Anthony:

Yeah, I think I have too.  I keep debating as to whether to get an external
number pad or use an external keyboard with the laptop, but so far I've
managed quite well without them.

It sure is nice to have a laptop that you can take with you wherever you go.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: question on Jaws with a laptop


> Hi Tom;
>
> I have made the transition from the desktop to the laptop and vice versa =
> without any problem.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>
>   ----- Original Message -----=20
>   From: T Behler=20
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:12 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] question on Jaws with a laptop
>
>
>           Yeah, John. ... That's my thinking at the current time too.
>
>   It's just that the capslock thing took me by surprise a bit, until I =
> stopped
>   to think about what exactly was happening with the Jaws laptop =
> keyboard
>   lay-out.
>
>   I think I'll stick to the laptop itself for now.
>
>   73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>   ----- Original Message -----=20
>   From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>   To: <[log in to unmask]>
>   Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 4:50 PM
>   Subject: Re: question on Jaws with a laptop
>
>
>   > I've never found I needed the external keyboard. It's too much to =
> lug
>   around
>   > and I actually got used to the laptop layout after working with it a
>   while.
>   > ----- Original Message -----=20
>   > From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>   > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>   > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 3:09 PM
>   > Subject: Re: question on Jaws with a laptop
>   >
>   >
>   > >    Kallie:
>   > >
>   > > I have debated about trying an external keyboard, and have =
> resisted so
>   > > far.
>   > >
>   > > But, it might be a real possibility.
>   > >
>   > > Thanks for the info.
>   > >
>   > > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>   > >
>   > >
>   > > ----- Original Message -----=20
>   > > From: "Kallie Swanepoel" <[log in to unmask]>
>   > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>   > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:35 PM
>   > > Subject: Re: question on Jaws with a laptop
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >> Hi
>   > >>
>   > >> That's the reason why I'm using an external keyboard with my =
> laptop..
>   If
>   > >> you press caps lock twice it by pass the preset function of the =
> laptop
>   > >> keyboard. That is because the default jaws key is the caps lock =
> on a
>   > >> laptop, and I prefer it to be the insert key. So I use an =
> external
>   > >> keyboard and set the keyboard to desktop keyboard.  You can do =
> that in
>   > >> the basics dialogue under Options in the Jaws menus.
>   > >>
>   > >> Hop it helps.
>   > >>
>   > >>
>   > >>
>   > >>
>   > >>
>   > >> Kallie Swanepoel ZS6KCS
>   > >> Piano Tuner/Klavierstemmer
>   > >> Skype Name: KallieSwanepoel
>   > >> Phone: +27 (0) 12 379 3762
>   > >> Mobile: +27 (0) 83 261 6942
>   > >> Voice Link: +27 (0) 88 129 8775
>   > >> Fax: +27 (0) 86 633 2999
>   > >> http://www.kallieswanepoel.co.za
>   > >>
>   > >>
>   > >
>   >
>