There is no special accessible version. Just download regular Opera 10 from opera.com and give it a try. I only played with it a bit to at least discover that the content area seemed accessible. At the same time, as was pointed out, there are some holes like inaccessible pull-down menus. Since the browser is free you can just give it a try.
CB hank smith wrote: > where can I get accessible version of opera at? > and what works and doesn't work with vo with the version? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "william lomas" <lomaswill...@googlemail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:43 AM > Subject: Re: browser alternatives > > > >> Can we access flash then in opera? >> No news on firefox yet i tried the 3.6 beta 1 just released and no luc >> >> On 29 Oct 2009, at 17:38, Chris Blouch wrote: >> >> >>> The page I played with was mostly content which I was able to navigate >>> around and read. Just tried a popup and was unable to figure out what >>> was in it or what I had picked. Here is the test page I tried: >>> >>> http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/combocode.html >>> >>> Inaccessible popups appears to be an old problem. Josh noted this in >>> his >>> blog back in 2008: >>> >>> http://www.lioncourt.com/2008/06/12/opera-browser-released-with-voiceover-support/ >>> >>> Apparently there has been no progress on this front in over a year. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Chris, >>>> Did you ever manage to manipulate combo boxes and popup buttons >>>> with Opera? I can't move them so i can't change styles and the like. >>>> /Krister >>>> >>>> >>>> On, at [GMT] (which was 15:10 where I live) you >>>> wrote:: >>>> CB> Opera is also fairly accessible. I don't use it all that often so >>>> CB> maybe it has some snags but the little bit I played around with >>>> it >>>> CB> I was able to navigate the web page with VO just fine. >>>> >>>> CB> http://www.opera.com/download/ >>>> >>>> CB> CB >>>> >>>> CB> a radix wrote: >>>> CB> Hello, I have the fastest 15 inch macbook pro currently >>>> available and still >>>> CB> find safari kind of sluggish (especially with just braille). I >>>> will try icab >>>> CB> this weekend to see how it works. I like that it is from Europe. >>>> CB> Greetings, Anouk, >>>> CB> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> CB> From: "Nicolai Svendsen" <chojiro1...@gmail.com> >>>> CB> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> CB> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:01 AM >>>> CB> Subject: Re: browser alternativesRe: very painfully slow safari >>>> >>>> >>>> CB> >>>> CB> Hi, >>>> >>>> CB> Hmm, experiences with Safari obviously vary. I, myself have an >>>> CB> extremely fast experience with it, and it's not sluggish at >>>> all. I'd >>>> CB> like to try Firefox once their promise for accessibility is >>>> out, but >>>> CB> I'm perfectly happy with Safari. Not to mention trying Google >>>> Chrome. >>>> >>>> CB> Regards, >>>> CB> Nic >>>> CB> Skype: Kvalme >>>> CB> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>>> CB> AIM: cincinster >>>> CB> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>> CB> Facebook Profile >>>> CB> My Twitter >>>> >>>> CB> On Oct 29, 2009, at 9:50 AM, a radix wrote: >>>> >>>> CB> >>>> CB> Hello, Thanks ever so much for pointing out an alternative >>>> browser for >>>> CB> safari. I did not even think for one moment htat ther ewould be >>>> an >>>> CB> accessible alternative browser for the mac since I think >>>> firefox at >>>> CB> least is >>>> CB> not accessible which would seem to be the only other main >>>> CB> alternative there >>>> CB> is. I myself too find safari to be rather sluggish and slow and >>>> this >>>> CB> is on a >>>> CB> VERY fast laptop. >>>> CB> Are there any other accessible browser alternatives for the mac? >>>> CB> Greetings, Anouk, >>>> CB> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> CB> From: "christos hux" <macpaw...@yahoo.com> >>>> CB> To: <disc...@macvisionaries.com> >>>> CB> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:22 AM >>>> CB> Subject: very painfully slow safari >>>> >>>> >>>> CB> >>>> CB> I was reallysupprised about how sluglish safari was after I >>>> did the >>>> CB> upgrade to snow leopard. It drove me crazy so I went & switched >>>> CB> browsers. I now use a older browser called: icab which is >>>> shareware >>>> CB> based. Its fully voice over accessable. It costs $20 for a >>>> license & >>>> CB> its very snappy in loading webpages unlike the way safari is now. >>>> >>>> CB> >>>> >>>> CB> >>>> >>>> CB> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> CB> >>>> >>>> >>>> CB> >>>> >>>> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
