RE: Turning on VO Prefs on a Mac with a touch bar?

2017-08-30 Thread Simon Fogarty
Great but Donna is asking about the VO utilities not the turn on / off. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gerry Cook Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2017 2:23 AM To: Macvisionaries List Subject: Re: Turning on VO Prefs on a Mac with a touch ba

RE: Turning on VO Prefs on a Mac with a touch bar?

2017-08-30 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Yes this is correct if you wish to turn accessibility features on and or off, Starting the utilities is not done with this key press. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of the.big.apple.n...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2017 2:53

RE: how to fix control+F3 so it opens the dock again

2017-08-30 Thread Simon Fogarty
Just VO or ctrl / option keys and d will open the doc on your screen. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of regina alvarado Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2017 11:38 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: ho

Crossposted: Issue with installing FLogic and VOCR solved

2017-08-30 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi good people and sorry for the cross posting, but i thought i’d say this so everyone on the lists where i posted my question can hear it. The issue with installing FLogic and VOCR macros are now solved. It turned out to be a both easy and not obvious thing. I had had the check box for letting V

Re: Playing midi files on OS X or iOS

2017-08-30 Thread Devin Prater
The best way, on the Mac, is to paste it into a Garageband project. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2017, at 9:21 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > How can I play a.MID file on either my MacBook or on my iPhone? > > Sent from my IPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all membe

3D audio experience podcast 6: The comedy club now available

2017-08-30 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi All, Here’s I the coding functer again, with a new exciting podcast on making your own 3D audio experience. This one is simulating a blind comedy show and shows some more advanced concepts on audio manipulation and states. The article is below: https://www.oseyeris.com/post/3d-game-podcast

Re: transferring and downloading and attaching with a memory stick on Mac

2017-08-30 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi Reggie, Hm I don't know why that would be that they are named differently on the Mac. Perhaps next you could just try creating a folder on that stick from the Mac and also save a file onto it just to make sure the stick is working properly with the Mac. As you said you're beginning with t

Re: Turning on VO Prefs on a Mac with a touch bar?

2017-08-30 Thread John Panarese
Hold down the FN key and the VO keys. Then touch the touch bar and find, F8. Still holding the other keys, double tap F8. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT P

Fwd: Your unsubscription to macvisionaries was successful.

2017-08-30 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Odd. I never sent an unsubscribe request. Can you please add me back to the list? Thanks! CB Forwarded Message Subject:Your unsubscription to macvisionaries was successful. Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:04:42 + From: MacVisionaries To: cblo...@aol.com Your

Re: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster

2017-08-30 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I may be misreading things somewhat, but I find this article to have some tongue-in-cheek factor to it. It references all the hype and scare tactics out there when past features were implemented, and did the bad things really come to pass? As Scott says, don't be naive and believe that no

Re: Turning on VO Prefs on a Mac with a touch bar?

2017-08-30 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello Donna, Does sound a bit convoluted. You can always create a keyboard commander to do this either option o, option p or option 8 would make sense to me. So, bring up VO Utility (vo-H (twice) and then type util ) Move to commanders command-8 Select the keyboard tab Press the Add button.

RE: Your unsubscription to macvisionaries was successful.

2017-08-30 Thread David & his pack of dogs
Maybe you ticked off the wrong person for what you said or didn’t say. LOL. From: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] Sent: August 30, 2017 6:59 AM To: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com Subject: Fwd: Your unsubscription to macvisionaries was s

Re: Turning on VO Prefs on a Mac with a touch bar?

2017-08-30 Thread Alex Hall
To open the VO Utility on a Touch Bar Mac, simply press vo-fn-8. No need to mess with the Bar at all; in this case, as with most VO commands, adding the function key to a regular number will work as though you'd pressed the f key of the same number. Speak window title, for instance, is vo-fn-2.

Re: how to fix control+F3 so it opens the dock again

2017-08-30 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, nobody answered the original question, yes there are other ways to get to the dock, but there is such a thing as finger memory. To correct this problem usually you only need to type control-F1. If this happens to you quite a bit, you can also disable the control-F1 functionality. Best Wishe

RE: 3D audio experience podcast 6: The comedy club now available

2017-08-30 Thread David & his pack of dogs
The presenter had no life in his delivery. It sounded like there were 5 people at best as an audience and all in all, very amateurish in content. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Yuma Decaux Sent: August 30, 2017 4:00 AM To: macvis

Re: Fasten App on iOS - IOS VoiceOver Focus Stuck in the Status Bar or "return to search"

2017-08-30 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Usually when I have encountered this type of behavior there is a modal dialog box on screen, and unless you touch within that dialog there will be no response. I most often see this in the MoveIt app which occasionally puts up a dialog asking me to recommend or rate the app. Sometimes I can find

Re: how to fix control+F3 so it opens the dock again

2017-08-30 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Jonathan, I have reassigned Ctrl-F1 to speak selected text so that I can’t turn off keyboard access accidentally. I recommend this move to all my VoiceOver students, too. Here in France, with the French keyboard layout, we have to do quite a bit of messing about with keyboad shortcuts to

Re: regarding doc issue, solved

2017-08-30 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
Hi Raymond, Good to hear your problem is solved. I was gonna write you an other solution/possibility. That is, when using control+f1 you disable these shortcuts for dock and Apple menu as well. When using control+f1 again, they will start working again. Strangely I have no idea what this option

To Catherine: Got it!

2017-08-30 Thread Regina Alvarado
I was dumb. I just didn’t go down far enough to find the folder and its contents. I opened the stick and there must be other things in it not visible to me on braillenote. Anyway, I have it now. Now I at least believe I can attach my file I needed for my course. As far as downloading books from

Just checking, ignore

2017-08-30 Thread Regina Alvarado
Well, I don’t know what happened to my message, but thank you so much Catherine. Deeply appreciated. I was dumb. Apparently when I open the stick there are a lot of things on the stick not visible on my braille note. All I had to do is grow down further through the files after opening the stick

Re: how to fix control+F3 so it opens the dock again

2017-08-30 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
Sorry folks, didn’t see this thread earlier. So control+f1 is called Keyboard Access. Thx Anne. Ronald > Op 30 aug. 2017, om 17:44 heeft Anne Robertson het > volgende geschreven: > > Hello Jonathan, > > I have reassigned Ctrl-F1 to speak selected text so that I can’t turn off > keyboard acce

Re: how to fix control+F3 so it opens the dock again

2017-08-30 Thread E.T.
Anne, Good tip. I don't know if I ever ran into this but just the same, went into prefs and unchecked that one. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say

Looking for a Spanish/English dictionary app for my iPhone

2017-08-30 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I regularly use a very good English/German dictionary app for my iPhone and am wondering if there is a good Spanish/English dictionary app that is accessible and thorough. If there isn’t an app, is there a good web-based alternative that I could use? Thanks in advance, Mike -

RE: Looking for a Spanish/English dictionary app for my iPhone

2017-08-30 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Try Ultralingua They have all kinds of dictionaries. Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 12:03 PM To:

Re: Turning on VO Prefs on a Mac with a touch bar?

2017-08-30 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks all for your responses. I have to agree with Alex. The suggestion that he and Anne made seems to me to be by far the easiest to implement. John, yes a keyboard commander command would also be an option, but using the number keys works pretty well. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On

Oops how to save as on a mac and how to transfer from downloaded file to memory stick

2017-08-30 Thread Regina Alvarado
Well, neither thing worked. I sent my UEB as a keyword document. Is there a way to make it a BRF on either braille note or on the Mac? Downloaded a book from internet. Copied from the download folder and pasted into the books folder after opening the memory stick. No dice. When I go to read o

Re: how to fix control+F3 so it opens the dock again

2017-08-30 Thread CHUCK REICHEL
Hi Ronald, I haven't ran across this before. Good to take note of. :) Chuck "Ancient Aliens" for the deluded, is when you brush aside all the Beauty of the world, all the evidence that points to Our intelligent Design. You ignorantly choose to ignore the evidence! And belch out Ancient Aliens

Re: how to fix control+F3 so it opens the dock again

2017-08-30 Thread Scott Granados
You know the Mods really need to get these tag lines under control. I don’t know why I have to read this religious garbage on a technical list just by opening the wrong message and the ratio of message content to religious bull crap is totally out of whack. How can you have a one line response

Re: 3D audio experience podcast 6: The comedy club now available

2017-08-30 Thread Yuma Decaux
Oh thanks David, as always the consumate critic. I’ve had a broad spectrum of positive criticism and yours has hit the sweet spot of the guy from radio who can give a few pointers on jokes. We just recorded an amateur reading blind jokes. However, If you compile the demo and play it on a surrou

Re: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster

2017-08-30 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
What I'd like to know is how is voice over going to work with Face recognition? My other question is how is a VI person to point the phone at one's face for the software to pick up that it was you? Thanks. Kawal. > On 30 Aug 2017, at 15:06, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > I may be misreading

Re: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster

2017-08-30 Thread Daniel Miller
OK. Will find out all of this when we find out, which is when Apple decides to release the phone. I highly doubt the face recognition is going to be based on pictures, it will most likely be infrared which will be easier for people who can’t see it. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 30, 2017, at

Re: vpn services

2017-08-30 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Sounds like something to consider. Thanks Tim for your great help. /A > 28 aug. 2017 kl. 16:15 skrev Tim Kilburn : > > Hi Anders, > > MacOS Server is an app available in the MacApp Store. In Canada, it's $20, > or $19.99 to be exact. Not sure how much it is for you folks over across the

Re: Oops how to save as on a mac and how to transfer from downloaded file to memory stick

2017-08-30 Thread 'Catherine Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hello Reggie, I don't know why the braillenote wouldn't see a ueb document. If you wanted to try converting it to the bn's own braille format you could go into file manager/translation. Catherine On 8/30/17, Regina Alvarado wrote: > Well, neither thing worked. I sent my UEB as a keyword docume

Re: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster

2017-08-30 Thread lenron brown
I would really just rather just keep it stupid simple and keep the fingerprint sensor. I am not against them adding face reg but I like the fingerprint myself. It all ready works with my bank app and all with out needing an update. On 8/30/17, Daniel Miller wrote: > OK. Will find out all of this

RE: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster

2017-08-30 Thread gary-melconian
Agree wwith you. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of lenron brown Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 5:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster I wou

dropbox compatibility

2017-08-30 Thread Gabe Griffith
hi all, Has anyone else gotten a message from dropbox letting them know that as of January 16 2018 DropBox will no longer be supported on devices running something earlier than OS X 10.9? Thanks, Gabe -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. I

Re: dropbox compatibility

2017-08-30 Thread E.T.
I have not but this is stated on their system requirements page. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan E-mail: ancient.ali...

RE: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster

2017-08-30 Thread Simon Fogarty
Kawal, I'm not sure I understand what you mean, If you hold the phone with the front of it pointing at your face then the face recognition would see your face like hold the phone with the screen looking at you, surely you can do that with some success? As for voiceover reacting with face rec

RE: dropbox compatibility

2017-08-30 Thread Simon Fogarty
I haven't either, But lets face it,it's the iPhone 4,4s and 3G range that can't support later os versions. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Thursday, 31 August 2017 4:17 PM To: macvisionaries@goo