Under Lion the NumPad Commander 5 button is now perform action. That is the same as VO Spacebar. However on my setup at least control numpad 5 produces a mouse click. I cannot honestly remember if I set this up or whether it comes by default. It is easy to set up if this is not the default.David Griffith. On 16 Apr 2012, at 00:33, Esther wrote:
> Hi Mike, > > Double-clicking on the horizontal splitter with VO-Shift-Space (e.g., by > holding down the Control, Option, and Shift keys while double tapping the > space bar) used to work in Leopard to hide the Preview pane. I think this > ability went away in Snow Leopard. There are definitely other examples of > instances where you need a "hardware" key click to work. I think that you > may be able to press the "5" key on the numeric keypad with NumPad Commander > to click, as well, but since I use a laptop I'd have to attach a USB numeric > keypad to try this. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Apr 15, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> I do find that moving through messages is more responsive with the preview >> pane turned off. Interesting that the voiceover click mouse command doesn't >> work here, but it definitely does not. >> On Apr 15, 2012, at 1:56 PM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi Anne, >>> >>> Just as an added comment, in situations like this one, where I want to make >>> sure that the mouse pointer doesn't move when I double click, and a >>> physical click with trackpad or mouse is required, I use mouse keys instead >>> to perform the click. After routing my mouse cursor to the VoiceOver >>> cursor with VO-Command-F5, I quickly press the option key 5 times to turn >>> on mouse keys, then I double tap the "i" key instead of performing a double >>> click with mouse or trackpad, and turn mouse keys off again by quickly >>> pressing the option key 5 times. As you know, this requires having the box >>> in the System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & Trackpad tab checked >>> for "Press the Option key five times to turn Mouse Keys on or off". This >>> will work whether or not Trackpad Commander is turned off. Also, you can >>> additionally check the option for "Ignore built-in trackpad when Mouse Keys >>> is on" if you press (with VO-Space) the button for "Trackpad Options…" on >>> the Mouse & Trackpad tab of the Universal Access menu of System Preferences >>> in Lion. >>> >>> This is for cases where people have difficulty with clicking the mouse or >>> trackpad without moving the pointer, but it's useful in general to know. >>> It's most useful when using applications which are transitioning in >>> accessibility, where neither VO-Space or VO-Shift-Space will work to click >>> on controls, and you need to perform physical clicks. Turning mouse keys >>> on and clicking with the "i" key always works as an alternative in these >>> instances. >>> >>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2012, at 7:43 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Franc, >>>> >>>> First of all, you need to be in classic view to do this. You also need to >>>> have the Trackpad Commander turned off. >>>> >>>> Go to the horizontal splitter above the body of the message using the VO >>>> keys, then bring the mouse (VO-Cmd-F5) and double click using either the >>>> trackpad or the mouse, depending on what kind of computer you have. If you >>>> move the mouse pointer even slightly before the double click, it won't >>>> work. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Anne >>>> >>>> >>>> On 15 Apr 2012, at 16:10, Frank Ventura wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, I am using a Mac with the latest of Lion. Can anyone tell me how >>>>> to disable the preview pane in Mac mail. I had some old directions for, I >>>>> think, Leopard but they don't seem to work. >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Frank >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
