IDK,

The trackpad commander can only get you so far.  For just basic navigation you 
might be able  to pull it off. .  But you would be missing out on a lot of 
features unless you customize trackpad commander.

JMO

Ricardo Walker
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On Mar 31, 2011, at 7:59 AM, brandt wrote:

> The macbook Pro has a track pad, thus, no keystrokes required to use 
> Voiceover. If you have an iPhone/iPod/iPad, and use voiceover on there, you 
> will be fine. Whenever I come in contact and have to use a Mac, that's my way 
> of dealing with my unfamiliarity with VO.
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Brandt Steenkamp
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Bates" <cjbates...@gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: Getting used to the screen on a Macbook pro
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> 
>> Hello Mark
>> 
>> Thank you very much for your reply. It is such a comfort to know that
>> someone else in the world understands what I am going through.
>> 
>> I applaude you on your use of JAWS. I have tried to use it in the past
>> (when I used windows as my main operating system) but I could not get
>> the hang of it because of all the keystrokes...I ended up going
>> straight back to zoomtext.
>> 
>> Anyway, I think you are right about forcing myself to use voiceover. I
>> have tried it before but failed, which is why i only use it when
>> reading long bodies of text. In the same instance with JAWS, I think a
>> big part of the issue is not being able to memorise all of the
>> keyboard shortcuts in order to function fully. I just cant imagine
>> being able to do everything without a mouse.
>> 
>> Do you know of a good way to learn all of the shortcuts? I mean I know
>> basic VO commands but i couldn't do half of the stuff that i am used
>> to doing with my mouse. Do you know of any good VO guides? and
>> shortcut lists?
>> 
>> Sometimes I laugh at myself. I am legally blind, however, I know I use
>> my vision before any other senses at times...
>> 
>> Do you use a mac full time? you mentioned that you still use windows -
>> is it through bootcamp?
>> 
>> Thanks again
>> Charlie
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