Hi Dennis, There are a couple of tips for quickly getting to the Google search box regardless of whether you are using DOM or group mode. One option is to set your Safari Preferences menu (Command+comma), go to the Advanced menu (tab to this, then press VO-keys + space to select), and tab to the check box for "Press Tab to highlight each item on a web page". If you check this Universal Access option, option-tab highlights only text fields, buttons, and lists. You'll be able to quickly get to the edit box in Google with just the option-tab shortcut.
I also use the Command-Option+f shortcut to launch a Google search. This takes me to the Google search field on the address bar (and will open this even if the address bar is hidden). After Command-Option+f I type my search terms and press carriage return to immediately get search results. I use group mode for navigation, and have been catching up on reading posts -- Jacob's comments have been very insightful on this topic, for instance. You can also read more about setting up Safari preferences and Google searches (using option-tab to get to the edit box) at I Can Work This Thing: http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/docs/mac_with_voiceover/Using%20MAC%20Applications%20with%20Voiceover.shtml Hope this helps. Cheers, Esther On Apr 14, 2008, at 10:15AM, Dennis Bartlett wrote: >HERE'S WHAT I'VE NOTICED SO FAR. >IN DOM MODE I GET RIGHT TO THE EDIT BOX IN GOOGLE, AND IN GROUP MODE I >HAVE TO FIND THE SEARCH BUTTON THEN SHIFT-TAB BACK TO THE EDIT BOX. >
