Hi John, This sounds like the best solution. But, I also use NVDA, and it only allows for insert keys or capslock as modifier keys, so, rather than the scroll lock, I remapped the capslock onto the Grave accent, and vice versa. So, now the capslock is on the grave accent key, and the grave/tilda key is on the capslock. I tested it out in windows7 and pressing grave and tilda is spoken as capslock and shift capslock, and pressing capslock with and without shift reports and prints the grave and tilda keys. I think this should work well setting both jaws and NVDA to use the capslock modifier. Plus, the grave key is only a few keys away from the original location which shouldn't cause any finger crunching problems.
----- Original Message ----- From: jon squally To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 12:48 PM Subject: Re: In VMWare, what screen reader modifier key are you using? Hello everyone, I have remap the grave accent key to the scroll lock key within Sharkeys. I also set the Joskey from the caps lock key to the scroll lock key. Within settings center, press control plus shift plus D then search for the word Jaws. This will allow you to remap your Joskey for the laptop keyboard layout from caps lock to Scroll lock. This helps with not having to worry about the caps lock key being eaten by the Mack OS. Regards, Jon. Jon Squally Adaptive Computer Solutions LLC Bridging the Gap to Software Accessibility Jaws certified 92% 6/2011 Web site: <http://www.jonsqually.com> Phone: 503.752.2291 Fax: 503.536.6795 Email: [email protected] On Jul 19, 2013, at 9:03 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Phil. I too use NDVA and a demo version of jaws mainly for testing as I test for companies using the Mac and Windows. Well, to solve all my problems, I have an Apple USB keyboard which I only use for Window environments. I do not have a MacBook Air or any kind of lap top and just use my I Mac, 16 GB for Mac and 16 GB for windows. No pauses, busy's or anything else to put up with. When Maverick comes, then it's a format of my SSD although I haven't installed anything since I got my Mac in January. It's like having two computers although it's only one! Amazing. Kawal. On 19 Jul 2013, at 04:52 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: In preparation for getting a macBook Air, and running windows in a vm, I've made the following alterations to my keyboards using SharpKeys. I've set the right option key as capslock, and also, I've set the right windows key(right command) to right control key. I did the control key thing because I noticed in jaws help that the laptop layout sometimes requires control in conjunction with the jaws key, and it was too much of a stretch to use the left control with the right alt (jaws key). So, on the bluetooth keyboard, I've got (left to right) function key control alt left windows key spacebar right control capslock. On the full-size USB keyboard, to the right of the spacebar, it's right windows key, capslock, right control. What are other VMWare users using for screenreader modifier key arrangements? I plan to use both NVDA and JAWS in laptop mode. P.S. I suppose one solution to the whole problem is to just carry around and plug in a full sized Apple USB keyboard, keeping screen readers set to desktop layout, but that sounds a little weird. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
