Oops, to toggle into and out of scan mode, the Narrator command is
caps+space.
On 4/6/2020 10:20 PM, Ana G wrote:
> I'm curious to know what experiences others have had with situations
> like the one you describe.
>
>
> When I can't find something with the tab or arrow keys, I sometimes
> resort to touching the screen. This is a hit-and-miss proposition.
> Sometimes exploring the screen shows me exactly what I find by tabbing
> and arrowing. Other times exploring gets me to what I want, and I am
> able to activate the control. Still other times exploring gets me
> there, but I need sighted help because I can't do anything with that
> control while the screen reader is running. It really just depends.
>
>
> As far as screen readers go, you may want to try Narrator. Sometimes I
> can get to buttons, radio buttons, etc., that are normally not screen
> reader focusable. I think I make sure I'm in scan mode (the toggle is
> capsalt), and then I use the standard form field commands, like b for
> button and x for check box. caps+apostrophe moves system cursor to
> Narrator cursor, and caps+left bracket does the opposit.
>
>
> Another thing you might try with Narrator is Mouse mode. You toggle it
> with caps+alt+m. In mouse mode, you move around using the number pad
> keys. I don't think there's a specific command for simulating a mouse
> click; I think you just use space or enter, but I can't swear on a
> stack of bibles.
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> On 4/6/2020 7:59 PM, Jeff Kennyon wrote:
>> Hi everyone. While I am stuck at home with nothing to do I have been
>> experimenting with my BCD436. I think I have everything covered
>> except one thing. I am hoping to add and create my own favorites
>> list. In order to do this when you use Sentinel you of course have
>> to go to the new list desired, and then you have to click an icon to
>> append. I downloaded and tried NVDA with the touchscreen as well as
>> JAWS and I haven’t found the icon. Will the touchscreen function on
>> either program allow you to get to icons and other items that you
>> normally can’t get to via keyboard? If so is there a standard place
>> to look for them on a screen, or do I need to hunt around?
>>
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