Really? I never knew that. Actually, I feel like I did, but I'd forgotten completely. Thanks for the reminder-that's way easier to hit than ctrl-d. > On Aug 2, 2015, at 10:32 AM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I believe that another way to do a forward delete is by adding the function > key to the backspace key. That's what I've always done, and I had forgotten > all about control D. > > Sent from my IPhone > > > On Aug 1, 2015, at 9:57 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com > <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: > >> I think I'm missing something. Backspace will *always* do that, there's no >> easy way of altering that. Right now, if I type the letter T and then >> backspace, that T is gone and VoiceOver says "T" along with a beep (the beep >> only because I have sounds enabled for deleting). What happens when you hit >> backspace? To be clear, we're talking about the key above the backslash and >> below F12 and Eject, right? You can do a forward delete, but you have to >> press ctrl-d, and I doubt that's the keystroke you're using. >> >> You can On Aug 1, 2015, at 9:52 PM, Stacey Robinson >> <stacey...@bellsouth.net <mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net>> wrote: >>> >>> Alex If I check this box, when I backspace will it delete the letter or >>> number I just typed? >>> >>> Blessings, >>> Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. >>> >>> mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net <mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net> >>>> On Aug 1, 2015, at 5:46 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com >>>> <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Is the issue backspacing, or arrowing? You can't change what the backspace >>>> key does in the VO Utility, but you can set the arrow keys to do a couple >>>> different things. By default, VO tells you what you've just moved past, >>>> which is why it will repeat the same character over and over if you hit >>>> left arrow, then right, then left, then right… You keep moving past the >>>> same thing, and VO reports exactly that. Once you get it, this system >>>> makes more sense, at least to me. You can configure it differently, but I >>>> honestly get confused when I try to use Windows screen readers nowadays, >>>> since I am more easily lost in the text than I am on the Mac or iOS. >>>> >>>> If you want things to work how they do in Windows, head to the VO utility >>>> with vo-f8. Select the Verbosity item in the categories table, then >>>> vo-right to the list of tabs. Vo-space on the 'text' tab, then vo-right or >>>> tab until you find the "while typing speak" popup. Hit vo-space, use the >>>> arrows to choose "speak text to the right of the cursor", then vo-space to >>>> confirm. You may now close the VoiceOver Utility. I hope this does what >>>> you want; if not, something else may have been configured on your old Mac >>>> that I'm not thinking of. >>>>> On Aug 1, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Stacey Robinson <stacey...@bellsouth.net >>>>> <mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi I wrote about this before but I need more help. >>>>> I want to set vo so that it will backspace over the letter or number >>>>> that the cursor is just in in front of. I don’t know what checkboxes to >>>>> check or uncheck in vo utilitiesl bessings, >>>>> Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. >>>>> >>>>> mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net <mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net> >>>>> I’ve left in the above Mistakes so you can see what I mean. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex Hall >>>> mehg...@icloud.com <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> mehg...@icloud.com <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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