Hello All.
I have made an exciting discovery with VMWAre on the Mac. As those people who use Windows within VMWare and use other screen readers. There is a method that I have created to resolve keyboard conflicts with Voice Over and the Mac. 1. Download an application called remapper. This program allows you to remap your Mac keys. 2. Download sharp keys which allows you to remap window keys. 3. Ensure they are all installed before starting and you have made a backup of your Mac. I only mention this for safety reasons. The steps I am about to highlight shouldn't effect the Mac. But it is a good idea to always back up. 4. Open Mac preferences and find Remapper. 5. There is a table which lists all the keys. You ar looking for the right option key for this example. Once you find it use vo backslash to expand the table. 6. Change the right option key to right control for Virtual machines and close the window. 7. Launch your VM with windows. 8. Once you are on the desktop, run Sharpkey and go down the list of commands until you find the right control key. 9. Press tab twice to end up on the list of keys to change too. 10. Navigate down to the special insert option. 11. Tab to the option to write to registry and log out and back in. To have the changes to take effect. 12. Now you can use the insert key with no problems. Why I have gone to all this length to find a good solution, at least I think it is. This is because when I had changed the right command key to the insert key under Windows. I had to use the FN key to do majority of the keystrokes for the screen reader. The right option could have been used. I had issues with this key as well. Also the reaper program has bigger advantages where you could relocate the caps lock key on the Mac to a different key as well. You will require a second program which the Remapper refers too. The other discovery is that you can use the number pad on a Mac laptop on your guess OS. I have only tried this with Windows. If you hold down the function (FN) key and then press the following keys, you will get the same functionality as a normal number pad: fn / - plus fn . - del fn m - insert key fn ; - dash key fn l - page down fn k - down arrow fn j - end key fn p - * key fn o - right arrow fn i numpad 5 fn u - left arrow fn 0 - / key fn 9 - page up fn 8 - up arrow fn 7 - home key You can use the insert (fn m) key with all the other keys mention above to get Jaws functionality. I hope this detailed email helps others. Sean <--- 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/>
