Frankly, I don't use it, however, I have before, and know what it is
and how to do it.
Basicly, what the idea is behind groups mode, is it basicly takes
certain items together, on a web page, and what it tries to do,
basicly, is to group them together into one large clustered item.
Here: let me give you an example. I think that'll make it easier.
Let's say, for sake of example, that you are on a page, o, I dono,
well, ok, we'll just say, heck, the Apple's main web site. OK, you
may have a ton of links that are related. now, as for the html
coding side a this? I haven't a clue! how that they tag this, so
that voice over knows what's a group, that would be cool to learn.
Anyway, so, you're voing through the page, and all a sudden, you may
hear something like:
Group: link: home, Link: back, link: next.
OK, now you vo say, down the page again, now you hear search edit
text.
So basicly, in one voice over command, you jumped over all 3 of
thohse links. It grouped them all 3 into one item that voice over
sees as a group.
So, let's say we wanted to click the next link, in that group. So,
you're already obviously interacting with the html content. Well,
this is gonna be a nested interaction basicly. Think of the group
as a frame. It's not, so don't confuse yourself, but I'm having you
think that way, as you're gonna work the same way with it. when you
vo back up and hear that group, and what is in it, then, interact
with that group. Then once you are working in that group, it's like
normal. vo around, get to the next link, then do your vo space.
Groups navigation, basicly also makes it good, cause you can hear
larger chunks of the page in one go with a voice over navigation
direction. Sometimes you may only get half a sentence in one item.
Well by grouping, that also may or may not happen, however you stand
a lesser chance of it. I guess I personally don't use it, as nested
navigation, at least to me, gets me confused. I forget what the
last thing was I interacted with, and to breadcrumb my way back to
where I began, can be a little weird.
grouping just helps you jump through pages more quickly as it
consolidates each group of items into there own, if that makes any
sinse.
Chris.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfonzo Cuellar"
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:13 PM
Subject: Groups Mode
Hi all.
I was screwing around with Groups Mode today, and I am unsure of
how to use it.
Could someone explain how to use Groups Mode in Web Navigation?
I know it is quite different from DOM Mode, and I hear it is
extremely good once you use Groups Mode.
Help is appreciated.
Take care,
Fonzie
