Re: movie audio description app

2016-12-28 Thread Charlie Doremus
Disney anywhere. It seems pretty Straightforward to use. It's in the App Store. Aloha, Charlie > On Dec 28, 2016, at 9:05 PM, Gabe Griffith wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am planning on going to see the new Star Wars movie Rogue 1 on Friday. I > think the Star Wars movies are now put out by pixa

RE: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mary, Our sales people for these things no less than I do which is why I have fun with their computers, On the funny side I set one of their mac book pro machines to a greak keyboard and Spanish display languages it appears they reset it back to factory defaults. Anyway What is the Sa

movie audio description app

2016-12-28 Thread Gabe Griffith
Hi all, I am planning on going to see the new Star Wars movie Rogue 1 on Friday. I think the Star Wars movies are now put out by pixar which has an app for Audio Description if I remember right. Does anyone know what the app is called and how it works? Thanks, Gabe -- The following informa

skype and ios weirdness

2016-12-28 Thread jean parker
Hello All: I have several skype accounts and today when I signed out of one and attempted to sign into another of my accounts the app wouldn't let me sign in. I enter the password and hit the sign in button but instead of opening the account it goes to a page where it is asking for date of birt

Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Simon, all I can say is I hope you check out Samsung TVs before you decide to buy a Sony. I say that because in my experience, the Samsung I just purchased was a lot cheaper than a Sony I have recently Seen discussed on an android list. They both have excess ability. I paid $219 US for a Sams

Re: command for turning on VO on the new Macs?

2016-12-28 Thread Donna Goodin
It does, but if you press the FN key, my method will work. Donna > On Dec 28, 2016, at 11:35 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > But does that depend on what state the touch bar is in at the time you try to > turn on voiceover? > > I mean the touch bar can be used with different apps an

Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Donna Goodin
I agree with Mary completely, here. Google seems to think it's fine to ignore standard conventions, and make blind users learn their system. I don't consider that acceptable. While it's true that different OSes have different key commands, Google refuses to utilize the existing structure of t

RE: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mary, I can’t say I’mm really a fan boy of Google for most of their products, However as I’m some what looking for a new tv currently I’m starting to change my mind. I’ve never really been a fan of Sony but the new Sony Android tvs I’m realy changing my mind, Playing around with the Sony

Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Mary Otten
There is no cost. And I can't talk about how good it is or isn't. Frankly, I resented chrome box from the beginning. Because I thought the Google should play along with the screen readers and not expect people to learn a specific Screenwitter just so they can access their stuff. I mean after all

RE: bluetooth headphone strangeness

2016-12-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
And on this, I got myself the Plantronics voyager 5200 today, that’s the 5220 but without the car charger, as soon as I paired it with my iPhone 7+ the Plantronics hub popped up and let me know there was a firmware update, It also let me install it with the headset running and connected to the

RE: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
So how good is chrome vox? And is there a cost to get access to it? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao Sent: Thursday, 29 December 2016 7:22 AM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover I u

RE: command for turning on VO on the new Macs?

2016-12-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, But does that depend on what state the touch bar is in at the time you try to turn on voiceover? I mean the touch bar can be used with different apps and have different roles so is it changing the state of the F5 key if you have say Safari open and active at the time you try to en

RE: command for turning on VO on the new Macs?

2016-12-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi David and List, I just had a play with the 15inchMBP in a store here and managed to some how put my finger on the siri button on the right hand end of the touch bar, or possibly it was the power button but anyway tapping this 3 times and saying "Turn Voiceover On" started voiceover up.

Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Kevin Chao
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:29 PM Matthew Dyer wrote: > Is there a set of command keys someware to work with chromevox. I would > like to take a good luck at this. > > > Matthew > > > > > On 12/28/2016 01:22 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > I use and

Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Matthew Dyer
Is there a set of command keys someware to work with chromevox. I would like to take a good luck at this. Matthew On 12/28/2016 01:22 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: I use and recommend ChromeVox on mac: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromevox/kgejglhpjiefppelpmljglcjbhoiplfn It provides

Re: bluetooth headphone strangeness

2016-12-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Hi Scott, Do you know how I can update firmware on LG HBS-1100? I tried Googling, but cannot find a utility, release notes, or if this is even possible. Hoping you're able to help :) On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 4:12 PM Scott Granados wrote: > HI Ray, so most modern headsets have a firmware compon

Re: Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Kevin Chao
I use and recommend ChromeVox on mac: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromevox/kgejglhpjiefppelpmljglcjbhoiplfn It provides a lot better experience with G Suite. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 5:59 AM Kat DeNicola wrote: > Hi. Haven't had time to do a topic search for this, so maybe it's alr

Problems using AVCLabs Audiobook Convertor

2016-12-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, I wonder if anybody on the list uses AVCLabs Audiobook Convertor to convert audiobooks purchased via itunes or from Audible into mp3 format which one can play on any player. I've used this app successfully for a number of years and never had problems. All of a sudden, as soon as I launch

Using Google docs, etc., on mac with voiceover

2016-12-28 Thread Kat DeNicola
Hi. Haven't had time to do a topic search for this, so maybe it's already been addressed, but I'm having no luck using the help information from google on using docs with voiceover on the mac. I can't even find the edit field for the body of the document, just the field for giving it a title. N

Re: command for turning on VO on the new Macs?

2016-12-28 Thread Donna Goodin
Just to add to this, one thing I figured out is that if you orient by the number keys, it is possible to find a certain function key on the touch bar. For example, F5 is just above the number five key. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 28, 2016, at 12:11 AM, David Chittenden wrote: > > This will sound st