Yeah. That worked like a charm.
Thanks On Jan 25, 2010, at 9:09 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Here, I kept this from a long time ago, cause it's just so useful and great, > and I knew some one would want it later. Hopefully I can save Esther the > work of rooting it out of the archive for us as she always does so well. > > Hope this helps, > > erik burggraaf > A+ certified technician and user support consultant. > Phone: 888-255-5194 > Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Esther <mori...@mac.com> >> Date: July 24, 2009 6:25:54 PM EDT >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Tips on Non-Contiguous Selection [was Re: selecting specific tracks >> in itunes] >> Reply-To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> >> >> HI Gene, Jonathan, and Others, >> >> I select non-contiguous items in a different fashion, and use VO- >> Command-Space to choose tracks after turning off cursor tracking. >> This method works for selecting items in Finder and other lists, >> columns, etc. If you're in iTunes, and have already interacted with >> the songs table and are positioned at your first selection, start at >> step 3: >> >> 1. Interact with the table, column, etc. (VO-Shift-Down Arrow) >> 2. Navigate to the first item you want to select >> 3. Turn off cursor tracking (VO-Shift-F3) >> 4. Navigate to each additional item you want and select with VO- >> Command-Space >> 5. Turn cursor tracking back on (VO-Shift-F3) >> 6. Perform your selected action (Copy, Add to Playlist, etc.) >> >> Here are some other tips: >> • You can check your selection at any time with VO-F6 >> • VO-Command-Space is a toggle action that can be used to de-select >> as well as to select, and the item you have selected or deselected >> will get announced each time you perform the command. So, if you >> checked your selection with VO-F6 and discovered there was an item you >> didn't mean to select, just navigate to it and use VO-Command-Space >> again to de-select the item. >> • If you are going through a long list of items, I find it easiest to >> lock my VoiceOver keys (VO-Semi-Colon); then I typically just go up >> and down the list with my arrow keys and press Command-Space to select >> or de-select items and press F6 to check selections. I unlock my >> VoiceOver keys by pressing Semi-Colon when I'm done. Of course, other >> navigation commands, such as moving to the top or bottom of a list >> with VO-Home or VO-End (VO-Fn-Shift-Left arrow and VO-Fn-Shift-RIght >> arrow) also work. >> >> So for Gene, if I were in the iTunes songs table and wanted to move >> through a long list tracks to make selections, I'd start out in the >> song name column, after having first winnowed down the list by using >> the File Browser (toggled on or off with Command-B) or the search text >> field to shorten the list of interest by matching to a specific album, >> artist, or other search term, and move to my first selection. Then I >> would do: >> >> 1. Turn cursor tracking off (VO-Shift-F3) >> 2. Lock VoiceOver keys (VO-Semi-colon) >> 3. Arrow up or down to items of interest and select with Command-Space >> 3a. Optionally check selections with F6; modify selections by arrowing >> to the desired item and deselect with Command-Space >> 4. Unlock VoiceOver keys by pressing Semi-colon >> 5. Turn cursor tracking on (VO-Shift-F3) >> 6. Perform the action you want, e.g. New playlist from selection with >> Command-Shift-N; Add to Playlist with VO-Shift-M and select from the >> contextual menu, etc. >> >> You can also bookmark the quick tip about this from the lioncourt.com >> site: >> >> http://www.lioncourt.com/2008/04/09/mac-cessibility-quick-tip-12/ >> >> This is, indeed discussed in the archives, and you can also read my >> post: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/msg36686.html >> (Selecting non-contiguous items) >> >> I couldn't quite use Jonathan's commands in iTunes. >> >> HTH >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> >> On Jul 24, 2009, at 08:52, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: >> >>> >>> 1. Turn off cursor tracking. (VO-shift-F3) >>> 2. Go to first item to select and select it (VO-Return) >>> 3. Go to additional rows and select with (VO-shift-space) >>> 4. Turn Cursor tracking back on (VO-shift-F3) >>> >>> You can hear the selected items with vo-shift-F6. I was on the USAJOBS >>> web site yesterday picking out local job locations in 3 states, oh boy >>> was that fun, but the same principles worked there. >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> On Jul 24, 2009, at 2:40 PM, gene wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi I have a similar question, and I know this has been asked before, >>>> but >>>> let's say I want to select a few songs from an alvum but not >>>> everything else >>>> in between, How can I do that, it doesn't seem to matter whither I >>>> do shift >>>> up arrow or down arrow it just keeps selecting more stuff and of >>>> course it >>>> doesn't tell you exactly what I've selected but I can't seem to find >>>> a way >>>> to select just the songs I want as well as everything else. >>>> Gene >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ >> 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 macvisionar...@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. 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