Another way after the prefferances is open go to the dock and arrow up and you will find a list of all preffarnces.
On Mar 4, 2006, at 1:22 PM, David Poehlman wrote:

well, to each his own. My point was that tab is there and for me for some reason, it's easier to use, less prone to error...

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Jonnie Apple Seed
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On Mar 4, 2006, at 3:00 PM, Jerry Halatyn wrote:

Yes, indeed, let's try this again. Regardless of whether something starts with the same letter, it's possible to type the first two or three letters and focus jumps right to the item. For example, to get to the displays button in System Preferences, one need only tabl once to get into the scroll area and type d i s and the Display button is in focus. Using only the tab key, one would have to press tab anywhere from nine to twelve or more times, depending on what panes are installed in the system and which view option is selected. Again, if you know which pane you want, it's actually more efficient to type the first letter or two or even three, rather than hitting tab a dozen or more times.

Of course, to each, his own, David, but the fact of the matter is, first letter navigation is more efficient both timewise and keystroke-wise. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: Can't open System Preferences!


Sorry, let's try this again. I use tab. I find tab to be more efficient because some have the same first letter.

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Jonnie Apple Seed
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On Mar 4, 2006, at 1:43 PM, Jerry Halatyn wrote:

If you know which pane you need to get to, it takes less keystrokes to use first letter navigation. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Can't open System Preferences!


H actually just tab and hit enter to open one.

--  Jonnie Apple Seed
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On Mar 4, 2006, at 9:50 AM, Jerry Halatyn wrote:

Actually, once the System Preferences window is opened and VoiceOver is focused on the Back button, one can simply hit Tab to land in the scroll area with the various buttons for each pane and then use first letter navigation to jump to specific buttons and then press space bar to open that pane. Alternatively, one can choose from the menu bar as well.
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