Ester, thanks so much! Once again you amaze and astonish us with your knowledge of the Mac. I always read your posts, even if I'm not particularly interested in the subject. I never fail to learn something from them. You are an incredible and invaluable resource to this community and I thank you!!!!! :) On Aug 31, 2010, at 7:09 AM, 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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