Hi Max, Control-Option-Tab will ignore the next key pressed and send it directly to the operating system. Using caps lock, you would press caps lock-Tab to do the same thing.
Regards, Gavin Grundlingh Phone: +27 (0) 83 713-6191 Secondary Phone: +27 (0) 79 157-2466 Fax: +27 (0) 86 617-5792 Email: [email protected] Secondary Email: [email protected] Skype: Batworx Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/batworx Twitter: http://twitter.com/batworx On 29 Aug 2012, at 5:10 AM, agent086b <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, is there a keystroke in VO that will pass the next key pressed to the > computer by passing VO? There is such a keystroke in some PC screen readers. > This would mean you could bypass VO and use the caps lock. > Thanks. > Max. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Caps Lock to VO keys and more > From: Eric Caron <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:47:36 -0400 >> Hi Mary, >> >> If you follow my podcast you will no longer have a caps lock key but >> rather a very convenient Voice Over key. If you want your caps lock back >> you can either go to the extras menu in Mountain Lion for KeyRemaper4Macbook >> and press the preferences button and then you can either temporarily turn >> off the key remap with a check box or uncheck it permanently. >> >> For me this is a non issue as I almost never use the caps lock key and can >> use the shift key when needed. The advantage of having the caps lock act as >> the voice over modifier key is infinitely more important to me. I keep >> finding ways why this works so well. for example opening a disclosure >> triangle is now so much easier. I just holde the caps lock key down with my >> left little finger and tap the \ key with my other little finger. I never >> take my hands off the home keys. In the past my left hand had to go all the >> way down to the Option Control keys on the left side completely stopping my >> typing flow. >> >> I still have a lot of muscle memory that causes me to use the old VO Keys >> but little by little I am increasing my speed by taking advantage of the >> caps lock. It is great! another key I now use more often is vo w and VO w >> twice. This is the word and the spelling of a word. with caps lock and w >> it is fast and easy. with standard vo keys on the bottom left I had to >> reach my right hand way over to the w key, and this was quite a contortion >> just to hear what word I was on, I don't need to do this any more. I do it >> all with my left hand never leaving the home row keys. >> >> Hope this info helps. >> >> Eric Caron >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
