Thanks Steve and Ester, Yes, I've been using the energy saver options, but was wanting a better solution. As for using iTunes, I hadn't thought about that. Thanks for the great information. an On Aug 17, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote:
> > Thanks Ester, will give that a try. > On Aug 17, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Esther wrote: > >> >> Hi Dan, >> >> In some cases, like ExpanDrive before the fix, the overall >> accessibility of the app is not affected because the same information >> is easily available through other menus or shortcuts and the status >> menu icon is simply a convenience. The only other thing you can try >> is >> navigating to the status menu bar (VO-M twice or Control-F8), then >> turn on Mouse Keys and try to move your cursor to the left, >> periodically checking what is under the mouse. When you hear "button >> is under the mouse", you can try to route your mouse cursor there and >> click. >> >> Esther >> >> On Aug 17, 2009, Dan Eickmeier wrote: >> >>> >>> Another one that i've found, and recently started using, is the Mac >>> version of Carbonite. There's an option to display status in the >>> menu >>> bar, but I'm not seeing it in my status menus, even though I have it >>> checked. I've sent an email to them about this, so hopefully >>> they'll >>> fix it. >>> On Aug 17, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Esther wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Gary, I took a look at Caffeine, and I'll outline how to get around >>>> the inaccessibility of the status menu bar icon via an AppleScript, >>>> since they the authors provided hooks for this. However, this is >>>> an >>>> issue I've seen with a few other apps, including a couple that have >>>> counterpart iPhone apps, and the link Benjamin posted to Apple >>>> Developer forums applies to these cases. The issue of placing an >>>> icon >>>> on the status menu bar that VoiceOver can navigate to in ExpanDrive >>>> has been solved. I don't know whether the developer used the >>>> private >>>> API or the public API solution, but here's the background. I >>>> reported >>>> the accessibility issue with the ExpanDrive status bar icon to the >>>> developer back in November. When a member on another list enthused >>>> about this app (which allows you to integrate files on FTP and SFTP >>>> servers with your desktop GUI and Finder with a fast, robust >>>> interface >>>> and a lot of nifty features) and its accessibility a few months >>>> later, >>>> I asked whether you could now navigate to the icon on the status >>>> menu >>>> bar with VoiceOver. (This was not really an issue for the >>>> usability >>>> of the application with VO, since the menu bar is only one way to >>>> navigate the app.) His first report back from the developer was >>>> that >>>> they didn't think it was possible for apps that Apple didn't >>>> release. >>>> However, I pointed out that the freebie tool, SoundSource, from >>>> Rogue >>>> Amoeba used a status menu bar icon that VoiceOver could navigate >>>> to, >>>> and that it was also possible to get to the DropBox status bar icon >>>> and menu (albeit in a weird way -- you bring up window chooser menu >>>> and VO-F2 twice, then select "Untitled". If your cursor is routed >>>> to >>>> your mouse, you'll hear "Dropbox menu" and then you can click with >>>> TrackPad or Mouse to open the menu). That led to the posts from >>>> the >>>> ExpanDrive folks and a fix to the service menu icon. >>>> >>>> For Caffeine, I found that opening the Application bundle with the >>>> contextual menu to "Show Package Contents" gave me a Caffeine.sdef >>>> file in the Resources folder. That showed there were definitions >>>> to >>>> turn on or turn off Caffeine via AppleScript. So you could >>>> create a >>>> "Turn On" AppleScript as follows: >>>> >>>> 1. Launch your Script Editor (with Spotlight, or by going to "/ >>>> Applications/AppleScript/Script Editor" and opening the file) >>>> 2. Type or paste in the following line (You may want to change 3600 >>>> to >>>> some other number -- this is the time in seconds, so the example I >>>> gave turns Caffeine on for 1 hour): >>>> tell application "Caffeine" to turn on for 3600 >>>> 3. Compile the AppleScript with Command-K. (Optionally, run the >>>> script >>>> with Command-R) >>>> 4. Save the AppleScript with Command-S. You can save it as a >>>> script, >>>> in which case you'll have to run it (Command-R) to use it, or save >>>> it >>>> as an application that will execute when opened (but then you won't >>>> be >>>> able to edit it to change the time; you could probably code this to >>>> prompt for the time to use). >>>> >>>> You can also create an AppleScript to turn Caffeine off, by pasting >>>> in: >>>> tell applications "Caffeine" to turn off >>>> >>>> Just out of curiosity, wouldn't it be easier to go to your Energy >>>> Saver preferences (in the menu for the battery on your status menu >>>> bar) and just set the slider to never go to sleep mode when you >>>> want >>>> to make these changes? >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> >>>> Gary wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> That's exactly the problem i'm having.. I wonder if he got a >>>>> response >>>>> to the question? >>>>> Thanks for the info. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 15, 2009, Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 15/08/2009 Gary wrote: >>>>>>> I installed it but found it not to be accessible >>>>>> >>>>>> It appears it adds an item to the Status Bar. I can't work out >>>>>> how >>>>>> to >>>>>> access that item with the keyboard. >>>>>> >>>>>> I wonder if this is because of a similar problem to that >>>>>> described >>>>>> at: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://lists.apple.com/archives/accessibility-dev/2009/Apr/msg00007.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Apparently you can script Caffeine with AppleScript. That might >>>>>> be >>>>>> an >>>>>> alternative. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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