My right Command key does not work

2015-07-19 Thread Tom Frank
combination and nothing happened. It will go fine with the left Command Shift D combination. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from i

Moving to the next cell in Numbers

2015-10-02 Thread Tom Frank
How do I finish entering data into a Numbers field and move to the next cell? This is a very simple operation but I have not been able to figure it out. “Enter” kicks me out of the entire table. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group

Update to 10.11.1 fixed mail crashing

2015-10-24 Thread Tom Frank
Mail would open then “quit unexpectedly.” In frustration I checked if there were any updates, and yes, there was one to 10.11.1 that fixed the problems. I recommend that everyone updates. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Logic or Sibelius for music notation

2013-12-21 Thread Tom Frank
know this question has been asked before, but I'm hoping there have been some new options for those of us who want to write music and are not braille literate. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionar

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Tom Frank
Hi there Jerry, You can turn the sound volume under Sounds in Settings down to zero. Then three finger double tap to turn off voice over speech. that should shut up your I Phone. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Aug 13, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hello list, > The subjec

Speaking rate is too high.

2014-09-20 Thread Tom Frank
Since updating to Mavericks, I have two separate speech rates. The default rate that i can adjust with Command Option Control and up or down arrows. How do I access the non default speech rate. It's the rate I'm hearing now while typing this message. Tom Frank vermont...

Re: Visual input concerning screen brightness.

2011-06-09 Thread Tom Frank
Hi all, Even at zero percent the screen is too bright for me to see maps on Google . Is there any way to dial down the brightness even further? It may be limited because screens are now LEDs and not CRTs. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Jun 8, 2011, at 10:21 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >

Re: Visual input concerning screen brightness.

2011-06-10 Thread Tom Frank
dark. There is no sensor on the I Mac so, I assume, there is no automatic brightness selection option. Any ideas? Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Jun 10, 2011, at 10:38 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi John and Tom, > > Are you sure that you're using the appropriate keyboard shortcut

Re: Visual input concerning screen brightness.

2011-06-11 Thread Tom Frank
ee for now. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Jun 11, 2011, at 12:20 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Dan, Tom, Ricardo, and Others, > > OK, here's the results about iMac screen brightness for all the inquiring > minds that want to know. Apparently, the level of screen brightness is,

Re: Zoom text for Mac

2013-02-07 Thread Tom Frank
I downloaded Zoomtext successfully last night and took it for a short spin. It seems to work quite well. I went to the products link on the AI Squared website and found the Mac download link there. I had to enter my name, email and a few other details and it then downloaded the file to my downl

Re: Zoom text for Mac

2013-02-08 Thread Tom Frank
e allowed in to their > API, it will be the death of mac accessibility as we know it. We will be > expected to pay outrageous prices for screen readers as has been the norm on > the windows side.accessibility. > On Feb 7, 2013, at 5:04 PM, Tom Frank wrote: > >> I downloaded

Re: Zoom text for Mac

2013-02-11 Thread Tom Frank
>>>> attempting to cut costs of their product. I pray that is not the case. Be >>>> at screen magnification or speech, I certainly do not want to go back to >>>> the world of SMA agreements with third-party vendors. If AI squared can >>>> m

Speech rate gone wild

2014-11-21 Thread Tom Frank
, find a way to slow down. what am I missing?Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionarie

Re: Speech rate gone wild

2014-11-22 Thread Tom Frank
I took your advice and unchecked the voices option button. But, no matter what I did, it rechecked itself on restart. I finally reset all VO options to default and it seems to have fixed the problem. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com > On Nov 21, 2014, at 7:52 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >

Is the list down?

2013-02-24 Thread Tom Frank
I'm not getting any messages from this list serve or my VIPhone list. Are they down or is it me? Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Jan 17, 2011, at 2:20 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Part 3 of my audio tutorial on Garageband is up. You can listen at > ht

Re: Zoomtezt for mac

2013-03-12 Thread Tom Frank
I bought it at it's full price and really like it. The smoothing and brightness controls are much better than what comes with the Mac. Try it. There's a free trial version so you can't go wrong. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Mar 12, 2013, at 9:07 PM, N2KPV wrote: >

Ricardo walker's garage band demos

2013-03-25 Thread Tom Frank
Where is the link to Ricardo's tutorials. I cannot find his garage band demos anywhere. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails f

How is VO in Logic with step time?

2013-04-20 Thread Tom Frank
Does Logic's step time entry work well with Voice Over? I want to write down my compositions, but, since moving completely away from Windows, I haven't found any music notation software that works with the Mac. Tom Frank vermonttom@gmail.c -- You received this message becau

Does anyone use Logic for music creation?

2013-04-22 Thread Tom Frank
Is there anyone out there who uses Logic on the Mac? Before I shell out $199 I want to make sure it is VO friendly. For that price, it better be a love affair and not just friendly. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Windows 8 and boot camp

2013-05-25 Thread Tom Frank
Hello there, The latest upgrade allows Windows 8 installation. Windows 8 works with its limited screen reader but I haven't played around with it very much. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On May 22, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Bill Holton wrote: > Hi. > Has anyone done a boot camp i

Re: Windows 8 and boot camp

2013-05-25 Thread Tom Frank
My wife did the installation. I didn't even try so I don't know if it can be installed without sight. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On May 24, 2013, at 1:18 PM, Bill Holton wrote: > Thanks. > Were you able to complete the install yourself or did you need sighted help

Re: I cannot get gmail pop mail service to work

2010-11-15 Thread Tom Frank
Hi there, My son the computer engineer helped me yesterday. He had to clear out all of my preferences because they had become corrupted. Make sure you have Mail also set up to receive POP mail. I originally had Gmail set up as an IMAP acount and it gave me nothing but problems. Bottom line;

Re: I cannot get gmail pop mail service to work

2010-11-15 Thread Tom Frank
x27;m concerned. Tom Frank On Nov 15, 2010, at 6:07 PM, Christina wrote: > I do not have any understanding as to the difference between the two of them. > I do not know what pop is or what imap is. However, I was going by the > example of what someone had set up for me on another gmail accou

How do you change margin widths in TextEdit?

2010-11-27 Thread Tom Frank
I see no way of decreasing margin withs in TextEdit. I want my left and right margins set at 0.5 inches. Any ideas? I print my choir music in 60 point or larger sizes and want to get more than two works on a line. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Nov 26, 2010, at 11:36 PM, Chris Moore wrote

Re: How do you change margin widths in TextEdit?

2010-11-27 Thread Tom Frank
Hi there Mark, Good guess, but no cigar. I can change the not printable areas in custom paper sizes but the margins are still one inch all around. I can do what I want in Pages but I rather not have all of the bells and whistles. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Nov 27, 2010, at 8:01 PM

Re: How do you change margin widths in TextEdit?

2010-11-29 Thread Tom Frank
Hi there, I've tried, and so has my sighted wife but with no success. I can adjust left and right first line indents, body indents and tab stops, but not the margins. If anybody knows how to adjust the margins, I could use detailed instructions on how to do it Tom Frank vermont...@gmai

Re: How do you change margin widths in TextEdit?

2010-11-30 Thread Tom Frank
; I could not save the document in Pages as a rich text document and when I tried to open it in TextEdit it would only open as a PDA thumbnail.. I am thinking that TextEdit just won't let me create margins that are less than one inch from the sides or top or bottom. Tom Frank ve

Tables in Pages

2009-03-26 Thread Tom Frank
I like the accessibility of Pages, that is, until I inserted a table. It seems to be totally unreadable by VO. Am I correct? Tom Frank --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Blue tooth headset

2009-06-03 Thread Tom Frank
Tunes fine. It only seems to be a problem with VoiceOver. Any ideas? Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

Re: smart mailbox question

2009-07-08 Thread Tom Frank
ject. Then add a From field with different criteria. The combination usually works. It sometimes takes me three or four tries before I get all of the emails into the right mailbox. b Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Jul 8, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Eliza Cooper wrote: > > Also, I tried ju

Re: smart mailbox question

2009-07-09 Thread Tom Frank
The easiest way to move items to a mailbox is to create a rule. Just remember that you can enter more than one criteria per rule. For example, I have a MacVisionary rule that moves everything from this list serve into a MacVisionary mailbox. The first criteria is: Subject contains MacVisio

Re: Contacting NLS was Re: NLS digital books and future versions of iTunes,iPod, iPhone?

2009-07-16 Thread Tom Frank
e the new books are released. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Jul 16, 2009, at 3:06 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Hi there, > I don't know a direct E-mail address but the NLS website should be > able to point you in the right direction... The web address is: >

Re: Ripping cps with Amadeus?

2011-09-10 Thread Tom Frank
cally put a two second blank spot before every track. Also, the recommendation is that you do all of your editing in the Amadeus format which is true CD quality. Happy recording. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Sep 10, 2011, at 2:06 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: > Hi. Will Amadeus also

Re: Ripping cps with Amadeus?

2011-09-11 Thread Tom Frank
ividual traqcks, and saving them in a variety of formats, including MP3. The manual gives a pretty good explanation of various file types and the pros and cons of each. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Sep 11, 2011, at 9:13 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: > Thanks. Can Amadeus rip tracks from a

Re: bookport plus software on the mac

2011-09-17 Thread Tom Frank
Hi there, I have the BP softwarte installed on my Mac but I don't like it very well. I find it easier to just copy and paste files from my desktop into the BP, like books from the NLS library. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Sep 16, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Denise Avant wrote: > hi all,

Re: Navigation in Mail Change with Lion 10.7.2

2011-10-14 Thread Tom Frank
Hi all, I had the tab problem and found a solution before reading this thread. Try pressing tab twice. The second one is a charm. Shift tab once brings you back just like before. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Oct 14, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Chris Westbrook wrote: > I just noticed that

Re: downloading from the BARD site

2011-10-22 Thread Tom Frank
s remaining to be pasted. Remember, Daisy books actually are a number of files kept in a common folder. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Oct 22, 2011, at 5:59 PM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: > thanks so much. > > Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks > On Oct 22, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Chris

Re: putting books from BARD to cartridge

2011-10-26 Thread Tom Frank
nted files mby the context menu, VO Shift M. I go down and select Move to trash. I then copy and paste the BARD books from my downloads file to the cartridge folder. Good listening. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Oct 25, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: > I found someth

Apple TV and triple clicking VO on and off

2011-11-07 Thread Tom Frank
Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com Hello all, I heard that there is a new command in the latest Apple TV software that allows you to turn VO on and off easily. I can't find it. Any hints? On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Esther wrote: > Hello Francisco, > > You cannot read eBooks purc

Re: Apple TV and triple clicking VO on and off

2011-11-08 Thread Tom Frank
I sent the initial post asking for help. My wife updated the software last nigh and I checked it today and my Apple TV has the latest software. VO can be turned on and off from the Settings, general, Accessibility menu, but still no triple click. Any more suggestions? Tom Frank vermont

Re: Bluetooth Keyboards

2017-08-16 Thread Tom Frank
I’m not certain about your keyboard, but try normal VO commands such as VO spacebar two times for a double click. When I forget some of the commands, I just keep my phone next to the keyboard and I can always reach over and do a two finger double tap. WWW; what Works Works. Tom Frank >

Re: Performing A Mouse Click in High Sierra Now Working As Expected

2017-11-14 Thread Tom Frank
Hello, I have only one problem with your directions. I am running 10.13.1 and there is no “mouse pointer follows keyboard cursor.” I cannot get to the correct insertion point to edit my text in both mail and text edit. Also, I forget, where do I set VO to speak like JAWS? Thanks. > On Nov 12, 2

Re: Performing A Mouse Click in High Sierra Now Working As Expected

2017-11-14 Thread Tom Frank
From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . > "God for you is where you sweep away all the > mysteries of the world, all the challenges to > our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off > and say God did it." --Carl Sagan > E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 11/14/20

Re: Apple Watch and Touch Typing

2017-12-29 Thread Tom Frank
> In the watch app on your phone, go to settings, general, about, and go to the > very end and open the user guide. There is no touch typing on the watch that > I know of but there is a scrible option that I have not used. I always use > Seri by holding in the crwn and dictating text. Good luc

Re: musical typing i Garageband?

2017-12-29 Thread Tom Frank
> Which version of GB are you using. I had 6.05 on my Mac and had to delte it > to download version 10. Keyboard typing in version 10 is Command k; not > command shift k as it was in earlier versions.On Dec 27, 2017, at 3:15 AM, > masood B wrote: > > I have the same problem and I have anothe

Re: Mail composing issue

2018-01-13 Thread Tom Frank
> Yes. This is a big bug. Apple is aware of the problem but haven’t fixed it > yet.On Jan 12, 2018, at 8:56 PM, Eric Caron wrote: Please note there is a grammatical error in the above statement but, with this bug, I cannot correct it. The only way aroung this is to type something in text edit

Fixing an annoying mail problem

2010-12-22 Thread Tom Frank
updating thirty plus windows. So, check your Windows menu every once in a while to check what's open. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Dec 21, 2010, at 9:59 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Hi, > > Recently, after the upgrade, I noticed a curious sound output issue > happening.

Re: Fixing an annoying mail problem

2010-12-23 Thread Tom Frank
I was having so much trouble with IMAP. I'm not having any problems since I switched back to POP. Thanks everyone for the additional help. Have a great Christmas and holiday season. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Dec 23, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > Interesting.

Re: apple mail question

2010-12-25 Thread Tom Frank
o and everyone else on the list. I gave my wife an I Pad for Christmas so I won't see her for a couple of weeks until the novelty wears off. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Dec 25, 2010, at 3:21 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > This is what I do. > > For what ever reason, option up

Olympus DS 40 to Mac Help

2011-02-02 Thread Tom Frank
you get the files to your mac? The Olympus is great in that it is totally accessible with voice navigation and it's small size and high quality sound make it an awesome player. But, where do I go from here. Thanks for any ideas. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this me

Re: Olympus DS 40 to Mac Help

2011-02-02 Thread Tom Frank
your advice. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Feb 2, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I actually use amadeus pro to convert them from wma to mp3, or I just record > in mp3 192kbps at 44.1khz.. > > S > On Feb 2, 2011, at 10:15 AM, Tom Frank wrote: > >> Hello al

Re: GPS Apps

2011-02-12 Thread Tom Frank
Hello Kawal, Remember to double tap every time Navigon puts you into a new edit field. That means the city, street and number. It's kind of annoying but that's VO as far as I know it. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Feb 12, 2011, at 6:17 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hi Geoff.

Numeric keypad not working

2011-03-07 Thread Tom Frank
I have an Apple wireless keypad where the numeric keypad is not working. I have numpad commander off, have pressed the numlock key, and checked the Apple help file which recommends to check that Mouse Keys are not turned on. Mouse Keys are off. Is there anything else I should try? Help! Tom

Re: reading attachments in mail

2011-03-07 Thread Tom Frank
Actually, the Quick Look function is figurative. Voice OVer works fine. Sometimes you have to select the previous document and then interact with the HTML file to read the document. Use Command Y to open the Quick Look file and then play around to make it work. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Tom Frank
Hello all, I thought it was broken because there aren't any buttons to double tap, or anything. I moved it toward the bill and it said 10 dollars. It reads bills upside down, front or back and even vertically. What an app! Tom Frank -- You received this message because you are subscrib

Converting MP3 to CDA format

2011-05-16 Thread Tom Frank
Hi music folks, What 's a good program to convert MP3 or Wave files to standard cda format so an old fashioned CD player will play the music. I have Amadeus and Garage Band but am not sure of the exact format I should use. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this me

Editing problem with Apple mail still exists

2018-11-13 Thread Tom Frank
Good morning, I still cannot make corrections easily on my 2012 27 inch I Mac with Apple Mail. Today, I did find a work around. When correcting and error, I interact with the text and move to where I want to make the correction. I delete errors and add new text. However, VO will not read the ne