Q: How to navigate character viewer using only the keyboard
I'm looking at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343 and it doesn't seem to help and some of the shortcuts seem to be missing, e.g., how to open the character viewer, or what Control-F6 does (so that I can print it out without having to open system preferences)
My immediate concern is How do I navigate the character viewer using only the keyboard?
A link to an article or video explaining how to do all this via the keyboard would be a sufficient answer.
1) How do I open it by shortcut?
2) Once I'm there, how do I move the focus between the search, the list of character sets, the characters themselves, the Add to Favorites button, and related characters panes?
3) What about between sub-panes; e.g., for Unicode, between the list of Unicode code sections and the characters themselves; or within Han Characters - All from 1 stroke Line to the characters themselves?
4) Once I have the focus on a particular pane, will I be able to use the arrow keys to navigate within, the same way I can do within a pane in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts, or is there some other method I need to use?
5) If I am in Han Characters - All, how would I expand 2 strokes?
Thank you for your assistance.
Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3), 4 GB RAM
Posted on May 17, 2014 5:26 PM
Charles Belov wrote:
Unfortunately, the Apple Note for character viewer assumes I am using a mouse. I was seeking instructions for using it via keyboard.
Apple unfortunately has never provided keyboard access to the main Character Viewer. The arrow keys can be used in a limited way with the little version you get by clicking on the icon in the top right corner of the big one.
Have a look at the app Ultra Character Map. I think it may have more shortcuts but I am now sure how much you can do.
Posted on May 17, 2014 8:00 PM
