Harry,
First, if you have a docukment that you are working on, if it already
has a name, press command-s to save it. then press command-q to close
text edit.
YYour cursors are already tethered so we need to figure out what is
going on with your navigation..
On Sep 15, 2006, at 4:20 PM, Harry Bates wrote:
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
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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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