Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, that would be lois or braille blaster. Best, Erik Burggraaf Introducing Ebony Consulting business card transcription service, starting at $0.45 per card or $35 per hundred cards. Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2012-07-21, at 8:27

Re: Pesky Dictionary and Sidebar issue

2012-07-22 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Anne, Your suggestion was the first thing I tried before posting my query to the list. The problem I am having is that as soon as I land on the dictionary, it automatically launches, and I am taken out of Finder. Even if I leave the Dictionary open and Command-Tab back to Finder, I stil

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread Simon Cavendish
I think Erik means louis not Lois. Just a typo I believe. not sure whether Louis is Lion compatible? Best wishes Simon On 22 Jul 2012, at 01:27, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > Some weeks back a few options for braille translation/brf > reading/embossing were discussed. Unfortunately, I didn't sav

Re: File versions

2012-07-22 Thread Simon Cavendish
Dear Joseph, I have pasted below a description by Tim Kilburn on how to revert to earlier versions of a document in TextEdit. I have found it by doing a search in the Googlegroups pages. I will post copy the link to that particular page for your information. Hope this will help See below for

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread erik burggraaf
Duh, Sorry about that, Hadn't had my first cup of coffee yet when that message went out. Well, I missed the whole lion upgrade put off by some of the changes, but that's neither here nor there. I'm not sure what the development has been but I can't remember the last time I saw a post from Gr

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. Has anyone got brailleblaster to work? There are tools that might work on the mac, but they are inaccessible. I have never godt louis to work. Best regards Annie. Den Jul 22, 2012 kl. 2:25 PM skrev erik burggraaf: > Duh, Sorry about that, Hadn't had my first cup of coffee yet when that

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread erik burggraaf
I am going to get serious about this goshdarnit. I've just been promised the loan of a versapoint embosser. If anyone wants to get together on skype or something and put some effort into making louis work then let's do it. What I really want is to get apple script working. I want to be able t

my thoughts on scripting Luis for braille translation

2012-07-22 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, Here's a ramble on scripting Louis. First, we'd basically need a script that finds the currently open file, be it in Text Edit, Safari, Open Office, or anything. We then have to pass Louis the full path, have it translate (maybe popping up a dialog for settings in the process) and have it e

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Eric. Great idea. We need to get that problem solved on the mac. I have an 4*4 pro, but it can not print, because I am only using mac now, and a little vmware, but I can not get the printer to work in vmware either. I need the option to print textfiles in danish and english grade two braille

Re: my thoughts on scripting Luis for braille translation

2012-07-22 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Alex, I don't know that much about scripting, but louis already comes with a set of apple scrips apparently. Would you or anyone else be willing to take a look at the work that's already been done and maybe help implement it? Then we can see about improvements. Right now, we got nothin.

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, is that an index product? Does it have a serial port, and have you found a USB to serial adapter? Best, Erik Burggraaf Introducing Ebony Consulting business card transcription service, starting at $0.45 per card or $35 per hundred cards. Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the

Re: my thoughts on scripting Luis for braille translation

2012-07-22 Thread Alex Hall
I installed the pkg, but where are these scripts? I don't speak apple script either, but I do speak java, python, and a couple others pretty well so I'm sure I could figure out what's going on. I wonder, too, about networked embossers? I'm volunteering at Perkins, a school for blind students, right

Selecting e-mails to copy in message headers

2012-07-22 Thread Mary Scott
Hi all, I used to be able to select an address from message headers by pressing VO Return and then using the arrows keys to select the address. It isn't working anymore. How do I select an e-mail address from Message Header Group so that I can use the address? Mel -- You received this mess

Re: my thoughts on scripting Luis for braille translation

2012-07-22 Thread erik burggraaf
You have to press control option shift M on the louis.app and choose show package contents. Open the contents folder, then open the resources folder. There you will find a scripts folder with 4 or 5 things in it. As far as network embossers go, this is officially not supported, but maybe if a

Re: my thoughts on scripting Luis for braille translation

2012-07-22 Thread Alex Hall
I'll have a look. Thanks. On 7/22/12, erik burggraaf wrote: > You have to press control option shift M on the louis.app and choose show > package contents. > Open the contents folder, then open the resources folder. There you will > find a scripts folder with 4 or 5 things in it. > > As far as n

I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Mary Scott
I discovered how to copy and paste now here's why I wanted it. I want help figuring out how to play an audio clip from this website. From:21-Day Meditation Challenge I can't find the play button. My sighted friend has no problem. Any help is appreciated. Mel If there is a better

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. It has an USB port, it is not as old, as the old ones. It also has an eithernet port, so the best thing would be, if it could work as a networks printer, that should be possible. Indexbraille has made a great manual how to set the printer up on a mac, I was very happy. It could use pef, an

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Maxwell Ivey
sometimes you can right click on the link and download the linked file. good luck, max On Jul 22, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Mary Scott wrote: > I discovered how to copy and paste now here's why I wanted it. > > I want help figuring out how to play an audio clip from this website. > From:21-Da

Re: Selecting e-mails to copy in message headers

2012-07-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Mary, While in the message header area, interact with the text. Find the email address and VO to the beginning of it. Press VO-shift-m to bring up the contextual menu. It will show "add to contacts" and "copy address" options. It's a tad tricky, but I've gotten this to work consistently. H

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-22 Thread Alex Hall
DBT does have a mac version, but I think I saw it had been discontinued back in 2009. OUr best bet seems to be these open projects with an interface on top, like Louis, but more integrated into the mac via scripts of some kind. On 7/22/12, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hmmm, K, louis isn't going to wo

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Mary Scott
Not to sound stupid but when you say "right click" does that mean press Enter or VO space bar. I do not use the mouse. On Jul 22, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Maxwell Ivey wrote: > sometimes you can right click on the link and download the linked file. good > luck, max > On Jul 22, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Ma

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
It means bring up the contextual menu with VO-shift-M. hTH, Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Jul 22, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Mary Scott wrote: > Not to sound stupid but when you say "right click" does that mean press Enter > or VO space bar.

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Maxwell Ivey
i don't use a mouse either. forgot i was on the mac list for a second. what i do is press the control button and the track pad space which brings up a menu where i can choose save as. or you can use control option m to bring up the menu and go to save as that way. good luck, max On Jul 22, 20

Re: Partitioning an external drive under mac os Lion with Voiceover

2012-07-22 Thread Rachel Feinberg
This was an excellent post! Thanks for being so detailed in your description. Only one thing i'd add is once you interact with the scroll area, select the untitled 1 or 2 or however many partitions you have, with vO+command+f5. You can use VO+shift+space to perform a mouse click. That takes the

MLB for the iPhone and Accessibility of Archived games

2012-07-22 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello listers, I purchased "At Bat," an App that works with the MLB.com website. I can't remember how much I was charged, but I am now able to listen to Major League Baseball games in real time on my iPhone. The problem I am having is an inability to listen to Major League Baseball offerings

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Mary Scott
Okay, I opened the context menu and clicked on save file in downloads. I went to my downloads folder and it saved the html page with the link on it but I still can not get it to play. My son just presses a place on the track pad and it plays. Is there a way to get the track pad to tell me whe

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Maxwell Ivey
hello; i'm sorry. i said sometimes because other times all you get is the html link. if it were youtube you could use their new html5 i wish i could be more help. take care, max On Jul 22, 2012, at 1:33 PM, Mary Scott wrote: > Okay, I opened the context menu and clicked on save file in downlo

Two New Tech Doctor Podcasts

2012-07-22 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, Last week, I published a podcast all about working with the Braille Sense U2 from Hims Corporation. This week, I published a fascinating interview with freelance writer, editor and poet Deborah Kendrick. Both podcasts are available at http://www.dr-carter.com Enjoy, Robert Carter -- Yo

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Harry Hogue
It very well may be a play button embedded inside of an image, so as to make it colorful, etc. In these cases, there is really no way to get access to it without sighted help, unfortunately. I love meditation and meditation podcasts, so this is a shame. Harry On Jul 22, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Ma

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Mary Scott
Do you think I should notify the webmaster? Will that help? Mel On Jul 22, 2012, at 3:36 PM, Harry Hogue wrote: > It very well may be a play button embedded inside of an image, so as to make > it colorful, etc. In these cases, there is really no way to get access to it > without sighted help

Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it

2012-07-22 Thread Harry Hogue
Notifying the webmaster may be helpful, since, although I'm not sure how it works, I wouldn't imagine that is a very difficult thing to change and still have be visually pleasing. On Jul 22, 2012, at 2:29 PM, Mary Scott wrote: > Do you think I should notify the webmaster? Will that help? Mel

Scary MBP

2012-07-22 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi all, I'm just wondering what causes my MBP to turn on all by itself after having been off for several hours. It's a little un-nerving to be sitting at your desk minding your own business on your Windows machine when all of a sudden the MBP lights up and plays it's startup sound. This happe

Opening links and downloading from Chopra Center web site [was Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it]

2012-07-22 Thread Esther
Hello Mel, First, let me answer what I think is your question, and also give the URL of what I believe is the web page you are trying to use. Guessing from the title "21-day Meditation Challenge" and the address of chopra.com, I did a Google search and found this promos page with an MP3 downl

I think their called menus?

2012-07-22 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi again all, Well I'm on a roll today with questions. I recently re-set my basic mbp settings. But I really miss how my menus used to work. I used to be able to cycle through the menus from the bottom directly back to the top of the menu Or from either end of a horizontal menu back around

Re: Opening links and downloading from Chopra Center web site [was Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it]

2012-07-22 Thread Mary Scott
Wow! Thank you so much. I am going to go figure this out now. Thank you again. Mel On Jul 22, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Esther wrote: > Hello Mel, > > First, let me answer what I think is your question, and also give the URL of > what I believe is the web page you are trying to use. Guessing from

Re: I think their called menus?

2012-07-22 Thread Harry Hogue
YOu will want to go into Voiceover settings with VO+F8, and choose "aNavigation," I think it is. Here, you want to check the checkbox called, "Enable curser wrapping." What this will do is let you wrap around from control to control, which is very useful when you are at the end of a set of co

Re: Opening links and downloading from Chopra Center web site [was Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it]

2012-07-22 Thread Mary Scott
I just don't understand this website. I have not been able to locate a download link. MelHi, Here is the url http://www.chopracentermeditation.com/bestsellers/ProgramPage.aspx?bookid=169&id=7219 On Jul 22, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Esther wrote: > Hello Mel, > > First, let me answer what I think is

Re: Opening links and downloading from Chopra Center web site [was Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it]

2012-07-22 Thread Esther
Hello Mel, This web site is clearly not designed with accessibility in mind. When I couldn't find a link name that appeared to be associated with a download or media player I tried to check the link images. The seventh item on the links menu of the web rotor, which has a name that starts with

Re: Opening links and downloading from Chopra Center web site [was Re: I got it myself, here's why I wanted it]

2012-07-22 Thread Mary Scott
You are a sweetie. Thanks for trying. Mel On Jul 22, 2012, at 7:57 PM, Esther wrote: > Hello Mel, > > This web site is clearly not designed with accessibility in mind. When I > couldn't find a link name that appeared to be associated with a download or > media player I tried to check the lin

Re: MLB for the iPhone and Accessibility of Archived games

2012-07-22 Thread Charlie Doremus
Archived games are not available Aloha, Charlie Our new book "YOU MIGHT BE A MORON" is on sale at www.giantdolphin.com click the off the bookshelf link On Jul 22, 2012, at 8:03 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > archived games -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

Re: VMWare Fusion questions

2012-07-22 Thread Chris Meredith
Greetings. Actually what I did initially was get the machine running under Windows 7, as this is what Fusion knew what to cope with using automated install scripts. Following this, I downloaded the Windows 8 ISO (there wasn't a key required, as this is still a preview), mounted it in the VM, the

Re: Scary MBP

2012-07-22 Thread rashantha de silva
Look in System Pref > Energy Saver > Schedule > you may have turned the scheduling system where it starts the computer up at a given time. On Jul 22, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm just wondering what causes my MBP to turn on all by itself after having > been off for