you can control repeat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Bresnahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 1:40 PM Subject: Re: continuous speech loops with voice over
Hi, Marty, Treat the modifier keys of control, apple, and option just as you'd treat a shift key on the typewriter. You may hold down the modifiers indefinitely, but as soon as you hit the printable character, you need only press it for an instant. If you keep it down, it will auto-repeat. So, just like you don't want 20 capital U's, you don't want 20 open link chooser menus. Press it for an instant. It may take a second to process the request and it may not work if the page is still loading, but one quick press of the 'U' key will do. Best, Scott >Hi all, maybe this is because I'm new to the mac, but when I'm on a >site, such as youtube, when I want the link chooser list, and press vo >and u, I have no idea how long to hold down the key combination until I >get a response, and twice, now, on youtube, voice over has gotten >caught in a loop, where it will say, link chooser, such and such items, >but midway through, it interrupts itself, and keeps saying link chooser >menu, such and such, link chooser menu, such and such, over and over >again, and there doesn't seem to be any way to shut this off, but >eventually, after a minute or so, it will shut up, so first, when >pressing a command, what is the propper way to execute the command so >that voice over won't lock up? Somebody said I should have the check >box checked that says announce when a modifyer key is pressed, but in >light of the voice over lock ups with youtube, I am seriously thinking >of unchecking this item, but second of all, has anybody else had voice >over go in to a speech loop like the one I tried to describe, where I >used such and such, to describe, the number of items on the page, that >obviously can varry from page to page in the link chooser menu. This >has occurred both times, when the mac has been on for four hours or >more, and I had thought, there was something wrong with my mac mini, >but just wondered if anybody else had experienced speech loops with >voice over? Thanks in advance. >Marty -- --Scott
