Aargh! Yes, Mike is correct. The program you want in Spark to remap your keys. I've been answering too many different list questions lately. I mentioned Sharp Keys to answer a different question about how to bind a command to announce the time to a hot key. Too many different threads running around in my email. Sorry.
Cheers, Esther On Jul 18, 2009, at 18:41, Michael Huckabay wrote: > > Hi there Mike H here. Mabey I can ancer your question about they > laptop key mapping. I am running window's xp under a VM. I have to > remap yes for jaw's resion's. I have a little program called sharp > key's. It's a little confusing to figger out at first but If you want > some help you can contact me off list at dryden.mikehucka...@gmail.com > and I would be glad to help you with this. that adress is also my msn. > Thank's and have a good one.On 19-Jul-09, at 12:12 AM, Esther wrote: > >> >> Hi May, >> >> No, you don't need to have a numeric keypad if you want to put >> Windows >> on your Mac. The usual issue is that people who put Windows onto >> curremt Mac laptops using VMWare Fusion end up having to remap the >> JAWS insert key to another key. On the older Mac laptops which had >> embedded numeric keypads, you would use the "0" key of the (embedded) >> number pad. There are a couple of ways to handle key remapping -- >> either you use a free program called Spark, which is basically a >> Windows registry hack, and allows you to choose a key from one list >> view window and map it to another key you select in a second list >> view >> to remap, or you can do this under Fusion preferences with a one-time >> connection to a full-size keyboard, where you physically press the >> key >> you want to remap. (The Fusion method works for remapping keys in any >> operating system -- could be linux, for example). This is only an >> issue with the Mac laptop setups where you're not using a full-size >> keyboard, and is easily solved. >> >> I don't have Windows installed on my Mac, but there are several other >> list users who do, and who could answer your questions in more >> detail. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On Jul 18, 2009, at 17:57, May and Wynter wrote: >> >>> >>> If I put windows on my mac machine when I get it, do I have to have >>> the >>> keypad tha you are talking about to use windows? >>> >>> May, I'm ready for the stress to end. Off to Edmonton on the 25th. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Esther" <mori...@mac.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:29 PM >>> Subject: Re: mac/voiceover on a laptopRe: does reading on the mac >>> take two >>> hands? >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Hi Anouk, >>>> >>>> You don't need to use a numeric keypad with VoiceOver, but with >>>> Leopard you have another option of customizing your frequently used >>>> VoiceOver commands with the NumPad Commander. I did get a USB >>>> keypad, >>>> the Lenovo 33L3225 Numeric Keypad, so I could learn the NumPad >>>> Commander sequences with my laptop. (This also works with Windows >>>> and >>>> with Linux, incidentally). Most of the time I use VoiceOver from >>>> my >>>> laptop without any attachments. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> On Jul 18, 2009, at 12:45, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> It is optional with a numpad, but it enhances it. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Alex, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 18-Jul-09, at 5:02 AM, a radix wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, Do you actually need the numeric keypad to use voicover? I >>>>>> thought it >>>>>> was optional. If it is optional then there is not much difference >>>>>> imo >>>>>> between using it on a laptop or a pc... >>>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Victor Tsaran" <vtsa...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 9:42 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: does reading on the mac take two hands? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Beware, however, that even though you can lock control and >>>>>>> option >>>>>>> keys, >>>>>>> you will find yourself in frequent situations where you need to >>>>>>> unlock >>>>>>> them, e.g. when browsing the web or trying to interact with >>>>>>> various >>>>>>> objects (tables, HTML CONTENT areas etc). >>>>>>> It does get a little annoying to use voiceover for long periods >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> time, >>>>>>> especially if you are a heavy laptop user. >>>>>>> Good luck, >>>>>>> Vic >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 7/17/2009 7:03 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>>>>>>> You can also lock the voiceover keys on with VO and semicolon. >>>>>>>> Then you >>>>>>>> don't have to hold down control and option while doing >>>>>>>> voiceover >>>>>>>> commands. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> william lomas wrote: >>>>>>>>> you have to use control option and arrow keys, to navigate >>>>>>>>> around >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 17 Jul 2009, at 14:31, a radix wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hello everyone, ok this may sem elike a strange question >>>>>>>>>> but I >>>>>>>>>> read >>>>>>>>>> that, if you want to navigate through a window to review it, >>>>>>>>>> or a >>>>>>>>>> document for example you need to use the voice key (which is >>>>>>>>>> either >>>>>>>>>> command or control if i got that right)+ arrow down or up, >>>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>>>> tha tnot require both hand and is there a way to do it single >>>>>>>>>> handedly. I use braille all the time and this would make it a >>>>>>>>>> lot >>>>>>>>>> slower for me to read stuff, or will maybe the arrow keys on >>>>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>>>> braille display be able to simulate this, i Wonder. >>>>>>>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> I tweet about music and accessibility at http://www.twitter.com/ >>>>>>> vick08 >>>>>>> or check my site at http://www.victortsaran.com >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. >>>>>> Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com >>>>>> Versie: 8.5.387 / Virusdatabase: 270.13.19/2244 - datum van >>>>>> uitgifte: >>>>>> 07/17/09 18:00:00 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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