Yeah, I have a macbook here but because I extensively do work at my desk, I bought an external apple keyboard and use the numpad commander as my navigation. This is simply because I do not own a macbook with the multitrack trackpad just yet. But it does make my extensive typing moments much more comfortable.
On 3 May 2010, at 10:02, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > I want to try the Numpad commander. But that'd be weird on a Macbook. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On May 3, 2010, at 10:37 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > >> And that's something I find myself doing all the time. >> I keep trying to use the number pad as kersor keys and trying to control >> the kersor within both documents and websites. >> But hay no, it doesn't work that way. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell >> Sent: Sunday, 2 May 2010 9:29 p.m. >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: New to mac >> >> Nic I think the one thing we need to enforce here is do not bring your >> windows and windows-based screen reading concepts to the Mac. If you try to >> think of the Mac in windows terms or how things work with a windows screen >> reader, you will find the transition to be difficult. >> There are significant differences between windows and the Mac in terms of >> accessibility. You can browse the web in what is referred too as DOM mode, >> which is as close to a windows screen reader experience, but then there is >> groups mode, which presents the web experience, more as a sighted person >> would use it or as close as is possible. >> IWorks is a great package and although not perfect yet, Apple continues to >> improve it. I think it will be more accessible than Open Office in the end. >> YOu of course have the option of running VmWare's Fusion and using WIndows >> if necessary. My point of all this is to keep an open mind, be prepared for >> a learning curve, and be patient. Also make sure you do some reading and >> familiarize yourself with the OS and VoiceOver if you have not done so. >> COnsider this one of the most exciting adventures you have undertaken and >> you will be pleased. Yes, frustration will find you from time to time, but >> stay the course and you to can be a switcher. :) >> >> On May 1, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I personally prefer iWorks myself, but that is really only because in Open >> Office, each line is shown as another edit field. I still believe that is >> the case. >>> >>> As for web browsing, you can jump to certain blocks of text. With the >> introduction of Web spots in Mac OS X 10.6, it can sort the page so that >> with one command, you can jump to the areas of the page that may be of most >> interest to you. Of course, you can also go by elements. >>> >>> I really have not found any part of Mac OS inaccessible. There might be >> the occasional glitch, but those are quickly fixed or there is an easy >> workaround. >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>> AIM: cincinster >>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>> Facebook Profile >>> My Twitter >>> >>> On May 2, 2010, at 3:06 AM, Edward wrote: >>> >>>> Hello >>>> Which one, open office, or iworks, do you recommend? >>>> Also you wrote: >>>> Web browsing is very intuitive. There is simply nothing bad I can say >> about >>>> it. It works absolutely great, and the fact there is no buffer to load >> the >>>> page into makes you able to navigate a site even before the page has >> loaded. >>>> I don't want to rant on how good it is. :) >>>> Please rant, I would like to have as much info as possible. Is all of >> the >>>> mac OS accessible? >>>> >>>> Finally, can you easily navigate to a body of text on a webpage with few >>>> keystrokes? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Edward >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen >>>> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:45 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: New to mac >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> There are good alternatives to MS Office. MS Office is not fully >> accessible >>>> yet, but it is said that it will be written in Cocoa, most likely making >> it >>>> accessible. The Mac has a basic Text Editor called Text Edit, which is a >> lot >>>> better than Wordpad and Notepad on Windows. You have suites such as iWork >>>> and Open Office, which will probably perform the tasks you want. >>>> >>>> Web browsing is very intuitive. There is simply nothing bad I can say >> about >>>> it. It works absolutely great, and the fact there is no buffer to load >> the >>>> page into makes you able to navigate a site even before the page has >> loaded. >>>> I don't want to rant on how good it is. :) >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Nic >>>> Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com >>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>>> AIM: cincinster >>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>> Facebook Profile >>>> My Twitter >>>> >>>> On May 2, 2010, at 2:36 AM, Edward wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> I am strongly considering buying my first Mac in a few weeks and would >>>>> like to know if vo gives the user full accessibility in terms of ms >>>>> office and web browsing? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for answering my nubie questions Edward >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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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