That’s a great suggestion, but it’s probably easier to just learn to live with it. :). Sometimes I do use a braille display, but when doing something short, such as writing an email like this, I just rely on speech. Cheers, Donna
> On Aug 22, 2024, at 12:44 PM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > You could also turn off the pitch changes and re-enable them selectively in > situations in which you need them. VoiceOver Activities may help with it. > I use the Braille display when editing text, so the problem doesn’t arise, > but everyone has different use cases, of course. > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Brad Snyder > <wb...@swbell.net <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> > Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 09:23 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > Subject: Re: Adjusting value for pitch change in VO on the Mac? > > No, I don't believe you can change this. 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