Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for blind in the Mac app store

2012-12-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The alert letting you know that this is an audio game, etc, only appears the first time you launch the game. it is possible that VoiceOver did not correctly put focus on the initial dialog box. If this is the case, one of the following may fix the problem for you: • Command-tab into the Change

Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for blind in the Mac app store

2012-12-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Stacey, If you continue to have problems, you may wish to delete the app and re-download it from the App Store. Perhaps your download was corrupted. Before doing that, however, we do recommend trying the solutions outlined in my previous email. The game does not download any extra components.

Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for blind in the Mac app store

2012-12-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
at app is self-contained in a 5MB > download. The audio must be incredibly, incredibly horrible if that's the > case. > Just my 2 cents. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Josh de

Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for blind in the Mac app store

2012-12-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
son wrote: > Josh, > I've tried redownloading the game and it still won't open. > Will it run on SnowLeopard? > > On Dec 12, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > >> >> The audio is at least on par with all of our old games. Technology has come

Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for blind in the Mac app store

2012-12-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Mac, contact me off list and we will work with you to find the problem. On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Josh, > I don't know if my machine is 64 bit. How do I find out? > On Dec 12, 2012, at 12:31 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > >> Hi Stacey, >>

Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for blind in the Mac app store

2012-12-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
the email with Command-V. On Dec 12, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Josh, > My processor says core2 duo. > That would make my machine 64 bit, correct? > How do I view the properties of a message in sl so I can write you offlist? > On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Josh de

Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for blind in the Mac app store

2012-12-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
rs on some older Macs running Snow Leopard, and are in the process of preparing an update to submit to Apple. On Dec 12, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: > Okay, I have a 2.8 GHZ Intel Core i7 processor. Is that 64 Bit? Thanks. > > Les > On Dec 12, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Jo

Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for blind in the Mac app store

2012-12-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Changereaction: A new game from Draconess intertainment for >> blind in the Mac app store >> >> Okay, I have a 2.8 GHZ Intel Core i7 processor. Is that 64 Bit? Thanks. >> >> Les >> On Dec 12,

Update on ChangeReaction and Stacey's Issue

2012-12-13 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Hi all, We have an update pending review for ChangeReaction, so as soon as Apple approves it, it will be available. With Stacey's help, as well as the help of one of our beta testers, we were able to find the problem that occurs on some older Macs running Snow Leopard, and it is fixed now, al

Re: Update on ChangeReaction and Stacey's Issue

2012-12-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
rth > > On 13/12/2012 23:53, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> >> We have an update pending review for ChangeReaction, so as soon as Apple >> approves it, it will be available. >> >> With Stacey's help, as well as the help of one of our

ChangeReaction 2.0.4 with fixes for some Snow Leopard users is now available

2012-12-20 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Last week, Stacey reported a problem running ChangeReaction 2.0.2 on her Snow Leopard machine. With her help, and the help of one of our beta testers, we managed to track down the problem, and an update which address this problem and another is now available in the Mac App Store. https://itune

Draconis Entertainment Releases mini title for Mac OS X – SilverDollar

2013-01-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Howdy partner, and welcome to the Silver Dollar Saloon! Draconis Entertainment revisits the popular saloon of the old west featured in many of its audio games for the blind and visually impaired with a new mini title for Mac OS X! (Coming later to Windows PC's.) Primarily intended for the blind

Re: attention Lioncourt

2009-10-25 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I'm sorry you feel that way. I would appreciate it if you would not mis-represent what we're doing. If you had actually read previous messages, we were mainly discussing the problem that some folks, in some parts of the world, or with some wireless carriers in the US and elsewhere, have to pa

Re: attention Lioncourt

2009-10-26 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Hi all, Thank you all for the kind words and support. To answer Chris, yes, there is a donation link on the site. It's only been used twice in all the 2 plus years I've been running the site though. We'll continue to offer the best resource we possibly can. Thanks to all who have contributed

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] MacSpeech Dictate Receives Update to V1.5.6

2009-11-05 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Hank, There is no demo of MacSpeech Dictate. It's an unfortunate decision by the company. You're stuck buying it sight unseen, so to speak. On Nov 5, 2009, at 2:07 PM, hank smith wrote: > > can I get a copy of it or a url to get it? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: Itunes

2010-03-30 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I've updated iTunes here and am not experiencing this whatsoever, so I do not believe this is an access issue specifically, or at least not solely an access issue. iTunes is running very well for me at this point. Here are a few things to try: 1. Cycle VOiceOver off then on again. 2. Try rest

Re: Latest iTunes

2010-03-30 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Hi Scott and all, I updated iTunes today with absolutely no problems whatsoever. Everything is working perfectly. I'm very perplexed what could be causing these problems for some users. In the past, repair permissions has usually fixed iTunes oddities with VoiceOver. I wonder if there's a spe

Re: Used an iPad today

2010-04-09 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The iPad is actually much more than either of those concepts. It's a productivity tool, a media consumption device, and several other things. Really, the beauty of the iPad is that it is whatever you, personally, need it to be. Several reviewers are calling it a "blank slate", and that's very ap

Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast #001 now available

2009-04-01 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The Mac-cessibility Podcast has been reborn as a round table-style discussion show covering all things Apple accessibility. This month our panelists are Holly Anderson, Darcy Bernard, Josh de lioncourt, Cara Quinn, and Steve Sawczyn, and covers a wide variety of recent Mac- cessibility

Re: Twitter client

2009-04-06 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Scott, It sounds like you're using an older version of Twitterific. The table was full of unknowns in versions prior to 3.2. The developer did quite a bit of work before the release of 3.2 to get it working with VO. Josh de Lioncourt Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Twitter:

Re: mars edit

2009-04-10 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Like many shareware apps, MarsEdit has an option in the Application menu to Register. The application menu is the menu that has the title of the application, and is located to the immediate right of the Apple Menu. Josh de Lioncourt Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Twitter: http

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
platform titles in the works. Josh de Lioncourt ...my other mail provider is an owl... On Apr 10, 2009, at 7:12 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > Other than web-based games like trivia type games, are there any games > that are VO friendly for the mac? I've never heard of any, other th

Re: Copy to Clipboard in Twitteriffic

2009-04-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
copy only the message and not the person's display name, which will usually keep the tweet from being too long to paste. Josh de Lioncourt Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt "Beauty was a savage garden, so why should it wound him that the mos

Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast #2 is up

2009-05-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
This week, we have a newcomer to the show. Eric Troup joins Holly Anderson, Darcy Burnard, Cara Quinn, and Josh de Lioncourt to discuss accessibility of third-party Mac products, Front Row, iTunes, hardware and software recommendations, and much more. Subscribe via iTunes or visit http

Re: dvd's

2009-05-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The program Small DVD will do most of what you ask accessibly. There's a link to it in the software picks at www.Lioncourt.com. It is what I use to make simple DVD's, including chapter breaks and a main menu. :) Josh de Lioncourt ...my other mail provider is an owl... On May 12

Re: mac protection plan

2009-05-24 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
ry would be all over the Mac news sites. I see not a one. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com GoodReads: http://good

Re: iTunes was killed for cause

2009-05-24 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
up Podcast subscriptions. Simply bring up the context menu on Podcasts in the Sources table and export them, then you can load them back in on any computer. Besides, disabling your iTunes Store account will not disable iTune itself. Your podcasts are fine...or would have been. :) Josh de Lioncourt

Re: Wordpress and VoiceOver

2009-05-24 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
tform that I've ever encountered. This is, if memory serves, in the Settings->Writing section of the WordPress admin area, but don't take that as necessarily gospel. :) HTH. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lio

Re: Wordpress and VoiceOver

2009-05-24 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
s a real turn off for someone looking to design and manage their own site. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com

Re: Group or dom, was Re: Dynamic html and Safari in group mode

2009-06-06 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
e or DOS- like approach, use DOM. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt On Jun 5

Re: Xcode

2009-06-06 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The XCode app is excellent with VoiceOver. The problem arises if you want to use Interface Builder to build user interfaces for your app. You can do this in code instead, which is painful but doable. I use XCode daily, and overall, I love it. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail

Re: Rare Apple Synth

2009-06-06 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Wow… With as into Apple 2's as I was in the 80's and 90's, I can't believe I've never heard of this. If you get it working, please record some samples for us. I have an old II GS that still works. It's fun to dust off and use now and then. Josh de Lioncourt

Re: Group or dom, was Re: Dynamic html and Safari in group mode

2009-06-06 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Justin, I even mention outSpoken in my message you are replying too, so I have no clue what you're getting at. :) *Most* are coming from Windows, because for 5 years or so, there was no screen reader for OS X. I think that's a very fair statement. :) Josh de Lioncourt

Re: Group or dom, was Re: Dynamic html and Safari in group mode

2009-06-06 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
ycling VO off and on always fixes that. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt O

Re: Rare Apple Synth

2009-06-06 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I'd be happy to reminisce about the old Apple 2 and early outSpoken days. :) My II GS is in storage, so can't do any demos for a few months, but would be happy to talk about it. I loved those machines. I used the Apple 2E, 2C, 2C+, and 2GS. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mai

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-08 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I'm still kind of in shock. This is beyond fantastic news. I'll have to get me an iPhone as soon as I possibly can. This is just tremendous. The description of how it works sounds very inuitive. I absoltuely cannot wait. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
as the end of 2009, or extend through the summer of 2011. No one knows with absolute certainty. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusing

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
this migrating to iPods and such anytime soon. Hope it works > well in the real world. I would bet cold hard cash that a similarly equiped iPod Touch with VoiceOver will be available in September, when Apple traditionally refreshes the iPod line, including the Touch. Josh de Lioncourt

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
ses it's own maps to provide turn-by-turn directions. The Google Maps program that ships with the iPhone, and which Apple lists on their site as accessible, provides both public transit and walking directions, according to my brother-in-law. So that sounds exactly like what I

Re: Voiceover on iPhone demo was Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
is demonstrated. The voice is similar to Victoria, though I'm not sure it is quite the same. It appears to be the same voice used for English on the iPod Shuffle 3G for Windows and Tiger systems. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
ange, in any event, since the Tomtom app doesn't come with the phone, but is available for purchase from the iPhone app store. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: htt

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I suspect we're going to see very similar, if not nearly exactly the same, level of access on the iPhone as we see on the Mac, and I expect that to come much more quickly on the iPhone. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music:

Re: The iphone and gps

2009-06-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
lopers, so someone will doubtless get this working at some point. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com GoodR

Re: voice over comes to the I phone

2009-06-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
r Tomtom do not suffice, I'm sure some developer will come forward witha more robust application that will do what is needed. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-ces

Re: The iphone and gps

2009-06-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
accessible with VoiceOver. Other applications from third-party developers is unknown at this time. Just wanted to clarify. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com

Re: Attention Syrinx users!

2009-06-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Twitterific seems to be working OK. You might want to check if you've got the very latest version. :) On Jun 12, 2009, at 7:03 PM, Steven M. Sawczyn wrote: > Wow, I can't sign in with Twitterrific either... What am I going to > do without Twitter? Oh, the horror. > > Steve > > On Jun 12, 20

Re: Attention Syrinx users!

2009-06-13 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
eets properly until it is updated. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com GoodReads: http://good

Re: Attention Syrinx users!

2009-06-13 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
> otherwise clients we can use until it gets updated? Is twitterific > pretty intuitive like syrinx? Thanks, > > Mike > On Jun 13, 2009, at 9:23 AM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > >> On Jun 13, 2009, at 7:18 AM, Mike Reiser wrote: >>> I've used syrinx just fi

Re: flakey iPod nano?

2009-06-15 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
It sounds more like a bad iPod cable. Do you have a spare, or one you can borrow for someone? It might be that your cable has a short in it, or is otherwise damaged. I have an old iPod cable that I recently got rid of which was doing the same sort of thing. On Jun 15, 2009, at 12:36 PM, Ar

Re: IPhone Dreams

2009-06-15 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
One thing to keep in mind, though, is that most people only need or want a couple of those devices to carry around with them. I think the iPhone will definitely serve as a replacement for many devices for a large number of users. Like anything else, it will depend on the needs of the indi

Re: Rare Apple Synth

2009-06-18 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Ah yes, you're talking DOS 3.3, but by the mid '80's the Apple 2's had ProDOS, which was lightyears better, and included directories, copy commands, and more. Excellent times. I still have my Apple iiGS, and it still works pretty well. On Jun 18, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > The

Re: iTunes becomes unresponsive.

2009-06-19 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I'm running iTunes in exactly the same manner without trouble. No guarantee it would work, but you might want to try to run Repair Permissions. I've found that, when I do have quirks in iTunes, doing so will often, though not always, straighten things out. Just a thought. On Jun 19, 2009

Round Table Podcast Discussion of the iPhone 3GS and VoiceOver

2009-06-23 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast brings you a discussion of the new iPhone 3GS and Voiceover. We had hoped to get this episode out sooner, but due to a large number of technical issues, it was delayed. HOwever, it is here now. Enjoy! Special Edition Episode #2 -- More Than Meets the

Re: iPhone with Voice Over email list

2009-06-28 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
You can subscribe via this link to the GoogleGroups group: http://googlegroups.com/group/viphone HTH On Jun 28, 2009, at 6:14 AM, Robert Carter wrote: > > Hi, > > I just got back from Europe and missed the information on > subscribing to the new iPhone and Voice Over email list. Could >

Re: Subscribing to the viphone list

2009-06-29 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I believe that you just need to wait for the moderator to aprove you request now. You can shoot her off an email to caraqu...@caraquinn.com She had to put the list into moderation, as a spam bot started posting to it, and as she's gone for a few days, it may take some time to aprove your r

Re: iPhone - Read All?

2009-07-01 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
A quick flick upward with two fingers will read from the top of the screen. A quick flick downward with two fingers will read from the currently focused item downward. On Jul 1, 2009, at 7:19 AM, John Denning wrote: > Is there a gesture to read say an entire screen? Or the body of a > messa

Re: Vmware Fusion and Snow Leopard

2009-07-01 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Snow Leopard isn't out yet, so they aren't offering support for it at this time. There is no way they will not provide support for the final release of SL, I'm sure. No need for panic, or even mild anxiety. :) On Jul 1, 2009, at 3:09 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote: > > Hello Listers, > > I have

Re: viphone list?

2009-07-02 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Cara Quinn is also the moderator for VI Phone. She is traveling this week with limited Internet access. Hang in there and I'm sure she will approve you all as soon as she has access to do so. :) On Jul 2, 2009, at 7:29 AM, John Denning wrote: > I used the ggroup site to request being added t

Re: brf reader

2009-07-03 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Back translating is really the best way to go. I mean, if you're reading with a braille display, TextEdit or any other text editing program should do the trick for you. If you want the TTS to read it, then what you're looking for is an app to do back translation on the fly. Either way, it

Re: brf reader

2009-07-04 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
d will support bluetooth > conectivity for braille displays. > > Best, > > erik burggraaf > A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. > Phone: 888-255-5194 > Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com > > On 3-Jul-09, at 8:19 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > >> >>

Re: brf reader

2009-07-04 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
er a > HTML or TXT version along with the BRF version. But then you run into > all that copyright stuff so I guess you deal with things as they are. > : smile : > > Am I kind of right? Or have I missed the mark altogether? > > Best regards > Jenny > > On 7/4/09, Josh d

Re: VO accessible FTP Client

2009-07-04 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I really don't recommend using the FTP terminal app unless you have experience working with command line apps. If you don't, it is likely to be a confusing and difficult process. Transmit from Panic.com is my FTP client of choice. It is not free, however. :) On Jul 4, 2009, at 11:46 AM, B

Re: VO accessible FTP Client

2009-07-04 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Transmit is not free. That is it's only real drawback. The FTP command line option in Terminal is included as part of the system, but will doubtless prove difficult for less advanced users. While I could use the FTP option in Terminal, I find it too clunky for m y own personal taste, so u

Re: Re:

2009-07-04 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Yes, the gestures all work as described. It's a fantastic device. I recommend checking out the VIPhone list at the below URL for discussion on the iPhone by VoieOver users. http://googlegroups.com/group/viphone On Jul 4, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Bill Sprenger wrote: > > Eliza, Bill here. Sometime

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-07 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
No one has the "right" to break the law. We will all know what to expect in Snow Leopard when all the information is made public. Being blind is also not an excuse for breaking the law. This is just a matter of breaking NDA contracts because of a few people's impatience. No one is making

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The VoiceOver volume is separate from the phone's volume. It can be turned up very loud, but there is a trick to it. You need to turn up the volume while VO is speaking. Unless you are calling a lot of numbers that are not in your contacts, I've found that I rarely use the keypad, but that

Re: Iphone apps questions

2009-07-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
There are apps for these and more listed at the below link. I personally recommend Fring, Tweetaro, and FaceBook for instant messaging, Twitter, and FAceBook respectively. http://www.lioncourt.com/voiceover-compatible-iphone-applications/ On Jul 10, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Jed Barton wrote: >

Re: Purchasing songs using ITune

2009-07-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Beneath the iTunes Store HTML area, you will find the Songs table. You can select the song you want to buy by interacting with the songs table and navigating to it. Then do VO-Shift-M and select the buy option. :) HTH. On Jul 12, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Kamal Haffar wrote: > > Hi all: > >

Re: alternitive email clients?

2009-07-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I've never felt a desire to seek out alternatives, as Apple Mail does everything I need it to. What features are you findingt hat you need that Mail does not provide? :) Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music:

Re: Groups mode in web browsing

2009-07-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
together on the page. A paragraph, complete with all its inline links, for instance, would be a single group. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http

Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

2009-07-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
about accessibility in their Mac products than in their Windows one. It's quite ridiculous. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourts

Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility

2009-07-12 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
work reasonably well. As I stated previously, there are lots of options depending on what you need and your personal taste. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-13 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
cient, and difficult to navigate is just silly. :) The ever growing number of VI iPhone users will tell you the same. Sure, it takes time to be comfortable. Once you are, it's fantastic. :) Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lionco

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
ve learned to use it properly, than a physical keypad. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com Good

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Simon, VoiceOver on the iPhone gives full access to the device. In fact, it gives far more access than any third-party mobile screen reader I've ever used. What give syou the impression that it does not? Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter:

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Hi Scott, See my comments inline. :) On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I > think both points have some merit. The iPhone is > not for everyone.. > Nor will you ever hear me sayt that any one device is for everyone. :) > 1. Multi

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
an adequate, and is in fact ideal, for a huge numbe rof users, and that by arguing things like this multi-tasking situation, you're confusing folks like Will Lomas who would be just fine with an iPhone, but think they won't because of complaints about SSH and IRC. Hope that makes

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-15 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
he background, then the iPHone has some limitations. If you do not know what these words mean, or have no use for these services, it will not impact you, and you can assume that you will be able to multi-task just fine. :) Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter

Re: (new) iphone accessibility?

2009-07-16 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
remarkable. Definitely join the VIPhone list, and check out the iPhone related resources at http://www.lioncourt.com including a review of the iPhone 3GS with VoiceOver. :) Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19mus

Re: Apple plans to blick rival smart phones

2009-07-17 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Regardless of how anyone feels about other aspects, the decision is an understandable and logical one. I do understand the arguments against it as well, but the picture is not as black as Palm wants to portray it. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://t

Re: does reading on the mac take two hands?

2009-07-17 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
VoiceOver supports assigning Braille display keys to Voiceover commands. Also, you do not need to hands to necessarily perform VoiceOver functions, as there is a Control-Option lock which causes the system to interpret all commands as if they are VO ones. HTH. Josh de Lioncourt

Re: searching for specefic text on a webpage

2009-07-17 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
etters you typed. It is actually much nicer than a traditional find command, as you are describing, and a whole lot more powerful. :) HTH. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibi

Re: Probably a simple question.

2009-07-17 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
To make this more clear… Item Chooser only searches the viewable area outside of Safari. It works with the entire web page contents within Safari. That's the difference. :) Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music:

Re: IPhone accessibility

2009-07-18 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
There are a lot of us using it. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt On J

Re: IPhone accessibility

2009-07-18 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
And go me! I forgot to include the link to the VIPhone list. Brilliant, I am. Here it is. http://googlegroups.com/group/viphone Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http

Re: IPhone accessibility

2009-07-18 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Email Contacts Phone Safari AppStore Clock Of course, I'm using dozens that don't come with the phone, which I obtained from the AppStore. :) Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-ce

Re: IPhone accessibility

2009-07-19 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
ally try to know what they are talking about before making blanket statements. The NFB/AFB, and others, have been perpetuating false info about the Mac platform, and I'd hate to see the Mac community start doing it about the iPhone or anything else. :) Josh de Lioncourt …m

Re: IPhone accessibility

2009-07-19 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
was what I found to be easier. As you become comfortable with the touch screen, you'll find that the additional size actually slows you down, as you have more realestate to cover to get from key to key. The smaller portrait keyboard is what I've managed to become very proficie

Re: auto text on i phone

2009-07-19 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
In the Settings app on the iPhone, choose General, Accessibility, and you can turn off the speaking of auto text. I've done this, as you can review the choices for auto texts without having them spoken automatically, which become tedious after a while. Josh de Lioncourt …my

Re: Is it possible to do Audio Editing on Mac OS X with VO?

2009-07-20 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
getting used to. That being said, there are some concepts in Amadeus that I like better, and also some from Sound Forge that I miss. My opinion may change as I become more familiar with Amadeus, however. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitte

Re: Is it possible to do Audio Editing on Mac OS X with VO?

2009-07-20 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Yes, Amadeus Pro is a multi-track editor. :) As I said, I'm still learning how to use it. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog:

Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast #4 - Badum Ching! has been posted

2009-07-20 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
In episode #4 of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, knights Darcy Burnard, Holly Anderson, Cara Quinn, and Josh de Lioncourt discuss our impressions of the iPhone 3GS after a few weeks, how VoiceOver for the iPhone has been accepted by the visually impaired community, third-party

Re: Still no luck with unziping bookshare files

2009-07-20 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Actually, I recommend the UNarchiver. It is listed on BookShare's site in the Tools section, but here's the direct link: http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt M

Re: IPhone accessibility

2009-07-21 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
hat much different from using any other phone that way. :) Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com GoodReads: http://goodre

Re: Web items

2009-08-02 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
It's a bug in Safari 4, that was recently introduced, I believe. If you pres VO-L, it should read the name of the tag for you. It's reading the MouseOver text, instead of the main text. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lionc

Re: new 10.5.8

2009-08-05 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
compatibility releases like 10.5.8. Apple still releases security patches for Tiger from time to time, including one today. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com

Introducing the Mac-cessibility network for Visually Impaired Mac and iPhone Users

2009-08-15 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
s to be a vast improvement. If you find the Mac- cessibility Network a valuable resource, please consider making a contribution. Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt Music: http://stage19music.com Mac-cessibility: http:

Re: iPhone: Utube Question

2009-08-18 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
I can't check this at the moment, but virtually every application puts a back button in the upper left corner of the screen, usually labeled with the name of the previous screen. If I am remembering correctly, the YouTube app should do this as well. HTH. On Aug 18, 2009, at 3:44 AM, Chri

New Guide posted to Maccessibility.net - The Insertion Point and VoiceOver

2009-08-20 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
We’ve just added a new entry to our collection of guides for blind and visually impaired Mac users. In "TheInsertion Point and VoiceOver", we provide an explanation and example for new VoiceOver users coming from Windows on the difference between the way in which Windows screen readers an

Re: Braile labels and the disk drive

2009-08-22 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
This would definitely be a bad idea. Personally, I have never, and would never, put Braille labels on CD's/ DVD's. I didn't realize anyone did this. There is so much potential for problems by doing this that it seems too risky to me. :) I either put labels on the cases that the discs are in,

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