Re: VoiceOver and NSSpeechSynthesizer

  • From: Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:08:15 -0700

your keyboard may be turning down the screen brightness and such, make it use 
fn keys with the function keys so you can use the function keys with other 
stuff.
                Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
        http://tds-solutions.net
        Twitter: sorressean

On Feb 8, 2010, at 8:06 PM, Ken Perry wrote:

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> Man this is worse than when I started playing with Jaws and visual studio.  I 
> haven’t got it to work yet but I am starting to think there is a problem with 
> my keyboard I am going to try the smaller keyboard.  I bought one of the 
> larger Mac ones and there seems to be a problem with it.
>  
> Ken
>  
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:56 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: VoiceOver and NSSpeechSynthesizer
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> Hey Ken,
>  
> I am using 3.2 (whatever the newest was when I downloaded it today).
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> I have found that I can only get this to work about 5% of the time.
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> However, another more reliable (30%) method is.
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> 1. Interact with MainMenu.xib
> 2. Stop Interacting with MainMenu.xib
> 3. Bring up the context menu VO + Shift + M
> 4. Choose Open with Finder
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> You can replace steps 1 and 2 above with finding the MainMenu.xib with the 
> trackpad.
>  
> HTH,
> Everett
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> On 2010-02-08, at 9:51 PM, Ken Perry wrote:
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> Sorry disregard that last email I read the rest of your mail I will try again 
> but I had already done all that.  IN fact like I said I had done it many 
> times.  I am starting to wonder if it’s the version of xcode I have.  Are you 
> using 3.2?
>  
> Ken
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> Ken
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> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:42 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: VoiceOver and NSSpeechSynthesizer
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> Good evening Ken,
>  
> Alright, this article 
> http://programaraciegas.weblog.discapnet.es/Asp/articulo.aspx?urlblog=programaraciegas&idA=1599&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
>  may get you started.  Now, the article is not written very clearly, however, 
> following the steps I was able to open up my xib file and add a static label 
> to the main view.
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> When I opened my project in XCode I navigated to the table and interacted 
> with it.
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> I expanded Resources
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> I made sure that Cursor Tracking was on VO + Shift + F3
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> I Made sure that the XIB file was in the focus VO + F3
>  
> I Double-clicked by pressing down on the trackpad twice quickly.  ** Note I 
> did not just touch the trackpad, I actually pressed it down twice quickly.
>  
> Let me know how that works for you,
> Everett
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> On 2010-02-08, at 9:08 PM, Ken Perry wrote:
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> I have both the latest OS and the latest hardware.  If its accessible I 
> haven’t found the right combination which is surprising if you get it to work 
> let me know.  I have everything installed and I have even got a project 
> started I just can’t seem to click on that f-en xib file and believe me I 
> have the mouse routed but it seems to land on the “eng” keyword at the end of 
> the line and I can’t get the mouse to move right.  I would think it should 
> actually land on the file name but it doesn’t seem to and there doesn’t seem 
> tob e a way to get it there.  After in the interface builder I have tried 
> using the drag and drop features of the mouse but again I can’t seem to get a 
> hold of the control.
>  
> So if you find out how just drop the instructions here I have a few projects 
> on hold till I get this working.
>  
> Ken
>  
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:04 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: VoiceOver and NSSpeechSynthesizer
>  
> Good evening Ken,
>  
> I am just about to start playing with XCode.  I have heard that XCode 
> interface builder was not accessible in Leopard, but that it is accessible 
> (with effort) in Snow Leopard.  Which version of OS/X are you running?
>  
> HTH,
> Everett
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> On 2010-02-08, at 8:57 PM, Ken Perry wrote:
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> Is anyone successfully developing with xcode?  I have not been able to
> create dialogs with the interface builder because I cannot click on the
> main.xib with the vo-commands.  I can also not find a way to drag the
> controls all though after my wife opens the interface builder I can see the
> controls fine.  I would count this about 95 % accessible and only needs a
> little more push to be able to develop for the Mac.  Am I missing something?
> I do not want to use anything but coco and the xcode environment at this
> time.
> 
> Ken
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