Hello, track pad needs to be enabled within voice over preferences. also if you double tap with a single finger it will open, check or un check what ever was spoken before you preformed the double tap. the track pad has to be one of the best innovations for the blind. it act's exactly like the i phone.
Pete On Sep 11, 2009, at 10:31 AM, Mike Reiser wrote: > > Thanks all for the help, the jestures are getting easier, it's > basically the moving your finger around the screen which I find > frustrating. > Also can you open programs and all from the trackpad or is it just > restricted to moving in apps? I was a little confused reading about > it in the documentation. > > MikeD > > On Sep 11, 2009, at 8:13 AM, peter apgar wrote: > >> >> good morning, >> >> >> 1. two finger flick up: read intire page. >> 2. two finger flick down: read from current location. >> 3. two finger flick left: stop inter acting. >> 4. two finger flick right: interact with highlighted item. >> 5. single finger flick to the left, right, up, and down: moves vo >> cursor in respective directions >> 6. three finger flicks up, down, left, and right moves a page in the >> respective direction. >> 7. triple finger tripple tap: screen curtain on and off. >> 8. tripple finger double tap: voice over mute and unmute. >> >> i forgot the finger gestures of the rotor. hopefully this helps. >> >> Pete >> On Sep 10, 2009, at 5:46 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Mike. >>> >>> I am in the same situation as you. I also have a trackpad, but I can >>> not find out how to use it. I would really like to, because I am a >>> person, who do not remember keystrokes and other comands very >>> well, I >>> always look in the menus. >>> >>> Best regards Annie. >>> >>> 2009/9/10, Christina <blindmaclo...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm sorry but I do not have the multi-touch track pad so I really >>>> cannot offer help. However, I understand that you can use the >>>> keyboard help to play with the track pad as well. Press vo plus K. >>>> Then try different gestures. When you're done practicing press >>>> escape >>>> to get out of keyboard help. >>>> >>>> I bet someone here will have more information for you. >>>> >>>> Christina >>>> On Sep 10, 2009, at 8:59 AM, Mike Reiser wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> I need some tips on navigating with the trackpad. I have the >>>>> trackpad >>>>> commander enabled and when I drag my finger arround the screen vo >>>>> seems to be speaking all over the place and immits lots of >>>>> different >>>>> sound effects. It seems to be very sensative and I'm not sure >>>>> what >>>>> the best way is to proceed. I acidently muted vo a couple of >>>>> times >>>>> without even meaning to and would like some tips on this. I can >>>>> flick >>>>> just fine, it's just moving my fingers arround is where I get into >>>>> trouble. Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> MikeĆ >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> >>> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---