Chris, I changed my login to prompt for a username and password rather than showing a list of accounts. Voiceover speaks fine at this prompt, and this allows you to enter the username, tab, and enter the password. Hints also work if you need them. You are able to switch accounts while logged into one account, if you need to, as well.
I regularly use my laptop on a standard account, and have my administrator account for checking for software, installing software, upgrading, etc. I think it is more secure this way. So yes, passwords are always a good idea; they just seem to work a bit better for VoiceOver if you have the OS prompt for a username and password instead of having you choose from a list of accounts. Harry On Jul 14, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Christopher Edwards wrote: > Hello, > > I have an MBP running Lion which I bought at the end of April. > > It was set up by a member of staff at the Apple store where I bought it. He > suggested that I should have a password when starting the OS and I quite > agree with this. However, at a subsequent one-to-one training session it > became apparent that Voiceover did not appear to start before the Password > prompt appeared. the Trainer therefore said he would disable the password. > > However, I have since started to have prompts which voiceover says have no > window while I am running the machine. Today, at another training session, > this prompt could not be dismissed without entering a password and I no > longer remember the one I used. I have a Genius Bar appointment for Sunday > to try and get this resolved. > > My questions are: > > 1. Is the Log-in password prompt normally spoken by Voiceover? > > 2. If not, how do you know when to enter the password? > > 3. Do people just not bother with a password? > > 4. It strikes me that it would be good practice to have two accounts. One > for normal use and one just for installation of software etc. If one does > this will Voiceover speak at the screen where you have to select the > account? > > Many thanks for your help. > > Chris > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 7299 (20120714) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.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.
