Dear Eleni
Thank you very much also, I appreciate your very kind willingness to assist
me with that problem with the F2 key function all of a sudden not working.
You gave some great suggestions!
You did answer a question I have had for some time.
That is with the "System Restore".
So then I understand, that this action will not affect your Data files that
were added to your computer between the time you go back to, and the time
you must use the "System Restore"?
That is great news, as I was always very worried about this, adding perhaps
100 important data files to my computer each and every day.
Thank you Eleni!
With Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
Alan Dicey, President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
http://AmericanBlindChess.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work
True, but I'm not referring to using an actual restore disk or
recovery disk. I only mean the regular system restore from within
Windows. This doesn't change any documents etc. and can be easily
undone. I personally think it's the easiest sollution if it ' some
kind of a software issue. However, be aware that this will undo any
updates or program installations that occured after the time to which
you restored the computer. For example, if you restore it to Friday
night but installed something new on Saturday, that will be undone.
So you'll either need to reinstall it, if the restore fixed the F2
issue, or restore back to today which would leave you exactly as you
are now.
On 7/27/10, Donald Marang <[email protected]> wrote:
I guess there are many things that might cause this . I will go through
a
few that come to mind. First for the more obvious. I assume that you
are
wanting to rename these files within Windows Explorer. Make sure the
window
is maximized. You might also want to check the view settings. I would
think Details view would be the safest. Now for a couple of more
difficult
solutions. Could the display driver for the monitor have been changed?
If
so, a roll back of the device driver would be less drastic than a System
Restore. If this started happening after the last JAWS update, it might
be
necessary to see if there is a newer display driver for your display from
the manufacturer's website.
Don Marang
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From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:16 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work
Dear Don and Rick,
Any ideas what I could have done to my JAWS to mess things up?
I can type in a new name or such, but it does not say anything after
"Edit" and I cannot read it till after I changed it, I cannot hear what
I
am typing!
So very very strange!
It just happened!
I must have accidentally hit a strange key combination and messed up my
JAWS
or something like that!
It does not, as Don said, "Echo" what is highlighted for the file or
folder
name!
This could not have happened at a worse time, as I am also our group's
Temporary Acting Tournament Director, and I receive a lot of games from
our
group members that must be renamed for storage purposes!
LOL!
Murphy's Law!
Thanks Gentlemen!
With Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
Alan Dicey, President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
http://AmericanBlindChess.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia" <[email protected]>
To: "Mr. Dicey" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 10:12 PM
Subject: Fw: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work
so when i am like in my documents, i arrow to a file with a .doc
extension, i then press f2, i hear jaws say, edit and the file name, i
can press the insert key and 8 on numpad to hear the name of the file,
i
then can backspace it out or press the shift key and the end key(#1) on
numpad to select the entire name and hit the delete key.
then i give a new name to it and press enter.
are you trying to rename something that is not a .doc or .txt or .xls
file?
does your keyboard have buttons at top that might have gotten pressed
that are above the function keys?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 8:26 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work
Dear Friends,
If I ever wanted to change the name of a file or folder I have always
just highlighted it, hit my f2 key, and either deleted the current
name
, or backed space the old name out and typed a new one in!
I have always done this!
All of a sudden, just now, it does not work!
I only hear "Edit", and cannot even read the name of the file or
folder
after I hit f2 on it.
This is so very strange and disconcerting for me, as I use this option
a
lot.
I am using XP-Home, JAWS 9.0.519 and I really could use some help.
What Happened?
I must have done something to disable this f2 key.
The strange thing, it does work for example on the icons on my Desk
Top,
so it simply cannot just be the key itself.
Can some one please help me figure this out!
Thanks very much!
With Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
Alan Dicey, President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
http://AmericanBlindChess.org
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work
You wouldn't want to use F3, it is already mapped for other
applications.
HTH,
Rick Justice
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work
That's actually how I do it with XP. I just hit applications, arrow
up to rename, hit enter, delete the current name and then change it.
But it sounds as if Alan has a much faster way. In any case, perhaps
there's a way to reformat the function to another key, say F3 so that
you can accomplish the same task with the same amount of ease. I have
no clue how to do this, either in Windows or in DOS, so can't help you
there, but it's something to consider.
On 7/26/10, Patricia <[email protected]> wrote:
you can also rename through the applications key as well.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 8:26 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work
Dear Friends,
If I ever wanted to change the name of a file or folder I have
always
just highlighted it, hit my f2 key, and either deleted the current
name ,
or backed space the old name out and typed a new one in!
I have always done this!
All of a sudden, just now, it does not work!
I only hear "Edit", and cannot even read the name of the file or
folder
after I hit f2 on it.
This is so very strange and disconcerting for me, as I use this
option
a
lot.
I am using XP-Home, JAWS 9.0.519 and I really could use some help.
What Happened?
I must have done something to disable this f2 key.
The strange thing, it does work for example on the icons on my Desk
Top,
so it simply cannot just be the key itself.
Can some one please help me figure this out!
Thanks very much!
With Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
Alan Dicey, President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
http://AmericanBlindChess.org
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
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For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
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For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
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For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
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