I think that probably what you may be experiencing is a non uniform table. As far as I am aware voiceover does not announce a non unified table layout to alert you to this problem. The non unified table layout will have varying columns and row arrangements throughout the table. Row one may have 3 columns and row 2 may have 6 columns for example. So when coordinates are read outs as you move through the table this may create a result which may not be easy to visualise without sight. A solution may be to decrease Voiceover verbosity so that coordinates are not read out which may make the table slightly more comprehensible.
Mac OS is generally pretty dreadful at handling tables but in this instance Windows Screenreaders are little better though they will within documents indicate if a table is non uniform. The solution generally on other platforms is to copy the table off the web to a document format in which the table can be edited so that it becomes a regular uniform table . This is impossible to achieve in Mac Os Word Processors but may be possible in a Numbers or tables Spreadsheet. As I never bother trying to handle tables under Mac OS I will have to defer to other people's experience here as to whether this is a feasible work around. It is definitely a job which it is useful to have sighted support for. I used to use my DSA support for these sorts of problematic tables. David Griffith Unfortunately on all platforms, I needed to use sighted support if I wanted important table information.. -----Original Message----- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Chris H Sent: 30 July 2013 21:36 To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Reading tables in Safari Andy, I have the same problem. Any help greatly appreciated. On 30/07/2013 20:35, Andy Collins wrote: > Hi all - > > When I try to do this using VO and the arrow keys, I get lost, things don't read in a way that makes much sense. > > If I arrow down, VO announces "ro 4," and the next down arrow will say > "row 7," and down again will say "row 5." so clearly, isn't really > helping me see which rows go with which columns. Are there any > tricks/tips for working with tables on a webpage, or any kind of table > really? - > > Andy > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > . > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
