[nfbcs] Odd keyboard behavior

Rob kyrath at cox.net
Wed Jan 7 22:36:38 UTC 2009


Hi Gary, I think your right about contacting FS directly.
I don't use the insert keys with ZoomText, and yes, the behavior continues 
with running just JAWS.

-- Rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wunder, Gary" <WunderG at health.missouri.edu>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Odd keyboard behavior


> Hi Rob. Might want to talk with FS about this. Does it happen when you
> are running both Zoom Text and Jaws or does it happen no matter which
> you use?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Rob
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:22 PM
> To: NFBCS
> Subject: [nfbcs] Odd keyboard behavior
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just started using a new computer.  It has Windows XP, JAWS 10, and
> ZoomText 8.
>
> I'm thinking that this is probably some kind of setting.  I've always
> been able to hold down the insert key and press any other key as many
> times as I wanted and the insert key would still be active.  Now, if for
> example, I perform the read line command (insert+uparrow) and continue
> to hold the insert and press the uparrow again, the insert key is
> ignored and it is as if I'm just pressing the uparrow.
>
> Alternatively, if I hold down the alt key and press the tab key several
> times, the keystroke continues to acknowledge the alt key.  It appears
> to be specific to the insert keys.
>
> I've been exposed to quite a number of computers through home and work,
> but this is the first time I've run into this one.  So if anyone has any
> ideas of what's going on, I would appreciate knowing them.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -- Rob
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