Hi Tim,
I copied the contents of the address field, so his name and full email address.
Thanks,
Donna
On May 3, 2011, at 10:46 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Donna,
>
> What exactly did you put in the rule criteria?
>
> • Full eMail address or partial?
> • Person's name or just the eMail address?
>
Hi, what's the messages app? I must bee missing something here because even
though I'm set to apple american english, I'm still only getting computer
braille input.
On the IPhone grade two input just happens, but not on the mac.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
User support consultant,
Now posting occasi
Hi Tim,
thank you! Once again you nailed it. Instead of from, I hadn't noticed that
field, and had that option set to any recipient. It is now set to From, so
hopefully all will be well.
Cheers,
Donna
On May 3, 2011, at 11:26 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Donna,
>
> I tested the process I outli
Chris and Greg:
This has really become a chat. Please take it off list. Thank you.
Carolyn
On May 3, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Chris Moore wrote:
> I usually have it at 55 and sometimes 60, but after that I think WTF, mind I
> have only been using a screen reader since July last year.
> On 3 May 2011,
Hi Erik:
I'm wondering since the original question involved a refreshabraille, if that's
for all displays or specific ones?
TIA
Carolyn
On May 3, 2011, at 3:17 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> Hi Kawal, Either it's not supported on baum/humanware/aph displays or you
> are very much mistaken. Alth
Let's be very clear here. I was talking about grade 2 input on the mac not on
a IOS device.
In the Journey,
Ron
On May 3, 2011, at 9:00 PM, Les Kriegler wrote:
> Actually, I've got the Braille Connect 24 and in the Messages app, I input in
> Grade 2 exclusively.
>
> Les
> On May 3, 2011
Donna,
I wouldn't have both the name and address in this edit field. One or the other
would be more likely to work properly.
Later...
On 2011-05-04, at 5:14 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> I copied the contents of the address field, so his name and full email
> address.
> Thanks,
> Do
Hi:
I think Microsoft isn't interested in accessibility. I suspect time would be
better spent working with Apple to get a better office type program developed.
Microsoft knows they have the public by the neck, (for lack of a better word:).
Like Adobe, they've pretty much made it clear that ac
I believe, could be mistaken, that the input of grade braille is not a
function of the display but of the operating system.
In the Journey,
Ron
On May 4, 2011, at 7:01 AM, carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Erik:
> I'm wondering since the original question involved a refreshabraille, if
> that's f
Oh, OK. I had thought of that, but since it always displays that way I just
kept both. I'll try taking the name out and see what happens.
Best,
Donna
Donna Goodin, M.A., Ph.D.
Academic and Career Coach
Email: do...@studentsuccesscoaching.com
do...@idealpathcoaching.com
Web: httP://www.studentsuc
If you'll note the last response was at around 2:00 PM U.S Eastern time
yesterday. It seems that this topic has been quiet enough to ignore. If you
want to address the content of the discussion, that may be appropriate but in
this case, it seems a little much.
Kev
On May 4, 2011, at 8:58 AM, ca
This was on my iPhone. Haven't tried by display on the Mac yet.
On May 4, 2011, at 7:06 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> Hi, what's the messages app? I must bee missing something here because even
> though I'm set to apple american english, I'm still only getting computer
> braille input.
>
> On t
Isn't it interesting that blind people are willing to fight for access to
ProTools, Facebook and Flash, but when someone mentions the word Microsoft,
people act like they're the mouse who has to put the bell around the cat's
neck?
My suggestions are to raise awareness of the myriad issues that
It seems to me that this effort is aimed at trying to creaet the force of a
number of people rather than just one. Also, another problem is that the
office formats are industry standard, so as Carolyn says, "Microsoft knows
they have the public around the neck." Gates meant serious business when he
Hi there folks,
Someone is giving me a mac book to use temporeraly untill I can save the R1195
for a macbook pro 13 inch.
Due to a stroak I lost most of the use of my rite hand, in fact opperating most
everything one handed. I know how to use sticky keys in windows, but would like
more details
Chris
Thank you for taking the initiative to start this discussion and for posting
the MS contact information. I will send them a note today. Last year I had
taken a quick look around the web and found the following MSDN Accessibility
Blog. It hadn't been updated in a few years and when I attem
Well, Microsoft demonstrated their concern for accessibility when they
released Windows phone 7.
Warm regards,
Brandt Steenkamp
If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can tune in
to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM UTC by
going to www.The
Hello Brandt,
I know someone who manages to use his Mac one handed, not because he has any
problems using two, but because he likes to have one hand free for coffee, the
phone, or whatever.
The best way to achieve this is to use the Keyboard commander to perform
commands that normally require
Finally someone who totally gets where I am coming from *sighs* Gordon yo
might have to set up a separate office mailing list for us :)
On 4 May 2011, at 15:03, Kevin Shaw wrote:
> Isn't it interesting that blind people are willing to fight for access to
> ProTools, Facebook and Flash, but whe
Your welcome Brian, and it really does seem to have stirred up some emotions
here, good and bad. But that is what mailing lists are all about and I think
some excellent points have been raised. I am serious about trying to take this
forward though. It is worth a shot and hopefully as a collect
If that was the case, then why have Microsoft gone to all the trouble to bring
Outlook back to the Mac? Why have they gone to the trouble to make Office 2011
100% compatible with the Windows version? Clearly they are interested in the
product and there is a market there. Apple don't need any
Ok to be fair, they had to get something decent out of the bag quickly.
Android and Apple caught Nokia and Microsoft with their pants down. Nobody in
the business expected Google and Apple to topple these boys. Even RIM are
running scared and finally being more creative than they have ever be
It is just a shame that Apple aren't willing to do anything with regard to
"themes" for low vision users, the totally blind are covered quite nicely
but anyone that needs to use high contrast is stuffed because everything is
just inverted!
Larry & Flax GD (Guide Dog)
& Elliot RTG (Retired Guide Do
I must apologise to you Eric and others as I connected my Eurobraille to the
Mac as I don't do it often but I swear I could write in grade 2 before but
can't now.
Kawal.
On 4 May 2011, at 14:01, carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Erik:
> I'm wondering since the original question involved a refreshabraill
Hi Larry.
Have you tried these shortcut keys?
Option-Control-Command-Comma
Decrease screen contrast
Option-Control-Command-Period
Increase screen contrast
Tony Hernandez
http://dutyofman.net/
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His
commandments, for this is the who
No problem, I guess we just have to live with it for now. Fortunately a
bigger badder better mac OS is iminant and hopefully the braille support gets a
bit of a polish.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
User support consultant,
Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf,
1-888-255-5194
http://www.e
Actually I agree with you there. I never did understand that negative image
theme. Who the hell wants to see photos and icons inverted? When I first
bought my iPhone I wanted white text on a black background as it is easier to
see in daylight (well it was lol) and I was horrified that Apple o
Hello all,
About scanning: I have a canon 700f lite that I use with my macbook.
As scanning program , I use mp navigator ex v2.1 but, with this program, it
seems not possible to start a scan-task from the command-line.
There are also other problems: the buttons on the scanner for the quicktasks,
These sound like good ways to navigate a Mac with one hand. What is
the best way to type with one hand? I don't need this, but I'm curious
in case I need to train somebody who only has the use of one hand and
wantss to use a Mac.
Original message:
Hello Brandt,
I know someone who manages
I type in a rather odd way, something like a pianist playing arpeggios with
his/her left hand. I start on the normal left hand posision then slide the
hand over the keyboard where it's neaded. Probably not good for the wrist,
but no way I'm paying 6 or $700 for the "half qwerty" keyboards availa
Hi Brandt:
It is actually possible to perform most of the commands with one-handed
trackpad gestures. My Apple trainer is working at using the trackpad
exclusively, jus to see if she can do it. Others have actually mapped out
their most used commands and primarily navigate with it, other than
Hi there,
I just received my Hovercam for the Docuscan Software. I tried to scan and all
that comes up is apparently a blank page. I checked Image Capture as the
Docuscan documentation suggests, and it says that there isn't any camera there.
On the camera's website is the software Image Expr
Hi:
I didn't. The company thinks I did an accidental drag of the mouse.
On May 3, 2011, at 11:08 PM, Zachary Kline wrote:
> Hi,
> How did you rearrange the columns in the first place? If you can reverse
> that process it will probably fix itself. Is it more that you don't know how
> you did it
Hi,
Sorry, the docs are in error re: the camera being seen in image capture. This
is true of scanners but not the camera. The camera should, however, show in the
scanning sources list when you first scan. We have seen blank pages come up if
the focus isn't set properly. Try turning the focus kn
I think I've said this before, but what I find annoying is the silence of
blind-oriented organisations, like NFB. If it was a big deal for Apple not to
have accessibility built into iTunes, I'm not sure why Microsoft gets a pass,
especially when Office is so ubiquitous. The lack of Office suppor
I did give some feedback on Microsoft's inaccessibility since I have tested the
Microsoft products on the mac. I bought the mac and before i did they let me
test the mac with Microsoft word and it was very inaccessible
I wrote the following statement:
"To Who May concern,
"I am very interested
Will this camera work with other reading devices such as kurzwiel v12?
Thanks much.
-Original Message-
From: Buddy Brannan
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 5:38 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Hovercam
Hi,
Sorry, the docs are in error re: the camera being seen in imag
I don't know if it will work with Kurzweil, but it's just a camera, so anything
that can make use of any such device should work.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On May 4, 2011, at 6:22 PM, jack wrote:
> Will this camera work with other reading device
Hi
NO as I'm only using an iphone right now and I've been told it's pretty much
the "negative" type effect you get with pictures.
However I will try out your commands on my friends imac, thanks for the
tips.
Larry & Flax GD (Guide Dog)
& Elliot RTG (Retired Guide Dog)
London, UK
-Original
Hi Buddy,
I just talked to Brian and uninstalled and reinstalled the Docuscan Software.
I also tried turning the knob and the only thing I was able to get was an '.
Last week, for the fun of it, I tried using the camera on the computer and got
the same result, a blank page. I wonder if the
This may seem like a dumb question, but have you checked for any protective
film or plastic covering that might be on the camera lens? Some companies like
rapping their thing up in miles of packing and it's not always obvious.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
User support consultant,
Now posting occasiona
I totally agree, fancy dropping them a line? I have been in touch with the RNIB
over here and a couple of other organisations on this side of the pond. Will
keep you posted of any outcome.
On 4 May 2011, at 22:49, Laura McGlynn wrote:
> I think I've said this before, but what I find annoying is
All true and very valid points. I think we all need to contact Eric Wilfred
who is the General Manager of the Mac Business Unit at Microsoft. He has been
part of the unit since Office 98. He was responsible for PowerPoint and
recently over seeing Office 2011.
I don't know a direct way of conta
Hi Eric,
Nothing blocking the lens. I'm wondering if it might be the lighting or
something wrong with the computer. I tried switching ports but to no avail.
Chris
On May 4, 2011, at 7:30 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> This may seem like a dumb question, but have you checked for any protective
>
Hello.
The last part of you're statement is not entirely correct about Apple stepping
up. Apple has provided the developer guidelines that include accessible
programming designs and it is the responsibility of the developer [Microshaft]
to step up and make they're products accessible. This, obvi
Hi all,
Subject covers it really. I think I've got this process down, but want
confirmation before attempting. How is this done precisely? And on that
subject, what do y'all recommend for VO accessibility? Journaling/blogging
apps, news aggregators, and/or whatever starter tools you might find
A hold-over from my last post. Subject says it all. Are there any? If so, which
do you suggest? If such a thing doesn't already exist, how do you all feel
about compiling a site for VI Mac users similar to applevis for IOS?
Seriously going to bed now. lol
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