[macvoiceover] Re: Having VoiceOver start at log-in
- From: "David Poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 18:45:37 -0400
I don't see a bug.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cara Quinn" <Cara-Quinn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 6:10 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Having VoiceOver start at log-in
Have you or someone else written Apple and filed this as a bug?…
Smiles,
Cara :)
On May 7, 2008, at 10:04 AM, Rich Caloggero wrote:
> 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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