VoiceOver text search in macOS Ventura

By Danil, 27 October, 2022

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macOS and Mac Apps

Hello everyone.

I've installed Ventura recently. Have been satisfied with it more or less. Many new bugs, but many fixes and overall improvements. Especially glad about new VoiceOver languages.

But one bug just gets under my skin, because it lowers my productivity dramatically. I'm talking about VO search, which I use a lot. Before, you was able to delete previous searches so the list was filled only with frequently used searches. Now when you try to delete any search, VoiceOver just crashes, and I can't do anything with the fact that my search history now looks like a mess. Moreover, it doesn't work properly with the quick navigation anymore — you need to turn it off before using the search.

Hope to find a solution to get over it, or will just wait for a next macOS update.

Also, just want to notice some issue one more time. What happened to Chinese voices from Vocalizer? Why do absolutely every voice now sounds like it's a compact version? I'm starting to think that their developers (Nuance, Cerence, Microsoft?) have some problems with the necessary technology, despite the fact that, for instance, Thai and even Vietnamese voices (both languages are tonal) still sounds just great.

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