I hope this page translates well in the e-mail body. I saved the page to my local drive and cannot currently remember the URL:
A Few Important Notes Before I go into the various keyboard commands, there are a few things I would like to mention. First, for Windows users, there are a couple noteworthy differences between a traditional PC keyboard and an Apple keyboard. Instead of the control, Windows, and alt modifiers, Apple devices use control, command, and option. Control maps to control, Windos maps to command, and alt maps to option. Second, in the list of keyboard commands below, you will see references to a “VO” modifier. In the world of Apple, the “VO” (or VoiceOver) key is control + option. That is, if the keystroke says, for example, “VO + down arrow”, you perform this keystroke by holding down control and option, then pressing the down arrow. Third, when listing keys, I use both a + (plus) and * (asterisk) connectors. A + indicates which modifiers (such as control, command, or option) are to be used. The * indicates the keys are to be pressed simultaneously. For example, “left arrow * right arrow” means you press the left and right arrow keys at the exact same time. Fourth, if you find some of the keys with multiple modifiers do not seem to work with your Bluetooth keyboard, try using the other modifier. For example, my Bluetooth keyboard has control, command, and option keys to the left of the spacebar, but it also has an option key to the right of the spacebar. When performing any commands that require holding down all three modifiers, such as to increase the VoiceOver volume (VO + command + up arrow), I have to use the right option key; if I use the left option key, the command does not work. This is no doubt a limitation of my keyboard, not iOS 4.1, but it is good to keep it in mind. Fifth, most of the text navigation commands that make use of the command key can also be performed by substituting the control key for the command key (many thanks to Esther for this tip). This is especially useful for some Windows-based Bluetooth keyboards. Sixth, iOS 4.1 has something called quick nav. Quick nav, when turned on, allows for easier navigation between elements using the keyboard. To turn quick nav on and off, you hit the left and right arrows simultaneously. Seventh, I have broken the following 57 keyboard commands into four categories: general navigation, VoiceOver controls, text navigation, and Unix-style text navigation. For each action, I have listed the corresponding keystroke when quick nav is on and when quick nav is off. Some commands can only be performed with quick nav either on or off, so the corresponding entry in the table states N/A if the command does not apply. I have also listed the corresponding VoiceOver screen gesture (where applicable) for reference and ease of transition. Eighth, I would like to thank Esther for her excellent comment, with which I was able to expand this list to include even more commands. I am now quite certain this list is about as comprehensive as possible. Finally, if you think I have missed any keystroke or have any questions, please leave a comment, and I will address it. And now for the commands… General Navigation table with 4 columns and 23 rows Action Keystroke (quick nav on) Keystroke (quick nav off) Equivalent Gesture Toggle quick nav left arrow * right arrow left arrow * right arrow N/A Previous element left arrow VO + left arrow flick left Next element right arrow VO + right arrow flick right Previous element by roter up arrow VO + up arrow flick up Next element by roter down arrow VO + down arrow flick down Previous roter setting up arrow * left arrow N/A rotate counterclockwise Next roter setting up arrow * right arrow N/A rotate clockwise Activate selected element up arrow * down arrow VO + spacebar double tap Previous text field shift + tab shift + tab N/A Next text field tab tab N/A Read page from selected item VO + a VO + a 2 finger flick down Read page from top VO + b VO + b 2 finger flick up Move to first element control + up arrow N/A 4 finger tap near top of screen Move to last element control + down arrow N/A 4 finger tap near bottom of screen Scroll up 1 page option + up arrow N/A 3 finger flick down Scroll down 1 page option + down arrow N/A 3 finger flick up Scroll left 1 page option + left arrow N/A 3 finger flick right Scroll right 1 page option + right arrow N/A 3 finger flick left Move to status bar VO + m VO + m N/A Activate back button escape escape 2 finger scrub Activate home button VO + h VO + h N/A Start/stop current action VO + - VO + - 2 finger double tap table end VoiceOver Controls table with 4 columns and 10 rows Action Keystroke (quick nav on) Keystroke (quick nav off) Equivalent Gesture Previous VO setting VO + command + left arrow VO + command + left arrow N/A Next VO setting VO + command + right arrow VO + command + right arrow N/A Increment selected VO setting VO + command + up arrow VO + command + up arrow N/A Decrement selected VO setting VO + command + down arrow VO + command + down arrow N/A Pause/resume speech control control 2 finger single tap Toggle speech VO + s VO + s 3 finger double tap Toggle screen curtain VO + shift + s VO + shift + s 3 finger triple tap VoiceOver help VO + k VO + k N/A Exit VoiceOver help escape escape N/A table end Text Navigation table with 4 columns and 20 rows Action Keystroke (quick nav on) Keystroke (quick nav off) Equivalent Gesture Previous character N/A left arrow N/A Next character N/A right arrow N/A Previous word N/A option + left arrow N/A Next word N/A option + right arrow N/A Previous line N/A up arrow N/A Next line N/A down arrow N/A Start of line N/A command + left arrow N/A End of line N/A command + right arrow N/A Top of document N/A command + up arrow N/A End of document N/A command + down arrow N/A Select text N/A shift + navigation keystroke N/A Select all N/A command + a N/A Cut N/A command + x N/A Copy N/A command + c N/A Paste N/A command + v N/A Undo N/A command + z N/A Redo N/A shift + command + z N/A Previous int. keyboard N/A shift + command + spacebar N/A Next int. keyboard N/A command + spacebar N/A table end Unix-Style Text Navigation table with 4 columns and 8 rows Action Keystroke (quick nav on) Keystroke (quick nav off) Equivalent Gesture Previous character N/A control + b N/A Next character N/A control + f N/A Start of line N/A control + a N/A End of line N/A control + e N/A Backspace N/A control + h N/A Delete to end of line N/A control + k N/A Return (new line) N/A control + m N/A table end -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Vo commands with external keyboards Ok, i know this has been discussed time and time again, and of course by the time it was discussed, i didn't have any use for the information, but now i've got myself a cute little external bluetooth minimini keyboard, and so i want to know if there exists a guide to voiceover key commands for external qwerty keyboards and also if there's another way of starting quicknav then left and right arrows together since my keyboard won't accept that key combination. If you don't want to clutter up the list by answering an already answered question, please feel free to return to me with the answer at my email address [email protected] or point me to a post where i can read up on these commands. Thanks much in advance. /Krister -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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