It happens when you are reading or when the computer is idle, Voiceover will announce this window. I did a clean install and it still happens.
Andrew > On Oct 31, 2017, at 6:39 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > And is it only happening with web pages? > > I have a funny feeling I struck this with sierra and needed a sighted > colleague to click something to get rid of it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. > Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2017 4:22 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Irritating "user authentication" window that is hidden but talks > and interrupt continuous reading > > 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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