Ok, will go the easy route first and try remapping from Fusion. Have you any idea why the caps lock works with NVDA? Seems odd as I wouldn't have thought what programs are running inside the VM would make a difference to whether osx passes through a key or not...
Catherine On 3/9/14, Apple boy <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is just so awesome! I honestly thought you absolutely needed Sharp > Keys in order to use Windows on mac properly with screen readers. Now I > see Fusion alone can do this, I will take the easy way out and use the > remap settings in Fusion. Although I'm coming in late to this thread, > I'd like to thank those for showing us this awesome tip. It may just > encourage those who were discouraged previously, myself included, to > re-visit Fusion again. > > Regards Chris > > Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! > > On 09/03/2014 13:46, Phil Halton wrote: >> You're exactly right, OSX doesn't pass the caps lock key to the windows >> VM. The workaround is to remap another key on the keyboard to act as a >> caps lock or insert key. Many people remap the grave accent key (above the >> left tab key and below the escape key) to caps lock. >> This can be done several ways, one way being the use of a windows program >> called "sharpkeys". . >> Another way, is to remap the grave accent key to the insert key from >> within fusion settings themselves, and then Jaws will respond to the grave >> accent key as though it were the jaws modifier key, either caps lock or >> insert, whichever you setup. >> >> Remember, you can remap any key you want, but the grave accent is rarely >> used, and so makes a good candidate for remapping. >> >> I am currently using the grave accent, remapped using SharpKeys, to act as >> a caps lock key with Jaws set to use the laptop keyboard with caps lock as >> modifier key. It works great for me. Although, I'm going to switch to the >> Fusion key remap method just to simplify things and eliminate the need for >> a program like sharpkeys. >> >> There is a podcast on how to use the sharpkeys program on applevis.com, >> search for "sharpkeys" and it should come up in the search results. . It >> can be a little tricky to understand and use the first time, so if you >> need help and specific directions on its use, sing out. >> >> BTW: I find that keeping a full-sized Apple USB keyboard around is a big >> help when using these remap procedures. I just plug it in and it gives me >> a insert key that jaws and NVDA will respond to as their modifier keys. >> Its really indispensable when you start changing the modifier keys and >> need both a caps lock and an insert key temporarily. >> >> For example, using the fusion method, I find I need that keyboard in order >> to have an actual insert key I can press when trying to make the fusion >> key remap as there is no actual insert key on the apple portable >> keyboards. >> >> >> On Mar 8, 2014, at 7:07 PM, Catherine Turner >> <catherineturner2...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm having some problems using JAWS in a virtual machine and wondering >>> if anyone can help. >>> >>> I'm using JAWS 14 on Windows 7 via VMware. I usually use an external >>> keyboard with my MacBook because I'm one handed. I normally use the >>> desktop keyboard layout for JAWS but am without an external keyboard >>> now. I'm wondering how people manage on the Mac keyboard with JAWS. >>> My understanding is that JAWS should be able to use the caps lock as >>> the JAWS key but I can't get this to work. I chose laptop layout from >>> the keyboard layout in basic settings but whenever I press caps lock >>> Voiceover just says caps lock on or off and JAWS acts if I'm not >>> pressing the JAWS key e.g. if I press caps lock and t for title, JAWS >>> just says t. It's as if the caps lock key isn't being passed through >>> to Windows. But this is strange because it works properly when I use >>> NVDA instead of JAWS. >>> >>> Can anyone help? Am I missing something? Any ideas why JAWS/Windows >>> isn't picking up the caps lock? 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