I also use a laptop and jaws as my main computer and use the standard
layout as does Jim. . see below.
Norm
At 02:42 PM 1/23/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Christopher,
>
>I think, in part, that this depends on the particular laptop.  I use a
>laptop with JFW almost exclusively and I use the standard keyboard layout,
>not the laptop layout.  In my situation I use the embedded numeric pad that
>is centered around the right-hand home-row keys and this works fine for 99%
>of what I need and want to do.  Some of the more complicated compound key
>combinations can be a real exercise in finger gymnastics, but in the case
>of my laptop this is due to the fact that there is only a single control
>key (at least for most combinations) and that some of the other cursor
>movement keys require the special shift key to be pressed to access them.
>I do also have an external numeric keypad, but literally haven't used it in
>over a year.
>
>If there were any combinations that were too difficult or inconvenient to
>use, and they were for functions that I used frequently enough, I would
>consider re-mapping the function to another keystroke using the scripting
>capability.  Of course, only you can decide what is meant by "inconvenient"
>and "frequently" in your circumstance.
>
>The bottom ine is that it doesn't really present any unsurmountable
>barriers and is only a rare and minor inconvenience which I feel is more
>than compensation for the portability factor (which is why I don't often
>use the external numeric keypad).
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Jim
>
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>James A. Rebman
>
>Cognitive Levers Project
>Center for Life-Long Learning and Design (L3D)
>Department of Computer Science
>College of Engineering and Applied Science
>University of Colorado, Boulder
>
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