This conversation has been helpful. When the control key doesn’t work I just start VO over again and it lasts for some time. It may last for moments or for a long time.
At least I can now get it to work. Interesting that it consistently works on a mini. I’m using a 2018 Mac Book Pro 15. Eric Caron > On Mar 16, 2020, at 6:22 PM, matthew dyer <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Eric, > > Sorry not having this problem on a mac mini with 16 gb of ram and a 1 TB > SSAID f 2018. Also using Catilina. Thanks. > > Matthew > > On Mar 15, 2020 10:38 PM, Eric Caron <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi listers, > > I remember in the past using the control key to stop VO from talking. > Than a second press to start speech again. > > In the last two operating systems I don’t seem to be able to do this any > longer. Am I missing something? > > In most cases when I press the control key VO just keeps talking and than at > the end says control. This is because I have the modifier keys set to speak > when pressed. > > So, for example in mail I may press down arrow to hear a message and then > want to stop speech with control. I press it and it just keeps talking. > > Is there another key now to obtain silence and then return to speech? > A little more experimentation is indicating to me that if I turn VO off and > on again the function seems to work again for a time. > > Are others experiencing the same? > > I find I have to toggle VO off and on a lot lately to get it to work > correctly. This happens a lot when editing text in mail. > > > Eric Caron > > > -- > 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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