All, I too miss We terribly. So many things worked so well about WE and so many keystrokes and settings were well planned and well organized. There was a nice logic to commands the WE team developed and maintained over time. We was (and can still be) an outstanding program--three years beyond production.
I'm gratified to learn Doug Geoffray and Jeremy Curry are still connected through affiliation with Microsoft. Their thoughtful leadership in access continues to be needed--and I hope and trust this means they have both done well past GW Micro and Ai Squared. All that being written, I have found using the JAWS laptop keyboard layout more comfortable--even on a full keyboard. This arrangement offers an added JAWS command key. With that addition and other laptop key combinations, it's possible for the user to issue more commands without having to move too terribly far from home row keys. That's made a big difference for me. Also, I've found FS leaders such as Jeff Bezos to be responsive and most helpful. By the way, to improve my efficiency, I've taken this one step further: I've remapped my keyboard. * The Left Control Key is to the immediate left of the A Key. * To accommodate this change, I moved the CapsLock key to the left of the Spacebar .* The LeftAlt key is now at the lower left of the keyboard where the Left Control key previously was located. Decades ago, Microsoft did locate the Left Control key to the left of the A key, but inexplicably changed the configuration. As much as this key is used for navigation, I found it worthwhile to make the change. Key placements are now like those on the keyboards I first used with computers. To make this change, I used the SharpKey utility developed by Randy Rantz. SharpKeys is a utility that changes the Windows Registry to make specified keys to "act like other keys" If you try it, be sure to make a backup of the Windows registry. Be very cautious and pay close attention as you work with the utility. It's not necessarily intuitive. Again, make a backup before changing the registry. Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via Talk Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 8:40 AM To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' <[email protected]> Cc: Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. <[email protected]> Subject: RE: New to the list, saying hello Jane, you'd probably need Version 9.5.4! Like you, I MISS WINDOW-EYES beyond words. Jaws and its awkward keystroke combinations send shivers over and above my spines, yet it remains the ONLY DOMINANT GAME in town; sounds like it is backed by some interesting politicians who are good at the game of punch, punch and punch some more. You did say in your post that Doug added you to the list; hmm, could you be referring to Doug Geoffray? Is it possible that he's still lurking around and just listening to us as often as he could? Window-Eyes, from its grave, continues to play ball well with Windows10 despite what a few pundits say. I have not migrated to Windows10 yet; what I have set up is working for me and I choose to LEAVE WELL alone. I am a lot busier TINKERING WITH APPS in Androidville such that the thought of CROSSING THE REDMOND BRIDGE is just not there for now. Anyhow, I'll keep on running and let others set the records a bit more straighter than I may have done. Good luck and all the very best! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado _______________________________________________ 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/richard.petty% 40earthlink.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/archive%40mail-archive.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
