Hey Esther: Thanks all over the place.
On Aug 13, 2012, at 5:55 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/> <--- 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/>
