Re: Web links where VO-Shift-M does not give download menu options [was Re: Question about downloading audio files linked] from web pages in safari

2009-07-28 Thread Chris Blouch
Yup, this is weird. It's just a link inside a paragraph tag. I thought maybe they were doing something weird but the HTML is all correct and normal. Seems like a straight VO bug. CB Esther wrote: > Hi James, > > I just checked the Serotalk web pages in both Safari and the latest WebKit, > and

Web links where VO-Shift-M does not give download menu options [was Re: Question about downloading audio files linked] from web pages in safari

2009-07-24 Thread Esther
Hi James, I just checked the Serotalk web pages in both Safari and the latest WebKit, and you're correct that VO-Shift-M doesn't work on their podcast links to show you the option to download. I tried both group and DOM navigation modes for both Safari and WebKit; I tried this with and withou

Re: Question about downloading audio files linked from web pages in safari

2009-07-24 Thread James Mannion
Thank you all for all the answers you gave me to this. I find that the shift-control-options m to bring up that menu only sometimes works. On something like on the front age of serotalk.com for example it does not give you the appropriate option in that menu. That was what made me realize it wa

Re: Question about downloading audio files linked from web pages in safari

2009-07-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, you can do this quite easily. Press control option shift m on the link, and choose download linked file from the menu. On Jul 23, 2009, at 8:15 PM, James Mannion wrote: > > Hi, > Is there a way to configure things so that when you click on a link on > a page such as blindcooltech.com or ser

Re: Question about downloading audio files linked from web pages in safari

2009-07-24 Thread Bob Hill
Another way to do this with the blindcooltech site is when you get to a header, interact with it by pressing vo-shift-downarrow, then you will hear the name of the link. Then I press vo-shift-m to bring up a context menu, and there will be an item to download the link. That's what's great a

Re: Question about downloading audio files linked from web pages in safari

2009-07-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I did a little digging and I believe I found the solution. Open system preferences. Go to Quicktime tab. (let me know if you need help navigating to this.) Under the "Advanced" tab there is a section on plugin preferences. In there is a "MIME types" button. Hit that button. There is table.

Re: Question about downloading audio files linked from web pages in safari

2009-07-24 Thread Peggy Fleischer
I always use the option enter method. It works best for me and has never failed me. Peggy Fleischer peggyfleisc...@bellsouth.net Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, 1:25 To God our Sa

Re: Question about downloading audio files linked from web pages in safari

2009-07-24 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, I tried the suggestions in this message for forcing an mp3 to download and found on my system that the only one that works is to press and hold option and pressing enter while sitting on the link. This works like a charm. Thanks Esther. Robert Carter On Jul 23, 2009, at 10:25 PM, Esth

Re: Question about downloading audio files linked from web pages in safari

2009-07-23 Thread Esther
Hi James, You asked: >Is there a way to configure things so that when you click on a link on >a page such as blindcooltech.com or serotalk.com as examples that have >links that are http://www and have an mp3 file at the end of the link >so that it will download the mp3 instead of just launching

Re: Question about downloading audio files linked from web pages in safari

2009-07-23 Thread Chris Polk
ok, in itunes, go to prefferences, click the advance button, then there is a use itunes for internet playback. try that and see if that then allows you to download instead of playing from the site. I don't know if this will work, but its worth a shot. Chris On Jul 23, 2009, at 6:15 PM, James