Charlie, I wonder if the magic trackpad might be of some help to you. I tried it but couldn't get it to work the way I wanted to. Just a thought.
Chris On Mar 31, 2011, at 6:44 AM, Charlie Bates wrote: > 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.