Tables in Chrome in Ventura

2023-09-06 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, I just recently upgraded to Ventura. Ever since then, tables have been acting weird in Chrome. Only a few rows will appear to VoiceOver. Hitting VO-down arrow will act like it’s at the bottom of the table. I have to hit just down-arrow a bunch of times for me to be able to access more ro

Re: Reading Terminal Windows with VoiceOver

2023-12-01 Thread Brandon Olivares
So what’s the benefit of this Terminal screen reader over just using VoiceOver? I’ve used the terminal in Mac since I got my first Mac 13 years ago and never had a problem with it. > On Dec 1, 2023, at 7:17 AM, Kelly Ford wrote: > >> Jonathan, > > Thanks for the pointer on that terminal scree

Bug in Numbers

2023-12-25 Thread Brandon Olivares
I’ve been experiencing this bug in Numbers for a while now. Sometimes when I go into a spreadsheet, I can’t navigate any of the cells. Interacting with the table just results in it making an error noise any time I try to go in any direction, as if there’s nothing in the document, but there clear

Re: Bug in Numbers

2023-12-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
iting box. I can't remember if I was able to use VO-J to jump > between them, or if I ended up setting up a VO hotspot. It also might be > worth while trying to turn off cursor tracking while in numbers. > > > On Mon, Dec 25, 2023 at 7:18 AM Brandon Olivares <mailto:thepia

Microsoft Word for Mac

2024-01-03 Thread Brandon Olivares
I’m going back to school and they apparently provide Microsoft Office apps for free. I thought maybe I should try to use them so that there aren’t any issues converting from Pages to Word and so on. What is the accessibility like in the Office apps for Mac though? I downloaded them and so far

Re: Microsoft Word for Mac

2024-01-03 Thread Brandon Olivares
d - > > > > On Jan 3, 2024, at 07:08, Brandon Olivares wrote: > > I’m going back to school and they apparently provide Microsoft Office apps > for free. > > I thought maybe I should try to use them so that there aren’t any issues > converting from Pages to Wor

Thinking of Switching to Windows

2024-01-06 Thread Brandon Olivares
Literally can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m really thinking of switching back to Windows. I’ve been a loyal Mac user since 2010. I’ve always loved the Mac and swore I’d never go back to Windows. But because of school I’ve had to use some Microsoft applications again and I’ve been quite im

Re: How to read pdf or if there is a app

2024-01-06 Thread Brandon Olivares
You should just be able to use the Preview app. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Rebecca Sabo Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 4:33 PM To: via MacVisionaries Subject: How to read pdf or if there is a app Hi all, I just got a new mack computer. I was wondering how do you op

Re: Thinking of Switching to Windows

2024-01-06 Thread Brandon Olivares
work better also like Zoom. I did have to relie on Microsoft products for school but it was at least still within the Mac environment. On Jan 6, 2024, at 15:24, Brandon Olivares wrote: Literally can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m really thinking of switching back to Windows. I’ve been a

Re: Thinking of Switching to Windows

2024-01-10 Thread Brandon Olivares
I definitely understand. I just think there are fewer and fewer reasons to choose Mac over Windows now, especially when the native accessibility has been diminishing on MacOS. Most third party apps from the Mac App Store aren’t generally very accessible I’ve found. So what’s really the selling p

Re: What is the best recording app for aM2 Mac?

2024-01-13 Thread Brandon Olivares
I also use Amadeus Pro. Works great and is very simple. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Mike Arrigo Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 8:32 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What is the best recording app for aM2 Mac? I use Amadeus Pro, it works great. >

Re: Seeing AI

2024-01-14 Thread Brandon Olivares
I actually rarely have problems with it. I use it a lot to check cans of cat food, but I’ve learned around where the barcode is, so it usually works for me. I hold it around 6 inches or so from the camera and slowly rotate until it works. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jes

Re: How does one Ctrl Click?

2024-01-14 Thread Brandon Olivares
Generally control-click is the same thing as bringing up the context menu, which in VoiceOver is VO-shift-M. From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 6:06 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: How does one Ctrl Click? Since with VoiceOver the click eve

Remote Desktop

2024-01-18 Thread Brandon Olivares
Is there any accessible way to connect to a Windows PC from a Mac with remote desktop? I tried using Microsoft’s official Remote Desktop app on the Mac but it keeps taking me to Finder for some reason. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If y

Re: Question about outlook

2024-01-19 Thread Brandon Olivares
Outlook works extremely well on the Mac. I’m using it now to reply to this. To start a new email, press cmd+option+n. To send the message, press cmd+enter. To reply, it’s just cmd+R like in Mail. It’s all very simple. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Rebecca Sabo Date: Frida

Re: Question about outlook

2024-01-19 Thread Brandon Olivares
I actually disagree; I use Outlook and I actually prefer it over Mail at this point. But it’s not just a web app; they have an actual Mac app as well. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Maurice A. Mines Date: Friday, January 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.c

Re: Password in the Terminal

2024-01-22 Thread Brandon Olivares
Yes, just type the password and hit enter. From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Date: Monday, January 22, 2024 at 9:03 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com , Jonathan C. Cohn Subject: Re: Password in the Terminal Jonathan, I have no issue with having to respond to a security request. I just am

Re: Question about outlook

2024-01-23 Thread Brandon Olivares
outlook Hi I am trying to create a new message in outlook but some reason it is not doing it for some reason. What is the command again and any other commands? Thanks Again Becky Sabo On Jan 19, 2024, at 4:00 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote: Outlook works extremely well on the Mac. I’m using it now to

Weird Behavior in Chrome

2024-01-24 Thread Brandon Olivares
Does anyone use Chrome? I’ve noticed for the last few days that if I am in another window and then switch over to Chrome, it makes the sound like the page just loaded and puts me back up to the top. It’s been incredibly annoying. I don’t use it much, but I use it for things like QuickBooks Onlin

Re: Reading on Pages and Text Edit

2024-01-25 Thread Brandon Olivares
For things of that length I usually convert to text and read in TextEdit. I’ve never had a problem with that. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of moiz tundawala Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 10:53 AM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Reading on Pages and Text Edit Hi What is th

Re: A weird issue with typing in Sonoma

2024-02-04 Thread Brandon Olivares
To turn quicknav off, you should be able to just press the left and right arrow keys together. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Max Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 3:32 PM To: Mac List Subject: Re: A weird issue with typing in Sonoma Hi, this happened to me some week or so

Re: Question about word

2024-02-25 Thread Brandon Olivares
Oh this is genius, I had no idea there was a shortcut for that dialog. I was always going into the home ribbon and finding it manually. 🤦🏻‍♂️ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of John Panarese Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 1:23 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject

Powerpoint

2024-03-04 Thread Brandon Olivares
I’ve been having to use PowerPoint more for my college classes, and it seems very difficult to use. Any tips or resources for using it more accessibly with VoiceOver? Last time, I did my best but had Aira tweak things to look better, but I’d like to be able to do as much as possible myself. Tha

Re: Spanish punctuation marks?

2024-04-14 Thread Brandon Olivares
Yep, inverted question mark is option-shift-/. Inverted exclamation point is option-1. From: 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 2:52 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Spanish punctuation marks? Hi list. I need to be able to type the Spanish upside do

voiceOver acting strangely with menus on sonoma

2024-05-21 Thread Brandon Olivares
I recently upgraded to Sonoma, and voiceOver is acting strangely with menus. I can no longer navigate to a specific menu with a single letter. For instance, in Safari I used to be able to press VO-M, then B to get to bookmarks. Now it seems to drop down the first menu by default. Also, sometime

Re: voiceOver acting strangely with menus on sonoma

2024-05-21 Thread Brandon Olivares
and select the Navigation category. Then check that Mouse Pointer is set to "Ignores VoiceOver cursor”. HTH. Ian > On 21 May 2024, at 13:25, Brandon Olivares wrote: > > I recently upgraded to Sonoma, and voiceOver is acting strangely with menus. > I can no longer navigate to a

Re: Outlook on Mac

2024-06-23 Thread Brandon Olivares
I use Outlook and this has not really happened to me. It works very well. Brandon From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Kelly Ford Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 11:26 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Outlook on Mac Hello, It has been a bit since I used Outlook on

Problems with Amazon

2024-07-05 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, Has anyone else been having issues loading Amazon pages in Safari? It doesn’t really work at all. Any attempt to navigate within the page just makes the whole thing appear empty. This just started a couple days ago and I’m just curious if others are experiencing this. Thanks, Brandon

Re: Accessible Sites

2024-07-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
Yes, I’ve used both and both have been accessible for me. > On Jul 26, 2024, at 5:05 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > Can someone tell me if login.gov and id.me are accessible please? Thanks. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Re: text edit

2024-08-12 Thread Brandon Olivares
I think you just do it by saving the file and naming it. Brandon > On Aug 12, 2024, at 5:29 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > How do I titlle a document in Text Edit? I thought I had done it but it still > says “untitled document.” > > thanks. > Lorie > > -- > The following information is impor

Re: Question Re MS Teams ...

2024-08-29 Thread Brandon Olivares
It’s not the password to your email account. It’s the password to your Microsoft account. From: 'Eileen Scrivani ' via MacVisionaries Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 6:50 PM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Question Re MS Teams ... Hi, In a few weeks I will need to do a phone call or session with

Re: ftp clients?

2012-03-07 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I use Transmit from Panic. It's worked really well for me. :) Brandon On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:01 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > Hi. > I was just wondering, are they're any decent ftp clients that we can use with > VO? I'd rather not go into windows for just FTP. > > Matt > Sent from my mac > Tw

XCode

2012-03-11 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I'm trying to find a good editor for PHP programming, HTML, CSS, etc. Dashcode seems to not support PHP very well. I was looking at XCode, but was wondering about its accessibility. I searched for this in the group but didn't find much. The problem I'm having is that when I start typing a k

Devanagari Keyboard

2012-04-04 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, Does anyone know where to find a reference to which keys output which devanagari characters? I have some of them down, but some of them are hard to hear. For instance, there are four t's: t, retroflex t, and an aspirated version of both of these. I can't tell, just by hearing the character,

Voice to Read Sanskrit

2012-04-05 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I'm learning Sanskrit, but it'd be a lot easier if Voiceover could actually read the Sanskrit. For instance, the following: गच्छति Does not read at all in Voiceover. I can read the individual characters, but not the word itself. Are there any voices that can do this? Brandon -- You rec

Re: jogging the old memory?

2012-06-09 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, vo-m twice in order to get to the status menus. ॐ Brandon Discover the Path of Love Back to God On Jun 9, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Kimsan wrote: > Hi, > So, there was this “keystroke” of sort that brought me to the menus where I > would right arrow (I think?) and I was able to check the batte

Garageband: How to Transpose

2012-06-25 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, In Garageband, is it possible to transpose using Voiceover? Thanks, Brandon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send ema

Re: Garageband: How to Transpose

2012-06-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
gt; > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Jun 26, 2012, at 1:29 AM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> In Garageband, is it possible to transpose using Voiceover? >> >>

Re: VoiceOver saying, "Busy," Formatting in Pages, and recording on the Mac

2012-07-05 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, Regarding recording, Garageband does work very well. Once you create a proejct, just press r to start recording. I have also started using Podcast Publisher for simpler things where I don't need to mix tracks together, and it is very easy to use. Thanks, Brandon On Jul 4, 2012, at 11:

Re: No Skype option in Audio Hijack Pro

2012-07-08 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi Mike, Have you created a new session in Audio Hijack and chosen Skype as the source? I use Audio Hijack all the time and it works fine for Skype. I've used it to redirect output from Skype to another program, to record Youtube videos into mp3, to make iTunes louder when tracks aren't very lo

1 Message Conversation?

2012-07-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I just upgraded to Mountain Lion yesterday, and love it. But now, mail seems to see 1 message as a conversation, because sometimes it says, "1 message conversation collapsed disclosure triangle" when there is obviously only 1 message in the conversation. But sometimes it doesn't do this. A

Re: 1 Message Conversation?

2012-07-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > On Jul 26, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I just upgraded to Mountain Lion yesterday, and love it. >> >> But now, mail

Share Dialog for Posting to Twitter Sometimes Won't Close

2012-07-27 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, If I send something to Twitter, it generally closes ust fine. But sometimes when I go back into notification center, it takes me right back into the share dialog. Clicking cancel doesn't work, either. Does anyone have an idea of how to get rid of this dialog? Thanks, Brandon -- You re

Re: problem when spellchecking with cmd-shift-semi

2012-07-29 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, Working fine here for me. Just tested it out. Brandon On Jul 29, 2012, at 3:45 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I thought at first that I was doing something wrong, but I'm not. When I hit > cmd-shift0semi to spellcheck, say an email, I can't use the default "change" > button. I added

Subscription Problems for my Wife

2012-07-29 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, My wife has been trying to sign up for this group for months now, but her membership never gets approved. We just reapplied about a week or two ago, and still there has been nothing. I'm not sure whom to contact about this, but she'd really like to be in this group since she is relativel

Re: problem when spellchecking with cmd-shift-semi

2012-07-29 Thread Brandon Olivares
e's a step I'm missing somehow? > On Jul 29, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Working fine here for me. Just tested it out. >> >> Brandon >> On Jul 29, 2012, at 3:45 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >> >>>

Re: Very Disappointed with Mountain Lion

2012-07-31 Thread Brandon Olivares
I agree with you. I love that you can easily share our concerns with the Apple accessibility team, while that was all but impossible with JAWS. My wife and I are on our second Macs now (changed from Macbook Pro to Macbook Air), and we love it. My Pro has lasted twice as long as any other compute

Re: Very Disappointed with Mountain Lion

2012-07-31 Thread Brandon Olivares
I use primarily vim to program. Just regular vim (I don't like macvim as much). If I want to do something real quickly, I use TextEdit. Sometimes I'll write something in TextEdit and then reformat it for indenting and such in vim. In vim you can reformat an entire file with: gg=G - and I find th

Re: Very Disappointed with Mountain Lion

2012-07-31 Thread Brandon Olivares
to try and find out the keyboard shortcut for forcing > errant Macs to download a file. > > On 31/07/2012, Brandon Olivares wrote: >> I use primarily vim to program. Just regular vim (I don't like macvim as >> much). If I want to do something real quickly, I use TextEdit.

Re: Very Disappointed with Mountain Lion

2012-07-31 Thread Brandon Olivares
>> on it, it opens the MP3 file and starts playing it. If I VO Shift and >> M, then it doesn't give me a download option; it only gives me options >> like 'print page'. And to think I was being complimentary about the >> mac earlier. Then again I was on a PC

Subscription

2012-07-31 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, I sent a message last week about my wife trying to subscribe, but I don't think I ever got a response. I don't know how to contact the owner of the group, but my wife really wants to be a part of this group, but her membership has been pending for weeks now. Does anyone know what we can

Output Set to Soundflower

2012-08-01 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, I just did an update for my new Macbook Air. However, somehow after the update, it made me login, which I had disabled, and after it logged in sound wouldn't work. I discovered the problem was that the system output was set to sound flower. I have no idea how or why, and hope it doesn't

Powernap on Macbook Air

2012-08-02 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, Apparently there's a feature on Macbook Airs now called Powernap. If you don't know, it allows you to have your computer keep downloading emails, doing updates from the cloud, and downloading software updates, even when the computer is shut and sleeping. I thought it came with Mountain

Re: Updating PHP/MySQL

2012-08-02 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, Here's a blog post on how to upgrade PHP: http://www.hirmet.com/mac-os-x-lion-upgrade-to-php-5-4 On Aug 2, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: > Is there a way to upgrade the version of PHP and MySQL that is installed as > part of the Mac OS? > > Thx, > Jeff > > -- > You received

Re: + Skype has new window!

2012-08-03 Thread Brandon Olivares
I get the same thing. I didn't realize it was when a contact changed, but it definitely happens. No idea why. On Aug 3, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Even with Growl *NOT* running, VO *STILL* tells me that Skype has new window > every time a contact changes status. AIM d

Re: messages app for chatting with Facebook friends?

2012-08-07 Thread Brandon Olivares
You can do it with Messages. Add an account and select Jabber as the type. Make sure you know your usernae from Facebook. Not your e-mail address, but the username you probably selected at some point. For instance, if I go to www.facebook.com/Brandon.Olivares, my profile will come up, so my use

Re: Audio Highjack Pro

2012-08-16 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, Yes, this is possible. You just have to add two sessions, one for your microphone, and one for system sound. Hit record on both and you're good to go. Brandon On Aug 16, 2012, at 8:26 PM, Scott Rumery wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I would like to know if anyone on the list is good at us

Re: Audio Highjack Pro

2012-08-16 Thread Brandon Olivares
> > Scott > On Aug 16, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Yes, this is possible. You just have to add two sessions, one for your >> microphone, and one for system sound. Hit record on both and you're good to >> go.

Re: Fleksy

2012-08-18 Thread Brandon Olivares
No, the free version is only for testing. It's $4.99 for the full version. I just got it, and love it. I just wish there were an easier way to reply to text messages or emails with it. Brandon On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:03 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > I hate to say this, but today it's free! Run, do

Undo in Mail Doesn't Work Very Well

2012-08-18 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, This has been a problem for a while, but thought I'd bring it up now. Sometimes I can undo a message I just deleted. However, sometimes I cannot, and there doesn't seem to be any rule to suggest when I can or cannot. In addition, and quite annoyingly, even if I do undo, sometimes the mes

Re: Fleksy

2012-08-18 Thread Brandon Olivares
t;> Ricardo Walker >> rica...@appletothecore.info >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Interesting, I didn't see an option other than the free version. >>> Cheers, >>>

Re: Fleksy

2012-08-18 Thread Brandon Olivares
letothecore.info >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> Interesting, I didn't see an option other than the free version. >>>> Cheers,

Re: Fleksy

2012-08-18 Thread Brandon Olivares
may be useful. On Aug 18, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Wow, I'm not seeing anywhere near that level of accuracy. > Cheers, > Sauna > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 18, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > >> In the paid version, yo

Applications Not Coming Up with Cmd+Tab

2012-08-20 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, I am having a strange problem. It started with Messages. If I have messages open, and I command tab away from it, I cannot command tab back to it. I have to go to the application switcher menu and select it. Now it is doing the same thing with Safari, which is really annoying. Does any

Change Volume Gradually in Garageband

2011-11-15 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, Is there a way to change the volume gradually in a track in Garageband? I know there's a way to do this with the mouse, but how do you do it with voiceover? I want to have music at the end of a recording. It should be quiet while I finish talking, but then should slowly get louder afterward

Voice Change in IOS 5

2011-11-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I just updated my iPhone 4 to IOS 5. My wife has one, too, and just updated hers, so I was aware that the voice changed. Mine did, too, once it was updated. It's a higher-pitched voice. However, something strange happened. i was in the notifications center, and was reading the stock ticker

Blog Talk Radio Accessibility

2011-12-06 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I created a station on blogtalkradio.com. However, I've found that parts of it are inaccessible. For one, it seems impossible to upload files, since it uses some sort of flash uploader. Secondly, I have several problems in the "studio," to control the show. It's hard to put callers live or

Jabber Client for Mac

2011-12-12 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, Does anyone know of a compatible Jabber client for the Mac? I want to set up a Jabber account to connect to MSN, so that I can use it in iChat. I heard Psi recommended, but it is completely inaccessible. Any ideas? Thanks, Brandon -- You received this message because you are subscribe

Re: Jabber Client for Mac

2011-12-13 Thread Brandon Olivares
Does adium enable service discovery? That is needed in order to link the MSN account. Brandon On Dec 13, 2011, at 3:12 AM, Chad King wrote: > Hi > Adium works with most instant messaging protocols. > http://adium.im/ > Sent from my MBP > > On Dec 13, 2011, at 12:01 AM, Bran

Re: Jabber Client for Mac

2011-12-13 Thread Brandon Olivares
through adium by default. No need for Jabber > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Olivares > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:00 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subje

Re: Jabber Client for Mac

2011-12-13 Thread Brandon Olivares
ahattin-gucukoglu.com he is my X Brother-in-law and if you give him > my name he will help you I am sure. He is a Mac User and uses Voice Over > but is not om this list. > > Kawal. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 13 Dec 2011, at 03:23 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: >

Re: Jabber Client for Mac

2011-12-13 Thread Brandon Olivares
t; Sent from my iPhone > > On 13 Dec 2011, at 03:23 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> The point is that I'd like to use it through iChat. It is possible if MSn is >> connected with a jabber account, but it has to be set up in a jabber client

Getting Notes from Midi

2012-01-29 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi All, On the Mac, does anyone know of any software that will get the notes from a Midi file? On occasion, that's the best way I can find to learn a song. I find a midi of it, and get the notes from it. I used to have software on Windows that would do this, but now I'm on the Mac, and wonderi

Re: Getting Notes from Midi

2012-01-29 Thread Brandon Olivares
led? > > On 29 Jan 2012, at 22:03, Brandon Olivares wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> On the Mac, does anyone know of any software that will get the notes from a >> Midi file? >> >> On occasion, that's the best way I can find to learn a song. I find a

Bookmarks in Safari Not Showing

2012-02-13 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, In Safari, I can press command+option+B to get the bookmarks. However, for some reason, I only get the search field, and not the table itself listing the bookmarks. Only the sidebar with the categories, and the search field, show up. I've tried using the splitters. The horizontal splitter o

Textedit Freezing

2014-03-02 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, I've been having a problem where if I put too much text in a textedit document, it becomes unresponsive. This would make sense if it were a huge file, but it isn't; it is usually just a small amount of text, perhaps 10-20 lines or so. It is even in plain text format, so there are no form

Re: Textedit Freezing

2014-03-02 Thread Brandon Olivares
com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > On Mar 2, 2014, at 1:01 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I'

Re: Textedit Freezing

2014-03-02 Thread Brandon Olivares
but very little on > each page. It is so bad I am now writing the text I require and pasting it at > the end of the document. > Max > > On 3 Mar 2014, at 5:01 am, Brandon Olivares wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I've been having a problem where if I

Re: Downloading a Youtuve video with VoiceOver?

2014-03-07 Thread Brandon Olivares
Here's the app I use to do it: http://www.iskysoft.com/video-converter-mac.html It's mainly for converting videos to various formats, but it can also download videos from Youtube. Brandon On Mar 7, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Daniela Rubio wrote: > I downloaded an app called mactuves, but It is all unl

Re: Dragon Dictate VS Mac built-in Dictation and Speech Navigation

2014-03-08 Thread Brandon Olivares
I have Dragon, but it totally freezes my Macbook Air, so I don't use it very often. I would use it more though if it would work better. On Mar 9, 2014, at 12:33 AM, Maurice Mines wrote: > Good evening, before we start characterizing software good, or bad. I think > we need to stop and try and t

Writing Reviews on Amazon

2014-03-09 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, I wanted to write a review on Amazon, but I noticed that it is inaccessible. It says to click the stars to rate the product, but the only text Voiceover reads is "Clear." Does anyone know how to get around this? Brandon Visit my music blog at www.brandonolivares.com -- You received th

Re: Writing Reviews on Amazon

2014-03-09 Thread Brandon Olivares
ive you the radio buttons with the star ratings. > On Mar 9, 2014, at 2:05 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I wanted to write a review on Amazon, but I noticed that it is inaccessible. >> It says to click the stars to rate the product, but the only text V

Re: Dragon Dictate VS Mac built-in Dictation and Speech Navigation

2014-03-09 Thread Brandon Olivares
Did you allow access to the accessibility features of your computer? In security settings, select privacy, then Accessibility, and check Dragon Dictate. This fixed it for me. On Mar 9, 2014, at 9:03 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Thanks. I'm not even talking about training, though - I cannot dictate >

Re: Dragon Dictate VS Mac built-in Dictation and Speech Navigation

2014-03-10 Thread Brandon Olivares
igate? In Windows, for instance, you > can say "press button" or "move up four" or "press tab". Can Dragon on the > mac do this kind of thing, or is it restricted to dictation only? > On Mar 9, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > >>

Issue with Pages

2014-03-12 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, I am noticing now in Pages that very often, Voiceover will stop reading the text when navigating with the arrow keys. Usually it happens if I switch to another application, then switch back to Pages, or if I paste in some text, for instance. To fix it, I have to restart Voiceover, then g

Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread Brandon Olivares
A bit of an odd question, but are there any apps out there that allow you to enter notes in some way and export perhaps an image of the music score? I blog about music, and would like to show excerpts of music I'm working on so I can refer to them. Anyone know of a way I can do this? Thanks, Bra

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread Brandon Olivares
t; works, I suppose. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 2014-mar-21, at 19:02, Brandon Olivares wrote: >> >> A bit of an odd question, but are there any apps out there that allow you to >> enter notes in some way and export perhaps an image of the music score? &

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread Brandon Olivares
> works, I suppose. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 2014-mar-21, at 19:02, Brandon Olivares wrote: >> >> A bit of an odd question, but are there any apps out there that allow you to >> enter notes in some way and export perhaps an image of the music score? &

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-22 Thread Brandon Olivares
sit this program again > then. > Kare > > On Fri, 21 Mar 2014, John Sanfilippo wrote: > >> LilyPond does have midi playback, but I do not know how it works, only that >> I've heard it does. >> >> js >> >> >> - Original Me

Convert BRF to Unicode Braille

2014-04-04 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, I just learned the other day that there are braille characters in the unicode space (u+2800-28FF). I started using this when I want to display braille on a page. I keep a music journal and like to show braille music excerpts along with the print music. All of my music is in BRF, so I cr

MBraille

2014-04-22 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, Does anyone here use MBraille on the IPhone? I just started using it, and really like it so far. I was hoping people might have some tips for using it. I have some trouble with the table layout, because the layout of the dots is a bit weird. The away layout is easier for me, but not as

Re: MBraille

2014-04-23 Thread Brandon Olivares
Chris, Thanks, but why is that? Brandon On Apr 23, 2014, at 3:23 AM, Chris Apple boy wrote: > I'll share one more. Use self voicing mode activated with VoiceOver off. > > Regards Chris > Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! > > On 23/04/2014 02:03, Nicholas Parsons wrote: >> Hi

Maps What is Tracking?

2014-04-23 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, On the Maps app on the iPhone, there is an option that says tracking. It is either off, on, or on with heading. What does this mean, and what does it do? I can't find any information on it. Thanks, Brandon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M

Re: Maps What is Tracking?

2014-04-23 Thread Brandon Olivares
Thanks. What if it is just on, not with headings? Brandon On Apr 23, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > If you set it to On with headings, it will speak street names and such as you > go along. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 23 Apr 2014, at 17:

Re: Messages in Mountain Lion

2014-04-25 Thread Brandon Olivares
Once you're in conversations, you interact with the table. Then you can navigate to find the conversation you want to reply to. If you want to text someone via iMessage, you have to hit the compose button, then enter either their phone number, or if they are in your contacts you can enter part o

Re: Facebook Tagging

2014-04-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
On the standard interface, once you type your message, if you navigate with vi-right or flicking right on the trackpad, there's a tag button. If you hit that, a text box will pop up and VO will be focused there. You can start typing someone's name, and then press down arrow and it will read thro

Re: Facebook Tagging

2014-04-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
x27;t always give feedback, but it works > consistently for me. > > htH, > Teresa > > "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. > Feynman > > On Apr 26, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > >> On the stan

Re: Facebook Tagging

2014-04-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
t will be completed for you. So, to recap; at symbol, @, immediately >>> followed by the name, then return key. It doesn't always give feedback, but >>> it works consistently for me. >>> >>> htH, >>> Teresa >>> >>> "Everyt

Money Reader Not Working

2014-04-27 Thread Brandon Olivares
I just recently got LookTel Money Reader recently. It was working the other day, but today it was not for some reason. I tried restarting the app, but still nothing. I used TapTapSee instead to identify my money and that worked fine, so the camera on my phone seems to be OK. I just did the late

Re: Money Reader Not Working

2014-04-27 Thread Brandon Olivares
changed for me for some reason and that's that I'm now having to use > the back camera lense instead of the front facing lense which I used to use > all the time. > > Take care, > Shannon Gerdts > > -Original Message- From: Brandon Olivares > Sent: Sunda

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