[macvoiceover] Re: Calculator application
- From: Sam Troia <samtroia@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:09:22 -0500
I don't find it cumbersome in the least. You enter everything from the top
row, digits and operands (if that's the right word), and it works great. i use
it every time I need a calculator. And if you don't like using the top row,
you can use the num pad. I love this calculator; I don't use my small battery
operated ones any more.
On Jan 10, 2010, at 2:08 AM, carlene knight wrote:
> This is weird because I could have sworn that in Leopard I just typed in the
> info like the calculator in Windows. This one that is with SL does look
> mighty cumbersome.
>
> 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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