Dear All,
I have a question regarding use of the mouse pointer with VoiceOver on OS X
- however, since I haven't posted here before I thought I'd better
introduce myself.
I live in London (UK) and have become something of an Apple convert in
recent years - starting off with my beloved iPhone i
Hi Robert
First of all, hang in there. It takes some time to switch. It took me about two
weeks, but then voiceover was my fifth screen reader.
I have a question about the screened in version? are you talking about just
changing the contrast?
I have never experienced the problems you're talking
Hi there
I know it's technically not a money program, but I have been successfully using
numbers to do this. I will tell you that right now, there is a bug for larger
files when using numbers. I told Apple about it, so presumably they will fix it
the bug is that it's a lot slower than it should
Hi Mika,
Try interacting with the downloads list first, then pressing vo+comma to begin
the drag process.
Rachel
On Aug 26, 2012, at 3:08 PM, Mika Pyyhkala wrote:
> Hi,
> When I am in my downloads folder and try to use VO+comma to select an
> item from downloads to drag, it says:
> "is not drag
Hi, I'm using simply burns for this type of job. It is highly accessible, but
hasn't been updated in quite some time. Operating system compatibility may be
an issue.
There is also one in the app store called Burn which has been recommended
before. I may be looking to switch to that one when
I was away for the last 4 days and as a result, away from my Mac. I saw
messages on the new release of Mt. Lion. Isa there any advantage to upgrading
now? I was concerned as a list member indicated re-boot times were much
longer. If that's the case, I do not wish to upgrade. Thanks.
Les
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I didn't notice a change in boot time, although Maybe I haven't been paying
attention. The update seems to be just fine here.
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Hi all,
I recently had to change my Apple ID. I have tried to change to the new ID in
iCloud prefs, but can't seem to get the cursor over to edit that field. I can
edit my name, and the description, but not my Apple ID. Has anyone found a way
to do this?
Thanks,
Donna
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Hey Rod,
I now have the 1password app on the iphone as well, and since I got my last
hint from I think it was Emilio on this list, it now works for me. On the
iphone, you'll first see a list: logins, wallet items, generated passwords,
identities, etc. Once you double tap logins, the list appear
No, the boot time is the same, if not a little shorter. I honestly don't
know what that person was thinking, since after the first reboot for an
update, things do generally take just a tad longer to boot in my opinion.
However, you will be perfectly fine to upgrade.
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Fro
Hi Max and others. I know there are some apps in the app store that have radio
stations in there. Also, if you live in the US or Canada, check out
thestreamcenter.com. It has radio stations that you can download to work with
Itunes.
Shawn
Sent from my white Mac Book
On 2012-08-27, at 7:28 AM,
Good Morning List,
Can someone please tell me how I would go about creating new folders within
mail? I would like to organize mail into folders, but not sure how to create
new folders.
Thanks.
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Ahh, sounds like someone else already answered this. I'm still on osx
10.7. Should have asked your version sooner :)
CB
On 8/24/12 5:10 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote:
This is on Mountain Lion on a brand new Mac Book Pro. It came with Lion and I
upgraded to Mountain Lion.
Jeff
On 2012-08-23, at 12
OK 500 bucks of software for just under 50 bucks!
I do not know if any one will find these useful and I do not know if any or all
are accessible but people might want to have a look!
http://maclegion.com/2012fall2
Colin
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To create a new folder, it's called a mailbox. YOu can go to the mailbox menu
in your menubar accessed with vo+m, and choose create new mailbox from the
mailbox menu.
HTH,
Rachel
On Aug 27, 2012, at 8:53 AM, tealgree...@gmail.com
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> Good Morning List,
>
> Can someone please tell me how
Hi, I am using ML with standard view in apple mail. Is there a way to
configure things so that the fields in the messages table are in an order that
I prefer. I'd like voiceover to read this info to me in a different order. I
really don't need to know how many message conversations are in a
Hi all,
I've just noticed something when using tables with the trackpad commander. If I
interact with a table and touch the top of the trackpad, I get a "sort button"
for each of the columns the table contains. I can double-tap, say, the "Name"
button, to change between ascending and descending
Hello,
I actually just posted on this yesterday. If you press vo-|, it will jump to
the column headers. Then press vo-| again to get back to the columns.
On Aug 27, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Gavin Grundlingh wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just noticed something when using tables with the trackpad commander
Can you not copy the app to the applications folder or run the app directly
from the disk image?
Sent from my mac
On 26 Aug 2012, at 01:37, Chenelle Hancock wrote:
> hi all,
> i wanted to know if anyone had instructions on how to install louie onto
> the mack using voice over commands? a
In my case I have only used 60 out of my 500 gb of my Macintosh HD. Found this
out with the get info command, command-i.
Sent from my mac
On 25 Aug 2012, at 20:10, Joseph Norton wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I just did a clean install of OS X Mountain Lion and looked at my free space.
> Out of 319 GB,
Ok here is a workaround to see if a file is downloading. This is in Mountain
Lion.
1. Activate the link to download a file.
2. Interact with the toolbar.
3. Click on the downloads button.
A downloads window appears.
Note if you do not see a downloads button then either no files are being
download
Yeah this is very possible.
Sorry I just saw this, kinda late. :)
Check the Ubuntu site and also check up on Refit.
If you run into problems let me know
Rashantha
http://facebook.com/quocomputer
On Jul 23, 2012, at 9:25 AM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote:
> Hello, all,
>
> My subject line says it
HI. you can also set up a notification in ml and it will allert you when a
file has been put in to your downloads folder.
to do this.
1. focus on the folder you want to set up folder actions for.
2. press vo shift m to access the short cuts menu
3. You should see a folder actions option in the
HI. my mac doesn't take that long to boot. Haven't noticed a significant
change in boot time.
God Bless! Maria from australia
Newbie mac user.
bubbygirl1...@gmail.com
will get you fb as well as email & iMessage.
skype same as email,without the gmail part. twitter bubbygirl
On 27/
Hello all in standard view is it possible to open a message, delete, then
automatically move to the next message. Know what I am saying here? Thanks!
Sent from my mac
On 27 Aug 2012, at 18:02, Christina C. wrote:
> Hi, I am using ML with standard view in apple mail. Is there a way to
> co
HI a programme like this would be cool.
If anyone knows of any please let us know.
Looked in the app store but a lot of them don't seem to have trial or lite
versions so can't check if they are accessible.
regards
Maria and crew from australia
email:
bubbygirl1...@gmail.com
check out
yep you've done really well.
I don't think i was quite that good with my mac after only a week.
God Bless! Maria from australia
Newbie mac user.
bubbygirl1...@gmail.com
will get you fb as well as email & iMessage.
skype same as email,without the gmail part. twitter bubbygirl
On 27/
So that's what a Mailbox is! Thanks for explaining! Reason is I want to have a
go at setting up rules at some point. The rule would move messages to my own
address from the inbox to a specified folder, or mailbox in this case. Hey what
is a smart mailbox? Thanks!
Sent from my mac
On 27 Aug 20
Don't you have 24 hours to return apps from the mac app store as you do in the
IOS store?
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
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Really?
I didn't know that.
How is that done?
thanks.
Maria Chapman
bubbygirl1...@gmail.com
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." -
Mahatma Gandhi
On 28/08/2012, at 6:31 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> Don't you have 24 hours to return apps from the mac app s
Hi
Yes I do this all the time. I interact with the message text by pressing vo j,
then read the message, then press delete. The next message will show up,
depending on the last arrow press you do. If you previously pressed up arrow,
the next message to display will be above the one you just dele
Hi.
I have discovered that there is a ReadIris 14 out for the mac, has anybody
tried it?
Best regards Annie.
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Hi.
I use an ergonomic keyboard that is PC-based. I am wondering is there any
utility that will let me turn the application key to the right of the right alt
key into a right option or some other key that's accessible by Mountain lion?
Thanks.
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Hi all,
I am using mail standard view (not classic) and tried to sort column headers
with the ml command VO |. I hear a message saying no sort headers available.
Could anyone let me know how they accomplished this?
Thanks
Best,
Ioana
Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes a
Hi all, I received an xls. file from my music directer with all the songs in
our list. Is there a way to open this? I do hope so. Mel
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OK, but keep in mind, how much stuff since you got the system have you put
on it? I mean, movies, music, software, pictures, etc. etc. My guess is,
not much. Trust me, 500GB is a ton, but, just know over time it will as
always, accumulate.
Chris.
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Hello,
In Safari, you can open the downloads window by pressing Cmd-Option-l: exactly
the same command that opens the downloads folder in the Finder.
Cheers,
Anne
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Hello Mel,
YOu'll need a spreadsheet program such as Numbers or Tables. I think Numbers is
cheaper.
Cheers,
Anne
On 27 Aug 2012, at 23:16, Mary Scott wrote:
> Hi all, I received an xls. file from my music directer with all the songs in
> our list. Is there a way to open this? I do hope so
For some reason this did not work for me. And in any case it has been removed
from ML.
Sent from my mac
On 27 Aug 2012, at 22:22, Anne Robertson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> In Safari, you can open the downloads window by pressing Cmd-Option-l:
> exactly the same command that opens the downloads fol
Hotmail
And mention tables and numbers. When I got my copy of numbers, it was a big
$21.64. It works fine with XLS files.
Regards
Gigi
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 27, 2012, at 4:16 PM, Mary Scott wrote:
> Hi all, I received an xls. file from my music directer with all the songs in
> our list.
No not necessarily.
Let me tell you all a story about that.
This pissed me off roaylly! to no ends! I wasn't gonna make any stink about
this, but seeing you mention it, I think I will, to warn people.
99.999% of the time, I've had no problems with Apple, but in this case, it got
so bad, I alm
I agree! If we could make it do a vo+shift+M, that! would be awesome!
Chris.
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To:
Cc: "Bill Holton"
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 5:03 PM
Subject: PC keyboard with ML
Hi.
I use an ergonomic keyboard that is PC-based. I am wondering is ther
Hi
Command option works for me in Safari, and I am using ML.
So it's not been removed.
On 28/08/2012, at 9:47 AM, christopher hallsworth
wrote:
> For some reason this did not work for me. And in any case it has been removed
> from ML.
> Sent from my mac
>
>
>
> On 27 Aug 2012, at 22:22, Anne
or easier, just press command option l to activate the downloads view.
Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online
stores.
On Aug 27, 2012, at 3:37 PM, christopher hallsworth
wrote:
> Ok here is a workaround to see if a file is downloading. This is in Mountain
You know, I don't know what a smart mailbox is, actually. :) Perhaps someone
else may chime into help us both out on that point.
On Aug 27, 2012, at 1:30 PM, christopher hallsworth
wrote:
> So that's what a Mailbox is! Thanks for explaining! Reason is I want to have
> a go at setting up rules
A smart mailbox is as far as I know kind of a virtual mailbox that sorts
messages that meet criterii you specify. Kid of like a smart paylist in itunes.
hth,
Ioana
Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online
stores.
On Aug 27, 2012, at 6:09 PM, Rachel Feinberg
Done this, it said something like add new item alert scpt.
Sent from my mac
On 27 Aug 2012, at 20:50, Maria Chapman wrote:
> HI. you can also set up a notification in ml and it will allert you when a
> file has been put in to your downloads folder.
> to do this.
>
> 1. focus on the folder y
I found that in ml is is nice to just use the share function in the file
shortcut menu.
hth
Ioana
Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online
stores.
On Jun 14, 2012, at 2:37 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote:
> Hello Daniela and Paul,
>
> @Paul: You need to activate a
I have a full-sized keyboard. Where is the vertical line key Thanks.
Les
On Aug 27, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am using mail standard view (not classic) and tried to sort column headers
> with the ml command VO |. I hear a message saying no sort headers availabl
Hi Chris.
Thanks for the warning.
Kind of makes a person weary of buying a really expensive app, without knowing
it is accessible. $30 or $40 dollars is a lot when you really don't have a lot
of money. So is there a limit on apps you can get a refund for?
mmm.
regards
Maria and cre
it is shift backslash wherever that is for you.
hth
Ioana
Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online
stores.
On Aug 27, 2012, at 6:24 PM, Les Kriegler wrote:
> I have a full-sized keyboard. Where is the vertical line key Thanks.
>
> Les
> On Aug 27, 2012,
That's a good question. I wonder if there is a clause somewhere in that 60+
page terms of use policy that no one reads stating a limit on refunds.
I don't think you should let this one experience put you off. Every company
has its share of support cases run a muck. Overall, I'd say apple supp
HI,
I managed to sort headers in mail but only in classic view. COuld anyone
confirm that it is possible to sort mail columns in standart view?
Thanks,
Ioana
Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online
stores.
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Apparently, there must be.
I don't want to be the bearer of incorrect information though, so I'll kind a
stay low key about that question, but I just know at least that time for me,
they were not very helpful. Now, having said that, normally, 99.999 percent of
the time, I have had absolutely n
oh, it doesn't put me off. Like I said, 99% the time, I've had absolutely no
trouble at all. ONe insodent's not gonna stop me from using them. As I
stated, hopefully it was just one rep being a major jerk.
Chris.
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Hello listers,
I have long wanted the VO keys "Control Option" to be available as the caps
lock key. this would allow one finger to hold down the keys. Also, the
location of the Caps Lock key is ideal for reaching many keys that need to be
pressed with the Voice Over keys.
Using the caps lo
HI,
If the dvd is not write protected you can create a copy with l disc utility. I
did it for some private dvd's. Let me know if you are intersted and I could
look it up again, since I don't think I remember all the steps.
best,
Ioana
Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes
Hello,
I do it by pressing the button next to the messages list.
On Aug 27, 2012, at 6:43 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote:
> HI,
>
> I managed to sort headers in mail but only in classic view. COuld anyone
> confirm that it is possible to sort mail columns in standart view?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ioana
>
Hi
Can't get Radio Player to work on either my iMac or my MBP, both running latest
version of ML. Has the BBC been improving accessibility again by making it
impossible to use Radio Player with VO? Anyone else experiencing this?
Regards
Adrienne
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But does this sort the columns or just the order in wich the messages are
presented in the listÉ
I want to change orde of columns.
Thanks,
Ioana
Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online
stores.
On Aug 27, 2012, at 7:12 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote:
> Hello,
Hold it! Radio Player? Tell me about this! Is that just for the BBC? Is
it web based or is it an actually app you're talking about? If it's an app,
how much, and where do I get it? Also does it do more than just BBC? If
so, you may a just made my day, as I've been looking for an app like
Yes,
Check out the post I just did about VO to caps lock key. The same app
should be able to do this for you. the other post has the links and the
podcast I did may also be helpful to you. The name of the app is
KeyRemapper4Macbook.
Eric Caron
On Aug 27, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Bill Hol
The posts should show up on the main part of your site. Perhaps check the date
of the post? You might also like to check out MacJournal or MarsEdit, both fine
editors for the Mac which will let you directly publish to Wordpress blogs. I
use MacJournal and love it. It certainly makes life a lot e
I have a wordpress blog, and the greatest thing ever is e-mail posting. If you
go to the dashboard and go to settings and options, you can check which blogs
you want to send posts to via e-mail. Wordpress generates a special email
address to which you send your posts. The subject line is the pos
hello; so, you are saying i didn't do anything wrong that the blog posts should
show up on my main page? then why create the page for the blog in the first
place? and i love mars edit. its great for writing posts and editing them.
and its good for pages too as long as they aren't child pages
hello; yes the post by email is great. I now use mars edit which i love
because it means that much less time spent on wordpress. I'm getting better
with their site, but its still not natural for me. I prefer to just write the
post add the photos and html code where needed and press send to we
Eric? You are a genious! That not only worked perfectly, but I was able
even to remap my command and option keys which are reversed on a regular pc
keyboard back to the way on an Apple keyboard they should be! I wonder in
the first place why this happens? God that feels so! much better not h
Mars Edit is phenominal!
I use it all the time!
Chris.
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To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: any mac users also wordpress users
hello; so, you are saying i didn't do anything wrong
I just upgraded my iMac to Mountain Lion. I use a standard Apple keyboard. Now
I notice if I leave it unattended for a few minutes, the keyboard seems to lock
up. Hitting a key makes it eventually repeat it a number of times. This seems
most apparent when using command-tab to switch to another p
One thing to keep in mind here is that this will not work if you get rid of the
preview pane. The up side is that you can arrow past messages without having
them automatically be marked as read; the down side is that you will have to
open them with cmd-o and close them with cmd-w (enter seems to
Hi, Ioana,
I'm wondering if this might work for you as a sort of "work-around". Have you
tried going to the view menu and sorting by the various criteria there? You can
sort by subject, etc. This will change the way VO reads the headers.
HtH,
Teresa
On Aug 27, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Ioana Gandrabur
I should have tested my suggested method before I sent it. I could have sworn I
had used it before, but I am mistaken.
Sorry about that,
Teresa
On Aug 27, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am using mail standard view (not classic) and tried to sort column headers
> wit
I should have said that the problem happened after upgrading from 10.8 to
10.8.1.
- Austin
On Aug 27, 2012, at 11:32 PM, Austin Seraphin
wrote:
> I just upgraded my iMac to Mountain Lion. I use a standard Apple keyboard.
> Now I notice if I leave it unattended for a few minutes, the keyb
Hi,
Ever since I installed Mountain Lion, I am having a lot of trouble adding and
removing favorites in FaceTime.
Has anyone been successful removing contacts from favorites in FaceTime? There
is an Edit button, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't make any difference. I
still cannot remove from
Sorry to fill up this thread, but I think I have found the problem. On my iMac
I had my display sleep set to one minute, since I figured I don't need a
display anyway. I believe this caused the problem. I adjusted it to Never and
the awful lag seems to have stopped. It would also explain why it
When I looked in the app store, I did see an app that claimed that it was
Voiceover friendly. However, I couldn't get access to the controls. I don't
know what it was called, but it's in the App store.
Shawn
Sent from my white Mac Book
On 2012-08-27, at 4:59 PM, macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Okay, great. Can someone
please tell me where the vertical line is located on a 13 inch MBP?
Thanks,
John Chilelli
On Aug 27, 2012, at 2:07 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I actually just posted on this yesterday. If you press vo-|, it will jump to
> the column headers. Then pres
I love the app.
I get an iPhone size version of Fleksy on my iPad, is that normal? Is there a
way to expand it?
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What is Flexksy?
On Aug 28, 2012, at 1:26 AM, Emrah wrote:
> I love the app.
> I get an iPhone size version of Fleksy on my iPad, is that normal? Is there a
> way to expand it?
>
> Cheers!
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Hi
I had this the first time I loaded the app on my iPad. I removed it from the
app switcher, opened the app again and now it is full size. Sometimes, the
orientation of the controls switches to portrait while the actual keyboard
remains in landscape which is where I like it. That's a bit weird,
Hi all,
Do Apple make a DSL Modem & Router as one unit?
I have read about the Airport Extreme etc but they appear only to be
Wireless base stations.
thanks as always for any help on this one.
Max.
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Hi, John,
I'm not familiar with your particular keyboard, but if you have a backslash
key, it's shift-backslash.
HtH,
Teresa
On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:24 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote:
> Okay, great. Can someone
> please tell me where the vertical line is located on a 13 inch MBP?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
Hi. you didn't happen to email the debs? this app sounds interesting if it
works.
regards
Maria and crew from australia
email:
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check out
www.powerradio104.us
where we play lots of great music
On 28/08/2012, at 3:16 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote:
> When I looked
Hi Teresa,
Thanks. Yea! I know where the backslash key is!
John
On Aug 28, 2012, at 1:53 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
> Hi, John,
>
> I'm not familiar with your particular keyboard, but if you have a backslash
> key, it's shift-backslash.
>
> HtH,
> Teresa
>
> On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:24 PM, Jo
Hi,
You can also just press enter on the messages to open them. I honestly see no
real difference between pressing command W, and pressing VO J. Your actually
pressing 2 fewer keys to read a message, and 1 fewer key to close the message
and go back to your messages table.
JMO.
Ricardo Walke
Hi,
Just now getting into speakable items. Where do I find this list of what to
say?
Thanks,
Johnny Chilelli
On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:55 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote:
> Hi Neil
> When you are setting things up, there is a list of phrases that you can use.
> The phrases have to be exact. Right now,
I use checkbook pro available from the mac app store. It is very accessible
but I'm still new to it so dunno about interacting with banking systems online.
On Aug 26, 2012, at 5:00 PM, Grant Hyde wrote:
> I am not having any luck finding a banking program that is workable with VO.
> I have b
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