Hello Arthur and Jim, Unless things have changed, the key to being able to download podcasts from the Blind Cool Tech web site is to make sure that after you have found the link to the podcast you want, you first interact (VO-Shift-Down Arrow, or two finger flick right if you're using TrackPad Commander). Then use either VO-Shift-M to bring up the contextual menu or press Option-Return to force downloading. This quirk of having to do an extra level of interaction with the link before you can get the normal response to the context menu or the shortcut for forcing download of the linked file is peculiar to the HTML coding of the Blind Cool Tech web site.
The other way you get the file to download if it starts playing in your Safari browser is to press Command-L to highlight the address in the address bar and then press Option-Return. That should have the same effect as accessing the link you would normally get after interacting. (I haven't tried this under Safari 6, but this is a Mac OS X feature, and not dependent on VoiceOver). If neither of the methods I've outlined works for you, you can always route your mouse cursor to your VoiceOver cursor (VO-Commanf-F5), and use Control-Click, where you press the Control key at the same time as you click with your mouse or trackpad. This is the Mac equivalent of a "right mouse click" to bring up the contextual menu. This quirk of the Blind Cool Tech web page links has been around for years. I personally avoid using the web page, go to their podcast feed instead: http://www.blindcooltech.com/bct.xml But that has only the last 40 episodes, I think. However, there's no need for the extra interactions at the podcast feed site. Just so you know the main Blind Cool Tech web site generates a lot of errors when web validators are run on it. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- 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/>
