Thanks to you and Esther, I managed to order 4 books so far. It is a strange experience indeed. I had some problem associating checkboxes with the right books though but I was probably mix and matching when to use VO modifiers keys. It was almost easier to add more books to the cart and then just remove the unwanted ones. I hope I can use the coupon more than once today. I might go look for some more outside the mountain lion category.
On Sep 30, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, here's what I did. > > I started where it says buy selected books button. i tabbed through the > titles and hit the spacebar only (not vo-space) to check the boxes. I was > able to simply hit enter/return on the category choice; I wanted to see all > books. But since I was then at the bottom of the list i had to use shift-tab > to go through the books and then hit space only to check items. Then on the > cart page, if you aren't seeing your total and couplon discount, use the item > chooser and you will see those things. If you are paying with paypal and it > says it needs a billing address to process your order, just keep going and > when you are taken back to the website you will be able to complete the > purchase with no problem. Admittedly it's a horrible website for > accessibility if you don't know what to do, but it is actually quite workable > once you figure it out. I was able to use it to purchase nearly $100 worth of > books but I justify it by telling myself it would have been close to $200 > without the discount. Mouse keys is not necessary at all on the website and > since I'm known for using mouse keys often the fact that I passed up an > opportunity to employ them means they really aren't needed - grin! > > > > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Sep 30, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Esther <mori...@mac-access.net> wrote: > >> Hi Steve and Others, >> >> I navigated the table entries by setting the web rotor to form controls. >> Then if you use VO-U you can move down the list to the item you want and use >> VO-Space or your Up+Down arrow keys to check/uncheck the box. By default the >> listed entries will be set to "Mountain Lion", I think. To change the >> listed entries to something else, set your web rotor to links, use VO-U, and >> choose "All Ebooks" (a really long list, though, so I don't necessarily >> recommend it) or arrow down past topics to "General Macintosh", "Apple's Mac >> Apps", "Other Mac Apps", "Airport & Wi-Fi", etc. Then activate the link to >> reload the new entries, navigate to the heading "Save 50% During the Take >> Control September Sale!", and VO-Right or Right Arrow to the table. >> >> The other way that works for me is to use item chooser menu (VO-I), then >> type the first few letters of "unchecked". Navigate down to the title you >> want, and use VO-Space or the Up+Down arrow keys to check or uncheck the >> box. The issue I have when choosing a link to load up another set of books >> is that these navigation controls don't refresh with the new entries as >> being associated with the titles. If I toggle VoiceOver on and off, I can >> view the newly selected entries under Form Controls in the web rotor, or >> when I use item chooser menu and type "u n c" to find the unchecked entries, >> and then I can check or uncheck the boxes without any use of Mouse Keys. >> >> Gremlins seem to be swallowing up some of my posts these last two days. I >> originally composed a long and detailed answer to Cheryl much earlier in >> this thread, only to have it disappear. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On Sep 30, 2012, at 07:07, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >>> Hello Steve, >>> >>> I've just had a look at this table and it's a total mess! I can get further >>> down through it by using mousekeys, but the VoiceOver cursor won't go >>> there. This site is renowned for being horrible to navigate in any case. >>> >>> Sorry not to have a better solution, but mousekeys is all that works for >>> me. If you want to try this method, make sure that you have the check box >>> Speak text under mouse after delay checked in the Verbosity category, >>> Announcements tab, in VoiceOver utility. Oh yes, and set the delay to zero. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> On 30 Sep 2012, at 18:30, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Help!!! Something terribly wrong with navigation of tables or something. >>>> When I go to the below site and try and navigate the table, I can't go >>>> down through the remaining rows. While inside the table of books, I use >>>> the VO-Arrow keys to try and go on down past row 2 but it appears to be >>>> going across the table and then it wraps back to top row again. What >>>> might I be doing wrong here? I haven't had trouble with tables in HTML >>>> before. >>>> >>>> I'm using 10.8.2. >>>> >>>> On Sep 28, 2012, at 5:37 PM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> The Take Control ebooks, one of the great sources of information for the >>>>> Mac and iOS devices, are on sale for the end of September with a coupon >>>>> code of "CPN20921SEPSALE" (without the quotation marks) that will give a >>>>> 50% discount when applied at check out up through the end of September. >>>>> These books are DRM-free, and are available in both PDF and ePub >>>>> versions. Furthermore, once you purchase a book, which generally lists >>>>> for $10 or $15, you can get all minor version revisions free and >>>>> re-download alternate formats from your account, and often you can get a >>>>> discount on the new major version of the eBook. >>>>> >>>>> I'm cc'ing this to the viphone list, because some titles, such as "Take >>>>> Control of iTunes" or even "Take Control of Switching to the Mac", may be >>>>> of interest. For Mac users, titles such as "Take Control of Apple Mail >>>>> in Mountain Lion", >>>>> "Take Control of Using Mountain Lion", "Take Control of Troubleshooting >>>>> Your Mac, Second Edition", "Take Control of the Mac Command Line with >>>>> Terminal" (for learning to use Terminal and unix concepts), "Take Control >>>>> of Backing Up Your Mac", and "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort >>>>> Network, Third Edition" (for general Wi-Fi setups and use) might be of >>>>> interest. These guides are very hands on and practical; some of them >>>>> have information that I've never found anywhere else. >>>>> >>>>> If you log in through their special anniversary sale link, the coupon >>>>> code should get filled in automatically. This URL is: >>>>> http://tid.bl.it/september-sale-mountain-lion >>>>> >>>>> Alternatively, if this web page is busy, you can go to their catalog page: >>>>> http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/catalog >>>>> >>>>> You can browse the "Take Control" titles in iBooks, if you have an iOS >>>>> device, but the discounted price and the ability to download alternative >>>>> formats and be informed of new, free, updates is only available for >>>>> purchases made through their web site. (I find it easier to browse the >>>>> titles in iBooks). >>>>> >>>>> I'll put in a few sample direct links to specific books on their web site: >>>>> • Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition >>>>> http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/itunes >>>>> • Take Control of Apple Mail in Mountain Lion >>>>> http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/mountain-lion-apple-mail >>>>> • Take Control of Using Mountain Lion >>>>> http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/mountain-lion-using >>>>> • Take Control of Switching to the Mac >>>>> http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/switching >>>>> • Take Control of Backing up Your Mac >>>>> http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/backing-up >>>>> • Take Control of the Mac Command Line with Terminal >>>>> http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/command-line >>>>> • Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network, Third Edition >>>>> http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/airport-n >>>>> >>>>> There are also good guides for GarageBand, third party apps such as >>>>> Scrivener. >>>>> >>>>> HTH. 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