Hi Joe, Joe Quinn wrote:
> > does anyone know if second life is accessible on the Mac? also, on an > unrelated note, how do you launch that thing when you first get your > Mac > that goes, "this operating system has a built-in screen reader called > voiceover..." i assume it's command option f8 but am not sure? > I don't know whether Second Life is accessible, but I do remember that you need to be running a supported graphics card that is capable of handling graphics intensive processing for this virtual reality software. That means that you likely won't be able to run it (or run it without major performance issues) on a Mac mini or a MacBook, since these machines use shared memory from your system for their graphics processing rather than working with large dedicated graphics memory built into the graphics card. (This isn't quite a black and white distinction; you may be able to disable most features and run slowly on recent models, but remember that VoiceOver is also using system memory resources; by all accounts even without VoiceOver performance on these machines is very slow.) So you're probably going to be looking at a Pro level desktop or laptop for your answers. Maybe some other list member can chime in about their experiences I assume you're asking about how to launch the VoiceOver Quick Start that plays on first launch. Bring up the VoiceOver menu (Control- Option-F7) and check the Help menu (press "H" then right arrow to the submenu). You can access the VoiceOver Quick Start there, or launch it directly outside of the help menu with Control-Option-Command-F8. The help menu also has a "Learn Sounds" menu entry to help you review the sounds associated with hitting boundary limits, deleting characters, etc. Control-Option-F8 brings up the VoiceOver Utility menu which lets you adjust your settings for voice selection and speed, web navigation mode, cursor tracking options, etc. The more detailed guides for getting started with VoiceOver in Leopard at the VoiceOver downloads page: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/downloads.html Even more formats for the guide (Daisy, U.S. Grade 2 Braille, etc.) are available from the CUCAT (Curtis Universtiy) pages: http://www.cucat.org/books/vogs/vogs.php HTH. And welcome to the list. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
