the documentation is in error. this is a known issue and if you think about it, with text even in text edit for instance, there is no way to select non contiguous text.
On Jun 8, 2009, at 4:31 AM, Keith Reedy wrote: Hi Berry,Please bug this and I will bug it as well. This should work, but, it does not.
Keith Reedy On Jun 7, 2009, at 10:38 PM, Barry Hadder wrote:
Here it is from the manual.If you can’t select text using standard Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts, as in an email message that you have received, press VO-Return. Then press VO-arrow keys to read the text you want to select, and then press VO-Return again. The text that was read is highlighted and selected. To select non-adjacent text, press VO- Command-Space bar, press VO-arrow keys to read the text, and then press VO-Command- Space bar again. To delete selected text, press any key on the keyboard. If you accidentally deleteClick on the link below to go to our homepage. http://www.icanworkthisthing.com Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover
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