Hi Phil, One way I found to do it for sure is to root the mouse to the selected number with vo-command-f5, and performa virtual click with vo-shift-space. You should almost certainly report the failure of VO-space to do the same thing to Apple accessibility. Yours, Zack. On Nov 20, 2012, at 3:37 PM, "Phil Halton" <philh...@comcast.net> wrote:
> absolutely none of these suggestions work in text edit No matter what I try, > after typing in or selecting a new font size, upon leaving the combo box, the > value reverts to its origional value. when trying to select a new font size. > It's becoming ridiculous. Can anyone on list tell me definitively how to > change the font size in TextEdit? > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Halton" <philh...@comcast.net> > To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:23 PM > Subject: Combo boxes with VO > > >> Twice today I was unable to select an item from a combo box using VO. I can >> interact by pressing either VO down arrow, or just down arrow by itself, but >> once I find the item I want, I can't make the selection stick. I've tried >> pressing VO spacebar on the item, the return key, a mouse click, and just >> tabbing away or dis-interacting, but the combo box always reverts back to >> the initial entry. >> >> First it was in text edit trying to select a font size, then in iTunes >> trying to set a genre for a video. >> >> Any help appreciated >> >> >> <--- 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! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- 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! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- 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! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
