Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop

2009-09-01 Thread hank smith
couldparallels be made vo friendly with voice overs new functionality with snow leopard? I know parallels has alot of unknown stuff and unlabeled buttons Hank - Original Message - From: "Mike Arrigo" To: Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Pa

need a new scanner (that works with mac)

2009-09-01 Thread a radix
Hello everyone, sorry if this is ot although i am planning to use this with the mac if readiris does for me what I need that is which i still have to test, yes slow I know. At the moment i use a hp 5590 scanner which is nice, it has a sheetfeeder for 50 pages although i mostly use it with about

Re: Apple expected to offer iPhone on new U.S. carriers within a year

2009-09-01 Thread william lomas
i wonder if they will bring the i phone to other UK carriers, to we only ahve one ourselves On 31 Aug 2009, at 21:00, Scott Howell wrote: > Folks, I know there has been a lot of excitement > about SL, but I wanted to share this article, which updates some > other areas Apple is working on.

Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop

2009-09-01 Thread hank smith
does it seem to? also what is your screen resulution set in mac, and what is it set in vmware fusion? Hank - Original Message - From: "Woody Anna Dresner" To: Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:47 PM Subject: Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop > > Hi, > > I'm using JAWS

dell 505 with snow leopard?

2009-09-01 Thread hank smith
does the new 10.6 support this all in 1 scanner? dell 505 if not I am going to have to cell it. please can some one help me find out? I need to scan mail, print stuff, fax stuff and I can't with my mac gr Hank Hank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

gmail and sl? and importing addressbook contacts?

2009-09-01 Thread Jessi and Goldina
hey guys!! this is the first real email i've sent using sl that wasn't a test, lol. yay! installation went well, I recorded my adventures if anyone wants to hear, lol. I'm really happy over all, the new web stuff loos great! it's much more snappy! but gmail isn't working so hot. I set it u

Re: SL Bluetooth Braille + Brailliant = FAIL

2009-09-01 Thread Krister Ekstrom
31 aug 2009 kl. 23.56 skrev Scott McCormack: > Has anyone gotten ANY of the supported displays > working over BT yet? I'm using an Alva BC 640 and it works well over bluetooth. I had a strange thing happening to me though, i had the display running on batteries and they ran out during the n

Re: SL Bluetooth Braille + Brailliant = FAIL

2009-09-01 Thread a radix
Hi Krister, very cool that you use the bc640 as well, i have it too and as soon as i get sl i will try it via bluetooth. I didnt know the 640 was sold outside of the Netherlands. I have never used the bc640 with the battery, i always use it via usb on windows, how long will the battery last, do

exporting mail from pc to mac

2009-09-01 Thread a radix
Hello, because I am getting tired of switching between my pc and mac constantly i want to get my mail over to the mac side of things and sicne putting it manually into mail did not really work for some reason I tried downloading thudnerbird and installing it. But apparently thunderbird and firef

exporting mail, again

2009-09-01 Thread a radix
Hello, well, eudora does not seem to work either with hal... I assume either one or both of these programs DO work with Jaws? I guess i will have to try that jaws 10 demo i have here somewhere, the only problem is that I am totally unfamiliar with jaws. Greetings, Anouk, --~--~-~--~~

Re: iTunes playlist browser and keyboard shortcuts

2009-09-01 Thread Scott Howell
Justin are you referring to the browser or the sources list. I've not had a problem with the sources list where the music library, podcasts, etc. are located. The browser that will let you select genre, album, or artist, is giving me some real headaches in that it no longer speaks. On Sep 1,

Re: SL Bluetooth Braille + Brailliant = FAIL

2009-09-01 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there, I think the battery will last for five or six hours but i'm not certain of this so i could definitely be wrong here. /Krister 1 sep 2009 kl. 10.53 skrev a radix: > > Hi Krister, very cool that you use the bc640 as well, i have it too > and as > soon as i get sl i will try it via b

RE: need a new scanner (that works with mac)

2009-09-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Anouk, Check out Fujitsu. I've had Fujitsu scanners for the last 12 years or so, for all the reasons you describe. I think my sheet feeder is supposed to hold 75 pages, and I can count the times that the paper has jammed on one hand. I don't remember my model number, but my scanner is abo

Re: need a new scanner (that works with mac)

2009-09-01 Thread hank smith
do they make a all in 1? fax, copyer, print, scanner? scanner being flat bed? Hank - Original Message - From: Donna Goodin To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:58 AM Subject: RE: need a new scanner (that works with mac) Hi Anouk, Check

RE: SL Bluetooth Braille + Brailliant = FAIL

2009-09-01 Thread Donna Goodin
I love my BC640! I think they're sold pretty much everywhere. It's a very nice display. Anyway, I used it on Bluetooth most of last year. I never timed how long the battery lasted, but I only had to charge it every couple of days, and I used it a lot, both and home and work. Best, Donna ---

RE: need a new scanner (that works with mac)

2009-09-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Not sure. Donna -Original Message- From: hank smith Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:58 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: need a new scanner (that works with mac) do they make a all in 1? fax, copyer, print, scanner? scanner being flat bed? Hank - Original Messag

multi-track pad, blowout

2009-09-01 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone stumbled upon someone somewhere on the cloud who might present a multi-track pad the size of a monitor? I'm saying, because those of us who have a recent macbook can enjoy the track miulti feature with sl, but it sort of cringes in size and real

Voice Over reading colored text and a Skim Reading Feature

2009-09-01 Thread James & Nash
Hi folks, I seem to remember Voice Over being able to tell you the color of text is this still the case and if so how does it work please? Also, JAWS has a very nice Skim Reading feature where you can set up a rule for JAWS to extract different things if you wish i.e. all sentences containing

Re: multi-track pad, blowout

2009-09-01 Thread william lomas
Yeah I wish I could get an external multitouch trackpad On 1 Sep 2009, at 12:19, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I was just wondering if anyone stumbled upon someone somewhere on the > cloud who might present a multi-track pad the size of a monitor? I'm > saying, because those of

VPN client.

2009-09-01 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Hi there, In order to access some core university services from outside the campus I need to find an accessible VPN client which will work with OPEN VPN. Anyone any ideas? Thanks, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick School of Computing, Dublin City University Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353

Re: tactile iphone

2009-09-01 Thread Chris Hofstader
Would such an array of electronic stimulation points cause any long term damage to the nerve endings in the fingers? This is about a bazillion miles from my area of expertise so pardon any really dopey questions. cdh On Aug 31, 2009, at 6:05 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Hi, > > I be

Re: tactile iphone

2009-09-01 Thread Chris Hofstader
Yes, this is what I was trying to get at. About six or seven years ago, Will Pearson and I set out to make a 3D audio version of Visio but we were still working on a 3D Eloquence when I left FS and the project got canned. John Gardner and the guys up at ViewPlus (the people who brought us

Re: tactile iphone

2009-09-01 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
I believe that the current would be so minute as to not have any long term consequence to the nerve endings. When you consider energy in it's many forms, heat is one. And the nerves are being stimulated through the epidermic coat. Furthermore, they are currently getting approval from the f

Re: tactile iphone

2009-09-01 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, I got to try one of the lollipop devices a number of years back when it was purely a research toy. With a little practice, I could "see" a Coke can on a table, roll a ball back and forth across a table and find door frames while walking down a hall. To those of us who had great vision

tactile iphone

2009-09-01 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Yes, but it comes with a hefty price tag. What i'm talking about is convergence, and we're certainly heading that way. Various groups are vying for such technologies, from the military to private laboratories, and the release of more of these devices will bring manufacturing costs down, and

Re: shuffle in vlc

2009-09-01 Thread erik burggraaf
Yes, for example, if I press enter on my albums folder it loads all 1 or so songs and starts playing them, even though all the mp3's start two levels down from albums. Insidentally, it takes the system a while to load up 1 songs, so I hit command S and saved the entire albums dire

Re: going back a page

2009-09-01 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, what about the back space? Best, erik burggraaf A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 31-Aug-09, at 4:56 PM, a radix wrote: > Hello, i havent found this command on the mac yet and i use it a lot > on the pc where it is a

Re: going quickly between windows in a program

2009-09-01 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, on mine it's above the tab, but yours may be different if you are in europe. But I think that's why they use command accent because of it's proximity to the tab. Best, erik burggraaf A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com

Re: tactile iphone

2009-09-01 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Chris, On Sep 1, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > > Would such an array of electronic stimulation points cause any long > term damage to the nerve endings in the fingers? I doubt it very much. Years of using an optacon hasn't damaged the nerve endings in my left forefinger. Ch

Re: going quickly between windows in a program

2009-09-01 Thread Marie Howarth
on british keyboards it is to the left of Z On Aug 31, 2009, at 7:45 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, on mine it's above the tab, but yours may be different if you > are in europe. But I think that's why they use command accent > because of it's proximity to the tab. > > Best, > > erik burggr

[Mac-cessibility News] Apple to Host Media Event on 09/09/09

2009-09-01 Thread Maccessibility
Apple to Host Media Event on 09/09/09 As rumored for several weeks, Apple Inc. is hosting a media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater on 09/September/2009. Historically, Apple has held press events in September to debut new iPod products. This year, it has widely been speculated

Re: annoying issue in Amadeus Pro

2009-09-01 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi all. Thanks for your help. The "join files" did the trick. I really love that sound editor. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 31/08/2009, at 21.44, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > Have you tried the "join files" option? I th

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, you need to use the scripteditor to edit your apple scripts. Is there a specific function you are interested in? A very basic apple script is: tell application "Mail" activate end tell These three lines would start the mail application and make it your current application. Best wishe

sl is here!

2009-09-01 Thread a radix
Hello, i ordered on friday at around 11am and sl is already here and being installed at this moment. I first tried installing via my external dac but i got impatient or it did not work, i dont know anyway i disconnected it and now its installing via the internal speakers, everything is going gre

Re: Baby Steps with the White Cat and, Mark Has A Question

2009-09-01 Thread Brent Harding
Wow, I thought the whole lack of audio install in there had to do with such varrying hardware that some sound cards absolutely need a driver not supplied in Windows. Too bad that even if I could find a clearanced copy of XP around somewhere that that couldn't be installed without sight through

Re: going back a page

2009-09-01 Thread a radix
Hi Erik yet cmd-backspace works, thanks. Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: erik burggraaf To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 2:40 PM Subject: Re: going back a page Hi, what about the back space? Best, erik burggraaf A+

Re: sl is here!

2009-09-01 Thread william lomas
it takes a lot longer for the UK stores to get it online On 1 Sep 2009, at 15:20, a radix wrote: > Hello, i ordered on friday at around 11am and sl is already here and > being installed at this moment. > I first tried installing via my external dac but i got impatient or > it did not work, i

Re: an Itunes bookmarking question

2009-09-01 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Right on! I'll google for JoinTogether and see what I can find; thanks for the tip! :) Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received t

RE: sl is here!

2009-09-01 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Just out of curiosity what does SL cost in the UK? It's €29 here in Ireland. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 01 September 2009 15:34 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: sl is

Re: sl is here!

2009-09-01 Thread william lomas
25 pounds for single user 39 i think for family pack On 1 Sep 2009, at 15:37, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > > Just out of curiosity what does SL cost in the UK? It's €29 here in > Ireland. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Marie Howarth
that's the thing, I can't even find the apple script editor. all there is in my apps folder is a folder called apple script and I cannot open this folder no matter what I do. used to be able to in leopard, not in SL. On Sep 1, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Hello, you need t

Re: tactile iphone

2009-09-01 Thread Chris Hofstader
Yes, as with almost all AT, it is expensive and convergence will make things financialy accessible as well as usable by us blinks. On Sep 1, 2009, at 8:26 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Yes, but it comes with a hefty price tag. > > What i'm talking about is convergence, and we're certainly

Re: going quickly between windows in a program

2009-09-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
This is also configurable if you don't like the default key stroke. Look under "Keyboard Navigation" Category in the Keyboard and mouse - Keyboard shortcut section of system preferences. In more depth: 1. VO-m (menu) 2. enter (enter the apple menu) 3. arrow down to "system preferences" 4. Go

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Permission problem maybe? In general unix, if the "X" permission is not set on a directory one can not navigate to it. Use command-i on the directory and see what that says... On Sep 1, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: > > that's the thing, I can't even find the apple script editor. a

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Marie Howarth
permissions was set to system but it says there are no items in the folder. hmm, how could I fix this? On Sep 1, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Permission problem maybe? In general unix, if the "X" permission is > not set on a directory one can not navigate to it. Use command-i

just dropping this for good measure

2009-09-01 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi all, Here is the page to the new jaws 11 public beta: http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-public-beta.asp#Features I find it to have a lot of quote unquote features which tell you that such and such command has change to another set of commands, equally complicated. A lo

BlindConfidential Returns

2009-09-01 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi Gang, For most of the past few years, I have written the Blind Confidential (http://www.blindconfidential.blogspot.com ) blog. I tried to kill it a few months back but got slammed with requests to revive it. So, the first new post on the blog went up today and is, of course, about Snow

Re: VPN client.

2009-09-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There is some built in VPN software for the macintosh under the network tab of the system preferences. There is the ability to configure L2TP over IPSEC and PPTP If this meets your university requirements, then go to the Networking area of system preferences, click add service. select VPN a

Re: just dropping this for good measure

2009-09-01 Thread Marie Howarth
lol, word has it it's actually not that great of an update. On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Hi all, > > Here is the page to the new jaws 11 public beta: > > http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-public-beta.asp#Features > > I find it to have a lot of quo

strange behaviour

2009-09-01 Thread a radix
Hello, i tried ejecting the cd after installation, i used the regular arrow keys to go to the dvd but when i got the context menu i got that from the hd instead while voicover said dvd.. selected volume. It worked when i used the voicover keys instead of normal arrowing down but it was a bit con

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Perhaps it is an optional install in SL? try putting in the install DVD maybe under developer tools. Let us know. Jon On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: > > permissions was set to system but it says there are no items in the > folder. hmm, how could I fix this? > > On Sep 1, 2

RE: VPN client.

2009-09-01 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
That's great thanks. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan C. Cohn Sent: 01 September 2009 16:16 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VPN client. There is some built in VPN software for the mac

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Marie Howarth
no developers tools, there was an optional install but x code was the only thing there. very confusing. lol On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Perhaps it is an optional install in SL? try putting in the install > DVD maybe under developer tools. > > Let us know. > > Jon >

Fwd: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Marie Howarth
seems the apple script is not actually there. this is a mystery. Begin forwarded message: > From: Alex Jurgensen > Date: September 1, 2009 4:34:18 PM GMT+01:00 > To: Marie Howarth > Subject: Re: apple script and vo > > Hi, > > The folder is only an alias. It points to /Library/Scripts/ . I >

apple script

2009-09-01 Thread Marie Howarth
OK, found apple script. it has indeed vanished but has appeared in utilities according to this article. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171133/snow_leopard_whats_gone_where.html Hope this helps others too. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this me

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread william lomas
install x code On 1 Sep 2009, at 16:32, Marie Howarth wrote: > > no developers tools, there was an optional install but x code was the > only thing there. very confusing. lol > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > >> >> Perhaps it is an optional install in SL? try putting in t

Re: apple script

2009-09-01 Thread william lomas
is a scripting manual built into it though? Will On 1 Sep 2009, at 16:48, Marie Howarth wrote: > > OK, found apple script. it has indeed vanished but has appeared in > utilities according to this article. > http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171133/snow_leopard_whats_gone_where.html >

Re: just dropping this for good measure

2009-09-01 Thread James & Nash
They have a resarch feature which sems quite interesting. However, next month I think Jonathan Mosen will look mor deply into it. - Original Message - From: "Marie Howarth" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 4:18 PM Subject: Re: just dropping this for good measure > > lol, word ha

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Scott Howell
The Apple Script Editor is in the Utilities folder. On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: > > no developers tools, there was an optional install but x code was the > only thing there. very confusing. lol > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > >> >> Perhaps it is an

Re: apple script

2009-09-01 Thread Marie Howarth
there is a help and example scripts and plenty of info on the web. seems simple enough if you ask me :) On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:51 PM, william lomas wrote: > > is a scripting manual built into it though? > Will > > On 1 Sep 2009, at 16:48, Marie Howarth wrote: > >> >> OK, found apple script. it h

Re: just dropping this for good measure

2009-09-01 Thread Michael Barber
Excuse me, but what does this have to do with the Mac? Michael Barber On 9/1/09, James & Nash wrote: > > They have a resarch feature which sems quite interesting. However, next > month I think Jonathan Mosen will look mor deply into it. > - Original Message - > From: "Marie Howarth" >

Re: just dropping this for good measure

2009-09-01 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Yea, i know someone who uses jaws is grating teeth right now. His tweets are, let's say...uncomprimising? lol best --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

Re: an Itunes bookmarking question

2009-09-01 Thread BlindMacMan
Hello! Here is how I solved this problem: 1. Create a Smart Playlist (with Live Updating turned on) called "Reading" with 2 rules: - Album is book title - Play count is 0. 2. Create a Smart Playlist (with Live Updating turned on) called "Done Reading" with 2 rules: - Album is book title - Play

Re: an Itunes bookmarking question

2009-09-01 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Thanks, Lou. I hadn't thought of that approach. Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop

2009-09-01 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Hank, Since I installed Window-Eyes before installing JAWS and everything works, I don't know whether it wouldn't have worked if I hadn't installed Window-Eyes first. As for screen resolution, the Mac is set to 1024 by 768, and Windows is at 1024 by 588.. I tried increasing the Windows

Re: an Itunes bookmarking question

2009-09-01 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
What a clever solution. That's a great way to use smart playlists. Best, Anna On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:17 AM, BlindMacMan wrote: > > Hello! > > Here is how I solved this problem: > > 1. Create a Smart Playlist (with Live Updating turned on) called > "Reading" with 2 rules: > - Album is book titl

Re: an Itunes bookmarking question

2009-09-01 Thread Esther
Hi Lou, Good to see you on the list. Yes, I was writing up this suggestion for Mark about using a smart playlist with these rules. I'll just add some comments to your post, and also point mark to the archived list post on "Introduction to Smart Playlists in iTunes" for a detailed explan

Re: an Itunes bookmarking question

2009-09-01 Thread Esther
Hi Mark and Anna, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > > Right on! I'll google for JoinTogether and see what I can find; thanks > for the tip! :) I'm behind in reading posts, but "JoinTogether" is one of the scripts at the AppleScripts for iTunes site that Doug Adams maintains, so you can just

Re: an Itunes bookmarking question

2009-09-01 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Thanks for all your help. I love Itunes, but apparently have not yet plumbed its depths completely. :) Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~---

Rodent Inquiry

2009-09-01 Thread Rich Ring
Hello: I am hearing conflicting reports about this, so I thought I'd submit it to the experts. Will my Mac Mini behave better if I attach a mouse? And if so, can I use a cheap USB mouse that I have collecting dust around here? Apple store wanted to sell me a $50 mouse, no way --~--~---

Re: apple script

2009-09-01 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, What i can't help wondering is if there's some tool either in the built-in editor or as a stand-alone app that could help with syntax. I have a terrible memory for syntax so would like that kind of help if i was to get in to apple scripting. /Krister 1 sep 2009 kl. 18.00 skrev Marie Howa

Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop

2009-09-01 Thread James & Nash
What is scren resolution and how does it affect Screen readers? Does this affect VO as well? Thanks James - Original Message - From: "Woody Anna Dresner" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 5:42 PM Subject: Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop > > Hi Hank, > > Since

speech muted

2009-09-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I've finished my install of SL and am really liking it. But somehow I've managed to get speech muted, and I have no idea what I did. Can someone tell me how to turn speech back on? Sorry, but I can't get into VO either, every time I press Command F8, my iTunes library starts playing!

Justin - TEXShop

2009-09-01 Thread James & Nash
Hi Justin, Just to let you know in case you do not. TEXShop apparently works ok under Snow Leopard. I don't know if you still use this or have found a better LATEX environment. Take care James --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are s

Re: Baby Steps with the White Cat and, Mark Has A Question

2009-09-01 Thread Rich Ring
Microsoft does what it wants to, and this to me was a step backward. Even me, a true babe in the woods when it comes to the Mac was abble to do a clean install without any help! - Original Message - From: "Mike Arrigo" To: Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:21 PM Subject: Re: Baby Steps

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Esther
Hi Marie, To find the AppleScript editor, I use Finder (in Leopard) to go the Applications folder (Command-Shift-A) and navigate to the "AppleScript" folder. Use VO-Backslash (on an English language keyboard) to expand the folder or else bring up the Commands menu (VO- H twice) and select

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread James & Nash
Xcode is for the X11 windowing manager and tools which are Unix/Linux tools and not accesible with VO. - Original Message - From: "william lomas" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 4:50 PM Subject: Re: apple script and vo > > > install x code > On 1 Sep 2009, at 16:32, Marie Howar

Re: speech muted

2009-09-01 Thread Brett Campbell
Are you using the track pad? If yes, perhaps you need to perform a threE finger double tap, just like on your iPhone. On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:57 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > I’ve finished my install of SL and am really liking it. But somehow > I’ve managed to get speech muted, and I

test

2009-09-01 Thread anouk radix
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Re: speech muted

2009-09-01 Thread James & Nash
Hi Donna, If you have a laptop, try holding down the FN key. I think F10 mutes speech now. - Original Message - From: Donna Goodin To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:57 PM Subject: speech muted Hi all, I've finished my install

Re: SL Bluetooth Braille + Brailliant = FAIL

2009-09-01 Thread Scott McCormack
A little follow up on the issue with my Brailliant. Apparently at some point the device class that the Brailliant/Super Vario reports via bluetooth changed from a computer to a generic device class (OS X calls it unknown but the bluetooth specs call it any, as in generic) also the service is repor

Re: Voice Over reading colored text and a Skim Reading Feature

2009-09-01 Thread Esther
Hi James, VoiceOver lets you check color with the text attribute command (VO-T), and the navigation options (VO-Shift-F to bring up the menus) let you find text by color changes or the next text or text block with the same attributes. (I haven't used this feature that much). Cara has us

hotmail account

2009-09-01 Thread anouk radix
Hello, this is being typed on my mac, i was FINALLY able to get my home account configured correctly. But, i also have a hotmail account i would like to use, i have heard you can use pop to download mail from hotmail, but does anyone know the server? I have looked in outlook express but th

system volume

2009-09-01 Thread anouk radix
Hello, in leopard voicover read the percentage but now it does not seem to anymore. Greetings, Anouk, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to mac

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Barry Hadder
XCode is a graphical integrated development environment for developing native Mac OS10 Cocoa applications and has nothing to do with X11. It is some what accessible with vo.The tools are developed by the Gnu project and are unix-based. They are not specific to Linux. They can be run

Re: VPN client.

2009-09-01 Thread Esther
Hi Dónal and Jonathan, Isn't the built-in VPN software for the Mac under Snow Leopard using CISCO VPN? I don't know how that meets the Open VPN requirements. Most VoiceOver users appear to be using Vineserver and Chicken of the VNC. I also came across this Mac OS X Hints article with link

Re: speech muted

2009-09-01 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Donna, Are you sure VoiceOver is on? Press command-F5 to turn it on, and if that doesn't work, try FN-Command-F5. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to

tables in text documents

2009-09-01 Thread Justin Harford
Hey all From what I remember of the quickstart tutorial, under the tables section it mentions when navigating tables around HTML and text environments or something. So does that mean that tables work in text documents? I actually tested this under textedit and found that tables still d

RE: speech muted

2009-09-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Yeah, I knew it was on because I had braille thank God! :) It was the track pad. Donna > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna > Dresner > Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:26 PM > To: macvisionarie

Re: Rodent Inquiry

2009-09-01 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Rich, I've been told you can use a Mac Mini without a mouse, and I did for an evening with no problems. Your cheap mouse lying around the house should be fine if you have any sighted folks around who need a mouse. best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You rece

Re: Rodent Inquiry

2009-09-01 Thread Brett Campbell
No expert here, but I connected an old mouse to my mini and it appears to be happier. Most likely in my head, but whatever works. :) Brett On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Rich Ring wrote: > > Hello: > I am hearing conflicting reports about this, so I thought I'd submit > it to > the experts.

confused about braille and vo

2009-09-01 Thread anouk radix
Hello, i wanted to explore a webpage with just braille but after i had done my right thumb key it stopped reading after a bit and went back to the beginning. So i looked into the voicover braille tab and it says that pan left and pan right are assigned to those thumb keys. Are those not vo

Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop

2009-09-01 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi James, Screen resolution is a measure of how many pixels are used per inch. Many programs require a minimum screen resolution to function properly. I haven't seen any VoiceOver screen resolution requirements. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Scott Howell
Hi Esther, oddly I dont' seem to have the Apple Script folder in Applications any longer. WOnder where it wandered off too? GUess I'll have to poke about for it, but seems odd it has gone missing. On Sep 1, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Esther wrote: > > Hi Marie, > > To find the AppleScript editor, I us

Re: VPN client.

2009-09-01 Thread Scott Howell
Esther, here is an article I read today on Mac Fixit that also sheds some light on the VPN facility in Snow Leopard. Hopefully this URL comes through correctly. http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090901113003548 On Sep 1, 2009, at 3:25 PM, Esther wrote: > > Hi Dónal and Jonathan, > >

RE: speech muted

2009-09-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Brett, thanks. You nailed it. I thought I'd turned the track pad off, so wasn't even looking at that. Best, Donna From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brett Campbell Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 2:47 PM To: macvisionaries@google

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Dan
Hello Scott and Esther, You will find a script runner and the script utility from the root folder of the hard drive, goto system, then Library and finally to Core Services. There you will find all kinds of goodies for the person who loves to make things work the way they want. HTH. DanOn Sep

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread Esther
Hi Scott, You wrote: > > Hi Esther, oddly I dont' seem to have the Apple Script folder in > Applications any longer. WOnder where it wandered off too? GUess I'll > have to poke about for it, but seems odd it has gone missing. Based on Marie's post on what has been moved around in Snow Leopard

Re: VPN client.

2009-09-01 Thread Donal Fitzpatrick
Hi Esther, Actually the Tunnelblick application is the one recommended by our sys admins. It doesn't seem to be accessible with vo, however that could be down to my profound ignorance rather than anything else. When launched, the application seems to put an icon into the status menu near

Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-01 Thread william lomas
utilities folder On 1 Sep 2009, at 20:48, Scott Howell wrote: > > Hi Esther, oddly I dont' seem to have the Apple Script folder in > Applications any longer. WOnder where it wandered off too? GUess I'll > have to poke about for it, but seems odd it has gone missing. > On Sep 1, 2009, at 2:27 PM,

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