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As for your second issue, I have no idea. Jeff On 2011-08-09, at 7:18 PM, Jessica and Goldina wrote: > ah. what do those terms mean? and do you know why voiceover would be reading > all this other text for the link and then when I interact with the link i get > to see the link title that voiceover should be reading? I've talked to others > and no one else seems to have this problem! but it makes browsing the web > kind of annoying cuz I keep having to interact with links! > peace and positivity > Jessica and Goldina > follow me on Twitter: > http://www.twitter.com/canadian_diva > > On 2011-08-09, at 4:04 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: > >> 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. >> > > -- > 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.
