I saw that option and was playing with that. Turns out my initial issue was quick nav but that sent me learning more of the functions in the voiceover menu which is a good thing.:)
Thanks for the pointers. On Sep 18, 2010, at 6:31 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > There is an option in the voice over utility that sets whether to > automatically interact with items, especially when using the tab key. > Personally I have this disabled, if I want to interact with something, I will > use the keystroke, but that's a personal preference. > On Sep 18, 2010, at 12:15 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > >> Hi, some time back I posted about a problem that seemed to self correct. >> It's happening again but now that I have a little more time with the Mac I >> can express the problem more clearly. >> >> When I open the mail App or many tables they don't auto interact. >> Previously, when I opened the mail app for example, it would ready me each >> row as I arrowed up and down in the messages area. I did not have to >> interact with shift vo down. Now if I open the Mail app I see the bars, the >> message area but I have to interact by hand. Also, it doesn't read each row >> rather, I have to move the arrows around to read each field or advance / >> fall back between rows. Why has this change happened? What did I hit >> accidently? :) >> >> Another issue is that my arrows do different things now when in a text edit >> area say editing this message. Left and right arrows advance or fall back a >> full word at a time. Up and down arrows spell that word as if you moved one >> character at a time? What's that about? >> >> Over all, if I get in these wierd modes is there a way to easily restore VO >> to factory defaults or have I done something else that's odd? >> >> Thank you and I hope that's more clear. >> >> Scott >> >> -- >> 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.
