Hmmm. I'm wondering if you use a different voice the the Apple supplied Alex?
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-06-14, at 4:22 PM, Maria & Joe Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > HI it crashes randomly and it only started doing it when I decided to give > crome vox a try. > > > Maria Chapman > [email protected] > > "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - > Mahatma Gandhi > > On 14/06/2013, at 11:25 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Is there anything you're doing when it crashes or does it crash randomly? >> Does it crash on startup or at some other time? Are you using VO alone with >> Chrome or are you using ChromeVox? >> >> Sorry, I just need more info to do a good job helping. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2013-06-14, at 12:32 AM, Maria & Joe Chapman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi. crome tends to crash on me. any suggestions? >>> >>> >>> Maria Chapman >>> [email protected] >>> >>> "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - >>> Mahatma Gandhi >>> >>> On 14/06/2013, at 2:01 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> This sort of problem tends to happen when Web-Developers use fancier links >>>> that VO doesn't seem to handle well. I'm guessing that your focus on the >>>> link was fine since when you pressed Option-return, it started the >>>> download fine. I'm not convinced that Chrome or Firefox on the Mac would >>>> have handled it much differently. Firefox is hundreds of times better >>>> than it was a year ago but still has some issues so I do find it >>>> frustrating to use most of the time. Chrome with ChromeVox is actually >>>> quite nice, especially in Google Apps environments but the ChromeVox Users >>>> Guide does suggest pressing return on links which is actually the MacOS >>>> handling the action, not ChromeVox or VO. >>>> >>>> Interesting suggestion when I've not heard of very many VO users actually >>>> using Firefox or Chrome particularly often. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On 2013-06-13, at 9:09 PM, Kerri <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, Tim, et al. This is the message Ray made reference too which makes >>>>> your help much more appreciated. >>>>> From Philip at CNIB >>>>>> Hi Kerri, >>>>>> >>>>>> It is of course completely up to you if you want to use a new browser >>>>>> but I know we have clients using Firefox and Chrome. At this stage if >>>>>> you try out one of these browsers and it works for you then we may be >>>>>> able to isolate the problem to Safari, or your particular installation >>>>>> of Safari. >>>>>> >>>>>> You are using Voiceover correct? Given what you are downloading it >>>>>> definitely sounds like you are not hitting the actual Download link. >>>>>> There was a time where our JAWS users on our old site where trying to >>>>>> download books and ended up downloading the web page instead. It was >>>>>> because the focus of their screenreader was not on the actual link. Is >>>>>> there anything you can do to confirm that your screenreader is focused >>>>>> on the Download link before you select it? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Philip Springall >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-06-13, at 12:56 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> What did you press when attempting to start the download? I've found >>>>>> that sometimes either pressing Return or Option-return works on some >>>>>> sites. Return simply activates the link whereas Option-return starts to >>>>>> download whatever is attached to that link. >>>>>> >>>>>> I haven't used the CNIB site much as I used to find that the CNIB didn't >>>>>> cater much to us folks that live in the sticks, nor did they know much >>>>>> about the Mac. That's probably not a fair comment now but it's how >>>>>> things used to work years ago. Anyway, I digress. >>>>>> >>>>>> See if either of those suggestions help. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later... >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2013-06-13, at 12:25 PM, Kerri <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, all. I' trying to access the CNIB library in order to download >>>>>>> books. When I click on the download link, rather than download the >>>>>>> book, I have part of the website and the only assistance I received >>>>>>> from the BNIB was to download google chrome. 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