Hello Wayne and Chris, Wayne is asking about using KeyRemap4MacBook, which was the subject of an AppleVis podcast by Eric Caron on how to remap the Control+Option commands to the caps lock key for use with VoiceOver on the Mac, with additional instructions on how to get this to work as an insert key for JAWS under VMWare fusion. Any attempts to remap the caps lock key on the Mac requires the KeyRemap4MacBook application and the PCKeyboardHack file from the same web site: http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ and http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack-usage.html.en I think the point of confusion is that this is not an application dedicated to turning the caps lock key into VO keys, but a general key remapping application for the Mac. As such, the user would still need specific instructions on how to remap caps lock to the Control+Option keys. And any post that gave those details would also provide links to the necessary files. I'll give links to two of my mail archive posts that provide links to the relevant AppleVis podcast and guide posts, and also to some more sources of information about using KeyRemap4MacBook to configure the Mac (laptop or Bluetooth) keyboard for use with Windows under VMWare fusion: • Use KeyRemap4MacBook to remap the insert key to Caps Lock [was Re: The insert key in VMware fusion] http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg84983.html • Re: VO keys needed in VM http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg89672.html
The first linked mail archive post gives links to Eric's podcast and user guide for remapping the caps lock key at the AppleVis site, but also explains why some other solutions for remapping the caps lock key (for use as a modifier key for Windows under VMWare fusion) don't work. The second linked mail archive post gives links to blog posts at the "Flint's Geekiness" web site that describe how to modify Eric's instructions for the current version of KeyRemap4MacBook. If you don't need any background information about the layout of KeyRemap4MacBook, how to navigate it for general use, or to listen to a podcast, then you can go directly to the first linked "Flint's Geekiness" blog post in my second linked archive post and follow its instructions. And you can ignore the links I gave to the following two posts at that site, which are about configuring other settings under the VMWare Fusion preferences for Windows operation to eliminate conflicting Mac key definitions. However, for most users, I'd recommend listening to Eric's podcast and reading through the user guide and comments at AppleVis. The main thing that changed in the new version of the KeyRemap4MacBook setup last September is that the instructions now apply to navigating within the app itself, and not to separate preference panes under System Preferences. You also no longer have to get a special developer version of KeyRemap4MacBook, since all the changes were incorporated into the current version. What Eric did not detail was different ways of avoiding conflicts with Mac key definitions for Windows under VMWare Fusion, since that is somewhat user specific and really about setting up Windows use under VMWare Fusion. The two remaining linked posts in the "Flint's Geekiness" blog describe how that can be handled under VMWare Fusion's preferences. As far as I know, there's been no reference to those blog posts on this list, since Jeffrey Shockley provided the first link in response to Phil's question about ways to get an insert key for JAWS under VMWare fusion, but Phil ultimately used Sharp Keys to remap his insert key, and did not remap the caps lock key at all. HTH. Probably other Windows users on this list can help with further information, since I don't use VMWare fusion, Windows, or JAWS on my Mac. Cheers, Esther On Friday, July 26, 2013 12:20:27 PM UTC-10, Wayne Coles wrote: > > HELLO SORRY THERE IS A MISTAKE I MEAN THE APP FOR TURNING THE CAPSLOCK KEY > INTO VO KEYS THANKS IN ADVANCE > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto: > macvisi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 4:47 PM > To: macvisi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > Subject: Re: vo to caps lock > > A link for voiceover? You mean a link to a tutorial? There is one built > in which will fire up the first time you start it with command-F5. > > CB > > On 7/26/13 4:37 PM, Wayne Coles wrote: > > hello all can somebody please send me the link for caps lock to vo > please thanks in advance > > > > > -- 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.
