Thanks Esther and Paul. That does it! Johnny On Sep 1, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Esther wrote:
> Hello Johnny and Paul, > > Paul is correct that you can turn on viewing of file extensions in the Finder > preferences menu. In FInder, first bring up the Preferences menu with > Command+comma. Then navigate to the "Advanced" pane in the FInder Toolbar of > the Preferences menu. You can either interact and then VO+Right arrow to the > "Advanced" button and press it (VO-Space) or, if you are using TrackPad > Commander, you can do this with gestures: two finger swipe right to interact, > flick right to navigate, double tap to select, two finger swipe left to stop > interacting. > > On the "Advanced" pane of Finder Preferences there is a check box for "Show > all filename extensions". Check this (VO-Space; or double tap if you are > using TrackPad Commander to navigate; if you are using QuickNav to navigate, > press the up and down arrow keys to check the box). Close the preferences > window with Command+w when you are done. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Sep 1, 2011, at 01:15, Paul Erkens wrote: > >> 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. 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. 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