[mac4theblind] Re: browsers that work with voice over
- From: Tracy Duffy <tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:18:01 -0500
Perhaps I misunderstood. Sorry.
tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx
2 Chronicles 20, 21B: "Give thanks to God, his faithful
love endures forever."
On Dec 17, 2011, at 3:12 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
> No no, she's saying Chrome is using the same engine. I don't think Lightning
> does.
>
> Chris.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tracy Duffy
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:01 PM
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: browsers that work with voice over
>
> Well, I think you said it also works on the same engine as safari, so I don't
> know that it will solve the problem I have. I may give it a shot at some
> point though. Thank you.
>
> tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx
> 2 Chronicles 20, 21B: "Give thanks to God, his faithful love endures forever."
>
> On Dec 17, 2011, at 2:48 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>
>> Yeah try lightning. It can be found in the mac app store here.
>>
>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lightning-web-browser/id412736557?mt=12
>>
>> Take care.
>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Tracy Duffy wrote:
>>
>>> Oh. Ok then. I guess it won't help me any. Anyone have a suggestion for
>>> another browser I might try that will work with VoiceOver?
>>>
>>> tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx
>>> 2 Chronicles 20, 21B: "Give thanks to God, his faithful love endures
>>> forever."
>>>
>>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 2:10 PM, John Panarese wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chrome Canary runs on the same Web Kit engine as Safari, so you will
>>>> have the same results with websites. The regular Google Chrome with
>>>> ChromeVox is different. It its still not ready fro prime time, but
>>>> definitely works well with Google Docs.
>>>>
>>>> Take Care
>>>>
>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>> Director
>>>> Mac for the Blind
>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>>>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I use lightning myself. it works on the same engine as safari but it
>>>>> works a lot faster on some sights like my podcasting one.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried crome but it didn't work all that well and I think that was
>>>>> sometime this year.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care all.
>>>>> On Dec 16, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Tracy Duffy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Excellent. I'm looking forward to trying it. I have trouble on some
>>>>>> sites with safari, and I'm hoping maybe this will work better for me.
>>>>>> Thanks for talking about it. I had not heard of this particular one
>>>>>> before and I'm always hesitant to try browsers and things until I hear
>>>>>> from others what experience they've had. I'd say I'm kind of a medium
>>>>>> skill computer person and so I don't often get adventurous unless I have
>>>>>> reason to believe I should be able to work things out. (smile)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> 2 Chronicles 20, 21B: "Give thanks to God, his faithful love endures
>>>>>> forever."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Dec 16, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Holy dynomite! does, it, ever! I'd very highly suggest doing a google
>>>>>>> search for:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> download+google canary
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It should be the first result that pops up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> then use your vo commands, and find the button that says something to
>>>>>>> the effect of agree and download.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> then just open the dmg and install it like normal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you wanna set it as your default browser like I did, then oddly
>>>>>>> enough, go into Safari, and hit command+comma, then go to the general
>>>>>>> tab. In there, there's a popup button which'll let you select google
>>>>>>> Canary as the default. I dono why you have to do it that way, but it
>>>>>>> works, trust me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can! install Chromvox from the Chrome Store, but I couldn't seem to
>>>>>>> get the thing to work correctly. I got it installed, and talking, but
>>>>>>> when I hit the modifier key which is basically your vo keys: control
>>>>>>> and option, I get nothing with the other keys. It's totally strange.
>>>>>>> I'm telling you though, it works flawlessly! with voiceover by itself
>>>>>>> right outta the box. Just navigate the same way you would in Safari,
>>>>>>> and explore your menu bar.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It works very very nicely!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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