control+option+shift+w reads the entire window control+shift+a reads contents of current control
Neither of these really "do the right thing" in my opinion. Create a simple text document in textEdit. Then, move to the end of the text with command+downArrow. Now, press control+option+a - the entire text is read. My feeling is that it should read from the cursor position to the end of the current control. Using the same text created above, move to the end and press control+option+shift+w - this reads the entire window including all toolbars and other on-screen controls, and the text. Definately not the right thing in my opinion. Things are even worse in Safari. You can't read the contents of the document in any reasonable way. I haven't tested this thuroughly yet, but I believe control+option+a will only read the element with VoiceOver focus. So, it will only read the text of the current paragraph for instance. Gets very tedious to read a document this way. I'm pretty much a VoiceOver novice, so if there are other commands for doing this that work better, please set me straight. Thanx. -- Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:14 AM Subject: Re: something reel simple? For those that originate inappropriate subject lines, control-option-shift-w reads the entire window's contents. Since the window is not always the whole screen this is the closest Tiger has come to the jaws for windows say all command. On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, VaShaun Jones wrote: > Sorry, but what is this keystroke used for? > On Oct 2, 2007, at 3:25 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > >> The closest thing Tiger has for that is command-control-shift-w. >> >> >> >> >> > > >
