Hi all I’ve followed these instructions to the letter. In my menu bar I now have the KeyBoardRemap icon, but the Keyboard Hack icon just doesn’t exist as far as I can see. There are no additional options in System Preferences, so I’m wondering if this has something to do with the OS version. Mine is quite recent, possibly more up to date than the one that others are using. I’m a member of the ADN, so my OS is 10.9.3 (Build 13D65).
I list below Eric’s instructions. This may be useful information for others for when Apple releases its next OS Update, which actually may already have happened. I’m condensing Eric’s text, leaving nothing but the instructions themselves. Kindest regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> <[email protected]> Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; Proudly Providing Braille And Alternative Format Transcription Services, Plus I.T Help & Support To The Staff And Students Of the Visually Impaired Department at: Sunnyside Academy Manorfarm Way Colby Newham Middlesbrough Cleveland Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 United Kingdom Geographic: 01133 280547 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Or: +1 209 436 9443 Australasia: +61 38 8205930 Or: +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> Skype: <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> Instructions follow: >> • Go to the developer web site and download and install both >> KeyRemap4MacBook and PCKeyboardHack. >>>>>> >>>>>> <http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack-usage.html.en> >> >> • Be sure you restart your computer at the end of the install. >> >> • Now go to System Preferences and to Keyboard. Change the behaviour of the >> Caps lock key to no action. >> • Now also in System Preferences under Other you will find both >> PCKeyboardhack and Keyremap4Macbook. go to PCKeyboardhack and in the >> settings tab in the first table check the box for change caps lock behaviour >> then interact on the field that currently reads 51. Press enter after >> interacting, then change the number to 110. This changes the caps lock key >> to the windows Application key. then close the application >> >> • Still in System Preferences and in the Other category go to >> KeyRemap4Macbook. In the Change Key tab move over to the search field and >> type in "blind voice over" without the quotes. then arrow right over to the >> table. Interact and you should be on the correct setting. arrow to the >> check box and select it. Close the application. >> >>>>> • The new setting name is "Use Caps Lock as Voice Over key." >> Now if you press the caps lock key it will act as if you are pressing the >> Control and Option keys. You have the original VO keys to use. as this >> only changes the caps lock key. Also If you press the FN key and letter i >> you will find it is a 5 and the rest of the number pad is there. If you >> turn on num pad commander you can now use the Voice Over controls with this >> number pad. >> >> • For VM Fusion users you have another bonus. The caps lock key will now >> act as the Jaws key if you are using a VM Fusion machine with windows. >> The Keyremap4macbook application can be used instead of sharp keys or the VM >> fusion key settings. they should not be used to try to control the same >> keys at the same time. ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
