Hi, I have this same problem. I can be reading a relatively long email or just have my computer sitting there and the user account dialogue will pop up. It goes away if I hit the control key but if I'm reading I lose my place in whatever I'm reading. I agree it can be very annoying.
Gabe On Oct 30, 2017, at 9:34 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: > > I could not make this happen, will try again tomorrow. I did a clean > install shortly after High Sierra was released, without doing any migration, > and have yet to see this, I saw it lots in Sierra. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . > "God for you is where you sweep away all the > mysteries of the world, all the challenges to > our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off > and say God did it." --Carl Sagan > E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 10/30/2017 8:34 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> I did not do a clean install. I upgraded over the top of Sierra. As for a >> specific webpage, that really isn't necessary. Just go about your business >> and find a nice meaty article on some webpage and start doing a continuous >> read. Or if you happen to have a nice long email saying a newsletter, start >> reading. It should screw up. I've seen it do it when I'm just sitting >> messing with my phone doing nothing on the Mac, and all of a sudden, I have >> the stupid announcement. It's really annoying. >> Mary >> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Oct 30, 2017, at 8:22 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> Mary, >>> Help us. How about a web page (in English) where this happens. Does it >>> only happen in web pages and emails? >>> >>> Did you do a clean install or did you upgrade over Sierra? >>> >>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . >>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the >>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to >>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off >>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan >>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>> >>>> On 10/30/2017 8:09 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >>>> Well, if anybody cares, I set my Mac to go to sleep after three hours. It >>>> had been set to never. And I said the screen saver to kick in after 1 >>>> hour. I shut down the machine and restarted it. And still, if I start >>>> reading a long email or an article, within about two minutes or so, I get >>>> that damn announcement. This is really unusable. I've gone from busy busy >>>> on Sierra to this. I'm just about done with a Mac. If I can't get basic >>>> tasks done efficiently, windows here I come. It's really a shame. Because >>>> Apple bills nice machines. And the phones are great, and I love how the >>>> Mac on the phone sink etc. But come on. How hard should it be to allow >>>> people to just simply read things? >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> On Oct 30, 2017, at 3:14 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> You'd think so, but, it seems that the Security Server is still called up >>>>> and the authentication window rears its ugly head. Try a long time, but >>>>> not the "Never" option and see if that helps at all. I've been trying to >>>>> see if I can localize the Security Server and create an activity, but >>>>> haven't made a lot of progress yet. Lots of "nice try Tim", but nothing >>>>> tangible yet. >>>>> >>>>> Later... >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 30, 2017, at 13:07, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Tim, but if I have it set not to go to sleep, shouldn't that solve the >>>>> problem? Maybe there are two settings? Maybe I'm missing one. >>>>> Mary >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 30, 2017, at 11:47 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> What's happening here is that the authentication layer, which is >>>>>> invisible to the sighted user, is activating. When your computer screen >>>>>> is set to sleep after a certain amount of time, or if it is set to lock >>>>>> after a certain amount of time, authentication will take over and >>>>>> require a password to allow someone access to the computer. If you >>>>>> disable this level of security, it seems that the authentication layer >>>>>> initially still activates, but it does not lock down your computer. >>>>>> Because the authentication layer was activated, VO announces that this >>>>>> window gained focus, and, of course, this announcement interrupts >>>>>> whatever you're listening to. extending the time of the screen sleep or >>>>>> scree saver will reduce the incidence of this announcement. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later... >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 30, 2017, at 12:07, Robert Cole <mr.robertc...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> Try changing the time that the screen goes to sleep. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 30, 2017, at 1:08 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi folks, >>>>>>> With my Mac on High Sierra, I am having VoiceOver interrupt continuous >>>>>>> reading on webpages every so often with a text that says user >>>>>>> authentication window. Now if I envoke window chooser, this window is >>>>>>> not evident. So I guess it's hidden or something. I'm wondering if >>>>>>> there's anyway to find it and get rid of it. >>>>>>> Mary >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>>>>>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>>>>>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>>>>>> itself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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