Hi Marc! You can set up a shortcut under commanders in VO utility [VO+f8] You can choose to either use a keyboard or trackpad or if you have one Numpad!
Also if you have not already got any commanders running under VO+f8 in general select the [allow VO to be controlled by Applescripts] checkbox! This will make the Time keystroke work better! So if you activate keyboard commander if you then press right option+t the time should be spoken! And under the Commanders in the keyboard tab you will find the enable and your choice of option keys [should be on right ] but you could select left if you want! That is one or the other for all commands! Then in the table you should see some commands that are already there [like say time] and next to the table is a add button! OK a little tip have a keystroke in mind to launch the script in question! So in the field put the keystroke in 1st then go to the menu button and select custom and in there should find applescripts then select the one you wish to use with that keystroke! Oh one more thing do not set up a shortcut for iTunes there is a clash with the option key that can bring up the choose itunes library window instead of launching iTunes! hth Colin On 19 Aug 2012, at 02:29, Marc Sutton wrote: > Hi Esther, > Yes, it took me a while to tackle these scripts but it's not hard once you > follow the good instructions that you provide. I will move them to the itunes > folder and see what happens next. I assume you can assign a keyboard shortcut > for these. Wondering where that might be done. Perhaps under system > prefs/keyboard? Thanks. > Marc > > On Aug 18, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Marc, >> >> There's probably a better way to amend the AppleScripts, but not switching >> back to iTunes just reflects usage, I think. Originally when I used these >> AppleScripts, I loaded them into the iTunes AppleScript menu instead of the >> general AppleScript menu for the System. Specifically, instead of putting >> the AppleScripts into the folder on my account: >> ~/Library/Scripts/ >> I put them into the folder: >> ~/Library/iTunes/Scripts >> And I had to create the Scripts folder the first time I added an AppleScript >> under iTunes to the Library folder under my account. >> >> The difference is that when you add scripts under a specific application, >> you access the scripts menu in the menu bar of that application, while when >> you add them to the general Library/Scripts folder you access them from the >> services menu bar (VO-M-M or Control-F8, instead of VO-M or Control-F2), and >> you can navigate to that menu from any application. >> >> I used to run these from iTunes, but some people like to use other >> applications on their computer while listening to podcasts, iTunes U >> content, or movies. So I switched the instructions to loading the >> AppleScripts to the general scripts folder. That way, you don't have to be >> in iTunes to start and stop the podcast. >> >> I think that if you load these and use them under iTunes, using the Scripts >> menu just before the "Help" menu on the iTunes menu bar (e.g., VO-M then >> VO-Left arrow twice to the menu), and return to normal speed from there, >> your focus returns to iTunes. >> >> By the way, I realised that I sent you these AppleScripts off list as email >> attachments about half a year ago! And slightly off topic, I didn't >> realise your recent viphone "Where To?" app use question was for the iPhone, >> because the new "pop up" menu design to email destinations only showed up >> in the latest update -- it wasn't present in the version I have on my iPhone. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Aug 18, 2012, at 12:24, Marc Sutton wrote: >> >>> And it works great. I noticed that Quicktime stays open when the "return to >>> normal spped" script is launched, so you have to go back to itunes to pause >>> speech. Is this the behaviour designed in the script, or is something amuck? >>> Marc >>> >>> On Aug 18, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Marc Sutton <marc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Again Esther, >>>> I found your apple script instructions further down the archive webpage. >>>> Thanks for the detail and I am now putting it all together. >>>> Marc >>>> >>>> On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Marc Sutton <marc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Esther, >>>>> Thank you for this tip. I downloaded an opml file of my podcast >>>>> subscriptions into itunes. Do you know if they can be sorted into folders >>>>> instead of one long list? Can you point me to a resource on how to build >>>>> this apple script file? Thanks much. >>>>> Marc >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 17, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Mark, >>>>>> >>>>>> I use a couple of AppleScripts to speed up playback of tracks selected >>>>>> in iTunes and return to normal speed. iTunes itself doesn't support >>>>>> variable speed playback, but QuickTime Player, which it uses, does. So >>>>>> the scripts just pass the current position in the track to QuickTime >>>>>> Player, with the speed boost, and then back to iTunes at normal speed, >>>>>> so the track position can be kept. I've used this method for several >>>>>> years. However, it's the older version of QuickTime, which is now >>>>>> dubbed "QuickTime 7", that has the easy access to A/V controls of >>>>>> pitch, speed, etc. that was used for the scripts, and while this still >>>>>> works (and provides different playback options -- all accessible >>>>>> through the GUI with VoiceOver), it's no longer included by default >>>>>> with operating system distributions starting with Lion; you have to >>>>>> download it separately. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you're interested, I posted instructions on the Mac-access list >>>>>> earlier this year, and you can read the post in the mail archives: >>>>>> Speeding up podcasts on the Mac: >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access%40mac-access.net/msg08057.html >>>>>> >>>>>> HTH. Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Esther >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 17, 2:54 pm, Garth Humphreys <ghu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> I don't have a recommendation at the moment but I think I saw some >>>>>>> reference in the twitter stream from down cast. He mentioned that he >>>>>>> was working on a Mac app. I'll be very happy if so. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 18/08/2012, at 5:52, Marc Sutton <marc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Listers, >>>>>>> I use and enjoy Downcast on ios. Does anyone have recommendations for >>>>>>> podcast apps on the Mac? Hopefully one that will allow speeding up of >>>>>>> playback. 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