the hp5200c is not supported by leopard. He loaded the app and then envoked vo. Did you try the item chooser? can you use tab and shift tab and arrows? can you use control-f2 and then just arrrows for the menubar?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 4:10 PM Subject: Fw: Re: VueScan Problem Report - Conflict with Mac VoiceOver,not usable by blind people I attempted to use VueScan a few days ago, but it just about brought VoiceOver to a halt. Here's the problem report I sent to the author of VueScan, and his response. As will be evident, the author did not see the problems I saw. Has anyone on this list tried this software, and if so, what were your findings? Thanks much for any info. My problem report: OS: Leopard (10.5) VueScan version: 8.4.77 (d/l'd today) Scanner: HP Scanjet 5200C (USB) SCSI peripherals: None USB: Mac kbd and mouse, 7-port hub, nothing else Problem: VoiceOver (built-in Mac speech for blind users) becomes extremely sluggish when VueScan is in focus. Steps: 1. Start VoiceOver with Command+F5. 2. Launch VueScan. 3. Go through any intro screens including Tip of the Day. (VoiceOver works fine here - see below for VO commands to test.) 4. When the main screen (two tabs I think) appears, attempt the standard VoiceOver commands Ctrl+Option+Left and Ctrl+Option+Right, which we use to move through and hear controls on a screen, one at a time. Other commands of note include Ctrl+Option+M for the menu bar and Command+Q to close VueScan. VO should announce the "Quit" dialog when it appears. For all VO commands after the main VueScan screen appears, I find the computer takes about 15 seconds to respond to each keystroke verbally. (It may respond more quickly visually; I'm not sure.) I'll attach a vuescan.log in case it's useful. All I did was try to move among controls, open menus from the menu bar, and quit (had to use Command+Q twice because I couldn't read the Quit dialog, I just heard its name). To answer one possible question (why a blind person would use this): Scanning paper to email to coworkers, scanning things to have someone read them to me, preparing for OCR, etc. And the author's response: Subject: Re: VueScan Problem Report - Conflict with Mac VoiceOver, not usable by blind people Hi Doug, I tried VueScan 8.4.77 with Mac OS X 10.5.2. I ran VueScan and then used Command+F5. Clicking Ctrl-Option-M and going through the menu items worked fine and answered instantly. Using Ctrl-Option-Right read each option immediately. Perhaps there's something else different on your system that's causing this problem. Regards, Ed Hamrick -- Doug Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] SSB BART Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum." Bishop Desmond Tutu
