It works here. I just tried it with another mailbox. I'm not at all sure why it's not working for you.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX Mountain Lion and LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On May 24, 2013, at 6:46 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey John, > > Yes, I did exactly what you said to do, and yes, the favorites bar was > showing, spent hours on this trying everything VO comma, and the old way VO > shift space bar, and couldn't get anything to work. Finally, I gave up and > had a sighted person come over and do it in 2 seconds. These are the > frustrating things with VO, and would be nice if Apple would address. As far > as I believe, there hasn't been one single improvement to VO since Mountain > Lion rolled out, and I can only get the same answer from Apple accessibility > so many times on several issues. We are aware of the problem, but can't say > when it will be fixed. Something so simple as them reversing the web spots so > when you click VO command right bracket takes you right instead of left, > would have been nice. If they can't fix that which to me seems something very > basic to fix, and worked correctly in Lion, I don't put a lot of stock in any > VO improvements until the next operating system comes out. I get that only a > very small percentage of people use VO, and that Apple cannot commit a great > number of resources to it, but just be honest, instead of treating us like > idiots waiting for a fix. Don't get me wrong I do appreciate Apple's > commitment to accessibility, it's the leading us to think there will be > improvements that annoys me. > On May 24, 2013, at 4:05 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 >> Director >> Mac for the Blind >> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >> >> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX Mountain Lion and LION >> >> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >> >> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >> >> >> >> >> 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. 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