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From: Lucy Greco
Date: May 23, 2016 11:12AM

that is the same configuration i use. but i would not map the ` as its the
key used in gmail to jump from section to section of the inbox and j-say
uses it and a few other apps do as well. i map the write alt key to the
insert key. lucy

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On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 4:07 AM, Alastair Campbell < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I use VMware fusion (7) with Windows 10 and Jaws/NVDA on my Mac laptop
> quite happily.
>
> I used sharpkey to map the key just under escape to insert: ±
> I figured that was fairly safe as I don't remember ever using that key, and
> you could use an insert-symbol dialogue.
>
> You also have to be careful about system wide keys like cntl-left/right
> moving desktop-spaces. I used the VMware options to map cntl-left/right to
> alt-left/right, as the standard Mac keyboard short cuts tend to use that
> pattern for moving by word, so it matches up better in my mind.
>
> That install of windows is my favourite because it only has browsers &
> screenreaders installed, none of the cruft you build up when Windows is
> your base system, so it is still quick after several years of use and
> upgrades.
>
> HTH,
>
> -Alastair
>
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 2:19 AM, Jennifer Sutton < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > It's my sense that Fusion may be the most stable, and in order to run
> > Windows 10, it's my understanding that you'd need Fusion 8.
> >
> > > > >