GWKB1022 : Speech Parameter Hot Keys Do Not Speak Product : Window-Eyes Category : Solution Author : Aaron Smith Date Added : 09/22/2005 Last Modified : 10/17/2007 Symptom: Using Window-Eyes 5.0, or greater, when pressing the Speech Paramters hot keys (CTRL-ARROW KEYS by default) Window-Eyes will not indicate the current speech parameter setting. Cause: An Intel video application running in the background uses these keys to modify various video settings, such as screen rotation. Solution: You will need to disable the Intel hot keys, by performing the following general steps: 1. Open the Windows control panels 2. Open the Display control panel 3. Select the Settings tab 4. Select the Advanced button 5. Select the Intel(R) Extreme Graphics option 6. Select the Graphics Properties option 7. Select the HotKeys option 8. Uncheck Enable Hot Keys option You may also be able to open the Graphic Properties options using CTRL-ALT-F12.
-----Original Message----- From: Andy Baracco [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: netbooks In XP, go to Control Panel, and look for something like Intel Graphics. Hit enter, and go through the options until you see something like "Enable quick keys". uncheck the box and make sure that you hit all the OK's on the way out. Andy At 09:30 AM 2/28/2009, you wrote: >How does one go about doing that? <smile> > >Thanks. > >Pat Ferguson > > >At 09:06 AM 2/28/2009, you wrote: >>Hello Pat. All of the computers with an Intel video card do this. >>When you press control-alt-arrow keys, they rotate your screen. You >>will have to disable the intel graphic card hot keys from its >>options. Once you do this, they will work to adjust the speech on the fly. >> >>Many thanks. >> >>Pat Ferguson wrote the following on 2/27/2009 12:00 PM: >>>Hi Everyone, >>>I'm loving my Acer Aspire 1 Netbook, because the numpad is just like this: >>>FN key: J, K, L. >>>FN Key: U, I, O. >>>FN Key: 7, 8, and 9. >>>Now, I haven't figured out where the numpad slash for the left >>>click of the Window-Eyes Mouse, and the right click keys would be. >>>This Blue Netbook has two back slashes. One is down by the left >>>shift key, and that is weird, because I often hit it, when >>>reaching for the left shift key. The other backslash key is up by >>>the enter key. >>>I love the battery life. >>>There is one weird thing, that is happening, however with Window-Eyes. >>>I can not use the control-alt down arrow or control-alt left >>>arrow, and right arrows. It turns the screen upside down. lol. >>>However, FN key, and Up arrow does raise the volume, and FN key >>>and the down arrow lowers the volume. >>>Another strange thing that is happening, is when I open up Windows >>>Explorer, to copy things from a thumb drive to my hard drive, it >>>opens several windows of Explorer with my C. drive. That is very >>>weird. Then, I end up having to close up a bunch of windows. lol. >>>If anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate knowing them. <smile> >>>Thanks. >>>Pat Ferguson >>> >>>At 11:07 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote: >>>>1. fn-key together with the embedded number pad keys are >>>>disabled. So pressing fn-key together with j k l u i o 7 8 9 does >>>>not give me the number pad equivelements. This means that I >>>>cannot use the default keyboard layout and the mouse movement hot >>>>keys. This means I can't read the current line with >>>>control-number pad-5 because it would use the embedded number pad. >>>> >>>>2. Keys such as comma, period, and slash are too narrow which >>>>means more typos for my fingers. >>>> >>>>3. fn-key and control-key are switched around. On most laptops >>>>I've used and gotten used to, the control key comes first. Then >>>>as you ggo to the right, it goes fn-key, windows, alt, and space. >>>> >>>>Other than those issues, it is a good machine. If you don't care >>>>about using the number pad, or you are ok with switching keyboard >>>>layouts, or you are ok with remapping hot keys to your likes, >>>>then number 1 is a non-issue. If your fingers are shaped such >>>>that the comma, period, and slash keys are not pressed wrongly >>>>quite a bit, then number 2 is a non-issue. Lastly, there is a >>>>bios hack which allows you to switch the fn-key and the control >>>>key so they are the "right way". So that too can be a non-issue. >>>> >>>>Hope this helps. >>>> >>>>Andy Baracco wrote the following on 2/25/2009 11:35 PM: >>>>>What are the other strikes? >>>>>At 12:22 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote: >>>>>>fn-key-f3 will disable the mouse. However you will have to do >>>>>>this each time you reboot. One of the many strikes I have >>>>>>against this netbook *smile*. >>>>>> >>>>>>John Gallagher wrote the following on 2/24/2009 8:09 AM: >>>>>>>Hi Jim >>>>>>>I personally use the mswind u100 which is very good indeed and >>>>>>>works with window eyes very well. >>>>>>>the only thing is I am trying to disable the mouse. >>>>>>>cheers. >>>>>>>If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >>>>>>>sender only. 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