Actually, I think it goes like this: Suppose you toggle the sidebar on. The tool-tip or hint that shows to a sighted person when the mouse hovers over it will say "hide sidebar" because a button is being activated and the hint is how the button is labeled. This is my particular theory. :)
Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Dec 4, 2012, at 12:31 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > That happens in a few apps. I think what's happening is the menu item changes > as soon as you envoke it, so it says "hide" once the sidebar is shown and > vice versa. By the time vo gets around to reading the item associated with > the keystroke you pressed, the item has changed, so vo reads the new text > which now is opposite of what it was before. It's only my theory, and I hope > it made sense. > On Dec 4, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Has anyone noticed that when you toggle the side bar from shown to hidden >> with command option s on a Mac, voice over announces the opposite of what is >> in fact the case? I just installed Itunes 11 and discovered that when I >> pressed this key combo, VO erroneously told me the sidebar was hidden, >> although it is not. Very weird and confusing the first time it happens. >> >> Mary >> >> Mary Otten >> [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > -- > 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.
