At least it sounds like things got better, even if it wasn't noted in any documentation or buglist I could find :)
CB John Panarese wrote: > Hi Chris, > OK, perhaps they have changed things in this version? I just did > some testing myself with random documents and the only time I'm seeing > a problem is if tables are included in the document, such as the > invoice template I use from MS Word. With everything else, it now > seems as if you can highlight large chunks of text. > > > Take Care > > John Panarese > > On May 11, 2009, at 3:26 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > > >> Hmm, I tried the same shift+arrow selection on some random Word docs >> I had laying around and with a few public ones and couldn't >> reproduce the issue. Here's one public one I played with: >> >> http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Forms/EvacuationGuide.doc >> >> Are you able to select multiple paragraphs in this document? >> >> CB >> >> John Panarese wrote: >> >>> I think the problem occurs when one opens existing documents >>> that >>> were not created in Open Office. At least, this has been my >>> experience. >>> >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John Panarese >>> >>> On May 11, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hmm. So I created a new Writer document and typed four sets of >>>> sentences (paragraphs) with a blank line inbetween. I then cursored >>>> up and left until I was at the beginning of the first sentence. I >>>> then did a shift down arrow a bunch of times and was able to select >>>> (and copy) all four paragraphs. The use of shift and arrows is not >>>> really a VO thing. It's a pretty common idiom for a lot of >>>> applications and also works for Windows text editors. Is this not >>>> what you were looking for? >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> John Panarese wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> As far as I can see, the word processor still handles text in >>>>> the same way. I don't know why this is the case, but you cannot >>>>> select multiple paragraphs, unless I am missing something. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Take Care >>>>> >>>>> John Panarese >>>>> >>>>> On May 9, 2009, at 4:53 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> One question that became a showstopper for me with openoffice is >>>>>> that >>>>>> i can't select more than a couple of lines and when you come to a >>>>>> new >>>>>> paragraph, you unselect the previously selected piece of text. >>>>>> That is >>>>>> with VO commands, no other command works for me. That plus the >>>>>> fact >>>>>> that you can't continously read a whole document made me stop >>>>>> using >>>>>> Openoffice alltogether. If anyone has found a way to get around >>>>>> these >>>>>> problems, please let me know how by giving step-by-step >>>>>> instructions. >>>>>> /Krister >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 8 maj 2009 kl. 21.27 skrev John Panarese: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm not Chris, but Open Office is pretty accessible. The >>>>>>> world >>>>>>> processor is a bit different to use than others, but they have >>>>>>> come a >>>>>>> long way. I'm not sure what the problem with spreadsheets is. I >>>>>>> am >>>>>>> seeing the cells being read. With tables in word processor >>>>>>> documents, >>>>>>> however, I am not finding any success. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>> >>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>> Managing Director >>>>>>> Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc. >>>>>>> 9 Nolan Court >>>>>>> Hauppauge, NY 11788 >>>>>>> Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479 >>>>>>> Email, [email protected] >>>>>>> Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS >>>>>>> VA, >>>>>>> PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS, >>>>>>> DUXBURY, SEROTEK AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY >>>>>>> IMPAIRED >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Eliza Cooper wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Chris, >>>>>>>> How's the accessibility of the word processor in Open >>>>>>>> Office? Is >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> any better than Writer? >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Eliza >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 3:05 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To answer my own question, I didn't notice much difference. >>>>>>>>> Navigation >>>>>>>>> of a table I created in writer still didn't announce what >>>>>>>>> cell I >>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>> as I tabbed around. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Chris Blouch wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Anyone try it yet? Any improvements with VO support? Mine is >>>>>>>>>> downloading >>>>>>>>>> right now. I couldn't find any mentions one way or the other >>>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>>> their >>>>>>>>>> included docs or on the web. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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