Again Ester unfortunately not. When I press tab, focus changes to the table containing the list of cards. Oddly enough, when I use shift-tab to return to the groups table, the bug outlined in my previous message arises.
Cheers Dónal On 12 May 2010, at 19:47, Esther wrote: > Hi Dónal, > > A shorter variation to try to change the Group Name in Address Book: > After you go to the group you want to rename (i.e., you've interacted with > the group table and used VO-Down arrow or VO-Up arrow), just press tab, then > type in the new name. > > Do not interact with the group entry after you've interacted with the group > name table -- there's some sort of icon that is in front of the name. I was > reminded of a way that Jacob Schmude outlined as a way to input/change > entries that we otherwise couldn't alter, such as when I wanted to redefine > the shortcut for switching language keyboards by typing in a new definition. > He just pressed the tab key and typed in the entry. I found that it worked, > and tried it here. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On 12 May 2010, at 08:35, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Dónal, >> >> You need to use the delete key (without holding down the Control and Option >> keys) just after you've created the new group, while it is highlighted, and >> before you move around. If you try to go to the group and interact, and >> then press the delete key, your Mac will indeed try to delete the group >> entry. >> >> If you want to change the name of a group you've created, try the following: >> 1. Go to the group you want to edit and interact (e.g., if you were starting >> from scratch, you would naviagate to the groups table of Address Book and >> interact, then VO down arrow to the entry of interest. >> 2. VO-Command-F5 to move the mouse cursor to the VoiceOver cursor >> 3. Click with VO-Shift-Space on the group name entry. >> 4. Press the delete key and type in the new group name. >> >> Let us know if this works for you. And, that was a nice write-up of a work >> around in Marie's blog. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On 12 May 2010, at 08:14, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: >> >>> Ah interesting :) OK what happens in this one (for me) is this: >>> 1. I go to the group I want to edit; >>> 2. I interact with it. Vo says "interacting with edit text" >>> 3 I press delete, at which point it tries to delete the group rather than >>> the text. >>> >>> I tried the workaround of: >>> 1. finding the group; >>> 2. turning off VO; >>> 3. pressing "enter" and then deleting. >>> >>> However this also didn't work. >>> >>> I'll keep playing with it, but it might be nice if a few others could take >>> a look so we can isolate a set of circumstances in which this happens. >>> Might not be a bug, just an unexpected "feature". >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Dónal >>> >>> On 12 May 2010, at 19:01, marie Howarth wrote: >>> >>>> oh I hadn't experienced that. Maybe you might want to report it. :) >>>> >>>> On 12 May 2010, at 18:24, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nice workaround Marie Cheers !:) >>>>> >>>>> I presume the other part of this bug, namely where pressing the delete >>>>> key delets the group rather than editing the name has also been reported >>>>> to Apple? >>>>> >>>>> Dónal >>>>> On 12 May 2010, at 18:17, marie Howarth wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> This is a bug that's been reported to Apple, >>>>>> OK, good news, there's a work around. >>>>>> Check out this blog and I give instructions how to get around this >>>>>> problem in address book. >>>>>> http://blindbabbles.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/address-book-a-quick-start/ >>>>>> Hope this helps you :) >>>>>> >>>>>> On 12 May 2010, at 17:54, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok I'm having one of those days I'd rather forget, because I've done so >>>>>>> many daft things on my machine. Can I blame the exams I've been >>>>>>> grading? <smile> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyways, I'm trying to add a new group in adddressbook. So I've done >>>>>>> the following: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. gone to the popup menu, and selected "add new group". >>>>>>> 2. tried to give it a name; >>>>>>> 3. failed dismally. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The problem seems to be that I can't edit the group name. >>>>>>> Interestingly, when I go back to the "groups" table and interact, VO >>>>>>> seems to be getting confused. It says it's highlighting row two, yet >>>>>>> won't allow me to go to a different row. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Suggestions welcome... I think I need more tea :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dónal >>>>>>> >> > > -- > 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.
