Sara, I use the track pad and mouse often, and have done so since the late nineties or so.
I personally actually feel restricted just using a keyboard. I'm much more comfortable having access to a mouse or trackpad as well.
One reason for this for me, is that I can move from app to app or to different parts of the screen / OS very quickly / intuitively rather than having to remember key commands or needing to cycle through windows and such until I find the area that I want to move to. I.E. with a mouse or track pad, if I for example, want to move quickly to the dock, I can simply scoot my finger down the trackpad and bingo! I'm there in an instant. No messing around with keystrokes and such. <smile>
Voiceover is very accurate in regard to the mouse pointer, so it's definitely possible to use the mouse / trackpad effectively.
As far as multi touch uses, two examples might be regarding photos. Pinching with two fingers on the pad might zoom a photo in, whereas rotating the same two fingers might rotate the image on the screen. One more familiar use of multi touch capability that you may already have used, is to tap with two fingers on the trackpad, which emulates a ctrl click.
Hope this helps and have a terrific evening!… Smiles, Cara :) On Oct 14, 2008, at 7:46 PM, Sara wrote:
Oo oo oo, this is going to be fun. Does anybody understand how this multi-touch thing works? I think we have a sighted person or two on here; would be interesting to hear from them on how they control the mouse. I know they can see where the pointer is, but I mean about moving it. This multi-touch thing seems really complicated.SaraP.S. One thing I think track pads have over mice mouses? is that they can let you move straight I mean perfectly straight, just run your finger along the edge of the thinger and there you go. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Schmude" <j.schmude@xxxxxxxxx >To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:17 PM Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: new macbook?I have found use for the mouse/trackpad as well, being a totally blind user. There are certain programs, prominant among the certain Epson scanner drivers, that have their settings encapsulated in an unknown that Voiceover can't interact with. However, using the mouse I can still get to the settings button and change them. If you set VO up correctly it is very accurate in regards to where you are and what is currently under the mouse at the time, and quite useable. The rat won't bite :). As for the glass trackpad, I'd be interested in this also. My laptop's got a regular trackpad. For those interested, I've also used the mighty mouse, both wired and wireless versions, with the wired one being a bit more responsive than the wireless one and a touch less sensitive as well.On Oct 14, 2008, at 14:17, David Poehlman wrote:I've used both the mighty mouse and the trackpad mostly for control clicking but I've zoomed around a bit on the trackpad and used mice for qhite sometime on the mac. I would be interested in what the new glass trackpad feels like. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara" <push649@xxxxxxx> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:56 PM Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: new macbook?Might even be fun to try clicking away at it? Does anybody use the current trackpads or even the mighty mouse? I keep meaning to take my mighty mousefor a spin. Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darcy Burnard" <darcyburnard@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:42 PM Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: new macbook?I don't see why the new track pad would be any more problematic then previous pads. The only real difference is the fact that there is no separate click button. Apparently the whole pad is the click button.Darcy On 14-Oct-08, at 3:35 PM, Tommy wrote:Hey boys, does anyone know how the macbook feels and acts like, for a blind person's perspective?What worries me is that glass touchpad, which they say can be clickedanywhere...can it present any kind of problem? I would really appreciate any info! 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