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Using TeXShop with VoiceOver
Mac OS 10.12 Sierra
TeXShop is a free software for MacOS 10 which can be used to edit TeX
and LaTeX source files and convert them into PDF documents.
TeXShop may be downloaded on TeXShop
official website.
TeXShop is also contained in the MacTeX distribution
(see
MacTeX - TeX Users Group).
The
compatibility of TeXShop with VoiceOver is very good.
When reading PDF documents with TeXShop,
VoiceOver reads correctly isolated Greek letters
and many (but not all!) mathematical symbols
under the condition that the option
"all" has been previously selected in the Punctuation Menu of the Verbosity settings of VoiceOver.
To select this option, open the Verbosity Rotor by pressing
Ctrl + Opt + v, then select "All" in the Punctuation Menu by moving with the Right and Down arrows, then press the Escape key to quit the Verbosity Rotor.
To create a new source file:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "New" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
To save a newly created source file in the current folder:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Save…" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Type the file name, then
Press the Return key. The file is then saved in the current folder with the
default extention "tex".
To save a newly created file in a folder that is not the current folder:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Save…" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Type the file name, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow twice until the checkbox "cdisclosure", then
If this has not already been done, press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar to check the disclosure checkbox, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow (7 times) until the radio button "column view", then
If this has not already been done, press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar to check the column wiew radio button, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow (3 times) until hearing the name of the current folder followed by "pop up button", then
Select a parent folder of the wanted folder
by moving with the Up and Down Arrows, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow (4 times) until hearing "browser",
then
Move with the Arrows to select the wanted folder , then
Press the Return key.
To open a recently used source file:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to the submenu "Open Recent" with the Down Arrow, then
Press the Right Arrow, then
Select the file with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
To open a file contained in the current folder:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Open…" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Select the file by using the Up and Down Arrows, then
Press the Return key.
To open a file that is not contained in the current folder:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Open…" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow (4 times) until reaching the radio button "column view", then
If this has not already been done, press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar to check the column wiew radio button, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow (3 times) until hearing the name of the current folder followed by "pop up button", then
Select a parent folder of the wanted file
by moving with the Up and Down Arrows, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow (4 times) until hearing "browser",
then
Move with the Arrows to select the wanted file, then
Press the Return key.
to open a file from Finder:
Select the file in Finder (see Using Finder), then
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to the submenu "Open with" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Go to "TeXshop" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
To save a source file that has been modified:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Save" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
The file keeps its name and extension unchanged.
To rename a file:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Rename…" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Type the new file name, then
Press the Return key.
To hear the name of the current file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + F2 (with Macbook Fn + Ctrl + Opt + F2).
To select a part of the text in the source file:
Use the Arrows while kepping the Shift key pressed.
To read the part of the text which has been selected in a source
file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + F6 (with Macbook Fn + Ctrl + Opt + F6).
To copy the part of the text which has been selected in a source
file:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "Edit" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Copy" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
To paste the part of the text which has been copied:
Place the cursor where you want to paste the text, then
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "Edit" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Paste" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
To find a word in a source file:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "Edit" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Find" with the Down Arrow, then
Go to "Find…" with the Right Arrow, then
Type the word, then
Press the Return key.
Another method to find a word in a source file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + f, then
Type the word, then
Press the Return key.
VoiceOver find the first occurrence of the word,
Press Ctrl + Opt + a to read the sequel of the file.
Press Ctrl + Opt + g to find the next occurrence of the word.
Press Ctrl + Opt + Shift + g to find the previous occurrence of the
word.
Remark : instead of typping a word, one may select a word used in a
previous search by using the Up and Down Arrows.
Press Cmd + del to supress a word used in a previous search.
To go to the beginning of the text in a source file:
Press Cmd + Up Arrow.
To go to the end of the text in a source file:
Press Cmd + Down Arrow.
To go to a given line of the source file:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "Edit" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Line Number…" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Type the line number, then
Press the Return key.
To go one page backward in a source file:
Press Opt + Page Up (with MacBook Fn +Opt + Up Arrow).
To go one page foreward in a source file:
Press Opt + Page Down (with MacBook Fn +Opt + Down Arrow).
To go to the beginning of the current line in a source file:
Press Cmd + Left Arrow.
To go to the end of the current line in a source file:
Press Cmd + Right Arrow.
To read all the contents of a source file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + a.
To read the current word in a source file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + w.
To spell the current word in a source file:
Press twice Ctrl + Opt + w.
To read the curent line in a source file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + l.
To read the current sentence in a source file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + s.
To read the current paragraph in a source file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + p.
To complete automatically a word in a source file:
Press F5 (with macbook Fn + F5), then
Select a word in the list by using the Up and Down Arrows, then
Press Spacebar.
To use the spellchecker in a source file:
Press Cmd + Semicolon (VoiceOver read the first uncorrect word), then
Type the correct word.
One may use a list of suggested word by pressing Ctrl + Opt + Shift +
m, then use the Up and Down Arrows to select a word in the list, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
One may spell the uncorrect word or a suggested word by pressing twice
Ctrl + Opt + w.
To create a PDF document from a LaTeX source file:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "Typeset" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "LaTeX" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar. If there are no LaTeX syntax errors, a PDF
file is created and VoiceOver starts to read the first page of the PDF
doccument.
TeXShop always saves the source file before typesetting.
To read PDF documents with VoiceOver, one can also use
Quick Look (see Using Finder),
or Preview (see Using Preview)
or VisioVoice (see Using VisioVoice).
Remark: one encounters many problems when trying to read a PDF document with VoiceOver,
especially if it contains mathematical formulas,
whatever the application used.
If there are syntax errors in the source file, TeXShop open a console containing
the list of errors when typesetting.
Press Ctrl + Opt + Left Arrow (4
times) until hearing "Goto error", then press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar to
go to the first error in the source file.
Another method to go to the first error is to go to the Menu bar by pressing
Ctrl + Opt + m, then go to "Edit" with the Right arrow, then to go to
"Goto Error" with the Down Arrow, then press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
If you press only once
Ctrl + Opt + Left Arrow VoiceOver reads the page containing the
whole list of errors. This page beggins with
"This is pdfeTeX, version ..." and is often very long. You can interact
with this page by pressing Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Down Arrow, then move
through this page by using Ctrl + Opt + one of the Arrows.
To go to the next page when reading a PDF document:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "Preview" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Next Page" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Down Arrow.
To go to the previous page when reading a PDF document:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "Preview" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Previous Page" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Down Arrow.
To go to a given page in a PDF document:
Press Ctrl + Opt + Left Arrow to go to the Toolbar, then
Interact with the "Toolbar" by pressing Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Down
Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Left Arrow and Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow until
hearing "Go to Page", then
Interact with "Go to Page" by pressing Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Down Arrow,
then
Move to "Edit text contents" by using Ctrl + Opt + Left Arrow and
Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow, then
Type the page numbre, then
Press the Return key, then
Stop the interaction with "Go to Page" and "Toolbar" by pressing twice
Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Up Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Down Arrow.
To read the selected page in a PDF file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + Down Arrow.
To spell a word contained in the selected page of a PDF file:
Interact with the page by pressing Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Down Arrow, then
Move to the word by using Ctrl + Opt + one of the Arrows, then
Press twice Ctrl + Opt + w.
Stop the interaction with the page by pressing Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Up
Arrow.
To find a word in a PDF file:
Press Ctrl + Opt + f, then
Type the word, then
Press the Return key.
VoiceOver reads the first occurrence of the word,
Press Ctrl + Opt + a to read the sequel of the document.
Press Ctrl + Opt + g to go to the next occurrence.
Press Ctrl + Opt + Shift + g to go to the previous occurrence.
Remark : instead of typing a word, one may select a word used in a
previous search by using the Up and Down Arrows.
Press Cmd + del to supress a word used in a previous search.
To read all the contents of a PDF file:
If this has not already been done, interact with the text by pressing
Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + B to read from beginning, or
Press Ctrl + Opt + A to read from the current position.
Press Ctrl to stop reading, then
Press Ctrl again to resume reading.
To print a source or PDF file:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Print..." with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Press the Return key.
Some Shortcuts
To save : Cmd + s
To select all the text: Cmd + a
To select the text from the beginning of the document to the current position of the cursor: Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow
To select the text from the current position of the cursor to the end of the document: Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow
To copy: Cmd + c
To cut: Cmd + x
To paste: Cmd + v
To undo: Cmd + z
To open a document: Cmd + o
To open a new document: Cmd + n
To print… : Cmd + p
To go to the next open window: Cmd + `
To go to the next source window: Cmd + F2
To go to the previous source window: Cmd + Shift + F2
To close the current window: Cmd + w
To close all windows: Cmd + Opt + w
To go to a given line of the source file : Cmd + l
To typeset a LaTeX source file: Cmd + shift + l
To go to error: Cmd + Ctrl + e
To open TexShop Preferences: Cmd + ,
To quit TeXshop: Cmd + q
Some settings of VoiceOver suggested for using TeXShop:
Press Ctrl + Opt + v to acess verbosity settings, then
Go to "Typing Echo" with the Right Arrow, then
Select "Character" with the Down Arrow, then
Go to "Punctuation" with the Right Arrow, then
Select "All" with the Down Arrow, then
Go to "Text attributes" with the Right Arrow, then
Select "Do nothing" with the Down Arrow, then
Go to "Capitals" with the Right Arrow, then
Select "Play tone" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Esc to quit.
VoiceOver Commands
To find out the version of TeXShop that is currently used:
Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "TeXShop" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "About TeXShop" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Move with Ctrl + Opt + Left arrow and Ctrl + Opt + Right arrow until hearing the TexShop version.
TexShop Version: TexShop 4.01
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Last Update: May 11, 2018