Hey Esther:
Thanks all over the place for your comments.
On 12/17/2013 3:49 PM, Esther wrote:
Hello Jim,
I think Sarah is referring to Eric Caron's podcast about using KeyRemap4MacBook
that was posted to this list, but which is probably more easily accessed from
the Guides section at AppleVis, since there is more background information,
along with comments and updates there. This is probably the easiest way to do
what you want, but in most cases you need to know the key code sequences for
the functions you want to redefine. Eric wanted to remap the Caps Lock key on
his Mac to act as the VoiceOver Control+Option keys, so he asked the developer
for help, and the dev added an option for making it easy to do this
configuration. So Eric's podcast was about how to implement this new feature
when using KeyRemap4MacBook along with a second application at the same site,
PCKeyboardHack. It wasn't meant to be a general podcast about how to remap
keys with this software.
KeyRemap4MacBook may be downloaded from:
http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/
KR4MB (to abbreviate the name) is a donationware program that is a general key
remapper for all keyboards used with Macs - not just MacBooks or Mac laptops.
By donationware I mean that the program is free to download, but if you find
it useful it's suggested that you make a small donation to support the
continuing development. If you want to read more about the details of using
this software, here's a link to my archived list post from the summer of last
year:
• NumPad on laptop Macs and KeyRemap4MacBook:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12382.html
The quick explanation of the default behavior of KR4MB is that installing this software
will let you use the keys on the right side of the keyboard, where there is normally an
embedded Numeric Keypad enabled with a NumLock key on Windows laptops, as a Numeric
Keypad when you press those keys in combination with the "Fn" key. If you
don't want this behavior, you can disable it by unchecking a box in the software, and you
can just use the other remapping options. But what is very slick about this for
VoiceOver users is that the activated embedded NumPad can work with all the NumPad
Commander keyboard shortcuts that you can customize, and will work correctly with all the
modifier key definitions (e.g., with additional presses of the Command key, or Shift key,
etc.)
The main difference in using the program now is that the menus I described were
included inside the program when the next major version update was released, so
they're not associated with a preference pane outside of the program any more.
Also, the developer incorporated Eric's requested customization into that (and
subsequent) releases, so you no longer have to get the special version of KR4MB
that he described in his podcast or its notes.
The program's web site does contain full information. it's just that this
information is laid out in the more minimalist style of documentation that
Linux users will recognize. So my archived post gives some details about the
most efficient ways I found of navigating the options with VoiceOver.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Dec 17, 2013, at 8:09 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote:
I believe someone did a podcast on some key board editors that are accessible.
Aric something or other. Basically they are system pref pains that you could
use to change the way keys behave and what they do for example have your
control and option in the caps lock key.
Take care.
On Dec 17, 2013, at 10:02 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote:
Hi Gang:
Anyone know of a good accessible keyboard editor for the Mack? I had a look at
the Ukelele software but there are accessibility issues. My goal is to convert
the numeric keyboard of my Apple keyboard, including the use of modifier keys,
to emulate a standard recorder keyboard.
Thanks all over the place gang.
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