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I wish there was a way to toggle this setting as this can get quite verbose in some instances e.g.
Personal preference however I can count and rarely navigate tables with 100+ lines where it’s important for me to know the row/col number… Speak column and row numbers When navigating web tables: unticked Not sure why they even have another setting here as it doesn’t make sense to re-arrange a web page from the way it was created as it can get quite confusing… If Safari asks me to allow downloading from a certain site I hold right CMD and press a for allow, Voiceover focus then jumps to the allow button and I can just hit space or VO perform action. I have the key set to the default (right cmd key) this allows me to speed up interactions with dialogs e.g. If cursor wrapping is allowed it sometimes causes issues with the ignore groups setting above. This setting could/should probably be changed dependant on the specific scenario however having it set to ignore VO cursor is probably best for most scenarios… With this setting when I enter a new finder window I can start navigating right away instead of first needing to interact with the main view…
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Groups only waste time and make Mac OS with voiceover feel like more work than it should.
My Pronunciations (symbol followed by Pronunciation text:
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I have to read through a lot of code using Voiceover and I added a few Pronunciations which makes it sound similar to the synthesizer i’m used to (Eloquence). I am using the Tessa compact voice with rate set to 100% (Again personal preference) Some characters sound very similar sometimes so this can be useful when navigating by character. I find this easier to follow than the alternative pitch change.Īppend phonetic pronunciation to single characters (ticked) I definitely need feedback while moving the cursor through a document. When moving the cursor: Speak text that the cursor passes. I’m comfortable typing and don’t need voice feedback every time I type something. This is personal preference and maybe better for someone just starting out to set to a higher level. (keyboard commander + t) will read the date and time. This allows apple scripts to control voiceover e.g. Not sure why anyone would want to use the alternative 2 keys (CTRL + option)Īllow VoiceOver to be controlled with AppleScript (ticked)
Please note: I only listed the settings I changed. My voiceover settings: (personal preference however I’ll try justify my reasoning for every setting) I met a developer online a few weeks ago who was/is busy losing his vision and I had a call with him where I showed him how I go about performing certain tasks which made me think it might be a good idea to post this as I struggled a lot to get to this point and hopefully this might help someone at some point… Things have changed quite a bit since then (Especially in the last year) to the point where I am now able to do my work (Full Stack Web/mobile development) on a Macbook air using Voiceover.
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Initially when I got my first Macbook pro in 2011 I did the same (installed Windows using Bootcamp) as I couldn’t get comfortable with Voiceover having used JAWS at the time I decided to do this as I read of/hear of many blind/low vision users that switch to running windows on Bootcamp or a VM as they can’t get comfortable with voiceover or think that voiceover can’t perform some task/s NVDA can etc etc. I thought I’d write up a few tips/suggestions that made me just as much if not more productive in Mac OS using voiceover than on Windows using NVDA. I have very low vision and use a combination of Voiceover, Zoom and inverted contrast.
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I’m a Software developer that recently made a complete switch from Windows to mac.
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