I just use the arrow keys for previous and next page.  Left for previous, right 
for next.

Jane


On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:45 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:

> Hello Max,
> 
> I'm not Jane, but I've started using Adobe Digital Editions Preview. 
> Theoretically, you can interact with the page and read using the usual VO 
> reading commands. However, I find that every time I interact with the page, 
> VO crashes.
> 
> As for continuous reading, it isn't currently possible, but you can speed up 
> page turning by creating your own shortcuts for Previous Page and Next Page.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> On 27 Jul 2011, at 15:37, Max wrote:
> 
>> Thank you Jane. I downloaded Adobe Digital Editions 1.8 preview and it
>> seems to be quite accessible with Voice Over. At the moment i can
>> only  read by page - but maybe i just haven't found the short cut keys
>> for reading by line etc yet. I'm also finding that after every page i
>> manually have to click on next page before it goes on. Do you know if
>> there is a setting to make pages turn automatically?
>> Either way, it is a massive improvement over the previous Digital
>> Editions App which wasn't at all accessible.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jane wrote:
>>> Hi there.  Yes I am talking a bout 1.8 Beta for Adobe Digital Editions.
>>> 
>>> As for Overdrive, not talking about those.  I'm talking specifically about 
>>> Kobo Books--I thought that's what the person was referring to.  Overdrive 
>>> books are supposed to be supported now with adobe 1.8.  I have yet to find 
>>> out, but I plan to--soon.
>>> 
>>> Jane
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Jul 26, 2011, at 5:42 PM, Esther wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Jane,
>>>> 
>>>> Wow, this must be the 1.8 beta that is supposed to add accessibility 
>>>> support.  According to the MacUpdate page, this was released July 20, 
>>>> 2011. Is this usable? The current stable version of Adobe Digital Editions 
>>>> (1.7.2) does not let VoiceOver read anything.  The MacUpdate reviews of 
>>>> this product (stable versions) by sighted users are at the lowest ratings. 
>>>>  Have things gotten better? On the iPad are you using this with OverDrive? 
>>>> (since BlueFire Reader, the other app that supports library downloadable 
>>>> ADE DRM renders even books without DRM protection unreadable by VoiceOver).
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> Esther
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 26, 2011, at 11:20, Jane wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I am currently using Adobe Digital Edition 1.8 to read books from Kobo on 
>>>>> the Mac.  I am also getting it to work on the iPad.  It takes some 
>>>>> fiddling, but you can read books from there with either the Mac or the 
>>>>> iPad or other iDevice.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jane
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 26, 2011, at 4:36 PM, Max wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi. Can anyone give some advice on reading e-books on the Mac?
>>>>>> I've tried the Kindle and Kobo apps for Mac and they are both not
>>>>>> accessible.
>>>>>> I know that Stanza can read some DRM-free formats - but that only
>>>>>> takes you so far.
>>>>>> Are there any Mac solutions that are as easy to use and accessible as
>>>>>> iBooks on the iPhone?
>>>>>> Please help
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Max
>>>>>> 
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