Hi Karyn, If the problem is just the function keys, it seems likely you could create a script for Window-eyes which sent the keystroke for the "real" function key each time a Lenovo function key was pressed (you'd lose this bit of extra functionality, being able to do whatever these function keys did which was unusual if you implemented such a script, but it would undo whatever Lenovo had done if there was no other way to handle it).
I'd guess there's a piece of Lenovo keyboard software which let you modify how the keyboard works, and it of course would be easier than writing your own script. I also found, and have installed on my pc at home, a free keyboard mapping utility which let you make registry changes which controlled what keycodes were sent when each key on the keyboard was pressed. This is likely what Lenovo has done when shipping these pcs, so with this utility you could essentially reverse it. I used this utility on my Dell laptop because it had no applications key, which is a lot easier to use than shift-f10 when you want a context menu. I used the utility to take some unused key on my keyboard and make it send the keycode for an applications key instead. I may not have time until this weekend, but I could try and track down the name of this utility and post it here if anyone has need of it (or you might find it just by googling on windows keyboard remap and other such terms). Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karyn Campbell via Talk Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 9:37 AM To: 'Pamela Dominguez'; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: laptops and window-eyes Pam, You likely also have to use an extra key for some things as Lanovo is infamous for the F keys across the topperforming media functions. This means, for example, to close anything you have to hit ctrl-function key-F4. If you do this without the function key, it won't work. We put Window-Eyes on a Lanovo at work and that was a mistake as no one can get the thing to shut up despite the fact that I told them ctrl-insert-function-F4 should work. As you can tell, it is my recommendation to stay away from Lanovo anything. Karyn Campbell, Illinois USA, [email protected] Using WE 9.2 on HP Pavilion laptop running Windows 8.1 home premium 64-bit with Office 2013 and IE 11 as well as Acer netbook running Windows 7 home premium 64-bit with Office 2007 and IE 11 and Microsoft Windows Defender onAcer netbook as well as Macaffee Live Safe on HP Pavilion. Support the Illinois Council of the Blind at our GoFundMe page: www.gofundme.com/icb2015. _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/corange%40psc.state.fl.us. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
