I agree it's not just the mac. In windows it's fairly standard in the OS and 
core software like mail ie windows explorer etc. I also understand my using 
windows for so long means I'm some what blinkered to its inconsistencies and a 
life long mac user would likely have as many problems moving to windows. 

Danny. 


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On 15/01/2013, at 11:02 AM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I can honestly say, I've encountered similar things on windows using Jaws.  
> Certain commands will work in one application, or in a certain instance, but 
> not in another.  I honestly can't say if VO on the Mac does this more or 
> less.  I guess thats pretty subjective.  But, I don't think its something 
> that only effects The Mac and VO.  
> 
> Ricardo Walker
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> On Jan 14, 2013, at 6:39 PM, Danny Noonan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> When the concept works, it's great but all the times it's broken, it sux. 
>> Some times, VO J doesn't move you between all areas you want access too. You 
>> can't always jump to a table unless your interacting with another table or 
>> similar area. Unless I don't know a cool command, there's no way to quickly 
>> move between the tool bar and the preference pane in system preferences. Oh 
>> wait on, I just found vo command p will do it. Yep, proving my point by 
>> having to do a different command to do virtually the same thing as in other 
>> apps. Consistancy is dead on the mac. It's no wonder so many newbies have 
>> trouble as they have to learn 5 methods of doing the same thing each often 
>> with multiple steps and different key strokes.
>> 
>> Sorry, getting some frustrations off my chest. This by the way is not a mac 
>> sux rant, more just pointing out that there is still a lot of room for 
>> improvement. In our home we have 4 iPhones, and iPod touch, 2 apple tv's and 
>> 2 MacBooks so we do tend to love our apple stuff, we just don't like that 
>> apple don't always listen. They do listen some times though right?! 
>> 
>> Danny who rips off another tag line in still loving his macs and iDevices.
>> 
>> 
>> On 15/01/2013, at 10:15 AM, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Interacting, once you get used to it, is actually a wonderful thing.  It 
>>> allows me to quickly skip across frames in web pages and groups of buttons, 
>>> tables, etc.
>>> 
>>> Harry
>>> 
>>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Kerri <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I have to say that this is true when I became a mac user. What I found 
>>>> tough was that blasted interacting, I still detest it vehemently. But 
>>>> forgetting windows completely for me, was not a huge help because of the 
>>>> concepts that are the same across the board.
>>>> On 2013-01-14, at 4:51 AM, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> You know,  As an instructor, some times I find this advice helpful and 
>>>>> sometimes not.  While it is useful at times to torpido peoples 
>>>>> pre-conceptions, it is true that a number of concepts are the same across 
>>>>> the board, such as file browsing, email reading, and copying/pasting.  
>>>>> Some users Won't move on without their creature comforts.  How do I read 
>>>>> the title bar?  So, if I give them a keystroke that lets them read the 
>>>>> title of a window, even if I have to then explain about the application 
>>>>> chooser since they are on the same keypress, it makes them feel better 
>>>>> having that handy.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I could honestly take both sides or approaches to this.  Depending on 
>>>>> which one seems to be most helpful to the person I'm sitting in front of.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Erik Burggraaf
>>>>> Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through 
>>>>> the ontario disability support program at 
>>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog
>>>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194
>>>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 2013-01-10, at 5:30 AM, Kliphton A M <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> The one thing that someone told me helped the most.  Forget everything 
>>>>>> you know about windows!  The 2 systems are as different as night and 
>>>>>> day, so open your mind, and learn the new OS, because even though your 
>>>>>> not a knew computer user, the system is new to you.  Once you do this, 
>>>>>> everything will start to make more since.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Kliphton Senior
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jan 9, 2013, at 11:28 AM, David Hole <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 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
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