got it cheers. it's not bad. On 4 Oct 2011, at 20:41, Kevin Chao wrote: > No, try the following: > Launch Chrome; > CMD-L for omnibar; > type: "google.com"; > RETURN; > Expected: Should be on Google.com and ChromeVox should be speaking > > Kevin > > > On 10/4/11, Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie> wrote: >> Hi Kevin, >> >> Just one quick question. I installed chromevox. However when I launch >> chrome it doesn't seem to kick in. Am I doing something dumb? >> On 4 Oct 2011, at 20:09, Kevin Chao wrote: >> >>> VoiceOver will work with Chrome, but there are a variety of issues in >>> general with VoiceOver and web browsers, such as ones that exist with >>> Safari. ChromeVox gets rid of all of these issues. VoiceOver ARIA >>> support is lacking greatly, which is not a surprise, considering it >>> first made its appearance in OS X Lion and hopefully will mature very >>> soon as that's what's needed to ensure that accessible HTML5 webapps >>> will work well. Most of these issues are not Google issues, but >>> Apple's. >>> >>> Kevin >>> >>> On 10/4/11, Jane <juanitatig...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I am puzzled. Why does Google have a separate screen reader we must use >>>> to >>>> work with Chrome? Why can't they have it work just as effectively using >>>> VoiceOver? >>>> >>>> Jane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 4, 2011, at 8:14 AM, Kevin Chao wrote: >>>> >>>>> After having used Google Chrome 16 Canary for a bit, I had too many >>>>> issues, and per recommendation of Google accessibility, I installed >>>>> Google Chrom 14 stable. The experience, especially responsiveness, >>>>> stability, and ease of use has increased greatly. SO, I would >>>>> recommend downloading/installing 14 stable, which will not conflict >>>>> with 16 Canary and it will actually work as if the two don't know >>>>> about one another. >>>>> >>>>> If you delete 16 Canary, the next recommendation may help a lot more. >>>>> CMD-SPACE to bring up Spotlight, type Chrome, RETURN, and Chrome will >>>>> come up talking. At times, the website/homepage will load before >>>>> ChromeVox does. If so, do a refresh with CMD-R to go to whatever URL >>>>> by: CMD-L for omnibar, type URL, and RETURN. Note: This entire time, >>>>> it's not required one has VoiceOver running at all. >>>>> >>>>> ChromeVox should speak within a website at all times, given it's in >>>>> the HTML/web content/area. Once ChromeVox is outside, as you pointed >>>>> out, such as getting to Chrome menu bar, bookmarks, etc. For this, >>>>> it's easy enough to toggle On/Off VoiceOver. >>>>> >>>>> ChromeVox starts when Chrome does >>>>> >>>>> Please note: Chrome/ChromeVox is not a full replacement or substitute >>>>> for Safari/VoiceOver, but often times, especially within websites that >>>>> are rich and interactive, such as FaceBook, Google Plus, Docs, Gmail, >>>>> CourseSmart, Blackboard, etc. Chrome/ChromeVox will perform >>>>> exceptionally well and much better than VoiceOver/Safari. >>>>> >>>>> Tab browsing, views/list etc all work very well with Chrome/ChromeVox. >>>>> >>>>> Kevin >>>>> >>>>> On 10/4/11, Paul Hopewell <hopew...@hopewell.org.uk> wrote: >>>>>> Hi Kevin, >>>>>> I like your enthusiasm but I am not having as good an experience as you >>>>>> and >>>>>> so wonder if I am doing something wrong. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have installed Chrome Canary and added ChromeVox from the Google web >>>>>> store >>>>>> as you recommend. I am using VoiceOver on Lion 10.7.1 on an iMac with >>>>>> 4GB >>>>>> memory. My problem is the relationship between ChromeVox and VoiceOver. >>>>>> I >>>>>> need to use VoiceOver to get into Chrome in the first place and when in >>>>>> Chrome I have to use VoiceOver to access the Chrome menu bar. When in a >>>>>> web >>>>>> page I often have to tab around a bit to get ChromeVox to talk at all. >>>>>> Once >>>>>> ChromeVox starts talking I have to turn VoiceOver off or it all gets >>>>>> very >>>>>> confusing. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hence a few questions.... >>>>>> >>>>>> First is there a hotkey or the like to start ChromeVox talking when you >>>>>> open >>>>>> a web page? Currently it sometimes talks automatically and it sometimes >>>>>> stays silent. >>>>>> >>>>>> Second can ChromeVox access the menu bar for Chrome? If not then how do >>>>>> you >>>>>> recommend using a mixture of ChromeVox and VoiceOver in a web >>>>>> environment? >>>>>> >>>>>> Third how do you recommend using ChromeVox or a mixture of ChromeVox >>>>>> and >>>>>> VoiceOver to access web sites whose addresses are stored in bookmarks? >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks for any tips.... >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul Hopewell >>>>>> >>>>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>>>>> >>>>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>>>>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>>>>> >>>>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access >>>>>> forum >>>>>> at >>>>>> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>>>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>>>>> >>>>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, >>>>>> virus >>>>>> and worm-free! 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