You have to navigate to the, Done, button with any aspect of the iCloud site.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Feb 19, 2014, at 8:29 PM, Brian Fischler <brianfisch...@me.com> wrote: > Hey all, try using VO command shift space bar on the text field where you > want to enter the alias, as using this command is the only way I can seem to > enter text in the rules edit fields. Although I created 8 rules last night > and they are all gone so not sure why they didn't save. > On Feb 19, 2014, at 8:24 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: > >> Ok, I admit that I'm stumped by this as well. I went to "add alias", sure it >> was going to work. I even used VO-command-f4 to route the keyboard focus to >> the edit field for the alias. Still, the buttons are dimmed. I apologize for >> the misleading statements. I really was fooled that it would work. It's sort >> of ok for me now, because I have an iCloud address and a me.com address, and >> I'll just use my gmail and Yahoo for commercial stuff. >> >> If anyone figures this out, I'd love to know how you did it. Otherwise, >> there is some more accessibility work to be done. >> >> Teresa >> >> "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. >> Feynman >> >> On Feb 19, 2014, at 4:16 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, that really seems to help! One question, though: I can't seem to >>> create aliases, even now. Things go much better - I can see the different >>> fields and the only unlabeled controls are the color button to assign to >>> the label - but nothing happens when I click OK. The first alias I tried >>> went away, and the name field was empty (that is the field where you enter >>> the alias address). The second attempt, with a new alias, still has that >>> alias in the field, but again, nothing happens. I don't see any error >>> messages, warnings, or a message saying that it worked. Any clue what's >>> going on? Thanks again for the interacting tip, that seems to make all the >>> difference. >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex >>> mehg...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Basically, as have to interact with the mail frame. If you change anything >>>> in there, you have to back out and interact again. So to get to >>>> preferences, you have to go into the mailboxes area win the mail frame, >>>> press the actions button, then go back into the frame and press the >>>> preferences button. From there, go back into the frame and press the >>>> accounts button, then the aliases, then add alias. This has been my >>>> experience. It's far from ideal, but doable. >>>> >>>> HtH, >>>> Teresa >>>> >>>> "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan >>>> >>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Brian, I'm with you. I can't bring up the preferences at all anymore, and >>>>> the one time I did, nothing was labeled. I just want to create an alias, >>>>> but I can't because it is not accessible. I seem to be able to check >>>>> mail, but beyond that, nothing works reliably with Voiceover. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Have a great day, >>>>> Alex >>>>> mehg...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey Tim, >>>>>> >>>>>> Again thanks for kicking me in the head to remove gmail from my computer >>>>>> and migrating everything over to iCloud, as that part worked well, and >>>>>> since completely removing my gmail account from the desktop my computer >>>>>> is back to running much better, and mac mail isn't having any problems. >>>>>> >>>>>> I had to use VO command shift space bar to actually enter anything in a >>>>>> text field on iCloud, tabbing and shift tabbing did not take me in to >>>>>> the text fields. Will have to check if I have that setting checked that >>>>>> you mentioned as I thought I did. >>>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Brian, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In addition to what John mentioned, you could also use the tab-key to >>>>>>> more easily move around the site then either press return or VO-space >>>>>>> to activate an item. One thing that I've always made sure that I've >>>>>>> done is to check the box in the Advanced pane of Safari Prefs that >>>>>>> tells the Mac to highlight items when pressing the tab-key. The bonus >>>>>>> to this action is that pressing Option-tab will take you directly to >>>>>>> Edit fields. This seems to make many problematic web-sites at least >>>>>>> usable. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Later... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 12:07 AM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ok, so I am making the jump from gmail to iCloud. I was told I would >>>>>>>> need to use the iCloud website to create my rules if I wanted the >>>>>>>> messages to follow those rules across devices. First I had to reload >>>>>>>> the iCloud website three times as VoiceOver wouldn't even allow me to >>>>>>>> enter my Apple ID. I finally was able to enter text in to the Apple ID >>>>>>>> box, and got in to the site which is unbelievably poorly designed to >>>>>>>> work with VoiceOver. I think it might even be less user friendly than >>>>>>>> gmail basic html site is. So I finally get to the filters or rules >>>>>>>> forget what they are called, and sure enough the same exact thing that >>>>>>>> happened at the log in screen is happening now where I can't enter >>>>>>>> text to create a rule. It's not one of those thing where you can enter >>>>>>>> text but VoiceOver won't read it, it just doesn't allow me to enter >>>>>>>> text, I am even getting an error beep when I try to enter text. Anyone >>>>>>>> know of any other way to create rules that will apply on multiple >>>>>>>> devices? The only thing I can think of is having to create the same >>>>>>>> rule on 3 devices which is going to be a royal pain. 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