You are using VO-f and not command-f? You can try command-f as well, which is the MacOS search facility. I have always had luck with VO-f.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Nov 3, 2019, at 11:30 PM, Dave Carlson <dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Barry, > Thanks for that idea. I noticed that even after pressing VO+I I got that > irritating “Safari Busy” message again with the long wait time. However when > the list did come up I noticed a whole bunch of bookmarks in the item > chooser, and I got suspicious. > In the View menu for Safari, I shut off bookmarks, reading list, toolbar, tab > list, and everything else I could find. > Eureka! I got my fast Safari back again, finding, tabbing, etc. I guess all > that excess baggage was dragging down the searches. So your suggestion led to > the ultimate solution. > Thanks! > > Dave Carlson > Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/C0A87725-0FA1-4782-9244-B39C35C3DA53%40sbcglobal.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/C0A87725-0FA1-4782-9244-B39C35C3DA53%40sbcglobal.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/EEEF9F32-1751-4256-B614-4E198352C457%40gmail.com.