Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-24 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Bingo. Finder settings, sidebar. Apple is sneaky for I never had the cd/dvd option checked so did not let Voiceover announce the full label. There it is, iOS devices tacked on the end of that option. Thanks for the nudge. From E.T.'s Keyboard... You catch more flies with honey than

Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-24 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
USB or Wi-Fi connection? You are, of course, looking in the Finder sidebar? You have configured Finder Sidebar preferences to include iOS devices? Try rebooting both Mac and iPhone. Sometimes that shakes out some gremlin or other that's keeping sync from working. -- The following inform

Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-23 Thread Brad Snyder
one is not showing in the sidebar. > Perplexing. > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. > My e-Mail: > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > On 8/23/2024 10:44 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: >> First, connect the iPhone and make sure it is unlo

Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-23 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
e the iPhone in my Finder. iPhone 14 Pro with latest iOS 17 and MacBookPro with Sonoma 14.5. Never have seen the iPHone show up in Finder. All types of media are checked in the Finder settings. Dave Carlson Farfar, Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Woodworker, and Pioneer edit text On A

Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-23 Thread Dave Carlson
I also do not see the iPhone in my Finder. iPhone 14 Pro with latest iOS 17 and MacBookPro with Sonoma 14.5. Never have seen the iPHone show up in Finder. All types of media are checked in the Finder settings. Dave Carlson Farfar, Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Woodworker, and Pioneer

Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-23 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
, connect the iPhone and make sure it is unlocked. Open Finder using CMD plus shift plus H. You should now find your iPhone in the sidebar. HTH. - Brad - On Aug 23, 2024, at 12:30, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, Have done this before but drawing a blank. When the iPhone is co

Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-23 Thread Brad Snyder
with vinegar. My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 8/23/2024 10:44 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: > First, connect the iPhone and make sure it is unlocked. > Open Finder using CMD plus shift plus H. > You should now find your iPhone in the sidebar. > HTH. > - Brad - > On Aug 23, 2024,

Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-23 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
it is unlocked. Open Finder using CMD plus shift plus H. You should now find your iPhone in the sidebar. HTH. - Brad - On Aug 23, 2024, at 12:30, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, Have done this before but drawing a blank. When the iPhone is connected to the Mac, it is not

Re: View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-23 Thread Brad Snyder
First, connect the iPhone and make sure it is unlocked. Open Finder using CMD plus shift plus H. You should now find your iPhone in the sidebar. HTH. - Brad - On Aug 23, 2024, at 12:30, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, Have done this before but drawing a blank. When the

View iPhone in Finder

2024-08-23 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, Have done this before but drawing a blank. When the iPhone is connected to the Mac, it is not showing in the Finder. From E.T.'s Keyboard... You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com -- The following information is important fo

Re: Finder issues becoming more severe

2023-06-25 Thread lenron brown
roblem. You might want to see what they >>>> say. >>>> >>>> >>>> Take Care >>>> >>>> John D. Panarese >>>> Director >>>> Mac for the Blind >>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>> Email, j...@m

Re: Finder issues becoming more severe

2023-06-25 Thread Herbie Allen
24, 2023, at 5:04 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hello.  I had a drive or two that I thought were causing problems in the Finder on my M1 Mac mini.  Drives were getting burned up and just not functioning right.  I got rid of the hub.  Unfortunately, though, I am now having

Re: Finder issues becoming more severe

2023-06-25 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
BUSINESS AFFILIATE >> >> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >> >> >> >> >>> On Jun 24, 2023, at 5:04 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello. I had a drive or two that I tho

Re: Finder issues becoming more severe

2023-06-25 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
INING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Jun 24, 2023, at 5:04 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hello. I had a drive or two that I thought were causing problems in the >> Finder on my M1 Mac mini. Drives were getting burned up and

Re: Finder issues becoming more severe

2023-06-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
LE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Jun 24, 2023, at 5:04 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hello. I had a drive or two that I thought were causing problems in the >> Fi

Re: Finder issues becoming more severe

2023-06-24 Thread John Panarese
CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Jun 24, 2023, at 5:04 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello. I had a drive or two that I thought were causing problems in

Finder issues becoming more severe

2023-06-24 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
Hello. I had a drive or two that I thought were causing problems in the Finder on my M1 Mac mini. Drives were getting burned up and just not functioning right. I got rid of the hub. Unfortunately, though, I am now having problems with drives no matter how they are connected. Is the Finder

Re: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-14 Thread Anders Holmberg
I am bored with it myself. > > A few months ago, my drive that I used for Time Machine just up and died. So > I started with a new one. I sometimes connected this new drive with just a > cable and sometimes through a hub. I also began to notice problems with the > message that the

Re: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-14 Thread lenron brown
how do you do the time machine backups over the network? On 2/14/23, John Panarese wrote: > A few things here: > > 1. As for the Finder has no windows, situation, I have experienced this and > have heard it with clients. Restarting VoiceOver usually fixes the problem >

Re: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-14 Thread John Panarese
A few things here: 1. As for the Finder has no windows, situation, I have experienced this and have heard it with clients. Restarting VoiceOver usually fixes the problem and, sometimes, switching to another app or opening another app and going back to Finder will do the trick. 2. I had a

Re: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-13 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Finder has no window is not uncommon, though in this case may be related. But I would suggest a couple thing. Don't use a bub. and test each drive alone in Dish Utility and run First Aid on. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make vio

Re: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-13 Thread Dave Carlson
ligated to read. I am bored with it myself. A few months ago, my drive that I used for Time Machine just up and died. So I started with a new one. I sometimes connected this new drive with just a cable and sometimes through a hub. I also began to notice problems with the message that the Fin

Re: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-13 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
. I also began to notice problems with the message that the Finder had no windows, and I am not sure when this began. Last week, I had more than one drive connected through this hub, and the Finder started to lock up on me, often locking up the whole Mac, sometimes to the point where I could

RE: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-13 Thread jpanarese
unknown reasons. As for Finder, I am not seeing issues with either of my Macs. Simple things to check is be sure your view options didn't switch for any reason. Also, it's a long shot, but try resetting your VoiceOver settings in the VO Utility. -Original Message- From:

Re: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-13 Thread Herbie Allen
Are the Time machine drives plugged in? You mentioned them so that makes things confusing. No Finder issues for me, but you can always try restarting it from the task manager. > On Feb 12, 2023, at 22:21, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi. I am having c

Re: Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-12 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
No Finder issues of any kind here on Ventura 13.2. I use external drives but no powered hubs now. I use Time Machine and a third party backup program. With NOTHING connected to the ports, are you still having problems? Exactly what is the Finder doing? From E.T.'s Keyboard... &

Continued problems with Finder

2023-02-12 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
Hi. I am having continued problems with the Finder on my Mac, which I just updated to 13. Whatever. I have had two hard discs that I used for Time Machine go bad for some reason. But also, even when I can see the files in my Finder, I can’t do much from there and can’t even get to the menu

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-02 Thread Bradford Snyder
ore. Bless! /A > 1 feb. 2023 kl. 23:01 skrev Bradford Snyder : > > The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit dialog. > Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or restart > Finder without opening the Force Quit dialog. > > HTH.

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue: A Complete List of VoiceOver Keyboard Shortcuts Available on macOS

2023-02-02 Thread lenron brown
. > > > Shift Key Row > > > z, read last phrase. > > x, Activity Chooser (Note, press twice to switch to the previous activity). > > c, read character or column header (Note, press twice to; in text - hear > character phonetically. in tables - hear the contents of

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread lenron brown
carlson0...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 1, 2023, at 2:01 PM, Bradford Snyder wrote: >> >> The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit dialog. >> Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or >> restar

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread Herbie Allen
dialog. > Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or restart > Finder without opening the Force Quit dialog. > > HTH. > > - Brad - > > > > On Feb 1, 2023, at 15:33, Kaare Dehard wrote: > > There is an issue with finder on and off

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread Dave Carlson
, Bradford Snyder wrote: The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit dialog. Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or restart Finder without opening the Force Quit dialog. HTH. - Brad - On Feb 1, 2023, at 15:33, Kaare Dehard wrote: There is

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
Holmberg wrote:Hi!Thanks for that command Brad.I haven’t noticed that before.Bless!/A1 feb. 2023 kl. 23:01 skrev Bradford Snyder :The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit dialog.Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or restart Finder without opening

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Thanks for that command Brad. I haven’t noticed that before. Bless! /A > 1 feb. 2023 kl. 23:01 skrev Bradford Snyder : > > The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit dialog. > Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or resta

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread Anders Holmberg
oks, movies, and music on. > It is connected to my Mac mini via a cable. I got messages saying that it > had not been ejected properly, though, of course, it had not been ejected at > all. If I try to go to my external drives, the finder just stops working > altogether. SO right

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread Bradford Snyder
The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit dialog. Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or restart Finder without opening the Force Quit dialog. HTH. - Brad - On Feb 1, 2023, at 15:33, Kaare Dehard wrote: There is an issue with finder on

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread Bradford Snyder
ies > wrote: > > Hello. I bought a nice big hard disc to store books, movies, and music on. > It is connected to my Mac mini via a cable. I got messages saying that it > had not been ejected properly, though, of course, it had not been ejected at > all. If I try to go to

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread Kaare Dehard
There is an issue with finder on and off in Ventura. If it gives the no window message cmd-option-escape will allow you to re-launch the finder and may solve the concern. > On Feb 1, 2023, at 4:31 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Thanks. This is not an

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
Thanks. This is not an older Mac, it’s a 2020 M1. SO I guess I will disconnect all the external drives, all three of them, and restart. I neglected to say that when the Finder stops working, I have to open a program like Mail to shut down the computer at all, and it might take it several

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread Herbie Allen
, of course, it had not been ejected at > all. If I try to go to my external drives, the finder just stops working > altogether. SO right now, I am running first aid on the one of them that I > can see. But is there anything else I can do besides either give up or call > Apple

Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

2023-02-01 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
Hello. I bought a nice big hard disc to store books, movies, and music on. It is connected to my Mac mini via a cable. I got messages saying that it had not been ejected properly, though, of course, it had not been ejected at all. If I try to go to my external drives, the finder just stops

Re: Unresponsive Finder, M1 Mac mini, Ventura 13.1

2022-12-23 Thread John Panarese
AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:44 PM, Matthew Dyer > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a mac book air m1 with no problems with finder infact, I find it to > be faster than my intel mac mini from 2018. > > > >

Re: Unresponsive Finder, M1 Mac mini, Ventura 13.1

2022-12-23 Thread Matthew Dyer
Hi, I have a mac book air m1 with no problems  with finder infact, I find it to be faster than my intel mac mini from 2018. Matthew On 12/23/2022 3:13 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries wrote: Thanks, John.  Sometimes and works better than it does at other times.  But I fina

Re: Unresponsive Finder, M1 Mac mini, Ventura 13.1

2022-12-23 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
and restart VoiceOver and go back to Finder, it seems to fix > the problem. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUP

Re: Unresponsive Finder, M1 Mac mini, Ventura 13.1

2022-12-23 Thread John Panarese
I am experiencing this at times as well. I am not sure why but if I command-tab away and restart VoiceOver and go back to Finder, it seems to fix the problem. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http

Unresponsive Finder, M1 Mac mini, Ventura 13.1

2022-12-23 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
This problem with the unresponsive finder has been getting worse for a while now, but it is making it more difficult for me to use the machine now. I had to wait several minutes this time after I rebooted the Mac. Then it just was very slow instead of completely unresponsive. I know that

Re: External SSD crashes Finder & Disk Utilities

2022-07-10 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
Hi, As someone suggested, I used terminal to format the drive. Then Disk Utility saw it without crashing. I used recovery mode to reinstall Monterey, While in recovery mode, I also renamed the drive and the data drive was automatically renamed as well. So everything is good. Thanks, Rob > On Ju

Re: External SSD crashes Finder & Disk Utilities

2022-07-10 Thread 'Tim J Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, First, you should not mess with the name of the Data drive related to the system volume. Normally, this will not crash your system, although Disk Utility may take a quite a while to determine what’s what. Try giving it a five or ten minutes to resolve the drive, then see if you can manipu

Re: External SSD crashes Finder & Disk Utilities

2022-07-08 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
On 8/7/22 17:26, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries wrote: So if I can’t rename or format the SSD, What do I do? Please give me some advice! It is my understanding that you can format storage devices from the shell prompt in Mac OS. You should be able to look up the command syntax on the Web, th

External SSD crashes Finder & Disk Utilities

2022-07-08 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
unplugged it and restarted the Mac booting with the internal spindle drive running Monterey, But finder stops responding when I plug in the SSD. So if I can’t rename or format the SSD, What do I do? Please give me some advice! Thanks, Rob -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-27 Thread dan d.
Yes, the standard vo + key commands work fine. For example, vo + a from current position to end of screen. Interact with text when in terminal works best. There are screen readers meant for terminal such as speakup; and a google will find them. Here are two I know nothing about but work in

Re: Using the terminal (was Re: basic finder question)

2022-06-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Honestly, I cannot imagine why I would want to do that, I have, and intend to keep my shell service account. It seems like an interesting tool, tab completion, but for me personally I am a better housekeeper than to need the computer to tell me what files are there. Thanks for the explanation

Re: Using the terminal (was Re: basic finder question)

2022-06-26 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, The tab completions in the terminal are controlled by the shell being used. I believe Catalina is using an older bash, and that new accounts created with Big Sir and newer use zsh because of some licensing issues with the bash shell. Zsh can get quite complicated in configuring completion

Using the terminal (was Re: basic finder question)

2022-06-26 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
> On 26 Jun, 2022, at 20:03, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Perhaps I should ask this differently. > Can one move from the apple desktop into terminal using voiceover and work > equally as well? > could I work in programs in the terminal using voiceover, just as I can use > it with programs in t

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Perhaps I should ask this differently. Can one move from the apple desktop into terminal using voiceover and work equally as well? could I work in programs in the terminal using voiceover, just as I can use it with programs in the main desktop? I am not even sure what tab completion means in ge

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-26 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
> On 26 Jun, 2022, at 19:44, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > And voiceover works flawlessly in terminal? Well enough, at least, to manipulate files and directories efficiently, and to use tab completion. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If y

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
And voiceover works flawlessly in terminal? On Sun, 26 Jun 2022, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: The other option is to run Terminal and use the mv command at the shell prompt. On 22/6/22 14:28, Andrew Leland wrote: Dear Jürgen, Thank you so much for this quick and extremely help

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-26 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
The other option is to run Terminal and use the mv command at the shell prompt. On 22/6/22 14:28, Andrew Leland wrote: Dear Jürgen, Thank you so much for this quick and extremely helpful reply! All best, Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-26 Thread Jeff Berwick
When you are in the Finder and the folder you want, you can copy the file with [command] + [c]. Then, move to the folder you want to put the file in and issue the following command: [command] + [option] + [v] This moves the file from he first location to the second. Hth, Jeff > On Jun

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-26 Thread Eric Oyen
orking compared to > Scrivener, which is my main workhorse word processor. (also finding some of > the JAWS navigation, especially on the web, more reliable and intuitive than > VoiceOver for MacOS). > > Anyway none of this has anything to do with my question for you, which is a

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-22 Thread Andrew Leland
Dear Jürgen, Thank you so much for this quick and extremely helpful reply! All best, Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappr

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-22 Thread Jürgen Fleger
in the Finder. Scrivener for Mac is also a great tool which is quite accessible to VoiceOver. Unfortunately Word isn’t as accessible as it could be. In this point I’m very disappointed from Microsoft. They could really do better. All the best Jürgen > Am 22.06.2022 um 20:07 schrieb Andr

Re: basic finder question

2022-06-22 Thread Greg Wocher
orking compared to > Scrivener, which is my main workhorse word processor. (also finding some of > the JAWS navigation, especially on the web, more reliable and intuitive than > VoiceOver for MacOS). > > Anyway none of this has anything to do with my question for you, which is a

basic finder question

2022-06-22 Thread Andrew Leland
hich is as follows: is there any way to move items in the finder without just copying, deleting, then pasting in the new location? I know in Windows you can "cut" a file and then "paste" it elsewhere, removing this middle step of having to then go back and delete the file... I

Re: windows in finder on Mac

2022-01-10 Thread Brad Snyder
I can’t say for sure. Perhaps you have left them all open without realizing you did that. I suggest you use CMD + W, to close all open Finder windows and tabs, then be aware of what windows you have open going forward, and be sure you close any Finder windows and tabs in the future. Keep in

Re: windows in finder on Mac

2022-01-10 Thread Lorie McCloud
> folder using CMD + DownArrow, you are not opening a new window. > When you leave a folder, and move to the parent, or enclosing folder using > CMD + UpArrow, you are doing all of this in the same Finder window. > You can confirm this by pressing VO + F2 twice, to see a list of the open

Re: windows in finder on Mac

2022-01-10 Thread Brad Snyder
Whether you use List view or Column view is irrelevant. When you open a folder using CMD + DownArrow, you are not opening a new window. When you leave a folder, and move to the parent, or enclosing folder using CMD + UpArrow, you are doing all of this in the same Finder window. You can confirm

Re: windows in finder on Mac

2022-01-10 Thread Herbie Allen
I would switch to column view and use right right aero to open your folders and left to close them. > On Jan 10, 2022, at 20:25, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > when I go into nested folders on my Mac say, 3 or 4 in, I do this by pressing > command-down arrow. when I come out I press command-up arrow

windows in finder on Mac

2022-01-10 Thread Lorie McCloud
when I go into nested folders on my Mac say, 3 or 4 in, I do this by pressing command-down arrow. when I come out I press command-up arrow and each time it moves me out 1 level till I'm back to home. I was assuming that each window closed as I closed the folder and moved out of it but it appears

Re: Deleting a Document from Finder

2021-02-20 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
FinderHi, Group.How can I delete a document?I went to Finder, opened a text file and read it. Then I tried to delete a file from the list of the files. When I hit command-delete, VoiceOver confirms with me whether I wanted to move that file to trash but did not give me a yes-no option, how can I

Re: Deleting a Document from Finder

2021-02-20 Thread Brad Snyder
Make sure you are actually in Finder, and not still in TextEdit when you attempt to delete the file. Use the keyboard command Fn + VO + NumberRow 1, to identify the active application. If after performing the command, you hear VoiceOver report TextEdit, as the active application, close the

RE: Deleting a Document from Finder

2021-02-20 Thread Fazil
from Finder After pressing CMD + Delete, if presented with a dialogue asking you to confirm your delete request, use VO + left or right arrow, to navigate the dialogue to locate the appropriate response, then press VO + Spacebar, to select the action. - Brad - On Feb 20, 2021, at 10:23

Re: Deleting a Document from Finder

2021-02-20 Thread Brad Snyder
: Hi, Group. How can I delete a document? I went to Finder, opened a text file and read it. Then I tried to delete a file from the list of the files. When I hit command-delete, VoiceOver confirms with me whether I wanted to move that file to trash but did not give me a yes-no option, how can I

Deleting a Document from Finder

2021-02-20 Thread Fazil
Hi, Group. How can I delete a document? I went to Finder, opened a text file and read it. Then I tried to delete a file from the list of the files. When I hit command-delete, VoiceOver confirms with me whether I wanted to move that file to trash but did not give me a yes-no option, how can I

Re: Opening a File Via Finder?

2021-02-18 Thread Brad Snyder
: Thursday, February 18, 2021 6:57 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Opening a File Via Finder? You do not need to use VO + Spacebar, to select a folder or item from the Sidebar. Once you have navigated to the item, it is selected. Now, just stop interacting with the Sidebar, and

Re: Opening a File Via Finder?

2021-02-18 Thread Patrick Ford
MD + NumberRow 2, to select List view. > > HTH. > > - Brad - > > > On Feb 17, 2021, at 19:00, Fazil <mailto:fzlmahmoo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi, list. > I am trying to open a file/folder from Finder. I interact with toolbar, > select list view, stop i

RE: Opening a File Via Finder?

2021-02-18 Thread Fazil
Thanks much, how can I navigate to the Folder View area, please? Thanks again. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 6:57 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Opening a File Via Finder? You do not need to use VO

Re: Opening a File Via Finder?

2021-02-18 Thread Brad Snyder
- Rather than navigating to the Toolbar to change your Folder View to List, you can use the keyboard command CMD + NumberRow 2, to select List view. HTH. - Brad - On Feb 17, 2021, at 19:00, Fazil wrote: Hi, list. I am trying to open a file/folder from Finder. I interact with toolbar, select

Re: Opening a File Via Finder?

2021-02-17 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, The sidebar is a place to store favorite locations and also has quick access to tags and mounted drives. To actually view something selected in the sidebar, press VO-J to jump to the main window area of the Finder window. Also, the keystroke command-2 is a shortcut for list view

Opening a File Via Finder?

2021-02-17 Thread Fazil
Hi, list. I am trying to open a file/folder from Finder. I interact with toolbar, select list view, stop interacting with toolbar, move to sidebar, interact with it, brouse to my files/folders and hit VO-Spacebar to open it but it does not open. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks! -- The

Re: Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-10 Thread Steve Matzura
The previews were off. I just forgot about left-arrowing to close the folder. All's well now. On 12/9/2020 8:13 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: Will do that, too. Tnx. On 12/9/2020 8:10 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: Turn off all previews in the menu. On Dec 9, 2020, at 18:55, Steve Matzura wrote: I

Re: Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-09 Thread Brad Snyder
Check out that Preview setting that Herbie suggested. You can find it in the View menu, or use CMD + Shift + P, to toggle it on/off. - Brad - On Dec 9, 2020, at 19:13, Steve Matzura wrote: I'm surely not. But I'll try pressing Left Arrow and see if they close when it happens. On 12/9/2020

Re: Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-09 Thread Brad Snyder
I hadn’t thought of that one because I’ve never had to do anything with that setting. Mine has always been off on every Mac I’ve ever had, right out of the box. - Brad - On Dec 9, 2020, at 19:10, Herbie Allen wrote: Turn off all previews in the menu. > On Dec 9, 2020, at 18:55, Steve Matzur

Re: Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-09 Thread Steve Matzura
Will do that, too. Tnx. On 12/9/2020 8:10 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: Turn off all previews in the menu. On Dec 9, 2020, at 18:55, Steve Matzura wrote: I've had Macs of various stripes in my life since 2009, and I'm always stumped by the following problem when I set up a new one, which I just

Re: Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-09 Thread Steve Matzura
I'm surely not. But I'll try pressing Left Arrow and see if they close when it happens. On 12/9/2020 8:06 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: Sounds like you are pressing the right arrow key when you land on a folder name,, which expands the folder to reveal the folder’s contents. - Brad - On Dec 9, 20

Re: Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-09 Thread Brad Snyder
Sounds like you are pressing the right arrow key when you land on a folder name,, which expands the folder to reveal the folder’s contents. - Brad - On Dec 9, 2020, at 18:55, Steve Matzura wrote: I've had Macs of various stripes in my life since 2009, and I'm always stumped by the following

Re: Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-09 Thread Herbie Allen
Turn off all previews in the menu. > On Dec 9, 2020, at 18:55, Steve Matzura wrote: > > I've had Macs of various stripes in my life since 2009, and I'm always > stumped by the following problem when I set up a new one, which I just did > today with the arrival of the Mini with the M1 processo

Re: Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-09 Thread Lorie McCloud
I use listview too and I've had that problem off and on. usually when it happens, I hit left arrow and that closes it. I have no idea what makes them start opening like that. > On Dec 9, 2020, at 6:55 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: > > I've had Macs of various stripes in my life since 2009, and I'm

Finder Question About Folders Opening Automatically

2020-12-09 Thread Steve Matzura
I've had Macs of various stripes in my life since 2009, and I'm always stumped by the following problem when I set up a new one, which I just did today with the arrival of the Mini with the M1 processor. If I display files and folders in a list view, as ai arrow down and encounter a folder, it

Re: Column view in Finder on Bigsur and the Tab key.

2020-11-15 Thread Herbie Allen
I have also noticed this. However, I also noticed that Tab does not tell you the folder has ben opened while VO left and right do. > On Nov 15, 2020, at 10:25, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > Column view is my preferred Finder interface. In the past I used to use Right > Ar

Re: Column view in Finder on Bigsur and the Tab key.

2020-11-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
rks only in list view. > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236 > > On 11/15/20, 11:26, "Paul Hopewell" behalf of hopew...@hopewell.org.uk> wrote: > >Hello, >Column view is my preferred Finder interface. In the past I used to use > Right Arrow to expand a folder

Re: Column view in Finder on Bigsur and the Tab key.

2020-11-15 Thread Greg Wocher
ies > wrote: > > Apple's documentation indicates that using right/left-arrow to > expand/collapse folders works only in list view. > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236 > > On 11/15/20, 11:26, "Paul Hopewell" behalf of hopew...@hopewell.org.uk> wrote: &g

Re: Column view in Finder on Bigsur and the Tab key.

2020-11-15 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Apple's documentation indicates that using right/left-arrow to expand/collapse folders works only in list view. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236 On 11/15/20, 11:26, "Paul Hopewell" wrote: Hello, Column view is my preferred Finder interface. In the past I use

Column view in Finder on Bigsur and the Tab key.

2020-11-15 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Column view is my preferred Finder interface. In the past I used to use Right Arrow to expand a folder and Left Arrow to colllapse a folder. This no longer works in Bigsur. However using Tab to expand a folder and Shift+Tab to collapse a folder works fine. I recall this is how Windows

Re: Finder: Move To Top Or Bottom Of File List

2020-06-17 Thread Pete De Vasto
> Try using OPT plus up or down arrow. > > HTH > > - Brad - > > On Jun 17, 2020, at 11:39, Pete De Vasto <mailto:pdevasto0...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I have quite a few files on my Mac, so when I go into finder, the list is > q

Re: Finder: Move To Top Or Bottom Of File List

2020-06-17 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
go into finder, the list is quite long. It’s great to be able to sort the list in a number of different ways, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to go to the first or last file on the list. So, for example, if I sort by date added, I’d like to quickly be able to go to the file I

Re: Finder: Move To Top Or Bottom Of File List

2020-06-17 Thread Brad Snyder
Try using OPT plus up or down arrow. HTH - Brad - On Jun 17, 2020, at 11:39, Pete De Vasto wrote: Hello everyone, I have quite a few files on my Mac, so when I go into finder, the list is quite long. It’s great to be able to sort the list in a number of different ways, but I cannot for

Finder: Move To Top Or Bottom Of File List

2020-06-17 Thread Pete De Vasto
Hello everyone, I have quite a few files on my Mac, so when I go into finder, the list is quite long. It’s great to be able to sort the list in a number of different ways, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to go to the first or last file on the list. So, for example, if I sort by

finder moving to the bottom of a list of files

2020-06-15 Thread Chris Moore
Hello When navigating through a list of files with the arrow keys, the cursor periodically jumps to the bottom of the list for no apparent reason. Is there any way to stop this from happening? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If yo

Re: Keeping Finder Windows Open

2020-04-04 Thread Lorie McCloud
my experience with this is that you can have however windows open that you want. you can cycle around through all of them using command-accent or whatever that is. maybe you have a different finder setting somewhere than I do but I've had 3 or 4 windows open many times. > On Apr 4, 20

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