Patricia,
If this is the original keyboard that came with your HP, I wouldn't try
reassigning any of those keys. Alternatively, I suggest either masking them
or trying to ignore them. On my HP , there is a "Mute" which turns off all
sound from the sound card. That is a toggle switch so if you hit it again,
it will turn the sound back on again. I'm not sure that was the key you hit
but it sounds like it.
Mark has an excellent idea with the flexible keyboard cover. But it does
take some getting used to and you have to get one that has the same format
as your keyboard. That isn't as easy as it sounds.
Finally, there are few things which are more damaging or deadly to these
modern keyboards than crumbs and salt. Salt can and often will react with
the tiny metal contacts and render the keyboard inoperative, eventually. I
guess the problem begs one essential question, Patricia. Which is more
important to you, your computer or your snacks?
(wicked grin)
Seriously, you have to be more careful or you will definitely end up buying
another keyboard very shortly.
There are tiny contacts in these boards which would stop work entirely
because of one single pretzel crumb. No Patricia, I'm not kidding.
Getting food or Heaven forbid liquid onto one of our keyboards would result
in me having to chastise one of our employees.
John Justice
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] HP Keyboard Question
wow like a napkin for the keyboard, that's so cool
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] HP Keyboard Question
Hi Patricia,
You might try reassigning the key under JAWS. Its worth a try any
way.
What I would really suggest is buying a flexible keyboard cover. One
just leaves it on the keyboard and types right through it. It protects
against crumbs, and beverages being spilt on the keyboard. I use a cover
like this all the time.
God bless,
Mark
Jesus Is Lord!
Pendleton Redeemer
http://pendletonepiscopal.org/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimsan" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] HP Keyboard Question
I don't think there is...
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patricia
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:36 PM
To: BPC
Subject: [Blind-Computing] HP Keyboard Question
I was wondering if there's a way to disable the buttons above the
function
keys on my keyboard so they don't work?
I was needing to shake out the keyboard because a pretzel stick got lost
somewhere and when I did that, the speech went somewhere too.
I pressed a button at the far right corner of the keyboard and
discovered
that to be like a button to silent jaws, which I just as soon that key
didn't work.
So would there be a way to make this key and the rest of them not to
work by
any chance?
And, no, I probably will not stop eating at my keyboard..
Patricia
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