I’ll have to give it a try. … I’m writing this an hour away from the new year… I guess I have no life. LOL Kat ***** “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace.” - Milan Kundera
> On Dec 29, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Matthew Dyer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > I had a play with chrome vox on my mac here and it works well here. I tested > it with gmail and it works ok. I wish there was a way to arrow the the list > of message rather than pressing chromevox n then f for next form field to > jump to each message checkbox. other than that it works and I have chrome > set as my default web browser. > > > Matthew > > > > > On 12/29/2016 10:49 AM, Chris G wrote: >> Hi, >> For what it is worth, Docs works fine with JAWS 17/18, Window-eyes 9.5 and >> NVDA (latest version). >> >> When I was playing with docs on the mac, I couldn't get VoiceOver to work at >> all. Arrowing through the document said "beginning of text" or "end of >> text." Sometimes it spoke each character twice. It was unusable. >> >> I tried VoiceOver in Chrome with the same results. Finally had to use >> ChromeVox in Chrome to work with Docs on the mac. >> >> >> >> Chris Grabowski >> Mystic Access >> Where the magic is in learning. >> http://www.MysticAccess.com >> >> Check out our eclectic and comprehensive assistive technology podcasts at: >> http://www.MysticAccessPodcast.com >> >> Join our free announce-only mailing list to receive product news, podcast >> updates and exclusive coupon codes. Please send a blank email to: >> >> [email protected] >> >> Contact: >> >> Phone: (716) 543-3323 (Ext. 500) >> >> Twitter: MysticAccess >> Facebook: mysticaccessempower >> >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> From: Simon Fogarty >> Sent: Thursday, Dec 29, 2016 1:17 AM EST >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover >> >> Hi Mary, >> >> >> >> I can’t say I’mm really a fan boy of Google for most of their products, >> >> >> >> However as I’m some what looking for a new tv currently I’m starting to >> change my mind. >> >> >> >> I’ve never really been a fan of Sony but the new Sony Android tvs I’m >> realy changing my mind, >> >> >> >> Playing around with the Sony 8500 TV today >> >> Talkback allowed us to work through menus and channels / input sources >> as well as the multiple menu levels with speech enabled Sony and Google >> have in these tv’s given us the sightless more of an ability to control >> the tv without sighted assistance. >> >> >> >> As for google docks and chrome vox, >> >> >> >> This is surely just a start for Google and with time they will make >> the g suite usable with voiceover or even jaws / widnow eyes. >> >> >> >> Google are doing some good thigns, >> >> >> >> *From:*[email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mary Otten >> *Sent:* Thursday, 29 December 2016 7:11 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover >> >> >> >> There is no cost. And I can't talk about how good it is or isn't. >> Frankly, I resented chrome box from the beginning. Because I thought the >> Google should play along with the screen readers and not expect people >> to learn a specific Screenwitter just so they can access their stuff. I >> mean after all, we have lots of standards. Why did google have to do >> something weird and different? HTML is HTML. But not if your Google. So >> I have a bias against chrome box. But I can't speak to how good it is or >> is not. I think Google should've played with the standards that existed >> already in HTML and not expected blind people to learn a whole different >> system just because they can.. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Dec 28, 2016, at 9:37 PM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> So how good is chrome vox? >> >> >> >> And is there a cost to get access to it? >> >> >> >> *From:*[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kevin Chao >> *Sent:* Thursday, 29 December 2016 7:22 AM >> *To:* MacVisionaries <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> *Subject:* Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover >> >> >> >> I use and recommend ChromeVox on mac: >> >> >> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromevox/kgejglhpjiefppelpmljglcjbhoiplfn >> >> >> It provides a lot better experience with G Suite. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 5:59 AM Kat DeNicola <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hi. Haven't had time to do a topic search for this, so maybe >> it's already been addressed, but I'm having no luck using the >> help information from google on using docs with voiceover on the >> mac. I can't even find the edit field for the body of the >> document, just the field for giving it a title. Navigating to >> and activating a menu, or using the VO passthrough key and then >> the shortcut to activate a specific menu, yields inconsistent >> results. I made sure quicknav was off and that screen reader >> mode was enabled. What am I missing? Or is it actually just a >> mess anyway? >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the >> Mac Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, >> please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than >> posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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