Don't forget about the excellent Key Remap 4 Macbook utility. This lets you do all sorts of things, such as make the right command key a control key, or assign shift with right command to control, or the caps lock key to both vo keys, and so on. It also can emulate a num pad, giving you your commander back. I believe applevis.com has instructions for this, and I know plenty of people on this list use the program if you get stuck. On Jun 18, 2013, at 7:53 PM, Ray Foret jr <rfore...@att.net> wrote:
> Well, as for me, I've nevber had a right side control key; since I have > always used a Mac book pro and now this bluetooth keyboard. I found it > disconcerting to not have VO keys on the right hand side at first, but then, > I decided to just cross my right hand under the left and that seems to work > okay. > > > Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray > Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! > > On Jun 18, 2013, at 6:45 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is directed at laptop users who elect to stick with the built in >> keyboard on your laptop, rather than connecting a full usb keyboard. I am >> very use to my full keyboard with its num pad, which gives me access to num >> pad commander and both sets of vo keys. I also have a magic track pad, but >> to be honest, I don't use it much, as it is separate from the keyboard, and >> I've just never found it all that efficient. >> >> That having been said, I'm strongly considering purchase of a Macbook Air, >> and that has no num pad and no vo keys to the right of the space bar. There >> are certain vo command combinations that I use a whole lot, like vo A and vo >> D, just to name a couple, and there is no way I can do those with my left >> hand alone. I'm guessing that having the track pad integral to the machine >> will make it a lot more natural feeling. I'd still like to kick Apple for >> getting rid of the control key on the right, but since that's not practical, >> I'd be curious how you MacBook owners who also have desktops with a full >> keyboard dealt with the transition. Do you miss the vo keys on the right and >> the num pad? >> >> Mary >> >> Mary Otten >> motte...@gmail.com >> >> >> -- >> 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/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > 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/groups/opt_out. > > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- 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/groups/opt_out.
