Are you saying there is an Voiceover specific Spotify?
Vaughn

On 11/18/15, Rachel Feinberg <walksi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Janine,
>
> Here is a post I've done on applevis (with accompanying audio demo) on
> how to navigate Spotify on the Mac using the keyboard.
>
> It seems the key to navigating the Spotify app is via frames. If you
> press command+L to get to the search field, (it's best to navigate the
> page with quick nav off), make sure to press command+A to select all and
> delete it, just in case there was text in the field you weren't  aware
> of. Put in your search term and press enter. Now, to get to the search
> results, press control+option+command+F. (VO+F). this will move you
> forward to the next frame. Interact with the frame, it will say "search
> frame" and vo+right arrow to the artists, or albums you wish to see.
> there's, at first, an unlabeled link, then the name of the
> artist/album/song, then, depending on what you're  looking for, the name
> of the artist. for example, if you were  looking for a song, you'll see
> the song title as a link, and then if you vo+right arrow again, you'll
> see the name of the artist/band. If you want to play said song, vo+space
> on the link, then navigate to the next frame, (VO+Command+F), and it
> will get you to the specifics. Interact with this, and navigate to the
> "play" button. At this point, you can (if you wish), turn on quick
> navigation by pressing left/right arrows at the same time, and press "b"
> to get to the "play" button. You can also tab a few times and you will
> be presented with a table of songs, either from an album you're
> listening to, or various songs with the same title by an artist,
> depending on your search. I've  created a short audio demo of Spotify
> searching, perhaps it will help:
> https://audioboom.com/boos/3300081-spotify-accessibility-on-the-mac
>
> Hope this helps.
> Rachel.
> On 11/18/2015 3:37 PM, Jeffrey Shockley wrote:
>> Hi,
>> That is not the problem here. This VO Spotify App is what makes it
>> accessible, yes. The problem here is that Spotify uses Chromeium AKA
>> same as Google Chrome for it's webpage display area, and VoiceOver
>> does not like Chrome under El Capitan for some reason.
>> I do, know however, that this method does work, as I used it under
>> Yosemite.
>> Hope this helps,
>> Jeffrey
>>
>> On 11/18/2015 6:08 PM, Vaughn Brown wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> It sounds like this app may not be accessible.
>>> Vaughn
>>>
>>> On 11/18/15, Janine Smith <janinej...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to use the Spotify app on my Macbook Air running OSX
>>>> 10.11.1.  I
>>>>
>>>> downloaded the Spotify App and the zip file from Applevis that turns on
>>>> accessibility.  I managed to log into my account but now Voiceover just
>>>> keeps saying empty html content when I try to interact with the
>>>> Spotify app.
>>>>
>>>> If I press command l it will bring up the search box whereupon I can
>>>> input
>>>> a search but as soon as I press enter I get a number of frames all
>>>> of which
>>>>
>>>> tell me empty html content when I try to interact with them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have tried to access settings, both from the menu on the search
>>>> page and
>>>> by going to preferences in the Spotify menu, but again I get the
>>>> message
>>>> about empty html content when I try to navigate that page.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have tried both in normal and full screen mode.  I also tried
>>>> deleting
>>>> and then re-downloading and installing the voSpotify application but
>>>> still
>>>> get the same result.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What am I doing wrong?  Any ideas on how I can get this to work
>>>> would be
>>>> greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Before anyone suggests Apple Music as an alternative, I thought I
>>>> would try
>>>>
>>>> Spotify first as it has a free option when my trial period is over.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Many thanks in advance for any
>>>> assistance you can provide.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards Janine
>>>>
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