It's not so much not knowing one or the other but rather knowing how to distinguish jaws keystrokes from the windows once.
DjAndChaz Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 8, 2016, at 5:40 PM, Carolyn Arnold <[email protected]> wrote: > > Brian, I think that we need to know Windows strokes, since we are working in > a Windows system, but, as blind users, it is imperative for us to know JAWS > specific strokes. That is why, for us, there is so much more to learn to get > maximum use from our computers. > > Bye for now, > > Carolyn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Vogel [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 6:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Views on Keyboard Shortcuts to teach or, perhaps, emphasize when > teaching > > [Edited Message Follows] > > Hello All, > > What follows is a rather philosophical question but that certainly > has practical implications that the cohort will know about a lot more > personally than I ever can. Hence this is the place to ask. > > When I tutor on using JAWS I do not focus exclusively on JAWS and > its keystrokes because JAWS hovers on top of all other Windows programs and > assists in using those. My philosophy is that I want my clients to know as > many, if not more, keyboard shortcuts that are universally, or very close to > universally, applicable in all Windows programs. I want them to know that, > in almost all cases, ALT+F opens the file menu or equivalent, followed by S > saves a file, followed by A does a Save as, etc. > > One of my clients, with whom I had a marathon 3.25 hour tutoring > session yesterday, is relatively new to using Windows Live Mail as well as > using PDF XChange viewer to perform OCR on the many image PDFs that still get > thrown his way. As a result, I worked him through certain tasks step-by-step > and create instructions in the same format, examples of which will follow. > It was only when we were conversing afterward, and he used the phrase JAWS > keyboard shortcuts when talking about conventional Windows keyboard -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to [email protected] Archives located at: http://www.groups.io/g/jfw/threads Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, posts received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at [email protected]. -=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View This Message (#36675): https://groups.io/g/jfw/message/36675 Mute This Thread: https://groups.io/mt/367447?uid=21656 Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/jfw/editsub?uid=21656 Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/jfw/leave/46502/1292106160/xyzzy Group Home: https://groups.io/g/jfw Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
