Minor correction in case folks are looking for the plugins: it's Silverlight with a g-h and not i-t-e., as I had spelled it earlier. Also, I just tried Silverlight with Google Chrome, and the controls are not accessible with VO. It's possible to play Netflix videos, as it is in Safari, bt not possible to use the play and pause controls, etc.
Teresa "The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete Graham On Mar 2, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, traci, > > As far as I'm aware, Netflix uses the Microsoft Silverlite player, which is > not particularly accessible with VO. You can go to a page and play files, but > the controls for playback are hidden from VO. If you've heard differently, > let me know. The upshot is that if Silverlite is the only way to access video > playback, it doesn't matter what browser you use. Each browser will need a > Silverlite plugin in order to play the videos. > > If you want to try Google Chrome, it is easy to get going once you download. > The only major problem with VO is that frames on web pages aren't read well > at all. > > HTH, > Teresa > > "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. > Feynman > > On Mar 2, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Traci wrote: > >> Ok, great! >> >> If I decided to give Chrome a whirl, to test out Netflix, is it an easy >> experiment? Meaning, once I download and install, do I go to system >> preferences to choose how I surf the web? If I don't like Chrome, is it >> easy to switch back to Safari? >> >> Lol, I'll have to look up some podcasts to learn more. >> >> If this makes Netflix more VO Friendly, it could be cool. >> >> Traci >> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >> >> On Mar 1, 2012, at 5:53 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Chrome works just fine on the Mac now. You can just use it with voiceover. >>> The screen reader plugin isn't necessary. >>> >>> hth >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Mar 1, 2012, at 8:32 PM, Michael Malarsie <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I don't know anything about Chrome on the Mac. I downloaded in on my PC >>>> afew months ago and it was completely inaccessible. I did some reserch and >>>> found out that before it will work with JAWS there is some third party >>>> software that must be downloaded first. >>>> Other than that i don't know anything about it.. >>>> >>>> Mike Malarsie >>>> On Mar 1, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Traci wrote: >>>> >>>>> Any users out there of Netflix and Chrome? >>>>> >>>>> I've been googling to see alternatives to streaming Netflix and came >>>>> across many articles talking about Netflix and html5 for Chrome and Linex. >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering if the Chrome experience was better with VO? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Traci >>>>> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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.
