Hi Cheryl, Long time no talk :) If this is the same model I had, the "f 1 f 2 f 3 & f34" keys don't work with VoiceOver. I went round & round with apple care about this & they finally agreed that those keys were out to lunch with VO. Granted I bought the keyboard from the apple store! LOL Needless to say they refunded the $ I liked the layout and feel though! Did they fix this anomaly with your keyboard. Just thought I'd ask? TIA Chuck
CHUCK REICHEL soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com www.SoundPictureRecording.com 954-742-0019 Isaiah 26 : 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. In GOD I Trust On Jan 22, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > When a thread on numeric keypad was started, only numeric keypad information > was wanted. But I thought I would mention another alternative which I am > using now with my iMac a lot of the time. I admit I kind of collect keyboards > :-) > > I have a full keyboard from Logitech: a k750 solar keyboard for Mac - you do > want the one that is specifically for Mac. This is a solar keyboard but > instead of running on bluetooth it has a usb receiver. This is the downside > as it does require a usb port but only the receiver is inserted; there are no > cords involved to get tangled up. This is not a very portable keyboard at > all; it is about the same length as the Apple usb keyboard that has a numeric > keypad and it is actually significantly larger measuring from back to front > or maybe top edge to bottom edge because the keyboard does not end with the > top row which I believe is because of the solar panel. It is sturdy but I > wouldn't say it is terribly heavy. It has little pieces (not really what I'd > quite call feet) that you can open out so your keyboard will have a slant and > be slightly raised at the top. It has an on/off switch and another press > button not raised up from the keyboard much for which I haven't figured out > the purpose to the left of the on/off switch. It has a 18-key keypad, > including a long enter key and an equals key. It also has a six-pack and > cursor-cross between the numeric keypad and the main keyboard but there isn't > a lot of space between all of these sections going from left to right; there > is a well-defined area between the six-pack and the cursor-cross. I have > lately kind of settled on this as my keyboard of choice for my iMac. > > Warnings: > 1. I had a terrible time figuring out how to change the function keys. I > finally had to download the Logitech control center from the logitech > website: not the same as the preference manager. This isn't very vo-friendly > but by tabbing I could find the checkbox and check or uncheck it. Once you do > that I think by tabbing you can also find a configuration button; you have to > tab to find this. I don't know whether this is vo-friendly or not; I > understand you can further customize the keyboard from the control center. > There is also an option for managing or adding unifying software which I > haven't used at all; I've heard that there are some issues with this on > Yosemite but don't know the present status. > > 2. I suspect that this keyboard won't work with file vault. I am thinking of > going back to file vault so I will be able to confirm this eventually but you > might want to have an Apple keyboard or corded usb keyboard available for use > at startup if you are using file vault. > > Again, this keyboard won't please everybody that wants a numeric keypad. It > could go in a fairly large backpack but most definitely not in a purse or > pocket! It is large but I would call it sturdy rather than clunky; I like > typing on it very much. If what you want is just a keypad this is not it; > it's a complete keyboard. Granted these caveats, I really like typing on it > and I do a lot of typing on my computer. If you don't care about the keypad > but would like a logitech, I would go instead with the easi-switch k811 or > the k760 solar keyboard for Mac, iPhone, iPad, etc., both of which are > bluetooth, But I think the k750 solar keyboard for Mac is worth considering > for anybody who wants numeric keypad access but doesn't need a separate > little keypad or a very portable keyboard. > > -- > Cheryl > > "Move forward by looking back! > "Above all, fear the Lord > and worship Him faithfully with all your heart; > consider the great things He has done for you." > (1 Samuel 12:24 (HCSB) > > > -- > 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.
