Re: The Fine Art of Trackpad Control

2011-01-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Yes. May I suggest turning on keyboard help? This is done by pressing control option k. Now you can practice and discover voiceover keyboard commands as well as, voiceover trackpad gestures. Pressing escape takes you out this mode. hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype,

Re: The Fine Art of Trackpad Control

2011-01-09 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Brian, It looks as if I'll just need to keep practicing. I'm using the internal trackpad of my Macbook Pro. I do indeed get some results, but can't yet seem to reproduce them consistently. Thanks for your help. Best, Zack. On Jan 9, 2011, at 6:06 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hi Zack, > > Sou

Re: The Fine Art of Trackpad Control

2011-01-09 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Zack, Sounds like you've got the right idea. Are you getting results from any other gestures on the trackpad, such as swiping left or right? Did you turn on the Trackpad Commander in your VoiceOver Utility / Commanders screen? Are you using the external Magic Trackpad, or is it the built-in

Re: The Fine Art of Trackpad Control

2011-01-09 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Zack: Think of the trackpad more as a small flat radio dial. You can position two fingers about an inch apart, and pretend to turn the litle dial clockwZise. Or, trying keeping one finger still and moving the other clockwise around it. Finally, do this while holding the VO keys with your o

Re: The Fine Art of Trackpad Control

2011-01-09 Thread Kimberly thurman
Zac, put your thumb and forfinger down on the track pad about an inch and a half to two inches apart, then turn like you are turning a knob. hth It just takes practice. On Jan 9, 2011, at 8:41 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi All, > Perhaps I'm just dense, but I can't seem to master the VO trackp

The Fine Art of Trackpad Control

2011-01-09 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi All, Perhaps I'm just dense, but I can't seem to master the VO trackpad navigation system to save my life. I gather it's quite similar to one which many people have gotten used to on the IPhone, so I know it should be possible. I'm even having trouble turning the system on via trackpad. Wh