The text that is being announced like "banner", "search", "main" and "complementary" are landmarks. They have been there a while in websites but, Voiceover did not previously announce them.
Jeff On 2011-08-09, at 12:26 PM, Jessica and Goldina wrote: > hey all > > I finally was able to update to Lion last night! finally got the funds and > got home from my cabin where I had good internet. the install went off > without a hitch…easiest install I've ever done!! and I really like the new > layout in mail though I do have a couple questions about it too. but so far > I'm really loving Lion and have no want or need to switch back! > > Safari seems a little interesting, though. Voiceover seems to be reading some > things rather interestingly that it didn't before. for example, when I go to > my facebook page now, either the mobile site or the regular site, voiceover > keeps talking about entering banner. leaving banner. entering navigation. > entering complimentary. I'm assuming a banner is a frame, but why would the > terminology change? also, instead of reading me peoples' first and last name > as it used too, it now just says their facebook nicknames or sometimes just > profile.php or a bunch of numbers. it's like it's looking under the link > title at maybe a badly coded alt text? or some other text not visible on the > screen. why would it be doing this? I'm not one for moving backwards to > classic views or anything like that, I'd rather move forward and take changes > in technology as they come, but this announcing things weirdly could make a > lot of websites look less accessible than they are. is anyone else finding > this and is there a way to get voiceover to read things on websites as they > are? > > thanks and I hope you all are having a great day! > peace and positivity > Jessica and Goldina > follow me on Twitter: > http://www.twitter.com/canadian_diva > > -- > 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.
