Although I cannot speak for your particular system or issue, my experience with newer HP machines is that they need a tweak in the BIOS, to have the top-row of your keyboard behave normal. A tweak that only can be performed with two eyes around, since the BIOS has to be accessed long before any software is loaded. This silliness of redefining the keys, requiring them to be combined with the FN-key, even for plain standard operations like closing a program, is something that even sighted people complains about. The net is full of such complains, just do a bit of a search on the matter. HP machines are known to be among the troublemakers in this regard, but even other manufacturers have been reported to follow the same strange line of defining the keyboard. Had they even let the user have a key-combo to switch the normal and strange layout/behavior, but nope, not so well. BIOS is the one and only way around the matter.
I ended up ditching a machine from HP, since I do have no eyes that were qualified for the redefinition, and I simply could no longer stand the whole FN-business. That was even on a full-sized keyboard on a 17" laptop, where there was no real good reason for having this kind of strangeness, since there would be no need for excessive multi-function of any key. Why HP has deicded to go down that line, even when their long-time customers do not want the stuff, is another part of the story. Sorry, I cannot be of more assistance on the matter. Do you happen to have two eyes around, and do you want to meddle with the BIOS of your machine, you likely can fix the issue. Otherwise, CapsLock to replace the Insert-key in WE, is of course but one workaround. Still, you may need the FN-key in combination with any of your F-keys, which can be tiresome in the long run. Too bad that we often will have to skip the whole line of HP machines, just because of silly layout, but in reality I am afraid that is the best advice at the moment. HP used to be stirdy good and reliable machines, but their stubbornness on the FN-key simply pulls the plug for many a user - sighted or not. David On 9/7/2016 5:23 PM, Van Lant, Robin via Talk wrote: > I have an interesting challenge on my new HP laptop keyboard. I realized > before I bought it that it did not have an application key, but the discovery > since buying it is that the Insert Key does not work as Insert unless I hit > the FN key. If I just hit the button alone, it's print screen. The insert > is just to the right of the F12 key. I'm still looking for how I might be > able to change the setting to not require the FN key to make any of the > function keys and the insert work as I'd like, but wondering if anyone has > any good suggestions in the meantime for WE commands where I want to use > Insert without finger gymnastics to also hit the FN key. > > > > > Robin Van Lant | Sr. Program Manager > Strategy & Performance Management | Key Equipment Finance > 720-304-1060 | [email protected] > > > This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It > is intended solely for the use of the addressee. No confidentiality or > privilege is waived or lost as a result of any transmission errors. If you > are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, > copying, distributing or using any of this information. If you have received > this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and > destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. > > This communication is for informational purposes only, is not an offer, > solicitation, recommendation or commitment for any transaction or to buy or > sell any security or other financial product, and is not intended as > investment advice or as a confirmation of any transaction. Any market price, > indicative value, estimate, view, opinion, data or other information herein > is not warranted as to completeness or accuracy, is subject to change without > notice, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. accepts no liability for its use or > to update or keep it current. Any views or opinions are those of the > individual sender, not necessarily of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. > > The sender of this communication is a licensed securities representative > employed by or associated with KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Member > NYSE/FINRA/SIPC and may also represent KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank > N.A.”). Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital > Markets Inc. Banking products and services are offered by KeyBank N.A. > > 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 > > If you prefer not to receive future e-mail offers for products or services > from Key send an e-mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>with 'No Promotional E-mails' in the SUBJECT line. > _______________________________________________ > 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/trailerdavid%40hotmail.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/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
