Well, now it has started working - sort of. Mail is now identifying a new message for me. I needed to stop Growl and then restart it. Restarting the computer didn't seem to do it.
I am still unable to get any sound to play when I switch from battery to charger or the other way. NOt sure why but, I continue to investigate. Thx, Jeff On 2011-09-05, at 12:15 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: > Yes. I have done all that. This is why I was wondering if there was a > hidden trick that I couldn't find or didn't know about. > > Jeff > > On 2011-09-05, at 12:08 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: > >> Jeff, >> You can instruct growl to make a sound. Look in the per program >> configuration, but be ware that you must enable the sound for each >> application in turn. It involves some repetitive work but I think that's the >> problem. >> To get into the growl configuration window, go to system preferences and >> find growl there. You need to click the applications tab, and in the list >> you find, highlight the program you want to configure sound for, say Skype >> or something else. Then, click configure and go into the second tab sheet of >> the configure dialog. The tab is called notifications, and there you enable >> your sound. >> >> Hth, >> Paul. >> On Sep 5, 2011, at 5:51 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: >> >>> I have set this all up but, Growl never makes a sound. I am wondering if >>> there are any hidden tricks I need to do to get this working? >>> >>> I realize this may be difficult for you to identify without investigating >>> my system but, perhaps somebody else has had this problem and can identify >>> how they solved it. >>> >>> Thx, >>> Jeff >>> >>> On 2011-09-05, at 11:32 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Tracey, >>>> >>>> In growl, found via system preferences and then growl, you can set and >>>> further configure a default notification style. One of them is speech. If >>>> you set that as the default, then it will automatically be chosen for new >>>> programs you use growl with, but you can also configure the growl >>>> notification scheme on a per program basis if you want. By the way, any >>>> new program that supports growl notifications, will automatically be added >>>> to the growl window. This is because growl is always running, and growl >>>> sees which program you are launching. If it happens to be one of those >>>> that it recognizes as being growl compatible,then growl will >>>> automatically add that program name for you in its own window. Which >>>> notification scheme, either one out of the many visual ones, or the speech >>>> one, is chosen, depends on what you set as the default scheme for new >>>> programs. >>>> Hth, >>>> Paul. >>>> On Sep 5, 2011, at 12:03 AM, Traci wrote: >>>> >>>>> Holy cow Paul, that was an excellent tutorial. Thank you very much. >>>>> >>>>> Under Growl display options, should I select speech instead of any visual >>>>> choice? Does this mean speech will give me notifications? >>>>> >>>>> This is fun to try to figure out. >>>>> >>>>> Traci >>>>> On Sep 4, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Tracey, >>>>>> Let's explain that step by step so you don't get lost. >>>>>> >>>>>> First off. A disk image is a normal file on your hard drive. If you >>>>>> click it, os10 will mount it as if it were a normal volume. In other >>>>>> words, just like when you insert a cd, it gets mounted as an icon on >>>>>> your desktop that you can open, browse etc, a dmg, once clicked, will >>>>>> mount a new imaginary disk on to your desktop. >>>>>> >>>>>> First thing to do is Click the dmg. It doesn't matter where you have the >>>>>> dmg. inside downloads is the easiest. if you're new to images then >>>>>> close everything that pops up till you are in your desktop, and then >>>>>> look around there. You will find the growl volume on the desktop. Just >>>>>> as you dive into macintosh hd, into the contents of a cd or an external >>>>>> usb drive, you open the growl volume the same way. From the desktop, >>>>>> press command down arrow on the growl volume icon. A new window will >>>>>> open, showing the contents of the image file that growl sits in. >>>>>> >>>>>> Once you have the newly mounted volume open, look at the files it >>>>>> contains. You will hear that the current screen look and feel is set to >>>>>> image browser, and not to list view or column view. To switch this back >>>>>> to a normal list view that you can read as normal, just press command >>>>>> and the number 2 and you will hear, as list view, checked. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, explore the contents of the image file. It now looks like any other >>>>>> folder on the mac. Find the item named growl dot pkg. A pkg file is an >>>>>> installer bundle. If you click a pkg file, the installer inside it will >>>>>> run. You can do that now. >>>>>> >>>>>> Next, follow the instructions in the installer screens. Don't be >>>>>> distracted by all the unnecessary repetitive information on these >>>>>> screens. I find these installers terrible, but they are doable. Follow >>>>>> their instructions until you get a finish or a close button, and the >>>>>> installer ends. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, you are back n the mounted disk image and growl installation is >>>>>> done. Now you need to perform a few final steps. >>>>>> >>>>>> As said, you are now back inside the mounted image volume where you >>>>>> found the growl dot pkg installer. You came here by pressing command >>>>>> plus down from the desktop, and you close it again by pressing command >>>>>> w. You will land back in your desktop. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, unmount the volume where you installed growl from. Find the growl >>>>>> icon on the desktop and press command e for eject. If you type command e >>>>>> on a cd icon on your desktop, the cd disk would pop out of your drive. >>>>>> In the case of unmounting a dmg volume, nothing pops out but the growl >>>>>> desktop icon, containing the installer for it, will disappear to clean >>>>>> your desktop. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, you have growl installed. But, there will be no menu item to go to, >>>>>> not in the finder menu bar, not in the apple menu, not even in the vo m >>>>>> m, status menus. The place to turn on growl, and to tweak its options, >>>>>> is system preferences. The place where you go for your system stuff, vo >>>>>> m, and then down to system preferences. One of the last items within >>>>>> system preferences will be the item for growl. Open it and configure >>>>>> growl. Close the growl panel with command w as normal. If you want, you >>>>>> can now get rid of the growl dmg disk image file, because growl is >>>>>> installed and running. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now that this is clear and done, you should go to the growl website, and >>>>>> read all of its documentation. It's not very much, and it will help you >>>>>> understand and work with growl. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hth, >>>>>> Paul. >>>>>> On Sep 4, 2011, at 7:18 PM, Traci wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you, I like the sound of this growl. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok, I am still very new to downloading and installing. I did some >>>>>>> googling and learned the following: >>>>>>> To Install the application, open the disk image, and double click in >>>>>>> the Growl.prefPane >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can someone break that down for me? I have my set up to download my >>>>>>> disk images to my desktop, is this a case where I should keep it in my >>>>>>> downloads folder? IE, I should not delete this disk image? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Once I open the disk image, then go over to the preference pain, I'm >>>>>>> done? Should I close that window and go over to system preferences to >>>>>>> begin setting up Growl? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm looking forward to figuring this out further. Thanks! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Traci >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: Paul Erkens >>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 7:01 AM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: more system sound feedback? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Tracey, >>>>>>> Well, each case where you want to have sound on the mac is indeed >>>>>>> possible, but you will have to know what to do. For example, Eric Caron >>>>>>> already wrote about the progress bar that you can follow while a file >>>>>>> is downloading. But growl is another option. To answer your questions: >>>>>>> growl comes with an additional separate extension that you can install. >>>>>>> So, first install growl, familiarize yourself with it, and then install >>>>>>> the safari extension. This will let growl tell you when a download is >>>>>>> complete. Regarding ejecting a usb disk: there is a growl extension >>>>>>> that is called hardware growler. It also comes in the dmg bundle that >>>>>>> growl comes in, if you download it. The hardware growler can keep an >>>>>>> eye on the battery status, and also notify of hardware changes such as >>>>>>> mounting and unmounting external partitions etc. Worth taking a look at. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hth, >>>>>>> Paul. >>>>>>> On Sep 2, 2011, at 5:12 PM, Traci wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is there a way to have more sound feedback on Mac? I'm still quite >>>>>>>> new, and I'm switching from windows, it is something that has >>>>>>>> surprised me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For example, when downloading a program from Safari, how do I know >>>>>>>> it's progress or when it is completed? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also when I connected or ejected an external hard drive, I don't >>>>>>>> remember hearing a sound. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>> Traci >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>> tomacvisionaries+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. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. 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