RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
Thanks. I didn’t know this was the same command on both operating systems. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Muhammad Fayed Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 12:50 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Hi Rebecca

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Muhammad Fayed
.com > Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows > > Rebecca, > I know what you’re talking about being able to lock the VO keys. But that’s > not actually what sticky keys are. Sticky keys or away for a key press to be > held electronically down longer to allow you

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Rebecca, I know what you’re talking about being able to lock the VO keys. But that’s not actually what sticky keys are. Sticky keys or away for a key press to be held electronically down longer to allow you to move your finger to

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Dave Carlson
Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 5:13 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Not really. The use of Sticky Keys is intended for individuals with dexterity issues. - Brad - On Dec 7, 2021, at 14:07, Rebecca

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Rebekah, like you I like using the sticky keys. It is definitely very easy. On Dec 7, 2021, at 2:07 PM, Rebecca Skipper mailto:skipper8...@gmail.com> > wrote: Thanks. It is my understanding that there are les

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
Okay, thanks. Still a handy feature to have. I think I am getting Windows and Mac terminology confused. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 5:49 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread joseph hudson
ries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Muhammad Fayed > Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:42 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows > > The differences are summarized in two main points from my experience: > >

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Brad Snyder
naries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 5:13 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Not really. The use of Sticky Keys is intended for individuals with

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
isionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Hi, No worries. I hope that this discussion is helping to clarify. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort Mc

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
problem on a Windows Laptop if you can’t >> configure the FN key functions without going into BIOS. >> >> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder &g

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
Sorry, I’m new to the Mac and am getting the terms confused. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 5:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Hi, That is correct, although that is a

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
ooglegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder > Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 5:13 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows > > Not really. The use of Sticky K

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
the FN key functions without going into BIOS. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 5:13 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Not really. The use of Sticky Keys is intended

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows There are some similarities in the keyboard commands, but the operating systems are very different. - Brad - On Dec 7, 2021, at 13:39, Rebecca Skipper mailto:skipper8...@gmail.com> > wrote: The keyboard shortcuts are s

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Brad Snyder
@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Muhammad Fayed Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commande

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Brad Snyder
com> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Actually, the operating environment On

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
x27;Jason White' via MacVisionaries > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:10 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows >

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
27; via MacVisionaries mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:10 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows On 7/12/21 13:44, Rebecca Skipper wrote:

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Muhammad Fayed
gt; Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:10 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows > > > > On 7/12/21 13:44, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > The only thing Windows users can do is simulate mouse clicks with the > keyboard or

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
The keyboard shortcuts are similar though, right? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Actually, the operating environment Onamac

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Brad Snyder
ivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows On 7/12/21 13:44, Rebecca Skipper wrote: The only thing Windows users can do is simulate mouse clicks with the keyboard or physically use the mouse. I think JAWS will recognize mouse movements, but this is no where near the Mac’s trackpad commander. The

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Muhammad Fayed
ote: > > Also, the Max trackpad commander is not a utility for moving the mouse arrow > around the screen. Its function is something completely different altogether. > > - Brad - > > On Dec 7, 2021, at 12:58, Brad Snyder <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: > > I f

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
isionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows On 7/12/21 13:44, Rebecca Skipper wrote: The only thing Windows users can do is simulate mouse clicks with the keyboard or physically use the mouse. I think JAWS will recognize mouse movements, but this is no wher

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
On 7/12/21 13:44, Rebecca Skipper wrote: The only thing Windows users can do is simulate mouse clicks with the keyboard or physically use the mouse. I think JAWS will recognize mouse movements, but this is no where near the Mac’s trackpad commander. There is also touch support available

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Brad Snyder
Also, the Max trackpad commander is not a utility for moving the mouse arrow around the screen. Its function is something completely different altogether. - Brad - On Dec 7, 2021, at 12:58, Brad Snyder wrote: I find it interesting that most JAWS users have no idea that the JAWS cursor is

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Brad Snyder
recognize mouse movements, but this is no where near the Mac’s trackpad commander. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 1:41 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows Hi, Me neither. In fact, I atte

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Muhammad Fayed
change mood. Sometimes, it is easier to reach out where I want using the trackpad commander than keyboard. Thank you so much for your replies. Regards, Mohamed E. Fayed > On 7 Dec 2021, at 8:40 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Me neither

RE: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Rebecca Skipper
The only thing Windows users can do is simulate mouse clicks with the keyboard or physically use the mouse. I think JAWS will recognize mouse movements, but this is no where near the Mac’s trackpad commander. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 20

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Me neither. In fact, I attended Sight Tech Global last week, and heard Windows screen reader users lamenting about not really having a concept of how mouse navigation behaved. VoiceOver has had that from the start. Now, TrackPad Commander wasn’t there from the start, but mouse and

Re: Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Brad Snyder
I'm not aware of any such thing. - Brad - On Dec 7, 2021, at 12:26, Muhammad Fayed wrote: Hi, Hope my mail finds you well, I. Wonder whether there is a feature on windows similar to trackpad commander on Mac OS. It doesn’t matter whether it works with JAWS or NVDA. Thank you so

Equivalent to Trackpad Commander on windows

2021-12-07 Thread Muhammad Fayed
Hi, Hope my mail finds you well, I. Wonder whether there is a feature on windows similar to trackpad commander on Mac OS. It doesn’t matter whether it works with JAWS or NVDA. Thank you so much, Regards, Mohamed E. Fayed -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Disabling Voiceover Command for Trackpad Commander

2017-06-07 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Probably the easiest thing to do is to connect a USB mouse or trackpad. Then in System Prefs, Accessibility under the Mouse & Trackpad section, there's a checkbox whereby when an external mouse or trackpad is connected, your internal trackpad is disabled. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurr

Disabling Voiceover Command for Trackpad Commander

2017-06-07 Thread Des Delgadillo
Hi all, Was wondering if it was possible to disable the aforementioned command — Vo + counterclockwise turn on the trackpad? My trackpad is currently malfunctioning so that ever time I hold down the VO keys the commander turns on and clicks on everything. if there’s a way to disable this comman

For all Trackpad Commander

2014-04-25 Thread Chris Apple boy
Hi all The Trackpad Commander allows one to control VoiceOver using familiar gestures such as one finger double tap. This is disabled by default and can be enabled in two ways. 1. Through the VoiceOver Utility under Commanders, Trackpad Tab. 2. Press control-option then whilst holding them

Re: voice over trackpad commander gesture preference file

2012-02-11 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi Esther, Thanks for the suggestion. The preference file is the one i previously checked. Com.apple.VoiceOver4.local.plist For some reason the gestures still won't save. I've also noticed that when creating a gesture in an activity, and changing a gesture back on the global commander setting

Re: voice over trackpad commander gesture preference file

2012-02-11 Thread Esther
Hi Yuma, I don't have a direct answer for you, but here's a suggestion on how to locate the preference file you want. Open up a Finder window and use the Command-Shift-G "Go to folder" shortcut, then type or paste in the location of the Library/Preferences folder for your account: ~/Library/Pr

voice over trackpad commander gesture preference file

2012-02-10 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows where the trackpad gesture preference file resides on the system. When i save my preferences and export them the gesture set isn't included. And this is a real bummer. Ive tried the com.apple.VoiceOver4.local.plist but that doesn't do it. Any help great

a question concerning scrolling with trackpad commander

2011-10-08 Thread Cam
Hi all I can scroll text on a website with the trackpad comander - I'm a proficient IPhone user so have no trouble actually scrolling. However when I scroll to say p33 of 36 on a website, and hit VO right arrow expecting to see links on p33, I'm returned to the top of the web page. What am I doing

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yeah, Thats where it really shines. When you go into VO utilities and under navigation set the mouse cursor to move the VO cursor, you can explore an app or webpage. I found this pretty useful on facebook. It also helps me converse more effortlessly with sighted people about things on the Ma

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-12 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Mary! As yet I'm not use to the track pad! But one thing I can think of is... Have you had a sighted person say [it's at the top left under something or other!] And as far as I know the Apple way of doing things is that the screen looks the same for sighted people! So the track pad shows you w

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-12 Thread Mary Otten
I Too got the Magic Trackpad not long after they came out, but I haven't used it as much as I thought I would. I like the num pad commander a lot, but I just haven't found the trackpad all that useful. I do prefer it for those situations when I need to do a real mouse click, as I seem always to

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-12 Thread Red.Falcon
at 22:24, Pete Nalda wrote: > Hi all, > Here's what I do in using trackpad commander in mail. Granted, my methods > aren't as elegant as using an iPhone, but for me they work, as it gives me > the best of both worlds. To interact with the messages table, I use the tab >

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Pete Nalda
Hi all, Here's what I do in using trackpad commander in mail. Granted, my methods aren't as elegant as using an iPhone, but for me they work, as it gives me the best of both worlds. To interact with the messages table, I use the tab key, then use the arrow keys to move up and dow

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Marc Workman
sort of MacBook lacking a num pad, I would be more inclined to use the track pad. Marc - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker" To: Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 2:35 PM Subject: Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions Hi, One has little to do with the other. on

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Donna Goodin
re input. Not so for snow leopard. Yes there > are some similarities but the overall experience is much different. At least > in my opinion Trackpad commander can be very helpful but you need to choose > your spots with it just like any tool. We don't use chainsaws to slice bre

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, One has little to do with the other. on an iPhone, the entire OS is optimized to be run via gesture input. Not so for snow leopard. Yes there are some similarities but the overall experience is much different. At least in my opinion Trackpad commander can be very helpful but you need

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Christopher Peppel
. I'll > let you know what I find. > > Carolyn > On Jul 11, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi Jim, Colin, and all, >> >> Not sure why, but this isn't working for me. In fact, I'm having abysmal >> results with the trackpad c

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Donna Goodin
y love the trackpad, but one gotcha (at least for me) is that while > composing text, my palm hits somewhere on the trackpad and randomly moves my > focus. I try to remember to always turn off trackpad commander during any > data entry. > > Of course YMMV, but if you're

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Donna Goodin
, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi Jim, Colin, and all, >> >> Not sure why, but this isn't working for me. In fact, I'm having abysmal >> results with the trackpad commander as a whole. Does anyone seriously use >> this thing? The only co

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Geoff Waaler
w, and can then expand/contract threads via the right and left arrow keys respectively. I absolutely love the trackpad, but one gotcha (at least for me) is that while composing text, my palm hits somewhere on the trackpad and randomly moves my focus. I try to remember to always turn off trackpad

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread carolyn Haas
im, Colin, and all, > > Not sure why, but this isn't working for me. In fact, I'm having abysmal > results with the trackpad commander as a whole. Does anyone seriously use > this thing? The only column I can get it to read in mail is the mailbox > column, despite sw

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-11 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Jim, Colin, and all, Not sure why, but this isn't working for me. In fact, I'm having abysmal results with the trackpad commander as a whole. Does anyone seriously use this thing? The only column I can get it to read in mail is the mailbox column, despite swiping left and

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-10 Thread Red.Falcon
t imho) > Cheers, > Donna > > On Jul 9, 2011, at 2:42 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Donna, >> >> 1. There's a section in the VoiceOver Getting Started Guide (Chapter 11 on >> Using VoiceOver Gestures) that describes using TrackPad Commander. Use VO-H >&

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-10 Thread Jim Fettgather
here's a section in the VoiceOver Getting Started Guide (Chapter 11 on >> Using VoiceOver Gestures) that describes using TrackPad Commander. Use VO-H >> to bring up the help menu and press "g" to go to the "Getting Started Guide" >> and return.

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-10 Thread Donna Goodin
read (another major oversight imho) Cheers, Donna On Jul 9, 2011, at 2:42 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Donna, > > 1. There's a section in the VoiceOver Getting Started Guide (Chapter 11 on > Using VoiceOver Gestures) that describes using TrackPad Commander. Use VO-H > to bring up

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-09 Thread Esther
Hi Donna, 1. There's a section in the VoiceOver Getting Started Guide (Chapter 11 on Using VoiceOver Gestures) that describes using TrackPad Commander. Use VO-H to bring up the help menu and press "g" to go to the "Getting Started Guide" and return. Open the web item

a couple of trackpad commander questions

2011-07-09 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I've finally decided to spend some time messing with the trackpad commander, and have a couple of questions. 1. Is there any way to view a list of commands? when I go into the assign Commands table I can see the gestures, but none of the commands are displayed. 2. How do I nav

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Mary Otten
Trackpad commander is not a feature of ios; hence it is not relevant to I-devices. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegrou

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Zachary Kline
now about your specific model of Macbook, but my instinct would > be that it is a bit too early for the multitouch trackpads to have been > added. My own MacBook Pro has one, but it's late 2010. I'm afraid you're > probably out of luck with the trackpad commander, which is a s

RE: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread
it too early for the multitouch trackpads to have been added. My own MacBook Pro has one, but it's late 2010. I'm afraid you're probably out of luck with the trackpad commander, which is a shame because that really is a nice feature. > Sorry I'm not more encouraging. If you re

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread CJ Daniel
ed to using the keyboard that I only use the pad for some commands. I'd probably use it more if it were right on the laptop. It is fun to use though, I'll admit. Happy Easter, CJ On Apr 24, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Tony Hernandez wrote: > Hi everyone. > > IS the trackpad com

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Tony Hernandez
a bit too early for the multitouch trackpads to have been added. > My own MacBook Pro has one, but it's late 2010. I'm afraid you're probably > out of luck with the trackpad commander, which is a shame because that really > is a nice feature. > Sorry I'm not mo

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Tony, I don't know about your specific model of Macbook, but my instinct would be that it is a bit too early for the multitouch trackpads to have been added. My own MacBook Pro has one, but it's late 2010. I'm afraid you're probably out of luck with the trackpad command

trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Tony Hernandez
Hi everyone. IS the trackpad commander only functional in certain models of Macbook? I have a 2006 model, which I think is the MA699 or 669. Thanks for any help. Tony Hernandez -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

Re: TrackPad Commander version of the answer [was Re: Is there a command to announce the time on a Mac?]

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
I had no idea about the interacting part, thanks for that. On 2011-03-03, at 6:34 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Eric, > > If you want something close to your iPhone experience, you can use the > TrackPad Commander gestures to navigate. You'll find this is particularly > efficie

TrackPad Commander version of the answer [was Re: Is there a command to announce the time on a Mac?]

2011-03-03 Thread Esther
Hi Eric, If you want something close to your iPhone experience, you can use the TrackPad Commander gestures to navigate. You'll find this is particularly efficient in moving through items like tables where you would otherwise have to press multi-key shortcuts to interact. Here&

Re: No trackpad commander in VO utility

2010-11-17 Thread Jim Barbour
Looks like I fail on both counts. I'm running 10.6.4, *and* I don't have the new multi-touch trackpad. Ah well, thanks to everyone who responded, especially Anne who was first Jim On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:42:08AM -0800, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > all the information you need will be

Re: No trackpad commander in VO utility

2010-11-17 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
all the information you need will be in the "about," menus; for the Macbook, use VO M to navigate to the menu bar at the top of the screen; when you hear "apple," down-arrow once or twice to "About this mac." VO space bar on that, and you'll be presented with a window with which you can interac

Re: No trackpad commander in VO utility

2010-11-17 Thread Pete Nalda
to get the hang of VO and have run into a problem. > > I brought up the VO utility, navigated to the commanders item, and > then magitated through the tabs. There's the numpad commander and the > keyboard commander, but no trackpad commander. > > I'm trying to find

Re: No trackpad commander in VO utility

2010-11-17 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Jim, First of all, if the MBP is still on Leopard, you won't have the Trackpad Commander. You can check this by going to the Apple menu (VO-m) then navigating down to About This Mac and pressing Return. If you navigate right, you'll find the level of the OS (10.6.5 if it has

No trackpad commander in VO utility

2010-11-17 Thread Jim Barbour
board commander, but no trackpad commander. I'm trying to find out if this is because my hardware is too old, or my software is too old. Could someone advise me on how to determine exactly which version of VO i'm running, and perhaps even how to tell which MacBook I have (if it matters)

Re: using magic mouse like trackpad commander

2010-06-20 Thread Peter Durieux
Hi Cody, >From what I'm aware of, the Magicmouse can't be used for voice over commands >as on on a trackpad on a macbook. kr -Peter Op 20-jun-2010, om 03:44 heeft Cody Hurst het volgende geschreven: > Hi list, > > I was searching on the MV history I found someone asking if they could use an

Re: using magic mouse like trackpad commander

2010-06-19 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi, Currently there is no accessibility with the magic mouse. There are rumors of a magic trackpad coming out which is probably a better tool but till then magic mouse is useless Cheers Yuma DX® -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries

using magic mouse like trackpad commander

2010-06-19 Thread Cody Hurst
Hi list, I was searching on the MV history I found someone asking if they could use an iPod touch as a track pad commander device. I'm wanting to know something different. I want to use the magic mouse like I would on my macbook. But, I don't see any trackpad tab in the VO preferences under com

Re: Can't Find TrackPad Commander

2010-06-15 Thread Sarah Alawami
If you macbook is not one of the new moddels then sorry to say you will not have this feature. Take care. S On Jun 15, 2010, at 6:30 AM, L. T. Reed wrote: > I want to try using gestures so I attempted to turn on this feature with VO+ > two fingers clockwise but no good. Then I looked in Voice

Can't Find TrackPad Commander

2010-06-15 Thread L. T. Reed
I want to try using gestures so I attempted to turn on this feature with VO+ two fingers clockwise but no good. Then I looked in VoiceOver Utility under Commanders and find I only have two commanders - NumPad and Keyboard. What should I do? I'm using a MacBook that has a touch pad and running

Re: How do I Navigate the desktop, dock, and Menus Using the Trackpad Commander?

2010-06-12 Thread Sarah Alawami
all, I don't know if the gestures are the same on the trackpad as >> on the ipad since I haven't a ipad or iphone yet. >> >> But, I can give you some gestures for the macbook (pro): >> By default , there is no trackpad command for the desktop I think but you

Re: How do I Navigate the desktop, dock, and Menus Using the Trackpad Commander?

2010-06-12 Thread Pete Nalda
he macbook (pro): > By default , there is no trackpad command for the desktop I think but you > can make gestures in the voiceover menu: commands > trackpad commander. > You have to chose for command or control or shift or option key in > combination with the gestures. > Unfo

Re: How do I Navigate the desktop, dock, and Menus Using the Trackpad Commander?

2010-06-12 Thread William Windels
res in the voiceover menu: commands > trackpad commander. You have to chose for command or control or shift or option key in combination with the gestures. Unfortunately, the default gestures can't be changed. For the doc: you touch the trackpad 2 times with 2 fingers at the bottom (horizonta

How do I Navigate the desktop, dock, and Menus Using the Trackpad Commander?

2010-06-11 Thread Pete Nalda
I hope to be getting an iPad in the fall I'm trying to get proficient using trackpad commander, as I've heard using it is similar VO on the iPad, so been practicing on my Macbook Pro. Plus I find it's so much quicker to use than keyboard navigation, so Thanks in Advance.

Re: trackpad commander bindings

2010-01-30 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks for posting these, Yuma. You're making me think about messing around with trackpad commander again. :) Cheers, Donna On Jan 30, 2010, at 1:39 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Hi, > > Since i first played with the trackpad commander, i've been really enjoying > all

trackpad commander bindings

2010-01-29 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi, Since i first played with the trackpad commander, i've been really enjoying all the various shortcuts that are associated with it, and have grown my list of commands with the gestures, I thought maybe i could share my current bindings with you, for those not sure where to start wit

tutorials on trackpad commander?

2009-10-23 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi guys, Where can I go for specific detaled help on using trackpad commander? From the few bits and peaces I've heard in general snow leppard and Iphone tutorials it's supposed to be very easy, but I can't make my trackbad do anything So, I think I must be missing someth

Re: Turning on Trackpad Commander

2009-10-22 Thread peter apgar
This is the case with us key boards. tested 30 seconds ago. pete On Oct 22, 2009, at 10:37 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Eeuh, > > I always do it by holding the VO keys then rotating two fingers > clockwise. > > best > > Yuma > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

Re: Turning on Trackpad Commander

2009-10-22 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Eeuh, I always do it by holding the VO keys then rotating two fingers clockwise. best Yuma --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar

Re: Turning on Trackpad Commander

2009-10-22 Thread Michael Huckabay
Hi there. You first have to hold down the command key wile taking 2 fingers on the treck pad and turning them in a dile like way. I hope this helps. Mike H. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVis

Re: Turning on Trackpad Commander

2009-10-22 Thread Howard Dupuis
Just hold down the VO keys and then turn two fingers clockwise on the trackpad. Imagine that you are turning a knob on a radio, using perhaps your thumb and index finger. vO will announce that the trackpad commander is on. Have fun! On Oct 22, 10:10 pm, Portia wrote: > Hi all, > > H

Turning on Trackpad Commander

2009-10-22 Thread Portia
Hi all, How do you turn on the Trackpad Commander? I've been trying out a MacBook Pro at a local apple store. Thanks, Portia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gr

Re: When do y'all use Trackpad Commander?

2009-10-22 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > > Hi all, > I'm wondering when you folks like using the trackpad commander? I've > tried using it with mail, and I just don't know if it's really useful > there or not. the other thing is that when I navigate to the message > content,

When do y'all use Trackpad Commander?

2009-10-22 Thread Pete Nalda
Hi all, I'm wondering when you folks like using the trackpad commander? I've tried using it with mail, and I just don't know if it's really useful there or not. the other thing is that when I navigate to the message content, VO+A will let zoom track VO as it read

Re: Trackpad commander makes VO mute

2009-10-19 Thread Esther
about the following solution: if you can fix the plist once with sighted help, can't you just circulate a copy of the plist with the correct settings? When users encounter the problem with TrackPad Commander, they can exit and copy the correct plist to the preferences library and r

Re: Trackpad commander makes VO mute

2009-10-18 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Hmm, that's definitely interesting. Only thing that happens on my end is VoiceOver says "Trackpad Commander On", and everything is good. The only thing I could think of is the might accidentally do a three- finger double tap, but that's extremely unlikely by accident

Re: Trackpad commander makes VO mute

2009-10-18 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello James, On Oct 18, 2009, at 8:11 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > I know this doens't help directly with the problem, but would it be > possible > to write an Apple Script to delete the offending plist file until > Apple can > fix the problem? > I'm sure it would. But I've never written an app

Re: Trackpad commander makes VO mute

2009-10-18 Thread James & Nash
8, 2009 6:56 PM Subject: Trackpad commander makes VO mute > > Hello everyone, > > On my French VoiceOver list, a couple of people are having trouble > with the Trackpad Commander causing speech to be muted. Since I > haven't got a machine with a multitouch trackpad, I can&#x

Trackpad commander makes VO mute

2009-10-18 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello everyone, On my French VoiceOver list, a couple of people are having trouble with the Trackpad Commander causing speech to be muted. Since I haven't got a machine with a multitouch trackpad, I can't test this myself. Has anyone on this list encountered this problem? We&#

Re: Trackpad commander and Zoom. Possible to use both at the same time?

2009-09-14 Thread Mueller, Matt
It sure is. The trackpad commander performs just as it would if Zoom were not enabled. When Zoom is enabled and you place a finger on the trackpad, the voiceover cursor moves to the item at that position and Zoom tracks to it. Normally Zoom would primarily follow the mouse cursor

Trackpad commander and Zoom. Possible to use both at the same time?

2009-09-14 Thread Pete Nalda
I wanted to know as I'm not going to take the time to study the commander if no. TIA. Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) Pete Nalda http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to th

trackpad commander testout and comments

2009-09-12 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
keys i press are spoken as in leopard. Now, i've spent about a couple of hours checking out the trackpad commander and started assigning actions to various gestures, mainly combining command and swipes or multitaps. As i went about assigning differentactions to different combinations

Re: Can't access trackpad commander in voice utility on my mac book

2009-09-04 Thread Jes Smith
. >> >> Jes >> >> On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:46 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> >>> The question is if your Mac has the multi-touch trackpad for one >>> thing. >>> On Sep 2, 2009, at 6:48 PM, Jes Smith wrote >>>> >>>>

Re: Can't access trackpad commander in voice utility on my mac book

2009-09-03 Thread Scott Howell
one >> thing. >> On Sep 2, 2009, at 6:48 PM, Jes Smith wrote >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I've had my mac book for about a month now, and upgraded to snow >>> leopard last Friday. I notice there's a trackpad commander which can >

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