Use windows-t then first letter navigation. That will also work. Chris
-----Original Message----- From: Larry Higgins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 12:16 PM To: Chris Grabowski <[email protected]>; Window-Eyes Discussion List <[email protected]>; net bat <[email protected]> Subject: Re: My ctrl-alt shortcut combos are suddenly gone Well Chris, up to now, I haven't really given this method any real consideration, but it just might be worth trying to get used too. My only problem with the windows key method comes with my wifi keyboard, where I have no right side Windows key. Sure wish there was a way to remap this lousy FN key, considering how useless it is proving to be. Anyway, thanks for reminding us of this option. On 8/16/2016 10:12 AM, Chris Grabowski via Talk wrote: > One could pin programs to the task bar in a specific order and then press > alt-1 through alt-0 to launch or switch to them. > To see the order of programs on your task bar, press windows-t and then right > arrow through. > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: net bat [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 10:56 AM > To: Chris Grabowski <[email protected]>; Window-Eyes Discussion List > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: My ctrl-alt shortcut combos are suddenly gone > > i think this is a windows thing. i get the same thing with windows 7 > sometimes. > i can look at the properties of the non working icon and the shortcut keys i > have defined are still there but will not work. rebooting does not bring them > back. i have to go into the properties and delete the shortcut. save the > change > then put the shortcut keys back then the icon shortcut will start working > again > until the next time a few months later. > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Grabowski via Talk > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 7:22 AM > To: Larry Higgins ; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: RE: My ctrl-alt shortcut combos are suddenly gone > > Hi, > Did you shut the computer down and reboot it to see if they come back? > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Larry Higgins via Talk > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 9:36 AM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: My ctrl-alt shortcut combos are suddenly gone > > Listers, > > I know this might border on the off topic, but I'm quite certain that > most all of you use these kind of shortcut combos for easy access to > your favorite apps/programs, and when they don't work, you can feel a > bit lost and frustrated, as I do at the moment. > > Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can go about getting mine back? I > got up this morning and when I tried loading IE, with ctrl-alt-i, it > didn't work. The same with my Thunderbird keys ctrl-alt-e. > > All of my windows key shortcuts are working fine, it is just these > personal combo keys that are giving me trouble. > > And yes, the ctrl-alt-w is working for Window-Eyes. > > I did try redefining one of the shortcuts, but to no avail. > > If anybody has any ideas they would certainly be appreciated. I just > hope I don't have to do something so drastic as a Windows restore, but > if that will work, guess I'll just have to bite one and do that. But > hope we can find a more immediate and softer solution. > > Thanks, > > Larry > _______________________________________________ > 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/cgrabowski%40aisquared.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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/netbat%40comcast.net. > 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/larryhiggins22%40comcast.net. > 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. 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