This is not so much a solution as a workaround and is viable only if you have an apple device. But I usually rearrange songs on my phoe then sync the playlist back to the computer.
I am not sure what is going on at apple accessibility, but I received the same nonresponse when I recently reported my inability to confirm payment information on the apple web site using jaws. Kimber Sent from Kimber's iPhone > On Nov 20, 2015, at 10:19 AM, Don & Cher <oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > I can offer an example. In iTunes, new playlists created with iTunes 12.2.1 > or later versions require drag and drop to re-arrange the order of the list. > (Old playlists created before 12.2.1 are not affected.). Since the JAWS > cursor sees nothing but blanks and graphics, I don't know of any way to work > with these new playlists using drag and drop as Apple suggests. Here is my > correspondence with Apple (read to the end). I copied FS support re this but > received one of those non-replies about trying JAWS in default mode. > > RE: Broken playlist accessibility in iTunes; Follow-up: 629039632 > Hello, > Thank you for your reply. The Playlist items may be arranged via drag and > drop action. If JAWS has a drag and drop function, we recommend trying that > as a way to rearrange playlists. > > Sincerely, > Apple Accessibility > > On September 30, 2015 at 18:15:02 PM GMT, oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net > wrote: > > Perhaps you did not read to the end of my message. One of your own > accessibility support staff verified that changes in these versions of > iTunes make it impossible to edit and manipulate playlists created with > these versions without a mouse. Your technician was not using JAWS. > Cher Bosch > > From: Apple Accessibility [mailto:accessibil...@apple.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 1:05 PM > To: oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net > Subject: Re: Broken playlist accessibility in iTunes; Follow-up: 629039632 > > Hello, > Thank you for your email. At this time Apple includes support for the > Window-Eyes screen reader in iTunes. Other screen readers may require an > update. > If you find that another screen reader is not working correctly, please > check with the application developer to see if they have an update for the > software. > Sincerely, > Apple Accessibility > > On September 28, 2015 at 16:22:29 PM GMT, oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net > wrote: > > These problems refer to keyboard accessibility issues in playlists and were > created in iTunes 12.2.1 and continue in 12.3: > > *Selection: > Within playlists created with these iTunes versions, selection no longer > seems to follow the cursor keys- so standard windows keyboard commands for > cut or copy result in a "nothing selected" error message. It is impossible > to re-arrange the order of songs created under these versions of iTunes. The > only playlists which are still functional are those which were created in > prior versions of iTunes. > > *Navigation: > Using the arrow keys, after arrowing up or down for 15 or so lines, the > selection focus is lost. You cannot read the information or proceed further > in that direction without first arrowing backward one line- which then > allows you to move forward one more line- thus advancing only one line at a > time (backwards then forwards) in a see-saw fashion. The cursor actually > does move but the focus seems to be lost and the new song information is not > read. > Using the home or end key moves the cursor to the end or beginning of the > playlist; but JAWS does not read the information on that line. It is > necessary to arrow away from that song and back before the information can > be read. > Similarly, the page up and page down keys will not read the information for > the song on which the cursor lands. > > *Nuisance artwork: > With these iTunes versions, artwork appears on each line of the playlist. > Even copying the songs from an old playlist without artwork into a new one > created under these versions produces a playlist with the artwork icons. > > * iTunes becoming unresponsive: > Accidental use of the standard windows command Control-Home results in > iTunes freezing. This command is so commonly used for various purposes by > keyboard users that this is bothersome. > > This is my previous message to you re these issues: > > From: Don & Cher [mailto:oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:09 AM > To: 'accessibil...@apple.com' > Subject: Keyboard accessibility to playlists broken in iTunes 12.2.1 > > Since installing iTunes 12.2.1, new playlists are not accessible to persons > relying on keyboard accessibility to work with them. I phoned Apple > Accessibility recently to see if the tech could replicate my problem. He > verified that with the latest iTunes, you cannot use keyboard shortcuts to > select, copy or move songs in new playlists with the keyboard (using a PC). > He verified that it is not a JAWS issue as he did not have JAWS installed, > and could not perform these functions either. I can still use all these > keyboard commands within playlists created prior to installing the new > iTunes- but even if I duplicate an old playlist and rename it (so I can have > a editable playlist) the newly duplicated playlist is non-editable- > apparently because it was duplicated under the new iTunes. The only way I > can add songs to one of these new playlists is by using 'add to playlist' on > the context menu- and the order of songs is unchangeable by this method- > I.E. the order you add the songs is unchangeable after the fact. So, > basically playlists are not very useful. > Cher > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Bissett, Tom > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 4:29 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [Bulk] Re: [JAWS-Users] Drag and drop ... > > I do not have an example handy but It is when you say need to drag an object > from one place to another. We are not talking about thing like files and > folders but actual objects maybe a graphic something like that. > Tom Bisset > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Alan Robbins > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 4:25 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Drag and drop ... > > Tom, > > I have never encountered a situation where cut and paste did not work. Send > me an example sometime if you come across one. > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Bissett, Tom > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 4:05 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Drag and drop ... > > As Peter said cut and paste is not an option. There are situations where > cut and paste don't work and dragging is the only option. > The problem with the drag and drop I found that it seems to work with in the > same window but doesn't work when trying to drag something from one window > to another window. > Of course it may be just me but hopefully some one else has a better > experience. > Tom Bisset > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan Robbins > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:49 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Drag and drop ... > > Peter, > > Over the years, the consensus of this list has been to simply use cut & > paste, a lot simpler and consistent in results. > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of > peter.lo...@spartannash.com > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:13 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Drag and drop ... > > Has anyone been able to successfully drag and drop a file? > I got this requirement to do that, and can't seem to get it to work. Cut > and Paste isn't an option in this case. When I try to drag .. it either > doesn't do anything or comes back and tells me the object isn't visible. > Thanks for any help. > > Peter Logan > Database Administrator > SpartanNash INC. > Office: 616/878-8309 > Mobile: 616/304-9672 > E-Mail: peter.lo...@spartannash.com > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list > visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list > visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list > visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
