Re: simple mac or voiceover question?

2023-07-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, I believe that the command E is the correct keyboard combination. Also, you can eject discs from the terminal app with the eject command. On occasion, this command will not work. In that case you need to use a paper clip in the small hole adjacent to the CD Drive. Sent from my iPhone >

Re: simple mac or voiceover question?

2023-07-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
no, its an ibook, which should share the nature of the os. 10.5 I think? I am guessing arrow keys can select the cd drive? On Sat, 29 Jul 2023, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Is the CD Drive on the Desktop? If so, try selecting it and press command plus E. If not, press command p

Re: simple mac or voiceover question?

2023-07-29 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
Hi, Is the CD Drive on the Desktop? If so, try selecting it and press command plus E. If not, press command plus shift plus C, then select the CD Drive and press command plus E. Is there not a eject button on the CD Drive? Rob > On Jul 29, 2023, at 6:06 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi, > is

Re: simple mac or voiceover question?

2023-07-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
worth a shot2, as I do have an external mac keyboard. On Sat, 29 Jul 2023, Lorie McCloud wrote: I used to have a key on my keyboard that would do it back when I had a Mac keyboard for my Mac mini. I think it was F12. On Jul 29, 2023, at 5:06 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi, is there a keyst

Re: simple mac or voiceover question?

2023-07-29 Thread Lorie McCloud
I used to have a key on my keyboard that would do it back when I had a Mac keyboard for my Mac mini. I think it was F12. > On Jul 29, 2023, at 5:06 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi, > is there a keystroke that will open the cd door say from the finder? > Think older editions of the operating

simple mac or voiceover question?

2023-07-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, is there a keystroke that will open the cd door say from the finder? Think older editions of the operating system, leopard for example, or snow leopard. Have a cd stuck and cannot discover how to open the door. Thanks, Karen

Re: Esoteric VoiceOver Question

2018-05-27 Thread Steve Matzura
Turning off caption [panels did the trick. Thanks everyone. -- 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 inappropriate, please contact the owne

Re: Esoteric VoiceOver Question

2018-05-27 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, There are three tabs in the Visuals category. You need to select the "Panels & Menus" tab first to be able to modify the Caption Panel visibility setting. Actually, this is the only one you should modify. I would leave the VoiceOver cursor checked. This allows people who are working wit

Re: Esoteric VoiceOver Question

2018-05-27 Thread E.T.
Alex zeroed in on this one, for the caption and braille panels are on by default. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/27/2018 8:18 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: The only thing in there is "show VoiceOv

Re: Esoteric VoiceOver Question

2018-05-27 Thread Steve Matzura
The only thing in there is "show VoiceOver cursor," and if that's what a VoiceOver cursor is, that's just weird. I'll try it and let you know if it works. On 5/26/2018 6:57 PM, E.T. wrote:    Look in the Visuals pane of VO Utility. From E.T.'s Keyboard...    ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many be

Re: Esoteric VoiceOver Question

2018-05-27 Thread Steve Matzura
OK, I was wondering what a caption panel was,or is. I'll turn them both off, as neither is needed or wanted, and report. On 5/26/2018 7:02 PM, Alex Hall wrote: Exactly what ET said. Go to the Visuals category in the table, then find the tabs. You probably want to disable the Caption Panel in t

Re: Esoteric VoiceOver Question

2018-05-26 Thread Alex Hall
Exactly what ET said. Go to the Visuals category in the table, then find the tabs. You probably want to disable the Caption Panel in the Panels tab, but may have to turn off the VoiceOver cursor from the Cursor tab as well. -- Alex Hall > On May 26, 2018, at 18:57, E.T. wrote: > > Look i

Re: Esoteric VoiceOver Question

2018-05-26 Thread E.T.
Look in the Visuals pane of VO Utility. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/26/2018 3:47 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: Is it possible, and if so, how, to turn off/eliminate the on-screen box containing

Esoteric VoiceOver Question

2018-05-26 Thread Steve Matzura
Is it possible, and if so, how, to turn off/eliminate the on-screen box containing what VoiceOver says so that a non-VoiceOver user can access what the box covers up? I'm having a problem a sighted person is helping me deal with, but the thing they must click on is hidden behind this box, and f

Re: VoiceOver Question.

2017-08-28 Thread Stacey Robinson
I’ve now done that. Thanks so much. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Aug 28, 2017, at 4:03 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Stacy, > > In VoiceOver Utility, under Speech, set all the categories of voice to

Re: VoiceOver Question.

2017-08-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Stacy, In VoiceOver Utility, under Speech, set all the categories of voice to Default. You can then change the voice on the fly using VO-Cmd-Down Arrow. I do this all the time to switch between English and French. Cheers, Anne > On 27 Aug 2017, at 22:45, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > H

VoiceOver Question.

2017-08-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hello, How do I set all of my VoiceOver voices to the same voice? I’m currently using Tom as the default but think I might like to try something different. I’m running El Capatan. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net -

Re: an odd voiceover question?

2014-08-11 Thread Anne Robertson
- > From: Karen Lewellen > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 8:00 AM > Subject: Re: an odd voiceover question? > > I know it is not a volume issue, but would mute turn itself on? > Karen > > On Sun, 10 Aug 2014, George Cassell wrote: &g

Re: an odd voiceover question?

2014-08-11 Thread George Cassell
aries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 8:00 AM Subject: Re: an odd voiceover question? I know it is not a volume issue, but would mute turn itself on? Karen On Sun, 10 Aug 2014, George Cassell wrote: > Make sure you don't have MUTE enabled, and that you don't have th

Re: an odd voiceover question?

2014-08-11 Thread Karen Lewellen
voiceover Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 1:52 PM Subject: an odd voiceover question? Greetings list, I suspect there is a simple solution for this problem. I have an ibook running Leopard. It is largely presently for training, but I did have someone use the laptop for an on line task. I did command

Re: an odd voiceover question?

2014-08-10 Thread Anne Robertson
; Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 1:52 PM > Subject: an odd voiceover question? > > Greetings list, > I suspect there is a simple solution for this problem. > I have an ibook running Leopard. > It is largely presently for training, but I did have someone use the > laptop for an on

Re: an odd voiceover question?

2014-08-10 Thread George Cassell
Make sure you don't have MUTE enabled, and that you don't have the volume turned all the way off. -- George - Original Message - From: Karen Lewellen To: list voiceover Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 1:52 PM Subject: an odd voiceover question? Greetings list, I suspect

Re: an odd voiceover question?

2014-08-10 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there It sounds like that speech just got turned off somehow, still leaving voiceover running. I have had this happen along time ago that is, in one situation where the braille splay that I was running was running and the speech was not. I haven't had this happen in Mountain lion or Mavericks

an odd voiceover question?

2014-08-10 Thread Karen Lewellen
Greetings list, I suspect there is a simple solution for this problem. I have an ibook running Leopard. It is largely presently for training, but I did have someone use the laptop for an on line task. I did command f5 to turn voice over off so the person could use the computer, run safari swiftl

RE: voiceover question

2010-04-23 Thread Frank Ventura
: voiceover question Hi I'm reading the voiceover guide on my netbook. when it says, press vo f1 f1, does this mean: hold down control option press f1 twice quickly? or does it mean to hold down coontrol and option, press f1, release control and option, and press f1 again? Josh Kennedy

Re: voiceover question

2010-04-23 Thread marie Howarth
Hi Josh, It means press them both quickly. On 23 Apr 2010, at 15:29, Josh wrote: > Hi > > I'm reading the voiceover guide on my netbook. when it says, press vo f1 f1, > does this mean: hold down control option press f1 twice quickly? or does it > mean to hold down coontrol and option, press

Re: voiceover question

2010-04-23 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Yes, that is indeed what it means. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 23, 2010, at 4:29 PM, Josh wrote: > Hi > > I'm reading the voiceover guide on my netboo

Re: voiceover question

2010-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
It means hold down control-option and press f1 twice in quick succession. On Apr 23, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Josh wrote: > Hi > > I'm reading the voiceover guide on my netbook. when it says, press vo f1 f1, > does this mean: hold down control option press f1 twice quickly? or does it > mean to hol

voiceover question

2010-04-23 Thread Josh
Hi I'm reading the voiceover guide on my netbook. when it says, press vo f1 f1, does this mean: hold down control option press f1 twice quickly? or does it mean to hold down coontrol and option, press f1, release control and option, and press f1 again? Josh Kennedy jkenn...@gmail.com http://

IPod touch voiceover question

2010-02-05 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Hi I'm new to this list and have a question. Is it possible to delete a podcast from the IPod touch using voice over? I know I can do it from the PC, but the manual says you can do it from the IPod too. It says you have to wipe left or right over the name and then press the delete button. I can'