Nope, I have a MBP, and it works just fine. And you can choose the right or left option key.
Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? Then come join a list where questions are always answered, and we are always patient with you. Subscribe here: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> All are welcome! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pamela Francis Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 8:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Novice/New VO User & Mac OSX "mail" Launch Thank you. I have not played with this method though I have seen it in the menu. My initial thought was that it needed a full mac keyboard. I have a laptop. That's why I didn't attempt to use it. Pam Francis On Aug 24, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Matt Dierckens <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hi. You can change it to use either option key. In the popup, you can select left, right or both option keys. HTH. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com <http://www.blindaccesstraining.com> 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:[email protected] <http://blindaccesstraining.com> Personal email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> On Aug 24, 2014, at 20:17, Pamela Francis <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hello, I hope someone can clear something up for me. Since the keyboard commander discussion has come up, I've heard more than one user referred to the right option key as the one to use. Is that correct or can it be either option Key? Thanks Pam Francis On Aug 24, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Thanks Kliphton, I’ve learnt something new from you, option U for unread message count. I do use the keyboard commander quite a bit to launch mail, right option M etc. Kawal. On 24 Aug 2014, at 17:51, Kliphton Senior <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I personally like the commander method. There are ones already built in. Like option M to get to mail, option s to get to safari, option t for the time, option u for unread email count. And you can create your own also. I have option b for my blogging app, option v to open my video conversion app, and option w to open VM fusion. JMO Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? Then come join a list where questions are always answered, and we are always patient with you. Subscribe here: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] All are welcome! From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf OfPamela Francis Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 9:43 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Novice/New VO User & Mac OSX "mail" Launch Hello Robin, We as blind and low vision users are very fortunate to have the alternatives we do and the accesssibility within the Mack OS. It's not about a right or wrong way to do something. It's about something we as a visually impaired community have struggled with for years, choice. All of us on this list have varying levels of expertise using the Mac. In many cases, the basic mac keystrokes are synonymous with what one can use with voiceover. That in itself is a sign of true accessibility. I frankly have learned something from this thread not knowing all of the various ways one can get to a specific program. I too like to use my doc or spotlight. However I was not aware of the keystrokes to get through finder to accomplish the same thing. When I first got my Mac, I felt the combination of keystrokes to use voice over felt cumbersome. I learned the trackpad gestures. At the time, that was easy enough for me to at least figure out my way around the OS. I subsequently got more familiar with the keystrokes. If our new Mac user has issues with dexterity and the voiceover keystrokes, triple tap on the bottom of the trackpad to get to the dock. Use the arrow keys to navigate the dock. Henceforth another way to get what you want. We have had many suggestions within this thread. I hope The original poster finds them helpful. Pam Francis On Aug 24, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Robin < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> wrote: As I understand it, the "Orginal Message" dealt with a "new" MacBook Air user, and he/she wanted to know the quickest way to get to the "mail" program on the Mac OSX. I presumed he/she didn't know very much about VO (VoiceOver) so I decided to provide him/her the quickest way to get there as I have been informed by Ol'Sighty using Basic Mac OSX KeyBoard Commands rather than using Basic VO KeyBoard Commands. I agree there are quite a few ways to perform the same function on a Mac. I thought "we" as "the Blind & LowVision Community" wanted to utilize Basic Mac OSX KeyBoard Commands rather than use alternative KeyBoard Commands, but I presume from the responses on "This List", I'm wrong about that as well. t 05:56 AM 8/24/2014, you wrote: Yet another is to go to Finder, hit cmd-shift-a to open the Applications folder, and navigate to and open Mail from there. Yes, the Mac usually has many ways to skin the proverbial cat. I prefer Spotlight for opening things, but that's just me. On Aug 24, 2014, at 8:53 AM, Donna Goodin < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> wrote: Another alternative is just to put an alias on your desktop. I've done that ever since I got my first Mac. Donna On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:50 PM, Cheryl Homiak < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> wrote: I don't really think your method is faster. You go to the dock, type m or ma and mail is there; do enter or vo-space. I've never done this other method myself but I suppose it's all about what one is used to; you always think what you are used to doing is fastest. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:29 PM, Robin < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > wrote: I suggest, what I presume would be a quicker way to Launch "The Mail" program on a MacBook Air, and that IS "SpotLight". To activate, I recall, you simply do the following: Press COM + Space Bar Then Type "Mail" Then Press either Enter/Return Key OR CRTL + OPT + Space Bar (This should LAUNCH your "Mail" program on your MacBook Air if I am CORRECT with the Steps.) COM = Command Key CRTL = Control Key OPT = Options Key Am I RIGHT Advanced VoiceOver (VO) users??? I'm fairly NEW as a Totally Blind VO user myself, but I feel that the Steps that I listed above are the Fastest way to LAUNCH the "Mail" program on a MacBook Air rather than going to "The DOC", and then selecting "Mail" from "The DOC". Just Sayin' At 03:10 PM 8/23/2014, you wrote: Hi. It should be in your dock. Just press VO+D to get to the dock and it should be there. HTH. 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