[macvoiceover] Re: Tables and word processing

  • From: Jeff Kisecker <kisecker@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:22:40 -0600

Yes there are, but they are not nearly as functional if you have to write 
something technical.  This is an issue that has needed attention for some time. 
 

On Nov 14, 2011, at 2:14 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:

> I don't know about the full accessibility of pages but there are table 
> commands.
> 
> On Nov 14, 2011, at 12:39 PM, Ian Edwards wrote:
> 
> Ok, I've caught references to the inaccessibility of tables in the various 
> word processing options with Mac+VoiceOver. Usually it's something like, "of 
> course there's the issue with tables in Pages." 
> 
> So, is there a way to access tables in a word processor using VoiceOver? I 
> can't recall reading this in any of the documentation I read before making 
> the switch. I read press releases touting the full accessibility of Pages on 
> more than one Mac accessibility site, but no mention was made of issues with 
> tables.
> Is there a place to go to find out what's missing from reported full 
> accessibility, and is it known if there will soon be a fix or work around?
> 
> Not wanting to be a complainer here, I'm more thinking of the scene in Apollo 
> 13 where the mission commander says, "ok people, let's work the problem."
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ian
> 
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