This is a concept lots of people have a problem with, bt it's really not difficult, and you don't have to interact with everything. All it is really is focusing in on a particular item to examine it more closely. For example, if you come accross a tool bar, and you're interested in it, you can interact with it and read each item. If you're not interested, you can just skip it. The windows screen readers would require you to move through all the icons before moving on to something else. I suppose neither approach is right or wrong, they're just different, which is why it's important to emphasize to a windows user switching to a mac, it's not windows. The mac and voice over do things somewhat differently. Certainly there are some similarities, but if you go in to it expecting it to work the way windows and windows screen readers do, you are very likely to become frustrated. On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:10 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
> With respect, I cannot agree. My lovely constantly barefooted Fiance thought > the same thing at first; but then, she had a go with my Mac while she was > down here visiting me; and, now, she really has taken to it. Now, she's not > to the point of switching herself, but, she has now got the confidence that > if she did switch, she could use a Mac very well. It took her no more than > the time of one afternoon to get her teeth in to it enough to get browsing > that very evening. The concept of interaction seemed foreign to her before > she tried it, but now, to her, it's quite logical. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > A Very Proud and Happy Mac User!!! > > E-Mail: > rforetjr at comcast dot net > Skype Name: > barefootedray > > On Aug 10, 2010, at 8:35 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Oh, so that's the problem. Arg. You know, if the Apple genie would grant me >> just one wish, it would be that this whole interacting concept would just >> disappear. It just isn't natural! *grin* >> Donna >> On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hi donna, >>> >>> It does read from the point of the cursor. You just need to interact again. >>> >>> hth >>> On Aug 10, 2010, at 7:35 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I haven't followed this thread too closely, so first, my apologies if I'm >>>> bringing up something that has already been covered. But I have this same >>>> problem trying to read to the bottom of text. For example, when reading a >>>> long email, if I press VO-A, it will read the whole message, even if I'm >>>> already halfway down the message body. I do wish there were some way to >>>> make VO start reading where you are, instead of back at the top of the >>>> document. Note that the one exception for this seems to be in Safari, >>>> where pressing VO-A reads from cursor to end. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>> On Aug 10, 2010, at 3:25 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> No, it seems to read past it. For example, if you are replying to an >>>>> email and you just want to read up to the point where your cursor is, you >>>>> can read line by line or paragraph, or hit VO a or B, but it does not >>>>> stop at the cursor, it continues reading past it and starts reading the >>>>> previous text from the message you are replying to. >>>>> >>>>> Of course you can stop VO manually, but it would be nice if it stopped >>>>> automatically. >>>>> >>>>> Chris >>>>> On 10 Aug 2010, at 03:56, Mary Otten wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>>> I thought vo a was suppose to read from top of page to your cursor. >>>>>> >>>>>> mary >>>>>> >>>>>> Mary Otten >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. 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