I changed the subject line to reflect the topic under discussion. I
certainly need help in using VO with TextEdit.
I have trouble editing with VO, and it seems like the VO cursor is in one
place and the active cursor is in another. What is the command to tether
the active cursor with the VO cursor?
Also when I try to shut down the computer, I am informed that the open
TextEdit program is preventing the shutdown. I am asked if I would like to
save the changes to the document, and what is the command to say yes or no?
I am afraid my JAWS and PC habits are interfeering here, since in a PC
document all I have to do is press the "y" for yes and the "n" key for no,
then the document closes. What is the command to close an open TE document?
The command+q does not seem to be working for me.
When editing for instance removing the 2 between 123, Which number do I
focus on? Do I focus on the 1, or the 3? In a PC document with jaws I
always focus on the 2 and press the delete key, and the 2 is removed. Also
if I wanted to insert a 2 between the numbers of 13 all I had to do is focus
on the 3 and press the 2 and the number is always inserted to the left of
the character which has focus.
So far, the inability for me to edit text in a TE document with consistency
is driving me crazy. It seems that reading the keyboard commands and trying
to edit is not working out. I need to be spoon fed one spoonfull at a time.
Thanks for your help in this matter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: iTunes' Inaccessibility and VoiceOver
As an aside, but yet related to this topic, I've noticed a very annoying
behavior with Text Edit lately that I can't quite figure out how to
really reproduce consistantly. Basically if I'm editing a text document,
I switch to lets say Mail and come back later to Text Edit, the arrow
keys will not read the text any longer. Its almost as though the Edit
area is locked from me reading it with the regular cursor, but yet I can
read it fine by navigating it with VO. It actually appears as though its
locked as I can't seem to edit anything. Only quiting Text Edit resolve
the problem. No matter if I bring the cursors together or turn VO on/off
has no affect. Has anyone else noticed this?
tnx
Scott
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