Hello, Just installed Snow leopard!
I've discovered that if you tab to open the message or hit enter to do the same and then hit vo+down arrow, the message will start reading automatically. Hope this helps. On 8 Sep 2009, at 20:52, Ryan Mann wrote: > > Hello. Are you using vo+j to jump between the message table and the > message? Usually, when I'm in the message table, I hit vo+j to jump > to a message I want to read. After I hit vo+j, VoiceOver usually > starts reading the message. > > On Sep 8, 2009, at 3:46 PM, Christina wrote: > >> >> Oh, I forgot to mention that since the upgrade to SL I am using vo >> plus right arrow to get voice over to read the entire message. I >> used >> to not have to do that. Is it this way for those who have upgraded >> or >> am I the only one experiencing this change. It's not the end of the >> world to have the extra keystrokes but I guess I was spoiled the >> other >> way, especially when reading a large stack of e-mails from a long >> thread/conversation. >> >> Have a great day, >> Christina >> On Sep 8, 2009, at 12:26 PM, John André Netland wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Christina, >>> >>> Welcome to the group, I am sure you will enjoy Snow Leopard, even >>> though there are a couple of issues right now. Currently, you have >>> to >>> either do one of the following after opening a message with the >>> return >>> key; >>> •press the right arrow once if you have VO keys locked or QuickNav >>> on >>> •press the 6 key once if you use the NumPad Commander >>> •press control-option-right arrow once if you use the VO keys >>> >>> You will then hear your message read. >>> >>> As you will see if you press control-option-command-F5 after opening >>> the message, moving the mouse cursor to the VO cursor location also >>> reads your message, but as you also might have read on this list, >>> you >>> should currently set the mouse cursor to ignore the VO cursor in the >>> navigation category of VO Utility, because you otherwise will >>> experience strange happenings in menus and sub menus. I am sure this >>> issue will be fixed soon. >>> >>> Take care, >>> John André >>> >>> >>> On Sep 8, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Christina wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> >>>> I'm new to this group and this is my first post. :) I'm glad to >>>> have >>>> found this group as I have lots to learn. >>>> >>>> I upgraded to snow leopard. After the upgrade when I open a mail >>>> message voice over will no longer automatically read the e-mail. I >>>> have tried to change any setting I can think of and I still cannot >>>> get >>>> it to work. I realize I can just hit VO plus J to jump to a >>>> message >>>> but I really prefer to hit return/enter to open the message or >>>> messages that are in a thread. This used to work great for me as >>>> voice over would just automatically read the message. This was >>>> especially helpful if there were ten or more messages in a thread >>>> from >>>> an e-mail group. Every time I would close one message the next one >>>> would also be automatically read until I had finished the stack. >>>> Now, >>>> since the upgrade, voice over will just read a few words or the >>>> first >>>> sentence then says nothing or says mail has new window, or text, >>>> or >>>> message content scroll area. >>>> >>>> Has anyone else experienced this and does anyone know how to fix >>>> this. I find it more cumbersome now to read messages. I know this >>>> may seem small and I can get voiceover to read the entire message >>>> after a few keystrokes but I really found it much easier and much >>>> faster when voiceover just read the entire e-mail message >>>> automatically rather than a few words or the first sentence only. >>>> >>>> Thanks for any help. >>>> >>>> Christina >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
