[macvoiceover] Re: Can't get to download window
- From: David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 20:20:34 -0400
ditto
On Nov 3, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Suzanne Erb wrote:
Somehow, it seems that if you can use regular Aple commands, they seem to work
more seamlessly. That's not to saythat VoiceOver isn't great, because it is.
But things seem to work better when you can use the same tools everyone else
uses. In Mail, for example, to read m Inbox messages, I just interact with the
Messages table, and hit Enter when I come to a message I would like to read.
Suzanne
On Nov 3, 2011, at 11:04 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
> Thanks for clearing that up. I rarely use it myself because I use more
> direct methods like in this instance, interact with the toolbar and vo to the
> download button and click it and then interact with what comes up. I know it
> seems like a lot of steps, but it is actually pretty quick. I'm what you
> might call a low level keyboard user meaning, I take the operator approach.
> I favor mac os solutions over vo solutions where possible.
>
> On Nov 3, 2011, at 10:36 AM, David Griffith wrote:
>
> sorry I meant to say item chooser rather than selector..
> That is one of the most powerful aspects of Voiceover. It works mall over the
> Mac operating system as well as Safari and has solved a lot of access
> problems for me.
> You bring up item chooser either by pressing VO I or if using numpad
> commander as I am simply press the 1 key on the numpad.
> David Griffith
> d.griffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 3 Nov 2011, at 13:23, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
>
>> what's an item selector?
>>
>> On Nov 3, 2011, at 8:04 AM, David Griffith wrote:
>>
>> The way I do this in Lion is to press item selector and then press the end
>> key. This invariably lands on the download button.
>> I then press num pad 5 twice to open the downloads console. If not using
>> numpad commander you use VO space twice.
>> Sometimes I have to press 3 times when Voiceover reports popup.
>> Then it's a case of as usual navigating to the list and then interacting
>> first with the list and then with the actual download to monitor progress.
>>
>> When I learn a bit more about automater I might see if I can automate
>> getting to the downloads list.
>>
>> Regards
>> David Griffith.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk
>> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:46 AM
>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Can't get to download window
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Lion is really starting to drive me up a wall. I just went to Audible to
>> download a book. It was in two parts, so I wanted to open the download
>> window to check the progress of the download. I pressed Command + L to go
>> to the toolbar, VO right arrowed till I got to "Downloads" and pressed VO
>> spacebar. Nothing happened except I was taken back to the audible website.
>> I tried a number of different things, tabbing to the downloads button and
>> pressing enter etc. but I can't get the download window to open. What am I
>> missing? Is there an easy way to get to the download window?
>>
>> tia
>>
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