[macvoiceover] Re: Having VoiceOver start at log-in

  • From: "Rich Caloggero" <rjc@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:04:24 -0400

Not sitting at the mac right now, but I had a hell of a time with this myself. 
The issue is that there is an unlabeled (actually completely silent) control 
which switches you between pages in the dialog. The page which appears when you 
first enter it has two tabs (password, and login items). What you need to do is 
to tab around until you land on a control that doesn't speak. Y
You then need to hit downArrow once then examine the dialog again. You should 
now find the setting for starting voiceOver at login.  Note that you can't find 
this control with voKeys+rightArrow. It does not have a label and it has no 
type either, so VoiceOver just doesn't see it. The only way you can get to it 
is via the tab key (it is in the tab order of the application).  

Maybe someone else with a mac in front of them can give better directions, but 
its not obvious how to do this in my opinion.  I spent over an hour trying to 
figure this out before I found that unlabeled control. 

Hope this helps.
-- Rich

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Neal Ewers 
  To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:53 PM
  Subject: [macvoiceover] Having VoiceOver start at log-in


  Hi all, I have tried to follow Apple's instructions to have VoiceOver start 
at log-in with no luck.  The following is taken from a file I just received 
from Apple.
  1 Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock or choose Apple menu > System 
  Preferences to open System Preferences. 

  2 Click Accounts. 

  3 Click Login Options below the accounts list. 
  If the Login Options button is dimmed, click the lock icon at the bottom of 
the 
  Accounts window and type an administrator's name and password to unlock the 
  window. 

  4 Select the checkbox labeled "Use VoiceOver at login window." 

  OK, I have entered my password and have looked at the two tabs that are there 
I have tried to add a log-in item, but I don't see VoiceOver listed there at 
all.  What am I missing?

  Thanks much.

  Neal


  Neal Ewers
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