Hi Erik,
OK, here's another way to copy the URL of a link under your VoiceOver
cursor:
1. VO-Shift-U to have VoiceOver announce the target URL of the link
2. VO-Shift-C to copy the last phrase VoiceOver announced to the
pasteboard
3. Command-V to paste the link where you want it
Also, a correction to my answer about using Numpad Commander and
pressing "5" to do the control-click. That doesn't work for normal
usage because the control key will act as a modifier for the click.
This sequence works if you have Sticky Keys turned on, I think. I've
just gotten a USB numeric keypad so that I can play with Numpad
Commander on my MacBook. It's true that the "5" key on the numeric
keypad with Numpad Commander turned on works just like a "hardware
click" of pressing trackpad or mouse key (as opposed to a "software
click" with VO-Shift-Space). It just doesn't work with the control key
pressed down for Control-Click.
HTH
Cheers,
Esther
On Jan 25, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Esther wrote:
Hi Erik,
There is a "Copy Link" option in the context menu under Safari/
WebKit that you can use to save the target URL of a link. This is
one of those instances in which you should really be using the
WebKit nightly builds instead of Safari to take advantage of the fix
to the context menu. If you're using Safari, you'll need to route
your mouse cursor to your VoiceOver cursor (VO-Command-F5) and then
do a control-click on the link to bring up the contextual menu. The
click has to be done with a physical click of the mouse or trackpad
key, or else by pressing the "5" key on a numeric keypad if you have
Numpad commander activated. If you're using a WebKit nightly build,
just use VO-Shift-M to bring up the context menu and select "Copy
Link".
HTH
Cheers,
Esther
On Jan 25, 2009, at 9:15 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
Hi guys, I need to link a download into a web site I'm building.
Can any one tell me how to make safari save the target URL of a
link so I can place the code into my web site? Firefox used to do
this from the context menu when I was using windows.
Thanks,
erik burggraaf
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