Chris, please make this document available when it is ready. It
will help many understand the differences and make the change.
Thanks.
On Feb 7, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Michael Busboom wrote:
Hello Chris,
Roselle uses only superlatives whenever she talks about you, too.
And since the aforementioned lady can occasionally be a little
caustic, that says a lot about what a great guy you must be, too--
<Smile>.
Your idea about immersing myself in all things related to Voice
Over totally meshes with my plans. I will, however, have one
large translation to do during that period, and it has to be done
in Word. Before I lose a client for working to slowly owing to a
learning curve with entirely new programs, I may bite the bullet
and use my current system. I do love Window-Eyes and for now, I’m
just faster with it. Please post information about where to
obtain your article, once you have finished it. Thanks.
You mentioned getting an external keyboard. Can I use an off-the-
shelf USB keyboard for Windows or should I buy one for my Mac,
provided they even exist. I assume that in order to obtain
certain information from Voice Over, I will need to use specific
key combinations with function keys, and the function keys I will
need to use might not even be available on a Windows-based USB
keyboard. Recommendations for an externam keyboard, either
Bluetooth or USB would be greatly appreciated. The computer I
will be using is a Mac Book with 4 GB/RAM and a 2.4 Ghz processor.
Best regards,
Mike
From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:macvoiceover-
bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader
Sent: Friday, 06 February, 2009 22:39
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Introduction
Mike,
Great to see you here, I have heard Roselle (CF) say all sorts of
great things about your ideas and skills.
I'm currently working on an outline for a long form textual
document on using Macintosh with only keyboard and will include a
lot about migrating from JAWS, WE, SA, orca and other screen
access tools that do things differently. The learning curve,
without the existence of such a document, is less steep if you
come here and ask lots of questions. Also, try to go for a few
weeks or longer if you can totally emersing yourself in VoiceOver
as philosophically it differs quite a lot from that with which you
may be familiar on Windows. Finally, if you bought a laptop, get
an external keyboard.
Happy Hacking,
cdh
On Feb 6, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Michael Busboom wrote:
Hi listers,
My name is Mike Busboom, and I have joined this list because I
will be taking possession of my Mac Book in late February. I am
very excited!
I have been a PC user since 1984, having started with MS DOS,
migrating to Windows 3.1, etc.
Since my point of reference is currently MS Windows, I was
wondering if there was any documentation that explains concepts
from a Windows vs. Leopard point of view. I am not looking for
evaluations; I am just trying to find materials that might use
Windows points of reference to explain Voice Over concepts.
I am also wondering if there is documentation that describes the
layout of the Mac Book and its keyboard.
A little bit about me:
I grew up on a farm in Illinois, but I have been living in Vienna,
Austria since 1976. I have a guide dog named Arla, I enjoy hiking
and wine collecting. I love all things pertaining to Bible
studying, so I especially hope that the Mac world has software
that will allow me to follow this pursuit.
I love meeting new people. If any of you want to contact me off
list, please feel free to do so. I can also be reached on Skype
where my user name is mbusboom .
My best to all of you and please allow me to apologize in advance
if any of my questions are too “novice-like.”
Mike
John W. Hess & Barclay the WonderLab
