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Re: JAWS Accordion test

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From: Al Sparber
Date: Mar 22, 2009 12:10PM

Thank you Randi.

The contents of the first hidden panel is:
Mary Had a Little Lamb, its fleece was white as snow

The contents of the second hidden panel is:
Copernicus was an astronomer a long time ago

So VoiceOver worked perfectly.

Your test is quite valuable and much appreciated.

--
Al

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From: "Randi" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >

> Hi there. I use Apple's VoiceOver on a new macbook. I'm also newly
> blind and new to this language. I think I now know what accordian
> menus are.
>
> Anyway, I think it worked fine, if I know what I'm supposed to hear. I
> heard, "link, Nursery rhyme" and then some of Mary Had a Little Lamb.
> Then something like "end of hidden content" and then "link, actronaut"
> something or other and then something brief about that. Sorry, I'm
> paraphrasing as I haven't quite mastered toggling between windows and
> not loosing my place in my typing.
>
> Thats what I heard on a macbook as a newly blind screenreader and mac
> user. Hope it helps.
>
> Randi
>
> On 3/21/09, Al Sparber < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> We've produced a little test with our latest accordion widget to see how
>> it
>> performs in JAWS 10. If anyone would care to look, there is a link to
>> download or open an MP3 of the JAWS narrative for the test page:
>>
>> http://www.projectseven.com/products/tools/accordion2/accessible/jaws-test/
>>
>> I'd also be curious as to how this page performs in Apple's new assistive
>> reader or in older assistive devices.