i had the same issue with the app store when I first set it up. On 2011-06-07, at 9:04 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
> For one thing, I use the app store all the time and it works perfectly! When > I initially set up my mac for the first time, I associated through the set up > assistant, my apple ID, so now it knows me, regardless where I am. But, even > if you hadn't done that as I did, I can't imagine why that button wouldn't > let you hit vo+space, but are you not aware of the command to do a mouse > click? Don't be confused. I know you already did a click activate with > vo+space. that's not what I'm talking about. There is a way to actually > literally! do a mouse click. Once you're on the item to physically get > clicked, route your mouse pointer just to be on the safe side, with > vo+command+F5. Remember that if you're on a macbook, or a aluminum bluetooth > mac keyboard with a function/FN key, you need to do FN+vo+command+F5, > provided your 12 F keys are serving as hardware keys, which unless you've > gone in and changed that behavior, by default, they will be. So, ok, cool, > we have the mouse now routed. now hit vo+F5 to confirm. that's the same > thing as a second ago, except without the command key. to route, you did > vo+command!+F5. to just see what is under the mouse and nothing more, it's > simply vo+F5. Again, remember the little caveat about the fn key, if it be > needed. OK, Now the mouse is on the item, to click it, instead of doing > vo+space, try doing vo+shift!+Space. You should hear a small little tickity > tick sound, and the button should be clicked. there ya go. Frankly though, > I don't know about that screen, seeing I never had to deal with it, but I > promise you genuinely! it should not! make you have to do that once you're in > and all set up. I use the app store quite regularly. Trust me. It's > extremely! VO friendly. Let me know if you have any questions, and I'll do > my best to help you out. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shen" <goalb...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:07 AM > Subject: an oversight? > > > If you have the latest update in your Mac, you will find the "App Store" > under the Apple menu. > I decided to check it out for the first time today. It asks me for my Apple > ID. I gave it my user name and password. The App Store tells me it is not > associated with my iTunes account. OK, fine, let's do that. > Here is the first stumbling block. > You will first get the standard terms of agreement page. This page requires > you to check a checkbox that you have read it, then click the Continue > button. I think you know where I'm going with this. The checkbox was fine, no > problem. But the Continue button refused to activate with VoiceOver Space. > Enter, no way. Space, no dice either. > It needed a mouse click. > Next, I get the page to verify my payment information. At the end is the same > Continue button. Again, this button does not respond to VoiceOver clicks. > > I get the feeling that anything I do in the App Store is going to be like > that. > I certainly hope it gets checked out at Apple soon. > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
