I'm sorry, but I've had to take the easy way out and change the Voice-Over setting so it acts like windows. I know that this will not have ingratiated me with some of the Mac purists out there but I work with Windows all the time, at work and at home. Maybe one day I will see the light, but for now, thank you so much for telling me how to make the adjustment in Voice-Over.
Another apology for not completing my last message on this list. I knocked the trackpad by accident and it sent before I'd finished. The fact that I haven't done that this time is perhaps proof that Thank you On 03/06/2011, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I think if a person has to use both operating systems on a regular basis, > they might as well go ahead and change this setting in voiceover since to my > knowledge, you can't change it in jaws. Why confuse yourself more than you > have to when switching OSs. > > JMO > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > > > On Jun 1, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > >> Uh, yeah, sure, you can do that; but, why? Seems to me that if one is >> going to take the time to learn Voice Over, should not one totally emerce >> himself/herself in the Mac world? I myself thought I might take the >> curser adjustment approach, but, after trying it, I came quickly to see >> the wisdem of doing things the Mac way. Still, that option is indeed >> there; if, for some strange reason, you should feel the temporary need of >> it. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >> >> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >> >> Skype name: >> barefootedray >> >> Facebook: >> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 >> >> >> >> On Jun 1, 2011, at 8:01 PM, Jim Fettgather wrote: >> >>> Also, in VoiceOver utilities, you can go to the Verbosity category, >>> select the Text tab, and then Select the Speak text to the right of >>> the cursor PopUp button. >>> >>> I am really glad that this option exists. >>> >>> On 6/1/11, carolyn Haas <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi David: >>>> Welcom to Mac!:) >>>> >>>> I actually haven't run across this question a lot. But, I struggled >>>> with >>>> the same issue when starting out with the Mac. Now, when I go back to >>>> that >>>> other system, I'm all thumbs when I have to edit anything. (and I don't >>>> mean >>>> the thumbs that can text well either.:) >>>> >>>> I liked Ray's annalogy. I'd suggest spending a little time with the >>>> text >>>> edit app just writing and working with your delete/backspace key to make >>>> it >>>> more familiar to you. This will make more sense in time. It's just a >>>> re-learning process.:) >>>> >>>> One thing that you might find useful is that you can delete to the right >>>> of >>>> the cursor by using your FN-key with the delete/backspace to do a >>>> forward >>>> delete. >>>> >>>> >>>> hth >>>> >>>> On Jun 1, 2011, at 2:22 PM, David Eagle wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I'm sure this has been asked on this list loads of times but I must >>>>> ask, since I can't find the answer in Google. I have used windows for >>>>> years, I use windows everyday at work. I cannot come home and suddenly >>>>> get to grips with the way that Voice-Over deals >>>>> with cursoring through text. I'm sure you know what I mean. If I was >>>>> using a windows computer with or without a screenreader, >>>>> I could edit text both the same way. My head is hurting with the new >>>>> way of cursoring through text and I'm making so many mistakes; It is >>>>> taking me ages to write simple documents. 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