Thanks Cheryl, Thats good to know. I guess that "lcc (logitech control center" either didn't exist 2 years ago when I got my mac mini or apple tech & logitech tech support, were both out to lunch! :) Thanks Talk soon Chuck
On Jan 22, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > Hi Chuck! > > If you get the lcc (logitech control center) app you can fix that. My > function keys are working fine with voiceover. It wasn't that they didn't > work; it was that there was no way to change them between being standard > functional keys and not standard and the default didn't allow you to use > voiceover with those keys without the fn key which was way far away from the > main keyboard and so just about impossible to use with vo plus the function > keys in question. > > -- > Cheryl > > "Move forward by looking back! > "Above all, fear the Lord > and worship Him faithfully > with all your heart; > consider the great things He has done for you." > (1 Samuel 12:24 (HCSB) > > > > > On Jan 22, 2015, at 9:44 AM, CHUCK REICHEL <soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Cheryl, > Long time no talk :) > If this is the same model I had, the "f 1 f 2 f 3 & f34" keys don't work with > VoiceOver. > I went round & round with apple care about this & they finally agreed that > those keys were out to lunch with VO. > Granted I bought the keyboard from the apple store! LOL > Needless to say they refunded the $ > I liked the layout and feel though! > Did they fix this anomaly with your keyboard. > Just thought I'd ask? > TIA > Chuck > > > CHUCK REICHEL > soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com > www.SoundPictureRecording.com > 954-742-0019 > Isaiah 26 : 3 > Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because > he trusteth in thee. > > In GOD I Trust > > On Jan 22, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > >> When a thread on numeric keypad was started, only numeric keypad information >> was wanted. But I thought I would mention another alternative which I am >> using now with my iMac a lot of the time. I admit I kind of collect >> keyboards :-) >> >> I have a full keyboard from Logitech: a k750 solar keyboard for Mac - you do >> want the one that is specifically for Mac. This is a solar keyboard but >> instead of running on bluetooth it has a usb receiver. This is the downside >> as it does require a usb port but only the receiver is inserted; there are >> no cords involved to get tangled up. This is not a very portable keyboard at >> all; it is about the same length as the Apple usb keyboard that has a >> numeric keypad and it is actually significantly larger measuring from back >> to front or maybe top edge to bottom edge because the keyboard does not end >> with the top row which I believe is because of the solar panel. It is sturdy >> but I wouldn't say it is terribly heavy. It has little pieces (not really >> what I'd quite call feet) that you can open out so your keyboard will have a >> slant and be slightly raised at the top. It has an on/off switch and another >> press button not raised up from the keyboard much for which I haven't >> figured out the purpose to the left of the on/off switch. It has a 18-key >> keypad, including a long enter key and an equals key. It also has a six-pack >> and cursor-cross between the numeric keypad and the main keyboard but there >> isn't a lot of space between all of these sections going from left to right; >> there is a well-defined area between the six-pack and the cursor-cross. I >> have lately kind of settled on this as my keyboard of choice for my iMac. >> >> Warnings: >> 1. I had a terrible time figuring out how to change the function keys. I >> finally had to download the Logitech control center from the logitech >> website: not the same as the preference manager. This isn't very vo-friendly >> but by tabbing I could find the checkbox and check or uncheck it. Once you >> do that I think by tabbing you can also find a configuration button; you >> have to tab to find this. I don't know whether this is vo-friendly or not; I >> understand you can further customize the keyboard from the control center. >> There is also an option for managing or adding unifying software which I >> haven't used at all; I've heard that there are some issues with this on >> Yosemite but don't know the present status. >> >> 2. I suspect that this keyboard won't work with file vault. I am thinking of >> going back to file vault so I will be able to confirm this eventually but >> you might want to have an Apple keyboard or corded usb keyboard available >> for use at startup if you are using file vault. >> >> Again, this keyboard won't please everybody that wants a numeric keypad. It >> could go in a fairly large backpack but most definitely not in a purse or >> pocket! It is large but I would call it sturdy rather than clunky; I like >> typing on it very much. If what you want is just a keypad this is not it; >> it's a complete keyboard. Granted these caveats, I really like typing on it >> and I do a lot of typing on my computer. If you don't care about the keypad >> but would like a logitech, I would go instead with the easi-switch k811 or >> the k760 solar keyboard for Mac, iPhone, iPad, etc., both of which are >> bluetooth, But I think the k750 solar keyboard for Mac is worth considering >> for anybody who wants numeric keypad access but doesn't need a separate >> little keypad or a very portable keyboard. >> >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> "Move forward by looking back! >> "Above all, fear the Lord >> and worship Him faithfully with all your heart; >> consider the great things He has done for you." >> (1 Samuel 12:24 (HCSB) >> >> >> -- >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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