Hi Anne, Just as an added comment, in situations like this one, where I want to make sure that the mouse pointer doesn't move when I double click, and a physical click with trackpad or mouse is required, I use mouse keys instead to perform the click. After routing my mouse cursor to the VoiceOver cursor with VO-Command-F5, I quickly press the option key 5 times to turn on mouse keys, then I double tap the "i" key instead of performing a double click with mouse or trackpad, and turn mouse keys off again by quickly pressing the option key 5 times. As you know, this requires having the box in the System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & Trackpad tab checked for "Press the Option key five times to turn Mouse Keys on or off". This will work whether or not Trackpad Commander is turned off. Also, you can additionally check the option for "Ignore built-in trackpad when Mouse Keys is on" if you press (with VO-Space) the button for "Trackpad Options…" on the Mouse & Trackpad tab of the Universal Access menu of System Preferences in Lion.
This is for cases where people have difficulty with clicking the mouse or trackpad without moving the pointer, but it's useful in general to know. It's most useful when using applications which are transitioning in accessibility, where neither VO-Space or VO-Shift-Space will work to click on controls, and you need to perform physical clicks. Turning mouse keys on and clicking with the "i" key always works as an alternative in these instances. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Apr 15, 2012, at 7:43 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Franc, > > First of all, you need to be in classic view to do this. You also need to > have the Trackpad Commander turned off. > > Go to the horizontal splitter above the body of the message using the VO > keys, then bring the mouse (VO-Cmd-F5) and double click using either the > trackpad or the mouse, depending on what kind of computer you have. If you > move the mouse pointer even slightly before the double click, it won't work. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 15 Apr 2012, at 16:10, Frank Ventura wrote: > >> Hi all, I am using a Mac with the latest of Lion. Can anyone tell me how to >> disable the preview pane in Mac mail. I had some old directions for, I >> think, Leopard but they don't seem to work. >> Thanks >> Frank >> >> -- 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.
