Oh, that helps me a lot. I never knew the results were right there, I thought they'd be in a separate table. Now the only odd thing is that some kind of quick look application opened an email when all I did was vo-down to it. Still, at least I can see the results list. On Aug 6, 2012, at 3:09 PM, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote:
> Christine, > > When I do a spotlight search, I type in the term I want, then, if I want to > activate the top hit, I simply press enter. Otherwise, I VO-downarrow until > I hear the result I want, and I cmd-O on the result to open it. I have never > tried to VO-space to open a spotlight result. The "show in Finder" option > will also work, where it should show you the folder in which the result is > located, I believe. > > Good luck, and I hope this helps. > > Harry > > On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Tim, do me a favor. Either here or in a private message, describe how it is >> displaying for you when you put in a search term in Spotlight. I get a "show >> in finder" which doesn't seem to do anything, followed by a list of finds. >> However, when I try to choose one of the finds, it disappears, and I then am >> faced with "search for (search term or phrase) on the Web, followed by the >> same for WikiPedia, etc. I can never get back to the original list or open >> any finds; if I switch to finder, it only shows whatever finder window was >> open before I started. >> Christine >> On Aug 6, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hmmm. Not sure then as I cannot duplicate this. It works properly for me. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On 2012-08-06, at 11:24 AM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> It's on. Never have shut it off, as far as I know. >>>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Check in VO Utility to see what cursors are following each other. If >>>>> they appear to be normal, make sure that cursor tracking is still on. >>>>> Sometimes, you turn it off for some reason but forget to turn it back on >>>>> and then things can get frustrating. Press VO-shift-f3 and VO should >>>>> announce "Cursor tracking On" or "Cursor tracking Off". You should want >>>>> it on. >>>>> >>>>> Later... >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On 2012-08-06, at 10:42 AM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> OK, folks, I'm at that "I would love to be able, without dire >>>>>> consequences, to throw this thing across the room." Whether I try to use >>>>>> Spotlight or Finder to search for things, interacting does not help, and >>>>>> if by chance I get what I'm looking for in the list, pressing Vo space >>>>>> doesn't open it for me. Anyone have hints/tips/anger management >>>>>> strategies? (Latter is just kidding. Really.) >>>>>> Christine >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. 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