Hello, I set up an activity to do this. However it really slows down safari when I go to the Amazon site. It also keeps saying loading over and over again for 30 seconds or more.
Greg Wocher > On Dec 13, 2019, at 4:55 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > As Johnathan suggested. You can set up an Activity to have Amazon's web > address behave in a specific manner with VO. Using the suggestion I gave of > having the Mouse Pointer ignore the VO Cursor instead of attempting to work > with Java. Amazon also has a link on their front page that reads something > to the effect of "Amazon has updated its screen reader friendly version of > our site. Click on this link to access it." > > Although, if you'd like to create the activity to do what I've suggested, do > the following: > > • open the VO Utility > • cmd-0, or select Activities from the categories table. > • press the Add an Activity button. > • give it a name > • stop interacting with the table and expand the "Additional Setting to > Include" item. > • check the Navigation checkbox. > • press the "Set Navigation" button. > • make sure that the Mouse Pointer ignores the VO Cursor and close this > dialog. > • navigate to the Apps & Web-sites menu item and add www.amazon.com > <http://www.amazon.com/>. > • close everything and you should be good. > > HTH. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Dec 13, 2019, at 14:39, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com > <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > this happens to me all the time and it's really frustrating. "close" doesn't > seem to do anything. sometimes I can go down past that stuff and slowly move > up to read about it. I'd like to disable java script for Amazon. can somebody > please coach me on this? > > thanks. > Lorie > >> On Dec 13, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Dave Carlson <dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net >> <mailto:dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net>> wrote: >> >> Okay, frustrated enough to ask for help. >> >> I use amazon.com <http://amazon.com/> (and this happens with m.amazon.com >> <http://m.amazon.com/>, also) to shop for stuff. I do a search for an item, >> find a list of suggestions. >> I click on a suggestion. >> I tab or use single-letter nav to jump to headings to try and find a >> description of the item. >> Invariably I get sucked into a page or sub-page or window where all I can >> get are the rating percentages and a close button. >> I click on the close button and the same darn stuff pops up again. >> >> I get dragged into this swamp even if I try to navigate with VO+right/left >> arrows. 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