On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 07:00 am, Michael Mote <[email protected]> wrote: I have two Dell computers, and it is not available on the other model, which is a latitude.
Michael, If possible, could you check whether the computer that lets you tweak the function key functions via Mobility Center has anything at all in UEFI/BIOS related to the function keys? It's very unusual for anything at the OS level to tweak anything in BIOS. I suspect that the function control of the function keys on that computer is controlled by the OS after it's running as opposed to anything in BIOS. Heaven knows it's an easier thing to change if it's at the OS level of control when you can have your screen reader tell you what's going on. I wonder, if it is under the control of a program running under the OS whether JAWS would just "hijack" the keys to work as they should anyway when running? It can't do that when BIOS level control of the key actions is at play. Does the Dell Latitude you have come with "action keys" equivalent enabled? I have an old Dell Inspiron, but it predates Windows 8 and UEFI by a long time, and the whole idea of the "action keys" setup didn't exist. You always pressed the Fn key in conjunction with a function key to initiate that key's action back then. Brian
