Hi Veronica, Well, if I have the restore Windows at startup option checked, I'm now getting speech. Since it's going to remain checked anyway, I figure I might as well now leave it at that setting; it was unchecked before. Unless I cannot re-boot, I close programs before a re-start or shut down.
Les On Apr 5, 2012, at 6:53 PM, Veronica Elsea wrote: > I usually have to alt-tab to my desktop when I first boot up. Sometimes VO > talks and sometimes it doesn't. > > Veronica > > At 03:16 PM 4/5/2012, you wrote: >> Hi Ann, >> >> The problem is that regardless of whether the box is checked or not in >> System Preferences, when you go to shut down or restart under Lion, the >> Windows checkbox is checked. I confirmed this behavior after speaking with >> an Apple rep. He stated, and it is apparently the case, that one has to >> uncheck this box every time you shut down or restart Lion. This might be >> why I have the problem of VO not talking at system startup without bringing >> focus to the Finder. >> >> Les >> On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:39 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >> > Hello Veronica, >> > >> > Quite a lot has changed from Snow Leopard to Lion. One of the most >> > annoying is that, by default, windows left open are not closed when you >> > quit an application. You can change this behaviour in System Preferences. >> > Go to the General pane and look for the check box labelled Restore windows >> > when quitting and re-opening apps and uncheck it. A quick way to find this >> > is to use the Item Chooser (VO-i) and type res to select only phrases >> > containing that string. Press Return to have VO go to the selected item. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Anne >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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. > > Watch and hear The Guide Dog Glee Club sing The Star-spangled Banner at > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQNLclisGqQ > Then learn about Music CDs that will impact and entertain you forever! > http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com > Veronica Elsea, Owner > Laurel Creek Music Designs > Santa Cruz, California > 831-429-6407 > > -- > 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.
