Hi All, Just wanted to clarify that Sarah's speaking about a discovery that was discussed on list two years ago -- if you press one of the arrow keys along with a key from the top row of numbers on a laptop keyboard, and you have NumPad Commander enabled in VoiceOver Utility, then you can generate the same NumPad Commander sequence you'd get by pressing the corresponding number key on the numeric keypad of a full-size keyboard. For example, let's say that you have NumPad Commander enabled under the "Commanders" menu of VoiceOver Utility on the "NumPad" tab, and that pressing the "1" key on the numeric keypad with no modifier keys is bound to the command to bring up item chooser menu -- which you can also invoke by pressing VO-I. On a laptop keyboard if you press the "1" key from the top row of numbers and one of the arrow keys, you can also execute the command to bring up item chooser menu, or whatever VoiceOver command you customized for that key in NumPad Commander. This only w orks to give you the unmodified set of NumPad Commander actions, and you have to be careful which arrow key you choose to press. Sarah's using the right arrow key, because in some instances pressing the down arrow key can move your focus to a different location.
This esoteric way of getting NumPad Commander customized definitions to work when using keyboards without a separate NumPad works on both Intel Macs and the older PowerPC Macs. So this is something you can use if you are running Leopard on an old Mac laptop. If you have Snow Leopard or Lion, you may find it more convenient to use Keyboard Commander to bind a custom VoiceOver action to other keys. And you can add these combinations to your repertory if you want to use them on your current Mac laptop. It's not a full answer to Dane's appreciation for having NumPad Commander on the full keyboard, but explains what Sarah meant when she said that actually, she could access NumPad commander functions from her Mac laptop keyboard. The old archived list posts from April 2010 have a discussion thread titled "Keyboard Shortcuts from Numpad Commander without a Numpad" HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 15, 2012, at 3:00 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Actually it is. Just hold down the right arrow key and hit the numbers on the > number fow. I do this all the time if I need to do something quickly,. > > Take care all. > On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> Glad you can still get the USB keyboard, the "Num Pad Commander" in VO >> wouldn't be any use without one <smile>. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
