Scrolling the Voice Control Commands list

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Scrolling the Voice Control Commands list

Re Voice Control--command "show commands"

Has anyone figured out a way to scroll the list? Scroll up/down works well on just about everything but the "command list" while using Voice Control. I've also tried scrolling by pixel, by grid, and by click and hold mouse while hovering on the the scroll bar.

I know the list is contextual (Apple's words) and changes with the opening of each App, but I would like to be able to scroll to my custom commands listed at the top of the commands list.

FWIT A useful hack is to issue the command "Open Voice Control Preferences" the selecting any command-- and when it turns blue-- saying the command "scroll up" or "scroll down."

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 30, 2019 4:34 PM

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ak1956

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Dec 1, 2019 1:52 AM in response to jayfromdavis

I have this problem too. You cannot navigate the command list using voice which makes it inaccessible - a particular problem when people are learning voice control and need to look up commands. We reverted to a written list!!

It would be great if the commands could be in a navigable window.

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jayfromdavis Author

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Dec 1, 2019 9:45 AM in response to ak1956

Rk1956

I resorted to a written list too but with trial and error while using VC I quickly found my list was in constant need of revision. What I came up with was a Numbers spreadsheet listing the command and that list lives permanently on its own desktop. Then when I find new commands, variations of commands, or useful custom commands I add them to my list along with my own notes, where the command might be useful etc. To quickly access the spreadsheet I've created custom commands "swipe left" and "swipe right." Currently I'm up to about 250 entries and want to eventually break them down even further--for instance, these are the most useful commands of a specific App. etc

Hope this helps

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Scrolling the Voice Control Commands list

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