We may have been talking about two different things. But, to conclude,
i think that having two shortcut keys for the one version of JAWS is
usually unnecessary and one of them may thus be removed without
detriment. (the reason for this is that, handy as shortcut keys are,
the one removed may be reassigned for another task.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
Wel,, if you installed JAWS10 or 11 beta, I hope that the ctrl-alt-j
keyboard shortcut wouldn't be automatically assigned to it. Also, did
you do an automatic install or a custom install? (I prefer custom,
or whatever it is called; so that i can modify speech synthesizer and
braille display choices, etc. I have four versions of JAWS on here,
just one of which has the ctrl-alt-j keyboard shortcut (and that was
assigned by me, not the CD). HotKey Detective is useful; but you
don't need it to tell you which keyboard shortcut you have assigned to
a version of JAWS. All you need do is enter the properties of (for
example) the desktop icon for that version of JAWS, with alt+enter,
then tab a few times. if there is a shortcut key combo in the edit
field, JAWS will speak it, "shortcut key ..." and if there is none,
JAWS says, "none". When i completely removed JAWS10 at one time, I
then installed JAWS10 from the CD. there was no shortcut key
automatically filled in, and that was what i wanted. i assigned
ctrl-alt-0 to it. perhaps one of your JAWS shortcut keys is assigned
to your JAWS elsewhere than in the properties of the desktop icon.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
At least for Jaws 8 and 9, the shortcut key Alt-Control-J is
automatically assigned if JAWS is installed from the CD. This is not
the case if JAWS is downloaded from the FS web site. I actually have
two shortcut keys assigned to my default version of JAWS, which
happens to be JAWS 9: Alt-Control-J which was assigned automatically
when JAWS 9 was installed, and Alt-Control-9, which I assigned
myself. both shortcut keys launch JAWS 9. You can verify which
shortcut keys are pre-assigned and which are user assigned by
installing a little utility called Hot Key Detective, which can be
downloaded from the JAWS Users programs page. Hot keys labeled as
"common" are automatically assigned when the program is installed.
Hot keys labeled as "personal" are user assigned. BTW, the
terms"shortcut key" and "hot key" are synonomous.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
Sorry, I don't think the shortcut key is automatically set if you
install JAWS from the CD. If it were, and you already had
ctrl-alt-j set for another version of JAWS, since you can indeed
have more than one version of JAWS on any one computer, confusion
would be the inevitable result. I always must manually set the
shortcut key. When i've checked, beforehand there was no shortcut
ctrl-alt-j automatically filled in.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
If you installed JAWS from the CD, it is automatically assigned the
shortcut key Alt-Control-J. If this keystroke combination doesn't
work for you, you can create your own JAWS shortcut key by
following these steps:
1. Launch the Desktop by pressing Windows key-M.
2. Press J repeatedly until you land on the JAWS icon.
3. Press Alt-Enter to bring up the JAWS Properties page.
4. Tab to the Shortcut key field, and type in the shortcut key
combination of your choice, like Alt-Control-J or whatever other
combination you prefer.
5. Tab to Apply button, hit Space, then tab around again to the
Okay button and hit Space. That's it. Now, when you press
Alt-Control-J or whatever shortcut key you assigned, JAWS will be
launched. HTH.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janelle Vacanti" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
Do you know how I can make one?
---- Flor Lynch <[email protected]> wrote:
There is no given shortcut key, so you make your own.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janelle Vacanti" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:20 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
> Hi All,
> Does anybody know of a shortcut key that will start JAWS? I
> know that
> NVDA's is Control plus Alt plus N.
>
>
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