Hi Louie!
I do not know if you can do this on the numpad, but one keyboard shortcut I
find useful is add last phrase to clipboard!
Which I've made right option +c
Colin
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On 13 May 2011, at 00:03, Esther wrote:
> Hi Louie,
>
> I feel as though I am missing your main point. Do I understand that you have
> set up your Numpad Commander definition so that Shift+1 is set to "Describe
> Item in Mouse Cursor" and you want to set up an AppleScript to "Describe Item
> in Mouse Cursor"? As a Mac laptop (only) user from back in Tiger, when there
> was no Numpad Commander, I'm used to typing the keyboard shortcuts directly.
> So I would just press VO-F5 to get a description of what is under the Mouse
> Cursor, just as I would press VO-F3 to get a description of what is in the
> VoiceOver Cursor.
>
> Now, let's say that you wanted to set something up that worked more simply,
> either because you find it annoying to press that many keys, or because it
> just hasn't sunk down that deep into muscle memory and you might not remember
> the keystrokes. Why wouldn't you just set up a Keyboard Commander shortcut
> for this? For example, let's say that I wanted to set up a shortcut so that
> when I press the right Option key plus the letter "d" VoiceOver would
> describe what is under the mouse cursor. I could set this up in VoiceOver
> Utility. (I'll digress to describe how the Keyboard Commander table is laid
> out in step 5. Ignore all but the first sentence if you only want to set up
> a shortcut. I'll also describe what the navigation is like with TrackPad
> Commander):
>
> 1. VO-F8 to open VoiceOver Utility
> 2. Press "c" to navigate to "Commanders"
> 3. VO-Right arrow to the "Keyboard" tab and select with VO-Space
> 4. Navigate (VO-Right arrow) to the check box "Enable Keyboard Commander" and
> check it (VO-Space)
> 5. Navigate (VO-Right arrow) to the radio button for which Option key (left
> or right) to use with the keyboard shortcut command and select it (VO-Space)
> (e.g., I would choose the right option key here). If I want to check the
> default keyboard commander definitions, I'd navigate (VO-Right arrow) to the
> table and interact (VO-Shift-Down Arrow). I'd find a list of keyboard keys
> and their command actions. For example, the first entry would have the
> keyboard key "m", and in the next column (VO-Right arrow) the associated
> command is "Open Application: Mail". If I wanted to changed the key
> assignment for the command, I could move my Mouse cursor to the VoiceOver
> cursor (VO-Command-F5) and highlight it by clicking (VO-Shift-Space), then
> press "Return" to edit the field and type in a new letter. To change the
> associated command, you would navigate (VO-Right arrow) to the command
> column, VO-Space on the menu button, and use your arrow keys to select
> another option. Stop interacting with the table (VO-Shift-Up arrow) when
> done.
> 6. Navigate (VO-RIght arrow) past the table of keyboard commands to the "Add"
> button and press (VO-Space)
> 7. A new entry will be added to the table of keyboard commands, and you'll be
> placed in the edit field for the keyboard key (VoiceOver says "One row added,
> edit text"). I'd type "d" here if I wanted to define a Keyboard Commander
> shortcut activated by pressing the (Right) Option+d keys. Then I'd press tab
> to move to the next field. There seems to be a VoiceOver bug, in that focus
> stays on the "Add" button outside of the table, so VO-Left arrow (to get
> focus back to the table), and interact (VO-Shift down arrow). Navigate back
> to the Command column (VO-Right arrow). To select the command ("Describe Item
> in Mouse Cursor"), VO-Space. Then VO-Down arrow "Information" and right
> arrow to the sub-menu entries to "Describe Item in Mouse Cursor" and VO-Space
> to select that entry.
> 8. Stop interacting with the table (VO-Shift-Up arrow) when done.
> 9. You'll now have a Keyboard Commander Shortcut definition for "Describe
> Item in Mouse Cursor" when you press the Right Option Key+d.
>
> Interestingly, the process of navigating and assigning the shortcut is easier
> with TrackPad Commander. If you have a recent MacBook (the Unibody models
> with single trackpad area -- clicks by pushing down the entire trackpad
> instead of a trackpad button) or a connected Magic TrackPad under Snow
> Leopard, make sure TrackPad Commander is on (hold down the VO keys and rotate
> two fingers clockwise on the trackpad).
>
> 1. VO-F8 to bring up VoiceOver Utility
> 2. Press "c" to navigate to "Commanders"
> 3. On the trackpad, flick right to "Keyboard" and double tap
> 4. Flick right to the checkbox for enabling keyboard commander and double tap
> 5. Flick right to the radio button for using the right option key and double
> tap.
> 6. Flick right past the table of keyboard commander shortcuts to the "Add"
> button and double tap
> 7. Press "d" (or whichever key you want to assign) in the text edit field,
> then press tab. Flick left to move focus from the "Add" button to the table,
> then do a two finger flick right to interact. Flick right to the command menu
> button and double tap. Run your finger vertically down to the "Information"
> menu category and double tap; then flick right to "Describe Item in Mouse
> Cursor" and double tap.
> 8. Do a two finger flick left to stop interacting with the table
> 9. Press Command-W to close the window.
>
> HTH. Cheers,
>
> Esther
>
> On May 12, 2011, at 07:42, louie wrote:
>
>> John I am a blind person I use voice over I have defined a command on the
>> numpad commander I have shift + 1 set to Describe Item in Mouse Cursor. I
>> have tried many variation of the below code. Thanks for any help.
>> tell application "VoiceOver"
>> tell "NumPad commander"
>> perform "Describe Item in Mouse Cursor"
>> end tell
>> end tell
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 12, 2011, at 7:20 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote:
>>
>>> What specifically are you attempting to do?
>>>
>>> JOn
>>>
>>> Jonathan C. Cohn
>>> jonc...@cox.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 9, 2011, at 3:44 PM, louie wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all this is a question for any apple scripters on the list. I have been
>>>> trine to write a apple script to do a perform command. I am getting no
>>>> where. If any one of you apple scripters can help it would be very much
>>>> appreciated.
>>>> Thank you for any help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> louie
>>>> louiem...@wavecable.com
>>>>
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