good news for 10.6.3

2010-01-22 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/22/mac_os_x_10_6_3_to_enhance_quicktime_64_bit_logic_printing.html It points out apple asking for closer compatibility for voice over. A standardization of accessibility on the mac 64 bit coco environment? Here's hoping Yuma Yuma Decaux Light has no

-- Re: tutorials for mac / vo instructions

2010-01-22 Thread David McLean
I found Mike Arrigo's podcasts on blindcooltech.com to be invaluable for learning Voiceover. He has done the most thorough job of just about anyone in teaching a new Os and screenreader. On Jan 22, 2010, at 9:49 AM, ch...@q.com wrote: > Simon: > Hi. I'm in the same boat. You can find podcasts

Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-22 Thread chaas
Hi Aman: I'm just a fledgling at this Mac stuff. However, I did read in my start-up materials that you can control other computers in your network with the Mac, and control other Macs from your computer that are on your network. HTH Carolyn ch:) On Jan 22, 2010, at 8:41 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

RE: remote control of a mac

2010-01-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
If you have sight yes. Vnc is what my work collegues use. But for being blind, hell I am still trying to find that out myself. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Aman Singer Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2010 4:25 a

Re: tutorials for mac / vo instructions

2010-01-22 Thread chaas
Simon: Hi. I'm in the same boat. You can find podcasts on a site called Icanworkthisthing.com, maccessibility.net, and another that is something like "screenless switchers." I personally haven't had a lot of luck learning from them. Guess I'm more hands on about learning, or need spoonfed. I

Re: intro

2010-01-22 Thread chaas
Hi Laura: thanks for the idea. All of you have been very helpful. Carolyn On Jan 22, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Laura M wrote: > Hi Carolyn > > I'm not sure how helpful this will be for you, but if you have iTunes > or VLC open, and you press F8 (or maybe F8 with the function key, > depending on how

Re: vo driving me crazy.

2010-01-22 Thread chaas
Hi Gesse: Thanks for this instruction. Carolyn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@go

Re: Flash Again

2010-01-22 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Yep, there's got to be a callback between js and flash, and i don't know which part of the api is set to open on a per publication basis. I'm wondering if there isn't a way to access it differently, as in js firs extracting the labels, and calling applescript's OSAX which is the extended suite

Clisk 2.0.0, the new Skctl, is released!

2010-01-22 Thread Doug Lee
Clisk version 2.0.0 is released! Clisk, the Command-Line Interface for Skype, is the new name for what was called Skctl, the Skype Controller. There is a lot of new stuff since the previous release, version 1.2.6 - so much stuff in fact, that it surpasses the online manual again. The Release not

Re: Changing Skype mood message with Voice Over

2010-01-22 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
You're welcome. On Jan 22, 2010, at 6:49 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Thanks Chantel > On 22 Jan 2010, at 01:52, Chantel Cuddemi wrote: > >> James, go to the edit profile button. Press tab and you'll see the mod >> message edit field. Hth, >> Chanteh. one of the best mac userso n the block >> On

Re: verbosity options that refuse to change

2010-01-22 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi Mik,e You don't even have to set it to custom. Setting it to low should clear it entirely. I just tested it. As setting all verbosity to low will only make it speak the name, not type or status. That is because one attribute has to be set. That's unavoidable, and for good reason, as that'd n

Re: Problem with Voice Over speech

2010-01-22 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Message status? I've never had that issue. But again, I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Jan 23, 2010, at 12:48 AM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi Carolyn,

Re: Changing Skype mood message with Voice Over

2010-01-22 Thread Doug Lee
Yes I develop it actively, though it's been a while since I announced an update. Hopefully I'll get one out soon though. A lot has been happening to it, but office projects of course tend to take more of my time during the weeks. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:50:25PM +, James & Nash wrote: This

Re: Changing Skype mood message with Voice Over

2010-01-22 Thread James & Nash
This is really interesting Doug, I did not know that this existed. Did you develop it? TC James On 22 Jan 2010, at 03:18, Doug Lee wrote: > Another poster described the "proper" (i.e., within Mac Skype) way to > do this, and in general, for most people anyway, I encourage use of > within-Skype

Re: Changing Skype mood message with Voice Over

2010-01-22 Thread James & Nash
Thanks Chantel On 22 Jan 2010, at 01:52, Chantel Cuddemi wrote: > James, go to the edit profile button. Press tab and you'll see the mod > message edit field. Hth, > Chanteh. one of the best mac userso n the block > On Jan 21, 2010, at 7:06 PM, James & Nash wrote: > >> Hi list, >> >> Has anyo

Re: Changing Skype mood message with Voice Over

2010-01-22 Thread James & Nash
Cool thanks Jim On 22 Jan 2010, at 00:36, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi James! > > Not sure if I go about it the correct way but here's how I do it. > I go to account and make sure the mood message option is checked. Then when > I am in the main skype window. I vo right or left to the edit profile

Re: Problem with Voice Over speech

2010-01-22 Thread James & Nash
Hi Carolyn, On 22 Jan 2010, at 00:10, Carolyn wrote: > I've had issue where Vo doesn't announce things such as message status > completely. Turning VO off and on again seems to help that part. > I think this has to do with Voice Over needing to be refreshed sometimes. I did not think this wou

Re: verbosity options that refuse to change

2010-01-22 Thread John André Netland
Hi Mike, In the same table, find the "Disclosure triangle" setting, select only the name checkbox, and see what you think about that. In my test now, (I checked with the triangle in the same window in VO Utility, and it worked. Another solution is to label what you would like to change with a p

Re: Question about opening items on the doc

2010-01-22 Thread Carolyn
Anne: You are really a God-send. All of you are. I keep hearing questions I've wanted to ask but was afraid to. And people keep answering. This is truly an awesome list. Thanks everyone. Carolyn Haas CH:) - Original Message - From: Anne Robertson To: macvisionaries@googlegrou

Re: verbosity options that refuse to change

2010-01-22 Thread Mike Pedersen
Hi John Andre, what I'm actually trying to accomplish is to avoid the ridiculously verbose images related to threading in mail. I like to use threading but all the information about expanded collapsed and so on before the actual content is quite frustrating. It might be time to see if I can ed

Re: verbosity options that refuse to change

2010-01-22 Thread John André Netland
Hi Mike, I think this simply is to avoid that no checkboxes are checked at all. I suppose you get the settings saved if you select any of the checkboxes in your custom setup before pressing OK. If your goal is to not navigate images, I will suggest you to check out the setting under the navig

verbosity options that refuse to change

2010-01-22 Thread Mike Pedersen
Hi all, I'm running into a rather annoying problem that I'm wondering if anyone has experienced. I wish to change the verbosity of "image" to custom. Each time I change the image to have all pieces of information unchecked the changes don't get saved. As soon as I press OK the setting reverts

Re: Flash Again

2010-01-22 Thread Chris Blouch
The tricky bit here is that the Flash swf needs to enable the JS API and then provide hooks from that API to the actionscripts. That way you could make a JS call like FlashObject.pause() and internally the JS pause method would be mapped to call the actionscript used by the pause button. While

Re: -- RE: dvi to video adapter?

2010-01-22 Thread Chris Blouch
So I just got off the phone with Apple who verified that they do not support S-Video/Composite on the latest Mac Mini machines. From various forums I gather any Mini using the NVDIA 9400m chipset will not work. There is a substantial thread in various forums talking about using Minis as media c

Re: Latest version of AroundMe app adds Navigon integration

2010-01-22 Thread bmustillrose
Esther, I was under the impression that these sort of gps apps were largely pointless on the touch? I'd love it if I was wrong, but the only way I see this working is if your near a wifi access point? On 22/01/2010, Amber Pearcy wrote: > HI LIst, > > My husband and I were so excited to read about

RE: Question about opening items on the doc

2010-01-22 Thread Corey Knapp
I am sorry for my last email I had to alt tab and then the applications folder was open thanks again. Corey -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:13 AM To: macvisionar

RE: Question about opening items on the doc

2010-01-22 Thread Corey Knapp
Hi I did as you instructed in your email and that command doesn't seem to work anything else to try? Thanks in advance. Corey -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:13

remote control of a mac

2010-01-22 Thread Aman Singer
Hi, all. I am a Windows/Linux user, and am thinking about buying a Mac, both to learn technology new to me and because I have some liking for some of the Mac's operation. I would like to know, if someone would be so good as to answer, whether it is possible to control a mac accessibly, from another

Re: Question about opening items on the doc

2010-01-22 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Corey, On Jan 22, 2010, at 4:05 PM, Corey Knapp wrote: > I am trying to open the applications folder on the doc with control > option space and nothing is happening. > Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong thanks, VO-Space Bar is the way to open an application from the Dock, but f

Question about opening items on the doc

2010-01-22 Thread Corey Knapp
Hi I am trying to open the applications folder on the doc with control option space and nothing is happening. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong thanks, Corey -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group,

Re: intro

2010-01-22 Thread Brandon Misch
well, one thing you could do is put a cd in the drive. may not be the best way but if your mac is on, the cd will go in otherwise it won't. to eject a cd, hit the key to the wright of the f12 key and hold that down untill the cd comes out. On Jan 21, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Carolyn wrote: > Hi mac

Re: What does "Data Detector Present" mean?

2010-01-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello John, Thanks for the rapid response. Do you know of a way to turn off this alert? Thanks. Mike On 22,Jan,2010, at 12:03 PM, John André Netland wrote: > Hi Michael, > > This is a mail address you can clik to compose a new message, an URL to open > a web page, a date or time to open a n

Re: intro

2010-01-22 Thread Laura M
Hi Carolyn I'm not sure how helpful this will be for you, but if you have iTunes or VLC open, and you press F8 (or maybe F8 with the function key, depending on how you have your MacBook set up), iTunes will start playing whatever media you were last working with. I assume this works with other med

Re: What does "Data Detector Present" mean?

2010-01-22 Thread John André Netland
Hi Michael, This is a mail address you can clik to compose a new message, an URL to open a web page, a date or time to open a new event in iCal etc etc. In short terms, a piece of data you can do something with by clicking it's content. HOpe this helps, John André On 22. jan. 2010, at 11.41,

Position in a text document

2010-01-22 Thread Claire
HI everyone, I was wondering, is it possible to know your position in a text document you are reading, for example by hearing a percentage ? Thanks, Claire -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to ma

What does "Data Detector Present" mean?

2010-01-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi folks, Well, the subject lines says it all. Frequently, while in Mail, my Mac will say "Data Detector Present," and I am wondering what this means. Thanks in advance for the enlightenment. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Re: voicover crashing in pages

2010-01-22 Thread Esther
Hello Anouk, Is there some reason that you're using Pages to read your documents and books instead of using either Preview or Skim? Do you find, for example, that Pages will accommodate larger documents? I would have thought that either of these apps would work better for reading large d

Re: tutorials for mac / vo instructions

2010-01-22 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, If you haven't done so yet, the VO quickstart is great in Snow Leopard. VO-Command-F8 to start this. However, if you installed the Mac yourself, you'll already have had this choice. You ca always restart the tutorial. It's pretty good. Regards, nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home

tutorials for mac / vo instructions

2010-01-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi List, I know a few people have made podcasts / recordings of how to do different things on the mac os using VO, I hae a new mac book pro with 10.6.2 on it and would like to get some good indepth podcasts or similar on how to use VO, can anyone tell me where to get them from please. Chers Si