App to auto move the cursor to "Continue" and "Accept" buttons?
I don't know what to search for in the archives, but wondering if anyone knows of an app that will automatically move the cursor to the "Continue" and "Accept" buttons when installing or having to enter passwords. Though I'm not a big Windows fan, I do appreciate the option to have the cursor automatically moved to the default option when the user is asked to acknowledge something with a mouse click... particularly on a portable computer. I'm looking for something that reduces scrolling around to the box and places the cursor right there. Some might see this as lazy, so feel free to joke away 😉 Perhaps this feature is built-in to OSX and I just don't know how to access it... honestly I can't imagine why it isn't an option, but maybe there's a good reason. Thanks for any suggestions.
iMac Intel, MacBookPro, MacBook,
Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Thanks for the suggestion. I went with SteerMouse which seems relatively useful. Also replaced my Logitech driver with something more customizable. I'll try macupdate in the future... sometimes I'm not even sure what search terms to use but the ones you reported certainly make sense. Thanks to all who chimed in with suggestions!
Ctrl-F7 will allow you to toggle between text boxes, lists, etc and other controls (buttons). Once activated, you can tab between all of the controls. Space bar activates the highlighted control. You must have Full Keyboard Access Activated (ctrl-F1). It's all on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab of the Keyboard and Mouse system preferences.
Barney, thanks for the reply. I see the shortcut options you mention. Still trying to find an app that puts the cursor right on the default (most commonly selected) option for me. Hard to believe there isn't something like this out there... it would seem like a pretty simple and useful application, particularly for portable computers without a mouse. Anybody?
macjack, yes for the occasions when the default item is in blue then I just use enter. Often, the selections like "Continue" are not in blue however. Also, I'm still hopeful there's an app that will let me keep my hand on the mouse... mostly helpful with my macbookpro. Again, certainly feels a bit lazy when I describe it. But, seems like a feature that would be nice... have the cursor/arrow auto-point to the default or most commonly used option so you just "click" to keep going.
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