Hi, How is the track pad useful on the web? Does it let you read smaller chunks of text? I find that sometimes voice over reads chunks that are too big, especially if I want to read by line. I hate to ask it this way, because I don't wanto to compare voice over to anything else, but would the track pad navigation provide anything similar to a Jaws cursor? *don't kill me, I'm still new) Thanks, Naama On 26 Jul 2011, at 01:09, Dan wrote:
> Hello, > I have a trackpad for my iMac and I also have an iPod Touch 4th generation. > The biggest difference between the multi gesture trackpad and the touch > screen on an iOS device is that all functions are done directly on the screen > of the iOS device, except where the home button is used. > On the Mac, the track pad is used in conjunction with the booster keys on the > keyboard, Shift, Control, Option and such. > While I do use my trackpad, mostly I use the full keyboard. The trackpad is > really useful while on web pages, for example. You cannot use the trackpad to > do actual virtual keyboard entry, as you do on the iOS devices. > While I have an Apple Bluetooth keyboard to use with my iPod Touch, I usually > use the touch screen instead. I only use the keyboard when I'm going to be > dewing lots of typing on the Touch. > Hope this gives a little more insight. > > Dan > > On Jul 25, 2011, at 2:09 PM, Geoff Shang wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> My wife and I were pondering on the subject of trackpads in relation to >> using VoiceOver, and we thought we'd tap into the collective whisdom here. >> >> What, if anything, does a trackpad allow you to do that you can't do with >> the keyboard? Or is it merely another interface to the same commands? >> >> I know some of you have varius macbook models where a trackpad comes as >> standard, but we have an iMac and want to know if a trackpad is something we >> should consider purchasing. But we're not going to buy one if all it does >> is make Mac OS X feel more like iOS. >> >> Any thoughts will be appreciated. >> >> Thanks. >> Geoff. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
