Hi,
I have been having a bug on macOS 14 beta 1:
I am completely unable to type on my mac when voiceover is on, for example pressing letter h in a text field reads back “heading not found”
I have also noticed that the mac will then begin saying searching and then the app name, then announcing that the app isn’t responding.
Just wanted to get everyone’s experience of this bug, and if you don’t have it what is your general experience of the macOS 14 beta?
By danno5, 16 June, 2023
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Single-key Quick Nav
Do you have single-key Quick Nav on? If so, it sounds like the bug is single-key Quick Nav failing to turn off when editing a text field. As a temporary workaround, you can turn it off system-wide by pressing VO-Q.
Good idea, didn’t think of that one
Thanks for that, that’s a good idea.
Haven’t had to use my Mac too much lately, which is why I took the risk of installing The beta in the first place. That’s a good idea though, I’ll try that.
Two Text to speech voices working at the same time
Hi.
So I have installed this software on both my MacBook and my iMac. I have managed to fix the issue of the single key navigation not turning off that persisted on my MacBook, but now I've run into a new issue where my regular voice, Alex, is only working in certain places like the dock, in navigation points like headings and land marks, and everything else such as typing or other items are read out loud by a different voice.
This is very confusing, not to mention annoying.
Anyone got any suggestions how to work around this?