Actually, you enter an edit box in iOS by double-tapping on the edit box. This is the same as turning off keyboard commander on the mac.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 21 Jun 2014, at 3:12, "'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries" > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Sure, no problem. > On my Mac, I have single letter navigation keys enabled, allowing me to do > things like pressing the letter H to move to the next heading on a Web page, > B to move to the next button, etc. this works well, except when I'm in edit > boxes where I would have to enter a user ID, password, etc. In those edit > fields, I need to turn Keyboard Commander off in order to enter the text; > otherwise, my text will be interpreted as a navigation command. I'd like to > know if there is a way to have the single letter navigation keys interpreted > as text when I'm in an edit field without the need to turn the commander off > when I'm typing and on while I'm browsing. This feature does seem to work on > the iPhone and I'm wondering if a similar option is available for the Mac. > > David Goldfield, > > > Founder and Peer Coordinator, > Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired > Feel free to visit my new Web site > http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ > > isaac wrote: >> I don't understand the question could you be more clear on what are you >> trying to do? What do you mean that the commander turns off when in text >> fields? >> isaac >> isaac.heb...@gmail.com >> Skype gold_wildcat >> >>> On Jun 20, 2014, at 9:28 AM, 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> I think I know the answer to this question but I'd like to ask in case I'm >>> wrong. <smile> >>> First, I love the flexibility of Keyboard commander. However, I noticed >>> that, when I use my iPhone, the commander seems to automatically turn off >>> when you're in a text box or edit field, which I think is very smart and a >>> nice touch. Is there a method for having this done in the Mac? I mean, >>> it's not going to kill me to press left arrow/right arrow to turn it off >>> while in text fields but I'd like the capability to have it turn off when >>> text needs to be written and to have it turn back on when you leave an edit >>> field on a Web page. Does this make sense? >>> Alternatively, is there an option, script or third party program which >>> forces the commander to disable single letter navigation keys while in edit >>> fields? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> David Goldfield, >>> >>> >>> Founder and Peer Coordinator, >>> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired >>> Feel free to visit my new Web site >>> http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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.