Hi Brian,
It isn't easy, but adding mailboxes to the favorites bar is doable with
VoiceOver. You must be sure the favorites bar is showing first off, and then,
be sure you mark the mailbox for drag and drop and then navigate to the
favorites bar itself to drop the mailbox. I don't think you need to interact
with the favorites bar though to drop the mailbox.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
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On May 24, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Nicholas,
>
> You must be one of the very few lucky ones to never have had an I hate my mac
> day. I tried exactly what you suggested, even quit every application closed
> everything and restarted my mac, then opened mail first after a restart, and
> still got the message VO cannot drag the item as the item might be hidden. I
> then did everything the old fashioned way called someone who could see and
> had them come over. They confirmed that nothing was blocking the mailbox I
> was trying to move, and I was still getting the same message. I had them drag
> and drop the mailbox using the mouse, and they were able to do it in 2
> seconds, so yes, this is obviously a bug with Voiceover which leads to having
> a I hate my mac day, as I hate not being able to do something so simple that
> should take me two seconds.
> On May 24, 2013, at 6:55 AM, Nicholas Parsons <mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I've never had an "I hate Mac day" myself.
>>
>> When it says something is hidden, I think it usually means there's some
>> other window or application blocking that item on the screen. Using
>> VoiceOver it is of course very difficult to get an idea of what this might
>> be. So what usually works for me is just closing that window or application
>> and opening it again. Also try closing any other windows you might have
>> open. Use the windows chooser (VO-F2 twice quickly) to see if there are any
>> other windows or notifications open. Try quitting all other applications
>> before you try dragging and dropping again.
>>
>> The commands you're using should work. VO-COMMA and VO-PERIOD in full screen
>> mode nearly always works for me.
>>
>> Best of luck.
>>
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