First, you need to create a folder in your Library folder called KeyBindings if you don’t already have one.
Second, the key stroke to set a mark is actually control-@ as defined in the dict file. Note however that you can change it to whatever you would prefer. I also want to note that the keystroke vo-enter that Jonathan mentioned is correct. However it seems to be dead in the current version of Mojave. It is working in Catalina developer beta 6 however. On Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2:06:34 PM UTC-5, Leo wrote: > > Hello Anne, > > First of all, Thank you very much for your help, this seems to be a > wonderful solution; however, for some reason that I still cannot > understand, it didn't work for me. I followed your instructions and pasted > the resulting folder inside the library folder of my user, but still, the > keystrokes don't respond, and I have even tried this in combination with > the function key with no luck. Besides, I've been doing some research on > Google, but I can't find anything that could lead me to respond why the > keystrokes are not responding. > > I'm on Mojave latest update. Would anyone know why this happens? > > > Best, > Leo. > > On 9/1/2019 6:32 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Leo, > > You can select text between two markers in any text document on the Mac if > you do the following: > Click on this link to download Keybindings.zip > <http://cecimac.net/KeyBindings.zip> > > In your Downloads folder, open the Keybindings.zip with Cmd-o. > Paste the resulting folder into your user library folder. > You should now be able to mark the start of your selection with > Ctrl-Space, navigate to the place you wish to end your selection and press > Ctrl-x-x. The text in between wil be selected. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 1 Sep 2019, at 12:03, Leo <leoba...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > Hi, > > well if you red the question that started this thread, you'll notice that > basically your question and my question are the same. Though I wanted to > copy text from a web page, you want to copy from a text editor; in > addition, as far as we've been told, there is no way to place two marks in > a text and automatically select the text between them. Since this is the > basic concept behind the function that we are looking for, this probably > cannot be done on Mac, neither on a text editor nor on a web page. > > > Best, > Leo. > > On 8/31/2019 11:51 PM, Hemachandran Karaha wrote: > > Hi Leo, > > Thanks for the clarification. > > What should I do if I need to select long passages after placing a > selection beginning mark. On the windows front, I tend to keep reading > until a spot where I need to end selection. Is there a way to place sweet > spots and make a text selection between them? I will be grateful for an > answer. > > Take care, > Hem. > > > *From:* macvisi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <javascript:> *On Behalf Of *Leo > *Sent:* 31 August 2019 16:06 > *To:* macvisi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* Re: Copying text from a web site > > > Hi, I'm not Jonathan, but the answer to your question is yes, it works. > Just make sure after pressing vo-return, not to stop pressing vo, then you > can errow to select as much as you want. > > > > Best, > > Leo. > > On 8/30/2019 10:55 PM, Hemachandran Karaha wrote: > > Dear Jonathan, > > Does this selection technique work in text environment such as Pages? > Kindly let me know. > > Hem. > > > *From:* macvisi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <javascript:> *On Behalf Of *Jonathan > Cohn > *Sent:* 31 August 2019 06:46 > *To:* macvisi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* Re: Copying text from a web site > > You can sorta do this if the text is in a block, but if there is graphics > or tables or even perhaps font changes I find the below method does not > work. > > 1. Go to starting text and interact until it says interacting with text. > 2. Press VO-return. VO says start selecting. > 3. Move to where you want to end the selection while moving VO will make a > dragging type of sound. and press vo-return again. VO should say stop > selecting. > > Now perform what ever actions you need on the selection. The good thing > about this, is if you somehow break the selection, the sound will stop. > > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > > > > On Aug 30, 2019, at 4:08 PM, Leo <leoba...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > I wonder whether what I want to do on my mac can be done or not. > Working in windows with jaws, I can copy text from a web page following > these steps: > First, I define a marker, which would be the initial point, and then I go > through the text body just until the point where I want to drag the > selection, and > I press a keystroke which performs the action described as select the text > between mark place and current position of the cursor." > Can this be done somehow with voice over? > If someone had information about it, it would be great! > > > Best, > > Leo. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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