Thanks, I have it working now. I thought it would come pre-loaded, but apparently that's too easy. Google seems to like to make people work for their accessibility. All is working as expected for the moment, now it's just a matter of playing with it and figuring things out. Thanks again for your help and the commands reference. > On Feb 11, 2015, at 4:53 PM, David Griffith <[email protected]> wrote: > > You need to install the Chrome Vox extension first. > David Griffith > On 11/02/2015 19:14, Alex Hall 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. >> 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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