[macvoiceover] LibreOffice
- From: Keith Reedy <wa9dro@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 13:31:27 -0400
Ian,
If you, or, any one els is interested in the accessibility list for LibreOffice
it is as follows,
SNIP!
There is a LibreOffice mailinglist dedicated to accessibility. They might be
interested in your feedback. You can subscribe to the list by sending a short
message to accessibility+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. (More information at
http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/.)
Keith Reedy
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On May 14, 2013, at 1:04 PM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Will download it when I get a chance today, definitely interested in the
> accessibility list.
>
> Ian
>
> On 2013-05-14, at 10:55 AM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> You can download it from,
>> http://www.libreoffice.org
>> And let me know if you are interested in the accessibility list.
>> Keith Reedy
>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 14, 2013, at 12:26 PM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Keith, let me know if you come across a need for test pilots for their
>>> accessibility work.
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> On 2013-05-14, at 9:59 AM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> OpenOffice is now called LibreOffice and it still has some accessibility
>>>> problems. I am working with some folks on there accessibility list to try
>>>> to fix them.
>>>> Keith Reedy
>>>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 14, 2013, at 11:35 AM, Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What about Open Office for the Mac? Someone suggested that to me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Lou
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 14, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just a heads up regarding Pages and Numbers. While they are the
>>>>>> equivalent to MS Office, there are a few things that lack the
>>>>>> power/authority you get from, for example, JFW with MS Word. Primary
>>>>>> among these is the use of tables, which don't work under Voiceover.
>>>>>> Apple Accessiblity says this is on the radar, but the last thing they
>>>>>> told me was that nothing could really be done until an update to Pages
>>>>>> itself, which hasn't happened since 2009. I also find I don't have the
>>>>>> same control over things like columns.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are a couple of free word processors out there which do a decent
>>>>>> job. I currently use Bean quite a bit, especially for documents that
>>>>>> need headers and will end up as pdfs for people.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One thing to remember is that the Jaws people and the MS Office people
>>>>>> worked together with a particular focus on workplace productivity. Other
>>>>>> things got left out in the process. My needs shfited from document
>>>>>> production to a need for coordination, so seamless interactivity through
>>>>>> my phone and Mac through iCloud became really important, and I settled
>>>>>> for *good enough* in terms of documents.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just some thoughts,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2013-05-13, at 2:05 PM, covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You also have a voiceover option to make the cursor work like it does
>>>>>>> under Windows.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>>>>>> I am not sure about an SSH client, so I will leave that up to someone
>>>>>>>> else who is knowledgeable in that area.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As for your editing area, remember that the cursors act differently as
>>>>>>>> far as how VoiceOver identifies characters. On the Mac, the character
>>>>>>>> the cursor passes over is spoken, while the Windows way is the
>>>>>>>> character to the right of the cursor. This might be what you are
>>>>>>>> experiencing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As for an Office package, the Apple Pages and Numbers applications are
>>>>>>>> the equivalent to Word and Excel.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Take Care
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>>>>>> Director
>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind
>>>>>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>>>>>>>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On May 13, 2013, at 2:34 PM, "Andrew Ireland" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I joined the list today. I have had my new Mac mini for just over a
>>>>>>>>> week
>>>>>>>>> and would be grateful if someone could clear up a few questions
>>>>>>>>> please.
>>>>>>>>> This is me moving back to Mac after 5 years.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What is the best SSH client to use? I have tried terminal with no
>>>>>>>>> success
>>>>>>>>> at all. I need to connect to a CentOS system. A sighted friend
>>>>>>>>> recommended
>>>>>>>>> VSSH, however, I was reluctant to purchase it not knowing if it would
>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>> accessible with Voice Over.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am experiencing a strange problem when composing a new e-mail
>>>>>>>>> message in
>>>>>>>>> Mac Mail. If I delete 1 character and type another character it would
>>>>>>>>> appear to just delete the character I had just typed. If I interact
>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>> the mail window everything is fine. My question is, do you need to
>>>>>>>>> interact
>>>>>>>>> when typing a new message or using text edit?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I wonder if anyone can recommend the best Office package to enable
>>>>>>>>> word
>>>>>>>>> processing and spread sheets?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Many thanks in advance for any information.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Andrew.
>>>>>>>>>
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