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Re: Ignoring next keypress on MAC with VoiceOver

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From: glen walker
Date: Nov 4, 2022 10:38AM

I forgot about locking the VO modifier key. Nice, Alexander. I don't use
that key very often. Usually you have to press Control plus Option (or
CapsLock) plus the key to perform an action such as VO plus Command plus H
to navigate to the next heading. But if you're going to navigate
frequently, you might want to lock the VO key on so that you only have to
press Command plus H. You do that with VO plus semicolon. That locks or
unlocks the VO modifier.

If the VO key is locked on, then a simple Tab key becomes VO plus Tab,
which is the shortcut for sending the next key sequence to the app instead
of to VoiceOver and thus you'd hear "ignoring next keypress" when you
simply pressed Tab. You might have accidentally hit Control plus Option
plus semicolon (or CapsLock plus semicolon) and locked the VO modifier
key. Pressing Control plus Option plus semicolon should unlock the VO
modifier and Tab should be Tab again.

On Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 9:14 AM Alexander Zelenov < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello, allyssa!
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> Most likely, the VO keys were blocked. Press VO+; to fix the problem.
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