Fire fox? thats not even accessible with voiceover. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 www.appletothecore.info
On Jan 5, 2012, at 4:09 PM, Luca wrote: > I am using a mac since late 2010 and frankly have to say that i am > not going to switch to a mac with vo, too many bugs and things that > you cannot simply do with vo: advanced word processing, terrible > braille support, tinefficient web browsing (many sites simply dont > work with vo, and what about that busy bug in firefox? its making me > crazy), lots of bugs in non english standard voices, inability to > read the status bar in the main menu, and others. > Tell me some things that you cant do in windows an can do with vo in > mac.. i i cant find any... > Mr. L. Alexander ha scritto: >> amen. >> >> I fully agree. >> >> the trick of IT is getting the balance right. There are things windows can >> do that mac does differently and things that windows can't offer directly >> that mac does. each screen reader offers different levels of support and >> interoperability between OS and applications. >> >> For me, I've worked between windows, Mac OSS both old and X versions and >> linux. each OS and screen reader can offer different functionality. each has >> their strengths and weaknesses. Though I firmly stick to my mac and >> voiceover, I still have to work on occasions with windows. now more than >> ever with the use of adaptive hardware for system repairs and testing. >> >> so it's back to either jaws or window eyes or something like that to do what >> I need to do on a windows notebook. >> >> lol >> >> lew >> >> On 5 Jan 2012, at 15:29, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >> >>> I think its great that we can talk about our choices without getting hung >>> about who uses what. May this list continue in this spirit as in the past >>> we have weathered a number of conflicts. May be the list is maturing which >>> is very good to see. >>> >>> Kawal. >>> >>> On 5 Jan 2012, at 02:00 PM, Garth Humphreys <ghu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I also use Zoomtext on my work PC. I have had my MBA for the past few >>>> months. In a lot of ways I love the machine however I also have had some >>>> issues. >>>> >>>> Firstly, how much zoom do you use? I will regularly jump up to around 30 >>>> times depending upon what I am doing. The max zoom on the Mac currently is >>>> 20 times. Add to this the minimal colour options. Normal or reverse video, >>>> no brightness inversion or other more advance colour management in the >>>> zoom option. I should say that there is also contrast control. >>>> >>>> I have also come across an extremely annoying bug when using VO with Zoom. >>>> You can't navigate the menu bar properly with the keyboard. It can be done >>>> with the track pad or by turning down the zoom level though. There are >>>> also a couple of keyboard shortcut conflicts between zoom and VO. . >>>> >>>> I have basically given up on using the Zoom component on the Mac. I will >>>> qualify this a bit as not to mislead. I didn't plan on using zoom that >>>> much and so bought an 11inch rather than the 13inch MBA. However I did get >>>> a connector to hook it up to my 32 inch TV and have probably only done >>>> this once or twice. >>>> >>>> You can tell by the fact that I often use the zoom at 30 times that my >>>> vision is on the low side of usable :) I am using JAWS with Zoomtext on >>>> the PC. I also have MAGic but prefer Zoomtext. I haven't had the stability >>>> issues you describe with Zoomtext. >>>> >>>> The thing I most love about my mac is the physical hardware it's self. I >>>> would often prefer to browse the web on my iPad. >>>> >>>> Good luck with your choice. >>>> >>>> Garth >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 04/01/2012, at 10:05 AM, Chuck wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> I'm seriously considering switching to a Mac Mini from PC. >>>>> I intend to use both the zoom and voice over programs. >>>>> I am currently using a PC with Windows 7 and zoom text as my >>>>> magnification and reading software. >>>>> I would like to hear from those of you who have made the switch. >>>>> What pitfalls should I look for? Are there any trade-offs? >>>>> In your opinion after making the switch which is the better system? >>>>> Why? >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> Chuck >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >> >> Mr. L. 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