Oh looks like it installed after all. I'm now running the latest update according to system prefs. It was not clear anything had actually happened during the installation. Pressing space bar on the buttons certainly helps. And you can't always rely on vo f 5 to tell you the truth either. It said the button in question wasn't under the mouse, but when I pressed space bar on the button it did activate the button I was trying to activate. So something weird is going on there. Thanks for your help guys. I'll know what to do for next time.
Cheers Lisette > On 28/03/2015, at 9:49 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > In addition to David’s comments, in lots of Adobe installers, you can often > just use the space to check boxes like that and use your tab to navigate > around if VO doesn’t work normally. It’s good to have a toolbox full of > options when your normal VO commands don’t seem to result in what you want. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Mar 27, 2015, at 14:23, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Although I have not had this exact problem generally on Adobe Flash installs > I encounter 2 problems. > 1. You tend to have to use shift vo space to activate the buttons. so it > might be worth doing this as well to see if it prevents you being dumped out > of the install app.. > 2. The install tends to throw up "helper" htm windows with messages like > close Safari to complete the install and other things. These can remove focus > from the install app so you need to use Window Chooser to interact with > these windows and respond to them. > > David Griffith > rto On 27/03/2015 19:22, Lisette Wesseling wrote: >> Hi Tim, >> I re-downloaded the file just now which had a different file name and got me >> a lot further with installing flash player. >> I got as far as agreeing to the license terms. When I press vo space on the >> "I agree" check box to check it, I'm thrown out of the installer and back >> into finder. It's as if I pressed the quit button which I didn't. >> Do you get this problem, and how do you get around it? >> Thanks so much. >> >> Lisette >> >>> On 27/03/2015, at 10:12 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> That Installer Helper HTML area should not be empty. IF you Interact with >>> it, VO usually can read info about what’s going on. It’s the only area >>> that is usually of any use to you. If there are any apps open like Safari, >>> Chrome, System Preferences etc, that use Flash in some manner, they will >>> need to be quit, otherwise, Flash won’t finish installing. As mentioned, I >>> often get a message about FlashBridge Cross Platform needing to be quit and >>> the only way I’ve found to do that is through the Activity Monitor since it >>> is not really an app. >>> >>> A few questions: >>> >>> • Do you have an item called Flash Player in your System Preferences? >>> • If so, what version does it say you have installed? >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 14:40, Lisette Wesseling <lisettewessel...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Tim and anybody else who can help, >>> I am having immense difficulty installing flash. Is the installer really >>> buggy or something? >>> I'm at the point where I've downloaded the disk image. I open the installer >>> app. I'm warned about this and I continue. I'm asked for my computer >>> username and password which I type in and press enter. I get a window >>> called adobe flash player installer. Next to this is an installer helper >>> html area which is empty. That's all. There's a close button and nothing >>> else, and nothing seems to be installing. >>> I've tried going through system prefs again to re download it. I hit the >>> download link and nothing downloads. Any ideas? >>> >>> Lisette >>> a >>>> On 27/03/2015, at 7:33 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> There was a discussion about this just a few days ago on this list. A few >>>> varied but similar responses. The basic gist, if it’s Flash, >>>> >>>> • Go to System Preferences. >>>> • Press on the Flash button. >>>> • Select the Advanced pane. >>>> • Interact with the Scroll area. >>>> • Navigate to the Check Now button and press it. >>>> • If there’s an update available, you will be told in a dialog at this >>>> point. Choose Update. >>>> >>>> This will take you into your browser and directly to the latest Flash >>>> installer. I usually just press tab until the Install Now link is read, >>>> then I press return. It will then download to your Downloads folder and >>>> you can open the .dmg file and run the installer package from there. If >>>> Safari or another Flash needing app is running, the installer will pause >>>> asking you to quit them all. Sometimes there’s a “Force Close All”, >>>> sometimes not. If the “Flash Bridge Cross Platform” service is running, >>>> you’ll need to quit that process from the Activity Monitor app which is >>>> located in the Utilities folder. >>>> >>>> Other than that, the only thing you may need to do is use VO-shift-space >>>> to activate a button while in the Flash Installer as the regular VO-space >>>> doesn’t work for these buttons. >>>> >>>> HTH. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 12:11, Eleanor Roberts >>>> <eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I think it's the Adobi Flash Player, but I'll find out more accurately for >>>> you. Sorry I can't be more help yet, but quite frankly I don't really >>>> know what he's on about as I don't use it. >>>> >>>> Eleanor >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On 26 Mar 2015, at 17:00, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Which Adobe product is he using? >>>>> >>>>> Best. >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 09:37, Eleanor Roberts >>>>> <eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all >>>>> >>>>> I'm asking this on behalf of a friend. He has a Mac, and uses Adobi an >>>>> awful lot to listen to media files (radio etc I believe). Anyway, he >>>>> wants to update Adobi but doesn't know how to do it on his Mac using VO, >>>>> as this is the first time he's had to update since getting the computer. >>>>> So was wondering if someone who does know could send me some instructions >>>>> whichh I could pass on to him on how to do this? >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Eleanor >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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