Onyx works

2009-09-15 Thread william lomas
Hi for me, Onyx working fine under snowleopard --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 unsubscr

Re: Just upgraded to Snow Leopard!

2009-09-15 Thread Angel Dockham
mm when I am in a password field for say authorizing an installation for something to do with operating system it will make the sounds to inform you that you entered a charcter however when i am online say like facebook or myspace it does not not make a sound when I type a character. I can't find

RFB&D Downloader for the Mac

2009-09-15 Thread Greg Kearney
I have made a few interface improvements in the RFB&D Downloader application and have posted it at the project site: http://www.cucat.org/projects/rfbd/index.php I have added a notice when the process finished and it will also bounce the icon in the Dock as well. I had to remove for now the

Re: podcasts on your iPod?

2009-09-15 Thread Pete Nalda
Hi, In the podcasts tab, when your iPod is connected, you can select to download all or for example the latest 10 unplayed. I've never tried this with VoiceOver though, only Zoom, so YMMV On Sep 13, 2009, at 6:52 PM, Jessi and Goldina wrote: > > hey guys > > do any of you use your iPod to l

Re: Question on Using the Digital Coax Output with the Mac Mini

2009-09-15 Thread Chris Blouch
Right. The digital output is optical while the electrical output is analog. So you can't just plug in a mini headphone to RCA and get 5.1 audio out of a DVD playing on your Mac. You'll need the mini toslink cable as Blake suggests and then something that can decode the optical digital audio str

Re: Barcode Experiment Audio Webcast

2009-09-15 Thread John Weir
Ryan, I have the Metrologic Voyager Bt. It scans well but on bar codes it reads the leading character (prefix) and then tries to look it up in the UPS table as if it had 12 characters but the table only has 11, which does not have the prefix. How do I tell the BT to mask or leave off the pref

Re: Just upgraded to Snow Leopard!

2009-09-15 Thread Ryan Mann
Hello. You hold down the left and right arrow keys to turn Quick nav on or off. Ryan Mann Follow me on twitter as profreedom sOn Sep 15, 2009, at 8:26 AM, Angel wrote: > > Hey Guys! > > I just installed SL on both my laptop and my iMac and so far have a > few questions about VO. I read somewh

Just upgraded to Snow Leopard!

2009-09-15 Thread Angel
Hey Guys! I just installed SL on both my laptop and my iMac and so far have a few questions about VO. I read somewhere that the new version has features like shortcut keys to switch from dom to group mode and sounds when entering a password. it does enter the sound when typing a password

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Brandon Misch
the booksense doesn't yet support rfbd yet. On Sep 15, 2009, at 1:07 PM, Justin Harford wrote: > > Except one problem, I don't want to buy a victor stream or > booksense. :) > > Regards > Justin > On Sep 15, 2009, at 6:25 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi justin, >> >> RFB&D offers thei

apple id invalid?

2009-09-15 Thread Joe Quinn
for some reason my apple id isn't working with my mini. where do I go to reenter it? is there some sort of thing in system preferences or something? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

RE: iPhone VO home button oddity

2009-09-15 Thread terrence
When I was having some trouble with my iPhone and called tech support, one of the comments the guy made was that they get a lot of people who call in because they've turned VO on by accident, and this was *before* the tripple-tap thing. He was glad to see someone was actually using VO and enjoying

Re: a way to OCR images on wep pages

2009-09-15 Thread Greg Kearney
Unless the image was saved at a very high resolution, over 300 dpi it is unlikely that you would be able to OCR it. Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia Telephone: +61 (08) 93

a way to OCR images on wep pages

2009-09-15 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hello list members. I'm wondering if there is a way to OCR text in an image on web pages. Thanks for any feedback. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send e

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Peggy Fleischer
Thank you. I appreciate the clarification. I couldn't figure out why there were two files. Peggy Fleischer peggyfleisc...@bellsouth.net Psalm 90 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. On Sep 15, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > Download and un

Re: PeachPit press and training.

2009-09-15 Thread Darcy Burnard
Hi Jonathan. Personally I've not had much luck with Peach Pit Press titles. I tried to get their apple script book. I bought it, but it was in adobe digital editions format, which is not accessible as far as I know. The book is also on safari books, but it isn't readable there either.

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread michael A. Babcock
hi; do you have an estimated release date for that software your working on? On Sep 15, 2009, at 2:12 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > That this program will do is to read the .rfbd file that you get from > the RFB&D download website and will then download and combine the > files for the book from RF

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Greg Kearney
Download and unzip the file. Inside there is both an AppleScript and Application version. Run either one and select the .rfbd file that is downloaded from RFB&D website when you request to download a book. It will then start up a download job in the background and place the downloaded book

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Greg Kearney
That this program will do is to read the .rfbd file that you get from the RFB&D download website and will then download and combine the files for the book from RFB&D in much the same way as the RFB&D Downloader application does for Windows. THis software will not play the books. For that y

music distorting in vlc.

2009-09-15 Thread anouk radix
Hello, first of all I want to confirm what others hve already said, vlc works fine in sl. It crashes on me on occasion if i leave it open for hours on end without using it but if i keep it in active use when working on the mac everything is fine. There is a strange thing happening though. Be

RE: could someone try zoom?

2009-09-15 Thread claire amoroso
Hi, What type of game extension are you trying to open ? What OS are you running ? I also have Zoom and enjoy playing interactive fiction games. Normally if you type load in the main window after all the introductory stuff at the beginning of a game, you can then choose the saved game you wan

What about Postbox e-mail client accessibility

2009-09-15 Thread Claude Renaud
Hi all, Unfortunately I have not a mac yet so I can not test Postbox an e-mail client based on Thunderbird engine available at http://www.postbox-inc.com is available for windows and mac. AS someone already tried it or plan to test it soon ? As this one is not a free product (it can be trial

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Peggy Fleischer
I agree. How do we install and use this application? Peggy Fleischer peggyfleisc...@bellsouth.net Psalm 90 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. On Sep 15, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Christina wrote: > > RFB&D offers a download manager for windows in order to do

Re: mark, problems opening saved games

2009-09-15 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Why would this folder behave any differently than any other folder in your OS? I'm sorry it didn't work, but just switch it back with command 2 (two) to list view. Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurning

TIP: Where to find searchable archives for this list [was Re: Accessing MacVisionaries archives]

2009-09-15 Thread Esther
Hi James, James & Nash wrote: > How do I access the MacVisionaires archive. I would like to know, so > that I > do not duplicate questions and answers that have already been posted. There is an archive for this list at the Mail Archive site at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40go

could someone try zoom?

2009-09-15 Thread anouk radix
Hello, the tityle says it all, could someone try this program? especially the open saved games feature because for some reason I just dont get this to work, i can select the saved game file, at least voiceover says its selected but then i cant open it. I thought that saved game files ware no

re:mark, problems opening saved games

2009-09-15 Thread anouk radix
Hi Mark, i put it in column mode but no if i arrow right i dont even get the message that the directory is expanded, also vo\ still does not seem to work. Greetings, Anouk, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Christina
RFB&D offers a download manager for windows in order to download their daisy books. Do they have one for the mac yet? I have not heard that they have a mac compatible download manager. So, is this program provided by this link made so that one can bypass the rfb&d download manager in or

Re: opening saved game file

2009-09-15 Thread anouk radix
On Sep 15, 2009, at 3:23 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > > Couldn't hurt to hit a command 3 (three) there, just to be sure you're > in the column view... > > > Mark BurningHawk Baxter > > Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 > MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com > My home page: > http://MarkBu

Itunes 9 and the Command Browser

2009-09-15 Thread Jim Fettgather
Hi to the list. Using Itunes 9, after turning on the store browser with Command B, it's fairly straight forward to choose categories and interact with all of the various artists and titles. It seems very responsive. I'm wondering though if anyone has found a way to jump to specific entries begi

Re: iPod Nano Charity Auction

2009-09-15 Thread Dave Wright
$50 is my bid... Best Regards: Dave Wright Work Phone: 347-422-7085 Email: dwri...@gmail.com WebPage: http://www.knfbreader.com - Original Message - From: "Chris Hofstader" To: ; ; Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:32 AM Subject: iPod Nano Charity Auction > > Hi Everyone, > > So

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Justin Harford
Except one problem, I don't want to buy a victor stream or booksense. :) Regards Justin On Sep 15, 2009, at 6:25 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi justin, > > RFB&D offers their books in DAISY as well as protected WMA, and you > can connect a Victor Stream or Book Sense to the Mac, so you can

How to use unison

2009-09-15 Thread Mike Reiser
Hello all, Based on recommendations, I am trying out the unison usenet newsreader. I would like some instructions on using it as the interface seems very non standard. For example in the groups view when interacting with the browser, I hear all these column and row numbers along with mu

Re: access keys on websites

2009-09-15 Thread Chris Blouch
Usually it's control plus the access key in Safari. So if you go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/d/ you can hit control+0 to get to the access key shortcut list and control+1 to go back to the home page. CB Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > Hi, > > When a website reports an access key, such as 0 for H

Re: RSS reader accessible via VO under SL

2009-09-15 Thread James & Nash
Hello Kevin, > Is there a good feature packed RSS reader that is totally accessible under SL with VO? Check out: http://www.opensourcemac.org There is a heading called RSS and there is a nice little client called Vienna. This was very accessible under Leopard and I would think, if they have

Re: iPhone VO home button oddity

2009-09-15 Thread Chris Blouch
As suual I'm behind on my email. I verified that triple click currently has no default action. Double-clicking home goes to favorites and a triple just goes back home again. Only after enabling the triple-click in preferences does it do anything useful. I guess I can understand Apple not wanti

Re: SL and remote servers

2009-09-15 Thread Chris Blouch
Yup, if you were using http or https then the connection was not FTP, even though the server name was ftp.messagingengine.com. The first part of the URL specifies what protocol to use. Valid ones that mac osx 10.5 supports are afp, at, file, ftp, http, https, nfs, smb, cifs or vnc. I haven't ch

Re: Nisus Writer

2009-09-15 Thread Chris Blouch
I have my mouse cursor following my VO cursor and my VO cursor following keyboard focus so the mouse is on top of the word but control-command-d did not invoke the dictionary. Interestingly enough I tried apple-space to bring up spotlight and then typed in a world such as "soup" and the third i

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread michael A. Babcock
HI; a question regarding that. At this time is there any way to play dasi books on the mac from rfbd. Second question, can you burn the wma files onto cd, or even an audio dvd? mike On Sep 15, 2009, at 5:25 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi justin, > > RFB&D offers their books in DAISY as

Re: How can I turn that frustrating trackpad of.

2009-09-15 Thread Marshall Scott
Annie, Try plugging in a mouse and then check "Disable Trackpad if Mouse is present" in the Universal Access system preference. HtH Marshall On Sep 14, 2009, at 5:09 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > > Hi. > > The trackpad is frustrating me, suddenly it starts up in text edit or > in nisus write

RSS reader accessible via VO under SL

2009-09-15 Thread Kevin Fjelsted
Is there a good feature packed RSS reader that is totally accessible under SL with VO? I have been trying the RSS reader in Apple Mac Mail and I find it quite lacking. 1) One cannot delete article headers in the message table they keep reappearing. 2) The RSS reader will only check for updates eve

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Brandon, It doesn't have to. RFB&D offers all their books in DAISY as well as WMA. Thank goodness, as the DAISY books are much easier to navigate. Best, Anna On Sep 15, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Brandon Misch wrote: > > the victor reader stream doesn't play protected wma files yet. > > On Sep 1

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Brandon Misch
the victor reader stream doesn't play protected wma files yet. On Sep 15, 2009, at 3:24 AM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > When finished Olearia http://www.cucat.org/project/olearia/ will be > able to play RFD&B books. For now this is meant as a way to download > the books and get them into devices suc

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi justin, RFB&D offers their books in DAISY as well as protected WMA, and you can connect a Victor Stream or Book Sense to the Mac, so you can play RFB&D books without needing protected WMA. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because

Accessing MacVisionaries archives

2009-09-15 Thread James & Nash
Hi folks, How do I access the MacVisionaires archive. I would like to know, so that I do not duplicate questions and answers that have already been posted. Thanks Take care james --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to t

iPod Nano Charity Auction

2009-09-15 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi Everyone, Sorry for the cross post but I wanted to get this out to the broadest audience possible. Sitting on my desk beside me is my one year old iPod Nano. It has 8gb, is silver and, of course, synchronizes with the synthesized voice on Macintosh and, I'll assume, Windows but I have

Using Voice Over with Web Roter in Safari

2009-09-15 Thread James & Nash
Hi folks, Has anyone noticed that Voice over occasionally restarts at least the first time you use the Web Roter function? This happens regardless of whether you are in Group mode or DOM mode. Has anyone found a work around for this. I will report this to Apple but I just anted to know wh

Zoom Wierdness in Mail has to do with VO being on.

2009-09-15 Thread Pete Nalda
Ok, now I've turned VoiceOver off, and now all is normal with zoom in mail. So anyone here using both know what I have set wrong? TIA. Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) Pete Nalda http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You receiv

Zoom in Mail wierdness.

2009-09-15 Thread Pete Nalda
Ok, I'm having trouble with Zoom wherein if I"m typing at the end of a line it jumps back and forth between that location and the middle of the next line. Anyone else? Very annoying. It didn't do this in 10.5 aaik. Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) Pete Nalda http://www.myspace.

Re: MacOS RFB&D Downloader

2009-09-15 Thread Greg Kearney
When finished Olearia http://www.cucat.org/project/olearia/ will be able to play RFD&B books. For now this is meant as a way to download the books and get them into devices such as the VicrtorReader Stream or onto CD's Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of

Accessible iPhone 3GS Application: A VoiceOver Accessible Microsoft Office And PDF Document Viewer, Text Editor, And More Now Available For The iPhone 3GS Smartphone

2009-09-15 Thread M. Taylor
[As posted on the Candle Shore BLOG on Wednesday, September 16, 2009] APP: A VoiceOver Accessible Microsoft Office And PDF Document Viewer, Text Editor, And More Now Available For The iPhone 3GS Smartphone Hello My Fellow Velveteen Valets, If you want to use VoiceOver to read Micro