I use StickeyKeys also and when I want to lock the option key or any of the modifier keys all I have to do is press the particular key twice. This locks it until the key is pressed witch unlocks the key in use.
Hth.. Randy Randy Stegall randy_steg...@att.net Raleigh, NC Sent from my Mac Mini On Apr 13, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Catherine Turner <catherineturner2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone ever entered characters by entering the unicode numbers? > To cut a long story short I have a need to do this and cannot get it > to work. I found some instructions about it and think I followed them > properly,and now I am suppose to be able to hold down the option key > and enter the required unicode numbers which should result in the > corresponding character being entered. What seems to be happening is > I hold down the option key and start typing numbers but it seems to > accept the very first digit which I enter without waiting for the > others, no matter how fast I type, and I am typing pretty quickly. > > What complicates matters, and is the reason I have the need for this > in the first place, is I am using a special keyboard adapted for one > handed typing and I am also using sticky keys. However I have tried > on the Macbook keyboard itself and with sticky keys switched off and > it does not seem to make a difference. I wonder if anyone has any > ideas? And if I cannot get this to work, is there a way I can put > certain characters somewhere in the menu so I can select them from > there when I need them? > > Thanks, > Catherine > <--- 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> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences 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> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
