VO+Tab, the VoiceOver passthrough command, or "ignore next keypress" command, appears to be non-functional in Mac OS 12.2.1.
To reproduce, open any app or window. Press VO+Tab. Then try to navigate with VO+Right or Left arrow. The expected behavior is that the navigation command should be ignored. However, on current Mac OS, the navigation command is not ignored.
I first encountered this with invert colors, and mentioned it in this forum topic. However, I've now discovered this is not specific to invert colors and seems to be a problem with the passthrough command in general.
I'm on a 2019 Mac Mini. Resetting the NVRAM has no effect. Please let me know if anyone else can confirm this issue. Thanks.
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I actually think this has been broken for a while
Yes, I can confirm this issue. My work computer is a 2018 Macbook Air running Monterey 12.1 and the pass-through command is definitely not working. This is especially annoying since my company does a lot of work in G-suite and that command is practically required to navigate efficiently through the Docs and Sheets interface. I've been putting off updating my personal computer due to all the issues reported on Monterey ... guess I'll keep waiting then.
I already reported this to…
I already reported this to apple last year when I first noticed it. Here's hoping they fix it. Over all though mac os 12 works grate, except for that little quirk.
Good to know
I upgraded from 12.0, so I wasn't sure when the issue was introduced. I did not see it mentioned in the AppleVis bug tracker database. Maybe the editors can add it.
Anyone tried redefining the hotkey?
Shrug. Who knows? Might work.