[macvoiceover] Fwd: Vo behavior when writing in grade two braille is a major problem
- From: Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:43:24 -0500
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Cheryl
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Lord,
my rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Vo behavior when writing in grade two braille is a major problem
> Date: October 29, 2012 4:38:14 PM CDT
> To: Accessibility <accessibility@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I am really enjoying being able to use voiceover with a braille display.
> However, I would be very appreciative of it if something could be done about
> the way grade two braille is handled. Having to be a speed typist in order to
> keep the writing from expanding is not enjoyable and having to insert a
> letter sign when correcting a word to prevent the same expansion is also a
> problem. How would you like to type surprise on your computer and leave out
> the "p" making "surrise" and ending up with "surpeoplerise" (p is the
> contraction for people". I am very glad that the option to use grade two is
> offered but this setup with word expansion is causing a lot of people a lot
> of trouble. As far as I know, no system that allows brailling - windoweyes,
> jaws, nvda, system access, brltty etc.) is set up in this way. A peson should
> not have to be a lightning fast thinker and a rapid and perfect key operator
> (some of these keyboards are not easy to do fast input on) in order to enjoy
> typing in grade two braille. I do understand there may have been reasons for
> structuring things in this way but I really urge Apple to rethink this aspect
> of what is otherwise a really great program.
>
> Thanks for any attention that can be given to this.
>
> --
> Cheryl
>
> May the words of my mouth
> and the meditation of my heart
> be acceptable to You, Lord,
> my rock and my Redeemer.
> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>
>
>
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