Re: Remapping keys with VM fusion

2014-08-23 Thread Phil Halton
Okay, first, I think you can set jaws to use the insert key as the modifier whether in desktop or laptop keyboard mode. So, on the simplest level you could just set the grave accent key to produce an insert keystroke from within fusion preferences, and then set jaws to use insert as modifier key

Re: Remapping keys with VM fusion

2014-08-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I don't use jaw, but have you tried going into the preferences of fusion and turning off the Os 10 shortcuts? This will make the computer send all your key strokes to the fusion side.. hth, Caitlyn On Aug 22, 2014, at 7:31 PM, gs wrote: > I'm thinking about abandoning Fusion and using Bo

Re: Safari and pop up buttons

2014-08-23 Thread Matt Dierckens
I have had this problem, not with paypal, but with other sites. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 22, 2014, at 22:29, Lisette Wesseling

Re: Reading documents with voiceover on the mac

2014-08-23 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Snap. I also have to use Windows at work but I do feel comfortable with the Mac these days although I'll confess that I'm not so familiar with Jaws anymore and feel more at home with Voice Over although I don't know everything about it. Kawal. On 22 Aug 2014, at 23:57, denise avant wrote: > H

TW Blue beta for the mac?

2014-08-23 Thread Kliphton Senior
Does anyone have the link to down load this beta? Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? Then come join a list where questions are always answered, and we are always patient with you.

Re: Reading documents with voiceover on the mac

2014-08-23 Thread Barry Hadder
Hello Denice. Alex's explanation of you problem is correct, but for continuously reading long documents there is another possible solution. You can create a text to speech audio file with the say command. For example, in terminal you can type something like say -f file.txt -o file.aiff. You ca

Re: Voiceover acts strange.

2014-08-23 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Yes that was correct. Thanks for the help. /A 22 aug 2014 kl. 19:23 skrev Matt Dierckens : > Hi, I think you need to uncheck the checkbox that says "announce when the VO > cursor enters a window." > Matt Dierckens > Macintosh Trainer > Blind Access Training > www.blindaccesstraining.com > 1-

Re: Remapping keys with VM fusion

2014-08-23 Thread gs
I think I finally have my problems somewhat sorted. I think some, but not all, the issues were due to the fact that I am remapping the VO keys to caps lock in OS X. I now have a scenario with which I think I can live for the time being. I still need to test with a regular keyboard. The other

Re: Reading documents with voiceover on the mac

2014-08-23 Thread Matt Dierckens
You can use "Send to iTunes as a spoken track" this is accomplished by selecting all the audio, VO shift M, and then go to "add to iTunes as a spoken track". HTH. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindacce

Re: TW Blue beta for the mac?

2014-08-23 Thread Trey Bradley
What is this app? Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Kliphton Senior wrote: > > Does anyone have the link to down load this beta? > > Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick > efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to c

Re: TW Blue beta for the mac?

2014-08-23 Thread Kliphton Senior
Its a twitter client for the Mac. There is a version for windows, but they have a beta version for the mac. I did find the link, and it actually works quite well. > On Aug 23, 2014, at 2:40 PM, Trey Bradley wrote: > > What is this app? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:46

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2014-08-23 Thread adrian
i just got my mack book air 11 inch.Does any one know how i can get to the mail program? ```Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: i

2014-08-23 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi. It should be in your dock. Just press VO+D to get to the dock and it should be there. HTH. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook > On Aug 23, 2014, at 4:59 PM, adrian wrote: > > i just got my mack book air 11 inch.Does any one know how i can get to the > mail program? > > ```Sent from my iPad

Re: TW Blue beta for the mac?

2014-08-23 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Kliffton. I got this link from Ricardo's post about a week ago. HTH. > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55398785/software/readme.html > Shawn Sent From My White MacBook > On Aug 23, 2014, at 3:47 PM, Kliphton Senior wrot

Re: eSpeak on the mac

2014-08-23 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I have it installed here but i don't understand how it should be integrated in to voiceover so that it could work as a good voiceover voice. I guess one has to be a programmer to do the trick. /A 23 aug 2014 kl. 06:37 skrev 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries : > I tried downloading the OSX ve

Re: eSpeak on the mac

2014-08-23 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I rather doubt that. Did you go in to the Voice Over utility and then go in to the custom voice tab? You should be able to check it in there and it should then work. Sincerely, the Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac and iphone user! Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full

Re: Remapping keys with VM fusion

2014-08-23 Thread Phil Halton
keep slugging away, there's absolutely no reason why fusion shouldn't work flawlessly with windows and jaws - it does for me and most everyone else. BTW: that little gem about having VO keys remapped to caps lock in OSX would have helped. On Aug 23, 2014, at 2:20 PM, gs wrote: > I think I fin

Re: eSpeak on the mac

2014-08-23 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Sure did. Not working. /A 24 aug 2014 kl. 00:45 skrev Ray Foret Jr : > I rather doubt that. Did you go in to the Voice Over utility and then go in > to the custom voice tab? You should be able to check it in there and it > should then work. > > > Sincerely, > the Constantly Barefooted Ra

Re: eSpeak on the mac

2014-08-23 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! To clarify my last message i tried really hard to do this. There's no way to get espeak as a synth into voiceover as far as i can tell. But if someone gets a sollution to this i'd be more than thankful. /A 24 aug 2014 kl. 00:50 skrev Anders Holmberg : > Hi! > Sure did. > Not working. > /A > 24

Re: i

2014-08-23 Thread Pamela Francis
Not knowing how familiar you are with voiceover on the Mac, there is a voiceover tutorial when you first turn on your new Mac that will help guide you through the basics in order to help you get around and understand the minutia of voiceover. In the event you have not seen it, I'm posting the li

Re: eSpeak on the mac

2014-08-23 Thread Devin Prater
Espeak for mac, as of now and probably forever unless one of the tallented programmers learns how cepstral and infovox work on the mac, and integrate this free and open source software to the mac. If eSpeak cannot be ported, and integrated, then that's one point lower that I have for open source

testing to see if I'm still on list

2014-08-23 Thread don bishop
Haven't received amy messages for this list for some time and wondering if I'm still subscribed. Don -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisi

Re: i

2014-08-23 Thread Robin
I suggest, what I presume would be a quicker way to Launch "The Mail" program on a MacBook Air, and that IS "SpotLight". To activate, I recall, you simply do the following: Press COM + Space Bar Then Type "Mail" Then Press either Enter/Return Key OR CRTL + OPT + Space Bar (This should LAUNCH yo

Re: i

2014-08-23 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I don't really think your method is faster. You go to the dock, type m or ma and mail is there; do enter or vo-space. I've never done this other method myself but I suppose it's all about what one is used to; you always think what you are used to doing is fastest. -- Cheryl I tried and tried

Re: i

2014-08-23 Thread Robin
I'm thinking as a "new" VO user pressing 2 KeyBoard Keys (i.e., COM & Space Bar) as opposed to pressing 3 KeyBoard Keys (i.e., CRTL+OPT+Space Bar). "SpotLight" is as I recall is a way to search the "Mac OSX" for any program/application and Launch it similar to how one would do the same on a PC

Re: i

2014-08-23 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I don't think you are particularly "wrong"; it is basically what one is used to. after a while your fingers "remember" what you have done over and over and an alternative, whether easier or harder, will seem harder for a while. One of the strengths of the Mac is that there are usually several wa

Re: TW Blue beta for the mac?

2014-08-23 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
Hi. can you explain why you would use this app instead of night owl? thanks Cheers Maria Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 24 Aug 2014, at 8:14 am, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > Hi Kliffton. I got this link from Ricardo's post about a week ago. HTH. >> https://dl.dropboxuserc

Re: Mail on Macbook Air

2014-08-23 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Putting a more appropriate subject here instead of just "i" anyway it should be in the dock, Mail that is. Vo-d will get you to the dock. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 23/08/2014 22:59, adrian wrote: i just got my mack book air 11 inch.Do