Eric, Finally got a chance to install and setup these two apps. Great find and I love it. Since I am still on a Windows box on my 9to5, I always used the CapsLock with the screen reader. I am so use to it, and it is so productive. I assumed there was some legal issue as to why Apple did not implement this. Thanks. Rodney
On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:47 PM, Eric Caron <ecar...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Mary, > > If you follow my podcast you will no longer have a caps lock key but > rather a very convenient Voice Over key. If you want your caps lock back you > can either go to the extras menu in Mountain Lion for KeyRemaper4Macbook and > press the preferences button and then you can either temporarily turn off the > key remap with a check box or uncheck it permanently. > > For me this is a non issue as I almost never use the caps lock key and can > use the shift key when needed. The advantage of having the caps lock act as > the voice over modifier key is infinitely more important to me. I keep > finding ways why this works so well. for example opening a disclosure > triangle is now so much easier. I just holde the caps lock key down with my > left little finger and tap the \ key with my other little finger. I never > take my hands off the home keys. In the past my left hand had to go all the > way down to the Option Control keys on the left side completely stopping my > typing flow. > > I still have a lot of muscle memory that causes me to use the old VO Keys but > little by little I am increasing my speed by taking advantage of the caps > lock. It is great! another key I now use more often is vo w and VO w twice. > This is the word and the spelling of a word. with caps lock and w it is > fast and easy. with standard vo keys on the bottom left I had to reach my > right hand way over to the w key, and this was quite a contortion just to > hear what word I was on, I don't need to do this any more. I do it all with > my left hand never leaving the home row keys. > > Hope this info helps. > > Eric Caron > > On Aug 28, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Mary Scott <bluespru...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> So what does happen when you need the caps lock? >> On Aug 27, 2012, at 7:01 PM, Eric Caron <ecar...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Hello listers, >>> >>> I have long wanted the VO keys "Control Option" to be available as the >>> caps lock key. this would allow one finger to hold down the keys. Also, >>> the location of the Caps Lock key is ideal for reaching many keys that need >>> to be pressed with the Voice Over keys. >>> >>> Using the caps lock key as the VO modifier would dramatically reduce the >>> times I find my fingers contorted trying to press multiple keys all over >>> the keyboard. >>> >>> For those of us who type with our fingers on the home row this allows us to >>> use the VO modifier while keeping our hands ready to continue typing. >>> >>> I'm pleased to let you know that this is now possible. Thanks to Takayama >>> Fumihiko, the developer of KeyRemap4Macbook. this application in >>> conjunction with another application by the same developer allows a Mac >>> user to remap the caps lock key as the "Control and Option" keys pressed >>> together. >>> >>> The other application is called PCKeyboardHack. These two apps and a file >>> created for VO users makes this possible. >>> >>> Although a write up of this process would probably be more efficient >>> for most of us, that is not my strength. Instead, I have provided a link >>> below to a podcast that walks through the set up. >>> >>> In addition below are links needed to obtain the applications and the >>> specially constructed xml file. >>> >>> Finally, I have provided links to some additional help documentation >>> >>> The application developer responded to my request for this capability >>> within hours of my written request. I have also been asked to contact >>> again if there are any other ways the application can help blind users. >>> >>> This was such a nice response. I'm still amazed as I have written to Apple >>> asking for this every few months or so, only getting back the standard >>> answer,"thank you for your suggestion." . >>> >>> I'm so grateful to now have this ability. >>> >>> Also, please be aware that this application can also remap other keys. For >>> example you could make the command key on the right of your space bar a >>> Control key giving you another set of Voice Over Keys. >>> KeyRemap4Macbook also creates a num pad on your regular keyboard. this >>> makes it possible to use num pad commander on a standard keyboard. >>> >>> This is covered in a excellent post by Ester on the Mac-Access.net list. >>> >>> One gentle reminder. This is donation ware so if you use this as much as I >>> do please support this developer. and, as we come up with more ways this >>> application can help and as the OS changes we will want this developer to >>> support us. >>> >>> This was the most challenging podcast I have created so far. If you >>> see a need for revision please let me know. >>> >>> I will be submitting this podcast to applevis.com . In the meantime here >>> is a dropbox link >>> >>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5620907/KeyRemap4Macbook.mp3 >>> >>> Below are the links I give in the podcast and also the XML text you will >>> need. >>> >>>> >>>> Link to KeyRemap4MacBook and PCKeyboardHack applications. >>>> >>>> http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack-usage.html.en >>>> >>>> Link to instructions on changing the Caps Lock key to PC application key. >>>> the needed key code number is 110. >>>> >>>> >>>> http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack-usage.html.en >>>> >>>> Link to private.xml, that changes PC Application Key to Control+Option. >>>> >>>> https://github.com/tekezo/Files/blob/master/KeyRemap4MacBook/private.pc_application_to_controloption/private.xml >>>> >>>> Link to instructions on how to use private.xml. >>>> >>>> http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/document-private-xml.html >>>> >>>> >>>> The Following is the text of the Private xml >>>> >>>>> <?xml version="1.0"?> >>>>> <root> >>>>> >>>>> <item> >>>>> <name>Change PC Application Key to Control+Option.</name> >>>>> <identifier>private.pc_application_to_controloption</identifier> >>>>> <autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::PC_APPLICATION, KeyCode::OPTION_L, >>>>> ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L</autogen> >>>>> </item> >>>>> >>>>> </root> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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