Hi Everett,
E.J. Zufelt wrote:
Is there a way to reassign a voiceover / mac keystroke? For
example, I'd like to reassign the next paragraph command in
Voiceover to VO + Control + down arrow.
Also, has anyone realized how compllcated Voiceover would be for an
individual with manual dexterity problems, particularly if they only
had use of one hand)?
The simplest way to reassign VoiceOver functions is to use Numpad
Commander and take advantage of its customizable options. This is
actually one of the methods employed by folks who are limited to one
handed use, along with other Universal Access options such as Sticky
Keys for multi-key inputs and Mouse Keys for fine control of cursor
movement. The Numpad Commander assignments, along with all
personalized VoiceOver preference settings (for voice, rate,
verbosity, etc.) can then be exported to a memory stick by using the
portable preferences option under the File menu on the menu bar of the
VoiceOver Utility. They can be used with other Mac computers. The
problem for laptop users is that Apple removed the numlock key and
embedded numeric keypad capability on MacBook and MacBook Pro models
manufactured shortly after the release of Leopard, which introduced
Numpad Commander. So this method requires recent laptop users to use
an attached numeric keypad to take advantage of Numpad Commander.
You can also lock your VoiceOver keys.
You may not need to reassign keystrokes, since you also have access to
the regular Mac OS X keybindings that work with all Cocoa Applications
(e.g., TextEdit, Mail, Preview, etc.) These are like emacs keybindings.
However, take a look at Greg Kearney's post about customizing your
keybindings:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg30978.html
Cheers,
Esther
