I know the option key is alt equiv. Thanks for the explanation of why it doesn't work here though.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Schmude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 3:44 PM Subject: Alt key (was Re: Web Anywhere Screenreader) Hi David The option key, in situations where Alt is expected, functions as alt. The command key is a windows key--if you ever hook an Apple keyboard up to a non-apple computer this is the behavior you see. The keycodes correspond, option to alt and command to windows respectively. This is also why, when you plug a windows keyboard into a Mac, windows becomes command and alt becomes option. With respect to Web Anywhere, it does recognize the option keys as alt keys, however the reason it doesn't work as expected is that the option key is used to enter extended characters, and sometimes web anywhere is not grabbing the key combinations before os x does. This is also why when using it you sometimes can't use Safari commands, and sometimes can. hth On Jun 28, 2008, at 12:03, David Poehlman wrote: > not on the Mac. undoubtedly, the mac is still driving this thing so > the > option key would still be the option key.
