Hi. If you go to system preferences and under users and log-in options. Hit the lock and type in your password. Then you will see a checkbox that says use voiceover on the log-in screen. I use a caps lock to vo modifier that works wonderfully to accomplish voiceover commands.
On Jan 9, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Cheree Heppe <[email protected]> wrote: > Cheree Heppe here: > This topic comes at a great time, as, with this newly acquired matchbook Air, > I am experiencing difficulties. > > First, when the MBA turns on from a shut down, there is no audio signal to > indicate that it is at a log-in screen or that it has come on at all. It > seems that there should be a setting in VoiceOver to speak on start-up; or, a > means to install something that will make a sound or tonal sequence, etc. > What is the actual situation? > > Commands in the built-in tutorial use keystrokes of three or more keys > simultaneously to engage or perform one action. I have the usual compliment > of fingers for a human, but, this is a lot like clumsy and slow to me. Are > there other sets of command structures that would add more fluidity to the > command keystrokes? > > The tutorial is where I started, but I didn't get far for the reason that > when I had to break off for some reason, I could not come back easily to my > stopping point. > > The reps at the Apple store have valiantly struggled through two hour-long > sessions and we all were getting pretty discouraged and frustrated. > > Without having a strong basis yet, it nevertheless seems that the IOS > platform works far more intuitively and fluidly or integratively. The MAC > platform seems compartmentalized and piecy in the way blind users have to > access the usage. The trackpad will speak elements, but response time > between one's touching an element and the speaking of what's under a finger > is so sluggish that the finger could have, and probably has moved on and > misinformation occurs. Touching with the MAC trackpad does not respond > anywhere near at the speed or fluidity or seemlessness that the IOS devices > do. > > Suggestions welcome. > > > Regards, > Cheree Heppe > > > Sent from my IPhone 4S > > On 09/01/2013, at 10:01, "Phil Halton" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, > 1) take the VoiceOver tutorial by pressing VO, Command, F8 > 2) repeatedly read the mountain lion with VoiceOver manual. It can be found > on Apple's website, and also under the VoiceOver help menu (VO H) > > 3) make liberal use of the keyboard help function (VO K) > 4) , explore and get very frustrated over and over again until frustration > goes away. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hole" <[email protected]> > To: "MacVisionaries" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 12:28 PM > Subject: How to help blind people new to Mac learn it as fast and smooth as > possible > > >> Hi folks. >> >> As far as I know, there are many here in this group who are helping >> blind people switching from Windows to Mac. >> Do you have any strategies to help them get fast into the VoiceOver >> commands, and how they can "distance" them selves from the Windows >> platform, and learn Mac the best way there is? >> For example, is the best way to first learn to use VoiceOver with the >> QuickKeys, or the hard way with so many keys pressed at once some >> times? >> What about what to learn first, do you learn them a piece of software >> (such as Mail or Safari) or how the OS and how VoiceOver interacts >> with it before going into apps? >> >> All comments on this is really welcome. >> >> Best regards David >> >> -- >> 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.
