[macvoiceover] Re: Web Browsing.
- From: Gabe Vega <theblindtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:23:21 -0600
why not use numbed commander? you can set up on e key commands up for
any vo command you wish.
Gabe Vega - Sent from my iPhone
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On Feb 23, 2011, at 7:19 AM, ashley <ash.cox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, I agree. THey have done a great job of making web browsing accessible.
> The only part I don't like, is having to hold down so many keys to get things
> done. I mean... holding down control, option, command, H just to move to the
> next heading, in my opinion, is overkill. Yes, you have the roter, but then
> you have to keep changing the roter settings. I think if they did the
> following things:
> -ability to use up/down arrow keys to navigate the page, like most other
> screenreaders
> -single letter navigation (H and shift H for headings, g and shift G for
> graphics, v and shift V for visited links, T and shift T for tables, etc)
> -make the web pages read more like a text file (this would make selecting and
> browsing so much easier)
> web browsing on the mac would be so much easier and a hole lot more enjoyable.
>
> I'm not just trying to have a rant, but, at the moment, I spend more of my
> web browsing time on the mac trying to remember how many keys do what then I
> do, say, checking my youtube subscription uploads.
>
> ash
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> On 23/02/2011 11:57, Ricardo Walker wrote:
>> I agree,
>>
>> In leopard, I avoided the web at all costs. windows had a faster, more
>> developed web browsing experience. That all changed with snow leopard. It
>> caught up, and past windows in certain regards to the point where I felt
>> like windows was no longer needed for the task.
>>
>> Ricardo Walker
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>>
>>
>> On Feb 22, 2011, at 2:29 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>>
>>> Ash,
>>>
>>> With the item chooser, link chooser quick nav and so on, Safari works
>>> better than anything I have ever used.
>>> Keith Reedy
>>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 22, 2011, at 2:03 PM, ashley wrote:
>>>
>>>> I use quick nav most of the time; it does improve the experience.
>>>> ash
>>>>
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>>>> On 22/02/2011 18:06, Gabe Vega wrote:
>>>>> Turn quick nav on?
>>>>>
>>>>> Gabe Vega - Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> (623) 565-9357
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 22, 2011, at 11:43 AM, ashley<ash.cox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> While I've been a mac user for nearly 2 years now, One of th ethings
>>>>>> I've never been very good at is web browsing. To be honest, I found web
>>>>>> browsing on the mac almost annoying, probably because i'm used to using
>>>>>> a windows screenreader, and using just the arrow keys to navigate. One
>>>>>> of the things in VO that I don't like is constantly having to hold down
>>>>>> multiple keys, and using the ctrl option lock is just plain annoying.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, ranting aside, does anybody have any tips, no of any guides, or
>>>>>> any useful resources, for using voiceover with safari (or any html
>>>>>> content area for that matter)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I love the way voiceover does everything else, but the web experience
>>>>>> needs to be better.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any suggestions!
>>>>>> Ash
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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