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On 6/25/2018 2:30 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
Yeah, but my Mac's not that old. the only OS it's ever run is Sierra. Cheers, DonnaOn Jun 25, 2018, at 4:16 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: Aww shucks. :) It was intimidating the first time I did it. Once the new install is done though, you essentially have a new Mac. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan On 6/25/2018 2:12 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:No, and the thought of doing one terrifies me. lol DonnaOn Jun 25, 2018, at 4:08 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: Donna, Ever done a clean install? That method would wipe out any potential buggies in the system. That means not using restore. I do this when a new macOS is released in the fall. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan On 6/25/2018 1:29 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:OK, it's deleted and the Mac has been shut down and restarted. The problem with the option key is still there, I haven't tried to dictate anything yet. Cheers, Donna P.S. I've been thinking I would finally upgrade to High Sierra - wondering if that would fix the problem. Your thoughts?On Jun 25, 2018, at 3:19 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> wrote: Hi, The one named "com.apple.assistance.plist" is the one you want to remove. Leave the other ones be. It will rebuild itself as needed. It may not hurt to restart your computer after removing the plist file to ensure it uses a fresh new copy of it. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jun 25, 2018, at 14:00, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com <mailto:doniado...@me.com>> wrote: Hi Tim, Wow! this is way deeper than I've gone before. I don't see a file named om.apple.assistance. I do have several files named om.apple.assistant, with various suffixes. For example, there's one dated this afternoon-presumably after I modified the languages. It is called om.apple.assistant.PList. There seem to be several versions of that file, some of them dating back to 2012 or 2013.. Which one should I delete? Thanks again! DonnaOn Jun 25, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> wrote: Hi Donna, try this: • go to the Finder. • press cmd-shift-h to open your Home folder. • find the Library folder. If it's not visible, press cmd-j to bring up the View Options window and check the box to show your Library folder. It's way down near the bottom. • find the Preferences folder and open it. • locate the file named com.apple.assistance and trash it. cmd-delete should do it. • try dictating once again. This is step one of many that can be used to get dictation working properly. If it doesn't work, then we'll move on to #2. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jun 25, 2018, at 11:48, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com <mailto:doniado...@me.com>> wrote: Hi, Tim, I have had no luck with either Command Tab or toggling VO on and off, and I tried both multiple times. I have also removed Spanish as a second language, and that has not resolved the problem either. At this point I'm out of ideas. What you say makes sense, I just don't know what to do with the information. Thank you very much for the help! Cheers, DonnaOn Jun 25, 2018, at 11:36 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> wrote: Hi, I'm wondering if it's more the dictation engine that's causing your problem, not the Spanish keyboard. When dictation is engaged, a new layer is added to your screen. From a visual prospective, it's like an overhead transparency., so the sighted user does not notice a change. The VO user on the other hand may lose focus of the editable area of the TextEdit document since the dictation engine took over control. Either turning VO off then on or cmd-tabbing away then back to TextEdit may regain proper keyboard control. Also, I mentioned earlier how to remove the Spanish keyboard. Were you able to make it go away? Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jun 25, 2018, at 09:48, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com <mailto:doniado...@me.com>> wrote: Hi ET, No. My keyboard shortcut is to press the FN key twice. I agree, there shouldn't be any interference, which is why I'm wondering about the addition of Spanish as the culprit. Cheers, DonnaOn Jun 25, 2018, at 10:46 AM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote: Donna, Option left and right work fine here. Long shot, did you set the option key as the dictation shortcut? Should not be a conflict since you need to press the key twice. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan On 6/25/2018 5:35 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:Hi all, One of the things I did over the weekend was to add Spanish as a second keyboard language. I'm wondering if that's what's giving me the trouble with the option key, so would like to try removing it. In system Prefs, the option to add a language is very clear, but I see no way to remove one once you've added it. Anyone know how to do this? 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