Ester, Thanks so much for the detailed and very helpful instructions. Wow, I imagine i'll have to practice. I actually stopped using audible and this not being able to listen to samples is a main reason. :) Now I might be able to do it with these instructions. BTW, when listening to samples of books via itunes, the songs table only play that short sample. However, I would go up to the HTML area and go to the page of the book I was interested in and I could vo spacebar on a link to listen to a longer sample. I can't remember the name of the link though. It was something like "sample".
Again, thanks for the instructions, Christina On Oct 7, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Esther wrote: > > Hi Robert and Christina, > > The problem of where the flash-based Audible sample player controls > are is a moving target. At present, what works for me (on a MacBook > running Leopard) to play samples is the following: > > 1. I check the entry under the Mouse & Trackpad tab of the Universal > Access menu under System Preferences so that I can turn Mouse Keys > on or off by pressing the Option key 5 times quickly in succession. > I also check the box to show the Universal Access menu in the status > bar (so I can check whether I've really turned Mouse Keys on or off) > > 2. At the audible.com (U.S.) site, after running a search, I use > item chooser menu to find the Search Results heading and start > examining results from there > > 3. When I move past the link for the audiobook and come to the word > "Sample", I route my mouse cursor to my VoiceOver cursor (VO-Command- > F5), turn cursor tracking off (VO-Shift-F3), turn mouse keys on (by > pressing the option key 5 times), and use mouse keys to move my > cursor 50 screen pixels to the right. (Since I'm using a MacBook > laptop, that means I press the "o" key 50 times. Someone using a > full keyboard would press the "6" key on a numeric keypad instead.) > Then I click my trackpad button to play the sample, and click it > again to stop playing the sample. (Someone with a full keyboard and > NumPad Commander activated could just press the "5" key on a numeric > keypad, I think; otherwise, press a mouse button). > > 4. If I want to hear other samples I continue to navigate to entries > for other books, route my mouse cursor to my VoiceOver cursor (VO- > Command-F5) when I come to "Sample", and then press the mouse key > for moving right 50 times again, then click my trackpad button to > pause and play. I go down the page, and when I'm finished listening > to results, I turn mouse keys off again (by pressing the option key > 5 times) and I turn cursor tracking back on (VO-Shift-F3). > > You can also something similar on the individual book pages, but the > spacing between "Sample" and the player controls is larger -- maybe > 57 or 58 pixels, but I just use 60. I find it easier to play the > samples in the search results page and go down in sequence. > > Cursor tracking gets turned off so you can move your mouse cursor > around freely to locations VoiceOver can't navigate to. This number > of pixels you move to the right may vary according to your screen > resolution and magnification setting, but you can just move to the > right with mouse keys in groups of 10 and try clicking with your > trackpad or mouse (or pressing the "5" key on a numeric keypad with > NumPad Commander turned on in Leopard and above) until you hear > something turn on. One clue that you're near the right location is > that VO-I brings ups a menu for the flash player, but I can't use > this to play, and it shows up for a larger region than responds to a > trackpad click. > > Alternatively, you could do as Christina suggests and go to the > iTunes Store. However, Audible does have more extensive selection > and the samples, when you can play them, are much longer. > > > HTH > > Cheers, > > Esther > > Christina wrote: >> >> It's been a long time since I've been to audible for that exact >> reason. There is a way via navigating to a certain spot, then >> routing >> the mouse pointer to teh voice over cursor, then moving the pointer >> just a certain way. I did not like that solution and was >> unsuccessful. I can't remember for sure but I think there are some >> instructions in the maccessibility website. Maybe it's under the >> quick tips, but I can't remember and can be wrong. >> >> Having said all that I just use itines to hear samples, it's much >> much >> easier for me. Itunes have quite a few books that are available on >> audible. >> >> Good luck, >> Christina >> On Oct 7, 2009, Robert Carter wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Has anybody figured out a way to get samples of books from audible >>> dot com to play? I am using Snow Leopard and VoiceOver. I hear the >>> word sample but don't see any link to activate. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Robert Carter >>> >>>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
