In your message, I highlighted the word "features". I did this with shift-option-rightarrow.
I then hit vo-shift-m and the menu gave me the option to look up the definition. this brings up a windows with dictionary and thesaurus options. the definition is in an html area. Is this different from what you were talking about? Joel On Feb 19, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Hi List, > > I have started being trigger-happy with the spotlight features which i > tweaked for my liking, and though i really like the possibilities, i'd prefer > going through another method which i haven't been able to emulate. Here is > the following method: > > When you have a word in text edit or mail or any 64 bit enabled app that you > want to define or find synonyms for, the sighted user can highlight the word > and press command shift D and click to get an instant popup of the above > listed definition+synonyms. > > I've tried this but i get nothing appearing nor any sounds which let me know > that i've accessed the feature. > > I've assigned root mouse cursor to VO cursor on my trackpad so that i can do > the job quickly but nothing happens. > > Has anyone been luckier in this manipulation? > > It would be an amazing shortcut when writing long papers. > > Thanks, and best > > > > > Yuma Decaux > > Light has no value without darkness > Skype: shainobi1 > blog: www.theblindsamurai.com > twitter: www.twitter.com/triple7 > Tel: +85513623378 > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
