Re: Announcing the VoxKeys project
Hi Bryan, You are right about the shortcuts with Pro Tools. We need to give this some thought. Slau's idea of bringing up a Quickkeys menu may help in reminding someone of the shortcut, but I think a layered approach like you use with mouse clicks may work in keeping conflicts to a minimum. You may want to have either one command that starts a Pro Tools layer, or even better a few commands that access different layers to access different parts of the Pro Tools interface. Where there are free main keyboard shortcut possibilities you can probably use those for more common PT commands. As for the modifier options for the mouse, Option-Shift is a useful one. I am still not sure if Command -shift or Control-Shift are used for anything important. One other thing that the modifiers are used in is dragging and dropping. You can do an Option drag-drop along with all the other single modifiers. There are also other drag-drop commands with double modifiers like Control-Shift, and Option-Control-Shift, but I don't know how usable they may be with the dragging implications for us. It's still worth exploring... Looking forward to checking out your latest build of VOXKeys. Vinny - Original Message - From: Slau Halatyn To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 12:47 PM Subject: Re: Announcing the VoxKeys project Hey Bryan, One thing that might help conserve keyboard shortcuts a bit, if this feature is still available in QuicKeys, is the option to keep the shortcut in the QuicKeys menu which can be brought up with a customizable key command. From there, one navigates a menu with first letter navigation. this would probably work well for commands or features that are less often used or esoteric. It might be worth considering. Slau On Jan 10, 2011, at 12:37 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: Thanks, Vinny. Can you think of other multi-modifier shortcuts that are needed besides option-command? I can add permutations all day, but would prefer to focus on what is actually needed. I have some basic GarageBand shortcuts that will be in the new release coming out today. The GarageBand 6 user interface is extensively accessible now, but far less complex than PT, of course, so it has been a good proving ground for ideas that I hope to try next in PT. In particular, focus-jumping hotkeys have worked out well. A huge problem with the current version of GB is that, with all of the accessible UI elements, the interface is time consuming to navigate. Pro Tools is the same, but on a larger scale. In GB, though, I’ve added shortcuts that can quickly bounce the VO cursor to areas of the window, such as the track info group, the timeline, and the editor group. I’ve also been able to add hotkeys that give you status reports without forcing you to move the VO focus, such as pressing a key to quickly hear the name, type, volume, pan, mute/solo/arm status of a track, etc. Using GB is so much faster with these shortcuts. I’m excited about the potential for Pro Tools. I am, however, worried about key conflicts. Pro Tools really fills up the keyboard. A lot of consideration will need to go to choosing good shortcut keys. Bryan From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptacc...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Vinny Pedulla Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 3:56 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Announcing the VoxKeys project Hi Bryan, Great work man! I downloaded and installed VOXKeys and it looks very promising. One little minor snag I ran into was with the installer. For some reason I wasn't getting passed the second part of the dialog. The next button was dimmed. I tried a few times and then I tried just using the return key to activate the default action and I did get passed and all went well. This was with v1.1. I think this will be a great addition to Pro Tools accessibility and will try to help any way I can with future shortcuts. When you get around to the next release that includes Pro Tools support ,it would be helpful to have mouse clicks with more than one modifier added. For example Option plus Command with the mouse, but you may be planning this already... Again great work and looking forward to what else you have up your sleeve, Vinny - Original Message - From: Bryan Smart To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 3:06 AM Subject: Announcing the VoxKeys project Hi everyone. Here is info about my project, VoxKeys, that is intended to encourage and coordinate the development of scripts for VoiceOver. The first test release didn’t blow up anyone’s computer, so this second release can probably be risked on a larger audience. Since most all of you here are fairly technical types, I’m enthusiastic about any feedback that you’d care to provide in any regard, from the installer, to the way
RE: Announcing the VoxKeys project
Thanks, Vinny. Can you think of other multi-modifier shortcuts that are needed besides option-command? I can add permutations all day, but would prefer to focus on what is actually needed. I have some basic GarageBand shortcuts that will be in the new release coming out today. The GarageBand 6 user interface is extensively accessible now, but far less complex than PT, of course, so it has been a good proving ground for ideas that I hope to try next in PT. In particular, focus-jumping hotkeys have worked out well. A huge problem with the current version of GB is that, with all of the accessible UI elements, the interface is time consuming to navigate. Pro Tools is the same, but on a larger scale. In GB, though, I've added shortcuts that can quickly bounce the VO cursor to areas of the window, such as the track info group, the timeline, and the editor group. I've also been able to add hotkeys that give you status reports without forcing you to move the VO focus, such as pressing a key to quickly hear the name, type, volume, pan, mute/solo/arm status of a track, etc. Using GB is so much faster with these shortcuts. I'm excited about the potential for Pro Tools. I am, however, worried about key conflicts. Pro Tools really fills up the keyboard. A lot of consideration will need to go to choosing good shortcut keys. Bryan From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptacc...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Vinny Pedulla Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 3:56 PM To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Announcing the VoxKeys project Hi Bryan, Great work man! I downloaded and installed VOXKeys and it looks very promising. One little minor snag I ran into was with the installer. For some reason I wasn't getting passed the second part of the dialog. The next button was dimmed. I tried a few times and then I tried just using the return key to activate the default action and I did get passed and all went well. This was with v1.1. I think this will be a great addition to Pro Tools accessibility and will try to help any way I can with future shortcuts. When you get around to the next release that includes Pro Tools support ,it would be helpful to have mouse clicks with more than one modifier added. For example Option plus Command with the mouse, but you may be planning this already... Again great work and looking forward to what else you have up your sleeve, Vinny - Original Message - From: Bryan Smartmailto:bryansm...@bryansmart.com To: ptaccess@googlegroups.commailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 3:06 AM Subject: Announcing the VoxKeys project Hi everyone. Here is info about my project, VoxKeys, that is intended to encourage and coordinate the development of scripts for VoiceOver. The first test release didn't blow up anyone's computer, so this second release can probably be risked on a larger audience. Since most all of you here are fairly technical types, I'm enthusiastic about any feedback that you'd care to provide in any regard, from the installer, to the way that the system is organized, to just bug reports. I've included some intro copy below, but, in a nutshell, this is a collection of extensions for QuicKeys. VoxKeys is the name of the set of extensions. Once you install VoxKeys, you can look at the help file for an explanation of why I'm using QuicKeys, as well as technical info toward the end. It is my hope that by extending/scripting VoiceOver and other apps in this way, we all can build a collection of accessibility enhancements that can be installed in a single go. Though Pro Tools is mostly accessible, QuicKeys shortcuts could help dramatically increase our productivity by speeding up navigation tasks. At the moment, there aren't any PT shortcuts, but basic shortcuts for Pro Tools and GarageBand are on the road map for the next release. I'm planning to start out with some simple shortcuts to automatically move the VoiceOver focus around the PT and GB interfaces. Being able to quickly skip to areas of the user interface should make a big impact on increasing the speed that we navigate these programs. However, a general purpose part of VoxKeys that you all will appreciate is the extended shortcuts that it provides for mouse clicks. With them, you can, for example, option click or command click items from the keyboard. Pro Tools uses this in lots of places, and now its easy to do for VO users. There are lots of possibilities for the future. QuicKeys can trigger shortcuts based on MIDI activity. Down the line, we could take a simple external MIDI controller, and have it trigger functions that aren't even available on control surfaces at this point. QuicKeys can also watch the screen, and trigger shortcuts based on what it sees, so audio notifications for clipping meters, being able to set certain parts of the screen to automatically read when they change, and other similar possibilities await us. Okay, here's
RE: Announcing the VoxKeys project
Hey Bryan, Great project. I ain't a very technical type unfortunately but will try it for sure with my pro tools 9. One quick question though, do I need Quickeys for this? Don't have it. thanks, Ronald _ Van: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptacc...@googlegroups.com] Namens Bryan Smart Verzonden: vrijdag 7 januari 2011 9:06 Aan: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Onderwerp: Announcing the VoxKeys project Hi everyone. Here is info about my project, VoxKeys, that is intended to encourage and coordinate the development of scripts for VoiceOver. The first test release didn't blow up anyone's computer, so this second release can probably be risked on a larger audience. Since most all of you here are fairly technical types, I'm enthusiastic about any feedback that you'd care to provide in any regard, from the installer, to the way that the system is organized, to just bug reports. I've included some intro copy below, but, in a nutshell, this is a collection of extensions for QuicKeys. VoxKeys is the name of the set of extensions. Once you install VoxKeys, you can look at the help file for an explanation of why I'm using QuicKeys, as well as technical info toward the end. It is my hope that by extending/scripting VoiceOver and other apps in this way, we all can build a collection of accessibility enhancements that can be installed in a single go. Though Pro Tools is mostly accessible, QuicKeys shortcuts could help dramatically increase our productivity by speeding up navigation tasks. At the moment, there aren't any PT shortcuts, but basic shortcuts for Pro Tools and GarageBand are on the road map for the next release. I'm planning to start out with some simple shortcuts to automatically move the VoiceOver focus around the PT and GB interfaces. Being able to quickly skip to areas of the user interface should make a big impact on increasing the speed that we navigate these programs. However, a general purpose part of VoxKeys that you all will appreciate is the extended shortcuts that it provides for mouse clicks. With them, you can, for example, option click or command click items from the keyboard. Pro Tools uses this in lots of places, and now its easy to do for VO users. There are lots of possibilities for the future. QuicKeys can trigger shortcuts based on MIDI activity. Down the line, we could take a simple external MIDI controller, and have it trigger functions that aren't even available on control surfaces at this point. QuicKeys can also watch the screen, and trigger shortcuts based on what it sees, so audio notifications for clipping meters, being able to set certain parts of the screen to automatically read when they change, and other similar possibilities await us. Okay, here's the copy for general audiences. If you use a Mac with the built-in VoiceOver screen reader, VoxKeys is intended to help you work faster, and access more, than would be possible with only VoiceOver. VoxKeys helps you work faster by adding new shortcuts to applications that will make it possible to quickly access program functions that would have previously required many keystrokes. Other new shortcuts make it possible for you to quickly hear important on-screen information without the need for you to move the VoiceOver cursor. Beyond speeding up tasks that you could normally accomplish with VoiceOver, VoxKeys opens up functions in applications that were previously inaccessible. VoxKeys can directly click and manipulate user interface elements on the screen that are invisible to VoiceOver. VoxKeys can also use Applescript to directly control applications, bypassing their user interfaces altogether, in many cases. These new capabilities are available through new shortcuts that VoxKeys adds to your applications. Currently, VoxKeys provides quick access to status announcements such as date, time, and power, adds new iTunes shortcuts for speaking track information and for quickly accessing controls that normally lack shortcuts (like repeat/shuffle), adds many Skype keyboard shortcuts including globally available answer/hang-up shortcuts, and provides shortcuts for clicking the mouse in ways that VoiceOver is unable. Perhaps its most interesting capability at the moment, though, is support for web apps. Through a combination of directly accessing the object model of a web page, and directly manipulating the mouse, VoxKeys can provide specialized access for web sites when accessed from Safari. Currently, the Netflix and Rhapsody web players are supported. With VoxKeys, you can, in these previously inaccessible players, play/pause recordings, navigate between tracks. Mute/unmute audio, control repeat and shuffle modes, switch to full screen playback, and more. For additional information and to download, go here: http://blog.bryansmart.com/voxkeys-project/ http://blog.bryansmart.com/voxkeys-project/ Bryan
Re: Announcing the VoxKeys project
Hi Bryan, Great work man! I downloaded and installed VOXKeys and it looks very promising. One little minor snag I ran into was with the installer. For some reason I wasn't getting passed the second part of the dialog. The next button was dimmed. I tried a few times and then I tried just using the return key to activate the default action and I did get passed and all went well. This was with v1.1. I think this will be a great addition to Pro Tools accessibility and will try to help any way I can with future shortcuts. When you get around to the next release that includes Pro Tools support ,it would be helpful to have mouse clicks with more than one modifier added. For example Option plus Command with the mouse, but you may be planning this already... Again great work and looking forward to what else you have up your sleeve, Vinny - Original Message - From: Bryan Smart To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 3:06 AM Subject: Announcing the VoxKeys project Hi everyone. Here is info about my project, VoxKeys, that is intended to encourage and coordinate the development of scripts for VoiceOver. The first test release didn't blow up anyone's computer, so this second release can probably be risked on a larger audience. Since most all of you here are fairly technical types, I'm enthusiastic about any feedback that you'd care to provide in any regard, from the installer, to the way that the system is organized, to just bug reports. I've included some intro copy below, but, in a nutshell, this is a collection of extensions for QuicKeys. VoxKeys is the name of the set of extensions. Once you install VoxKeys, you can look at the help file for an explanation of why I'm using QuicKeys, as well as technical info toward the end. It is my hope that by extending/scripting VoiceOver and other apps in this way, we all can build a collection of accessibility enhancements that can be installed in a single go. Though Pro Tools is mostly accessible, QuicKeys shortcuts could help dramatically increase our productivity by speeding up navigation tasks. At the moment, there aren't any PT shortcuts, but basic shortcuts for Pro Tools and GarageBand are on the road map for the next release. I'm planning to start out with some simple shortcuts to automatically move the VoiceOver focus around the PT and GB interfaces. Being able to quickly skip to areas of the user interface should make a big impact on increasing the speed that we navigate these programs. However, a general purpose part of VoxKeys that you all will appreciate is the extended shortcuts that it provides for mouse clicks. With them, you can, for example, option click or command click items from the keyboard. Pro Tools uses this in lots of places, and now its easy to do for VO users. There are lots of possibilities for the future. QuicKeys can trigger shortcuts based on MIDI activity. Down the line, we could take a simple external MIDI controller, and have it trigger functions that aren't even available on control surfaces at this point. QuicKeys can also watch the screen, and trigger shortcuts based on what it sees, so audio notifications for clipping meters, being able to set certain parts of the screen to automatically read when they change, and other similar possibilities await us. Okay, here's the copy for general audiences. If you use a Mac with the built-in VoiceOver screen reader, VoxKeys is intended to help you work faster, and access more, than would be possible with only VoiceOver. VoxKeys helps you work faster by adding new shortcuts to applications that will make it possible to quickly access program functions that would have previously required many keystrokes. Other new shortcuts make it possible for you to quickly hear important on-screen information without the need for you to move the VoiceOver cursor. Beyond speeding up tasks that you could normally accomplish with VoiceOver, VoxKeys opens up functions in applications that were previously inaccessible. VoxKeys can directly click and manipulate user interface elements on the screen that are invisible to VoiceOver. VoxKeys can also use Applescript to directly control applications, bypassing their user interfaces altogether, in many cases. These new capabilities are available through new shortcuts that VoxKeys adds to your applications. Currently, VoxKeys provides quick access to status announcements such as date, time, and power, adds new iTunes shortcuts for speaking track information and for quickly accessing controls that normally lack shortcuts (like repeat/shuffle), adds many Skype keyboard shortcuts including globally available answer/hang-up shortcuts, and provides shortcuts for clicking the mouse in ways that VoiceOver is unable. Perhaps its most interesting capability at the moment, though, is support
Announcing the VoxKeys project
Hi everyone. Here is info about my project, VoxKeys, that is intended to encourage and coordinate the development of scripts for VoiceOver. The first test release didn't blow up anyone's computer, so this second release can probably be risked on a larger audience. Since most all of you here are fairly technical types, I'm enthusiastic about any feedback that you'd care to provide in any regard, from the installer, to the way that the system is organized, to just bug reports. I've included some intro copy below, but, in a nutshell, this is a collection of extensions for QuicKeys. VoxKeys is the name of the set of extensions. Once you install VoxKeys, you can look at the help file for an explanation of why I'm using QuicKeys, as well as technical info toward the end. It is my hope that by extending/scripting VoiceOver and other apps in this way, we all can build a collection of accessibility enhancements that can be installed in a single go. Though Pro Tools is mostly accessible, QuicKeys shortcuts could help dramatically increase our productivity by speeding up navigation tasks. At the moment, there aren't any PT shortcuts, but basic shortcuts for Pro Tools and GarageBand are on the road map for the next release. I'm planning to start out with some simple shortcuts to automatically move the VoiceOver focus around the PT and GB interfaces. Being able to quickly skip to areas of the user interface should make a big impact on increasing the speed that we navigate these programs. However, a general purpose part of VoxKeys that you all will appreciate is the extended shortcuts that it provides for mouse clicks. With them, you can, for example, option click or command click items from the keyboard. Pro Tools uses this in lots of places, and now its easy to do for VO users. There are lots of possibilities for the future. QuicKeys can trigger shortcuts based on MIDI activity. Down the line, we could take a simple external MIDI controller, and have it trigger functions that aren't even available on control surfaces at this point. QuicKeys can also watch the screen, and trigger shortcuts based on what it sees, so audio notifications for clipping meters, being able to set certain parts of the screen to automatically read when they change, and other similar possibilities await us. Okay, here's the copy for general audiences. If you use a Mac with the built-in VoiceOver screen reader, VoxKeys is intended to help you work faster, and access more, than would be possible with only VoiceOver. VoxKeys helps you work faster by adding new shortcuts to applications that will make it possible to quickly access program functions that would have previously required many keystrokes. Other new shortcuts make it possible for you to quickly hear important on-screen information without the need for you to move the VoiceOver cursor. Beyond speeding up tasks that you could normally accomplish with VoiceOver, VoxKeys opens up functions in applications that were previously inaccessible. VoxKeys can directly click and manipulate user interface elements on the screen that are invisible to VoiceOver. VoxKeys can also use Applescript to directly control applications, bypassing their user interfaces altogether, in many cases. These new capabilities are available through new shortcuts that VoxKeys adds to your applications. Currently, VoxKeys provides quick access to status announcements such as date, time, and power, adds new iTunes shortcuts for speaking track information and for quickly accessing controls that normally lack shortcuts (like repeat/shuffle), adds many Skype keyboard shortcuts including globally available answer/hang-up shortcuts, and provides shortcuts for clicking the mouse in ways that VoiceOver is unable. Perhaps its most interesting capability at the moment, though, is support for web apps. Through a combination of directly accessing the object model of a web page, and directly manipulating the mouse, VoxKeys can provide specialized access for web sites when accessed from Safari. Currently, the Netflix and Rhapsody web players are supported. With VoxKeys, you can, in these previously inaccessible players, play/pause recordings, navigate between tracks. Mute/unmute audio, control repeat and shuffle modes, switch to full screen playback, and more. For additional information and to download, go here: http://blog.bryansmart.com/voxkeys-project/ Bryan
Re: Announcing the VoxKeys project
hey, congrats on this. I'll certainly try these out. On 1/7/11, Bryan Smart bryansm...@bryansmart.com wrote: Hi everyone. Here is info about my project, VoxKeys, that is intended to encourage and coordinate the development of scripts for VoiceOver. The first test release didn't blow up anyone's computer, so this second release can probably be risked on a larger audience. Since most all of you here are fairly technical types, I'm enthusiastic about any feedback that you'd care to provide in any regard, from the installer, to the way that the system is organized, to just bug reports. I've included some intro copy below, but, in a nutshell, this is a collection of extensions for QuicKeys. VoxKeys is the name of the set of extensions. Once you install VoxKeys, you can look at the help file for an explanation of why I'm using QuicKeys, as well as technical info toward the end. It is my hope that by extending/scripting VoiceOver and other apps in this way, we all can build a collection of accessibility enhancements that can be installed in a single go. Though Pro Tools is mostly accessible, QuicKeys shortcuts could help dramatically increase our productivity by speeding up navigation tasks. At the moment, there aren't any PT shortcuts, but basic shortcuts for Pro Tools and GarageBand are on the road map for the next release. I'm planning to start out with some simple shortcuts to automatically move the VoiceOver focus around the PT and GB interfaces. Being able to quickly skip to areas of the user interface should make a big impact on increasing the speed that we navigate these programs. However, a general purpose part of VoxKeys that you all will appreciate is the extended shortcuts that it provides for mouse clicks. With them, you can, for example, option click or command click items from the keyboard. Pro Tools uses this in lots of places, and now its easy to do for VO users. There are lots of possibilities for the future. QuicKeys can trigger shortcuts based on MIDI activity. Down the line, we could take a simple external MIDI controller, and have it trigger functions that aren't even available on control surfaces at this point. QuicKeys can also watch the screen, and trigger shortcuts based on what it sees, so audio notifications for clipping meters, being able to set certain parts of the screen to automatically read when they change, and other similar possibilities await us. Okay, here's the copy for general audiences. If you use a Mac with the built-in VoiceOver screen reader, VoxKeys is intended to help you work faster, and access more, than would be possible with only VoiceOver. VoxKeys helps you work faster by adding new shortcuts to applications that will make it possible to quickly access program functions that would have previously required many keystrokes. Other new shortcuts make it possible for you to quickly hear important on-screen information without the need for you to move the VoiceOver cursor. Beyond speeding up tasks that you could normally accomplish with VoiceOver, VoxKeys opens up functions in applications that were previously inaccessible. VoxKeys can directly click and manipulate user interface elements on the screen that are invisible to VoiceOver. VoxKeys can also use Applescript to directly control applications, bypassing their user interfaces altogether, in many cases. These new capabilities are available through new shortcuts that VoxKeys adds to your applications. Currently, VoxKeys provides quick access to status announcements such as date, time, and power, adds new iTunes shortcuts for speaking track information and for quickly accessing controls that normally lack shortcuts (like repeat/shuffle), adds many Skype keyboard shortcuts including globally available answer/hang-up shortcuts, and provides shortcuts for clicking the mouse in ways that VoiceOver is unable. Perhaps its most interesting capability at the moment, though, is support for web apps. Through a combination of directly accessing the object model of a web page, and directly manipulating the mouse, VoxKeys can provide specialized access for web sites when accessed from Safari. Currently, the Netflix and Rhapsody web players are supported. With VoxKeys, you can, in these previously inaccessible players, play/pause recordings, navigate between tracks. Mute/unmute audio, control repeat and shuffle modes, switch to full screen playback, and more. For additional information and to download, go here: http://blog.bryansmart.com/voxkeys-project/ Bryan
Re: Announcing the VoxKeys project
Wow Bryan, This is really great. Can't wait to check it out. I'll try and contribute what little I can. Thanks a bunch for providing this. Justin On Jan 7, 2011, at 3:06 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: Hi everyone. Here is info about my project, VoxKeys, that is intended to encourage and coordinate the development of scripts for VoiceOver. The first test release didn’t blow up anyone’s computer, so this second release can probably be risked on a larger audience. Since most all of you here are fairly technical types, I’m enthusiastic about any feedback that you’d care to provide in any regard, from the installer, to the way that the system is organized, to just bug reports. I’ve included some intro copy below, but, in a nutshell, this is a collection of extensions for QuicKeys. VoxKeys is the name of the set of extensions. Once you install VoxKeys, you can look at the help file for an explanation of why I’m using QuicKeys, as well as technical info toward the end. It is my hope that by extending/scripting VoiceOver and other apps in this way, we all can build a collection of accessibility enhancements that can be installed in a single go. Though Pro Tools is mostly accessible, QuicKeys shortcuts could help dramatically increase our productivity by speeding up navigation tasks. At the moment, there aren’t any PT shortcuts, but basic shortcuts for Pro Tools and GarageBand are on the road map for the next release. I’m planning to start out with some simple shortcuts to automatically move the VoiceOver focus around the PT and GB interfaces. Being able to quickly skip to areas of the user interface should make a big impact on increasing the speed that we navigate these programs. However, a general purpose part of VoxKeys that you all will appreciate is the extended shortcuts that it provides for mouse clicks. With them, you can, for example, option click or command click items from the keyboard. Pro Tools uses this in lots of places, and now its easy to do for VO users. There are lots of possibilities for the future. QuicKeys can trigger shortcuts based on MIDI activity. Down the line, we could take a simple external MIDI controller, and have it trigger functions that aren’t even available on control surfaces at this point. QuicKeys can also watch the screen, and trigger shortcuts based on what it sees, so audio notifications for clipping meters, being able to set certain parts of the screen to automatically read when they change, and other similar possibilities await us. Okay, here’s the copy for general audiences. If you use a Mac with the built-in VoiceOver screen reader, VoxKeys is intended to help you work faster, and access more, than would be possible with only VoiceOver. VoxKeys helps you work faster by adding new shortcuts to applications that will make it possible to quickly access program functions that would have previously required many keystrokes. Other new shortcuts make it possible for you to quickly hear important on-screen information without the need for you to move the VoiceOver cursor. Beyond speeding up tasks that you could normally accomplish with VoiceOver, VoxKeys opens up functions in applications that were previously inaccessible. VoxKeys can directly click and manipulate user interface elements on the screen that are invisible to VoiceOver. VoxKeys can also use Applescript to directly control applications, bypassing their user interfaces altogether, in many cases. These new capabilities are available through new shortcuts that VoxKeys adds to your applications. Currently, VoxKeys provides quick access to status announcements such as date, time, and power, adds new iTunes shortcuts for speaking track information and for quickly accessing controls that normally lack shortcuts (like repeat/shuffle), adds many Skype keyboard shortcuts including globally available answer/hang-up shortcuts, and provides shortcuts for clicking the mouse in ways that VoiceOver is unable. Perhaps its most interesting capability at the moment, though, is support for web apps. Through a combination of directly accessing the object model of a web page, and directly manipulating the mouse, VoxKeys can provide specialized access for web sites when accessed from Safari. Currently, the Netflix and Rhapsody web players are supported. With VoxKeys, you can, in these previously inaccessible players, play/pause recordings, navigate between tracks. Mute/unmute audio, control repeat and shuffle modes, switch to full screen playback, and more. For additional information and to download, go here: http://blog.bryansmart.com/voxkeys-project/ Bryan
