Hi, Sure hope this works for you as well. Just another kind of similar thing. When I use CCC, Carbon Copy Cloner, I have to toggle VO both for populating the password and admin name, as well as to see all the windows while the process is running. I also included this as an example in my note to
accessibil...@apple.com so when VO screws up, or you get busy prompts, try toggling VO. Dan On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi Dan! > Thanks for this! > I'll try it on the ones I have trouble with! :] > Colin > > On 26 Aug 2011, at 19:53, Dan wrote: > >> Hello, >> Another solution is to toggle VO off then back on. But be sure not to move >> to another window during this process. >> When you restart VO, all the fields will be available to VO, such as Admin >> name and Secure text field. >> In fact, I have now adopted the habit of toggling VO off and on in all >> instances concerning passwords, weather it be system admin stuff or >> passwords in specific applications. This always works for me. I have >> reported this to >> >> accessibil...@apple.com >> >> HTH. >> >> Dan >> >> On Aug 26, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Red.Falcon wrote: >> >>> Hi Bill! >>> >>> I've found on some of my secure text fields that I have to do a mouse click >>> then I get the normal clicking! >>> I do not know if this was one of the options you tried! >>> And just in case! :] >>> move mouse [if needed] vo+command+f5 then mouse click vo+shift+space! >>> Sorry if you've already tried it! >>> Colin >>> On 26 Aug 2011, at 19:05, Bill Holton wrote: >>> >>>> Someone replied with a helpful tip, but the email disappeared before I >>>> could >>>> give it a try, and I can't find it in the archives. Could the sender >>>> resend? Thanks. >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Bill Holton [mailto:bill32...@gmail.com] >>>> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 4:36 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Trouble with password field >>>> >>>> Hi. >>>> I am trying to set up bootcamp drivers to copy onto a disk. The Admin >>>> request dialog comes up, I can enter my account name, but no matter how I >>>> move to the password field nothing types in. No clicking sound, no visible >>>> *'s or anything, and if I type it in and press return the dialog closes as >>>> failed. >>>> I have tried swiping to the field, tabbing to the field, moving to the >>>> field >>>> and interacting, every way, it would seem, but the correct way. >>>> Any help appreciated. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
