Hi, I'm guessing that she was simply not totally familiar with the use of VO and the Mac. As long as the MacBook was released within the last three years or so, then the gestures will work. She may have simply had the Trackpad commander turned off. It is turned on by holding down the VO keys and doing a two-finger rotate clockwise or going into the VO Utility, to the Commanders section and turning on the Trackpad Commander in the Trackpad pane.
As mentioned, there are many additional commands that can be added in the Trackpad Commander and they are not all exactly the same as on the iPhone but they must be enabled first in order to work. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-10-09, at 7:50 AM, Marc Rocheleau <marcrochel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all, > > Excuse the ignorance, but I'm looking to get an iMac in the near > future. I was under the impression that the track pad gave you the > ability to perform gestures or navigate as if you were using an actual > mouse -- not unlike the iPhone, for example. > > Last month however, I had someone come and give a demonstration with a > MacBook. She admittedly preferred jaws but said that you couldn't do > gestures like on the iPhone (which is something that disappointed > her.) > > I'm just looking for some clarification as far as what I can do with > the track pad on the iMac so I know what to expect. I know iMacs > aren't bound solely by keyboard shortcuts but what function does the > trackpad serve and what are its potential limits? > > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer! > > -Marc > > -- > 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.
