ringwald ; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Re: selecting text and f8 key > > Robert, going to the end of a word or line indeed works, however, > normally when making a word selection in practically any editing > program, or in a text reader when using the control-shift arrow keys you > are selecting a whole word at a time, where as with the f8 method, you > will only be selecting the first character of the word. If I am alone in > this experience, I would surely like to get to the bottom of why. > Anyway, that is the way f8 has always worked for me. > > On 7/15/2016 2:17 PM, Robert Ringwald via Talk wrote: >> 'It doesn't work that way for me. >> >> I just do a F8 at the beginning of the word or sentence and then an F8 >> on the last letter or punctuation that I want to copy and then a C. >> >> Then of course I go to where I want to put the info and do a ctrl V. >> >> -Bob Ringwald >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Larry Higgins via Talk >> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 10:17 AM >> To: Don Smith ; Window-Eyes Discussion List ; 'Reg Webb' >> Subject: Re: selecting text and f8 key >> >> I feel the need to interject her to say that when using the F8 method in >> brows mode control and right arrow keys to highlight words, that on the >> last desired word, that you must at that point highlight each individual >> character up to the end, because you will only get the first character >> on that last word. Just a quirk of the F8 way of doing things, but a >> fact/quirk nevertheless., >> >> Of course, if you just wish to use the home and end keys for selecting >> to the end of a line,then this is not an issue, but if you wish to lift >> only a word or two, this could get to be rather frustrating until you >> figure it out. I mean, it just isn't supposed to work that way. >> >> >> On 7/15/2016 6:19 AM, Don Smith via Talk wrote: >>> Ok, thanks, got it. >>> Don >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >>> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >>> >>> For membership options, visit >>> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/larryhiggins22%40comcast.net. >>> >>> >>> For subscription options, visit >>> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >>> List archives can be found at >>> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/rs%40ringwald.com. >> >> >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/larryhiggins22%40comcast.net. >> >> >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/geodom%40optonline.net. > > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7688 / Virus Database: 4627/12620 - Release Date: 07/15/16 > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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