Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

what other changes would you recommand i make to make it easier to work with voiceover? On 9/25/2015 1:40 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello, You need to adjust the typing echo to suit your preference. Press VO-v and move right or left until you find Typing Echo, then move up or down to find the

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

Hello, The configuration of VoiceOver is a matter of personal preference. However, I find that most people like to have verbosity set to medium and to have hints turned off. You can get the hint spoken for any situation by pressing VO-Shift-n. Set numbers to be read as words and set misspelt wo

Re: Anyone know how to play all songs by an artist on an iPod or iPhone?

Oh, weird. I didn't try saying in order. I tried unshuffled, and play albums by ... So I guess the trick is the in order part. Thanks! Cheers, Donna > On Sep 25, 2015, at 1:44 AM, Alan Lemly wrote: > > Donna, > > I just tried telling Siri to "Play my Pink albums in order." This is the > onl

Re: question re setting up new iPhone

Hi Mary and Sattam, thanks for your responses. I've suspected you could do this, so good to have it confirmed. I've got both an iTunes and an iCloud backup, but I think I'll restore from the latter. so excited about getting my new phone!!! Cheers, Donna > On Sep 24, 2015, at 8:02 PM, sadam.li

Re: using drop box for photos was Re: Is iPhoto obsolete now?

They're just synced in your photo's folder according to whatever date you took them. On Sep 24, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Christina C. wrote: > Does drop box automatically organize them into some kind of folder system or > are all of the pictures just in a single folder with a huge list of photos. >

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

Neither, Ron. This isn't a bug, so please don't mislead people. It's how your key echo is set. Hit vo+V. Then vo+left and right arrow until you get to key echo. Once there, vo+up and down arrow to words, characters, nothing, etc, then hit vo+space to select the one you want. Chris. -

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

Ron, We can't answer that. This question is so highly subjective. Just go in there and look at your options. then set things accordingly as you see fit for you. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Singing Sparrow" To: Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 3:29 AM Subject: Re: Weird

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

who is ron? On 9/25/2015 8:37 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Neither, Ron. This isn't a bug, so please don't mislead people. It's how your key echo is set. Hit vo+V. Then vo+left and right arrow until you get to key echo. Once there, vo+up and down arrow to words, characters, nothing

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

Thanks Anne, for the tips for text edit. I am just starting out with text edit and want to make the experience with this app a great one. On 9/25/2015 3:41 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello, The configuration of VoiceOver is a matter of personal preference. However, I find that most people lik

RE: Side Bar Back

Go to menu at the top and over to view and arrow down to sidebar and do a vo spacebar to check it -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jesus Garcia Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 08:08 To: macvisionaries@googlegr

Side Bar Back

Morning list members, some how I managed to hide my side bar in Finder. I have the image browser, the verticle splitter and the tool bar, but no side bar. Can someone tell me how to get it back? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group

Re: question re setting up new iPhone

Donna, thanks for asking this question, I was wondering the same thing. Reading the Verizon directions; it seemed to indicate to set up as a new device, but I was questioning this. :) What is the point of having a back up if we cannot use it? Lol! We are all so excited for our new devices!

RE: Side Bar Back

Okay, thank you it worked. That was driving me nuts. Again thanks for the help. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of george b Sent: September 25, 2015 11:10 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Side Bar

Re: Radium for mac question.

Hi marr. I will take alook as soon as I get home. Matthew On September 24, 2015 2:26:06 PM EDT, Mary Otten wrote: >Hi Matthew, assuming you have the latest version of Radium for mac, you >should find an unlabeled button among the things you can move around >with the vo arrow keys. If you activa

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

Never mind, forget it. Did my suggestion help? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Singing Sparrow" To: Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 10:51 AM Subject: Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover. who is ron? On 9/25/2015 8:37 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Neither, Ron.

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

who said i was misleading anyone? I actually thought this was a good question i never said it was a bug so please get your facts straight? On 9/25/2015 10:21 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Never mind, forget it. Did my suggestion help? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Singin

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

This then brings up another question, Can you have different Voice over settings per app, a person uses? Meanning lets say you want medium verbosity for text edit and nthe lower verbosity for another app can this be done and if so how? On 9/25/2015 10:00 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: Thanks Anne,

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

I apologize. You misunderstood how I worded things, and at the time of writing that message, I was in a bit of a hurry going into an appointment, so probably didn't construct things the most clearly. What I meant was, we don't want to mislead people by thinking that this was a Texed Edit nor

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

Yes, but not until at least Lion 10.7. Snow Leopard won't let you. They're called Activities. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Singing Sparrow" To: Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 11:40 AM Subject: Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover. This then brings up another quest

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

how would a person go about doing this then in the upper versions of osx if this can be done? On 9/25/2015 10:58 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Yes, but not until at least Lion 10.7. Snow Leopard won't let you. They're called Activities. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Sing

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

In the Voiceover Utility, under activities. - Original Message - From: "Singing Sparrow" To: Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 12:00 PM Subject: Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover. how would a person go about doing this then in the upper versions of osx if this can be done?

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

can you explain this furture? On 9/25/2015 11:07 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: In the Voiceover Utility, under activities. - Original Message - From: "Singing Sparrow" To: Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 12:00 PM Subject: Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover. how wou

Re: Weird Issue with textedit and voiceover.

Sure. You open the app you want to set specific settings for. You go into the Voiceover Utility, and there is a category near the bottom of the table called Activities. All the options to do what you're asking about are in there. Add a category, set your desired options, then set it to the a

Re: Rename files According to ID3 info?

mp3tag in windows will do this and much much more! Chris > On Sep 21, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > I have a ton of files which are correctly tagged in their ID3 info. The > issue is, I really do not want to import them into ITunes for various reasons. > > Each of

Re: question re setting up new iPhone

Hi, Tracy, Yep I agree. Actually the setup was quick and painless, (amazing how fast it goes when you are on the fast wifi in the Verizon store.) Enjoy your phone! Cheers, Donna > On Sep 25, 2015, at 10:09 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Donna, thanks for asking this question, I was wondering the

Re: question re setting up new iPhone

Donna, even though it’s a pain I would start over as new. That way any issues you’re having now won’t follow you. Starting with a fresh device is a good idea. I bought one as well. Can’t wait. I got some bad information that they would be in stores this morning so waited and when they weren

The Doc Menu?

Hi All, I am slowly reading my way through Tim Sniffen’s book and he’s talking about the Menu bar and the Apple menu. In the book, he says there is a “doc” menu option under the Apple menu. I don’t know if I possibly did something to get rid of mine, but I don’t see it. I have all the other

Re: question re setting up new iPhone

too late, now. :) Gee, surprised they weren't in stores where you are. I went in first thing this morning and got mine at the VZ store with no trouble. Cheers, Donna > On Sep 25, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Donna, even though it’s a pain I would start over as new. That way an

Re: The Doc Menu?

Hello Eileen, You’re right, the Dock menu is no longer there. You can configure the Dock from System Preferences. In the Dock pane, make sure that the Automatically hide and show the Dock checkbox is checked and ensure that the Dock is at the bottom of the screen. Cheers, Anne > On 25 Sep

Re: The Doc Menu?

Thanks, Ann. I will hold onto your message. I just wanted to make sure I knew where it was. I think he will come back to this later in the book, so for now I plan to just keep reading along. Eileen From: Anne Robertson Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 2:22 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegro

Labeling buttons in an app on the mac

Hi guys, have a curious quick question. Using iHeart Radio on the Mac, I think I’ve figured out the buttons, but they’re not labeled. How does one go about relabeling buttons in an app on the mac. I can do it on the phone all day long but when it comes to the mac desktop I’m clueless. thanks and

Re: Labeling buttons in an app on the mac

VO-slash will enable you to label any element in the same way you can save it for the iPhone. It is then saved to your VoiceOver preferences. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE

Audio Demonstration of Live Photos

Hi everyone, I've had quite a few requests asking me to demonstrate how live photos work. So in this instance, I've put a podcast together as I explore it for the first time, working out how it might best be used as an accessibility tool. You can listen to the demo here

Re: Audio Demonstration of Live Photos

Awesome audio recording thanks for this. There are some amazing accessibility implications in the live photo application. Well the camera application with the live photo ability on the new iPhone. Almost enough worth upgrading I think. By the way, thank your assistant for us if you would. Sent

Improved speaker on iPhone 6s

Hi all, I just got my new 6S today, and it seems to me that the quality of the speaker is a bit better. Bye better, I guess I should say, there seems to be more base. I assume this is because of the larger size of the phone. I noticed the same thing on my friends six as compared to my 5S. Mary

iTunes question monitoring update status

Hello all, How does one go about monitoring the update progress when in Itunes. It does not seem to show up in the lcd space anymore. thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving em

Fan fiction downloaders for mac.

are there any fan fiction downloaders for the mac that work with voiceover? -- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegr

saving voicemails

Hi all, Does anyone know of a way to save voicemails from and iPhone to an mp3 file? I would really appreciate being able to do this. Thanks, Gabe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop rec

Touch ID success with new phone

I was never able to get a touch ID fingerprint successfully entered using voice over with my 5S. With the new 6S, I did enlist sighted help, although I don't see why that really shouldn't matter. I was basically doing the same thing, lifting my finger and replacing it, lifting and replacing, lif

Re: Touch ID success with new phone

I entered fingerprints into both an iPhone 5S, and an iPhone 6+ using VoiceOver. I did not have sighted assistance for either phone. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Sep 2015, at 16:39, Mary Otten wrote: > > I was nev