Hi Kevin,
You asked:
I have a Mac Minu with a full USB keyboard. What is the equivalent of
the num lock key in Windows on a Mac running Snow Leopard? I'm
trying to use Sibelius on a Mac and I need to use the keypad with the
numbers enabled. I shouldn't have to go to kb preferences each time.
• I looked under the Help menu on Finder's menu bar, and typed in "Windows keys
on a Mac keyboard" into the search text box. This brought up a page with that
title that listed as set of Windows keys and their Mac equivalents:
Windows key: Num lock
Mac key: Num lock or Shift-Clear
Use: In some applications, controls whether pressing keys in the numeric
keyboard enters numbers or moves the cursor.
I don't use a full keyboard, since I'm only using the keyboard on my Mac
laptop, but try using Shift-Clear to toggle your numeric keyboard functions on
and off. Another thing that you can do (which seems a bit out of the way for a
solution), is to use a numeric keypad program on your iPhone. Edovia's "NumPad
- Wireless Numeric Keypad for your iPhone or iPod touch" ($3.99) works
accessibly on iPhone and iPod Touch. Apparently, a lot of Sibelius users who
use the program on laptops use this app to replace the numeric keyboard entry
functions. As long as your laptop and iPhone are on the same wireless network,
or if you create an ad hoc network from the wireless card in your computer
(VO-m twice or Control-F8 to the status menu bar, press "a" to navigate to
"Airport", then arrow down to "Create network…" and press "Return"), then have
your iPhone or iPod Touch join this network, which will have a default name
like "Kevin's Mac Mini", you can use the iPhone app to function like a numeric
keypad. There are instructions that you need to launch "System Preferences",
go to the "Sharing" menu, and enable either "Screen Sharing" or "Remote
Management" by checking one of these options in the table. Then press the
(VO-Space) the "Computer Settings" button and enable VNC with password by
checking the box (VO-space) and filling in a password in the dialog window text
box. You'll need to do this as an Administrator, since the controls to check
sharing or remote management may be dimmed unless you click the lock/unlock
button for the sharing tab, and then type in your password. Now, when you
launch the app, you'll be prompted to select a server (e.g., a Mac that is on
the same wireless network as your iPhone), double tap your selection, and
connect by typing in the VNC password you chose. You can check whether
you're connected by moving your finger down from the time on the status bar.
You'll hear "Connected to Kevin's Mac Mini" (or other selected server), if the
connection is active. To change the server connection, double tap the button
for the "Servers" screen, which is announced as "Network at 2x" in the top
right corner, just under the battery power on the status bar. That screen
allows you to select a server (if more than one is available) and query
information on the IP address or enter a password if you double tap the "More
info" button for the selected server. The "Servers" screen is also where you
can add servers ("Add" button at top left), query "Settings" (I leave these at
the default) and read the "Instructions" for setting up the app.
The iPhone screen, with the exception of the small "Network at 2x" button that
the top right corner, gets transformed into an 18-key numpad. The keys are
(from the top, from left to right):
top row: "delete", "equal", "div" (or divide), "mult" (or multiply)
2nd row: "7" "8" "9" "min" (or minus)
3rd row: "4" "5" "6" "plus"
4th row: "1" "2" "3" "enter" (a double height key that spans rows 4 and 5)
5th row: "0" (a double wide key that spans 2 key columns) "dot" (or decimal
point) "enter"
You do have to double tap the key entries, but I've used this to run
VoiceOver's Numpad Commander from the iPhone app. It can be a handy way to
enter number entries, but it can get a bit laggy for some operations if you're
running a lot of processes. (For example, when I used it to read off cursor
positions with a lot of trackpad motion, VoiceOver would sometimes start
stuttering).
Here's the URL at the App Store:
• "Numpad -- Wireless Numeric Keypad" ($3.99) by Edovia, Inc.:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/numpad-wireless-numeric-keypad/id297623436?mt=8
Edovia also has support on their web pages with instructions on how to connect
to your computer:
http://help.edovia.com/kb/numpad/how-to-connect-numpad-to-a-computer
The nice thing is that this app doesn't require running any additional programs
on your Mac -- the VNC support is built in, and you only have to enable sharing.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Feb 1, 2011, at 13:31, Kevin Gibbs wrote:
> Well, I tried looking under VO Help, Commands, General and couldn't
> find any reference to turning a numpad on and off. I also have enough
> vision to find the clear key on my numpad. It's in the top left
> corner. Using VO Clear turned numpad commander on and off. but VO
> Command clear didn't appear to do anything. You see, I have to use my
> limited vision in this program and have the numpad turn itself on and
> off from time to time. So, I need the sighted man's command for
> turning the numpad from arrows to numbers.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Kevin
> BTW, what's the command for refreshing a given webpage and for going
> back to the previous webpage?
> Thanks,
> K.
>
>
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