Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Yes, I have finally found the area and i was able to read the text with the Braille display but as soon as I move away from that area, and then return to the text, I find myself at the beginning of the book again. Voice Dream Reader forr Mac doesn’t remember where you left off with the Braille

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Thank you very much for this. I shall give it a go. Andrew > On 21 Jun 2022, at 22:25, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > Certainly. > Let me preface that I am *not* using the mac to accomplish this task, but > cannot imagine why the process would not be comparative, its just a file. > Al

Re: hand-off

oh actually that helps a lot! I have used airdrop so I know I can. > On Jun 21, 2022, at 2:10 PM, pdevasto0...@gmail.com wrote: > > After thinking about this topic a bit more after sending the last message, I > seem to remember that these older Mac Mini's don't have something called an > Airpla

a question about compact voices.

Going to start a different thread about applications, but one goal at a time. While taking the tutorial I reached the place where voices, pitch rate and inflection can be adjusted. I recall that one can get an alternative to compact voices, enhanced perhaps? Do not recall the process however,

Re: hand-off

I believe Handoff should work on Macs from 2013, and newer. - Brad - On Jun 21, 2022, at 11:48, Pete De Vasto wrote: The problem might be with the hardware you’re using. I have a Mac mini from 2014, and I can’t get Handoff to work either on it. I have an SE 2022 iPhone, and both phone and

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Hi Andrew, Certainly. Let me preface that I am *not* using the mac to accomplish this task, but cannot imagine why the process would not be comparative, its just a file. Also, for my own record keeping I tend to change the name when I save the file to a .txt from the .XML source. For my exp

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Karen, I’m intrigued by the way you deal with DAISY in this way. I wasn’t aware that .xml file actually holds the text of the book so I didn’t dare play with them. Could you describe the steps you take loading such files into your browser? do I understand you correctly? Andrew > On 21 Jun

RE: hand-off

After thinking about this topic a bit more after sending the last message, I seem to remember that these older Mac Mini's don't have something called an Airplay receiver or something. I'd have to go back and look it up, but maybe someone else in the group knows about that part. One thing I disco

Re: hand-off

ah that's good to know. as you know I have probably the same Mac mini. > On Jun 21, 2022, at 11:48 AM, Pete De Vasto wrote: > > The problem might be with the hardware you’re using. I have a Mac mini from > 2014, and I can’t get Handoff to work either on it. I have an SE 2022 iPhone, > and both

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Hi! It was a bit of an issue in the beta but there should be some area to interact with from what I remember. I don’t have it as he has a monthly subscription which I don’t want so I trashed it on my Mac. Sad but it is what it is. /A > 21 juni 2022 kl. 10:33 skrev 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisio

Re: hand-off

The problem might be with the hardware you’re using. I have a Mac mini from 2014, and I can’t get Handoff to work either on it. I have an SE 2022 iPhone, and both phone and computer are running the latest OS’s. Wi-fi and Bluetooth are also both enabled. If you look at Apple Support, they talk a

Re: Voices in new OS.

illustrating my point exactly. Each individual brings a preference to the tool they use, some rooted in the physical, some in just enjoyment. I have no idea what voice I am using on my Mac yet, too busy managing other issues like the fact the track pad gets engaged if I so much as sneeze laugh

Re: Voices in new OS.

Not sure why you would think this, have never used such voices. Although Jessica's comment is an interesting one regardless. for many people depending on when they came to computers the voice representing that access is more than a novelty. further, speaking personally, adaptive technology serv

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Bookshare provides a format called Daisy text. In the zip archive is a .XML file which is the actual text itself. i am not a braille user, but do wonder if you loaded the XML file into something like tables if it could be read that way? Personally I take mine, load them into a browser, save

Re: hand-off

I don’t believe your iOS version is a problem. I’ve used handoff in prior versions, I think iOS 13 in fact, definitely iOS 14, and it hasn’t been a problem. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 20, 2022, at 5:02 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > ok. I did check that handoff is enabled on both devices bu

Re: Voices in new OS.

Honestly, Alex has always been the one I’ve been partial to sense leaving eloquence behind. I’ve tried every other voice that came out for Mac/IOS that was supposed to sound better, and for me, they just didn’t have the same flow that he has. They either were too skippy, laggy, or in some way

Re: Voices in new OS.

As I recall you have used the double/triple synth voices, as did I for many years. I hate the default alex foice on the mac. The tom voice comes closest to the double/triple voices. On Mon, 20 Jun 2022, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Jonathan > , > auditory processing is a brain injury, I am not ab

Re: Converting kindle books on the Mac?

yep, calibre works, but you really need the serial number of a kindle device, and sighted help to set it up, but once it is it works great. > On Jun 21, 2022, at 8:26 AM, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Someone asked me if it was possible to convert Kindle books on the Mac

Converting kindle books on the Mac?

Someone asked me if it was possible to convert Kindle books on the Mac in a similar fashion as they do with Codex on Windows. So they can archive their books. Is there such an app out there for converting Kindle books on the Mac? Merv -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Further to my Voice Dream Reader for Desktop woes, I’ve played with the application some more and I have finally managed to find the actual text in the area voiceover reads as “web area” and then having interacted with it I found voiceover said “frame” and having interacted with it again, I foun

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

I’ve played with the application some more and I have finally managed to find the actual text in the area voiceover reads as “web area” and then having interacted with it I found voiceover said “frame” and having interacted with it again, I found the text. I was able to read a few pages using j

Re: Open Twitter space is from my iPhone.

OK. I’ll add you. Once again thank you very much. Have a good one. > 21 Ιουν 2022, 1:39 πμ, ο χρήστης «Brett Lewis » > έγραψε: > > Glad that works. > I have been doing spaces with people involved in assistive technology for the > last few months or so. > Always happy to have people join in.

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Ah ok that makes sense I haven’t had a daisy for a while does it show the actual text > On 21 Jun 2022, at 09:52, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > These are DAISY books from bookshare.org , hence I > can’t read them in books app or Preview or some such

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

These are DAISY books from bookshare.org , hence I can’t read them in books app or Preview or some such. Andrew > On 21 Jun 2022, at 09:35, Julie Rattray wrote: > > Hi, > > Haven’t tried it on the Mac with dreamreader but would the books app not work > for what you wan

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

I thought so as well when I installed voice dream reader on my mac and took out the subscription but alas I don’t seem to be able to use my Braille display. I open a book, I hit the spacebar for voiceover to start reading thee text but I can’t find the text being read anywhere on the screen. W

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Hi, Haven’t tried it on the Mac with dreamreader but would the books app not work for what you want or even reading the document in something like preview or even pages/word - I guess it depends on the format of the book you are reading > On 21 Jun 2022, at 09:33, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisi

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Yes, when I hit the spacebar, Voice Dream Reader for Desktop begins to read the book but I can’t locate the text which it is reading and thus I can’t mute voiceover and read by using my refreshable Braille display. I have asked the developer but he doesn’t seem to know as he says he doesn’t hav