Re: reading pdf files on the mac usingvo?

2009-03-18 Thread Simon Cavendish
This is also my question: I haven't found a way of finding a string of text I want in Preview so any clues would be welcome. Simon On 18 Mar 2009, at 01:52, Eliza Cooper wrote: > > Hi List, >How about using the find feature in preview? When you have > searched for text, how do you naviga

RE: iTunes/iPod Shuffle Problem

2009-03-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
no sorry, macs have their own magnification system. _ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of linzy buhr Sent: Wednesday, 18 March 2009 6:36 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iTunes/iPod Shuffle Problem does anyone

Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, happy Wednesday to you!… Okay, I have an issue going on that I can't seem to solve. Somehow, whether inadvertently by me, or a bit of software I've installed, a system framework has been installed that I really need to get rid of. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread John Panarese
Hi Cara, From experience, I did a wipe and install with Leopard and then used time machine to pull a backup from wich to restore. This worked like a charm for me. I just chose the latest date and I got everything back. As a note, I did this after the install during the setup when y

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Scott Howell
Can you just simply locate the file and remove it? If you were to look in /Library or /System and possibly /Users/Library, I bet you will find the offending file. When you did a complete restore, you were given an opportunity to recover data from another volume attached to the Mac and so f

Re: Zoom Text on Mac Question [was Re: iTunes/iPod Shuffle Problem]

2009-03-18 Thread Esther
Hi Matt, I was very interested in your comments about VoiceOver and the Mac for low vision use. I've configured a Macbook for someone with the Zoom mode universal options enabled, and with various preferences set up for mail and TextEdit to use large fonts. Are there other low-vision sof

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Dan
Hello, You can also do a restore from the install DVD by launching the dvd as if you were going to install the whole system. However, after you get VO running and you've answered the language questions. On the next screen go to the system utilities submenu and pick restore. You will then be

Re: reading pdf files on the mac usingvo?

2009-03-18 Thread Esther
Hi, There are some pointers about using Preview to read PDFs on Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver site: http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/preview5.html I also posted a reply on this last fall in the archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/disc...@macvisionaries.com/msg43286.html (Re: VoiceOver

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Cara Quinn
John, where were you offered the choice of dates from which to restore?… I didn't see this at all. I chose restore from a Time Machine backup, but didn't see any place to enter or choose a date. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn On

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Scott, yes and no. This is a system framework which is just that. An assortment of libraries for developing / running software which is made part of the system itself. I was able to locate a folder that needed to be gone, but unfortunately this wasn't enough in this case. than

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread John Panarese
Hi Cara, When you are going through the setup process and you have the radio buttons to select a new Mac, restoring from a time machine backup or from another volume, I chose the time machine optino. Note that I could not get the restore to work from the Utilities menu of the install

Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All; Thanks to all of you who voted!… YOU ROCK!!! :) The poll is now officially closed, and here are the results… Moderate all posts to the MacVisionaries list and create a new (unmoderated) chat list - is the winning option by a whopping two, (count em') two votes! there

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Ah, thanks Dan, this is possibly exactly what I want. However, as a note of concern, when I did my last Time Machine restore, I wasn't given the option to omit a key folder (/library) that I really didn't want copied over. So I'm hoping this will avoid that happening again by simpl

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Dan
Hello, Glad I could help. Pleas do let me know how it goes. I've never had any problems with this method. Especially after OS X 10.5.6 was released. Later, Dan key...@comcast.net On Mar 18, 2009, at 4:24 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > > Ah, thanks Dan, this is possibly exactly what I want. >

Re: Restoring with Time Machine

2009-03-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Wow, this is interesting, as I have many backups but only saw one relevant one for the partition I was needing to backup. Incidentally, this is my main partition and as I said, there are many backup points, so go figure. I'm honestly not about to do this again right this minute, as

Re: Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquire
Heya, Cara! 'Hopefully it will be fairly transparent to you all and I'll leave it up to you how you'd like me to add you all to the respective lists. I.e. should I simply copy all of our current members over to the new list and simply have people unsub who would rather not be there, or shall I s

Re: Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread David Poehlman
another list/s/. On Mar 18, 2009, at 7:56 PM, Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquire wrote: Heya, Cara! 'Hopefully it will be fairly transparent to you all and I'll leave it up to you how you'd like me to add you all to the respective lists. I.e. should I simply copy all of our current members over

Re: Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread Richie Gardenhire
J G, I would think the first option would be easier, and those that want to unsubscribe can do so. It would be a lot easier to just transfer current members to that new list. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Mar 18, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquir

Re: Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Cara, what I think you should do is just copy all subscribers over, that's my thought on that. On Mar 18, 2009, at 7:20 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hey All; Thanks to all of you who voted!… YOU ROCK!!! :) The poll is now officially closed, and here are the results… Moderate all posts t

Re: Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread Ryan Mann
I agree. Just transfer the members to the new list. On Mar 18, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: > J G, I would think the first option would be easier, and those that > want to unsubscribe can do so. It would be a lot easier to just > transfer current members to that new list. Ric

Re: Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread louie
Me too. On Mar 18, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: > I agree. Just transfer the members to the new list. > > On Mar 18, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: > >> J G, I would think the first option would be easier, and those that >> want to unsubscribe can do so. It would be a lot eas

Re: Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread Maurice Mines
not me I just wunt at little hasal as posable not my box to be filed up with me two. ie take it off list I have better things to thin read this. On Mar 18, 2009, at 9:37 PM, louie wrote: > Me too. > On Mar 18, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: > >> I agree. Just transfer the members to the n

Re: Understanding Blind User's Needs

2009-03-18 Thread Jude DaShiell
I can think of two additional accessibility objectives but both only apply in special cases. For a case of a program in which a user has the opportunity to choose colors which will be used as part of the program's hard copy output (stuff sighted co-workers or managers or clients) will review a

Re: Poll Results

2009-03-18 Thread John Weir
I concur, easier to just unsubscribe if I want to. Vickie Weir Richie Gardenhire wrote: > J G, I would think the first option would be easier, and those that > want to unsubscribe can do so. It would be a lot easier to just > transfer current members to that new list. Richie Gardenhire, > A