Dear Ekinath, In all probability you can restore the use of function keys. Go into the BIOS and disable Active keys. You may need sighted assistance to do this. Then you will not be required to press the FN key to use the function keys.
Thanks, Prashant -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ekinath Khedekar Sent: 13 October 2015 02:40 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. 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 J) 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_acc > essindia.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..
