Are you sure that pressing Space or Enter on the Show title does nothing?
In my experience with the site, I have found that the show details and the
recording option appear after all of the shows displayed for that channel.
I also find that when activating these 'links' that the ffocus will bounce
around, usually slightly higher on the page. After reviewing the show
details, there will be 'link' to record. Again activating will change
focus. The recording options, DVR choice (if more than one), and priority
will be below the details.
I have avoided using the main DirecTV TV guide pages ever since they removed
the capability to customize the channel line up. Browsing through thousands
of channels that I am not interested in is not my idea of efficient! I
prefer to use a separate on line TV Guide, TitanTV.com. It is very
customizable! It uses a true HTML tavle for the grid and allows viewing 6
hours at a time.
To schedule recordings, I use the DirecTV mobile website, m.directv.com. It
is very simple and uncluttered. Even though it is designed for mobile
phones, it works very well on a PC as well.
I have two R22 DVRs in our house. I have written a Word document describing
the remote and it's functions. I have also written JAWS scripts to aid in
the viewing the TV Guide and the recording processes. Basically, they make
moving around the grid easier and will launch the mobile DVR Scheduler
website, log in, and search for the show you were looking at in the grid
with a single key combination. For more information and to download the
Word document or scripts, go to:
http://mysite.verizon.net/marangs/DirecTV.html
There are some scripts for the DirecTV2PC application also in this package.
These are not very useful at this time. The DirecTV2PC application is still
in beta, but does not work very well for blind users. The application runs
on a PC in your home and allows you to view the list of recorded shows and
watch on your PC. Unfortunately, the "My Playlist" is designed to look and
feel just like the on screen version on your TV. It is just as
inaccessible! The original beta software allowed watching the show/movie.
Again, CyberLink, who wrote this software for DirecTV, dealt a blow to the
blind and visually impaired community. Later versions of the software
"improved" security from pirates stealing movies. Even if JAWS is installed
on your computer, the software blocks you from watching. It thinks there
are no reasons anybody would have a shadow display driver unless you are
attempting to steal the movie!
The DirecTV2PC software is slightly useful for me, since I still have some
vision in my right eye. JAWS can not read the list of recorded shows, but
magnification still can help and the resolution is much better than a SD TV.
If I put my nose against my computer screen, I can barely make out the shows
in the list. I then know how many times to press the down arrowon the
remote, so I can open folders and start shows with the 'Select' button.
I hope to someday improve the accessibility of this DVR even more!
Don Marang
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From: "Scott Meyer" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 9:17 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Direct Tv website and selecting program on grid.
Hi
I use to be able to go to direct TV website and select a program to record
on my DVR . now I go to the program I want and it says clickable but I
can't figure how to select it, space bar and enter does not work. tried
application menu with no luck. PC cursor does not help either any Ideas?
Regards
Scott
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