Hi Carolyn,
Thanks for the note. Curiously I do not see a compose category in vo utilities
-- I also checked the edit menu in vo utilities, but the "check spelling as you
type" option is dimmed. As a reminder, the following was written in my
initial post.
Quote
In Apple Mail under edit -> s
Hello Geoff,
Check Spelling can also be found in Mail Preferences under Composing. Mine is
set there to "As I type", just as it is in the Edit menu of Mail.
I don't know where else you could look.
Cheers,
Anne
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Hi Jeff,
I have the same problem as you do. I set Check Spelling as you type in the
Edit Menu in Mail, but I hear no sound or get any type of notification as I'm
typing in Mail.
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Looking for a alternative to fusion finding it slow.
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Hi Ann,
Thanks for this reminder. I did go into preferences, and Spelling as I type is
checked, still does not work.
Les
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Iwork is really a prgram, that I hope will become more accessible. I would also
like an easy way of marking chapters and headings in an easy way, I can not
figure out how to do it now.
Best regards Annie.
On Oct 16, 2010, at 11:46 AM, Paul Hunt wrote:
> Hello everyone. I want IWork to be access
I tried to use it. unfortunately, it is not. I have to memorize the placement
of each "unknown" item. once I get a VM running (like a talking linux) then I
can interact with the vm directly.
I have written oracle on this but never seen a useful response from them.
-Eric
On Oct 18, 2010, at 3:
Hello Annie. If you want IWork to be more accessible, please submit feedback
to Apple from the pages program.
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[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Annie Skov Nielsen
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 5:11 AM
To: macvi
Everything performs better on the mac even Windows applications.
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Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 5:01 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Screen Re
Hello Neil. I also used ITunes with JAWS 11 but still found it slow and
cumbersome. It's probably because my machine is about five years old. I also
found synching to be a real problem. If it works for you, however, that's
great. For me, I've moved to the mac never to return to Windows for ITunes.
The same for me.
Kawal Gucukoglu
On 18 Oct 2010, at 10:57 AM, Les Kriegler wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I have the same problem as you do. I set Check Spelling as you type in the
> Edit Menu in Mail, but I hear no sound or get any type of notification as I'm
> typing in Mail.
>
> Les
>
> --
> Y
That's definitely true about the window application on the Mac. It never
crashes, and when I use to use a windows pc, crashes all the time.
Kawal Gucukoglu
On 18 Oct 2010, at 01:03 PM, "Paul Hunt" wrote:
> Everything performs better on the mac even Windows applications.
>
>
>
> -Origina
hi scott,
could you send me the name of the program used for key mapping. i accidentally
deleted your e-mail. thanks.
On Oct 17, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
> I haven't tried virtual box but I have noticed that VM FUsion is faster than
> parallels. Since I've started using fusion
Hi list,
I listened to a podcast in blind cool tech in which audacity was used for audio
editing using voice over, and it was said it was accessible. However, I
downloaded it and voice over only reads unknown. The webpage also says it is
not very accessible at the moment with voice over, so I am
I have not seen this behavior before. A couple of questions:
1. Are you still receiving mail in the Maiul application?
2. When setting up outgoing (SMTP) mail you need to indicate a
password for GMAIL, is this still configured? I believe you need to
click on the advanced tab in the account setup
Hi Geoff:
OOPS, my bad. I should have said the check spelling while I type is in mail
preferences under compose. Sorry about that.
Carolyn Haas
chaas0...@gmail.com
On Oct 18, 2010, at 1:11 AM, GEOFF WAALER wrote:
> Hi Carolyn,
>
> Thanks for the note. Curiously I do not see a compose cat
I Know PC Mag gave the Mac the PC of the year award at one point.:)
On Oct 18, 2010, at 5:03 AM, Paul Hunt wrote:
> Everything performs better on the mac even Windows applications.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups
Hi, I use sharp keys. Eric on the list also mentioned keymapper which I
haven't checked out yet but will.
Sharp Keys is freeware. I have a zip of it if you can't find it.
On Oct 18, 2010, at 5:37 AM, denise avant wrote:
> hi scott,
> could you send me the name of the program used for key mapp
I also have kind of a question... what key is used for the jaws modifier key?
Caps lock doesn't seam to work for me. Thanks.
Oh, and I set it up in lap top mode... jaws that is.
GF
On Oct 18, 2010, at 8:37 AM, denise avant wrote:
> hi scott,
> could you send me the name of the program used for
Okay thanks Anne and Carolyn,
The edit menu and compose tab in mail appear to skin the same cat since changes
made in one place propagate to the other.
I wonder what setting Kawal, Les and I have in common?
Take care.
Geoff
On Oct 18, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Geoff:
> OOPS,
I have a degenerative eye condition, so I'm really feeling the need to
improve my braille skills, but I've reached a catch 22. I have a hunch
that getting a braille display will improve my reading by opening up
much much more content to read, but on the other hand, my reading
speed is so slow, that
or you could mute or unmute your speakers on the mac or mac itself if you have
a portable mac.
On Oct 17, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It can happen that way as well. turning VO off then back on will work in
> this case as well. As I mentioned though, you may need to press
Well, it is up to you! I read braille all the time but personally don't
want another piece of equipment on my desk. Do you think the braille helps
you or do you think you will be faster relying on speech from the computer?
What do you get out of having a braille display along with the computer
Hello, I was given an extra daisy cd with the book on it! So if anyone wants
it, e-mail me off list! I is not the daisy with text, it is the cd for the
Daisy player. Heather
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Hi Samuel,
I was thinking about your predicament as I read your post. Is it possible you
could look for a used display instead of shelling out the thousands it would
cost to purchase a new display? Just a thought. I find that my reading ability
only increased when I started reading more. I hav
Hi, I'm running the 3.11 beta. The program itself has either glaring
inconsistancies or an interface that just confuses me, but it's perfectly
accessible with VO.
I can record, play, stop, jump forward and back, set up my audio levels, and
edit out parts that I don't want. I've gotten bogged
Hi Samuel:
You bring up an interesting and potentially hot topic here. As a person who
grew up relying heavily on braille, and also teaching it, I'd have to say a
display would never be a bad investment; if you want to read more. Hardcopy
braille is getting harder to come by, in spite of it's
Allison,
Did you ever get your braillino yet?
I am still waiting to try that braillenote with a Macintosh when the teacher
and I have time. He's been out so we've had to make up for lost time.
Isaac
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Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 3:5
Hum, Braille display changed my entire outlook on braille. It made the whole
system more portable so that I could concentrate on what I was reading without
counting down the pages Until I could get rid of the enormous stack of braille
in front of me.
One thing about it, if you do fork out for
Hi Geoff,
I don't have the problem you and others are having with the announcement of
misspelled words. I went through all my VO settings and tried to duplicate
your results. I think I might have found the problem. Under verbosity in VO
utilities, I have "while typing speak" set to character
Hi Scott.
Tell me what key mapper is like as I to date have only used Sharp keys.
However, I'm rarely opening windows these days when I'm at home. I only use it
now to do something on my windows mobile or to update GEO.
Kawal.
On 18 Oct 2010, at 16:01, Scott Granados wrote:
> Hi, I use sharp
You need to set the special caps lock when mapping Fusion to your Accent key
then you'll get a jaws key.
On 18 Oct 2010, at 16:18, Goldfinga Productions wrote:
> I also have kind of a question... what key is used for the jaws modifier key?
> Caps lock doesn't seam to work for me. Thanks.
> Oh, a
Hi Ricardo and Geoff:
This would make sense, as I have characters and words .
Nice catch, Ricardo. Hopefully, that solves the quirky mystery.
Carolyn Haas
chaas0...@gmail.com
On Oct 18, 2010, at 2:23 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hi Geoff,
>
> I don't have the problem you and others are havin
Wow!! I knew you could unmute the speakers if you were signing out of skype but
I didn't know you could do that for the battery low message too!! Cool!!
On Oct 18, 2010, at 3:24 PM, Brandon Misch wrote:
> or you could mute or unmute your speakers on the mac or mac itself if you
> have a portabl
Well, I wasn't sure how accessible it is. I tried it and had issues navigating
on the windows side.
I found though that jfw key + 8 and 9 gives you the mouse clicks left and right
click respectively. So my issue is solved.:) I'd say stick with sharp keys
unless someone speaks up with better d
I have typing echo set to Words and the spelling is checked as I type.
Cheers,
Anne
On 18 Oct 2010, at 22:39, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Ricardo and Geoff:
> This would make sense, as I have characters and words .
> Nice catch, Ricardo. Hopefully, that solves the quirky mystery.
>
>
> Carolyn
Hi Isaac,
Not yet, I'm still waiting for it to be shipped. My BrailleNote works with the
Mac allbeit intermittently. I love the Macbook with the BrailleNote, but I
think with the Braillino it will be even better. I'm anxiously awaiting the
arrival of the Braillino counting down the days!
Musi
Hi All.
I have just changed my verbosity to characters and words spelling verbosity
wrong with two tt's. So when I did a space bar, Voice over did not announce
the correct spelling. It just put the right spelling in but did not say
anything. Characters and words do get a bit annoying so I'm
Right,
When I test this out, it only worked if you used words or characters and words.
Ricardo Walker
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Twitter & Skype: rwalker296
Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197
On Oct 18, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Anne Robertson wrote:
> I have typing echo set to Words and the spelling is checked
Hi Kawal:
I think there's an automatic correct thingie in there somewhere which will
allow for the automatic replacement of misspelled words. But, it's sounding as
if one has to have characters and words announced for this to work?
I guess we could file this under "things that make you go, ""H
Ok i don't now if this is even possible but if it is here we go.
I want to embed a file to play when the email opens. How can I do this? I did
this on another platform with another email client. I'd think this is possible
in apple mail but I can't find a way to do this.
TIA
Sarah Alawami
MSN
looks like I need to start finding a used braille display myself.
I am still waiting on the materials from the Hadley school to get here.
-Eric
On Oct 18, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Samuel:
> You bring up an interesting and potentially hot topic here. As a person who
> grew u
isn't that called typing echo?
-Eric
On Oct 18, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hi Geoff,
>
> I don't have the problem you and others are having with the announcement of
> misspelled words. I went through all my VO settings and tried to duplicate
> your results. I think I might ha
Hi, Key remap worked for me because I am a window-eyes user. When I installed
the key remap program, it placed a numberpad on the right side of my keyboard
automatically. So, I instantly had an insert key and all of my windows mouse
movement and clicking functions exactly where I am used to ha
Hi Eric,
but can you find all this options in the main window of the app, or do you have
to look in the menus? and also, does it also read unknown to you?
thank,
Rafaela
El 18/10/2010, a las 14:57, erik burggraaf escribió:
> Hi, I'm running the 3.11 beta. The program itself has either glaring
Hi,
How do you mute or unmute speakers?
Courtney
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On Oct 18, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> Wow!! I knew you could unmute the speakers if you were signing out of s
Hi Courtney,
if your function keys are set to perform software actions, like I think most
people who use voice over have them, press the fn key and f10 to mute/unmute
sound. If they are set for hardware actions, only f10.
Rafaela
El 18/10/2010, a las 16:55, Courtney Curran escribió:
> Hi,
> How
Hi Allison,
If you use the Braillino to control the Macbook you can make some oh, boy,
what do they call those? Shortcuts? It's supposed to be real powerful in
controlling the nit. I never developed it because I like my braille displays
straight up! I don't like those shortcuts. And it'll be bl
Hi,
I must admit, I tried Sharp Keys earlier and successfully created my insert
key. I immediately ditched WE and was able to use NVDA again. I avoid Windows
so much I hardly need a number pad at all!
Cheers
Dave
On 18 Oct 2010, at 22:37, erik burggraaf wrote:
> Hi, Key remap worked for me be
Actually, if my reading speed were 50 words per minute, i could get
the state government here in Texas to buy one for me, but that's the
whole stalemate thing. I don't improve my reading speed because
there's nothing good to read, I could undoubtedly improve it with a
braille display, but I don't t
It is in Jaws but, on voiceover it doesn't really have a title.
Ricardo Walker
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Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197
On Oct 18, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
> isn't that called typing echo?
>
> -Eric
>
> On Oct 18, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Ricardo Walk
hi all,
i notice i'm able to send e-mail to indivudals and some lists just fine. but
there are a cuple lists that i get an unable to send due to an incorrect
server. i haven't changed any settings. can anyone tell me why this might be
happening? thanks.
what is the correct cintax for sending the
Hi,
You don't need a braille display to improve your reading speed. You could
always get a braille book or braille magazine and find good reading
mateials! there's ESPN the Magazine, PC World, the computer magazine,
There's a chess magazine, there're various other magazines and books to be
had
actually I meant to add this to the other topic i posted about braille
displays I forget that this is a mailing list and not a message board
sometimes.
On Oct 18, 7:11 pm, "Isaac Obie" wrote:
> Hi,
> You don't need a braille display to improve your reading speed. You could
> always get a braille
Hi Ricardo,
Okay, you hit it. I don't have anything echoed when I type. When I went into
VO utilities and changed the setting to words, I received a tone when a word
was misspelled. Good catch on your part!
Les
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Ok I'm gong crazy. i've been trying to find help docs on how to use ustream, a
live video streaming. I finely got it to go live but apparently the darned
thing never streamed what I was recording. I've tried contacting support but no
go. there app is accessible but I'm a bit frustrated. If someo
Dear All,
I seldom visit this group. My wife, who is sighted, and I have decided
to buy Mac Minis for Christmas. I'm wondering if I can use a PC keyboard to
control my new Mac. If I do, what complications will I encounter. The
reason I'm asking is because I have three PCs in my office that
I believe ou can. all you need to remember is that the windows key will be the
cmd key and the alt key will be the options key. I think? I can't remember now
as I'm just used to it now. lol!
On Oct 18, 2010, at 6:50 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote:
> Dear All,
> I seldom visit this group. My wife, wh
Hi Kevin:
My guess is that if you use a pc keyboard, your Mac will stage a rebellion, and
blow up and self destruct Ok, not really. But, having been a pc user and
made the switch, I'd strongly recommend getting one of these nifty little Apple
Wireless keyboards for around $60. You'll have
In my case I use a laptop that runs mac and windows and it works fine but
that's what to be aware of that the cmd and option keys are going to be
switched so there will be more of a spread between the fingers of your left
hand when yo do vo commands.
Good luck.
On Oct 18, 2010, at 7:37 PM, Caro
TUAW has a review of the IBooks store that doesn't have much good to say about
it, and with good reason. You will find a long list of Random House-owned
publishers whose product will not be found on the IBook store due to Apple and
Random's inability to come to terms on price. Note that nothing
Cheree Heppe here:
The review of the IBooks Store referenced here appears to have no link for
anyone who disagrees with the reviewer to comment.
This diverges from other reviewers I have recently read in which there are
separate links for those who agree and those who do not agree with the revi
Courtney,
If you have a mac book, you hit hit f 11 to mute or unmute speakers.
On Oct 18, 2010, at 5:55 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:
> Hi,
> How do you mute or unmute speakers?
> Courtney
> Listen to The Wonderful World of Doo-wop with me, Moopie Curran on Fridays at
> 08:00 UTC on http://www.the
Depending your set up you might have to hit fn pluss f11.
Good luck.
On Oct 18, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> Courtney,
> If you have a mac book, you hit hit f 11 to mute or unmute speakers.
> On Oct 18, 2010, at 5:55 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> How do you mute or unmu
Sorry I meant if you have use fn keys as they are printed with otu the fn key
checked in keyboard I think. it's fn plus f10 not f11.
Good luck.
On Oct 18, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> Courtney,
> If you have a mac book, you hit hit f 11 to mute or unmute speakers.
> On Oct 18,
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