Hi Frank! Me again, just in case that vo+space does not work in the vo help menu at all! If you vo+space on something in the help menu like for example label item it will execute that command! I think you do not use braille like me because I presume they can feel how a word is spelt in that menu :] hth Colin
Begin forwarded message: > From: Colin M <velocity.focu...@googlemail.com> > Date: 11 November 2010 13:48:25 GMT > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Cc: Colin M <velocity.focu...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Reading word by word or character by character > > Hi Frank! > When you are inside the rooter the spelling thing will not or! > So unfortunately when you are on something you need to know the spelling of, > you vo+space first to take you out of the rooter then you can use the quick > nav things or just interact with that text and then you can arrow through it! > hth Colin > On 11 Nov 2010, at 13:26, Frank Ventura wrote: > >> Hi Anne, that trick works for me in the regular menu bar (for example if >> I press VO plus M). However it doesn't seem to work in a VoiceOver menu. >> For example if I press VO plus U (in Safari) and then press LEFT ARROW >> plus UP ARROW it only pings at me. It doesn't seem to work in the VVO >> help menu either. Am I doing something wrong? >> Thanks >> Frank >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson >> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 7:33 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Reading word by word or character by character >> >> Hello Frank, >> >> When you have Quick Nav on, you change the rotor setting by pressing the >> left and up arrows or right and up arrows together. It will cycle >> through Navigation, Words, and Characters. These settings control the >> function of the up and down arrows in Quick Nav. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> On 11 Nov 2010, at 12:19, Frank Ventura wrote: >> >>> Hi Ann, thanks for the reply. I am a little unclear though. How do I >>> set the rotor to read by words or characters? >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 12:01 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Reading word by word or character by character >>> >>> Hello Frank, >>> >>> You can read word by word or character by character in menus by >>> turning Quick Nav on and setting the rotor to either words or >>> characters. You then use the up and down arrows to read the difficult >> item. >>> >>> This also works for filenames and other pieces of information where >>> the usual VO reading commands won't work. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> On 10 Nov 2010, at 12:27, Frank Ventura wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all I was wondering if anyone knows how to read character by >>>> character or word by word while ina menu? 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