I'll definitely save this, thank you. The problem I'm hitting is that ctrl-cmd-a twice does nothing, and VO isn't playing along enough to let me find Chromevox in the settings. I thus can't enable the feature. What might I be doing wrong? > On Feb 10, 2015, at 8:23 PM, David Griffith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is my notes below on using Google Chrome Vox. > > . On Mac OS X, the ChromeVox keys are Control + command > > To start Chrome Vox – use Chrome keys plus A twice. > > The easiest way to use Chrome Vox is with Sticky Mode, which resembles Quick > Nav. > > • On Mac OS, double-tap the left Command key to enable/disable sticky mode. > • This enables single key operation for many things like R for reading > from cursor down. > • > • Prefix Key > • The Prefix Key is activated by pressing Control + Z. If the prefix > is activated, the next key press will behave as if the ChromeVox keys are > enabled. After that, the ChromeVox keys will go back to being off unless the > Prefix Key is pressed again. > • > • Control = Stop speaking the current text > • > • ChromeVox + Single quote = Increase pitch of speech > • ChromeVox + Semicolons = Decrease pitch of speech > • ChromeVox + Close Bracket = Increase rate of speech > • ChromeVox + Open Bracket = Decrease rate of speech > Basic Navigation > > • ChromeVox + Down = Navigate Forward > • ChromeVox + Up = Navigate backward > • ChromeVox + Right = Navigate forward at a more detailed level > • ChromeVox + Left = Navigate backward at a more detailed level > • ChromeVox + Equals = Change navigation level to more detail > • ChromeVox + Minus = Change navigation level to less detail > • Enter = Activate current item > • ChromeVox + Space = Force click on current item > • ChromeVox + R = Start reading from current location > Jump Commands > > ChromeVox allows you navigate through lists of similar items, such as links, > headers etc. To move to a specific item on a page, press ChromeVox + either N > or P. N stands for Next and P stands for Previous. > Headings > > To move to the next header on the page, press ChromeVox + N then H. To move > to the previous header on the page, press ChromeVox + P then H. > You can also move to a specific heading level by pressing ChromeVox + N or P > then the number representing that heading level. For example, to move to the > next level 2 header, press ChromeVox + N then 2. > Other items > > • Tab = Jump to next focusable item > • Shift + Tab = Jump to previous focusable item > • Press ChromeVox + N or ChromeVox + P and then one of the following > commands: > ◦ A = Anchor > ◦ Q = Block quote > ◦ B = Button > ◦ X = Checkbox > ◦ C = Combobox > ◦ G = Graphic > ◦ H = Heading > ◦ J = Jump > ◦ ; = Landmark > ◦ F = Form Field > ◦ L = Link > ◦ O = List > ◦ I = List item > ◦ R = Radio button > ◦ S = Slider > ◦ T = Table > Table Mode > > Table Mode is activated by ChromeVox + Back slash when reading a table. The > following are the commands that become available only in table mode. > • ChromeVox + Back space = Force exit table mode > • ChromeVox + Down = Go to next table row > • ChromeVox + Up = Go to previous table row > • ChromeVox + Right = Go to next table column > • ChromeVox + Left = Go to previous table column > • ChromeVox + T then H = Announce headers of the current cell > • ChromeVox + T then L = Announce coordinates of the current cell > • ChromeVox + T then Open bracket = Go to beginning of table > • ChromeVox + T then Close bracket = Go to end of table > • ChromeVox + T then Semicolon = Go to beginning of the current row > • ChromeVox + T then Single quote = Go to end of the current row > • ChromeVox + T then Comma = Go to beginning of the current column > • ChromeVox + T then Period = Go to end of the current column > Use the command help menu ChromeVox + Period to explore additional table > commands. > Getting Help > > • ChromeVox + O then T = Open ChromeVox Tutorial > • ChromeVox + Period = Show ChromeVox command help > • Escape = Hide ChromeVox command help > • ChromeVox + O then O = Open options page > • ChromeVox + Forward Slash = Enable search within the page. > Browser commands > > Address bar > > • Control L = Move to the address bar. From here you can type your search > term in the address bar and press Enter to see results. In addition to search > terms, you can type in the web address of a site, and press Enter to go to > the site. > Working with tabs > > • Control + T = Open a new Tab > • Control + W = Close a Tab > • Control + Tab = Move through Tabs > Keyboard explorer > > • ChromeVox + O + K = Open keyboard explorer > Chrome OS Keyboard > > • An overview of the Chrome OS keyboard layout > <http://www.chromevox.com/chromeos/keyboard.html> is available. > Deactivate ChromeVox > > • ChromeVox can be activated / deactivated at any time by pressing > ChromeVox + A + A. > © Google > > > > > > On 10/02/2015 22:26, Alex Hall wrote: >> Thanks to TD Bank's hatred of Safari, and their assumption that everyone >> will just use Chrome anyway (no seriously, the rep actually said that), I >> have to use Chrome to access my banking site. The problem is that Chrome and >> VoiceOver seem to have a rather rocky relationship. VO reads things, but >> can't navigate by heading, table, etc. it also reads every link and button >> as "collapsed", which makes no sense. >> >> I could deal with all that, but here's the big problem: I'm randomly dumped >> out of the webpage content altogether, which makes this browser very >> difficult to use at best. I can't find where my account information is, I >> can't get to it by heading, and as I vo-arrow through the page, I could, at >> any time, find myself out of the page completely and moving around the >> Chrome window. >> >> Do I need to use Chromevox and disable vO? If so, please tell me Chromevox >> is easy to learn and use. How would I enable it, and will it be good enough >> to let me read account history and the like on this site? >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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