No, try the following: Launch Chrome; CMD-L for omnibar; type: "google.com"; RETURN; Expected: Should be on Google.com and ChromeVox should be speaking
Kevin On 10/4/11, Dónal Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > Just one quick question. I installed chromevox. However when I launch > chrome it doesn't seem to kick in. Am I doing something dumb? > On 4 Oct 2011, at 20:09, Kevin Chao wrote: > >> VoiceOver will work with Chrome, but there are a variety of issues in >> general with VoiceOver and web browsers, such as ones that exist with >> Safari. ChromeVox gets rid of all of these issues. VoiceOver ARIA >> support is lacking greatly, which is not a surprise, considering it >> first made its appearance in OS X Lion and hopefully will mature very >> soon as that's what's needed to ensure that accessible HTML5 webapps >> will work well. Most of these issues are not Google issues, but >> Apple's. >> >> Kevin >> >> On 10/4/11, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I am puzzled. Why does Google have a separate screen reader we must use >>> to >>> work with Chrome? Why can't they have it work just as effectively using >>> VoiceOver? >>> >>> Jane >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 4, 2011, at 8:14 AM, Kevin Chao wrote: >>> >>>> After having used Google Chrome 16 Canary for a bit, I had too many >>>> issues, and per recommendation of Google accessibility, I installed >>>> Google Chrom 14 stable. The experience, especially responsiveness, >>>> stability, and ease of use has increased greatly. SO, I would >>>> recommend downloading/installing 14 stable, which will not conflict >>>> with 16 Canary and it will actually work as if the two don't know >>>> about one another. >>>> >>>> If you delete 16 Canary, the next recommendation may help a lot more. >>>> CMD-SPACE to bring up Spotlight, type Chrome, RETURN, and Chrome will >>>> come up talking. At times, the website/homepage will load before >>>> ChromeVox does. If so, do a refresh with CMD-R to go to whatever URL >>>> by: CMD-L for omnibar, type URL, and RETURN. Note: This entire time, >>>> it's not required one has VoiceOver running at all. >>>> >>>> ChromeVox should speak within a website at all times, given it's in >>>> the HTML/web content/area. Once ChromeVox is outside, as you pointed >>>> out, such as getting to Chrome menu bar, bookmarks, etc. For this, >>>> it's easy enough to toggle On/Off VoiceOver. >>>> >>>> ChromeVox starts when Chrome does >>>> >>>> Please note: Chrome/ChromeVox is not a full replacement or substitute >>>> for Safari/VoiceOver, but often times, especially within websites that >>>> are rich and interactive, such as FaceBook, Google Plus, Docs, Gmail, >>>> CourseSmart, Blackboard, etc. Chrome/ChromeVox will perform >>>> exceptionally well and much better than VoiceOver/Safari. >>>> >>>> Tab browsing, views/list etc all work very well with Chrome/ChromeVox. >>>> >>>> Kevin >>>> >>>> On 10/4/11, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi Kevin, >>>>> I like your enthusiasm but I am not having as good an experience as you >>>>> and >>>>> so wonder if I am doing something wrong. >>>>> >>>>> I have installed Chrome Canary and added ChromeVox from the Google web >>>>> store >>>>> as you recommend. I am using VoiceOver on Lion 10.7.1 on an iMac with >>>>> 4GB >>>>> memory. My problem is the relationship between ChromeVox and VoiceOver. >>>>> I >>>>> need to use VoiceOver to get into Chrome in the first place and when in >>>>> Chrome I have to use VoiceOver to access the Chrome menu bar. When in a >>>>> web >>>>> page I often have to tab around a bit to get ChromeVox to talk at all. >>>>> Once >>>>> ChromeVox starts talking I have to turn VoiceOver off or it all gets >>>>> very >>>>> confusing. >>>>> >>>>> Hence a few questions.... >>>>> >>>>> First is there a hotkey or the like to start ChromeVox talking when you >>>>> open >>>>> a web page? Currently it sometimes talks automatically and it sometimes >>>>> stays silent. >>>>> >>>>> Second can ChromeVox access the menu bar for Chrome? If not then how do >>>>> you >>>>> recommend using a mixture of ChromeVox and VoiceOver in a web >>>>> environment? >>>>> >>>>> Third how do you recommend using ChromeVox or a mixture of ChromeVox >>>>> and >>>>> VoiceOver to access web sites whose addresses are stored in bookmarks? >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks for any tips.... >>>>> >>>>> Paul Hopewell >>>>> >>>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>>>> >>>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access >>>>> forum >>>>> at >>>>> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>>>> >>>>> 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 an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access >>>> forum >>>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>>> >>>> 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 an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at >>> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>> >>> 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 an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> 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/> > > Dónal Fitzpatrick > [email protected] > > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > 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 an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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