Hi Neville, I think it's a throw-back to the days of terminal programs which would scroll text stream from BBS's or the like, and so ScrollLock would lock the screen, giving you a chance to read it before it scrolled away on you. Nowadays, you can just map it to your own use. I use it to mute and unmute my line-in, but this requires a program which allows you to set a hot key to toggle the mute status of such a device. I use Power Mixer, from www.actualsolutions.com, for which I wrote an app, Power Mixer Enhance. Power Mixer is pretty accessible under Jaws without the need for scripting to make it accessible. But, obviously, I digress. (smile)
Best, Rod -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neville via Talk Sent: June 7, 2017 3:00 AM To: Window Eyes <[email protected]> Subject: purpose of the scroll lock key Hi, In a list message, a member mentioned that the capslock or scroll lock key could be used as the Jaws key instead of the insert key. I assume this would be while using the laptop keyboard layout rather than the desktop layout even if using a desktop. Is this correct? Also, I have never used the scroll lock key for anything over the 30 years or so of using computers. So, can anyone inform me of its purpose on the keyboard? Thanks Neville. _______________________________________________ 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/rod_hutton%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
