I would be curious to know how accessible open office is as well. I'm
sure I downloaded the correct version (thanks Ester!) I can't get much
to work with VO either, though I'm nut sure how much of my problem is
my lack of experience and how much results from inaccessibility.
Olivia
On Aug 20, 2008, at 9:00 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote:
Can anyonetell me how accessible open office is at the moment? I too
may have downloaded and installed the wrong version as nothing much
seems to be accessible for me.
Best wisehs
Simon
On 20 Aug 2008, at 20:47, KEITH BROWN wrote:
many thanks. will download the correct version and have a go.
cheers
Keith
On 20 Aug 2008, at 20:21, Esther wrote:
Hi Keith,
I haven't tried installing or using Open Office, but it seems to
me that you've downloaded the wrong version. You want to get the
beta version that runs in the Mac's (AQUA) environment, not the
Unix port which uses the X11 (graphical imaging) environment. X11
is built into all Macs, but can't be controlled with VoiceOver
because, although the terminal command are just like the ones we
issue from terminal, the visual graphics-based interface part is
not accessible.
Try going back to the download page and choosing the
OpenOffice.org Aqua version instead of OpenOffice.org X11:
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/index.html
I gather that you only need to move the application file to your
application directory.
Incidentally, there are a number of applications that can work in
both X11 and in the Mac Quartz window environment. TeXShop is one
of these. If you get the wrong interface setup these apps appear
to be inaccessible, although they're not really.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Esther
On Aug 20, 2008, at 8:53 AM, KEITH BROWN wrote:
OK tried installing open office but i get an x11 window popping
up. can anyone help?
thanks
Keith
