Folks, The guide I sent out earlier to day has a good review of quicknav, give it a look. Keith Reedy On Dec 23, 2009, at 7:46 PM, Joe Plummer wrote: > Ok, but how does it work? > > > > Sign, > JP ( Joe Plummer) > joeplummer@xxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray Foret jr > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:19 PM > To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: quick nav or not to quick nav: was: Re: Re: > links in mail > > Well Steph, > > Quick Nav is a way to use the arrow keys to navigate in Voice Over without > having to use the key combinations control+command with the right and left > arrow keys. If one has either a full Mac keyboard with the number key pad, > this is a moot point; since, after all, one can use the numpad commander to > do the very same thing. Now, if one does not have a built in number keypad > on the keyboard itself, quick nav does provide a very physically convenient > way to navigate with Voice Over so that one does not, (under most > circumstances) need to use the control+option+right or left arrow keys. I > do like it, but, as I say, for some strange reason, I drifted away from > using it after the second week or so. You, however, may find yourself > preferring it. It's a matter really of trying it out and seeing if you like > it. > > Merry Christmas. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray!!! > > Now a Mac User!!! > > Phone: > +1 (985) 360-3614 > > E-mail: > rforetjr at comcast dot net > > Skype Name: > barefootedray > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Stephanie wrote: > > What exactly is this? > I can't wait to get my mac book pro tomorrow for Christmas. > Steph > At 09:24 AM 24/12/2009, you wrote: >> You know Judy, it's funny you should mention quick nav. When I first got > my Mac book Pro, I told myself that I'd almost never use the regular > command+option combination for the VO+* key strokes; instead, I'd use only > quick nav or else the Mac compatible number keypad. Guess what, though, I > did start out using quick nav for maybe the first week or so; but now, I > find, (perhaps ironically), that I almost never use quick nav anymore. I > must admit quite frankly that I surprised myself when I discovered that I > now usually use the regular VO keys. Why, I think maybe I know why. It has > to do with web navigation. If I'm entering a password in a password field, > I can't use quick nav to get quickly to the next field or button but must > use the regular VO keys. As for the USB number keypad, That's another > physical piece of equipment to lug around and so I just don't do it. When I > have my Mac book Pro on my lap in my living room and I'm watching a DVD in > 5.1 channel sound on my AV receiver, the last thing I want is to worry about > my USB number key pad. I find myself drifting more and more away from quick > nav; which, I must say, really is not what I expected. Still, it might be > good to play with it just to keep in practice. >> >> Thanks for the reminder that it even exists. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray!!! >> >> Now a Mac User!!! >> >> Phone: >> +1 (985) 360-3614 >> >> E-mail: >> rforetjr at comcast dot net >> >> Skype Name: >> barefootedray >> >> On Dec 23, 2009, at 2:44 PM, Judy Wilkinson wrote: >> >> I asked the original question and was chagrined the answer was so easy, bt > I want to add that I'm now doing many things with quick-nav such as opening > docs, expanding the attachments toggle, etc. saves a keystroke or two. >> Judy >> >> On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Ray Foret jr wrote: >> >>> Well, Nicole, >>> >>> You're skipping the first step. Before you press VO+space on a link, > you need to interact with the text. To do so, press vo+shift+down arrow. >>> >>> HTH. >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray!!! >>> >>> Now a Mac User!!! >>> >>> Phone: >>> +1 (985) 360-3614 >>> >>> E-mail: >>> rforetjr at comcast dot net >>> >>> Skype Name: >>> barefootedray >>> >>> On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 AM, Nicole Hutchins wrote: >>> >>> Hi Group, >>> I saw the message a few days ago about copying a link from mail, but > when I did vo space, it didn't work for me. 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