[macvoiceover] Re: keyboards

  • From: Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:37:51 -0600

Mine is different.  The Eject key is just to the right of the F12 key; but, in 
my case, not larger than the other keys.  Also, in keyboard help, my eject key 
says nothing.


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The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

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On Jan 29, 2010, at 9:27 AM, Sam Troia wrote:

> Actually, she's referring to the key immediately to the right of f12 which 
> happens to be the eject key.  It is quite a bit larger than the other 
> function keys and when you go into keyboard help with Voiceover, it says f13.
> 
> On Jan 29, 2010, at 9:53 AM, Nicole Hutchins wrote:
> 
>> Hi Mary,
>> If the key you're referring to is the same one I'm thinking it is, then yes. 
>> It is the delete key.
>> It is the last key on the top row all the way to the right, is that correct?
>> Nicole
>> On Jan 29, 2010, at 8:04 AM, <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Good morning list,
>>> 
>>> Ray, those keys are the same as the ones I used on a Lap Talk Windows PC I 
>>> got from Beyond Sight a few years ago. I am finding that some key 
>>> combinations are similar to Windows, except they use Command (which is 
>>> positioned in the same place as the Alt key in Windows.) I have the desktop 
>>> keyboard with the num pad on it, and it's remarkably similar to Windows, 
>>> but the design is better since the base is annodized aluminum.
>>> 
>>> One key I'm wondering about: what is the key immediately to the right of 
>>> F12? It's in the same group with Escape and the twelve PF keys, but I don't 
>>> know what it is. I looked at it with the optacon and it looks like a 
>>> triangle with a hyphen under it. Could it be backspace? I know it's not 
>>> PF13, because PF13 through 15 are in the group to the right, and PF16 
>>> through 19 are the top row of the num pad.
>>> 
>>> Looks like there are a few of us newbies on here, so I guess we can all 
>>> learn together. My Mac was shipped yesterday but won't be here till some 
>>> time next week.
>>> 
>>> If any of you need documentation, I have the Fusion document and the one 
>>> that discusses how to build a Windows virtual machine and move it to the 
>>> Mac; I suspect most dedicated Mac users aren't interested, but some time 
>>> down the road I plan to try doing it. If anyone is interested, I have these 
>>> in text format, converted from PDF files. I could send them to one of the 
>>> moderators so they can be placed on the macvoice site, since they can 
>>> easily be sent as attachments. They're freely available on the web so I 
>>> doubt I'd be violating copyright.
>>> 
>>> Mary 
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> Sam Troia, NYC
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