[duxuser] Re: 6 key entry
- From: Anne Ronco <anne@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:55:14 -0400
Hi,
Everyone is spot on. Many laptop keyboards won't allow you to type 6
keys at the same time. If you have an external keyboard that works you
can use that. It is 100% a hardware problem so installing Perky Duck or
any other software won't fix it I'm afraid.
By the way if anyone is considering buying a new keyboard and wants to
check if it will allow you type 6 keys at the same time you can test it
by plugging it into a display computer at the store. Then open Notepad
and type the s, d, f, j, k and l keys all at once.
If all six letters appear every time you do that (it doesn't matter what
order they are in, just that they are all there) then the keyboard will
allow 6-key chording. But be sure to buy the keyboard you opened and
tested. Sometimes other keyboards, even of the same make and model,
won't work.
I hope that helps.
Best regards,
Anne Ronco
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On 1/25/2011 6:29 PM, Lmonform@xxxxxxx wrote:
Not a dumb question at all! Some keyboards don't support 6-key entry.
I'm not sure how you determine which can and which can't, but we had a
similar problem when our system moved from one school to another. We
had a new monitor and keyboard and couldn't go 6-key. Once we swapped
out the keyboards, it was fine.
Linda Monformoso
Braille Assistant
Maplewood, NJ
In a message dated 1/25/2011 5:26:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rsapsford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Okay this is my first post, be kind... (and I'm sorry if this is a
dumb question, but I really am confused)
What I would like to know is why won't my laptop let me use 6 key
entry? When I try to input information in Braille the keys (SDF
JKL) do not work as dots 1 through 6? When I find an extra
keyboard and plug it into my laptop I can use 6 key entry with it,
not my laptop.
Rhonda Sapsford
Educational Assistant
John Paul II Collegiate
Phone number 403- 938-4600
Fax 403-938-5324
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