[mac4theblind] Re: Spell Checking on the Mac
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:04:38 -0700
Yep still no joy. It just does not work n safari. I've had this problem for 2
years and so have the other hundreds of blind people I used to talk to on
another list.
Take care.
On Mar 12, 2012, at 9:48 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
> have you tried interacting with the word?
>
> On Mar 12, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>
> but it will not work in safari/webkit. when you vo shift m on the misspelled
> word it never brings up the dialogue. it brings up inspect element and stuff.
>
> This particular bug is 2 years old and we've reported it to apple numerous
> times.
>
> Take care all.
> On Mar 11, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Linnette Whalen wrote:
>
>> Command plus semicolon saves you from activating a second menu. experiment
>> with both options and you will see the difference.
>> On Mar 10, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Christohper-Mark Gilland wrote:
>>
>>> OK, hold on here. I'm not understanding the difference in
>>> command+semicolon, vs. command+shift+semicolon.
>>>
>>> Can you explain?
>>>
>>> Chris.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linnette Whalen" <linnettew@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 3:06 PM
>>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Spell Checking on the Mac
>>>
>>>
>>> I perform spell check on my MB by using in combination command, shift and
>>> semicolon. This provides the option to spellcheck and select the word you
>>> are looking for without bringing up another menu.
>>> On Mar 10, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just had to say… I really haven't explored spell checking much on the
>>>> macbook. It is absolutely incredible! I love how I don't even have to
>>>> open another screen like you do in Windows. Just hit command semicolon,
>>>> and it stops on the next word after the insertion point, then I can just
>>>> vo+shift+m, find my correct result, or ignore/add right from that context
>>>> menu, then be on my merry way. I wonder if there is a way that is as easy
>>>> to do a grammar check. Sometimes grammar checking can really get you in
>>>> trouble, I know, but it's definitely something to think about.
>>>>
>>>> Chris.************
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