David,
Press VO+F2 to switch between windows and also see what current window you are in. Press VO+F1 to switch between applications. By pressing either of these shortcuts brings up a menu on screen in a similar way to the rotor and item chooser. Just use the arrow up and down keys to select the item you want and hit enter. I would also recommend you try the rotor (vo+U) for when surfing the web too, as you can filter the results. VO+K also turns on the keyboard help which will let you explore keyboard combinations, remember to press escape to get out of the keyboard help. You can also practice gestures whilst in keyboard help too. Chris On 16 Aug 2011, at 15:56, David Griffith wrote: > dear list > > Just to report some things that are making my life easier as a Mac User. Not > every thing is going completely smoothly as you might expect . But some > things I learnt today have definitely made life much easier. > > Firstly I have turned on Num pad Commander. > This has revolutionised the usability of Voiceover navigation for me and I > would strongly recommend it to a new Mac user of Voiceover. The main things > I am missing are a way to go back between dialogues and windows and a > command to tell me what window I am in. I am sure they are around. I just > need to learn what they are. Num Pad commander is definitely making life > easier though . > > Secondly today I learnt about quick nav keys and single letter web > navigation. As I understand it the single letter navigation is a new > feature of Lion. This is a brilliant feature and I cannot really understand > why it is not the default setting. I was a little concerned at how long it > was taking me to navigate web pages on the web yesterday. Now with this > settings change using the web is again a rapid and easy process for me. > Nearly All the single letter navigation keys I used with Jaws on Windows > web pages are now available. For example I can press B to jump to a button > after pressing f to jump to the edit box, then H to jump to headings or > even the numbers 1 2 3 etc to jump to different heading levels . It is c > for a check box rather than X but that is fine. R for radio button is > obvious as is N for next etc. I had pretty much resigned myself to voiceover > not being as flexible as Jaws on web pages but with these navigation > commands and track pad gestures Voiceover has moved ahead I think. > All in in all a reassuring day. > > David Griffith > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 6382 (20110816) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
