[blindlaw] Keyboard strokes for section symbol

[Sai]

That reminds me of another thing I only found out very recently:

In Apple OSX, control-command-space brings up a searchable symbol dialog box.

You can type 'section' for instance and it comes up together with a
few other things; 'section sign' (the official Unicode name for it)
gives the exact result.

There's also a 'frequently used' section at the top of the dialog box.

It also has emoticons and the like, which I think is what it's mainly
used for, but as far as I can tell it provides access to the whole
unicode chart. Here's an ankh, for instance: ☥

I don't normally use a screenreader, so I have no idea how accessible
it is, but it might be useful.

It's an OS feature, so it works in nearly all text fields, but for
some reason not in my gmail compose window. (It does work in the gmail
search field, so I think it's gmail overriding keyboard shortcuts
somehow.)

Only on OSX, though.

Sincerely,
Sai

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Sybren Hoekstra <sy.hoekstra at gmail.com> wrote:
> Alternatively, if you are a Jaws user, you can just push Jaws key + 4. That will open the select a symbol dialog box. If you push S, that will get you to the section sign. Then just push enter.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 12, 2017, at 15:33, Sai via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> To clarify, Option-5 is the Mac OSX key. (I don't use Windows.)
>>
>>
>> FYI, this is something I saw recently that might be of interest to you:
>>
>> <https://www.legalkeyboards.com/>
>>
>> My understanding is it's developed specifically for Windows & MS
>> Office products.
>>
>> It has, for instance, a separate key on what is normally the number
>> pad with the section symbol, pillcrow (paragraph symbol), the word
>> "court", etc.
>>
>> Demo video with decent audio narration: <https://youtu.be/N392dt7dqzw>
>>
>> Various updated info & reviews are on their twitter:
>> <https://twitter.com/legalkeyboard>
>>
>>
>> I have nothing to do with them, and I wouldn't personally use it.
>>
>> However, it seems like it might be useful to you. It's basically a
>> bunch of pre-made Windows/Office macros, bound to specific keys.
>>
>> - Sai
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> There is a way to set a hot key.  I will send directions when I get back to the office.
>>>
>>> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.
>>> Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com<mailto:tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com>
>>> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.
>>>
>>> On Jan 12, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Michal Nowicki via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Noel,
>>>
>>> I use Alt Plus 0167 on the number pad on my desktop. I'm not sure if there is a keyboard shortcut that will work on a Windows laptop without the number pad.
>>>
>>> Michal
>>>
>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>>
>>> From: Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 1:53 PM
>>> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Nightingale, Noel
>>> Subject: [blindlaw] Keyboard strokes for section symbol
>>>
>>> Blindlaw,
>>>
>>> It's been a long time since I needed to use the section symbol in Word.  Can someone tell me the keyboard strokes that I use?
>>>
>>> I would appreciate it.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Noel
>>>
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