The best way is to change the appropriate settings by going to BIOS. Go to Advanced Settings>Function Key Behaviour and select the desired option. It of course requires sighted assistance but it is worth it once and for all.
Regards. On 12/13/15, Umesha S E <[email protected]> wrote: > Auto hot key > www.autohotkey.com > www.autohotkey.net/~Lexikos/AutoHotkey_L > > may come to your help. > it is a programme to set your own shortcut keys and much more. you can > remap keys to function as different keys. first you have to get the > scan codes of the actual keys and write scripts to output the standerd > function key commands. however, if the hardware is designed so that > the keys bypass the windows and directly captured by the hardware, > this cannot help you. try once. > > Umesha S E > > > On 12/13/15, Ekinath Khedekar <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> >> May be I’ve discussed this before, but I am pretty frustrated with my >> new Dell Inspiron 15 5558 lap top because I don’t know for what >> purpose, but top line of function keys would not work as function keys >> until ‘fn’ key is pressed along with it. >> It forces me to press 3 or sometimes even 4 combinations of keys while >> using JAWS. >> >> My friend tried solving it through bios, but he did not find relevant >> option which is mentioned online. >> >> What can be done about it? >> >> Please guide >> >> Thanks and regards >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *************** >> >> "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.. > -- Viraj 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..
