Yeah I also can't drag and drop with disasterious results. I some how dragged a set of files on to a skype window not an archiving app. I was tryin to zip to 7zip btw.
S On Jul 1, 2010, at 6:19 PM, Cody Hurst wrote: > well you know like I said vo does have the control option command shift space > command for mouse down and mouse up, however it doesn't seem to stick which > was my original issue I had but oh well. but now if someone enabled the > announcement of items under the mouse thing and then used the mouse, I > suppose you could drag that way but even that wasn't too successful for me > On Jul 1, 2010, at 6:33 PM, Tinker Tweak wrote: > >> Yes I do think it is getting funny but the laugh is on us who cannot use an >> important feature. >> >> I really believe all that is needed for cut and paste using just the >> keyboard is already there in the OS since drag and drop for the visual user >> is really cut and paste only with another name and mouse driven. >> >> I don't know whether to cry or laugh when somebody comes up saying that cut >> and paste is very dangerous because drag and drop has the same function or >> end result anyway only with a different way of doing the same and minus the >> keyboard support. >> >> Why not us Mac blind users just petition Apple to put a keyboard shortcut >> for their drag and drop? Maybe then we could do away with Windows all >> together. Smile. >> >> I raised a similar issue when I was a new Mac user and got my head chewed >> off for the effort. LOL! I sincerely hope we could be objective and not be >> counterproductively zealots for one particular thing or another. We could >> help each other with our different needs. I don't have to be in disagreement >> just because a particular feature is not important to me. If it is not going >> to harm me and it could be useful to someone else, then by all means I will >> support you brother! Grin. >> >> Vic >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cody Hurst >> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 3:28 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: How do you drag a file or folder from one location to another? >> >> this is very funny how this thread has gotten so very >> philisophical.....laughs >> On Jul 1, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Tinker Tweak wrote: >> >>> Respectfully . Maybe you were moving files or folders from one drive >>> letter to another. So if that were the case, then the time to move will be >>> the same as in copying. But when you only move files and folders to a >>> different location but within the same drive, then it will only take a few >>> seconds. I just verifyed this using windows 7 andwindows xp moving 13.7 gb >>> of mp3 files. >>> >>> >>> Vic >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami >>> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 1:14 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: How do you drag a file or folder from one location to >> another? >>> >>> Not in my case. I moved 4 gigs of stuff and it took almosst 3 to 54 >> minutes >>> or there abouts to do it. I was timing it. and this was on a windows >>> machine. >>> >>> there might be a different thing for the mac but yeah. >>> >>> S >>> On Jul 1, 2010, at 7:48 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: >>> >>>> When you move a file, the computer just changes info stored on the drive >>> about where the file is stored. It doesn't have to spend time actually >>> making another copy. That's why people want to move instead of copy. >> Copying >>> a 1GB folder takes as long as is required to copy 1GB of data. Moving a >> 1GB >>> folder is almost instant. >>>> >>>> Bryan >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 10:53 AM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: How do you drag a file or folder from one location to >>> another? >>>> >>>> When dragging and dropping, aren't you just copying and pasting anyhow? >> If >>> one were to compare what is actually happening with the files, wouldn't it >>> take just as long to drag and drop a 1-gig file as copying and pasting it? >>>> >>>> Teresa >>>> On Jun 30, 2010, at 6:17 AM, John J Herzog wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Teresa, >>>>> I wanted to comment on your suggestion that it is easier to copy and >>> paste versus drag and drop. I'm afraid that, for time reasons alone, drag >>> and drop would be far more useful than copying and pasting currently is. >>> When you drag and drop something from one place to another, it is almost >>> instantaneous. By contrast, copying something that is multiple gigabytes, >>> like an Itunes library for instance, takes quite a while. So, for time >> sake >>> alone, dragging and dropping would be a far easier method of moving things >>> from one spot to another, if only we could utilize it. >>>>> Now, however, you have to copy something to a new location, remembering, >>> of course, to delete the previous one if you don't want it any longer, >> which >>> takes a good amount of time. For this reason, I wish drag and drop would >> be >>> implemented in voiceover. >>> >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 30, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Now that I think of it, I do remember asking myself if I could live >>> without a "cut" feature as I looked at some Mac tutorials. So I actually >>> knew about that one going in. I figure if I wasn't happy with a basic >>> feature of an OS, I wouldn't use the OS. >>> >>>>>> >>>>>> As for dragging and dropping, it might be a good idea to know how to do >>> it, but probably in the same way that it's a good idea to know how to make >>> bricks. You just might use it someday, but if there's a simpler way to do >>> it, chances are you'll mostly use that instead. >>>>>> >>>>>> Teresa >>>>>> On Jun 30, 2010, at 3:46 AM, Kaare Dehard wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> there used to be, an probably still is an automator work flow that >> used >>> to simulate drag, drop and remove. This unavailability of cut at the os >>> level has probably saved a number of tech support reps irate phonecalls >> and >>> is not likely to go awyay... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kaare. >>>>>>> On 2010-06-30, at 3:30 AM, Cody Hurst wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> this is strange, I think someone on here said they used it in >>>>>>>> leopard. I wonder if there is a setting that needs to be changed why >>> would it work on one machine and not another On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:37 PM, >>> Teresa Cochran wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> How odd. I've used the copy and paste commands numerous times to >> move >>> applications from the downloads folder to the apps folder. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Teresa >>>>>>>>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 5:28 PM, Chris Moore wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Such a basic function, even Win-doze can do it. What were Apple >>> thinking of? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Do they not think we can be trusted with a virtual pair of >>>>>>>>>> scissors? (frown) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Apart from scripts, I wonder if there are any hacks to override >>>>>>>>>> this. G-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r- On 30 Jun 2010, at 01:18, Chuck >>> Reichel wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>>>>>>>> I have Apple care on my mac pro Quad core and have been asking >> them >>> when drag and drop would be fixed in Snow Leopard. >>>>>>>>>>> It works on my g5 box with Leopard thats why I brought it to there >>> attention. >>>>>>>>>>> They said that they are working on it! >>>>>>>>>>> Talk soon >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Chris Moore wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I had never noticed this problem before as I just used the mouse >>> in the past to drag and drop, now I can't see to use the mouse. So I >> tried >>> to use command + x to cut and no joy. However, cut works in text edit >> etc. >>> I have sent a message to Apple asking about this, will let you know if >> they >>> come back with anything constructive. Anyone else who has this issue, >> then >>> please send an email to Apple too. >>>>>>>>>>>> On 29 Jun 2010, at 22:21, rossy wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> hi , >>>>>>>>>>>>> if it can help you here you can find the script move file . >>>>>>>>>>>>> this helps for the cut and paste . >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.universalaccess.it/script-english/ >>>>>>>>>>>>> let us know if you need help . >>>>>>>>>>>>> rossy >>>>>>>>>>>>> www.universalaccess.it >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Il giorno 29/giu/2010, alle ore 17.16, Alfredo ha scritto: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> How to you drag a file or folder from one folder to another? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know this can be done, as it is in the starting guide but I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> did not understand how to do this. 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