Many thanks, Esther! it's messy, but better than nothing. wonder if they'll come out with a software fix? barry
On May 7, 6:47 am, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Barry and Colin, > > Barry wants to forward delete on the iPad 2 using the Apple Wireless > keyboard. Colin, Fn+Delete only works for Mac computers, since the Fn key is > not active for iOS functions. The way to forward delete letters (or words, > lines, etc.) using either the Apple Wireless keyboard or the iPad Keyboard > Dock is to hold down the Shift key while you tap the Right arrow key to > select the next character, then press the Delete key to delete your > selection. Note that this method also works to forward delete words, lines, > etc. and that you can extend the range of your selected text as long as you > continue to keep the Shift key pressed while you tap the movement key. For > example, you can forward delete the next 2, 3, or more letters by continuing > to hold down the Shift key while you tap the Right arrow key to extend your > selection range before pressing delete. If you realize that you really want > to forward delete everything from that letter to the end of the word, just > continue to press the Shift key, then also press the "Option" key and tap the > Right arrow key to move your selection forward by words, and then press the > delete key. You can press the "Option" key on either the left or right sides > of the space bar to change to movement by words, depending on your > preferences. You might find it easier to think of the Option key together > with the arrow keys just beside it (when you use the Right Option key). I'm > used to typing on the Mac laptops, with the Control, Command, and Option > keyboard shortcuts, so I usually press the Left Option key while tapping the > arrow keys for navigation. Note that for one-handed use (Brandt and others) > since there are no sticky keys or user definable "Commanders" for VoiceOver > and general shortcuts on the iOS side as there are for Mac OS X on your > regular computer, you should press the Shift and arrow key combinations on > the right side of the keyboard. I find it possible to press Shift and tap > the arrow keys with one hand to move selection by line or word (either moving > selection forwards with Right arrow and Down arrow, or backwards with Left > arrow and Up arrow ), all on the right side of the keyboard, and then, once I > release the Shift key, to delete all the selection by pressing the "Delete" > key. This is not the way I'm used to doing this, since I touch type with > both hands, and usually press the "Shift" key on the left side of the > keyboard while I tap the arrow keys on the right, but it's possible to do > one-handed. List users who are not familiar with using selection and > movement on the Mac, may find it easier to think of using the word movement > command combinations (Option+Right arrow to move to next word and Option+Left > arrow to move to previous word) by associating this with the Right Option key > (next to the arrow keys). Again, I press the Left Option key along with > continuing to hold down the left Shift key when I want to change to selection > by words, and then tap the arrow keys, but others learning this may find it > easier to keep the action of holding down the "Shift" key for selection > separate from changing the combinations for units of movement (hold down an > "Option" key and tap the Right or Left arrow keys to move forwards or > backwards by words) separate, and use the "Option" key on the Right side of > the keyboard (next to the Left arrow key). > > I've mentioned before, but will repeat this here: selecting text from your > current insertion point can be made in either the forward or backward > direction depending on whether you press the Left or Right arrow keys (or the > Up or Down arrow keys if selecting by lines instead of words). Selections > can also be extended, as long as you continue to keep the Shift key pressed > while you type your movement key combinations. But that means that your > selection covers everything from your current insertion point position to the > point you've finally moved to, and you can undo selected text by moving > backwards. Specifically, if I press the Shift key to start selection, then > tap the Right arrow key, I select the next letter. If I continue to press > the Shift key, but then tap the Left arrow key twice, the first tap of the > Left arrow key undoes my previous selection, and the next tap moves my > selection to the letter before my starting insertion point. If I now press > the "Delete" key I will delete the character before my insertion point. > Also, when I move my selection forwards or backwards by lines (Up or Down > arrow keys) while I am in the middle of a line, then end of my selection will > likely be in the middle of a word on that line. If I want to make that > selection extend to the rest of the word, I need to press the Option key and > tap the right arrow key (while continuing to press the Shift key). If I want > to make that selection extend to the rest of the line, I need to press the > Command key and tap the right arrow key to move to the end of the line, while > again continuing to press the Shift key for selection. Once I've completed > my selection, I can press the "Delete" key. > > Remember that you can undo changes with Command-z and redo them with > Command-Shift-z, in case you deleted in error, and need to get the text back. > (You won't, however, be at the same insertion point position when you undo.) > > HTH. I answered some of this recently for Mary, who asked about this on the > Macvisionaries list. Here's one of the posted answers: > ("Re: forward delete on the apple bluetooth > keyboard"):http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg4306... > And you can read up to the earlier thread question posts and replies by using > the access key combination (in Safari on a Mac, that would be Control+P for a > previous post and Control+N for the next post in a thread; for Internet > Explorer, substitute Alt for Control as the access key, and similarly for > other browsers.) > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On May 7, 2011, at 02:36, Colin M wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Barry! > > Did you try fn+delete! > > the fn key is the most bottom left key next to control! > > And you can forward delete words with fn+option+delete! > > Colin > > Qapla! > > > Chegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak > > > On 7 May 2011, at 13:18, barry wrote: > > >> ipad2 with bluetooth keyboard, no forward-delete. spent an hour with > >> apple yesterday while the rep hummed and hawed and checked with, it > >> seems, everyone in the building. finally, nope, no way to forward- > >> delete. > > >> one of my most-used keys! like not having a "z" on the keyboard! > > >> any ideas for a workaround? thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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