[mac4theblind] Re: selecting non-contiguous files doesn't seem to work

  • From: Caitlyn and Maggie <caitlyn.furness@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 15:47:04 -0400

Hey, thanks, Emilio!
I didn’t realize that you no longer had to use the cursor tracking feature of 
vo for this to work!
I’ll probably still lock my vo keys, though.  I have small hands.  Less strain 
to not have to hold everything down all at once!
Thanks again!
Cait

On May 4, 2014, at 1:36 PM, Emilio Hernandez <emilio.s.hernandez@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> In my experience while using Mavericks 10.9.2, turning cursor tracking off is 
> no longer necessary.
> Caitlyn is correct that first, you need to interact with the list view. 
> However, where our strategies differ is in keyboard combination procedure.
> Basically, just lock your Voiceover keys and when first selecting a file, you 
> will need to press “VO-command-enter” twice when adding the first file to the 
> selection because it is already selected by default, so performing this 
> keystroke will deselect the file.
> Once this is done, just arrow down the list and with each file you wish to 
> add to the selection, press “command-enter,” until all files are added, then 
> disable the Voiceover key-lock feature, and press “command-C” to copy the 
> items to the clipboard.
> 
> Personally, I do not lock my Voiceover keys, but this is personal preference. 
> I just keep my Voiceover keys held down, as I arrow through the list, and add 
> “command-enter” to the keyboard combination when wanting to add a file to a 
> noncontiguous selection, then I release the Voiceover keys, and press 
> “command-C” to copy.
> 
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