You can already make any function key perform almost any action, and this with real physical keys. This type of function might be nice to remember if your considering the new touch bar. For example I have several short cuts set up for Amadeus Pro. In the app section of the keyboard system preferences pain you can create a short cut for any option in any menu app. For example, I have an Automator service set up so that I can hit command option shift d to hear the definition of any word I have selected. You can also create your own function in Automator and it will show up in this section. In the system section you can browse dozens of pre existing functions which can be mapped to any keystroke you want. In system preferences, keyboard, short cuts you can set up almost any keystroke you can imagine. I won't spend much time on this section, because I don't have too many of these short cuts set up, but I thought it would be important to mention these functions. I also have f 1, f 2, f 3, and f 4 remapped to the num pad 1, 2, 3, and 4 keys I'll explain my reasons for these changes later. I have the play/pause key directly to the left of the volume keys, F 10, and then rewind and fast forward directly to the left of them, f 9 and f 8. I also remap several of my media control and function keys. For me this works really well, and I would highly recommend it. I also have the caps lock key remapped to slash so that I can type question mark and slash. To make this work I remap the slash physical key to the command key. This is great for keystrokes like VO f, VO g and VO a I have become so dependent on this modification that I can barely stand using the Mac without it. The main reason I remap my keys is to have VO keys on the right side of the keyboard. Karabiner elements is a stripped down version of the Karabiner app I have used Karabiner for a long time now, but the full version does not currently work in Mac OS Sierra, so for now Karabiner elements is a fine alternative. I use Karabiner elements to remap my keyboard. To remap a key means you have completely transformed one key to another. I'm going to be talking about remapping the keyboard, the voice over keyboard commander, and custom system keyboard short cuts each of these topics have unique factors to consider, and I'll do my best to explain these factors as I touch each section. I thought I would take this opportunity to run through all of the custom things I have set up, in order to share my experiences, and invite others to do the same. I decided to set up my new Mac book pro 2016 as a clean install, which means I have been busy setting up my keyboard remapping and commander.
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