Remap Applications key

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Presentation

Simple add-on for those computers that do not have an applications key or whose applications key does not work. It is also usefull in the File explorer of Windows 11 build 22621 and laters, since it allows to assign a key to the combination Shift+applications key, used to display the full context menu. Starting in this Windows build, applications key only shows a stripped version of context menu. It is necessary to assign the key or combination of keys we want to replace applications key. In NVDA / Preferences / Input Gestures... / RemapApplicationsKey we can assign the combination we desire.

Observations

When assigning a key combination or a single key, we have to take into account that this combination or key is not used in any application. For example, Ctrl + Down Arrow could work for most of the system but would give an error in Google Chrome, not allowing access to the context menu. To give an example, I usually use the "printScreen" key, which is usually on the top row on the right and is usually the second or third key. We can find out which one it is if we use NVDA's input help; for this, we press the NVDA + 1 key and start exploring the keys on the keyboard. When it says "printScreen," that will be the key we were looking for. We can exit NVDA's input help by pressing NVDA + 1 again. This is an example, leaving it up to the user to choose their key or key combination.

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Version 2023.09.30

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