i doubt we get new voices except maybe the ones found in the i phone. I am going to wait to upgrade i think, what I have now works fine. UPgrading won't give us for example, access to flash content so no point in me upgrading since a lot of sites I use, require flash navigation which adobe have not yet incorporated into the safari or other web browsers
On 7 Jul 2009, at 02:53, Jenny Kennedy wrote: > > Yay! I'm very very glad to hear this wonderful news. A little bummed I > don't have a fancy trackpad. I have heard some of the iPhone demos and > gestures just sound so cool and fun. I guess I'll just put up with > old tech. LOL I hope to get an iPhone in the future and will be happy > to wait 'til then to try gestures. Unless my getting a new macbook > happens first. But as this one is still fairly newish I'll wait. Who > know by the time it comes time for me to get a new macbook they'll of > come up with many more new and cool things. : smiley : > Can't wait 'til SL comes out. I know it's not too far off but. It > sounds so awesome. Am keen to hear any new voices. Have always liked > the UK voices. The best thing would be a UK version of Alex, with the > breths and all. I still think that's uber cool how Alex voice does > that. > Jenny > > On 7/6/09, Scott Howell <s.how...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> Jenny, first only the Aluminum MacBooks contain the multi-touch >> trackpad unless Apple upgrades the MacBook line-Remember the aluminum >> models are now referred to as the MacBook Pro line. Yes SL will work >> fine on your model. The most significant requirement is it must be an >> Intel processor since the Power PC chips, such as found in the G4/G5 >> machines will not be supported by SL. I'd recommend you have at least >> 2Gb ram, but 1Gb will get the job done. The commands, which are >> issued >> from the trackpad are the same commands you can issue currently with >> VO. It is another means to interact with the os using VO and it is >> hard to say what the future holds for such a trackpad and VO. The >> point is that if you have heard the iPhone demos, you can get an idea >> of how the trackpad could behave and a little imagination might lead >> you to speculate what Apple could possibly do in the future. >> So, have no fear and prepare to upgrade, it will be well worth it. >> >> On Jul 6, 2009, at 7:59 PM, Jenny Kennedy wrote: >> >>> >>> Okay. So am I to understand that the macbook pro line is the only >>> line >>> that has this fancy mousepad thing? I got my macbook in April of 08 >>> and it is the little white one. I adore it and have been waiting for >>> SL to come out. Will SL even work at all on this sort of macbook? >>> Oh >>> I'm sure the os will work but will VO function if I don't have that >>> fancy mousepad thing? Are there keyboard shortcuts to do whatever is >>> doable with the mousepad? Sorry to be so abrupt gotta run. thanks >>> for >>> any answers >>> best wishes >>> Jenny >>> >>> On 7/6/09, Claude Renaud <cldren...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello James, >>>> >>>> >>>> Sunday, July 5, 2009, 12:31:19 PM, you wrote: >>>> >>>> JN> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> JN> I've been reading the new VO features in Snow Leopard. >>>> >>>> Where di you read this please ? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Claude Renaud >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
