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Re: 2 questions regarding VoiceOver usage

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From: Jonathan C. Cohn
Date: Aug 5, 2015 7:33AM

May i forward your question to some blind Mac mailing lists?


Jonathan Cohn

> On Aug 5, 2015, at 9:26 AM, Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Hello, all.
>
> I have a couple of questions regarding how VoiceOver on OS X with Safari is
> typically used by people with disabilities (as opposed to people who just
> use it for testing):
>
> 1. I've always assumed that most users enable the Advanced setting in
> Safari "Press Tab to highlight each item on a web page." Is this generally
> a safe assumption?
> 2. Do VoiceOver users often navigate using Up/Down Arrow keys *without
> the VO keys* with QuickNav off?
>
> I ask because I'm trying to nail down how the event model (such as when
> focus and keyboard events are triggered on form controls) works in
> VoiceOver and when things are and are not read.
>
> Using the VO keys with QuickNav mode off, or using VoiceOver with QuickNav
> mode on, results in behavior that is fairly predictable. However,
> navigating by Arrow keys with QuickNav mode off *without* the VO keys
> depressed results in inconsistent behavior, when form fields are
> encountered. Focus and blur events seem to be triggered randomly and
> sometimes when you arrow to a field, the field is completely ignored,
> sometimes only the text it contains is read, and sometimes the text it
> contains is read along with the fact that you are on an "edit text"
> element. Sometimes, which of these happens seems to depend on whether you
> are navigating using the Up key versus the Down key. It is very
> frustrating.
>
> Anybody else experienced this or is this just user error on my part, e.g,.
> some pattern I'm missing because I don't use it on a daily basis? Can
> anybody point me in the direction of data (or even anecdotal
> evidence/personal experience) on how VoiceOver is typically used, perhaps
> with breakdowns for different kinds of users, since, of course, there is
> great diversity among people who need to use VoiceOver.
>
> Best,
> Rob
>
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