Yes that is what I do just wondered if there was so meting else. On 2012-06-03, at 8:55 PM, Timothy J. Meloy wrote:
> I know one thing you could do is have voice over set not to come on > automatically. Or you could turn it off when your sighted friend is using > the computer by using the command F5 key stroke to toggle VO on and off. > HTH > T.J. > On Jun 3, 2012, at 11:52 PM, Lovette Yewchan wrote: > >> I am curious if there is things to do with voice over so a sighted person >> can use the computer at the same time if helping someone etc. >> My sighted friends get annoyed with voice over. >> Thanks. >> Lovette >> >> On 2012-06-03, at 7:11 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: >> >>> Hello Ed >>> >>> Speaking as a visually abled person, (I hate the term "Sighted", I found a >>> lot of his comments extremely odd. I was actually tempted to leave a >>> comment or two on MacWorld but thought better of it. This person clearly >>> has absolutely no perception of what VoiceOver is, what it can do and how >>> it can help even those of us with vision. >>> >>> My own vision is excellent, according to the opticians I visit once a year >>> for an eye test. Nevertheless I still find VoiceOver a valuable and useful >>> tool. >>> >>> Yes, the appearance does take on a more graphical form without VoiceOver >>> and yes, it does sometimes slow one down when VoiceOver is present. But >>> those are just small considerations and once you get used to it the overall >>> effect is actually quite pleasant and the tools that you have available are >>> quite easy to use. >>> >>> So in summary I would say that the author of this article really needs to >>> be educated. Vision impairment does not, nor should it ever, make it >>> necessary for those of us with vision to work in a totally different >>> environment, I often work alongside Gordon, who needs VoiceOver. But it >>> really doesn't present a problem to me. It's just a little different, >>> that's all. >>> >>> >>> Lynne >>> >>> On 2 Jun 2012, at 17:23, Ed Worrell <blindworr...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> I agree with you, this article isn't that usefull for anyone, he just jumps >>> to a bunch of assumptions what is useful to the sighted. Forgranted my wife >>> doesn't use Voiceover unless I have questions, but she doesn't find things >>> like character navigation or rotor settings useless, thats the way we do >>> things that the sighted users can do by looking at the screen, my wife >>> wishes she had some of the rotor options available to the sighted too. >>> Pourly researched article. >>> >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>> >>> 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/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/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 >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> 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/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/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 > mac-access@mac-access.net > > 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/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/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 mac-access@mac-access.net 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/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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