Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-18 Thread Alex Hall
Mavericks as well, on both machines. Sherill's suggestion of cursor tracking and other settings made me check, but all my cursors are set to follow each other as they are on the other machine. My mouse cursor is the only exception; VO ignores it. On Jun 18, 2014, at 11:24 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via

Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-18 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Hmm. I download files to my desktop so when I tried it I had a new file called "xyz.download dimmed Safari Download" and leaving focus on this file made no other announcements. So maybe its something specific about the downloads folder? I'm on Mavericks. What version of OSX are you running? CB

Re: Messages and Mail / One Row Added -was- Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
I do something similar to hiding apps: I use full screen on each one. I don't have those Mail message verbosity problems. Of course, it's possible to create an activity for an app and change the verbosity within that activity. I have it ses to high for some applications and low for others. Tere

Re: Messages and Mail / One Row Added -was- Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Cara, I only hear the "One row added" when I'm actually in Mail. However, I always hide the apps I'm not currently using, so this could explain why I'm never bothered by this. Cheers, Anne On 16 Jun 2014, at 16:52, Cara Quinn wrote: > Hi Anne, > > Thanks so much for the suggestion,

Re: Messages and Mail / One Row Added -was- Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Cara Quinn
Thank you Anders, Will try this in future if this happens again. Interestingly enough, this is absolutely the first and only time so far, in years of using VO and Mail that I have ever seen this happen. Usually redirecting VoiceOver's focus somewhere other than the offending app or mailbox wil

Re: Messages and Mail / One Row Added -was- Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Anne, Thanks so much for the suggestion, but I actually have completely disabled Notification Center and removed it from my status menus so it absolutely never comes up or bothers me with anything at all! :) I'm wondering though, in the method you are mentioning, when Notification Center is

Re: Messages and Mail / One Row Added -was- Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I have also noticed this with the mail app. However if i press command h to hide the mail app then evrything works like a charm. /A 15 jun 2014 kl. 22:19 skrev Cara Quinn : > HI Alex, > > For what it is worth, I just saw a very similar behavior this morning on my > MacBook Air 11 inch. I wa

Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I wasn't specifically thinking about your level i.e.: medium, low, high, etc. Mine is on high but there are other adjustments. I was thinking about checking all the tabs: hints, announcements, text, etc. I don't think it has anything to do per se with this being an Air as my Air does not do that

Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Jessica
Hi Have you restarted the computer recently? have you done a control, option, shift power button reset? I find these helpful when my computer is acting up. to do the control option shift power button reset, you must plug in your computer. I hope you get it figured out. Please let us know what yo

Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Alex Hall
My verbosity is medium, just as it was on my Mini. I've tried low, but it strips out a bit too much for my liking. Again, though, this never happened before with the same level set. On Jun 16, 2014, at 6:30 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > I think this might be a verbosity problem. > I have m

Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I think this might be a verbosity problem. I have my verbosity set to the lowest as i get frustrated with all info all of the time. Sometimes it can be good but sometimes not. /A 14 jun 2014 kl. 23:01 skrev Cheryl Homiak : > Well, it is usual behavior if your downloads folder is open for you

Re: Messages and Mail / One Row Added -was- Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-15 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Cara, Could this problem be related to the Notifications? I've removed everything from Notifications and set them all to do nothing. Just taking them out of Notifications wasn't sufficient. I have an activity for Mail with Verbosity set to Low, and links and URLs set to play tone. This a

Messages and Mail / One Row Added -was- Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-15 Thread Cara Quinn
HI Alex, For what it is worth, I just saw a very similar behavior this morning on my MacBook Air 11 inch. I was focused on the Messages app and not focused at all on Mail, and kept hearing VO say 'one row added' etc. as each new email message was downloaded. So even though I was focused with V

Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-15 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, I see this on my 27 inch iMac. I think this has to do with the finder refreshing as part of the file is downloaded, but not sure. Matthew matthew dyer sent from my 27 inch iMac. facebook, facetime and iMessage: ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com Skype: graduater2004 On Jun 14, 2014,

Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-14 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Well, it is usual behavior if your downloads folder is open for you to hear this once as the new file is added. As for the constant repetition while downloading, I wonder if it could be something in your voiceover settings, perhaps in verbosity somewhere. > -- > Cheryl > I tried and tried to

VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-14 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, The subject basically says it all. If I leave my Downloads folder open, and I start downloading a new file, VO constantly starts saying the name of whatever file was last focused on in Downloads. I said "starts saying" because it happens so often, once a second if not more, that speech n