Hi. This still only works if you interact with each element on a webpage even with all of the cursors tracking each other. I'd be reporting this to Apple Accessibility. I know I already did several times. Maybe if they see enough requests, they'll add it.
On 2012-01-17, at 12:34 PM, Bill Holton wrote: > Thanks. As mentioned, I figured problem was between keyboard and chair. I > thought I had the tracking set right. Let me try later today and see if I > can duplicate. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Selecting text in Safari > > I was able to do this on your test page just fine. Main thing was to be > sure cursor tracking was turned on with control-option-shift-F3. I then > went to your page: > > http://winit.womansworldmag.com/enter/drawing/4a606b5463a666f91cfc0aa8a80e30 > 5f0828351b > > and found the text starting with "Pandora's Charm...". From there I then > just did a dhift-down arrow until I selected the whole paragraph, > including the link. Then I hit command-c to copy and was able to go to > another app and paste it all. Until I turned on cursor tracking I wasn't > able to make it go. Used this Apple help page which described the > process and different ways to select the text: > > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=VoiceOver/1.0/en/mh2089.html > > CB > > On 1/17/12 8:34 AM, Bill Holton wrote: >> The bits are larger than one phrase or bit. Unles there's a command to > add >> to clipboard instead of replacing it? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker >> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 5:14 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Selecting text in Safari >> >> Hi, >> >> If all your doing is copying bits and pieces like that, why not do VO > shift >> C which is copy last phrase to clipboard. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Jan 16, 2012, at 4:24 PM, Bill Holton wrote: >> >>> Looks like this makes the Mac almost a no go for my work. I spend a lot >> of time grabbing addresses and other contact info online and copying it > into >> documents. >>> I am in DOM mode. If I interact with the text the VO Enter works, but > all >> it will copy is the current element, word, link, etc. If I try to press > VO >> Enter anywhere else I get a beep and nothing. >>> Copying the entire page and editing would be about 5 times more work than >> I can accomplish the same tasks with Windows. There really should be a > way >> to grab a few lines, elements, etc. from a web page and copy just them. >>> I actually thought that's what VO enter was for, but apparently it won't >> help me at all. >>> Maybe there is something else I am missing? >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson >>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 4:04 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Selecting text in Safari >>> >>> Hello Bill, >>> >>> This all seems to depend on the website. Selecting would appear to work >> better in DOM mode than in Groups. >>> >>> If Shift-Cmd-Right arrow doesn't highlight a chunk of text for you, >> remember that VO-Shift-c will copy the last spoken phrase to the > clipboard. >>> >>> Also, you may find you need to interact with the text to be able to >> highlight it. >>> >>> Failing that, Cmd-a will highlight the whole page, which you can then > copy >> into a TextEdit document and edit from there. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> On 16 Jan 2012, at 20:17, Bill Holton wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi. >>> As I understand it, there are a few ways to select text in Safari. To > get >> a letter, word or line you hold down the shift key and then press arrow > for >> character, option arrow for word and command arrow for the rest of the > line. >>> To select a larger selection, you press VO enter and then move to the end >> of your selection and press VO Enter again. >>> >>> My problem is, neither of these seem to be working. I have cursor >> tracking turned on and I have tried both with quick Nav turned on and off. >> I'm sure the problem is between my chair and keyboard, but not sure what > to >> do different. Any suggestions appreciated. >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > -- 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.
