This is, unfortunately, one of the reasons why I have not been able to move completely from Windows to a Mac environment. Support from Voiceover here is frankly dreadful. As I understand it this is a long running issue which Apple has failed to fix.
There are various clunky workarounds including using the Numbers spreadsheet to read your tables, and using service commands to open the table and read it in Text Edit. I also found that there is sometimes some basic reading support for Tables in the free Bean Word Processor. This is OK for the occasional table but if you have to seriously handle and read tables on a consistent basis with full title and row header reading support, I do not think there is a viable Mac solution at the moment. For example I am currently conducting a disciplinary investigation which involves receiving multiple pages of evidence, many of which contain audit and other data in table format. My only practical way of handling this is to return to windows. Safari can handle tables pretty well so I am sure it could be technically achieved. It is a shame really and is so essential for serious work I cannot understand why Apple have not addressed this rather than focussing on the latest visual effect. David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: 28 November 2012 00:37 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Tavles: Serious bug with Voiceover Importance: High Hello. I am hoping that someone from Mac-Access can help me. I have been writing a document in Pages regarding a few topics which I am researching. One of the things that I need to accomplish is to insert a table into my document. I have correctly inserted the table at the position of my insertion point, and then proceeded to enter the table's data. I am determining however that Voiceover is refusing to read anything within the table area. If I use my arrow keys to navigate through the document, I only hear "new line" when the table is found. I have attempted using VO+R as well as VO+Command+C in order to better understand where I am located in the table. I have also tried tabbing and Shift+tabbing through the document, in hope of finding something identifiable. Finally, I have even tried pressing CTRL+Command+T to move to the next table. This presented no success. I have attempted to create tables with Pages as well as with Text Edit and have experienced this strange behavior using both applications. Any help with this issue would be appreciated. Have a pleasant day. Cordially, Chris Gilland. <--- 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/>
