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Re: Ignoring next keypress on MAC with VoiceOver

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From: David Farough
Date: Nov 3, 2022 12:22PM

Thanks Glen for the link.
I remember some time ago on the list someone mentioned having difficulty with navigation on the web with Voiceover.
Anyway using the link you provided I also found the following that might explain this issue.
*article begin *
Use VoiceOver and the Tab key to navigate on Mac
In Keyboard System Settings, you can set an option to use keyboard navigation to move the keyboard focus between controls such as text boxes, lists, radio buttons or tickboxes. When you turn on the option, you can press the Tab key to move the keyboard focus forwards, or press the Shift and Tab keys at the same time to move the keyboard focus backwards.

See Use your keyboard like a mouse.

When you turn VoiceOver on, the keyboard navigation option is automatically selected (if not already on). When you turn VoiceOver off, it's deselected (if it hadn't already been on). To turn the option on or off at any time, press Control-F7.

When you use the Tab key to navigate while VoiceOver is on, keep these points in mind:

To navigate in reverse, press Shift-Tab.

When the VoiceOver cursor lands on an item, you immediately interact with the item (you don't need to enter a command). To turn off this automatic interaction of the Tab key, open VoiceOver Utility (press VO-F8 when VoiceOver is on), navigate to the Navigation category, then deselect “Automatically interact when using tab key”.

Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier. See Use the VoiceOver modifier.

See also
Navigation category, VoiceOver Utility on Macs

-----Original Message-----
From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of glen walker
Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:32 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Ignoring next keypress on MAC with VoiceOver

I know you can tell VoiceOver to send a keypress to the application instead of having VoiceOver interpret the key but you have to press Control plus Option plus Tab and then the next keypress goes to the app.

It sounds like your VO shortcut key (Control plus Option) is stuck? Or maybe you use the CapsLock key for your VO shortcut.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/voiceover/vo2722/mac


On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 5:47 AM allyssa jessicon < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone of you know why VoiceOver on my MAC keeps announcing
> "Ignoring next keypress" when I tap Tab key, it does not move my focus
> to the next interactive element nor does it announce anything else
> other than the one I mentioned in quotes. Is this a VoiceOver
> behavior?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Regards,
> Allyssa.
> > > archives at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >