[NFBCS] 3270 emulation success

[Tracy Carcione]

Yes!  Thanks Steve!  Clearing end-of-field, then inserting did the trick.

Glen showed me a neat trick with the insert key, for a keyboard with 104
keys including 2 insert keys.
Do:
.	Insert+f2 and select Setting Center
.	Press Ctrl+Shift+d to select JAWS default settings 
.	 Tab to the search box and enter JAWS Insert.
.	Under JAWS Insert in the tree of settings will be two items in the
treeview; one for the NumPad Insert and one for the Extended Insert.
.	Uncheck one of them, most likely the Extended insert.
.	After this point, that insert key won't be intercepted by JAWS and
you can use it without using the pass-through key first.

Cool, huh?
Tracy

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Tracy,

Can you describe what you mean when you say you can't insert text?  You
probably know this, but sometimes if there is already data in a field and
you need to insert additional data, you need to clear spaces after the last
nonblank character out by deleting them or pressing the key that clears the
rest of the field.  If you don't know what I am talking about, I can try to
get the specific name of the 3270 key that does this.  Also, if you simply
can't get into INSERT mode, you may need to press the JAWS bypass key, JAWS
KEY 3, to pass the insert key through.  

Best regards,

Steve

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Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:55 AM
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Subject: [NFBCS] 3270 emulation success

With help from Glen Gordon, I was able to get 3270 emulation to work well
with Jaws on Windows 10.  

The answer was to get the latest version of the emulator, the latest version
of Jaws, and then figure out the necessary settings.For Hummingbird Host
Explorer, the settings that are working for me are:

Set Windows resolution and scale to 1920 X 1080, 150%.

In the emulator, set cursor to blinking vertical bar.

Set font to he_bitmap, size 16X35.

Under Options, Session Properties, Display, set to ignore blinking
attribute.  I only need this to make cursor routing on the braille display
work.

 

I am still not able to insert text on a line, but everything else works
great.  I expect it's some profile or emulator setting, but haven't figured
it out yet, and it's not a deal-breaker.

 

Many thanks to Glen for his help and moral support.

Tracy

 

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