Correct. That is not the same as reading word by word. - Brad -
On Dec 11, 2020, at 10:35, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: That is true in Catalina, and MacOS 11, but earlier OS's like the one David is running do read just one word and then when pressed a second time read the word by letter. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 11, 2020, at 09:55, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote: > > Either way, VoiceOver only reads a single item that is in the VO cursor. > This is not the same as Read By Word. > > - Brad - > > > On Dec 11, 2020, at 08:26, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The voiceOver W command did change from Mojave to Catalina along with the > rotor commands. > In every version of VoiceOver Macintosh before Catalina, VO-W is used to say > word. > In current MacOS versions it is "Read Visible text". Still not quite sure how > this is different from VO-A "Read the contents of the VoiceOver cursor". > Oh, I bet for those 9 to 5 articles where the links were reading incorrect > information, from the aria-label, that VO-W would read the correct thing. > Anybody notice differences with Catalina or11.X between VO-A and VO-W? > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > > > -- > 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. 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