Alex, You’ll need to acquire ChromeVox from the Chrome Web-Store.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps You must be in Chrome first in order to add it to your Chrome browser, otherwise, the ctrl-cmd-a-a will do nothing. So, when in Chrome, make sure that you’re signed in with your Gmail user account. Accomplish this by starting Chrome, pressing cmd-comma to open the Settings window, then tab or shift-tab to navigate. You’ll likely need to shift-tab to to locate the “Sign In” button. Just press the space bar to activate any button you wish activated. Next, press cmd-l and paste in the above Chrome Web Store address and tab to find the Search field. Enter ChromeVox in the field and press return. Press tab to locate the search results of which the ChromeVox extension should be. Locate the Add to Chrome button and press space bar on it. Can’t remember if it asks if you’re sure or not, but confirm if needed. Once the ChromeVox extension is a part of your Google ID, the ChromeVox toggle on/off with ctrl-cmd-a-a should work. HTH. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 11, 2015, at 12:14, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: 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] > <mailto:[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>. -- 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. 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