Actually, I think it goes like this: Suppose you toggle the sidebar on. The tool-tip or hint that shows to a sighted person when the mouse hovers over it will say "hide sidebar" because a button is being activated and the hint is how the button is labeled. This is my particular theory. :)
Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Dec 4, 2012, at 12:31 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > That happens in a few apps. I think what's happening is the menu item changes > as soon as you envoke it, so it says "hide" once the sidebar is shown and > vice versa. By the time vo gets around to reading the item associated with > the keystroke you pressed, the item has changed, so vo reads the new text > which now is opposite of what it was before. It's only my theory, and I hope > it made sense. > On Dec 4, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Has anyone noticed that when you toggle the side bar from shown to hidden >> with command option s on a Mac, voice over announces the opposite of what is >> in fact the case? I just installed Itunes 11 and discovered that when I >> pressed this key combo, VO erroneously told me the sidebar was hidden, >> although it is not. Very weird and confusing the first time it happens. >> >> Mary >> >> Mary Otten >> motte...@gmail.com >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
