Hiding preview pane in Mail?

2024-03-29 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, please can anyone tell me if/how it’s possible to hide the preview pane in Mail on the Mac? I believe sighted users can do this by altering the divider line by dragging it. With VoiceOver, I interact with a vertical splitter, but cannot get it any less than 29%, so the preview pane is still sh

Scheduling a zoom meeting on Mac

2024-03-10 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Has anyone successfully scheduled a zoom meeting on Mac recently? I've done this in the past but not for quite some time and when I tried just now it was very problematic. When I was trying to type the title of the event it kept jumping me either to the box to type recipients or to the button

Re: VMware Fusion/Player

2024-02-08 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
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Re: Stopping zoom voice announcements?

2023-04-05 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
o, unless your group uses it,, if you can > get the admin to disable the chat feature in meetings, that will make all > those announcements go away. They will find that option in the advanced > meeting settings. > >> On Apr 5, 2023, at 13:18, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVi

Stopping zoom voice announcements?

2023-04-05 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
d zoom and I'm still getting announcements all the time about people having "joined this channel". It's really annoying and makes zoom basically unusable on large group calls. Does this happen for other people? Thanks, Catherine -- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/cathe

Re: airdrop

2022-04-10 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Do any of the suggestions in this article help?: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/airdrop-not-working-fix/ Catherine On 4/7/22, Lorie McCloud wrote: > I have used airdrop in the past but today I can't get it to work. I'm > sending to my Mac with my phone. I've pressed command-shift-R and nothing

Re: Moving through headings on web pages?

2022-03-31 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
I would > check VO+Q and hopefully that will help. > Brett > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 6:23 AM 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries < > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> All of a sudden I am unable to move through heading

Moving through headings on web pages?

2022-03-31 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, All of a sudden I am unable to move through headings on webpages by pressing H. This is also applying to other elements like I can't move through check boxes by pressing see. I am imagining that somehow I have altered a setting in VoiceOver perhaps accidentally by pressing a certain keystroke

Re: Logging in on Macbook

2021-11-23 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
your password > and then press the Enter key, you should be good. > > - Brad - > > > On Nov 20, 2021, at 15:27, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Thanks for all the responses. So it's to be expected that I put a > pass

Re: Logging in on Macbook

2021-11-20 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
al conveniences might be >>> disabled when bargains are automatic too. >>> I find that happening the caps lock key will turn off the sticky mode. >>> Another option would be to not use the caps lock he has a voiceover key. >>> Let us know if you need additional instructio

Logging in on Macbook

2021-11-20 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I recently got a new Macbook and am a bit puzzled about what's meant to happen when logging in. On my nine years old Macbook, when VO starts at the log-on screen, it says I'm in a scroll area, and from there Ih select the user account and press it, then type in the password. On the new one,

Re: File duplicate detector

2021-08-14 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hello Kristeen, I wonder if gemini would do this. I haven't used it, though I like CleanMyMac which is made by the same people. Here's a description of gemini: https://macpaw.com/gemini?ci=660423554&adgroupid=119596445245&adpos=&ck=&targetid=dsa-699491479563&match=b&gnetwork=g&creative=5160408812

Telegram messenger

2021-04-05 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Is anyone using telegram messenger? I've got it on my iphone but have trouble with it. If I try and search for a user the screen seems to go blank/VO won't read anything on the screen other than the cancel button. Also I did join a group a while ago which I expect has had plenty of messages

VO Reading from inactive tabs in Safari on the Mac

2021-01-24 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
inactive tab again. Is this a known bug or has anyone else experienced it? Catherine -- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/catherine-turner/8/9a6/a0/ -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Strange focus/reading problems in Safari on my iphone

2021-01-24 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
for each app as you move, I just don’t know > if it’s part of your rotor. > > Hope that helps. > > > > > >> On Jan 10, 2021, at 1:45 AM, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries < > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, >

Strange focus/reading problems in Safari on my iphone

2021-01-10 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I'm having a weird problem with safari on my iphone which basically makes safari unusable. When I try to edit/type a web address, VO does not read the keyboard, though I'm told by a sighted person that it's there - VO just makes those sounds on it like it does when there's nothing on the scre

Re: Amadeus Pro insertion point question

2021-01-06 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
e. No idea if this is how most people do it. > > Brandon > > “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven” – Satan, from Milton’s > Paradise Lost > > > >> On Jan 4, 2021, at 3:05 PM, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> &

Re: Amadeus Pro insertion point question

2021-01-06 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi Robert, Thanks for this link - found these helpful. Catherine On 1/4/21, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi, > Here are some audio demos. > http://blindabilities.com/?s=Amadeus > > >> On Jan 3, 2021, at 4:53 PM, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVi

Re: Amadeus Pro insertion point question

2021-01-04 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
gt; > >> On Jan 3, 2021, at 4:53 PM, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am new to using Amadeus Pro and am working my way through Jonathan >> Mosen's tutorial - though it's a few years old, I'm hop

Amadeus Pro insertion point question

2021-01-03 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I am new to using Amadeus Pro and am working my way through Jonathan Mosen's tutorial - though it's a few years old, I'm hoping I can still learn a lot from it. I'm having a problem understanding what's going on with the insertion point while the music is not playing. In the tutorial, it say

Re: Navigating by page/discovering page number in Voice Dream Reader?

2020-10-22 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
my IPhone > On Oct 21, 2020, at 12:28 PM, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries < macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Kerry, all, > > H, what a puzzle. I updated to the latest version of Voice Dream > Reader just in case that was makin

Re: Navigating by page/discovering page number in Voice Dream Reader?

2020-10-21 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
arted some > wheels turning. > Kerry > >> On 20 Oct 2020, at 9:51 AM, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> In Voice Dream Reader, is it possible to navigate by page and/or find >> out what page number I&

Navigating by page/discovering page number in Voice Dream Reader?

2020-10-20 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, In Voice Dream Reader, is it possible to navigate by page and/or find out what page number I'm currently reading? I read somewhere that navigation by page was possible but "page" isn't in the available list of navigation units when I swipe up and down on the "navigation unit" button. This is

Re: Selecting text in Voice Dream Reader?

2020-10-20 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Then double tap and a menu will come up and choose copy and then go where > you need to paste it. > > If you need any help, I can set up a quick zoom call if you need. > > HTH > Kerry > > >> On 19 Oct 2020, at 4:47 PM, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries >

Selecting text in Voice Dream Reader?

2020-10-19 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I believe in Voice Dream Reader we're meant to be able to select text and then copy it but I can't work out how to do this. I've tried two ways: 1. In the text, using the rotor setting to select some text. VO says the text is selected but I don't seem to be able to do anything with it after

Orbit Reader with Mac?

2020-09-02 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Is anyone using the Orbit Reader 20 braille display with Mac? I've got the Orbit working fine with my iphone but can't get it to work with Mac. I'm using OS 10.11.6 and according to the Orbit manual it should work with 10.11. I've tried USB and bluetooth, and I've tried it in emulation mode

Passwords in Safari problem

2019-03-14 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I'm having a problem with Safari not filling in passwords for me and wondering if anyone can help. There's a website asking me to log in which I thought I'd told Safari to remember the password for. But it's not already filled in. So I typed what I thought was the password in and then Safar

Re: CleanMyMac question

2019-01-26 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
d no effect. I avoid Quick Nav most times. Up > and down arrows and tab seem to be all I need. I cannot think what else > to look at. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? &

Re: CleanMyMac question

2019-01-22 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
. > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > > On 1/19/2019 1:49 PM, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Until recently I used CleanMyMac to clean up my system but i

CleanMyMac question

2019-01-19 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Until recently I used CleanMyMac to clean up my system but it prompted me a few times to try the new CleanMyMac x and today I tried the latter. But I'm having problems reading the screen. When it opened there were two windows open - one of which had a table in it among other things. In the

Re: Items in the Trash still being used, how to quit completely?

2019-01-19 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
When I've had this problem sometimes a reboot will solve it and sometimes I've had to use CleanMyMac to get around it. Catherine On 1/19/19, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: > If you go to the dock and up arrow on the trash icon, select open, > you can look at it in the Finder. It could be a

Re: Does anyone know if it’s possible to play your iTunes library using Alexa?

2019-01-14 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Well I haven't tried this myself yet but apparently there are ways around it. Have a read of this: https://www.techhive.com/article/3257787/speakers/how-to-play-music-you-own-on-an-amazon-echo.html Catherine On 1/14/19, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hey Simon, > > I don't thin

Re: How do I access applications

2018-12-26 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
ecognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Dec 24, 2018, at 03:32, 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Just to add, because I don't think anyone's said so so far, you need > to be in Finder for the keystroke Command Shift A t

Re: How do I access applications

2018-12-24 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Just to add, because I don't think anyone's said so so far, you need to be in Finder for the keystroke Command Shift A to work. So to explore the apps and open one of them here's a Finder method. Note I would have Quick Nav off while doing this and my view in Finder is set to columns which m

Re: Will my computer continue downloading while sleeping?

2017-10-10 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I don't know for sure, but I think this is to do with whether you have the computer to sleep or the display to sleep. I don't know how you're putting yours to sleep or whether it applies to Mac minis, but I use the energy saver settings for my macbook and there's a difference between computer

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

2017-09-13 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
d or >> am i stupid and unintelligent, and if it sucks so hard, why is it that >> after eight months in Android land i left probably not to return again and >> went back to iOs? >> /Krister >> >> >>> 13 sep. 2017 kl. 08:03 skrev 'Catherine Turn

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

2017-09-13 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
tupid > and unintelligent, and if it sucks so hard, why is it that after eight > months in Android land i left probably not to return again and went back to > iOs? > /Krister > > >> 13 sep. 2017 kl. 08:03 skrev 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries >> : >&g

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

2017-09-13 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
switcher is easy, as is home button. > > I always find these doom and gloom responses which always come up to be > quite amusing. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhon

Re: I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why

2017-09-12 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Also without a home button I wonder how we'll start/stop VO, use the app switcher and get to home. Probably using the app switcher and going home could be done with gestures but what about starting/quitting VO...? Catherine On 9/13/17, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Interesting, > > Samsung have a full

Re: Oops how to save as on a mac and how to transfer from downloaded file to memory stick

2017-08-30 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hello Reggie, I don't know why the braillenote wouldn't see a ueb document. If you wanted to try converting it to the bn's own braille format you could go into file manager/translation. Catherine On 8/30/17, Regina Alvarado wrote: > Well, neither thing worked. I sent my UEB as a keyword docume

Re: transferring and downloading and attaching with a memory stick on Mac

2017-08-30 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
folders on the stick show up as > books and lessons. On the Mac I assume they are the same folders, but they > are long numbers instead of books and lessons. Sorry I didn't make it clear. > > > > Reggie and Lex > > > On Aug 29, 2017, at 5:50 PM, 'Cathe

Re: transferring and downloading and attaching with a memory stick on Mac

2017-08-29 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hello Reggie, Clarifying what you're asking - are you saying that when your memory stick is in your braillenote it has folders called books and lessons, but when you put the stick in your Mac those folders aren't there and you get a load of numbers instead? Catherine On 8/29/17, regina alvarado

Re: Weird issue with Safari.

2016-09-26 Thread &#x27;Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I wonder if it's auto-completing the URL. Mine does this and makes a menu-type sound while it's doing it, though it doesn't say anything about smart text. Does it still do it if you type a URL you've never been to before? If it is auto-complete I don't know how to switch it off. Presumably

Re: Homepage in Safari

2015-02-20 Thread Catherine Turner
visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/catherine-turner/8/9a6/a0/ -- 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 a

Re: dropbox question

2015-01-29 Thread Catherine Turner
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/d/optout. > -- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/catherine-turner/8/9a6/a0/ -- You received

Re: Using Vienna help

2014-06-24 Thread Catherine Turner
s/General. > I would have given up a long while back if I had to use the menu to open an > article. > > > I think I posted a lot of other things I found on the other list. Well, not > too much more but. > > > On Jun 23, 2014, at 10:30 AM, Catherine Turner > wrote: &g

Using Vienna help

2014-06-23 Thread Catherine Turner
Hi, Can anyone who uses Vienna as an RSS reader help me figure out an efficient/convenient way of navigating around? At the moment I'm picking a feed from the table of feeds, moving across and interacting with/looking through the articles table; when I find an article I want to read I go into the

Re: heading levels

2014-05-07 Thread Catherine Turner
rine On 5/6/14, David Taylor wrote: > Getting started guide from VO help menu, VO-h. Everybody should read this in > full and explore the VO Utility in full, where they would find all of these > things > > > On 6 May 2014, at 08:14, Catherine Turner > wrote: > >> Hi,

Re: heading levels

2014-05-06 Thread Catherine Turner
Hi, Please could you say what Activities is and where I can find out more about it? Haven't found out about this so far. Catherine On 5/6/14, David Taylor wrote: > I have used activities. In browsers my activity has quick nav and single > letter nav on, in chat type apps I have quick nav on bu

Re: Safari don't play audio tag

2014-04-07 Thread Catherine Turner
Hi, Apologies if anyone's already replied to this but it didn't come up as the same conversation in my email. It would help if you could give some examples of websites where it's not working. Catherine On 4/6/14, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > can somebody tell why cant i play audio tag in

Re: group list membership with other than google account?

2014-03-27 Thread Catherine Turner
Hi, I guess you can subscribe with the new address, then unsubscribe with the old one. Or visit the link at the bottom of the message which says "for more options", maybe that will let you change your address. Regarding gmail, have you tried the basic html view? Catherine On 3/27/14, Andrew Lam

Re: Virtual machine help

2014-03-15 Thread Catherine Turner
e system out of that weird > combbo box situation. I successfully followed this procedure twice to test > it out and make sure it works before sending the message. > Good Luck. > > > > > On Mar 9, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Catherine Turner > wrote: > >> Hi again, >>

Re: Virtual machine help

2014-03-09 Thread Catherine Turner
ng Fusion preferences... Catherine On 3/9/14, Catherine Turner wrote: > Ok, will go the easy route first and try remapping from Fusion. Have > you any idea why the caps lock works with NVDA? Seems odd as I > wouldn't have thought what programs are running inside the VM would > m

Re: Virtual machine help

2014-03-09 Thread Catherine Turner
>> a insert key that jaws and NVDA will respond to as their modifier keys. >> Its really indispensable when you start changing the modifier keys and >> need both a caps lock and an insert key temporarily. >> >> For example, using the fusion method, I find I need that ke

Virtual machine help

2014-03-08 Thread Catherine Turner
Hi, I'm having some problems using JAWS in a virtual machine and wondering if anyone can help. I'm using JAWS 14 on Windows 7 via VMware. I usually use an external keyboard with my MacBook because I'm one handed. I normally use the desktop keyboard layout for JAWS but am without an external key

Re: Folder Action New Item Alert Now Works In Latest Mavericks Update

2014-02-28 Thread Catherine Turner
Hi, I'm thoroughly confused. To get a sound to play do we need to do something in "folder actions setup" or "services preferences"? Does this apply only to the latest osx or earlier versions too? I have 10.8.4. I was able to find folder actions setup (from the shortcut menu VO Shift M, not the

Audio/headset problems

2014-02-28 Thread Catherine Turner
Hi, I'm relatively new to this list and so not yet familiar with what's tolerated in terms of mentioning Windows. I mention it in my below message because I think it's relevant to the problems I'm having and my knowledge/desire of how it might work. If I've gone off topic please cut me some slac

Re: An explanation of interaction required

2014-02-28 Thread Catherine Turner
#x27;s an >> >> over-emphasis on not using all the features when they would be helpful and >> >> just using the very basic VO commands. The result is often that people >> think Mac is slow, and get too hooked up on how difficult interaction is, >> >> when it really

Re: An explanation of interaction required

2014-02-27 Thread Catherine Turner
I echo the use of the tab key and Quick Nav. I use Quick Nav a lot of the time and find it very efficient. You just need to get to learn when it's appropriate/quick and when switching it off would serve you better. A small point I would dispute is David Woodbridge starting his podcasts at a cert

Re: An explanation of interaction required

2014-02-27 Thread Catherine Turner
Hi, I'm only a year into using the Mac and still use Windows as well but here's my take on it. While it can be a bit time consuming and fiddly sometimes interacting with several layers I can see benefits to the approach as well. For example, in Windows you have several different keystrokes to ac