Hi Eric and Others, Good suggestion about using KeyRemap4MacBook to remap keys. The reason I didn't suggest it to Catherine is that she is primarily using the Maltron one-handed keyboard. In order to remap those keys, the developer of KeyRemap4MacBook would need to know the hard-coded key sequences that were generated by default with the particular keyboard that she has. When I checked the Maltron web pages, they had different models in their right- and left-handed one-handed USB keyboards, and they also had variant keyboards depending on whether you were in the UK, US, or other European Union country.
I think that some of the KeyRemap4MacBook remapping shortcuts could work for both the Maltron and the MacBook -- they'd definiitely work for the MacBook keyboard -- but some of the specifics for the Maltron would depend on knowing more about the actual key layout and keys being used. I'm surprised, for example, that there isn't an apostrophe somewhere on that keyboard. I'm a little hesitant to suggest more complicated keyboard remapping for someone who is just getting started with the Mac and VoiceOver, but in the case of Harmony's friend, that may be a good option. Also, depending on which hand is used, you could do a remapping where the return key on the right hand side of the keyboard, when pressed together with the right Option key so that it's used as a modifier, could act as the "Control" key on the right side of the keyboard. With sticky keys turned on, this would give you a separate set of "VO" keys on both the right and left side of the keyboard, while still giving you Command keys on either side. Another default use that comes with the KeyRemap4MacBook installation is access to an embedded numeric keypad on the right side of the keyboard. When you press FN+i, for example, you get the number "5". The entire right side of the keyboard turns into an embedded numpad, and you can use this in apps like the Calculator. However, what's even slicker, is that if you activate NumPad Commander in VoiceOver Utility, you can set up custom VoiceOver action definitions for these NumPad keys on the Mac laptop keyboard. Just some more thoughts. Cheers, Esther On Apr 21, 2013, at 3:31 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi Harmony, > > In addition to all these great suggestions the Keyremap4macbook app > could be handy as this could allow keys to be placed whereever they are most > handy. It might also be helpful to have the capslock function as the two VO > keys as that could free up some fingers. > > Eric Caron > > > On Apr 21, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Harmony, >> >> I think that Catherine said she is using a Maltron one-handed keyboard with >> sticky keys to type with VoiceOver. That's probably the best solution. Use >> single key navigation with QuickNav turned on to navigate web sites. If your >> friend has sufficient vision, there's a Mac App Store app for one handed >> keyboard typing. Here's the link to their web page: >> • One-Hand Typing for Injured Touch Typists >> http://www.onehandkeyboard.org/ >> >> Apparently, people who were used to touch typing with two hands can adapt >> relatively easily to using the same hand to type the mirror-reversed >> functions of the keys that you typed with the other hand. So if you type >> the word "t h e" with two hands, using your left forefinger to press the >> "t", your right forefinger to press the "h", and your left middle finger to >> press the "e", you could type this one handed with the "One-Handed Keyboard" >> app in the Mac App store, entirely with either your left or right hand. If >> you were using your left hand, instead of pressing the "h" with your right >> forefinger, you'd press the "g" with your left forefinger. If you were >> using your right hand, instead of pressing the "t" with your left >> forefinger, you'd press the "y" with your right forefinger, and for the "e" >> pressed with your left middle finger, you would press the "i" with your >> right middle finger. >> >> Muscle memory is supposed to kick in after you start typing a while. They're >> using predictive typing, but I think you need vision to review the choices. >> This is mainly for people who are touch typists, but have temporarily lost >> the use of one hand due to injury. There's a free app that lets people try >> this out, either by direct download from the web site or from the Mac App >> Store, and then there's a paid version for $130. I'd just check out the web >> page, but for those who are interested here are the links to the Mac App >> Store apps: >> >> • One-Hand Keyboard: Free One-Hand Typing (free demo version) by Peter Kamb >> https://itunes.apple.com/app/one-hand-keyboard-free-one/id501185004?mt=12 >> • One-Hand Keyboard: One-Hand Typing ($129.99) by Peter Kamb >> https://itunes.apple.com/app/one-hand-keyboard-one-hand/id465275525?mt=12 >> >> Also, here's a web site that does a comparison of one-handed keyboard >> alternatives: >> http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/onehandtypingalternatives.html >> You can use Safari Reader (Command-Shift-R) on this page. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On 21 Apr 2013, at 09:05, Harmony Neil wrote: >> >>> Hellow, >>> A friend of mine likes the mac as it's good for audio editing. However, he >>> only has the use of one hand really and wants to use voiceover since his >>> vision is not the best. The trouble he's having is the fact that he turns >>> the voiceover lock on but has to keep turning it off again when he wants to >>> do things like type in a searchbox etc on the internet. Does anyone know >>> of a better way one can use the mac plus voiceover with the use of only 1 >>> hand? >>> Thanks, >>> Harmony. >> <--- 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> 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. 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