Re: Messages in Mac OS Tehone, and VO?

[Steve Matzura]

 The one thing I noticed in Messages as soon as I went from Sequoia to Tahoe is that the order of things on the screen has changed. It used to be that the first thing after the tool bar on the left (as you move rightward with VO+Right Arrow) was a search field, then the conversations list, then the messages group for the currently selected conversation, then the edit field, the Record Audio button and the Emotion Picker button. Now, in Tahoe, the messages group comes first, then the edit field, Record button and Emotion Picker button, and then you get the search field and conversations list. I wish there was a way to swap those two areas so the conversations list could come first again. On 2/22/2026 2:29 PM, SturItUp Services wrote: The messages app has been accessible since it came to Mac. I don’t know what troubles you have encountered, but I love the messages app on the Mac, it allows me to not have to stop working within my work Flo. Kliph Miller Sr. Training, Support, and Accessible Tech Resources SturItUp 🎧 Podcast: 🎮 TwitchTV: YouTube: 📱 TikTok: 💬 WhatsApp Channel: 🎙 Clubhouse: 📘 Facebook: 📸 Instagram: 📅 Schedule a Consultation: Subscribe to the Newsletter & Event Calendar: Tech that empowers, Training that works! On Feb 21, 2026, at 1:01 PM, Maurice A. Mines <kd0iko2...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi  how  good  or. bad  is. The  messages app in Mac  Os  26.3? I  have. Been  avoiding using  messages for  a  number of years years due  to  its  pore accessibility. Is  it  getting any better? Maurice A. Mines. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.   If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.   Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com   The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/68C1358C-2CFC-4586-8EF7-D851AA8DD554%40noisynotes.com.