Re: OLd School ClarisWorks Translator

2010-07-31 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Kevin, The best way to deal with your ClarisWorks documents while keeping the formatting is to get hold of AppleWorks and open them with that. Although AppleWorks 6 is not accessible to VoiceOver, you just have to Save As filename in AppleWorks 6 format and the documents can then be opene

Re: VMWare issue

2010-07-31 Thread Dan Eickmeier
John, is this Disc a full install of XP? OR just an upgrade disc? THat could be your issue right there, as a full instalation disc is required. On Jul 30, 2010, at 3:00 PM, John D. Lipsey wrote: > Hi list. > > I recently installed VMWare fusion on my MacBook so I can run Windows XP if I >

Re: word processing and spred sheets on ipad

2010-07-31 Thread Chris Moore
If you have a mobile me account, can you not save the documents to iDisk? On 30 Jul 2010, at 18:46, Bryan Smart wrote: > Simon, it is usable, but you may not actually want to use it. I had an iPad, > and I tried this stuff, but I didn't do it a lot, and I haven't tried it in a > while, so I'll

accessibel navigation app for the iphone

2010-07-31 Thread joseph
hi listers does anyone know of any accessible navigation app for the iphone? thank you in advance best -- 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 unsubscribe from

Re: accessibel navigation app for the iphone

2010-07-31 Thread Jeff Berwick
I am using a program called Navigon. It works quite well. I believe it is about $50 in the iTunes store right now. Jeff On 2010-07-31, at 5:32 AM, joseph wrote: > hi listers > > does anyone know of any accessible navigation app for the iphone? > > thank you in advance > > best > > -- > Yo

Suggestion for making a great VO feature even better.

2010-07-31 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Before submitting this feature request to the accessibility team at Apple, I was curious if (1) it is implemented already and (2) what others thought. I work in a multilingual context daily. I am very satisfied with my text-to-speech software, too. However, I occasionally have

aol messenger question

2010-07-31 Thread chad baker
Hi on aol messenger is there a way for to read messages automatically? not sure if its possible. 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 unsubscribe from t

Re: Suggestion for making a great VO feature even better.

2010-07-31 Thread Scott Howell
Please file this as a request. I think this is a very good idea and one that needs to be implemented. I for one would like it and I will also make the request again. :) Thanks, On Jul 31, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Hello everyone, > Before submitting this feature request to the

Re: accessibel navigation app for the iphone

2010-07-31 Thread joseph
Hi Jeff I've used navigon but since they updated it about a month ago, like many users, the app is crashing when i select an address to navigate too. I emailed the company with this problem, but no reply so far. Any other suggestion? best Jeff Berwick wrote: > I am using a program called Navigo

Bluetooth keyboards and the IPhone

2010-07-31 Thread Kevin Mattingly
are there navigation keys for the bluetooth keyboard on the IPhone? Can you copen or lose an app, move to the next control and so on? Kev -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@goo

Re: Bluetooth keyboards and the IPhone

2010-07-31 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Kev, I don't have a bt keyboard on my IPod. But from what others who do have them have said, the answer to your question about navigation on the IPhone is no. The keyboard's functionality seems to be limited to working within a text edit area and some media functionality. You can't move from

RE: accessibel navigation app for the iphone

2010-07-31 Thread Bryan Smart
I know that this doesn't help you, but I use it routinely on the iPhone 4, and it is working fine, at least on this model. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of joseph Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:15 AM To

RE: Bluetooth keyboards and the IPhone

2010-07-31 Thread Aman Singer
Hello. In my experience, with several keyboards, the answer is no. You can navigate through text, but cannot navigate either between apps or between controls, to the best of my knowledge. If anyone has better information and instructions on how to do any such navigation in the phone itself

Re: Bluetooth keyboards and the IPhone

2010-07-31 Thread Kevin Mattingly
It my be prohibitive to add the functionality but it sure would be awesome. I wonder if the IPad and the bluetooth keyboards are just as limited. Kev On Jul 31, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Aman Singer wrote: > Hello. > In my experience, with several keyboards, the answer is no. You can > navigate

RE: word processing and spred sheets on ipad

2010-07-31 Thread Bryan Smart
I can not say with certainty, but I thought that I read that it isn't possible. I know that, with apps like Drop Box, you can certainly view and open your files on the remote server for viewing on your iPhone/iPad, but you're really just opening them inside the Drop Box app, using its own built-

RE: Is there a blind mac programmers list?

2010-07-31 Thread Bryan Smart
There is a Google group. It's called "mv-dev". Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lawlor Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:33 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Is there a blind mac program

Re: VMWare issue

2010-07-31 Thread John D. Lipsey
It's a full install. I tripple-checked that before I even tried running Fusion. This problem is weird, and as far as I know nobody's been able to duplicate it. On Jul 31, 2010, at 2:09 AM, Dan Eickmeier wrote: > John, is this Disc a full install of XP? OR just an upgrade disc? THat > could b

Tactile feedback update

2010-07-31 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi list, Just an update on a technology i follow very closely which will provide tactile feedback to the touchscreens to come: http://www.senseg.com/technology/faq/ The whole concept is awesome, and it makes me lack sleep because i keep thinking of ideas and applications to go with it. Just

Re: Bluetooth keyboards and the IPhone

2010-07-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
I believe you can navagate through edit fields but you cannot navagate through or too apps. You cannot use vo commands but editing is much easier. I just about hurt myself pinching the crap out of about 5 lines as I kept turning the router. lol! S On Jul 31, 2010, at 8:52 AM, Aman Singer wrote:

Re: Bluetooth keyboards and the IPhone

2010-07-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
They are. Sighteed people can look at the screen and touch what they want and then move there hand back to the keyboard to continu typing. I'm not sure contacting apple accessibility is a good idea about this. S On Jul 31, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > It my be prohibitive to add t

Re: blue tooth on iPad

2010-07-31 Thread Esther
Hi Simon, Most of the discussion about Bluetooth headsets for the iPhone and other idevices has taken place on the viphone list. I have an iPod Touch and iPad, but followed with interest the earlier list discussion at the end of last year about the firmware upgradability of the BlueAnt Q

RE: blue tooth on iPad

2010-07-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi esther, Thanks a lot for this information, it's greatly appreciated. I had been looking at different things about the blueant q1, but couldn't find a lot on using it with the pad and skype. Especially with skype. but this information, I had gotten the impression the q1 was the device to f

Mail and Gmail

2010-07-31 Thread Linda Adams
> Hi everyone, > There was a posting yesterday from Thomas saying: > "It depends on your Gmail settings. If you have archiving turned off > on the given Gmail account you should be able to go to accounts in > preferences select the given account in the table if you have more > than one account,

Re: Mail and Gmail

2010-07-31 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Linda, I have Gmail also. I don't know if this helps, but isn't there a setting when you set up your Gmail in AppleMail that asks whether you want to keep a copy of the messages on the server? Maybe I'm thinking of Windows, but I thought it worked the same way on the Mac. I don't remember if

opening things from the doc

2010-07-31 Thread Nancy Badger
Hi everyone, I am having some trouble opening a few things from the doc. They are downloads, documents and apps. when I try opening them by using VO space, nothing happens. However sighted person told me that it is opening on the lower right side of the screen. However I can't get the focus

Re: opening things from the doc

2010-07-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. invoke the context menu and choose open. This is the only way I have foudn it to work. On Jul 31, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Nancy Badger wrote: > Hi everyone, > I am having some trouble opening a few things from the doc. They are > downloads, documents and apps. when I try opening them by using

Home sharing

2010-07-31 Thread 504area
Good evening Does anyone know if by enabling home sharing in I tunes I can transfer media besides or rather in addition to the purchases from I tunes? I can only find info regarding purchases. Much of my collection is not from I tunes. When turning on home sharing I was not able to enter acco

Re: Home sharing

2010-07-31 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Julie, Nice to meet you. I'm Allison. I don't know if you can share content other than Itunes by enabling home sharing. I'm new to the Mac as well. I've only had mine since April. Were you a Windows user previously? MaybeI can help if you'd like offlist so the learning curve won't be so ste

PDF

2010-07-31 Thread Carolyn
Hi everyone: Ok, guess I should know this, but I don't et. What is the best way to read a book that is a pdf file. I've been using preview, but Iit seems to be skipping pages. Or, maybe I'mnot operating it correctly. Is there a way to do this without preview where I can read page by page? TIa

Re: Home sharing

2010-07-31 Thread 504area
Hello Nice to meet you too All help would be greatly appreciated. Yes 15 plus years with a pc and JFW Still use them at work but a year with the I phone and a desire to support that out of the box access and here I am Mac 101!! Any hints? - Julie On Jul 31, 2010, at 10:07 PM, Allison M

Re: Mail and Gmail

2010-07-31 Thread Darcy Burnard
Hi Linda. Are you using imap with gmail? If you are, I'd suggest reading this excellent article from tidbits. http://db.tidbits.com/article/10253 When I was setting up gmail, it made things much clearer. Darcy On 2010-07-31, at 8:29 PM, Linda Adams wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> There was a posting

Re: Home sharing

2010-07-31 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Julie, Yes, I usedto use JFW also, switched to Hal and then finally Window-Eyes. I think the hardest thing for me to get used to is that you have to interact with an element in order to get more info. In my mind, I have mapped the mac keys to their Windows equivalents. For example, command i

Voice over voice messed up

2010-07-31 Thread Gena Harper
Hi there, My name is Gena. I just jointed this group and am just learning to use a MAC. I somehow changed the settings on my voiceover voice so it sounds strange. I did find intonation, verbosity, pitch, volumn etc. but i can't get it to sound the original way. Please let me know if you kno

Re: Home sharing

2010-07-31 Thread 504area
Yes it helps. What about the equivalent of my computer? - Julie On Aug 1, 2010, at 12:07 AM, Allison Manzino wrote: > Hi Julie, > > Yes, I usedto use JFW also, switched to Hal and then finally Window-Eyes. I > think the hardest thing for me to get used to is that you have to interact >

Re: Voice over voice messed up

2010-07-31 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Gena, Yu can do one of two things to get back to normal. You can hit option control command and left arrow till you get to the voice selection menu. Or you can hit option control F8 and configure it in VO Utilities. I hope that helps. I did that too when I first got my Mac. Allison My bird

Re: Home sharing

2010-07-31 Thread Allison Manzino
HI Julie, I think the equivalent of my computer would be the finder window on the dock. It has all the drives and devices on it. Or you can use spotlight to search for things that way as well. I listened to several podcasts on the Mac by Mike Arrigo, and then on the Australian Mac podcast. I t

Re: Voice over voice messed up

2010-07-31 Thread Gena Harper
Hi Allison, Thank you for the info. I did do the thing with the left arrow but it never said what normal was. It just gave me a lot of options such as %s for each category and I don'tknow what the original settings are/were. Any other thoughts, please let me know. I appreciate it. Gena On