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Robert Doc Wright godfearer
I am working with a NVDA newby. how does she set
NVDA so that the control and shift keys are spoken. she wants this because her
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Jackie
Go to preferences > keyboard & tab to "speak command keys". Check the
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box, press 'apply' then ok, & save the configuration. On 10/11/18, Robert Doc Wright godfearer <godfearer@...> wrote:
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Quentin Christensen
NVDA+4 toggles speak command keys. That won't announce if you just press SHIFT and let it go, but it will announce "CONTROL+S" if you press those keys. You can also access that option from the "Keyboard" settings (NVDA+CONTROL+K to get there directly, or via the NVDA menu). In order to practise the keyboard, you can also use NVDA's "Input help" mode. Press NVDA+1 to turn Input help on. From then, you can press any key or key combination and NVDA will announce what you have pressed (including things like shift on its own) and what NVDA function it performs (if it's an NVDA keystroke). The keys won't do anything however, so if you press the WINDOWS key, NVDA will report it, but the Windows Start menu will not open. Press NVDA+1 to turn input help off again. Kind regards Quentin. On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 10:57 AM Robert Doc Wright godfearer <godfearer@...> wrote:
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Robert Doc Wright godfearer
i tried that and the only extra keys that were spoken were everything but control and shift.
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From: "Jackie" <abletec@...> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [nvda] keyboard Go to preferences > keyboard & tab to "speak command keys". Check the |
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Robert Doc Wright godfearer
ok, though it does not announce the control and shift keys specifically it will announce the key combinations.
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From: "Jackie" <abletec@...> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [nvda] keyboard Go to preferences > keyboard & tab to "speak command keys". Check the |
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I seem to remember that there were very valid reasons why trying to read just control and shift keys was not a good idea. For a start on their own, except windows ones, they only do stuff if they are combined with another, also I think that if you do intercept them then you get a stutter if you try to use a combination which is often more confusing. One of the biggest issues I get with people is that they seem unaware that the right hand key next to the space bar is in fact alt/control or that the right windows key has specific context sensitive uses, but can be still used if the laptop does not have the key by using shift with a function key. And do not get me started with the issue of laptops having the normal functions only available if you use an fn key as well.
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From: "Quentin Christensen" <quentin@...> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2018 1:21 AM Subject: Re: [nvda] keyboard NVDA+4 toggles speak command keys. That won't announce if you just press |
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Chris Mullins
Hi To help with the fact that the shift key is not announced with command keys on, you could go to the voice dialog NVDA+alt+v and set up either a Capital pitch percentage, say cap when typing a capital letter or beep when typing a capital letter. Then set speak type characters on with NVDA+2, and your newbie will be able to hear that capital letters are being typed.
Cheers Chris
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Quentin Christensen
Sent: 12 October 2018 01:21 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] keyboard
NVDA+4 toggles speak command keys. That won't announce if you just press SHIFT and let it go, but it will announce "CONTROL+S" if you press those keys.
You can also access that option from the "Keyboard" settings (NVDA+CONTROL+K to get there directly, or via the NVDA menu).
In order to practise the keyboard, you can also use NVDA's "Input help" mode. Press NVDA+1 to turn Input help on. From then, you can press any key or key combination and NVDA will announce what you have pressed (including things like shift on its own) and what NVDA function it performs (if it's an NVDA keystroke). The keys won't do anything however, so if you press the WINDOWS key, NVDA will report it, but the Windows Start menu will not open.
Kind regards
Quentin.
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