[macvoiceover] Re: Calculator application
- From: Dan <keysjd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 08:27:58 -0800
Hello Cheryl,
I hardly ever use the VO keys to the number. you can type in the calculations
and it works better than almost any general purpose calculator I have ever
seen. It is not necessary to VO to the visual buttons. Also, if you look at the
menus in calculator, you will find that you have several types of calculator.
Also under the Speech menu in calculator, you check both speech buttons and
everything will talk just fine.
As far as I am concerned this calculator rocks.
Dan
keysjd@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Jan 9, 2010, at 6:54 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
> Does anybody know of a calculator application that works with voiceover where
> the numbers can be typed in?
>
> Here's my problem. I have several activities for which I need to use a
> calculator. The calculator app that comes with Macosx works with voiceover
> but it's very tedious because one has to do vokeys space on every single
> digit and opperation, meaning it's necessary to first locate the desired
> number or opperation, do vokeys space, and then go looking for the next. Very
> slow in my opinion. I do have an application via Macports which I can use in
> terminal where I just type via the command line. The problem with this is
> that I'm also using emacs, in the terminal, to bring up my banking file, my
> aircard file where I keep track of my megabyte usage, and my wages file where
> I keep track of my earnings each month so I don't go over my substantial
> gainful activity--it's important to be accurate with these!!! The reason I
> use emacs with these files rather than Text Edit is that I can use braille
> with brltty as I prefer to be able to read my numbers rather than just
> hearing them. While the command line calc application works well, I have to
> keep changing windows between the window with the file and the window with
> the shell prompt where I can use calc. This requires me to remember numbers
> as I'm working.If I just had an application where I could type in the numbers
> and opperations or at least copy and paste them, it would be much more
> efficient. I could then use braille in the terminal to look at the files
> while doing my calculations with voiceover as command-tabbing to the
> application doesn't hide what brltty is showing in terminal. Again, this can
> be done with the calculator application but data entry is so slow with that
> app unless there's something I'm missing. In the past, I've had my mac and a
> linux machine side by side and used two old braillelites so I could work in
> terminal with the file on one machine and do the calculations with calc on
> the linux machine but now I'm experimenting to see if just using my Mac with
> Macports is adequate and this is one of the very few instances where I'm
> missing having the linux machine up and running right next to the Mac.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>
> --
>
> Cheryl
> "Let the words of my mouth,
> and the meditation of my heart,
> be acceptable in thy sight,
> O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer."
> (Psalm 19:14 Bible KJV)
>
>
>
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