Johny Angel, You can turn on extensions in the finder presences. In finder, press vo comma. On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:05 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote:
> Hi Simon and all, > > Well I am still having trouble placing the VLC application into the > applications folder. After cmd downarrowingon the VLC folder on my desktop, > there is a file called VLC application. This file will not be copied into > the applications folder. Someone on the list posted a short time ago on how > to reveal file extensions. Can someone please repost this information? I > wanna be sure what I'm trying to copy. > > Thanks, > > johnny > On Aug 31, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: > >> Simon, >> >> Thank you very much. You are a wonderful help to the list! >> >> I will certainly follow your instructions here. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> johnny >> >> On Aug 31, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Please do not feel offended by these basic questions but make sure, when >>> copying n application from the downloads folder, that it has the extension >>> .app after its name. Then - and I think only then - will the application be >>> pasted into your application folder. If - once you have located your >>> application in the downloads folder - you hear .dmg after its name, you >>> need to open it first with command+down arrow. This will probably result in >>> the following: go to your desktop where you will find a folder (usually >>> having the word image in it) which has the name of your application. >>> Interact with it, and you should find there the name of your application >>> with the .app extension. Copy it with command+c and then paste into >>> application folder. Be aware that some .dmg packets when they appear as >>> image browser on your desktop may have application alias already included >>> in them. This is just a shortcut to your application folder which, when you >>> press command+downarrow, will open your application folder straight away. >>> Som programmes when downloaded have extension .pkg. They also will be >>> placed as image browser on your desktop when you open them with >>> command+down arrow. These ,pkg things usually include an installer >>> application which you have to run by pressing command+downarrow to open >>> them, and follow onscreen instructions. >>> >>> Please forgive me if this is something you know, or if it has already been >>> posted here. Just trying to be helpful. >>> >>> With best wishes >>> >>> Simon >>> On 31 Aug 2011, at 20:46, Johnny Angel! wrote: >>> >>>> Chris, >>>> >>>> Thanks so much for this! >>>> >>>> Everything went smoothly except for copying the program into my >>>> applications folder. Vo reports the copy process with a command C, but >>>> after then going to the applications folder, command V does nothing, Vo is >>>> silent, and nothing is copied. Any ideas on this last step? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Johnny >>>> On Aug 31, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>>> >>>>> Assuming you haven't changed any preferences, the downloaded files should >>>>> be in your Downloads folder. Downloads folder can be found a number of >>>>> ways but one quick way is in your dock which is VO-D. Then do a >>>>> VO-Shift-M for the contextual menu and choose open Donwloads by hitting >>>>> the up arrow once. Once in there the actual installation process depends >>>>> on what you downloaded. Most Mac apps come as DMG or DiskImage files >>>>> which when opened appear as another drive on your desktop. Usually within >>>>> there is some kind of installer package, setup program or just the app >>>>> itself. In the last case you can just copy the app, go to your >>>>> applications folder and paste it there. >>>>> >>>>> CB >>>>> >>>>> On 8/29/11 5:29 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I tried asking this once before, but I don't think my question got >>>>>> through to the list. At any rate, here goes: >>>>>> >>>>>> I need help understanding how to download programs from websites in >>>>>> Safari. >>>>>> >>>>>> Would someone please be so kind as to offer me a detailed teaching on >>>>>> how to do this? I would click on a download link, but to me nothing is >>>>>> happening. When I navigate to the download button, I can see at least >>>>>> one of the programs I have tried downloading, but I don't know what I am >>>>>> to do to get the program onto my mbp from there. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks a lot everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> Johnny >>>>>> Johnny Angel! >>>>>> beefca...@neo.rr.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> Johnny Angel! >>>> beefca...@neo.rr.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> >> Johnny Angel! >> beefca...@neo.rr.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > Johnny Angel! > beefca...@neo.rr.com > > > > > -- > 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. 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