The feedback seems reasonably usable. Give it a whirl since you can download it for free. Worst case is you end up tossing it after you try it.
CB Krister Ekstrom wrote: > But does VO actually report what's selected or if something gets > unselected? If so, everything is fine and i might even have a look at > the new openoffice to see what i think about it. > /Krister > > > 11 maj 2009 kl. 20.26 skrev Chris Blouch: > > >> Hmm. So I created a new Writer document and typed four sets of >> sentences (paragraphs) with a blank line inbetween. I then cursored >> up and left until I was at the beginning of the first sentence. I >> then did a shift down arrow a bunch of times and was able to select >> (and copy) all four paragraphs. The use of shift and arrows is not >> really a VO thing. It's a pretty common idiom for a lot of >> applications and also works for Windows text editors. Is this not >> what you were looking for? >> >> CB >> >> John Panarese wrote: >> >>> As far as I can see, the word processor still handles text in >>> the same way. I don't know why this is the case, but you cannot >>> select multiple paragraphs, unless I am missing something. >>> >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John Panarese >>> >>> On May 9, 2009, at 4:53 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> One question that became a showstopper for me with openoffice is >>>> that >>>> i can't select more than a couple of lines and when you come to a >>>> new >>>> paragraph, you unselect the previously selected piece of text. >>>> That is >>>> with VO commands, no other command works for me. That plus the fact >>>> that you can't continously read a whole document made me stop using >>>> Openoffice alltogether. If anyone has found a way to get around >>>> these >>>> problems, please let me know how by giving step-by-step >>>> instructions. >>>> /Krister >>>> >>>> >>>> 8 maj 2009 kl. 21.27 skrev John Panarese: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I'm not Chris, but Open Office is pretty accessible. The world >>>>> processor is a bit different to use than others, but they have >>>>> come a >>>>> long way. I'm not sure what the problem with spreadsheets is. I >>>>> am >>>>> seeing the cells being read. With tables in word processor >>>>> documents, >>>>> however, I am not finding any success. >>>>> >>>>> Take Care >>>>> >>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>> Managing Director >>>>> Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc. >>>>> 9 Nolan Court >>>>> Hauppauge, NY 11788 >>>>> Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479 >>>>> Email, t...@optonline.net >>>>> Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com >>>>> >>>>> AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA, >>>>> PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS, >>>>> DUXBURY, SEROTEK AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY >>>>> IMPAIRED >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>> >>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Eliza Cooper wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Chris, >>>>>> How's the accessibility of the word processor in Open >>>>>> Office? Is >>>>>> it >>>>>> any better than Writer? >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Eliza >>>>>> >>>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 3:05 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> To answer my own question, I didn't notice much difference. >>>>>>> Navigation >>>>>>> of a table I created in writer still didn't announce what cell I >>>>>>> was >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> as I tabbed around. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> CB >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Chris Blouch wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyone try it yet? Any improvements with VO support? Mine is >>>>>>>> downloading >>>>>>>> right now. I couldn't find any mentions one way or the other in >>>>>>>> their >>>>>>>> included docs or on the web. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
