Re: Voiceover reading pages in pdf documents twice

Yes, I face it since Big Sur 11.3 or so. I’m not sure, but it still exists in 11.5.2. Mohamed E. Fayed > On 29 Sep 2021, at 10:54 PM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Has anyone noticed a very odd behaviour of Voiceover when reading pdf > documents either in Previe

Re: Using Night Owl on the Mac

Hi Press the space bar. All the best Angie > On 30 Sep 2021, at 02:13, Frank Ventura > wrote: > > Hi all, if there is anyone who uses the Night Owl Twitter client, how do I > jump to the first (oldest) unread tweet in the timeline? thanks > Sincerely, > Frank Ventura > > frank.vent...@litt

Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

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RE: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

Thanks for sharing this article. I have mixed views on this . On the one hand, I think it is important to learn Apple's native user interface, but on the other hand it is very frustrating to lose Siri features that people depend on. Does the removal of certain Siri features impact sighted users a

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

As the president of the CFB, I see a lot of older people who use these features. I understand that we should all do our best to learn the iOs interface but we also have to understand that a lot of older people just want to get the basics done. Even accomlishing the basics on these devices c

RE: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

I appreciate your perspective, and I prefer to use a keyboard over touch screen when I can. The population of people you work with who depend on these features are the ones being impacted by this. Apple is not sending a good message here. Siri has never been one of my favorite digital assistants

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

I also prefer to use a keyboard as well. I only use Siri for the most simple of tasks such as a fast way to open an application or using it on the Apple watch to get my location if I realized I passed a street I was supposed to cross. So I'm not a Siri expert by any stretch of the imagination.

Re: Apple mail

Sounds like your Apple Mail client is blocking HTML content in Junk email. If you navigate outside of the mail item’s content area, you should find a bar with a button to show hidden content. This should be located between the content area, and the header area. - Brad - On Sep 29, 2021, at 18

RE: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

I understand where you are coming from, but would it be possible to use the double tap feature to open up something like Alexa or the Google Assistant to carry out certain commands and teach this to clients as a backup to Siri? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On

Re: dropbox notifications

Try changing your Dropbox notifications to a persistent Alert, instead of a Banner. This should keep them on the screen until you have a chance to read them, and then dismiss each alert. - Brad - On Sep 30, 2021, at 01:00, Lorie McCloud wrote: how can I access notifications that come from dr

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

One thing to keep in mind, though, Rebecca, is that some of us choose not to use Alexa or Google for privacy reasons. If that’s the case for his clients, your solution would not work. Donna > On Sep 30, 2021, at 9:55 AM, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > > I understand where you are coming from, but w

RE: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

Well, until IOS15 Siri had to go to the cloud to get info so I believe privacy compromises were made there to. I wonder if the ability to use Siri offline means that certain features were removed. This just occurred to me. -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent

Re: Access to a Drive on My Wi-Fi Server

Hi Dave, Open the Airport Utility, interact with the scroll area and VO-space on your Airport device. Once you’ve open the configuration for the Airport device, you should have tabs like Basic, Internet, Wireless and Disks. The Disks tab is where you configure File Sharing and such for connec

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

All of these assistants will always have to go to the cloud to get something. The main problem I see is that some of the older demographic, who prefer a device that has buttons for doing things, have a great deal of trouble adjusting to a touch screen environment. These people would be satisfied

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

True, but personally, I’d much rather my data be in Apple’s cloud than in Amazon’s or Google’s. ;) Cheers, Donna > On Sep 30, 2021, at 10:08 AM, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > > Well, until IOS15 Siri had to go to the cloud to get info so I believe > privacy compromises were made there to. > I wond

RE: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

Okay, see if someone in Canada would consider selling the Blind Shell phone. Here is a website with all current distributors, and I think the CNIB is listed. The advantage, as I understand it, is that the Blind Shell has customized apps that are proprietary but still offer the functionality you wo

RE: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

I do not fully trust the cloud but use it because of convenience. Once the wallet issue in IOS15 is resolved, I am definitely taking advantage of the on device support. I remember when Apple justifiably got some criticism for listening to user recordings from Siri through private contractors. At

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

I agree. Donna > On Sep 30, 2021, at 10:50 AM, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > > I do not fully trust the cloud but use it because of convenience. > Once the wallet issue in IOS15 is resolved, I am definitely taking advantage > of the on device support. > I remember when Apple justifiably got some cr

How to find a file on the Mac

Hi all, I’m trying to find the location of a file on my Mac, so that I can copy it to a new location where I can easily find it. Spotlight finds the file, but does not give me the file path. I can open the file in Preview, but that is not what I need to do. Is there any way to get a spotligh

Accessing iCloud Drive from two different user profiles on a PC?

Hi all, Somehow my Windows user Profile got corrupted, so I had to create a second user profile on my PC. Unfortunately, all my stuff is in the original profile. I was hoping that at least a partial work-around would be to be able to access my iCloud Drive from both user profiles, but when I

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

With the file open in Preview, you should be able to open the Save As dialog using CMD + OPT + Shift + S, where you should be able to determine the current location of the open file. HTH. - Brad - On Sep 30, 2021, at 12:00, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, I’m trying to fi

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Hey Brad, Yes, that worked. Thank you. Donna > On Sep 30, 2021, at 2:15 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > With the file open in Preview, you should be able to open the Save As dialog > using CMD + OPT + Shift + S, where you should be able to determine the > current location of the open file. > > H

Re: Using Night Owl on the Mac

Thanks, I’ll give that a try. Sincerely, Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com ~Sent from my Apple Mac Book Air~ On Sep 30, 2021, at 6:52 AM, Angie Nutt mailto:an...@comproom.co.uk>> wrote: Hi Press the space bar. All the best Angie On 30 Se

Anyone else noticed that notification sounds stopped working after upgrading to IOS 15?

So since my upgrade, I get no alert notification sounds. This is happening on both my iPhone and iPad. I just updated my watch today, so don’t know about it, yet. Anyone know if there’s a fix for this? TIA, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionarie

Re: Anyone else noticed that notification sounds stopped working after upgrading to IOS 15?

On 30/9/21 18:29, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: So since my upgrade, I get no alert notification sounds. This is happening on both my iPhone and iPad. I just updated my watch today, so don’t know about it, yet. Anyone know if there’s a fix for this? Notification sounds are fin

Re: Anyone else noticed that notification sounds stopped working after upgrading to IOS 15?

I have no idea. I googled it, and it was suggested that you turn off all focus options, A check in the control center to make sure that there wasn’t a focus option running, and then as a last resort reboot your phone. I’ve done all three, and nothing has helped. And I did figure out that it is n

Re: Voiceover reading pages in pdf documents twice

Yes, I experience the same thing. The best way I have found to get around this is to open the PDF file in preview, press command+a to select all of the text, then press command+c to copy it. Then I paste it in to text edit and read it from there. > On Sep 29, 2021, at 3:54 PM, 'Andrew Lamanche'

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Hi, Alternatively, go to the Finder, press cmd-f to bring up the Find window. In the resulting search field, enter the name of the document you wish to find. Press cmd-2 to ensure that you’re in List view then navigate to the Scroll area where the List view table is. Interact with the table

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Tim, this is golden! Thank you! Donna > On Sep 30, 2021, at 7:28 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Alternatively, go to the Finder, press cmd-f to bring up the Find window. In > the resulting search field, enter the name of the document you wish to find. > Press c

Re: Anyone else noticed that notification sounds stopped working after upgrading to IOS 15?

Well I am not the best on this as I can easyily ignore sounds from my phone, but it seems to me that the phone is not providing notification's when I have my watch on. -test out my theory and let me know what you find out. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2021, at 7:44 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via

Re: Anyone else noticed that notification sounds stopped working after upgrading to IOS 15?

No, that’s not it. I’ve been sitting here without my watch on because it’s on the charger, and about four emails have come in within the last few minutes, and I didn’t hear a sound. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2021, at 9:38 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Well I am not the

Auto Filling the Email Address?

Hi, Group. When I start typing email address in To Field, Voiceover completes it. What should I do when the email address is filled out? Should I tab to the next field or should I press enter to acknowledge the auto-completion of the address? Thanks! -- The following information is important fo

Re: Anyone else noticed that notification sounds stopped working after upgrading to IOS 15?

Hello Donna, and list, I have noticed this issue since upgrading. It is rather frustrating. I have an iPhone 12 Mini. As well as a series 5 watch. I don't run all the Apps possible on my watch, or receive all my notifications on there. So I can't speak for how the watch is functioning. Alth

Re: Auto Filling the Email Address?

Press enter to accept the address, and then navigate to the next field. - Brad - On Sep 30, 2021, at 22:07, Fazil wrote: Hi, Group. When I start typing email address in To Field, Voiceover completes it. What should I do when the email address is filled out? Should I tab to the next field or

RE: Auto Filling the Email Address?

How can I move to the next field, please? Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 9:05 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Auto Filling the Email Address? Press enter to accept the address, and then navigat

Re: Auto Filling the Email Address?

Use your tab key. And then hit command shift D. to send when you're ready to send. > On Sep 30, 2021, at 11:14 PM, Fazil wrote: > > How can I move to the next field, please? > Thanks! > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Brad Snyder > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 9:

Re: Auto Filling the Email Address?

You could use VoiceOver navigation, using VO + right/left arrow keys, or you could press the Tab key. Either one will get the job done, but I recommend using VoiceOver navigation. - Brad - On Sep 30, 2021, at 23:14, Fazil wrote: How can I move to the next field, please? Thanks! From: macv

RE: Auto Filling the Email Address?

You mean I should not press enter or arrows once the address is uttered by VoiceOver? Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 10:06 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Auto Filling the Email Address? Yo

Re: Auto Filling the Email Address?

No, I said you need to press enter to accept the address suggestion, then you can navigate to the next field. - Brad - On Oct 1, 2021, at 00:28, Fazil wrote: You mean I should not press enter or arrows once the address is uttered by VoiceOver? Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.co

RE: Auto Filling the Email Address?

When I press enter to accept suggestion, VoiceOver says: “Selection Deleted”. Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 10:44 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Auto Filling the Email Address? No, I said yo

Re: Auto Filling the Email Address?

It does say that, but if you shift tab, you will see that all of your addresses are still there. If you tab back. > On Oct 1, 2021, at 1:06 AM, Fazil wrote: > > When I press enter to accept suggestion, VoiceOver says: > “Selection Deleted”. > Thanks! > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com