Hi Janine,
Here is a post I've done on applevis (with accompanying audio demo) on
how to navigate Spotify on the Mac using the keyboard.
It seems the key to navigating the Spotify app is via frames. If you
press command+L to get to the search field, (it's best to navigate the
page with quick nav off), make sure to press command+A to select all and
delete it, just in case there was text in the field you weren't aware
of. Put in your search term and press enter. Now, to get to the search
results, press control+option+command+F. (VO+F). this will move you
forward to the next frame. Interact with the frame, it will say "search
frame" and vo+right arrow to the artists, or albums you wish to see.
there's, at first, an unlabeled link, then the name of the
artist/album/song, then, depending on what you're looking for, the name
of the artist. for example, if you were looking for a song, you'll see
the song title as a link, and then if you vo+right arrow again, you'll
see the name of the artist/band. If you want to play said song, vo+space
on the link, then navigate to the next frame, (VO+Command+F), and it
will get you to the specifics. Interact with this, and navigate to the
"play" button. At this point, you can (if you wish), turn on quick
navigation by pressing left/right arrows at the same time, and press "b"
to get to the "play" button. You can also tab a few times and you will
be presented with a table of songs, either from an album you're
listening to, or various songs with the same title by an artist,
depending on your search. I've created a short audio demo of Spotify
searching, perhaps it will help:
https://audioboom.com/boos/3300081-spotify-accessibility-on-the-mac
Hope this helps.
Rachel.
On 11/18/2015 3:37 PM, Jeffrey Shockley wrote:
Hi,
That is not the problem here. This VO Spotify App is what makes it
accessible, yes. The problem here is that Spotify uses Chromeium AKA
same as Google Chrome for it's webpage display area, and VoiceOver
does not like Chrome under El Capitan for some reason.
I do, know however, that this method does work, as I used it under
Yosemite.
Hope this helps,
Jeffrey
On 11/18/2015 6:08 PM, Vaughn Brown wrote:
Hi,
It sounds like this app may not be accessible.
Vaughn
On 11/18/15, Janine Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi.
I am trying to use the Spotify app on my Macbook Air running OSX
10.11.1. I
downloaded the Spotify App and the zip file from Applevis that turns on
accessibility. I managed to log into my account but now Voiceover just
keeps saying empty html content when I try to interact with the
Spotify app.
If I press command l it will bring up the search box whereupon I can
input
a search but as soon as I press enter I get a number of frames all
of which
tell me empty html content when I try to interact with them.
I have tried to access settings, both from the menu on the search
page and
by going to preferences in the Spotify menu, but again I get the
message
about empty html content when I try to navigate that page.
I have tried both in normal and full screen mode. I also tried
deleting
and then re-downloading and installing the voSpotify application but
still
get the same result.
What am I doing wrong? Any ideas on how I can get this to work
would be
greatly appreciated.
Before anyone suggests Apple Music as an alternative, I thought I
would try
Spotify first as it has a free option when my trial period is over.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance for any
assistance you can provide.
Regards Janine
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