Re: opening or closing a series of apps at once?

2012-05-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Applescript is certainly your friend here, though you could do it with the shell and the "open" command. In AppleScript tell application "Mail" to activate tell application "iChat" to quit Note that there are quotes around the application name. Best regards, J

Re: opening or closing a series of apps at once?

2012-05-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hmm, do you want the same script to act like a toggle? That would be just a bit more complicated. I could work with you on that off list. Jonathan Cohn Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 5, 2012, at 1:08 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > I'm running Snow Leopard, and I wan

Re: OK, another question? There is a list in Ical, Ah what does all that mean?

2012-05-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I don't understand your question. What system are you talking about Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 4, 2012, at 10:49 PM, Jenny Keller wrote: > question. I have another question. > > If I'm in the list that is in the top center that says list, and I click on &g

Re: opening or closing a series of apps at once?

2012-05-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
dit it again, you want to leave the default type of .scpt which has If you save the script in ~/Library/Scripts/ or perhaps a subdirectory of that directory. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 5, 2012, at 3:30 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > I'm unfa

Re: opening or closing a series of apps at once?

2012-05-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
OK, to have state in a script you need to define a "property" So the first line would look like: property myRunning : false Then you could have the script text itself say if myRunning then - Things are running set myRunning to false tell application "bang" to quit else set myRunning to true

Re: defining single key for vo keys?

2012-05-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
umpad keys for getting to next/previous heading, link, visited link, table, control and hot spot. If there is a specific function you need help with, I can probably tell you where it is. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 5, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >

Re: Using fetchmail in mac osx

2012-05-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
you have a bit to delete each time too. Can Fetchmail tag or move a message that it has fetched so it does not retrieve it next time? Best wwishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 5, 2012, at 4:20 PM, - wrote: > > I have installed alpine as my mail client in the te

Re: defining single key for vo keys?

2012-05-06 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
The insert key has been a legit modifier for the numpad commander in both Snow Leopard and Lion. I don't believe you can use it as a modifier for the keypad commander. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 6, 2012, at 12:00 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > How'

Re: RSS reader that can handle podcasts.

2012-05-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Mail can handle podcasts, the podcast will be an attachment to the message. I generally use command-Y to listen. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 6, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Allison Mervis wrote: > Hi everyone. > Is there an accessible RSS reader that can

Re: mail problems, anyone?

2012-05-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
IN your advanced mail settings, there is a pull down for Keep messages for offline viewing". changing this might help. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 8, 2012, at 7:43 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Kaitlyn, > > Yes, I have experienced ex

Re: Getting live regions on a web page to automatically speak?

2012-05-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Does chrome behave any better? JOn Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 8, 2012, at 10:49 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I went to reproduce the issue and ran into another one. For some reason I > can't get aria-atomic="false" working in Safari with Voiceover. I have a

Re: opening or closing a series of apps at once?

2012-05-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
How did you initially create the file as a textedit RTF? I'll get back to you. Best wishes, JOnathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 6, 2012, at 6:14 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Attached is the file I wrote. It opens in AppleScript Editor, which I'm not >

Re: strange problem with my MBA and the internet

2012-05-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
This almost sounds like a duplicate IP address issue. Did the problem go away after a day or two? Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 9, 2012, at 6:22 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > On Sunday, for no apparent reason, I began experiencing problems connect

Re: I'm loving this Airport Extreme Already!!!!

2012-05-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 16, 2012, at 1:10 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: > Hello, all! I have what is probably a very stupid question, but my > understanding of these things is extremely limited. I've tried reading > product reviews, but none of them answer m

Re: time machine for 2 computers on same hd possible?

2012-05-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
1. Mount the disk on one computer. 2. Partition the disk with two HFS+ journaled partitions.. 3. Start back-ups of Computer one on one partition. 4. Possibly lock down security on second partition to only allow a specific network user to use the disk. 5. Go to computer 2 and mount partition 2 usi

Re: sorry for re-posting question about aligning text in textedit

2012-05-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
kind of tab stop you want. Once the tab stop is in place you can interact with it to move it along the ruler. Best wishes, stop. Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 18, 2012, at 2:51 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Greetings, > > I know I have asked this before and have even re

Re: binding obsolete keys

2012-05-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
ything comes up. Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 18, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Sure; I could use an eject key, too. I cannot figure out how to assign those > keys to any shortcut, though. Is there a way I can access the keyboard event > log so that I

Re: binding obsolete keys

2012-05-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
associate a keystroke with that function. best of luck. Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 18, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Slight experimentation with the keyboard shortcut dialog in Prefs shows it to > be loaded with Images and things which make i

Re: Creating keyboard shortcuts broken

2012-05-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 17, 2012, at 8:05 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello everyone, > > In OS X 10.7.3 and OS X 10.7.4, it seems that VO users can no longer create > shortcuts for Services or other predefined categories in System Preferences. > We c

Re: keyboard shortcuts for navigating the dock

2012-05-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Yes, that is all you need to do. I wonder if these dock commands though are available in Tinkertool, which basically just runs the defaults command. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 17, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Traci wrote: > Very cool article. I have some questi

Re: Creating keyboard shortcuts broken

2012-05-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Does it matter what the state of the hardware keys toggle indicates in terms of what F14 and F15 do? What happens in key describer mode? Jonathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar

Re: Understanding Finder

2012-05-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
time. With browser mode the left and right arrows traverse into and out of folders and up and down gives you a sorted list. One issue with browser mode is it is difficult to get filesize or dates. Hope this helps you along the way. Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573

Re: steps to create script from text found in mail or a page

2012-05-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Can you be more specific I have written a few AppleScripts and helped a few people on this list with other scripts. Best wishes, Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On May 28, 2012, at 9:17 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > HI all, >

Re: backup folders with no permission to read + spotlight searching a backup drive?

2012-05-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
resulting file. If you think TimeMachine might have multiple copies you could reduce the output to say 10 lines by adding ' | head -10 ' to the end of the above command. Best wishes, Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On May 28, 20

Re: any way to show hidden files on mac lion

2012-05-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There is a defaults command for doing this in the terminal. Or you could download the tintertool application. In the finder area of that tool is a checkbox to allow viewing of hidden files. Best wishes, Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in

Re: steps to create script from text found in mail or a page

2012-05-31 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
cript editor it will run the commands. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On May 30, 2012, at 2:59 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Hi Jonathan, > Thanks for your answers! > > When I was reading up on sh

Re: showing hidden files/folders in Lion

2012-05-31 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
THe easiest way would be to wrap the defaults command in a AppleScript do shell script for example do shell script "defaults -g com.apple.iCal" BreakMeBad" If you want the script to ack like a toggle then you need a bit more work.. add at the top property myStatus THen the AppleScript comm

Re: Accepting Suggested Spelling Corrections?

2012-06-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
If you have an incorrectly spelled word highlighted, then you do as you stated. If you misspell a word and the apple makes a little sound and then pop-ups a suggestion then arrowing down will allow you to pick from the list a bit like with e-mail address suggestions. Jonathan C. Cohn

Re: Changing default email address in mail

2012-06-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
THere is an option in the composing area of mail preferences. Something to the wording when composing new messages use ... A pop-up window lets you choose a specific account, or use the account you are currently reading messages in. Best wishes, Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1

Re: Inability to add shortcut in System Preferences

2012-06-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
been from my testing, or it might be a bug. In any case, the only way I was able to leave system prpreferences was to quit. Also as a FYI hitting the delete key at step 8 will cause the keyboard short cut to be removed. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703

Accessability of the jobs area of LinkedIn...

2012-06-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
nabled both hover and focus javascript actions on this element in order to meet accessibility guidelines, am I way off? THanks, Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: Inability to add shortcut in System Preferences

2012-06-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Curious. Can you elaborate on what your VO Navigation settings are? Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On Jun 1, 2012, at 9:08 AM, Daniela Rubio wrote: > Yes, I also tried Jonathan's suggestion and I don't know why,

Re: Easy navigation in ITunes

2012-06-04 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
he Library table. In Mail it toggles between the 2 or three panels open i.e. Mailboxes, Message Table, Message Content. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On Jun 3, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, &g

Re: problem when trying to play apple's keynotes on Mac

2012-06-04 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
believe that newer disk drives will actually just handle this with no effort needed from the Operating System. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On Jun 3, 2012, at 3:20 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > &g

Re: Mail Questions

2012-06-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
should be able to figure that out. In terms of mail, mail will hide content being quoted in replies just like google on the Web. The major other change for me was VO commands for drag and drop and the file move option. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573

Re: facebook menus

2012-06-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
system I would highly recomend just using that for facebook. If you really need help I could pull out my G4 systems and see what happens these days. Best wishes, JOnathan Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On Jun 5, 2012, at 1:11 AM

Re: mail account assistance

2012-06-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
You should see if the mail provider supports ESMT. A large number of ISP's block SMTP servers that they don't control in order to control SPAM. With ESMTP you need to login when sending as well as receiving mail, so ISP's don't block it. It is always useful to look at the connnection doctor f

Re: A major problem with Mail

2012-06-15 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Take a look at the connection doctor window in mail. If that can access your gmail accounts, then it is probably an issue with take account online or else it could be that the account is still trying to do an initial syncronization between what is on the computer and what is on the GMAIL serve

Re: Maintaining contacts and calendars question

2012-06-15 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
If you are using an Exchange server with Outlook and Macintosh and your other systems then you should just continue to use Outlook. Assuming current OS's on all of these systems they will all be able to keep in sync with the exchange server. You will get in trouble if you try to sync via iTune

Re: viewing dates in iPhoto?

2012-06-15 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I understand that photos are arranged in quote events where an event is associated with a date. And the command i function will work too. Jonathan Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com (703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On Jun 15, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > Does an

Re: outlook

2012-06-15 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Yes and No... 1. Microsoft Office products are all inaccessable on the Macintosh. 2. THere is a version of Outlook included with Office that I have heard is fairly complete. 3. One could run VMFusion - Jaws - Office with no major problems (assuming enough memory on the system) 4. Apple mail wi

Re: Accessibility fragmentation and facebook on the Mac

2012-06-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Facebook makes extensive use of changing the layout when you move the mouse around. By default on the macintosh, the mouse follows where the voiceover cursor is, so everytime you read a new post facebook changes things a bit. I believe what it is doing is putting a large copy of a persons cove

facebook chat....

2012-06-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I suggest using a chat application on the Macintosh for facebook chat. Facebook has a standard chat interface that atrium and iChat both understand. Jonathan Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com (703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On Jun 23, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Eric Brinkman wrote: > Goi

Re: Double NAT problems in network setup

2012-06-25 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Yes, bridge mode should do what you need. I would also suggest that you ask yourInternet provider if they will be supporting IPv6. You may write me off list if you need any additional help. I used to be a lead tech support person for the largest ISP during the 1990's. Best wishes, Jonathan C

JetBlue vs Chrome

2011-11-14 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, I was having some difficulty with the popup choices presented by the JetBlue website when using Webkit, and since I have heard wonderful praises from Kevin about chrome, I decided to give it a chance to make the site work. I got to the first edit box, entered IAD (for Washington Inter

Re: Omniweb

2012-01-15 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
This should be possible with the import and possibly export functions inbrrowsers. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Becky Knaub wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering if there is a way to get my bookmarks from Safari into > Omniweb rather then having to go to all the sites and bookma

Re: Safari bookmarks

2012-01-15 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe there's a way to do this. I'm not sure what it is at the current time. One possibility, is to use the AppleScript. The AppleScript open command can be used to open your house. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 14, 2012, at 12:51 AM, "Bill Holton" wrote: > Hi. > Thanks for the Bookmarks hel

Re: talkingapple New Starbucks mobile app completely inaccessible

2012-01-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Considering I practiced reading braille on my Starbucks plastic card that I present when ever I visit the starbucks, what does the card application do (or rather what did it do since it is no longer useable.)? Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Jan 17, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Marlaina Lieberg

Re: Inserting Accents In Text Documents

2012-01-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There is another option too which is a bit confusing but seems to work. Hold town the letter you want an accent for a second and then use left and right arrow keys to select the character you want. Jon Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Jan 25, 2012, at 2:23 AM, Anne Robertson wrote

Re: automatically opening and converting with Abby Fine Reader Express

2012-01-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
t out. Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:13 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > Hi Anne and others who might need this. > > I just whipped up an automation script that basically converts an opened pdf > or image or whatever into the same file name and as

Re: OCR on the mac

2012-01-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
same as what we as blind individuals need, but never got around to doing that. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Jan 28, 2012, at 2:27 PM, David Tanner wrote: > Yes, and you can always delete the copy on the server as soon as you save it > on your computer. That

Some help with making a web site accessible.

2012-01-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, Temple Rodef Shalom in NOrther Virginia just updated their web site and it has a mouse over type of menu that uses a "menu.js" I can with some finagling pull down the menus in the list, but it is very inefficient. If somebody could look at http://TempleRodefShalom.org and give me advi

Re: Some help with making a web site accessible.

2012-01-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
ebook icons were more specific. Thanks, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Jan 30, 2012, at 5:54 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi, > one comment and one question. > It works beautifully in lynx, which is still under development and has me > wondering about its us

Re: 1password usage tips please

2012-01-31 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
ishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Jan 31, 2012, at 4:49 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Hi, > > I have had 1password for a time. It learns my logins but I cannot find a way > to have it fill out info on pages. > I press command \ and get a popover but this is as far a

Re: Abby Fine Reader Express

2012-02-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
, perhaps you can save the software purchase. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Feb 4, 2012, at 3:15 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: > Hello everyone. I'm going to purchase Abby Fine Reader but don't have a > scanner yet. If I buy it before getting a scanner, ca

Re: time machine?

2012-02-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
. 3. THere is at least one off-site storage solution that allows one to use a friends machine for the backups. Best regards, Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Feb 4, 2012, at 5:35 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > In that case Chris it would make sense to share a folder as you said. I ne

Re: x11

2012-02-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
. I have not accessed an X11 application from my Macintosh in 5 years. Best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Feb 8, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Dear listers, > > What I know so far. From what I googled, x11 is software that gives you a > framework wi

Re: terminal: prompt

2012-02-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
"man XXX" in the google search bar. Best wishes, Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On Feb 8, 2012, at 8:54 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Dear list, > > I am learning to change the terminal prompt. It now includes my machine name > and my user name, which is what I want

Re: An accessible text editor for programming

2014-02-09 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have heard that you can get EmacsSpeak to work with the Macintosh. Emacs is a great UNIX based editor that can be customized using a version of LISP. In fact textedit uses some of the keybindings originally used by emacs. Best wishes, Jonathan On Jan 28, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Otto Hylli wr

Re: Accessible Lync Conference Software for the Mac?

2014-02-15 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, I have used LIMC. There is a Macintosh version. Let me know if you want me to look up the path to download it? Thanks, Jonathan Cohn Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2014, at 8:24 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > > Hi. > > I have been asked to collaborate with some software developers in the

Re: Mail setting

2014-02-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
And the view menu there should be a columns area specify what columns are in the view. Check that out. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2014, at 12:54 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > > Hey all, > > Not sure what happened as I haven't changed any settings. In mac mail classic > view in Mavericks

Re: Accessible PDF Files & MACBook PRO

2014-02-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
> I don't believe it any Macintosh software supports PDF files with tagging > which might be an issue. I would love to know if this is not correct. Tagging > allows headers and other information like tables to be private send it > correctly to your ET. W -- You received this message because yo

Re: looking for podcast on the Logitech K811 keyboard

2014-02-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
David Woodbridge created that podcast about six months ago in June. It was titled Logitech Solar. I just listen to it yesterday. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2014, at 5:23 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > > Subject line says it all. Where can I find it? > > > Sent from my Mac, the only comput

Re: attachments disappearing in Mail under Mavericks?

2014-02-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Sometimes firewalls will do that. I don't know if it was your case but usually when it does happen, there will be a note stating that the attachment was removed for security reasons. Jonathan Ta Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2014, at 5:56 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > I just tr

Closing the preview pane automatically in Mail.

2014-02-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
The attached AppleScript closes all Message viewers and then opens one up without the preview pane. This should prevent the preview pane from re-appearing. I don't know if anybody else has gotten this to work since there were discussions on the Apple forums about errors when trying to turn off

Re: Removing Extra Apple Files From SD Cards Used In Windows Devices

2014-02-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
This is discussed in several places on the web. The below seems fairly comprehensive: http://superuser.com/questions/105243/prevent-macos-from-making-and-files -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group an

Re: Any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and Apple not claiming to fix a problem in the future when it obviously hasn't been fixed would be nice.

2014-02-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Did you by any chance hide the All Mail or Archive folder (I have seen it named both ways. from IMAP on the Google settings page? In earlier versions of MacOS I and several other folks recommended a Tidbits article that suggested better performance with GMail when it did not allow this folder t

Re: Closing the preview pane automatically in Mail.

2014-02-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
ng to sound like a total dweeb, but what do we do with this script? > This will be great if it works! > Thanks! > Cait > > On Feb 17, 2014, at 9:55 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > >> The attached AppleScript closes all Message viewers and then opens one up >> without t

Re: Mail setting

2014-02-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
he column is >>>>> there it just stopped saying unread next to the unread messages. Mail in >>>>> Mavericks is so awful in every aspect, my only conclusion this is Apple's >>>>> way in to forcing people to only use their iCloud mail accounts, as

Re: Wow Gmail issue is even worse than I thought

2014-02-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Could be that it is still building an index for those million e-mails. I suggest leaving it alone for a few hours with the screen locked. Best wishes, Jonathan On Feb 18, 2014, at 8:56 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey Eric, > > I am using gmail with mac mail running Mavericks. It took a f

Re: a question concerning a web site

2014-02-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Try turning off the pop-up blocker. THere should be an item in the Safari menu, but I have not adjusted that setting in a while. Best wishes, Jonathan On Feb 20, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Scott Berry wrote: > Hello there, > > On my university site when I click my go to email link I am not seeing t

Re: Closing the preview pane automatically in Mail.

2014-02-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
gt;> Thanks! >> Cait >> >> On Feb 17, 2014, at 9:55 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: >> >>> The attached AppleScript closes all Message viewers and then opens one up >>> without the preview pane. This should prevent the preview pane from >>> re-

Re: Closing the preview pane automatically in Mail.

2014-02-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
so far. > How do I know this thing is actually working? > Cait > > On Feb 18, 2014, at 10:57 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > >> Sorry to take 12 hours to reply. >> >> You can paste it into "AppleScript Editor" and then save and run the script. >> &g

Re: Accessible Lync Conference Software for the Mac?

2014-02-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Yes, spell check got in the way there. For small offices Microsoft offers Office 365 which provides Mail, Lync, Word 1 Note, Sharepoint. When I went back to look it said log into the portal and then go to the downloads site to download your copy. My Office uses Lync fairly extensively on the W

Re: Mac Mail Syncing Issues With Accounts Other Than Gmail

2014-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, COX iMAP? I tried to find a way to do that 3 years ago and gave up. The Techs had no idea what I was talking about and there were no references in the support pages that I could find. I would use my COX account again if I could get IMAP to work and also get mail filtering on the server.

Re: Is there a way to spell check epub books.

2014-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Well, any application that uses Macintoshes standard text editing suite has access to the standard spell checker routines. So unless a ePub editor goes out of its way to turn off this functionality it should be there. What might work is to use Pages and then export to ePUB. It would probably b

Re: how to manage top sites with safari and voiceover under mavericks on a mac

2014-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
WHen you are on the topsites screen interact with the button you don't want and you should find two items. 1. Never include in top Sites. 2. Always include in top sites. I don't really use Top sites, so I can't tell you how well this might work. Best wishes, Jonathan On Feb 21, 2014, at 7:0

Re: Safari Interaction Issue in Mavericks

2014-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
This appears to be more of a problem if your VO settings for web are set to grouping rather then DOM> 1. VO-F8 to get VO Utility. Control-5 to bring up web preferences. 3. in the navigation tab see if changing from group to dom helps. Best wishes, Jonathan On Feb 22, 2014, at 3:24 PM, Brian

Re: booting up from a CD

2014-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
holding down the C key used to boot from the CD. I don't think this has been disabled. Best wishes, Jonathan On Feb 21, 2014, at 8:38 PM, Daniel Hawkins wrote: > Ok, the Vinux cd is bootable. I can do this on a different computer that have > CD drive first to boot before the Harddrive. A

Re: how do you back up contacts, bookmarks and calendar?

2014-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There are a few choices. 1. Use TimeMachine. 2. Backup the appropriate directories in ~/Library. 3. In at least Contacts/Adress book and Safari there are export commands. This is also available in Calendar on Mavericks so iCal probably has this feature too. 4. Use iCloud (just trust it) it will

Re: Issue with logitech k811 bluetooth keyboard

2014-03-03 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Sounds like you received a Windows keyboard and seven Apple keyboard. The windows keyboards have the option and the windows key switched over so that causes an issue. I believe there's a setting within the keyboard settings to rearrange the keys back now they should be. Best wishes. Jonathan S

Re: Issue with logitech k811 bluetooth keyboard

2014-03-03 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
ver ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > >> On Mar 3, 2014, at 4:36 PM, "Jonathan C. Cohn" wrote: >> >> Sounds like you received a

Re: internet keeps disconnecting

2014-03-11 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Have you verified that the router is up to date with its version? Jonathan Best wishes, Jonathan On Mar 8, 2014, at 11:01 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Is this on wifi? How do you know you're disconnected? What kind of wireless > router are you on. At the same time, connecting to wifi shouldn'

Re: internet keeps disconnecting

2014-03-11 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There is also Airport utility for Apple Airport routers. This is in the utilities directory. Jonathan Best wishes, Jonathan On Mar 11, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Christina C. wrote: > Ok, I think I found the application. It's called wireless Diagnostics. I > believe if you do a spotlight search i

Re: Apple Script saving .aiff file

2014-03-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Tracy, Just in case you did not find the say command instructions from the Standard Editions dictionary, here they are. und to play say v : Speak the given text say text : the text to speak, which can include intonation characters [displaying text] : the text to display in the feedback window (

Re: disk aid

2014-03-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Are you attempting to move an Application to the Applications folder? Your message appeared unclear to me. Best wishes, Jonathan On Mar 15, 2014, at 1:23 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > can somebody tell me, how can i drag the application disk aid on my mac, > because evey time i

Re: disk aid

2014-03-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
yes, i am moving the apps to the application folger˘ > Il giorno 16/mar/2014, alle ore 11:08 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn > ha scritto: > >> Are you attempting to move an Application to the Applications folder? Your >> message appeared unclear to me. >> >> >> Best

Please help software developer.

2014-03-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Good Mornign, I am in touch with a developer that is concerned about the scrolling command in voice over. This is VO-Shift-S. Apparently his code is not working well with this keystroke. Please send me a note at jon.c.c...@gmail.com letting me know if you have ever used this function. Thanks,

Re: a few questions concerning programming

2014-03-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There are xcode instructions at applevis. Ican help with applescript and the help menu of appleScript editor has a link to the referance guide. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 19, 2014, at 8:43 AM, Scott Berry wrote: > > Hello there, > > I have a few questions about programming. > > 1. Where

Re: iBank for the Mac? Is it accessible?bi

2014-03-21 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I had troubles with iBank version four. I have not tried version 5/5.1 yet. I'll give it a shot for my wife's computer sometime and let you know. The iPhone version is accessible though. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2014, at 12:15 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > > Hello Folks, > > I found t

Re: iBank for the Mac? Is it accessible"bi

2014-03-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
r 5.1 version, >> is if you can print the checks through a printer or not. I have a very >> simple finance program for my PC that I can do this function. >> >> Thanks for taking the time to check this app out for me. >> >> Best, >> Eileen >> &

Re: Printer showing off-line

2014-04-11 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
How is your printer connected network, USB or wireless? It would help to know what kind of printer and how you got the driver. Also, a line showing up especially in the direction ofprinting is propabley you with the printer.e Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 11, 2014, at 2:52 AM, Agent086b wrote:

1password on sale in Mac Store.

2014-04-12 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I got a message today encouraging folks to get 1password at half price to help with resting your passwords after the heart bleed failure in OPENSSL protocol. I checked and the current price is $25 US. Best wishes, Jonathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

Re: Hot Spots advantages or disadvantages?

2014-04-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
They are like place markers in JAWS but since you can't click boxes to a) bind to text b) use for the entire domain it is somewhat unclear if the hotspot is associated with a specific page or all pages for a site. You can move forward and back through hotspots using VO and the bracket. You ca

Re: Help | AppleScript to Change Table Name in Pages

2014-04-25 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I had a script that did this in earlier versions of pages. Not sure if it still works. I am not often on the MacVisionaries list, but send me a message if you want to see that code. Best wishes, Jonathan On Apr 25, 2014, at 5:14 AM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > Here's a link to my script

Re: Looking for What to Test in 10.9.3

2014-04-28 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Almost sounds like you have organized by date on on your computer. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Hi there > This is hard to explain. If I press command shift o from the desktop, these > days I first get Now in Documents window browser No selectio

Re: Question on Pages application

2014-04-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Assuming it is enabled control-F4 will move you back to the main window of an application. This is configured in the Keyboard area of the Keyboard shortcuts tab of the Keyboard system preferences panel. There are also control-F6 Move to floating window (Help / Find ) Best wishes, Jonathan

Re: Where to put Numbers Applescripts?

2014-04-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
If you put them in the applications/AppName folder then the script will show up in the top of the list of available scripts in the script menu. So scripts that are general to all applications should go into the scripts folder and scripts specific to an application should go into the application

Re: Looking for What to Test in 10.9.3

2014-04-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
On Apr 28, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > Almost sounds like you have organized by date on on your computer. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 28, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: >> >> Hi there >> This is hard to explain. If I pr

Re: considering updating to Maverix, but have a question

2014-04-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe if you run the bootcamp utility you can re-merge your bootcamp partition back into the main partition. If that does not work, and you have a backup available, then run disk utility from the installation and use the partition tab to re partition your disk to have one partition. This wi

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