question about sound preferences in system preferences

2010-07-25 Thread chad baker
Hi in the sound preferences is there a input monitor so you can hear the source like there is on windows? thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscr

Re: Vision Australia VO tutorials Won't Play on my Mac?

2010-07-25 Thread Chris Moore
This sometimes happens to me (not sure why) but I find if I quit safari it works when I go back onto the page, and failing that if I do a restart then it works too Give it a try. On 24 Jul 2010, at 17:03, Al Puzzuoli wrote: > Many of you may already be aware of these, but Vision Australia has

Re: question about sound preferences in system preferences

2010-07-25 Thread Ray Foret Jr
No. There is not. however, there is a free piece of software called Linein. this is put out by the same people who make Audio Highjack Pro. I believe the company is called Roag Ameba Software. This APP called Line in will let you do exactly what you want in the way of monitoring your audio

Re: Growl Helper App and Vo?

2010-07-25 Thread Darcy Burnard
Hi Eric. Go to the growl section of system preferences. Under the display options tab, you can set the default display style. Speech is one of these display styles. I don't know if anything actually appears on the screen when you use the speech display style. Darcy On 2010-07-24, at 9:39 PM

Re: A Question Regarding Menu Hotkeys

2010-07-25 Thread Kimberly thurman
If you two-finger double tap at the top of the track pad, the menu comes up. No need to create a gesture. On Jul 24, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Kevin Shaw wrote: > If you have a Macbook with a multitouch trackpad, you can create a gesture > that will take you right to the menubar. From there, it's f

Safari and apple care protection plan

2010-07-25 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi all, I just wanted to let everyone know if you try to register an AppleCare Protection Plan with Safari 5, VoiceOver will keep restarting. You have to install and use Webkit in order for VO to work properly again. Hmm, I'm noticing this more and more. I switched back to Safari 5, because Au

Re: A Question Regarding Menu Hotkeys

2010-07-25 Thread Chris Moore
Or you could press control + F2 (really not sure why they added VO + M) and then press f for file, e for edit etc. On 25 Jul 2010, at 17:52, Kimberly thurman wrote: > > > If you two-finger double tap at the top of the track pad, the menu comes up. > No need to create a gesture. > On Jul 24,

Re: A Question Regarding Menu Hotkeys

2010-07-25 Thread Sarah Alawami
except fi you have too menus that start with e. I actually have to type my menu items out. On Jul 25, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Chris Moore wrote: > Or you could press control + F2 (really not sure why they added VO + M) and > then press f for file, e for edit etc. > On 25 Jul 2010, at 17:52, Kimberly

Uh-OH She's getting danterous

2010-07-25 Thread Carolyn
Hi everyone: Ok, I'm playing here with the mac, doing what I do best to learn by exploring keyboard help etc. It suddenly strikes me that I wish for an easier way to get a letter spoken phonetically, or a word spelled out. I seem to be unable to press vo+shift+c with one hand. So, while I was

Re: Growl Helper App and Vo?

2010-07-25 Thread Eric Caron
Thanks Darcy, I found the setting right where you said. It seems to be working. But can you or others tell me do you actually find it helps at all, or are these messages just duplicates of what I would hear anyway? Thanks for the help. I'll leave it running for awhile to see how i

screen curtain

2010-07-25 Thread John D. Lipsey
Hello! I enable my screen curtain because A: I don't like people being able to look over my shoulder while I'm using my computer, and B: I assume that it saves a bit of battery power. However, I was under the impression that the screen curtain would behave like it does on the IPhone and reacti

Re: Safari and apple care protection plan

2010-07-25 Thread Rajiv Shah
Hi Allison, You write: > You have to install and use Webkit in order for VO to work properly again. Pardon my elementary question since I am new to the Mac. Is WebKit a new browser? I thought it was the technology on which Firefox, Opera and the like were built. Please clarify. Rajiv Orig

Re: Safari and apple care protection plan

2010-07-25 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi,ÚÚ No Webkit is another browser like FIrefox. I forget who makes it. I think it's webkit.org. When VoiceOver acts up and restarts I use Webkit. It works with Audible and now the Apple site again. I will now probably use Webkit exclusively. Have a great day! Allison My birds are winged bles

Re: screen curtain

2010-07-25 Thread Kevin Shaw
HI there, Each time you launch Voiceover, you will need to reactivate the screen curtain. Perhaps this is a feature request for future versions of VO. Each time you relaunch VO, it would tell you the status of the screen curtain. Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: Safari and apple care protection plan

2010-07-25 Thread Scott Howell
Webkit is not a browser, but an open standard on which Safari and at least one other browser is built on. If memory serves me, when you open the Webkit application, it is really calling Safari and using a different version of Webkit. On Jul 25, 2010, at 6:26 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: > Hi,ÚÚ

Copying audio CDs

2010-07-25 Thread Robert Carter
Hi All, I recently attempted to burn a CD using iTunes. The disc burned but when I played it on my home CD player it skipped. Of course, the problem could be the brand of cd but I have also heard that iTunes is not the greatest burner. I decided to try a free burner called burn but can't figure

Re: Safari and apple care protection plan

2010-07-25 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Scott, Thanks for correcting me. I'm sorry I got my facts wrong. I apologize to the list for that. Have a great day. I didn't know Webkit was an extension of Safari. Allison My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! On Jul 25, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > Webkit is not

Re: Copying audio CDs

2010-07-25 Thread Kevin Shaw
I am not sure if iTunes will give you the option, but if you can lower your burning speed to 4x, this should eliminate skip issues. As for other accessible burning applications, try Toast. I remember seeing that on a VO compatible page. I'm not sure if Wave Burner is VO accessible, but it will

Re: Copying audio CDs

2010-07-25 Thread Kevin Shaw
Me again, In iTunes, click the Burn Disc button. You will be able to access your burner's speed settings from there. Set it to 4 or 2x for optimal burning speed. Hope this helps, Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post

Re: Copying audio CDs

2010-07-25 Thread Ray Foret Jr
How about Simply Burns? I'm told it really works well with VO. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! E-Mail: rforetjr at comcast dot net Skype Name: barefootedray On Jul 25, 2010, at 7:18 PM, Kevin Shaw wrote: > I am not sure if iTunes will give you the option, but if you can lower your

Re: screen curtain

2010-07-25 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
John, The screen curtain doesn't automatically activate when yo turn vo on. You have to turn it on manually by hitting vo shift f 11, or, vo shift function f 11 if you have it set that way. On Jul 25, 2010, at 5:20 PM, John D. Lipsey wrote: > Hello! > > I enable my screen curtain because A: I

Re: Copying audio CDs

2010-07-25 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I have a question, is toast free? If not, how much does it cost? Courtney On Jul 25, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Kevin Shaw wrote: > I am not sure if iTunes will give you the option, but if you can lower your > burning speed to 4x, this should eliminate skip issues. > > As for other accessible burnin

Re: screen curtain

2010-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
For saving the battery, rather than using the screen curtain, I would turn the display brightness all the way down to 0, that will totally turn off the screen lighting. On Jul 25, 2010, at 4:20 PM, John D. Lipsey wrote: > Hello! > > I enable my screen curtain because A: I don't like people bein