Agreed. The one thing I wish would work is the gesture for labeling items. On 7/1/12, Timothy J. Meloy <[email protected]> wrote: > I actually find the track pad easy to use. You can locate items on the > screen quicker. My first experience with VO was with the gestures on my > iPhone. So it's nice to be able use those on my Mac through the track pad. > TJ > > On Jul 1, 2012, at 10:20 AM, "David Griffith" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The magic track pad is a Bluetooth device and is slightly bigger than my >> hand. >> It is supposed to be easier to use Voiceover gestures on the track pad. >> Having said all that I hardly ever use mine, I pretty much exclusively >> use >> the keyboard alone. Once in a blue moon it becomes useful but normally I >> find it a nuisance. for me it is ridiculously sensitive , it tends to >> turn >> voiceover off with the slightest touch and does other unpredictable >> things >> like turning screen curtain on. I therefore keep mine out of reach to >> avoid >> accidental contact with it. >> David Griffith >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ann Byrne >> Sent: 01 July 2012 15:12 >> To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility >> Subject: Track Pad >> >> New to Apple and showing my ignorance here of course, but what is a >> track pad? I just bought Mac software for my five-year-old grandson, >> and wonder if a track pad would be better for him than a mouse. Is a >> track pad blue tooth or USB, or do I have a choice? How big is it? >> >> thanks, >> >> >> <--- 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/> >
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