Hi Kawal and all. The sharp keys pointer was excellent. I have a jaws key now under Fusion using the ` key mapped to the capslock. This looks like a powerful tool.
As a side note, my coworker and I remapped the m and n on my bosses keyboard, hahahahaha. Thanks Scott On Aug 31, 2010, at 4:21 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hi. > > When I run windows 7 in VM, I don't need to do anything special to the keys, > I automatically get F1 to 10 as in system preferences, under keyboard, it > says use standard function keys and the box is checked then it says use the > FM key to use special functions. > > Kawal. > On 31 Aug 2010, at 12:09, Esther wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm not sure whether Kimberly got her answer to how to get keys F9 through >> F12 for use in Fusion, but the issue is that the Mac makes a default >> hardware assignment for these keys, with keys F9, F10, and F11 used as >> shortcuts for Exposé, and F12 used to bring up the dashboard for widgets. I >> can't imagine any visually impaired user wanting to use Exposé -- which is >> basically a visual analog to the window switcher menus that we use where >> your entire desktop is turned into various icon views of windows. You might >> use the F12 Dashboard shortcut, but you could also just navigate to your >> dock (with VO-D or Control-F3) and launch dashboard from there. You'll need >> to turn off these Exposé and Dashboard key definitions in System Preferences >> -- either under keyboard shortcuts or Exposé and Spaces. For more details, >> see this archived post: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg08197.html >> (What is Exposé, and how to use its assigned keys in Fusion) >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Aug 30, 2010, at 16:23, Scott Granados wrote: >> >>> Great, thanks for the detailed explaination. >>> >>> I'll give this a shot. >>> >>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: >>> >>>> Scott, I downloaded and installed Sharp Keys. in windows under fusion >>>> don't have the link handy, but I got it by googling. Sharp Keys has two >>>> lists with all the keys possibly on a keyboard listed. You can move >>>> through all the controls with tab and shift tab. >>>> >>>> The first thing you do is find the add button. Enter or space on this. >>>> The two lists will then be presented. >>>> >>>> You arrow down the first list until you find the key you want to map to >>>> the key you will arrow down and find in the next list. When you have >>>> these chosen, press the OK button. You will then be placed back in the >>>> dialog where your first selection will be presented, along with the add >>>> button you previously used, a delete button and a button that says >>>> something like save to registry. In order to map another key, you press >>>> the add button and do the mapping step again followed by OK. When you >>>> have finished mapping all the keys you wish, press the save to registry >>>> button and you will be prompted to restart your computer for these to take >>>> effect. Here's a suggestion for mapping of keys that will cause the >>>> accent key, left of number 1, to become your insert key and will put your >>>> alt keys and windows key in the correct places on the left. You will also >>>> have an applications key to the right of the space bar. I can't remember >>>> whether it ends up being the one closest to the space bar or the key >>>> further to the right. Below are the mapping instructions Kawal posted >>>> here a couple of days ago, which resulted in the above. >>>> >>>> Here are my Sharpkes mappings >>>> Grave (which is called the accent key in Sharp Keys) to Special Caps Lock >>>> Left Alt to Left Windows >>>> Left Windows to Left Alt >>>> Right Windows to Applications >>>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 29, 2010, at 2:00 AM, Scott Granados wrote: >>>> >>>>> would you mind detailing how you did it? >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 28, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I finally got it. I used Sharp Keys and now have a Jaws key and an >>>>>> applications key. Yea!!!! I still can't get F9 through F12. Anybody >>>>>> have an idea about this? >>>>>> On Aug 28, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Scott and all those who have problems with insert key with JFW. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I saved a post which helped me enormously and I hope that Marshall will >>>>>>> not mind me sending it. I just hope I got your name right. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Here are my Sharpkes mappings >>>>>>>>> Grave to Special Caps Lock >>>>>>>>> Left Alt to Left Windows >>>>>>>>> Left Windows to Left Alt >>>>>>>>> Right Windows to Applications >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> After I get these keys remapped I switch to the Laptop layout in >>>>>>>>> JAWS. This seems to solve the JAWS/Insert Key problem. It also >>>>>>>>> fixes the "reversal" of the Windows and Alt Keys. Note that the >>>>>>>>> Keypad layout on the Mac is different from the keypad layout on a >>>>>>>>> Windows machine. Things like the Route PC to JAWS and Route JAWS to >>>>>>>>> PC are in different locations on the Mac keyboard but you can learn >>>>>>>>> the new locations by using JAWS keyboard help. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As far as the sound goes, I Launch the VIrtual Machine and then turn >>>>>>>>> off Voiceover. After I login to the Windows machine, I press >>>>>>>>> Control-Command to move to the Mac and turn Voiceover back on. I >>>>>>>>> then use Command-G to return to the Windows machine. I can then >>>>>>>>> switch back and forth by using Control-Command and Command-G. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I hope this helps. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Marshall >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____ >>>>>>> Kawal Gucukoglu >>>>>>> (E-mail/MSN): >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> (Skype ID): >>>>>>> >>>>>>> kawalgucukoglu >>>>>>> >>>>>>> (Mobile/text): >>>>>>> >>>>>>> +447905618396 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> +447576240421 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > > ____ > Kawal Gucukoglu > (E-mail/MSN): > > [email protected] > > (Skype ID): > > kawalgucukoglu > > (Mobile/text): > > +447905618396 > > +447576240421 > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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