hello thank you for the links but how do i click on the links in the message thanks in advance On 26 Jul 2013, at 20:05, Esther <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Wayne and Chris, > > Wayne is asking about using KeyRemap4MacBook, which was the subject of an > AppleVis podcast by Eric Caron on how to remap the Control+Option commands to > the caps lock key for use with VoiceOver on the Mac, with additional > instructions on how to get this to work as an insert key for JAWS under > VMWare fusion. Any attempts to remap the caps lock key on the Mac requires > the KeyRemap4MacBook application and the PCKeyboardHack file from the same > web site: > http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ > and > http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack-usage.html.en > I think the point of confusion is that this is not an application dedicated > to turning the caps lock key into VO keys, but a general key remapping > application for the Mac. As such, the user would still need specific > instructions on how to remap caps lock to the Control+Option keys. And any > post that gave those details would also provide links to the necessary files. > I'll give links to two of my mail archive posts that provide links to the > relevant AppleVis podcast and guide posts, and also to some more sources of > information about using KeyRemap4MacBook to configure the Mac (laptop or > Bluetooth) keyboard for use with Windows under VMWare fusion: > • Use KeyRemap4MacBook to remap the insert key to Caps Lock [was Re: The > insert key in VMware fusion] > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg84983.html > • Re: VO keys needed in VM > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg89672.html > > The first linked mail archive post gives links to Eric's podcast and user > guide for remapping the caps lock key at the AppleVis site, but also explains > why some other solutions for remapping the caps lock key (for use as a > modifier key for Windows under VMWare fusion) don't work. The second linked > mail archive post gives links to blog posts at the "Flint's Geekiness" web > site that describe how to modify Eric's instructions for the current version > of KeyRemap4MacBook. If you don't need any background information about the > layout of KeyRemap4MacBook, how to navigate it for general use, or to listen > to a podcast, then you can go directly to the first linked "Flint's > Geekiness" blog post in my second linked archive post and follow its > instructions. And you can ignore the links I gave to the following two posts > at that site, which are about configuring other settings under the VMWare > Fusion preferences for Windows operation to eliminate conflicting Mac key > definitions. However, for most users, I'd recommend listening to Eric's > podcast and reading through the user guide and comments at AppleVis. The > main thing that changed in the new version of the KeyRemap4MacBook setup last > September is that the instructions now apply to navigating within the app > itself, and not to separate preference panes under System Preferences. You > also no longer have to get a special developer version of KeyRemap4MacBook, > since all the changes were incorporated into the current version. What Eric > did not detail was different ways of avoiding conflicts with Mac key > definitions for Windows under VMWare Fusion, since that is somewhat user > specific and really about setting up Windows use under VMWare Fusion. The > two remaining linked posts in the "Flint's Geekiness" blog describe how that > can be handled under VMWare Fusion's preferences. As far as I know, there's > been no reference to those blog posts on this list, since Jeffrey Shockley > provided the first link in response to Phil's question about ways to get an > insert key for JAWS under VMWare fusion, but Phil ultimately used Sharp Keys > to remap his insert key, and did not remap the caps lock key at all. > > HTH. Probably other Windows users on this list can help with further > information, since I don't use VMWare fusion, Windows, or JAWS on my Mac. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Friday, July 26, 2013 12:20:27 PM UTC-10, Wayne Coles wrote: > HELLO SORRY THERE IS A MISTAKE I MEAN THE APP FOR TURNING THE CAPSLOCK KEY > INTO VO KEYS THANKS IN ADVANCE > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Chris Blouch > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 4:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: vo to caps lock > > A link for voiceover? You mean a link to a tutorial? There is one built > in which will fire up the first time you start it with command-F5. > > CB > > On 7/26/13 4:37 PM, Wayne Coles wrote: > > hello all can somebody please send me the link for caps lock to vo please > > thanks in advance > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. 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