Hi, There are some web-pages, like on the iTunes Store, that do not allow selecting and copying. Think of it like a locked pdf or a web-page that doesn't allow copying of graphics. No method will work in these cases, not even for sighted folk.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2010-10-12, at 1:42 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > and whe selecting lyrics on a webpage what do I do then? I have a bit of > trouble with that. > > Take care. > > On Oct 12, 2010, at 10:44, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> When selecting text on a web-page, you need to use the VO selection command. >> >> 1. Interact with the text. >> 2. Press VO-return. >> 3. Navigate to the end of the area you wish to select. >> 4. Press VO-return again to toggle off the selection. >> 5. Press cmd-c to Copy to the clipboard. >> >> This is cumbersome in some cases as some text areas have link elements and >> such which divide up your ability to select. In these cases, I usually just >> do a select all and paste it into a txt page in TextEdit and grab my desired >> text from there. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2010-10-12, at 10:27 AM, John Lipsey wrote: >> >>> Hi list: >>> >>> One thing I've yet to really master on my mac is selecting text, >>> especially on webpages. I interact with the text area in which I want >>> to actually select text, but then I'm kind of confused. I assume I >>> can shift right arrow to select text, but that would probably only >>> select one character at a time. This seems highly inefficient. Other >>> strategies are most welcome. >>> >>> -John >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
