okay, Felix has his set up in DOM. Just as well for now, until he understand the layout of pages better. I have a hard time explaining the side menu concept to him.
Thanks for the help Cara! Janet ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: discuss@macvisionaries.com > Subject: Re: Sendspace, access this with your Macs please, and then tell > me how you did it > Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:21:16 -0700 > > Hey Janet / Felix! DOM mode is a mode whereby a webpage is > displayed in a linear order. I.E. One element will be displayed > after another in a line. So, to navigate all the elements in a page, > you only need use up or down arrow, or side to side arrows, but not > both at once. The right arrow and down arrow will both do exactly the > same thing by moving you forward in the list of elements. The left > arrow and up arrow will both move you back. it's a one dimensional > mode of navigating. Basically, in english, :) it makes the web page > into a huge list of items and that's it. > > YOu can get there by pressing VO F8 - which will bring up the VO > utility. > > Once there, you can use your up / down arrows to find the web > option which allows you to select VO behaviors for the internet. To > get to the available settings for 'web' you can use your tab key, or > VO navigation. You'll see DOM mode or Group mode as one of the first > settings on the page. > > anyway, -very cool with yer' niece! -and, if you like, please feel > free to write me off list with links as new files are uploaded? I'd > love to check them out! I also play / teach guitar. Which, > incidentally, is why I was posting to Craig's List yesterday, to > advertise lessons. -Just to bring this back full circle! lol! > > anyway, have a terrific day!… > > Smiles, > > Cara :) > > > On Jun 26, 2008, at 9:18 AM, Janet and Felix * wrote: > >> >> Thank you Cara! For the compliment on Felix's playing! Yes, that >> is why we're trying to share with some of our online friends. Felix >> wants to upload ALL of the files, all 15 of them I think. For now >> we've only got 3 up, Backstroke, Scratch My Back, and As the years >> go passing by, which is a slow blues tune. >> >> What is the DOM mode? Felix doesn't know which mode his is in, and >> asks how you change that? he's sitting by me right now, with his >> twin Mac just like mine, which is a 12" Powerbook G4 with Leopard. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Cara is my 19 year old neice's name too by the way. Smile. >> >> Janet >> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To: discuss@macvisionaries.com >>> Subject: Re: Sendspace, access this with your Macs please, and then >>> tell me how you did it >>> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:18:24 -0700 >>> >>> Agreed, I just downloaded this file and it took me less than thirty >>> secs from start to finish; from clicking on the email link, to >>> playing >>> the file in ITunes. There is a legend at the top of the page >>> which says that the particular page is for the specific file and that >>> the download link for it is below. About two lines below that is the >>> download link itself. As Holly said, the label 'download link' is >>> present and to it's right is the actual link which is the specific >>> file name. >>> >>> Now, I should be clear, regarding navigation, by saying that I'm >>> using group mode for navigation. So what I'm referring to above as >>> 'lines' are actually presses of VO down arrow. So they are, rather, >>> groups of items. >>> >>> Any thoughts from DOM mode users? I haven't tried this yet… >>> >>> Have a great day and btw, Felix is a terrific player with a fabu >>> guitar sound!… >>> >>> Smiles, >>> >>> Cara :) >>> >>> >>> On Jun 26, 2008, at 7:11 AM, Holly Anderson wrote: >>> >>>> I download things from sendspace weekly, it's very useable on the >>>> mac. He needs to find where it says download link and right next to >>>> it is the link. Might use the item chooser for that. the link >>>> usually says the file name. >>>> Holly >>>> On Jun 26, 2008, at 12:46 AM, Janet and Felix * wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Here is a file I uploaded with Felix playing some blues, an >>>>> instrumental called Backstroke. I uploaded it onto sendspace for >>>>> some friends in another group I'm in with blind pc users. They >>>>> were able to access it okay, but Felix with is Mac, struggled. >>>>> >>>>> I don't think it's the Mac's fault. I think this is one of the >>>>> problems I mentioned a couple weeks ago... that he just has some >>>>> trouble on some web pages. >>>>> >>>>> Also, he wanted to upload a file as well. For some reason when he >>>>> found the choose file button and tried to enter on it, press it, it >>>>> wouldn't go. I have no idea why. He was on it. It even changed >>>>> to blue indicating that it got his message that he was pressing >>>>> it. Yet it wouldn't work. I finanly moused it to make it work. >>>>> >>>>> What's up? Anyone using a Mac with voice over commands ever upload >>>>> a file to sendspace? can you tell me how you pressed the choose >>>>> button? >>>>> >>>>> Also, once Felix had his file all chosen, he had no trouble with >>>>> the upload button. It worked for him. >>>>> >>>>> So I don't know what happened with the choose button. He didn't do >>>>> anything different. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, here's the file of Backstroke, Felix is the guitar player. >>>>> Let me know if it was accessible okay? Thank you very much. Janet >>>>> >>>>> Backstroke http://www.sendspace.com/file/d51f0k >>>>> >>>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>>> Need to know now? 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