Re: iOS 4.3.2: New Software Keyboard Rotor Option

2011-04-24 Thread Georges Zaynoun
Hi and happy Easter holiday! Can one utilize rotor options from the ipad keybord dock? I use mostly my ipad from the keybord dock as I like it much that way, thanks. Original message: Hello all, Just one quick note: this new rotor option was added in IOS 4.3.0. This was also when the 4 finge

Re: iOS 4.3.2: New Software Keyboard Rotor Option

2011-04-24 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
on my iPad2 the containers option of the roter does exactly what people are saying, enables a quick way of moving from one side of a screen, or screen element to another. works very well, although I find it sometimes slower then the older four finger swipe left / right on the iPad1 I used to hav

Re: iOS 4.3.2: New Software Keyboard Rotor Option

2011-04-24 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
yes, you can use the roter using the keyboard doc or blue tooth keyboards. enable quick nav by pressing the left and right arrow keys at the same time, you'll hear Voice Over say quick nav on. no =w by pressing left or right on their own you'll navigate as usual, but by pressing up or down on i

Re: iOS 4.3.2: New Software Keyboard Rotor Option

2011-04-24 Thread Simon Cavendish
When I use "container" option on my iPad. it doesn't seem to do what others have said here, i.e. go from section of the screen to another section. It just moves me through all the elements within all sections as I flick right or left with one finger. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for sugge

Re: extremely frustrated re: reading pfd files

2011-04-24 Thread Simon Cavendish
Esther, this is such a helpful description, thank you. I also wonder wehther when reading in iBooks, one can read line by line? I don't ever see that option in the rotor on the iPad. Also, when reading pdf versions of "take control books" if I pause reading with double finger tap, and then swit

Re: iOS 4.3.2: New Software Keyboard Rotor Option

2011-04-24 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
yes, you are doing that wrong, firstly ensure that the roter setting is set to container, now single finger swipe up or down will move through the various containers, or whatever you've set the roter to... so the rule here is, swiping up and down moves through the objects as defined at that tim

Re: iOS 4.3.2: New Software Keyboard Rotor Option

2011-04-24 Thread Simon Cavendish
Oh, thanks, Neil, that's great. I'm still very much a learner. Simon On 24 Apr 2011, at 11:31, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > yes, you are doing that wrong, firstly ensure that the roter setting is set > to container, now single finger swipe up or down will move through the > various contai

Re: Facebook app now even more accessible

2011-04-24 Thread Simon Cavendish
Thanks, Krister, this is good news. Does the same apply to iPad? ALso, can you give me - if it is not too much - a short description of how you use Chat on the iPad with voiceover? Best wishes Simon On 21 Apr 2011, at 22:57, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > Hi, > After the long wait the facebook app i

RE: extremely frustrated re: reading pfd files

2011-04-24 Thread Tony Hernandez
Hi Carolyn and Esther. I have the Pages program. It won't open PDFs. After trying to get one open in Pages recently, I wrote to the list and asked about it. Ishe said Pages can only export to PDF. Thank you Esther for that reminder. I do interact with the text in preview. Reading by line works u

Re: Facebook app now even more accessible

2011-04-24 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Sorry i don't use Facebook on the Ipad so can't be of much help here. Maybe someone else who has used the Facebook app on the IPad could tell how it works. But on the IPhone it works great. The only gripe i have right now is that i don't like how the notifications section is layed out. I can

Re: Facebook app now even more accessible

2011-04-24 Thread brandt
Double tapping the name will usually take you to the comment. I am rather fond of the facebook app, one of the few ways for a vi person to use Facebook chat. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info Conta

Re: A growl tip

2011-04-24 Thread Colin M
Hi Kevin! I'm using Skype 5. something or other! :] So if you've got the same! 1 open command+comma 2 interact with the tool bar 3 scroll to the notification button and vo+space on it, then stop interacting! 4 scroll to the events table and open it scroll down to the event you want and stop intera

Re: File handling on the Mac, somewhat techy

2011-04-24 Thread Jes Smith
I don't think there is an option like that. I could be wrong though. On Apr 22, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > Hi folks. > I was deleting files from my beloved digital recorder today and had my > virtual machine up. It's a vmware virtual machine running Windows XP. I > decided to d

Re: File handling on the Mac, somewhat techy

2011-04-24 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Krister, > > On Apr 22, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > I decided to do some experimenting so i looked on my recorder from the PC > side of things and in the root of the memory was some files that the mac had > left on the recorder, namely some hidden files called .trashes, _.t

Text to audio file options [was Re: slow speech with sending to itunes as a spoken track]

2011-04-24 Thread Esther
Hi Kevin, On Apr 21, 2011, at 21:23, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > What is the value of this service if you have Alex to read text. Is > this the way we got the Leopard podcast on VO read in the voice of > Alex? > The main reason that people want to use the service menu option for "Add to iTunes as a S

Re: File handling on the Mac, somewhat techy

2011-04-24 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, If you want to delete some real files from your digital recorder, just put them in the trash then secure empty your trash on your mac before ejecting the recorder. That's always workedfor me on flash drives. HTH, Courtney Sent from my iPod On Apr 24, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Jes Smith wrote: >

Re: extremely frustrated re: reading pfd files

2011-04-24 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. Text edit has always read PDF files for me. Kawal. On 24 Apr 2011, at 02:58, carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Tony: > People have done well with getting preview to do this. I haven't ever done > well with pdf documents. However, the Pages program will also work with pdf. > And you can buy just

Re: File handling on the Mac, somewhat techy

2011-04-24 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, The strange thing with my friends Edirol R1 was that if she tried to empty the trash, she got a message saying that the .wav files were in use although they weren't. Taking out and inserting the recorder didn't work, the mac claimed the files were still in use. /Krister 24 apr 2011 kl. 17.5

Re: File handling on the Mac, somewhat techy

2011-04-24 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Thanks. This helps me out as well. I noticed these extra files on an sd card the other day after transferring some files from my mac and then using the files on my braille sense. I deleted them from the braille sense side, but now I can just do it before ejecting the card from now on. Thanks

safari tabs vs windows

2011-04-24 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
All: I'm having problems finding the keyboard combos to navigate between Safari tabs, and Safari windows. Please help? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To un

Re: A growl tip

2011-04-24 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Well, I think I've done what you suggested. . I didn't see an event for "contact came on line. So, i've chosen the sign in option. Let's see what happens. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email t

Re: safari tabs vs windows

2011-04-24 Thread Jane
Safari Tabs control-tab Safari Windows command-accent Jane On Apr 24, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > All: > I'm having problems finding the keyboard combos to navigate between Safari > tabs, and Safari windows. Please help? > > -- > You received this message because you are su

trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Tony Hernandez
Hi everyone. IS the trackpad commander only functional in certain models of Macbook? I have a 2006 model, which I think is the MA699 or 669. Thanks for any help. Tony Hernandez -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to thi

Re: extremely frustrated re: reading pfd files

2011-04-24 Thread Tony Hernandez
Hi Esther. Once again you've come to the rescue. I can indeed view the very same book in iBooks as you said. Also, concerning preview, I was going about trying to read a character at a time the wrong way. I was trying to set the rotor to character and then using the down arrow key with quicknav

Re: A growl tip

2011-04-24 Thread Colin M
Hi Kevin! The ones you want are! Contact becomes available Contact becomes unavailable! That should sort you out! Also have a look at the others to see if they might be of use to you! I've set up some of my own sounds for things like new contact request and others! But you might want them to speak

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Tony, I don't know about your specific model of Macbook, but my instinct would be that it is a bit too early for the multitouch trackpads to have been added. My own MacBook Pro has one, but it's late 2010. I'm afraid you're probably out of luck with the trackpad commander, which is a shame

Re: safari tabs vs windows

2011-04-24 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Command accent! That is the one I always forget. LOL Thank you, Sarai Bucciarelli Personal to win Amazon and other free gift cards, Come join me on www.swagbucks.com/refer/sdbuccia On Apr 24, 2011, at 3:41 PM, Jane wrote: > Safari Tabs control-tab > > Safari Windows command-accent > > Jane >

Dashboard

2011-04-24 Thread Ezzy Bueno
Hello Listers, Happy Easter to you all. I've been using a MacBook Pro for some time, but have not really played around with the dashboard. I know I can check the weather via the dashboard. How exactly can I review the forecast of different cities? Any help will be appreciated. Ezzie Bueno

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Tony Hernandez
Hi Zack. No worries. I just wanted to make sure I was not doing something wrong. It's all good. Thanks for the reply. Tony On Apr 24, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Tony, > I don't know about your specific model of Macbook, but my instinct would be > that it is a bit too early for

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread CJ Daniel
Tony, If your MB Pro is 2008 or before, you're out of luck. I'm in the same boat. My MB Pro is late 2008 or second generation. So, I used an Apple gift card I had & spent $69 for the blue tooth Magic Track Pad. I think it's great! But, I admit I've become so used to using the keyboard that

Re: Dashboard

2011-04-24 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Ezzy: I can help out with Dashboard off list, if you want, via Skype, as we have before. Very briefly: Pressing F4, or Function F-12, depending on how your keyboard preferences are configured, will bring up Dashboard. Dashboard is a series of widgets, mini-apps, which are like tiny little to

RE: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread
So, is the track pad commander compatable with the iphones? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Hernandez Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 5:13 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trackpad commander

Slightly O-T: Blind musicians list

2011-04-24 Thread Chris Norman
Hiya All, I'm sorry that some of the lists I've posted this too, mean the post is slightly Off topic, but I'd like this to get to as many blind / visually impaired people as possible. Does anyone know if there is a central mailing list for blind / visually impaired musicians? I know there are

Switching apps and switching windows [was Re: safari tabs vs windows]

2011-04-24 Thread Esther
Hi Sarai, A good way to remember the window switching shortcut (Command-Accent) is to think about it together with the application switching shortcut (Command-Tab) -- which is like the similar shortcut for Windows (Control-Tab). On the Mac, Command-Tab will let you rotate between all the curre

Mod Note - Happy Easter and OT reminder

2011-04-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi All; Just let me wish a very happy Easter to those who celebrate! -Thanks for your continued interest / participation in this group! -You rock! I just want to remind everyone that OT posts are not permitted here. The quick rule would be that if you feel you might possibly need to put OT in t

Technical AirPort question

2011-04-24 Thread Scott Howell
All, I hope this will make sense, but this is a little complicated perhaps. Currently I have an AirPort Time Capsule as the main router and an AirPort Express on another floor to extend the range of the network. The Time Capsule has both a 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz radio. I learned the AIrPort Express do

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Zachary Kline
Within limits, yes. There are certain things you don't really do on iPhones, such as interact with controls or tables. But overall, the experience is similar enough that you'll be able to pick it up fairly quickly. Best, Zack. On Apr 24, 2011, at 3:33 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: > So, is the tr

Re: Slightly O-T: Blind musicians list

2011-04-24 Thread joseph
hi midimag.org, sorry i did not find the subscribe like. hth On 25 Apr 2011, at 00:12, Chris Norman wrote: > Hiya All, > I'm sorry that some of the lists I've posted this too, mean the post is > slightly Off topic, but I'd like this to get to as many blind / visually > impaired people as poss

Re: trackpad commander

2011-04-24 Thread Mary Otten
Trackpad commander is not a feature of ios; hence it is not relevant to I-devices. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To u

Temporary resolution of Safari hanging

2011-04-24 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I've seen some complaints about Safari hanging a lot. I've had it on some sites where Safari will hang perpetually and will not come out of it. I was on snopes.com and i was doing this a lot. I noticed that if I turn off Voiceover and turn it on again, then Safari is no longer hanging when

Re: A growl tip

2011-04-24 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Colin, I've checked the boxes for speak text on contact becomes available and unavailable. let's see what I get. Thanks for being so helpful. I just think it's such a cool amenity, and I'd love to see it work. Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Switching apps and switching windows [was Re: safari tabs vs windows]

2011-04-24 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Thank you, that does help, and actually makes sense when you explaine it that way. On Apr 24, 2011, at 6:29 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Sarai, > > A good way to remember the window switching shortcut (Command-Accent) is to > think about it together with the application switching shortcut (Command-T

Re: Technical AirPort question

2011-04-24 Thread Mary Otten
This is probably a really stupid question, Scott. But are you sure the IPad has a 5GhZ radio in it? I know Macs do. But do I-devices as well? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to thi