Hi Israel, Not sure how long it's been since you have done this on the PC, but it may have improved. I use JAWS, so can't say for sure about Window Eyes, but I have no problem updating my profile or chatting. Cheers, Donna On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Israel wrote:
> I agree with Donna. The time I logged on to Facebook when I had my PC, I > could always update status and/or post on friends' walls with ease. At the > time I used Window-Eyes screen reader and it was easy to use FB main page to > update status. Now, there were other aspects of FB such as chat, > applications, and even the share function I could never figure out. I had a > difficult time changing my profile info too. I always had to get sighted > help and they said they noticed, the screen reader would even speak labels, > links, or items that weren't even on the page. One friend said "I can see > the screen while listening to the speech and I'm confused. How do you deal > with this?" > > Outside of the updating status or writing on walls, I have found that when > using my iMac and Voiceover, the main FB site seems "clearer" and not as > confusing as when using Window-Eyes. I also find I have access to many more > things on FB now that I use VO and my Mac. Even posting comments to my > friends' updates was a major confusing chore on the PC but with Mac, my only > early struggles came when adjusting to this new concept of when to interact > and when not. In fact, in general, when using my PC, I could NEVER access > any online forms on any site successfully. Maybe it was just my inability to > grasp how to do it but with VO, I find that I am able to fill out forms and > register for events, races, gatherings much easier. > > In situations like this, I wish I was more tech savvy or knowledgeable about > computers, applications, and other aspects to provide better insight. > > Sexy Isra > > Israel Antonio > www.sexyisra.blogspot.com > www.twitter.com/sexyisra > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:00 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> You can update status very easily at the full site when in Windows. Also, >> if our sited counterparts can use the full site, then clearly there is an >> issue related to VO. >> Best, >> Donna >> On Mar 16, 2010, at 2:14 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >>> I use bboth the lyte and the m.facebook access and I can't say I've seen >>> the apps on it from within windows / IE or firefox either, so I don't see >>> how it can be something apple have to work on. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt >>> Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2010 1:49 a.m. >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: using facebook with safari >>> >>> On 2010-03-15, at 8:49 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> The problem with this is that the lite site, like the mobile site, won't >>> let you interface with the apps. Personally, I really think this is >>> something Apple needs to work on. >>> >>> * I think that if Facebook followed web standards, including WCAG 2.0, then >>> the site would work fine. I don't think that there's anything that Apple >>> needs to work on, at least not until Facebook commits to web standards. >>> >>> Everett >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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.
