[macvoiceover] Re: searching for text on a web page

I'm happy to write a few tutorials if they'd be of any use.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hofstader" <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: searching for text on a web page



Hi,

Over the past decade or so I have been on a number of different lists
with Donna.  She, like most of us did at some point (excepting of
course  David and Lioncourt who have Macintosh accessibility in their
DNA <laugh>) will ask some newbie questions.  Coming over from JAWS or
some other Windows SR  or orca and GNU/Linux systems the questions
will certainly contain a bias as our expectations will be  preset by
the learning we have already done in the past.

Donna, on the other lists from where I've known her, has always
provided a lot of help to newbies once she has learned how to approach
a task.  It is my not at all humble opinion that Donna is a terrific
asset to any online community that is interested in technology and
people with vision impairment.

I think it would be a valuable exercise but also one that will take a
lot of time and effort to create a document with a name like,
"VoiceOver Eye for the  JAWS Guy" or something similar that provides
basic tutorial information about VO but also provides a "this is how
you did it with JAWS but this is a Macintosh with VoiceOver and we do
things this way..."

Maybe someone could even write a little program that just   presents a
table with JAWS Way, VO Way as columns for major functions and a
detail button for functions with no direct analogues on the other
platform.

Obviously, someone could add Window-Eyes, HAL, System Access and orca
but with a worldwide market-share of over 90%, JAWS is the most likely
screen reader one would be leaving to start using a Macintosh.

Everything from how VO speaks the character at the insertion point  to
table navigation is very different from the Windows and GNU
platforms.  A little understanding and patience and we'll make a new
friend and add a terrific mind to our community.

Peace,
cdh

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 On Jul 31, 2009, at 9:35 AM, brandon armstrong wrote:


donna I'm sorry but i am getting real tired of your pointless
questions on this list.
you are coming to the point where i don't want to be here anymore
and i am on the virg of unsubscribing period.
Please stop asking questions that relate to windows on the mac.
thanks.
Brandon
On Jul 30, 2009, at 8:16 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:


Hi all,

Recently, when searching for text on a webpage using command-F, I
saw a button that said 2 results found, but I seemed to have no way
to actually see the results.  How do you view results when
searching on a webpage?
Thanks,
Donna


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