Yeah, numpad commander is your friend on OS X. I can manage just fine either 
way--not sure what's so hard about the VO keys, myself--but the numpad 
commander definitely makes the Apple wired keyboard worthwhile for me.  I gave 
up the Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad in favour of just the wired keyboard.  
(A standard keyboard works but may or may not have enough keys to be 
comprehensive, for example FN and a dedicated eject key, though you can sort of 
work around that.  You will not get an Insert key for use in Windows however.  
Unfortunately some USB and virtual keyboards do not allow you to sustain a 
keypress, so check it before committing to it, because there are quite a few 
cycle keys in OS X.)

Don't forget Control-Option lock, too (VO+semicolon).  That locks the VO keys, 
which behaves a bit more rationally than QuickNav, at the expense of needing to 
unlock when you're finished.

If you don't like the amount of interacting, remember that the tab key also 
works, and you have jump targets and hot spots to move you even more quickly.  
You'll get used to it.  I surprise sighted people by installing software faster 
than they can on OS X using the famously keyboard-unfriendly OS X installer. :)

Cheers,
Sabahattin


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