Joel Zimba wrote: > Hi, > > I will check this out, but it does sound a great deal like quicksilver. > which used to be more accessible than it is now... > > Is anyone having better luck than I with using QS? > > Joel > > On Jul 17, 2010, at 12:14 PM, Alfredo Holguin wrote: > > > I would like to request that all board members sent the following > > message to the posted email to request greater accessibility to the > > launch bar application. This application lets you open WebPages, > > application, recently worked on documents from application such as > > Text edit, or works and the like, select and paste from a history of > > clipboard items, play a iTunes album or song without having to open > > iTunes, and index folders of your choice so that you can search those > > folders fast. This is like a spotlight search, but to the second > > power. It makes using your Mac way better. If you have or have used, > > the feature of jaws, where you press, Insert spacebar, then the R key, > > then type in search term to search on a dictionary, or Wikipedia, then > > you will like this program. This program lets you search your > > dictionary application, Google search, and the Wikipedia site, among > > other sites, through one window. This makes using your Mac way > > efficient. The application runs for 35 dollars. It might sound > > expensive, but it is well worth it. Seems like everyone here knows > > how to use their mac here, to this will only enhance their Mac > > experience so that they have more time for other things, like playing > > with your child, being with your family, etc. I am not affiliated > > with the developer of this program; I just want it to be more > > accessible. I have sent the below message to them. However, since > > more attention will be given to this problem if more people point out > > the flaws of this program with voice over, we can get accessibility > > faster. I would greatly appreciated if you sent the following message > > to the below email. This email is there support email. If you have > > questions of how to use the program, just let me know, although it is > > limited right now, I am able to use it. > > Alfredo > > > > Email the following to: > > launch...@obdev.at > > > > > > Topic: Question / Technical Problem > > Product Version: 5.2 > > Operating System: 10.6 > > CPU: Intel > > > > I am an apple voice over user and have a few questions and concerns > > regarding your launch bar application. I am one of the thousands of > > blind users that have switched to the Mac from windows, and learned > > from your application from the Mac power user podcasts, and decided > > that if my apple experience was to be productive then I had to get > > launch bar. I was not sure if the program was going to be accessible, > > but I tried it, and have count a few bumps on the way. At the first > > the program was totally inaccessible, the only 2 items that voice over > > recognized on the dash board window, where , the “checkbox” (which was > > a checkbox, and “button”, which was a button that if I pressed gave me > > menu options such as preferences, quit, etc. I then started messing > > around the preferences window of launch bar and, checked the box, > > “speak selected item” checkbox in the general area of the launch bar > > preferences. This enabled me to hear all he search results that I was > > getting when blindly typing into the launch bar search field. After > > this I found out that if I pressed the launch bar hotkey, which I > > configured to control-space, and launch bar was already running, I > > would be in in the launch bar window, then, although Voice over was > > unable to “see”, what I was trying on the search edit field, I was > > able to use it since I would get results when typing in websites, > > like, google.com, or, text, and then selecting the text edit > > application, then pressing space bar to see the list of previously > > open documents. Then I manage to look at my clipboard list. My > > concerns are the following: > > > > 1. I use voice over at a faster speech rate, than the speed at which > > you have your default when you checkbox the “speak selected item” > > option of the general preferences of the launch bar preferences. > > Because of this, it takes longer, thus it is less efficient, for me to > > use launch bar. If the speech rate is slow, a keystroke pressed, such > > as tab to move between the search results, takes longer. It would be > > a great option to either have the launch bar voice speed, be the same > > as the Voice over speech speed configured by the user account that is > > using the launch bar application. Alternatively, you can have a > > slider in the general preferences of launch bar, preferably after, the > > checkbox, “speak selected item”, checkbox that would increase the > > speech rate speed of launch bar. This is a deal breaker for me, > > meaning that if this feature cannot be implementing, then I cannot use > > launch bar to its full potential and would have to look elsewhere for > > alternatives to such a great program. > > 2. Inaccessible text edit field, on the launch bar window, either > > through the compact action menu checkbox checked or not (this features > > is an option of the appearance preferences of launch bar). This means > > that when I press control spacebar, Voice over, does not, “see”, what > > I am typing on the screen. This means that if I make a mistake when > > typing in a webpage, or application, or name of a document, I cannot > > efficiently backspace, since I would not know what I am deleting, as > > voice over does not read back what I have typed or deleted. It would > > greatly enhance the programs appeal to voice over users if they could > > hear and correct what they are typing into the search field of the > > launch bar window. I have only used launch bar for a limited time, > > but if I required typing more than 8 characters in the search edit > > field of the launch bar window, I might lose track of what I was > > typing, and make such an efficient tool, inefficient. > > 3. Navigation, I can currently navigate the laucnhbar window only with > > the tab key; enter key and the space bar key. The tab key gets me to > > the search results, the spacebar, brings up the submenu, and the enter > > key selects an option. However, since voice over is not “accessing” > > this features, I hear the options since I have selected the “speak > > selected item”, feature, but I cannot go back a search results easily, > > or cannot command voice over to read the search results character by > > character in case I did not understand what was spoken. I can cycle > > through he search results but only one way, the shift tab, is not > > supported. Usually shift tab will cycle through options in reverse > > order. It would be a great enhancement to its efficiency and > > accessibility if voice over were able to access he search results and > > the submenus (which are access with the space bar). By this I mean, > > that instead of just having the option to type the “tab” key, I can > > press the down arrow key, or the tab key, after typing in my search > > results, to go into the search results list, and then use the up and > > down arrow keys to select an option, or use, the left arrow or > > spacebar key to open a submenu, if it has one, and then use the enter > > key to selected that search result. > > > > I currently am a luster of 2 voices over Mac forums, and if these > > features are implemented I will personally make me responsible for > > advertising launch bar on these lists. There are currently about > > 1,000 users on this list. If launch bar is tweaked just a little bit > > to make it more accessible to be able to use it as efficiently as > > sighted users you will definitely increase your profits and market > > share. I would greatly appreciate if you contact me as soon as > > possible. I am available to beta test any launch bar software > > application which has voice over accessibility so an accessible launch > > bar application is ready for prime release. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > -- > > 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. > >
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