In VoiceOver, VO-keys+space always works as "perform the default action" whether this is opening a file, pressing a button, etc. so David's answer of using VO-keys space to open is generally a good one to follow.
The other general convention from working with mice is that single-clicking with a mouse selects and object and double-clicking executes the object. This also carries over to the Mac (non-VoiceOver specific), because I can "double-click" with VoiceOver by holding down the VO-keys+shift and pressing my spacebar quickly twice in succession to execute/open files or apps, including in Finder. My personal gripe is when people use "enter" to refer to the carriage return key. <smile> On the Mac, pressing the enter key (i.e. the key to the right of the command-key that is to the right of the space bar on your keyboard) does, indeed, allow you to edit names of files, etc. Sometimes pressing the carriage return key gives you same function. However, they are NOT the same key. If I press carriage return in iTunes when I'm on a track in the songs outline that track will start to play. If I press the enter key, I'll be editing the track name! OK, gripe mode turned off. Cheers, Esther On Mar 07, 2008, at 07:10AM, Cara Quinn wrote: > If I remember right, this was also used in Win 95 as well. > > The only reason peeps were able to press the enter key to open >files and shortcuts etc. was because JFW or WinEyes made it work that >way. > >Smiles, > >Cara :) > > >On Mar 6, 2008, at 6:16 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > >> It's an old apple convention dating back to when you click to open. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "erik burggraaf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:45 PM >> Subject: The behavior of the enter key? >> >> >> Hi friends, >> >> I'm getting into mac os and exploring the programs bit by bit, and >> one thing above all else is really starting to irritate me. That is >> the behavior of the enter key in finder. It pops up a box you can >> use to rename the file or folder that has focus. If you want to just >> open the thing you have to use command O. What is the dang sense of >> that? How often do you want to rename safari and itoons for example, >> compaired with the number of times you just want it to open? Please, >> is there any way to change this aweful behavior? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Erik >> >> >> >> >> > >--- >View my Online Portfolio at: >http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > > >
