I wonder if Apple was smart enough to disable VO-shift-c in such instances? On Oct 13, 2010, at 1:11 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> 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. > -- 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.
