Hi all, just a note to warn about a problem with a Lenovo brand bluetooth keyboard: the problem is that it's a small compact keyboard, and so it doesn't have a numeric pad. I'm used to a laptop where you can use the fn key plus a key from the letter grouping to simulate a numeric pad, and indeed the bluetooth keyboard has an fn key, but it does not work the same way as do laptops, with the letter keys simulating a numeric pad. what you have to do is to use fn key plus some function key to put the keyboard into a numeric pad mode, then you just use part of the letter keys as if they were a numeric pad without having to press the fn key along with them, and when you're done and want to type again, you press the fn key plus the function key to go back to alphabetic mode. quite inconvenient if your trying to type quickly and make use of the numeric pad, and almost impossible to use with the standard keyboard layout of window-eyes. I suppose if your a fan of some other layout this may not be a problem, but I thought it worth mentioning.
This keyboard ships with their all-in-one "A" series of pcs (which do not ship with a wired keyboard), but I'm sure also sells separately. I do wonder if we should have access to a database or something like it, on the GW web site, where we can track hardware known to have accessibility issues which effect the use of window-eyes. Chip If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
