Hi there Mike H here. Mabey I can ancer your question about they laptop key mapping. I am running window's xp under a VM. I have to remap yes for jaw's resion's. I have a little program called sharp key's. It's a little confusing to figger out at first but If you want some help you can contact me off list at dryden.mikehucka...@gmail.com and I would be glad to help you with this. that adress is also my msn. Thank's and have a good one.On 19-Jul-09, at 12:12 AM, Esther wrote:
> > Hi May, > > No, you don't need to have a numeric keypad if you want to put Windows > on your Mac. The usual issue is that people who put Windows onto > curremt Mac laptops using VMWare Fusion end up having to remap the > JAWS insert key to another key. On the older Mac laptops which had > embedded numeric keypads, you would use the "0" key of the (embedded) > number pad. There are a couple of ways to handle key remapping -- > either you use a free program called Spark, which is basically a > Windows registry hack, and allows you to choose a key from one list > view window and map it to another key you select in a second list view > to remap, or you can do this under Fusion preferences with a one-time > connection to a full-size keyboard, where you physically press the key > you want to remap. (The Fusion method works for remapping keys in any > operating system -- could be linux, for example). This is only an > issue with the Mac laptop setups where you're not using a full-size > keyboard, and is easily solved. > > I don't have Windows installed on my Mac, but there are several other > list users who do, and who could answer your questions in more detail. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Jul 18, 2009, at 17:57, May and Wynter wrote: > >> >> If I put windows on my mac machine when I get it, do I have to have >> the >> keypad tha you are talking about to use windows? >> >> May, I'm ready for the stress to end. Off to Edmonton on the 25th. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Esther" <mori...@mac.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:29 PM >> Subject: Re: mac/voiceover on a laptopRe: does reading on the mac >> take two >> hands? >> >> >>> >>> Hi Anouk, >>> >>> You don't need to use a numeric keypad with VoiceOver, but with >>> Leopard you have another option of customizing your frequently used >>> VoiceOver commands with the NumPad Commander. I did get a USB >>> keypad, >>> the Lenovo 33L3225 Numeric Keypad, so I could learn the NumPad >>> Commander sequences with my laptop. (This also works with Windows >>> and >>> with Linux, incidentally). Most of the time I use VoiceOver from >>> my >>> laptop without any attachments. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On Jul 18, 2009, at 12:45, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> It is optional with a numpad, but it enhances it. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Alex, >>>> >>>> >>>> On 18-Jul-09, at 5:02 AM, a radix wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, Do you actually need the numeric keypad to use voicover? I >>>>> thought it >>>>> was optional. If it is optional then there is not much difference >>>>> imo >>>>> between using it on a laptop or a pc... >>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Victor Tsaran" <vtsa...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 9:42 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: does reading on the mac take two hands? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Beware, however, that even though you can lock control and option >>>>>> keys, >>>>>> you will find yourself in frequent situations where you need to >>>>>> unlock >>>>>> them, e.g. when browsing the web or trying to interact with >>>>>> various >>>>>> objects (tables, HTML CONTENT areas etc). >>>>>> It does get a little annoying to use voiceover for long periods >>>>>> of >>>>>> time, >>>>>> especially if you are a heavy laptop user. >>>>>> Good luck, >>>>>> Vic >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7/17/2009 7:03 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>>>>>> You can also lock the voiceover keys on with VO and semicolon. >>>>>>> Then you >>>>>>> don't have to hold down control and option while doing voiceover >>>>>>> commands. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> CB >>>>>>> >>>>>>> william lomas wrote: >>>>>>>> you have to use control option and arrow keys, to navigate >>>>>>>> around >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 17 Jul 2009, at 14:31, a radix wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello everyone, ok this may sem elike a strange question but I >>>>>>>>> read >>>>>>>>> that, if you want to navigate through a window to review it, >>>>>>>>> or a >>>>>>>>> document for example you need to use the voice key (which is >>>>>>>>> either >>>>>>>>> command or control if i got that right)+ arrow down or up, but >>>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>>> tha tnot require both hand and is there a way to do it single >>>>>>>>> handedly. I use braille all the time and this would make it a >>>>>>>>> lot >>>>>>>>> slower for me to read stuff, or will maybe the arrow keys on >>>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>>> braille display be able to simulate this, i Wonder. >>>>>>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> I tweet about music and accessibility at http://www.twitter.com/ >>>>>> vick08 >>>>>> or check my site at http://www.victortsaran.com >>>>>> --- >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. >>>>> Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com >>>>> Versie: 8.5.387 / Virusdatabase: 270.13.19/2244 - datum van >>>>> uitgifte: >>>>> 07/17/09 18:00:00 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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