> thanks very much for that. I will try this at once. I do a lot on the web and > this seams like it will help allot!
GF On May 27, 2010, at 7:55 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, Dom and group are different approaches for navigating html areas like > web pages. > > Dom mode is similar to what you would see when viewing a page using a windows > screen reader. Each item on the page, whether it be a link, a button, a > block of text, or whatever is placed one below the other according to the > screen reader at least. Dom is easiest for beginners because it only > presents one link or button or piece of text at a time for your consideration. > > Group mode arranges the page as a sighted person would see it, with areas for > different pieces of information, and all columns and tables laid out > properly. This is better for advanced users because it will for example, > present you a table in rows and columns as it was meant to be. It will also > present you things such as all the links in the site navigation bar at once. > So, if you don't want any of the links from the sight navigation bar, you can > leave it with one keypress. You get more information at once and you can > skip through the information more quickly to find what you want. > > If you want to see the difference for yourself, visit > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com. This is a small web page with very good > accessibility features. > > To switch between dom and group, press vo f8 to open the voiceover utility. > Press w or arrow down to web. > Press tab once and you will be on the radio buttons for dom or group. > Use the up and down arrows to choose the mode you want and press command q to > close the vo utility. > After you make the switch, refresh the page, command r. Your not supposed to > have to do this, but I'm a bit supersticious about it. > > Try the home page in dom mode, then try it in group. Notice that not only is > access to the information easier in group, but yu actually seem to have more > information in group. Of course that's not the case, you just have to spend > more effort to find the info in dom than you do ing group. > > Then click the list of authorized resellers. Suppose you only wanted contact > info for the resellers that work with me. Assuming you are in group mode, > navigate to the first column of the table, and then vo down the symbols > until you find the first gold star. Then vo right to see that company's name > and contact info. Similarly, if you want to check a particular company to > see if they work with me, you would vo up and down the list of company names > until you found the one you wanted, then vo left to see if it has a blue > arrow or a gold star. If you switch back to dom mode now and refresh the > page, you will no longer be able to vo up and down the columns. You'll have > to sift through every piece of info about every vender until you find the > information you are looking for. > > Have fun, > > Erik Burggraaf > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > 888-255-5194 > > On 2010-05-27, at 2:22 AM, clarence griffin wrote: > >> what is dom? sorry for the ignorant question? and for that matter, what's >> group mode? >> >> GF >> >> >> On May 24, 2010, at 4:54 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Hi, Is there such a thing as a voiceover script to switch between dom and >>> group mode? That would be extrordinarily useful since it seems adium will >>> not support group mode soon if ever. >>> >>> I'd write it myself if I knew how. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> Join me Wednesday, May 26th at CNIB Tech Aids fair in Toronto. I'll be at >>> the assistive computing booth from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and circulating >>> for the rest of the day. >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> 888-255-5194 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
