I think sometimes we get hung up on the word interaction. I have entered this thread late but actually with screen readers on \Windows systems we often have to interact. It is not called interaction so we do not recognise it as such. For example in a Windows save as dialogue you have to tab to get to container panes where it is possible to navigate folder structures. This is interaction by another name. On web pages even with Jaws or NVDA it is often necessary to interact with an edit box before you can type into it. This is done with the enter key or space but it still interaction. Jaws has an auto mode but this will not work if you are using single letter navigation to jump between edit boxes and you will have to interact to enter text. I am glad that I use interaction with Tab key on the Mac which makes things easier and numpad commander 7 and 9 keys also makes life easier. I agree the concept needs more formal understanding on the Mac but it is present in some form on all screen reading PC Platforms I think. so I think people need to relax into the concept and recognise that it is not completely alien when you analyse it.
David Griffith On 6 Jun 2012, at 21:58, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > This is one way in which VO is a little bit awkward; that sometimes you have > have to interact two levels down just to get to the ability to spell or > phonetically sound out a word. I wish there was a "spell current word," > feature; I guess I could maybe set one up in one of the commanders... > > > • Mark BurningHawk Baxter > • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 > • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com > • My home page: > • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ > > -- > 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.
