Hi sorry I've got nothing about the coding but you said you did not have textedit! But if your using a MBA MBP textedit is already on there to use!
On 15 Apr 2013, at 08:31, Catherine Turner <catherineturner2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi Esther, > > Thanks for these instructions. I haven't been able to get the text > substitution to work though. This is most likely something I've done > wrong but I can't figure out what. > > I haven't got Textedit at the moment but I was trying it out with > Notes. In notes if I go to edit, Substitutions, Show Substitutions, > the checkbox "Text replacement" s checked, and I press the Text > Preferences button. In the ensuing preferences the "use symbol and > text substitution" checkbox is selected. I pressed the add button and > used the string ;a that's semicolon a space. I've tried other strings > too ad can't get any of them to work. When I interact with the table > of substitutions now at the bottom is the one I've added and the > checkbox on the left of it is checked. I've gone in and out of the > preferences a few times and it's still there so I guess it's saved. > But it doesn't appear in notes when I type it. I tried out some of > the other substitutions from that table like left paren c right paren > for copyright symbol and it works. I can only think that there's some > small thing I haven't noticed but not sure what. Let me know if you > get any ideas. I'll see if I can go to a Mac store though it's a bit > awkward because they're quite noisy and don't know if there'd be a > space I could set my stuff up with a desk I could get under (I'm in a > wheelchair). Anyway at least I have the unicode entry working now... > > Thanks, > Catherine > > On 4/14/13, Esther <mori...@mac-access.net> wrote: >> Hi Catherine, >> >> If you simply need to type an apostrophe, then the quickest way to enable >> you to do that is to use your Mac's facility for keyboard substitution. >> This will let you continue to use your Maltron keyboard, but give you access >> to the apostrophe character when you type some other string. Here's how to >> do this. I'm going to set up a shortcut so that the 2-letter combination >> ";l" when typed together, with no space between the semi-colon and the "l", >> will be substituted with an apostrophe character. So the substitution will >> use the two character groups: >> ;l ' >> (that's semi-colon+l, a space separator, and the apostrophe character, so >> you can copy and paste). You should choose a convenient key or key >> combination that is easy for you to type on your Maltron keyboard in place >> of the semi-colon+l that I use in my example. Those two keys are next to >> each other on the Mac keyboard, and it's unlikely that you'll type a >> semi-colon+another letter without an intervening space in regular usage. >> >> I think the following instructions will minimize the number of keystrokes, >> but you'll have to use sticky keys. I'll assume that you have the TextEdit >> application open. Before you start the steps below, use Command+C to copy >> the apostrophe character to your clipboard so you are ready to paste it in. >> Here is the apostrophe character again on a line by itself: >> ' >> 1. Control+F2 to move to the menu bar >> 2. Press "e" to move to the "Edit" menu >> 3. Down arrow into the "Edit" menu >> 4. Press "s u" to move to "Substitutions" >> 5. Right arrow to the "Show Substitutions" submenu option, then press >> "return" >> 6. In the "Substitutions" window, right arrow through, and make sure that >> the "Text Replacement" box is checked. Continue to right arrow to the "Text >> Preferences" button and press it (with your up+down arrow keys if QuickNav >> is on, or with VO-Space). If your keyboard is set up so that you can use >> NumPad commander and this is turned on, I think you can also press the "5" >> key. >> 7. You'll be on the "Text" pane of the "Language & Text" preferences. Right >> arrow in the pane. The first entry in the pane should be a check box for >> "Use symbol and text substitution" that should be checked by default. If it >> isn't already checked, check this box. Then continue to right arrow to the >> "Add button" >> 8. Press the "Add" button to append an entry to the "Substitutions" table >> 9. Type the letters you want to use for substituting (e.g.,semi-colon+l, in >> the above example) >> 10. Press tab, then type or paste the character you want substituted. Here >> is where you can press Command+v to paste in the apostrophe symbol. Then >> press "return" >> 11. Press Command+w to close the "Text Preferences" window >> 12. Press Command+w to close the "Substitutions" window >> >> You should now be able to type the letter combination you selected, and have >> it replaced with an apostrophe. You'll have to type your letter combination >> and then press space for the substitution to be made. This means that >> you'll have to press the left arrow key or the delete key to move back. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Apr 13, 2013, at 9:29 PM, Catherine Turner wrote: >> >>> Hello Esther, >>> >>> Wow, thank you muchly for your comprehensive reply here. I'm sure >>> there'll be something in here to help me. I'll have a play with these >>> things but in the meantime If I explain further my problem maybe >>> you'll have an idea... >>> >>> Basically my keyboard, a Maltron right handed keyboard, is really >>> designed for Windows but seems to work largely in a usable way under >>> Mac except I just cannot find a way of typing an apostrophe. I'm sure >>> there are going to be other things I can't type but so far I've just >>> discovered I can't ttype an apostrophe. Of course I could press the >>> apostrophe on the Macbook keyboard itself but a) it's a little >>> difficult for me to do this and b) it'd be more productive for me not >>> to take my hand off my Maltron keyboard. So I figured I could enter >>> it by doing the unicode thing. I have now got this to work. It >>> turned out that I misunderstood the layout of the languages and >>> checkboxes in the list of languages in the system preferences, somehow >>> I was ticking the checkbox associated with the language after the one >>> I wanted. (A fairly basic mistake, I am still learning <smile> ) So >>> now in the extras menu I have an item for unicode entry, and if I >>> select that I can then hold down the Option key, type 0027, let go of >>> Option and I have an apostrophe. >>> >>> But now that I've read your post there must be a quicker way I reckon. >>> I suppose the easiest to set up would be have an apostrophe in a file >>> and paste it in. But I'm very interested in setting up a string I >>> could type and have it replaced with an apostrophe. So maybe I should >>> look at the text substitution feature. This would be better than the >>> current situation, but I did also read somewhere about a program >>> called Ukelele which allows you to remap your keyboard. I'm not sure >>> how accessible this would be and it doesn't sound particularly easy >>> but I may give it a go... >>> >>> Thanks, I will read your post several times more and figure out a way >>> forwards :-) >>> >>> Catherine >>> >>>> >>>> On 13 Apr 2013, at 09:19, Catherine Turner wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone ever entered characters by entering the unicode numbers? >>>>> To cut a long story short I have a need to do this and cannot get it >>>>> to work. I found some instructions about it and think I followed them >>>>> properly,and now I am suppose to be able to hold down the option key >>>>> and enter the required unicode numbers which should result in the >>>>> corresponding character being entered. What seems to be happening is >>>>> I hold down the option key and start typing numbers but it seems to >>>>> accept the very first digit which I enter without waiting for the >>>>> others, no matter how fast I type, and I am typing pretty quickly. >>>>> >>>>> What complicates matters, and is the reason I have the need for this >>>>> in the first place, is I am using a special keyboard adapted for one >>>>> handed typing and I am also using sticky keys. However I have tried >>>>> on the Macbook keyboard itself and with sticky keys switched off and >>>>> it does not seem to make a difference. I wonder if anyone has any >>>>> ideas? And if I cannot get this to work, is there a way I can put >>>>> certain characters somewhere in the menu so I can select them from >>>>> there when I need them? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Catherine >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> 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/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. 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