hi folks,
Let me say first how much I've enjoyed reading posts from so many
tech
savvy blind people since subscribing to this list a few weeks
ago. I
joined the list because I switched from a JAWS-windows environment
to
a VO-mac one. I find the mac to be a much better built machine: I
love not having crashes and enjoy just putting my computer to sleep
instead of turning it off and on so much the way I used to on the
pc.
I do miss certain features of JAWS and am wondering if you all could
suggest solutions that I haven't yet found for myself.
1. I see that VO reads text in paragraph chunks when pressing VO+
the
arrow keys on a web page. When I stop VO in mid chunk, I don't know
of any way to pick up exactly where I left off. I know about the
ctrl
feature that resumes reading in the subsequent sentence, but this
isn't as precise as I'd like. If I want to find the words I have to
enter into the text and scroll through word by word from the
beginning
of the chunk.
2. The way VO reads web pages is decidedly different than JAWS, and
sometimes I can't piece together with VO how to interact with the
page. For example, I recently used a site called spaceshare.com for
carpooling to events, and I couldn't manage to log in to create a
new
account. I could find on the page the returning users text boxes
and
the text to enter a new username and password, but I could find no
associated text boxes for these itmes. I suspect it has something
to
do with tables. I get the impression VO doesn't recognize html
tables
the way JAWS does...
3. Ie-mail a lot in Spanish and Portuguese but VO has no built-in
support for these languages. I know there is an upgrade I can buy
from a third-party developer, but I hesitate to buy it until I
talk to
someone who can speak highly of it. Also the languages are sold
separately, so for Spanish and Portuguese I'm looking at about $400,
and with French it would be $600... is there a cheaper alternative
for
multiple languages?
I will say those tips on the lioncourt site have been extremely
handy.
They taught how to copy and paste more effectively and adjust the
sound on the computer, among other things. Where are these key
commands coming from? I didn't find them anywhere online or in
the VO
built-in help. I'm sure there's still a lot I have to figure out.
I'll continue to watch and learn from you guys.
Matt
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