Hi, There are two ways to purchase individual songs you select in the Songs table for the iTunes Store: 1) Interact and navigate with VO-Right Arrow to the Price Column. If you don't have your mouse cursor tracking your VoiceOver cursor, use VO-Command-F5 to route your mouse cursor to this location. Then use VO-Shift-Space (what I call a "software click") to "buy" the song. This is the way we had to purchase songs before iTunes 8 improved the accessibility of the Store and made it possible to buy albums -- or even to view anything in the HTML area. Up till then, all you got way "iTunes Store dimmed image" when you navigated there. 2) Use the contextual menu (VO-Shift-M) once you have selected a song. You don't even have to be on the column for price. This option only appeared with iTunes 8.
Note: if you have your cursors tracking, you can either click with your trackpad key, or use VO-Shift-Space as a "click" to buy a song in method 1. Cheers, Esther On May 10, 2009, at 3:23 PM, rayna424 wrote: > > I'm confused. > > So it's VO shift and M on the price, not VO shift space? > > So to refiew, I search, then interact with songs list, get to where it > says price, and do VO shift M? > > Most other voiceover commands are over my head, as I'm still new, only > doing this since December. So nursery school directions are needed to > explain things to me lol. > > Do you know why albums are so much easier? I've already gotten 3 > because there's a nice easy button that says, buy now. Why don't they > have that for songs? > > Man, learning brail is easier than itunes haha. > > Thanks, > Randi > > Esther wrote: >> Hi Scott and Rayna, >> >> Yes, use VO-Shift-M after selecting the song or songs and choose "Buy >> or Get Currently Selected Songs" to purchase your song selection. I >> think the issue is that if you don't route your mouse cursor to the >> price (VO-Command-F5) before clicking your selection (VO-Shift-Space) >> you're clicking in some arbitrary location. You can also change your >> preferences, (Command-comma) to use a shopping cart, as Scott does. >> These discussion posts were made in the period before the posts on >> the >> new list were being archived, so I couldn't just point you to the >> instructions. Under the Store preferences you can choose the radio >> button to use a shopping cart instead of buy with one-click (the >> default). Dismiss the preferences window with Command-W when you're >> done. The Shopping Cart is another item in the sources table below >> the selection for the iTunes Store, and allows you to review purchase >> contents by selecting it, and then examining contents when you tab to >> its "songs table". >> >> You can practice your purchase on one of the free discovery downloads >> for the U.S. Store: >> >> http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=314654865 >> >> When you click on the above link, or copy it, paste it into your web >> browser and press return (Command-C, Command-L, Command-V, return); >> it >> will open up iTunes at the iTunes Store page for that song or album. >> >> Tab to the Songs outline to view the free track ("Light through the >> Veins" by Jon Hopkins). If you VO-up arrow from the songs outline >> you'll be in the HTML area. Interact and read the descriptions. >> >> Here's the same song as part of an album. In this link, the actual >> song is specified within the album, so when you check iTunes your >> focus should be on the (free) song in that album in the songs table. >> When you VO-Up arrow to the HTML area you get the album information >> and the button to purchase the album. >> >> http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=312718564&id=312718542 >> >> Searches for specific tracks in the iTunes Store using the power >> search, with the pop up button set to "Music", work the same way. If >> you select an album, the description is in the HTML area. If you >> stop >> interacting and VO-down arrow to the songs table, you'll see the >> individual tracks, and can purchase them one by one. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On May 10, 2009, at 1:20 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> >>> Yep, you need to do VO-keys+shift+m to bring up the context menu. >>> Once >>> you click on buy for the track, it's placed in your shopping cart >>> and/ >>> or if you want an entire album, interact with the iTunes html area >>> and >>> locate the button for purchasing the entire album. I've got this >>> down >>> to an art now considering the amount of money I've spent. :) >>> On May 10, 2009, at 6:44 PM, rayna424 wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Ok, so I looked at his page to expand on what you said about >>>> finding >>>> the price for a song and then VO shift space. When I do that, it >>>> opens >>>> up different commands, with options for store, window, itunes, >>>> apple, >>>> etc. How do I buy a song with this? Maybe its VO space and then >>>> shift? >>>> this is confusing. Is there something I'm missing? He didn't >>>> mention >>>> any new window, just to do exactly what you said to purchase. And >>>> then >>>> all info stops there haha. What do I do next? Why is purchasing one >>>> song different from purchasing an album? Albums are so easy. I wish >>>> songs were. >>>> >>>> Thanks,Randi >>>> >>>> Esther wrote: >>>>> Hi Rayna, >>>>> >>>>> Look through Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver pages for an overview of >>>>> iTunes >>>>> and creating playlists. Here's the link to the iTunes 7 >>>>> description: >>>>> >>>>> http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/itunes7.html >>>>> >>>>> You can just Google on "kilburns VoiceOver" to find one of his >>>>> pages >>>>> -- usually, his downloads page comes up -- and then use item >>>>> chooser >>>>> menu to find the link to home as the starting point. This is for >>>>> iTunes 7, but is a good overview. Main change in iTunes 8 is added >>>>> accessibility for the HTML part of the iTunes Store, but the old >>>>> descriptions work, and are particularly helpful for buying >>>>> individual >>>>> songs using the songs table part of the store -- you just route >>>>> your >>>>> mouse cursor to the place where you hear the price announced and >>>>> use >>>>> VO-Shift-Space to purchase. Read more details on Tim's page. >>>>> >>>>> You create playlists either by creating a blank playlist with >>>>> Command- >>>>> N, which you then name and add items to, or by selecting an item >>>>> or >>>>> group of items in the songs table (or in the iTunes browser if you >>>>> have that toggled on/off with Command-B -- will allow you to >>>>> refine >>>>> your songs table listing by album, artist or genre selection) and >>>>> using Command-Shift-N to make a new playlist from your selection. >>>>> Add >>>>> to playlists either by using the context menu (VO-Shift-M) on >>>>> selected >>>>> songs in the songs outline, and "Add to Playlist" by selecting an >>>>> existing playlist from the list, or copy and paste from your songs >>>>> outline selections to the playlist in the sources table. >>>>> >>>>> Easiest way to search for podcasts is to use the "Search" >>>>> feature in >>>>> the iTunes Store. You can bring this up from the menu bar of the >>>>> "Store" menu option in iTunes (VO-Shift-M to the menu bar, press >>>>> "s" >>>>> to go to "Store", arrow down and press "s" to go to "Search" and >>>>> return), or on any main page in the iTunes Store look for the >>>>> "Power >>>>> Search" link with the item chooser or link chooser menu. For >>>>> details, >>>>> see this post in the archives: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>>> msg40999.html >>>>> (Searching for content in the newly accessible iTunes Store) >>>>> >>>>> You can even bookmark a direct link to the podcast power search >>>>> page: >>>>> http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/advancedSearch? >>>>> mt=2 >>>>> >>>>> Your best bet for detailed instructions is to search the Mail >>>>> Archives >>>>> for this list. Here's an old post that covers podcasts in iTunes: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>>> msg45414.html >>>>> (in response to a general request for new user resources, but >>>>> specific >>>>> answer about podcasts) >>>>> >>>>> It also has some information on how to search the archives. >>>>> >>>>> Another old archived post: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>>> msg39671.html >>>>> (Summary: Subscribing to podcasts in iTunes -- just before the >>>>> iTunes >>>>> Store became fully accessible, so there are now more options. >>>>> Also, >>>>> don't try to use the links in that post to get Mike Arrigo's >>>>> podcasts, >>>>> since the episodes from over 9 months ago are no longer on the >>>>> direct >>>>> feed.) >>>>> >>>>> Here's another post from the archives search: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>>> msg45013.html >>>>> (Miscellaneous Tips for working with iPods and Playlists -- was in >>>>> response to the issue of making up playlists for the Nano 4G and >>>>> explains how playlists are ordered in the sources list, how they >>>>> can >>>>> be organized in to folders, and how to check total time. Most of >>>>> the >>>>> beginning is specific to selecting playlists when you have your >>>>> Nano >>>>> connected, so you can skip over this.) >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>>> msg35740.html >>>>> (Re: How do I move ITunes songs to another playlist? -- gives more >>>>> detailed instructions about using the contextual menu to add songs >>>>> to >>>>> playlists). >>>>> >>>>> There was also a more recent post last month about smart >>>>> playlists: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg01294.html >>>>> (Introduction to Smart Playlists in iTunes (long)) >>>>> >>>>> Again, if you learn to use the search feature on the secondary >>>>> mail >>>>> list archives for this list you can find all sorts of topics, and >>>>> even >>>>> read down the threads. My post of a few days ago in reply gives >>>>> an >>>>> example of how to do search: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg02201.html >>>>> >>>>> In general, just go to the Mail Archives page for the old list >>>>> (December 2005 - January 2009) at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>>> >>>>> or the new list (February 2009 - present) at: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/ >>>>> >>>>> tab to the search field, put in a few search terms, and press >>>>> return. >>>>> There's a gap of nearly a month before archiving was requested for >>>>> the >>>>> new list at the Mail Archives, but everything from the last day of >>>>> February and later should be in the new archives. >>>>> >>>>> HTH >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Esther >>>>> >>>>> On May 10, 2009, at 8:14 AM, rayna424 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello everyone. Mark helped me figure out search, so I have found >>>>>> and >>>>>> downloaded some stuff. How though, do you crate a playlist? I >>>>>> clicked >>>>>> on create a playlist, and the fields made no sense. I got a bunch >>>>>> of >>>>>> classical stuff that I want to put in a folder. Also, is there an >>>>>> easy >>>>>> way to get just single song? I searched for a song I wanted and >>>>>> had to >>>>>> click around a few links to get to just the song and not the >>>>>> whole >>>>>> album. I heard how much it was, and my boyfreind saw, buy now, >>>>>> but I >>>>>> didn't hear that, and it wasn't a button. Could it just be that >>>>>> it >>>>>> wasn't available? I'm sure there are podcasts on how to do this >>>>>> with >>>>>> Voiceover, or an article or something. How would I search for >>>>>> podcasts, I mean, what words would I enter? And does anyone know >>>>>> of a >>>>>> good article? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, and iTunes rocks!! I got the 50 most essential pieces of >>>>>> classical music for eleven bucks!! Sweet! >>>>>> >>>>>> Randi >>>>>> >>>>>> rayna424 wrote: >>>>>>> Hi guys, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I haven't used iTunes yet since buying my macbook in December. I >>>>>>> opened it 2 days ago and it asked some preliminary set up >>>>>>> questions >>>>>>> and opens what I assume is the player. I've looked all over it >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> there's no way to access the store to do anything. I think I >>>>>>> need a >>>>>>> crash course. One of the questions it asked was if I wanted to >>>>>>> download an upgrade and I didn't for some reason. Now I don't >>>>>>> know >>>>>>> how >>>>>>> to tell it to get the upgrade. Could this be the problem? Don't >>>>>>> know >>>>>>> what to do with itunes. It doesn't make any sense haha. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Randi >>>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
