Oh, wow! That's funny. Well, good for you for figuring it out, even if you did stumble upon these methods. I'll give them both a try. Cheers, Donna On Mar 15, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Israel wrote:
> Hi Donna > > There are two ways I've stumbled into the edit box. > > 1. On the FB main page where it has a link then a number which is the number > of notifications you have, I VO+space on the notification link so I can read > list of notifications. I came across one stating "Janes Smith commented on > your status" so I pressed VO+space on the status link to go read her > comment. After doing so, instead of pressing the link "home" I pressed > command+left bracket. Remembering there was something else I wanted to read > on my wall, I quickly pressed command+right bracket to move forward. I was > amused by this for no apparent reason so I began pressing them several times > consecutively. Forward back forward back. When I finally stopped, I was on > the main FB site ready to resume reading friends' updates when I pressed > VO+right arrow to make my way down the page and found Voiceover saying the > following, "what's on your mind edit box" Sure enough, I was in the box and > tested it by updating my status and it worked! So now every so often, I will > be on the main FB site and activate the link to my profile. Once on my > profile page, I press command+left bracket then quickly command+right > bracket so that I keep going back and forth several times then I stop at the > main FB site and some times, VO then reads the edit box and it's accompanying > label. > > NOTE: It is a bit strange and it does some times cause VO to turn off then > turn right back on. > > 2. The other option is on the FB main site when reading friends' updates, > there is a heading "friends online" followed by a heading "newsfeed" I arrow > over to the two options which read top news and most recent. I press > VO+space on "most recent" then VO+right arrow twice and hear "what's on your > mind" VO only reads the label but doesn't put me in the edit box so I press > command+r to reload the page. When the page reloads, I quickly move to the > newsfeed heading and VO+right arrow once and I hear "what's on your mind edit > box" and I can type in my status. > > NOTE: Again, this doesn't always work and when it does, I usually have > anywhere between 30 seconds up to three minutes before mysteriously, access > to the edit box is no longer possible. Haven't figured that part out. > > I hope that helps Donna. If there is another way to get access to the edit > box on the main FB site, I hope someone shares it because the fact that these > work even if not all the time leads me to believe we're not all that far away > from someone figuring it out. I did use FB main site for three months after > buying my IMac and was able to use the edit box to always update my status. > The only problem was VO would never read the label "what's on your mind" It > would only say "edit box" but I knew I was in the right place because when I > used my PC, edit box label was read by Window-Eyes and having learned the > layout, I knew that was indeed the proper edit box to update my status. Now, > with these two "out of the box" methods I've been using, VO does read the > label so again, I know we're close. I can feel it!! > > Israel Antonio > Sexy Isra > www.sexyisra.blogspot.com > www.twitter.com/sexyisra > > On Mar 15, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi Israel, >> >> What was the way you "stumbled upon to access that box? >> Donna >> On Mar 15, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Israel wrote: >> >>> Ronit, >>> >>> I use the main site. Yes, I do some times update status via the mobile >>> site as well as through my twitter account which I have set to also update >>> FB status. >>> >>> Other than updating status or writing on walls, I seem to navigate well on >>> the main site able to "like" a friend's status or comment on his/her >>> updates. I can seemingly locate all other edit boxes on the newsfeed, my >>> profile, or any changes I try to make to my profile, preferences, or >>> settings. I just figured out through trial and error as well as several >>> friends constantly sending me IMs how to use the FB chat on the main site. >>> Because of this list, I seriously considered download a third party ap for >>> accessability purposes but if I can do it through the FB chat successfully >>> then I will stick with that for now. >>> >>> As for FB aps, I don't play any games on FB other than once in a while >>> accepting/sending gifts in Mofia Wars but for the most part I only use the >>> Twitter ap within FB and the "send a drink" and "send a hug" aps and they >>> all work just fine as I naviagte the tables, edit boxes, or controls. >>> >>> Oh and I did recently stumble upon a way where I can get the "what's on >>> your mind" edit box to appear and update my status on the main FB site but >>> it is kind of hit or miss only working about 40 percent of the time but >>> that's better than nothing I guess. >>> Hope this helps >>> >>> Israel Antonio >>> Sexy Isra >>> www.sexyisra.blogspot.com >>> www.twitter.com/sexyisra >>> On Mar 14, 2010, at 9:07 PM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> I'm new to the list and new to using Mac. I just got my mac mini two weeks >>>> ago and so far I'm really enjoying it. One thing I'd like to know is if >>>> any of you use the regular facebook site with safari and voiceover >>>> successfully? I'm having trouble locating edit boxes on the site. For >>>> example, updating status messages, writing on people's walls, etc. Of >>>> course I can do this by accessing the mobile site but the mobile site is >>>> not as powerful as the full site and I'd like to use the full site if >>>> possible. If any of you have any tricks or tips, I'd love to hear them. >>>> Thanks. >>>> Ronit >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> 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. >> 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. > 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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