I'm glad this has been mentioned as its something I didn't know about or had forgotten.
On 18/03/2012, at 1:04 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi All, > > Just wanted to clarify that Sarah's speaking about a discovery that was > discussed on list two years ago -- if you press one of the arrow keys along > with a key from the top row of numbers on a laptop keyboard, and you have > NumPad Commander enabled in VoiceOver Utility, then you can generate the same > NumPad Commander sequence you'd get by pressing the corresponding number key > on the numeric keypad of a full-size keyboard. For example, let's say that > you have NumPad Commander enabled under the "Commanders" menu of VoiceOver > Utility on the "NumPad" tab, and that pressing the "1" key on the numeric > keypad with no modifier keys is bound to the command to bring up item chooser > menu -- which you can also invoke by pressing VO-I. On a laptop keyboard if > you press the "1" key from the top row of numbers and one of the arrow keys, > you can also execute the command to bring up item chooser menu, or whatever > VoiceOver command you customized for that key in NumPad Commander. This only w > orks to give you the unmodified set of NumPad Commander actions, and you have > to be careful which arrow key you choose to press. Sarah's using the right > arrow key, because in some instances pressing the down arrow key can move > your focus to a different location. > > This esoteric way of getting NumPad Commander customized definitions to work > when using keyboards without a separate NumPad works on both Intel Macs and > the older PowerPC Macs. So this is something you can use if you are running > Leopard on an old Mac laptop. If you have Snow Leopard or Lion, you may find > it more convenient to use Keyboard Commander to bind a custom VoiceOver > action to other keys. And you can add these combinations to your repertory if > you want to use them on your current Mac laptop. It's not a full answer to > Dane's appreciation for having NumPad Commander on the full keyboard, but > explains what Sarah meant when she said that actually, she could access > NumPad commander functions from her Mac laptop keyboard. > > The old archived list posts from April 2010 have a discussion thread titled > "Keyboard Shortcuts from Numpad Commander without a Numpad" > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Mar 15, 2012, at 3:00 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> Actually it is. Just hold down the right arrow key and hit the numbers on >> the number fow. I do this all the time if I need to do something quickly,. >> >> Take care all. >> On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> >>> Glad you can still get the USB keyboard, the "Num Pad Commander" in VO >>> wouldn't be any use without one <smile>. >>> >>> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
