You can change the default behaviour of the Function keys row from the BIOS setup. This is normally the setting for all win based notebooks now days. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ekinath Khedekar To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerningthe disabled. Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 2:40 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Is it worth switching to Mac from Windows as a visually impaired user?
Hi Rishi, Today while typing this email, I feel that McBook wouldn’t have been worse than dell windows I’ve just purchased a month back. The biggest problem is, I don’t know for what logic, windows has changed the complete line of function keys and instead has introduced media commands on those keys. So even for simple I have to press 3 key commands as to to use the most top line as f keys I have to press function/fn key for various useful jaws commands. McBook was smooth, but I hope one doesn’t have to go through same compatibility problems as one does with phones. But I used for couple of hours. It was smooth. I bought Dell Inspiron 5558, it has one of the best config but it’s running very slow. I don’t know what’s wrong win. They are putting me off. This happened even after me checking the keyboard layout in the shop ) Pardon typos. On 10/10/15, Rishi Kewalramani <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > My computer and jaws version is too old and needs to be replaced. I've been > a windows with jaws user up till now. > I was wondering is it worth switching over to the Mac n tosh OS with voice > over. > Is anybody using the Mac book or iMac on this list? > Could you please share your experience from the accessibility point of > view. > Is it worth making the switch taking into consideration the stability of Mac > computers and that the screen reader comes right out of the box unlike Jaws > that has to be purchased separately? > > Please help me to make an informed decision, > Appreciate all your valuable inputs, > Many thanks in advance, > Kind regards, > Rishi. > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- *************** "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do." EDWARD EVERETT HALE. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
