Hey, guess what, the Ctrl-Shift-N even worked on my Win7 machine, once I used the bypass. Thanks alot, still learning. Glad I do not have to deal with the ribbon. Never got used to it, so its great news there will be some hotkeys to benefit from, the day I make the move.
David On 3/1/2020 9:28 PM, Lloyd Rasmussen via Talk wrote: > Windows 10 uses a ribbon in File Explorer. One of the side effects of > this is that you get some alt-number shortcuts. You can change their > definitions, but they come with a few. And they are not very > consistent among programs, and I think not even consistent within > parts of some large programs. So I tend not to use them. > By default, ctrl-shift-N is the Window-Eyes hotkey for reading a field > name. So unless you have remapped this key, you might need to press > the bypass keystroke first. To check your current Window-Eyes hotkey > mappings, you can use Insert-1. > > > > Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD > http://lras.home.sprynet.com > -----Original Message----- From: David via Talk > Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2020 4:46 AM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List > Cc: David > Subject: Re: Command for new folder creation > > OK, so is this a new feature of Win10? > > > If I understood the initial message right, sitting Windows Explorer, you > should be able to press Alt-2, and get the creation of a new folder. I > tried with my Win7 system, just for the fun of it. Went to Windows > Explorer, hit Alt-2, and a little later Google Chrome opened. I thought > that was strange enough, but decided to explore what would happen if I > pressed Alt-3. Guess what, Google Chrome came up once again. I now > decided to test the alternativ that was mentioned, Ctrl-Shif-N, in my > Windows Explorer. To disappoint any Win7 users, it generated no action > at all. > > > I know, this was a Win10 question, and hope not to put anyone off track. > Just thought how strange it is, that not only does it seem to be > different from one system to the other, but even might generate > different results from one Operativ System to the next one. Yet another > challenge, when developers are not too consistent with their hotkeys. > Particularly as menu and ribbon navigation increasingly becomes more of > a job. > > David > > On 3/1/2020 8:45 AM, Tom Kingston via Talk wrote: >> And while we're at it, I'm running 1903 and both commands work. Go >> figure. >> I'm not aware of a way to edit these types of commands, but you may be >> able to find it with a little help from Google. >> Good luck, >> Tom >> >> >> On 2/29/2020 11:28 PM, Carol Smith via Talk wrote: >>> Hi Donald, >>> >>> I never knew about the alt-2 command. I am currently running version >>> 1903 and this command does work. The shift-control-n command does >>> nothing on my computer. I find this a bit funny that we both are >>> running 10 but have to use different commmands to do the same task. >>> >>> Carol >>> On 2/29/2020 11:59 AM, Donald Roberts via Talk wrote: >>>> I’m running W E 9.5.4.0 on a Windows 10 desktop; operating system >>>> windows 1809, a recent version. I realize that 1909 is the latest, >>>> but I am in no hurry to upgrade. >>>> >>>> When I first installed the earliest version of Windows 10, the >>>> command to create a new folder was alt 2. For the past several >>>> months, I can no longer use Alt 2 to create a new folder. Instead, >>>> shift control N will create a new folder. This is true regardless of >>>> whether I am using Window-eyes or Jaws 18. I have never knowingly >>>> installed a key remapper on this or any system, so I have no idea >>>> whatsoever as to why I can no longer use alt 2. Could any lister >>>> explain why this might have happened and also how I can get alt 2 >>>> back as the appropriate command for folder creation. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Don Roberts >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/carogsmith%40embarqmail.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/tom.kingston%40charter.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/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/lras%40sprynet.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/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. 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