Many thanks for the confirmation Alex, Ed On 8 Sep 2013, at 17:12, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That is indeed the only way to do it. I contacted Apple about this some > months ago, and made them aware of the bug that causes VO users to not use > Airdrop normally. Hopefully this will be fixed in an update, but until then, > the share menu is your only option. > On Sep 8, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Edward Green <ergreen1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Many thanks Jeff, >> >> I'll give that a try. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Ed >> On 8 Sep 2013, at 14:01, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> wrote: >> >>> I don't know if this is the only way to use Airdrop, but I launch it on >>> both computers, open up a finder window on the source machine, find the >>> file(s) that I want to transfer, do a [VO] [shift] [m] on the file >>> (bringing up a context menu) and then choose Airdrop from the Share menu. >>> You will then be asked to confirm the action on the destination machine. >>> >>> Hth, >>> Jeff >>> >>> On 2013-09-08, at 8:37 AM, Edward Green <ergreen1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have just got a new Macbook Pro, and want to transfer files onto it from >>>> my Macbook Air. >>>> >>>> I have clicked on Airdrop on both machines and each can see the other. >>>> >>>> I then go to the folder I want to transfer on the Air, and press VO comma >>>> to mark it. However, when I locate the image for my Macbook Pro and press >>>> VO period, I am told that the marked item is no longer available. >>>> >>>> I also tried to copy and paste it but suspected that wouldn't work as the >>>> things I'd read about Airdrop suggested that I needed to use drag and >>>> drop, and sure enough, the it didn't. >>>> >>>> It's probably stating the obvious, but both machines are running Mountain >>>> Lion and connected to the same WiFi network. >>>> >>>> Any tips/guidance on where I'm going wrong would be much appreciated. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Ed >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
