Thank you very much. It seems this question has been asked a lot looking around on Macvisionaries archives and Applevis, so once again my apologies for duplicating a repeatedly brought up thread.
On 5/9/14, Red.Falcon <velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com> wrote: > Hi Tristan! > A old post here about getting a Num pad on a Macbook or bluetooth keyboard > and a link to a podcast showing how to install! > Other benefits for people using Windows in a virtual machine as well! > Its all there to hear! > > HTH Colin > I'm pasting the text below from my old message to the list. I cleaned > it > up a little. > > This is the information used to change your caps lock key to the VO or > Control and Option keys held down together. > > I also use the added bonus of the caps lock working as the insert key in VM > Fusion Running the Jaws screen reader. > > And, the KeyRemap4Macbook application also creates a built in number pad > on the mac laptop and bluetooth keyboard making the num pad commander now > more available. > > This has been one of the best changes I have ever made to my mac. I hope > you and others are finding it helpful. > > Eric Caron > > info follows: > >>> >>> Below I've written out the steps needed to have the Voice Over Keys, >>> Control and Option, mapped to the caps lock key. This allows a Voice >>> over user to use caps lock with keys that might be difficult to reach >>> with the standard Control Option VO keys. In addition this new setting >>> now automatically creates Caps Lock as the modifier in a VM machine. >>> Finally the application creates a number pad on the standard keyboard >>> centred around the letter i. >>> >>> This is a update to my earlier podcast. Takayama Fumihiko, the developer >>> of these applications has changed KeyRemapper4Macbook, making it much >>> easier to set up the computer to use the caps lock as the VO keys. >>> >>> Below I will write out the steps to complete the set up. >>> I will also include a link to a recently completed podcast that walks >>> through the new set up. this is much shorter then the previous podcast >>> as it is much easier to complete the steps. The podcast is 25 minutes >>> long but the last 4 minutes is for those who all ready use the >>> applications and want to update. >>> >>> - >>> Here are the steps needed to have a number pad added to your keyboard, >>> have caps lock work as a Voice Over Key, and have the Caps lock work as >>> the Jaws key or similar modifier in other screen readers used in VM >>> Fusion. >>> Go to the developer web site and download and install both >>> KeyRemap4MacBook and PCKeyboardHack. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack-usage.html.en >>> >>> Be sure you restart your computer at the end of the install. >>> >>> Now go to System Preferences and to Keyboard. Change the behaviour of >>> the Caps lock key to no action. >>> Now also in System Preferences under Other you will find both >>> PCKeyboardhack and Keyremap4Macbook. go to PCKeyboardhack and in the >>> settings tab in the first table check the box for change caps lock >>> behaviour then interact on the field that currently reads 51. Press >>> enter after interacting, then change the number to 110. This changes the >>> caps lock key to the windows Application key. then close the application >>> >>> >>> Still in System Preferences and in the Other category go to >>> KeyRemap4Macbook. In the Change Key tab move over to the search field >>> and type in "blind voice over" without the quotes. then arrow right over >>> to the table. Interact and you should be on the correct setting. arrow >>> to the check box and select it. Close the application. >>> >>>>>> The new setting name is "Use Caps Lock as Voice Over key." >>> Now if you press the caps lock key it will act as if you are pressing the >>> Control and Option keys. You have the original VO keys to use. as this >>> only changes the caps lock key. Also If you press the FN key and letter i >>> you will find it is a 5 and the rest of the number pad is there. If you >>> turn on num pad commander you can now use the Voice Over controls with >>> this number pad. >>> >>> For VM Fusion users you have another bonus. The caps lock key will now >>> act as the Jaws key if you are using a VM Fusion machine with windows. >>> The Keyremap4macbook application can be used instead of sharp keys or the >>> VM fusion key settings. they should not be used to try to control the >>> same keys at the same time. >>> >>> The Keyremap4macbook needs to be version >>>>>> 7.8.17, or later. >>>>>> >>>>>> In VMware Fusion, the Help key will be interpreted as Insert Key. As >>>>>> this is often the screen reader modifier in Windows screen readers it >>>>>> will now work as the caps lock key. >>> for more information here is a helpful link. >>>>>> http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=1001675 >>>>>> >>> Here are the steps to update KeyRemap4Macbook if you followed the >>> original podcast and used the Private XML. this is only for those who >>> Please remember this is donation supported. You will find the donation >>> link at the same location you downloaded the applications. >>> >>> Below is the link to the new podcast. that walks through these steps. >>> >>> >> http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/new-updated-remapping-keys-your-macs-keyboard-enhance-voiceover-experience > > "The Avalanche has started! > Its to late for the pebbles to vote!" > [Kosh Babylon 5 2258] > > On 10 May 2014, at 02:30, Tristan <theblinddj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi list, >> I just got my MacBook today and I'm loving it so far. I decided to try >> out a VM before I went the bootcamp route. A few questions: >> >> How do I make it so all commands feed straight to the VM? It seems >> that if I enter a MAC-specific command, like, command+tab, it ignores >> the fact that i'm interfaced with the VM and feeds it to Mac? Is there >> some special keystroke to start working with the VM without OSX >> intercepting certain keystrokes? Right now I've just been using >> ctrl+command+f to switch to full screen and turning VO off. >> Is there a way to make the capslock (or other key) work, for example >> as a screen reader modifier? >> Are there any other tweaks that would be useful? I'm using VMWare >> Fusion 6 Pro with Windows 7. >> >> I apologize for the excessive references to Windows on a Mac list -- I >> just really would like the crutch of Windows to lean on while I get >> acquainted to the Mac OS. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> Thanks in advance. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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