Re: Openning a file before my job interview on Monday

2011-06-06 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, I do believe Keynote will open .ppt files. Whether its support is good enough to handle all the advanced features your slideshow apparently has I don't know. This is yet another example of the assumption most businesses seem to still have that Microsoft software in one form or anothe

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-06 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Ricardo, I agree, those items you listed definitely intrigue me. MOre over, I like the idea of iCloud in general. The way they describe it makes things seem so seamless and as if they'll just work. Remarkable stuff. Best, Zack. On Jun 6, 2011, at 6:31 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Is there

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-06 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mary, Unless I miss my guess, a new version of Pages to integrate iCloud functionality will have to come out. Here's hoping they do fix some VoiceOver related issues as well. Personally, I've found Pages quite adequate for my word processing needs once I got used to its interface. Best, Zac

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-06 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Ricardo, They do mention VO on both the Lion and iOS 5 sites, as a matter of fact. Best, Zack. On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > I wish they would at least put out some notes about voiceover when they put > out the features list for the new OS. I don't expect Apple to devot

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-07 Thread Zachary Kline
r yourself? Best, Zack. On Jun 6, 2011, at 11:58 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Really? > > So what features will be found in voiceover on Lion and IOS 5? > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > > &

Re: an oversight?

2011-06-07 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, This isn't the case with the rest of the app store. I'm able to use that just fine with VO-space. Best, Zack. On Jun 7, 2011, at 12:07 AM, Shen wrote: > If you have the latest update in your Mac, you will find the "App Store" > under the Apple menu. > I decided to check it out for the first

Re: [Bulk] regarding Apple's announcement

2011-06-07 Thread Zachary Kline
e. > I'll be doing that. > > Kawal. > On 7 Jun 2011, at 01:24, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi Ray, >> IN fairness, i's probably easy for them to add another keyboard shortcut to >> the system to let you boot off the restore partition. I can see the po

Re: ITunes In the Cloud

2011-06-07 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Carolyn, iSync was his term for what is happening, I believe. Confusingly, iSync is also an unrelated Apple program on OS X. Even more confusingly, Apple calls the service iCloud, or iTunes in the Cloud, leading to some mistaken impressions. Best, Zack. On Jun 7, 2011, at 1:57 PM, carolyn H

Re: Openning a file before my job interview on Monday

2011-06-07 Thread Zachary Kline
ou can try the PowerPoint Viewer if you have a Windows installation. It is >> free and can be downloaded from the MS website. Keynote works also but has >> the compatibility problem as Zack has already mentioned. I think there's the >> same problem with Open Office/Libre

Re: Openning a file before my job interview on Monday

2011-06-07 Thread Zachary Kline
dn't have the other features, the company who is interviewing > me, verified that the rep over the phone I spoke with was mistaking on it > having them. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message - From: "Zachary Kline" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 6:41

Re: First time trying to use a flash drive with my Mac

2011-06-07 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Christine, When you insert the drive an icon will appear on the desktop, which you can then open. It might be labeled as Untitled or similar, depending on whether the drive has a volume label or not. You open this with command-o, and then can copy files to it by, for instance, opening a new

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, The best suggestion I can give new Mac users, which I suppose I still am myself, is to jump in with both feet. Use the machine as much as you can, for different tasks. I went in cold turkey, have only booted my Linux laptop a handful of times since getting this MBP about six months ago.

Re: last jquestions for now

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, I can answer a couple of your questions. There is a Mac shortcut to open the applications folder, which is cmd-shift-a from either the desktop or a Finder window. Similarly, cmd-shift-h will open the home folder and cmd-shift-o opens Documents. iChat is Apple's built-in instant messaging p

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mary, In this case you want to interact with the text itself. This will let you read by characters or words, while restricting your attention to the specific element you're focused on. Hope this helps, Zack. On Jun 8, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > I really agree about quicknav, excep

Re: transition from pc to mac

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mary, In that case you can use the normal VO character-by-character movement commands, vo-shift-left and right arrows, I believe. I suppose the rotor should sense you're not interested in the whole webpage but only a specific area of it, but it doesn't always seem to. I tend to use group mo

List for blind developers?

2011-06-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi All, I recall reading earlier on this list about a place for blind Coco and CocoTouch developers to discuss their concerns, specifically developing without Interface Builder. I can't remember the name of the list at the moment. Can anybody here supply it? I just joined the iOS developer pr

Re: Moving row by row on a table in a web page?

2011-06-15 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi DOug, Forgive me if I'm missing something, but have you tried vo-up and down arrow? These keys always work for me in moving between rows in a table, on a web page or otherwise. Best, Zack. On Jun 15, 2011, at 12:30 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hello again list: > Is there an easy way to move row

Re: 2 questions about safari

2011-06-15 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Steph, This occasionally happens unfortunately, and the way I deal with it is to turn VO off and back on again with cmd-F5. Nine times out of ten this fixes things and will let you continue using Safari as usual. As far as getting to the button at the bottom of a webpage I recommend vo-cmd-j

Re: [Bulk] default player?

2011-06-19 Thread Zachary Kline
Yes, there is another way. Hit cmd-i instead. This is both more memorable and opens up the Get Info window. Best, zack. On Jun 19, 2011, at 9:11 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: > Command f5 turns vo off, even when I push it with the function key, is there > another way? > Kliphton SR > (twitter) http

Re: strange result when running a repair disk permissions, anyone no what it means?

2011-06-21 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Kari, I'm not one hundred percent positive about what this message means, so am open to correction. I believe there's nothing to worry about, however. The message concerns a system file which you never modified yourself, which Apple probably modified in a software update. An SUID file is a

Re: Fusion and switching between operating systems

2011-06-22 Thread Zachary Kline
Dear Jeff, Could you perhaps explain a little more clearly exactly what the issue you're experiencing is? I've been running FUsion for months and whenever I switch between the FUsion window and the Mac OS, I expect focus to switch, and it does. In short, FUsion works the way I expect. Is there

Re: Fusion and switching between operating systems

2011-06-23 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mike and All, Am I the only one who doesn't experience issues of this sort? I have only needed to turn VO off when dealing with my Linux VM, which doesn't have the VmWare tools installed. My WIndows VM, by contrast, does, and I have never ran into issues of focus when using it. The most I'

Re: drop box

2011-06-23 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Jeff, What view are you using for your Finder window? I suspect you might need to interact with the browser or table before the context menu key will do the expected thing. A minor annoyance if you are used to just using the arrow keys to move around, though in list view that can get verbos

Mid 2010 MacBOok Pro and Win 7

2011-06-25 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi All, I'm trying to make my Fusion installation complete by installing the bootcamp drivers for Windows 7 32-bit. WHo knows, I might want WIndows to talk to something bluetooth-related some day or, perhaps, my webcam. I run into a problem when running the setup file from the OS X dvd, however.

Re: Mid 2010 MacBOok Pro and Win 7

2011-06-25 Thread Zachary Kline
; you're installing Windows completely independently with Bootcamp. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Zachary Kline" > To: > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 7:33 PM > Subject: Mid 2010 MacBOok Pro and Win 7 > > > Hi All, > I'm trying t

Re: Mid 2010 MacBOok Pro and Win 7

2011-06-25 Thread Zachary Kline
headphones into the headphones jack, the > sound is muted on the speakers, but is not routed to the headphones. So > consequently, no sound with headphones. > Otherwise, everything else worked. > > > On Jun 25, 2011, at 4:33 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi All, >&

Re: Mid 2010 MacBOok Pro and Win 7

2011-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
generally said more than just, "Error." Thanks much, Zack. On Jun 25, 2011, at 9:48 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Yes, that's correct as I had to add the bluetooth via boot camp when I wanted > to add bluetooth support when running windows under Fusion. > On 26 Jun 2

Re: Individualized Setting/Preferences

2011-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, You're in luck. Lion is out soon, and the new "Activities" feature allows you to do exactly this. Best, Zack. On Jun 26, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > I was just thinking... I don't recall there being a way to make this happen, > but it would be absolutely aweso

Re: app has no window

2011-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Paul, WHile I can't help with Audio Recorder, DropBox is a somewhat special case. There was a howto posted not so long ago on Maccessibility about it. Find that at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maccessibility-news/~3/-MTMKfChwgs/ As for the more general problem, I've rarely if ever encounte

Re: What on *earth* is going on with my iTunes download?

2011-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
Dear Christine, I would strongly suggest just letting the download finish in its own time. Time remaining estimates are, by their very nature, inaccurate at best. It's quite possible the iTunes server, or a computer on the path between your machine and the server, is experiencing high network

Re: Trying to set up growl

2011-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, Also of note, in Skype's case at least, is that if you don't select in its preferences window to use Growl for notifications it won't appear in the applications table. Best, Zack. On Jun 26, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Geoff Shang wrote: > On Sun, 26 Jun 2011, Shannon Dyer wrote: > >> I now see grow

Re: Individualized Setting/Preferences

2011-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
hen Lion's coming out exactly, aside from > this coming July? > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Zachary Kline" > To: > Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 12:29 PM > Subject: Re: Individualized Setting/Preferences > > > Hi Chris, > You&

Re: Mid 2010 MacBOok Pro and Win 7

2011-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
d it took a few goes. > On 26 Jun 2011, at 12:08, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi Kawal, >> How did you do that, exactly? Perhaps I'm doing something obvious wrong? I >> just insertinser the OS X DVD, run the setup file in the Bootcamp folder, >> and immedi

Re: [Bulk] 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Ray, I think one potential cause is rapid key presses. I've found that if I type quickly and do a lot of things in a short time, VO is more likely to crash. It isn't a surefire cause, but it does seem to contribute to the problem. Also, I discovered that even when VO appeared to crash in one

Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus

2011-06-28 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, I've never experienced this behavior. I use the regular arrow keys to move through the status menus, and wonder if that has anything to do with it. As for checking the battery status with an applescript, see Ester's comments in an earlier post in this thread. Hope this helps, Zack. O

Re: [Bulk] 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-28 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, Now you mention it, I do recall installing Audio Hijack myself and only seeing this issue after it was installed. I think you may have hit the nail on the head, and wonder if it's worth reporting to the Rogue Amoeba team so they can look into their plugin? Best, Zack. On Jun 28, 2011,

Re: 10.6.8 May Solve VO crashing problems!

2011-06-29 Thread Zachary Kline
his. >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>> >>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >>> >>> Skype name: >>> barefootedray >>> >>> Facebook: >>> facebook.com/ray.foretj

Re: e-pub

2011-06-30 Thread Zachary Kline
Dear John, Yes, as a matter of fact, though I've not yet found a way to read protected epub on the Mac, i.e. from the ibooks store. There is a program called iText Express, which among other uses is a great epub reader. It can be found in the Mac App Store. iBooks is my preferred epub reading

Re: new Syrinx 2.4.3 and password issues

2011-07-01 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mark, I have, on occasion, ran into this sort of problem with password fields, though not with Syrinx in particular. I've found that a couple attempts usually seems to get the right password recognized. I suspect a small bug with the code that handles recognizing keystrokes in that sort of

Re: Making Blind Adrenaline Games Accessible on the Mac

2011-07-02 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Jeff and ALl, I, too, would love a mac client for these games. I used to play poker occasionally under WIndows but haven't for a while. The mac accessible games scene is small to nonexistent, and so any addition to it will be welcome. Best, Zack. On Jul 2, 2011, at 8:26 AM, Geoff Shang wrote

Re: Making Blind Adrenaline Games Accessible on the Mac

2011-07-02 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi MIssy, There is hope in the area of VO accessible mud clients. Atlantis, from www.riverdark.net, is potentially going to be made more accessible than it already is in its next version. About the only problem with it currently is the inability to read text automatically. I have a Fusion VM

Re: MuD Clients Re: Making Blind Adrenaline Games Accessible on the Mac

2011-07-02 Thread Zachary Kline
to be able to run > under it because it uses Rozetta, that thing they are phasing out. > > Jane > > > > > > On Jul 2, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi MIssy, >> There is hope in the area of VO accessible mud clients. Atlantis, from >&

Re: iTunes Never Want To Quit.

2011-07-03 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Georges, Can you be a bit more specific about what exactly you're doing? iTunes should not, in my experience, come up automatically unless you open it first. As for it not wanting to quit, I've never encountered this particular problem before, though it does occasionally claim to be busy wh

Re: Pages and outlines

2011-07-04 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Paul and Ron, One thing I noticed at least with the basic outline template is that different outline levels are automatically given decreasing point sizes. VO-t will tell you the point size of whatever text your VO cursor is on. It is hardly an ideal solution, but it does let you determine

Re: a macbook pro question?

2011-07-04 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Karen, Speech rate can be adjusted with vo-cmd-arrow keys, left and right until you reach rate and up and down to adjust. As for drawbacks with quicknav or locking the VO cursor, quicknav generally won't impact anything else, though you'll want to be careful in the event you ever do actually

Re: Keyboard Configuration.

2011-07-04 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Georges, Speaking personally, I would always check the box about using function keys as standard. I rarely want to adjust screen brightness but often want to use VO commands which depend on function keys. THe default placement of the FN key on the full Apple keyboard makes the idea of needi

Re: XCode/C++ integer assignment from console.

2011-07-05 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Jeff, Interesting. I copied and pasted your program, exactly as given, from the email to a vi editing session and compiled it from the terminal. The output was what you would expect, i.e. it worked correctly. I'm not sure why Xcode would give you a different result with such a simple progra

Re: Compiling C++ in terminal -> wasXCode/C++ integer assignment from console.

2011-07-05 Thread Zachary Kline
VI >> was a line editor, perhaps you or someone else following this thread can >> indulge a few novice questions. I gather VI is better for creating a .cpp >> file than the textEdit app? If so, why? What is the process for building >> and running from the command line

Re: Voiceover disappearing and Audio Hijack update

2011-07-08 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, I uninstalled Audio Hijack by moving it to the trash, but first used its plugin window to uninstall the plugins, as recommended by the documentation. Thus far, I've not had a crash in over a week of frequent use. Before, they came fairly regularly. Hope this helps, Zack. On Jul 8, 20

Re: Porting qwitter to mac?

2011-07-10 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Krister, I agree completely, for what it's worth. I switched to mac for this reason among many others, and am not a fan of blindness-specific solutions, if they can be avoided. I am personally quite happy with YoruFukurou as a very powerful, and mainstream, Twitter client. I doubt the two

Re: Audio Production, was: Re: using a mac full time?

2011-07-11 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, I've not used this myself, but someone on a recent Maccessibility podcast recommended a program called SoundStudio. They seemed to prefer it to Amadeus, interface-wise. It can be found in the Mac App Store, and from what I heard seems quite capable. Best, Zack. On Jul 11, 2011, at 8

Re: using a mac full time?

2011-07-11 Thread Zachary Kline
The developer of Atlantis is looking into making it more accessible still, and adding automatic speech to it. There is a post on their suggestion forum I linked to a few days earlier about this. I think it would help if more people from this list contributed their thoughts, as it really is a g

Re: using a mac full time?

2011-07-11 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Eric, I've never tried this, but in theory it should work. The issue that concerns me is one of interrupt ability, on a mud you want to be able to interrupt speech at any point, so you don't get overwhelmed by combat messages, for instance. I've ran into some issues with this in any app whi

Re: Accessible mudding client for the mac

2011-07-12 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Anouk, Atlantis is a Coco app which works on Intel macs, so no, Rosetta isn't required. Coco is the GUI framework though, so a PowerPC, or Rosetta, app could be a Coco app as well, just to clarify. Hope this helps, Zack. On Jul 12, 2011, at 1:02 AM, anouk radix wrote: > Hi, I thought atlan

Re: Accessible mudding client for the mac

2011-07-14 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, No, it doesn't currently, but there is ongoing work to make it do so. See my previously posted forum thread. Best, Zack. On Jul 14, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Goldfinga Productions wrote: > it doesn't auto read, that's not a good thing for mudding... > > On Jul 12, 2011, at 4:02 AM, anouk radix wrot

Re: can't get my macbook to stay shut down

2011-07-16 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Christina, Umm, I can't even begin to imagine why this would be happening. It never has for me. The only thing I can think of is that when you hit the power button you use S for shut down, which actually stands for sleep. Sorry I can't be more helpful, but this is very strange. Best, Zack.

Re: Really weird problem with the Dock

2011-07-17 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, The reason you're experiencing this behavior is an artifact of some visual fanciness Apple went through to make folder Dock icons appealing. As of Snow Leopard, the thing to do is to hit vo-shift-m on the icon you want to access and select List mode, from the two or three possibilitie

Re: YoruFukurou Update with VO improvements now in Mac app store.

2011-07-18 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Missy, Alex's strange reading of times is one of the primary reasons I prefer the relative date format, that and the fact it's what I got from my Braille Plus for years. You can make that change in the Appearance tab of YoruFukurou preferences, if it helps. Best, Zack. On Jul 18, 2011, at 4:

Re: yorufukurou question

2011-07-18 Thread Zachary Kline
Dear Richard, Can you not see any tweets by this user, that is, are they protected? You should be able to go to the table and find a tweet, it doesn't matter which one. After finding one the drawer should show the user's information. From there, following should be easy enough. Best, Zack. On

Re: yorufukurou question

2011-07-18 Thread Zachary Kline
awer contents to accurately reflect what you > should be seeing. > > If anyone knows a way around this oddity, that'd be great. > > -John > On Jul 18, 2011, at 11:27 AM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Dear Richard, >> Can you not see any tweets by this user, that is

Re: yorufukurou question

2011-07-19 Thread Zachary Kline
while focused on a particular tweet, I end up > replying to a completely different user. Why is this happening, and is there > a way to fix it? > Thanks for any help anyone can give. > > On Jul 18, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Dear Richard, >> Can you n

Re: navigating tables on the web with my new mac

2011-07-19 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi ANgie, Can you clarify a bit what is going on? What did VO say when this didn't work for you? Table navigation has always worked flawlessly for me, both on the web and in the OS in general. Best, Zack. On Jul 19, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Angie Giltinan wrote: > Ok, I tried that, but it didn't wor

Re: navigating tables on the web with my new mac

2011-07-19 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, When in a table, investigate single and double presses of vo-c and vo-r. Those will read you the sorts of information you're requesting, I think. THe only really clever things I can think of involving tables are for tables in OS X in general. You can use vo-cmd-backslash to move to th

Re: navigating tables on the web with my new mac

2011-07-19 Thread Zachary Kline
t; > Chris. > > On Jul 19, 2011, at 2:51 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> When in a table, investigate single and double presses of vo-c and vo-r. >> Those will read you the sorts of information you're requesting, I think. >> THe only really clev

Re: right clicking?

2011-07-19 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, You can also do what a sighted person would and hit ctrl while tapping the trackpad or mouse button. I do this occasionally and it seems to work, along with option-clicking, which is sometimes necessary. Hope this helps, Zack. On Jul 19, 2011, at 9:04 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > Hi, > >

Re: lion is now on the app store

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, It downloads to the Applications folder, and will begin installing once it finishes. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Shen wrote: > Anyone know where it is downloading to? Can't find it anywhere at the moment. > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 7:03 AM, David Hole wrote: > >> Hi. >> Now I'm

Re: lion is now on the app store

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
load the installer again. My mac just restarted for the second > time. It must be installed or close to it. > > Doug > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2011-07-20, at 1:31 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi, >> It downloads to the Applications folder, and wi

Re: I Have Lion Running; My Impressions

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi SHannon, When I upgraded, my messages were not lost. They are in IMAP folders, so that might have something to do with it, but I doubt it. Apple wouldn't force you to lose messages that way. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 9:26 AM, Shannon Dyer wrote: > So, are you saying that apple mail wi

Re: lion is now on the app store

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Brandon, The voices download from within VoiceOver Utility, on the speech tab. THe way to do this is to find the default voice popup button and select it, then find the customize item and select that. From there, you have a table of checkboxes which you can click to select individual voices

Re: lion is now on the app store

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
wrote: > The problem was I couldn't find the installer in the Applications folder. > > Doug > > On 2011-07-20, at 1:45 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi Doug, >> Sadly, the fact is that you need to copy the installer to another location >> if you want to ma

Re: trying to download lion?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Dona, Yes, this is the what happens. You can monitor the progress of the download via the purchases button in the toolbar. Also, the installer will open automatically when the download finishes. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > So I went to the ap

Re: lion is now on the app store

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mary, Indeed it is. There is an option to use the classic layout, more or less identical to the SL way of doing things. This is in the View tab of Mail preferences. You can use VO to read only subject lines in the same way you do now. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Mary Otten wro

Re: trying to download lion?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
yone yet been able to figure out where in the heck the app store > actually puts the installer for Lion? What if I wanted to back the installer > up on a dvd? Is the installer not a .app file etc? > > Chris > On Jul 20, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> H

Re: What can I do if Lion install fails?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Dona, I'm not sure what is happening in your case. I didn't have an install failure, and in fact the whole process was quite seamless. I'd recommend trying again, after perhaps restoring to a known good backup of 10.6.8 if you have one, just to be sure. All I did when installing was click

Re: trying to download lion?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
u can’t get there via that shortcut. > > > \Tammy > From: Zachary Kline > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 1:41 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: trying to download lion? > > Hi Chris, > THe installer is put in the Applications folder, but aft

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi DOnna, Can you clarify this a bit? I see unread and read message status just fine, though the status does change because of the way I have my preview pane set up. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 1:47 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > VO has also stopped reading the message status. Anyone else notice

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
ne down to zero as was described earlier. > Basically, I hear all the usual message info except the status information. > Best, > Donna > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi DOnna, >> Can you clarify this a bit? I see unread and read mess

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
or less identical to the way Mail behaved in SL. THat's in Viewing preferences, if you feel so inclined. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Zack, > > I'm doing the same thing you are. > Best, > Donna > On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Zach

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
still no status is spoken. > Best, > Donna > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi DOnna, >> Very odd. WHen you say "status" are we talking about the same thing? For >> instance, when I view this conversation if it's closed a

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
; Best, >> Zack. >> On Jul 20, 2011, at 2:04 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Just did that. And still no status is spoken. >>> Best, >>> Donna >>> >>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: >>> >>>>

Re: performance issues in Mail being reported - wide spread?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Jeff, I'm not seeing any major performance issues in Mail. It seems to work quite well, as does the whole OS. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Jeff Bishop wrote: > Hello, > > People on Twitter are reporting major sluggishness issues in Mail and other > areas. Are others seeing this

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
m > Sent from my IMac > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi DOnna, >> Very odd. WHen you say "status" are we talking about the same thing? For >> instance, when I view this conversation if it's closed and there are unread >&

Re: performance issues in Mail being reported - wide spread?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
it has to do with the size of one's mail file. Do you > have a large mail file? > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Zachary Kline > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 2:21 PM > To: m

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
>> >> On Jul 20, 2011, at 5:19 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: >> >>> Where do you adjust the conversation or thread view? >>> Kliphton SR >>> (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 >>> (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com &

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
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Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
hton72 > (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com > Sent from my IMac > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Unless I'm missing something, by default the mailboxes column is hidden. >> You can restore it and then should be able to tab

Re: conversations in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, By default, conversations are sorted in reverse chronological order, newest message first. You can change this in the View menu I believe. I use left and right arrow to open and close conversations. Hope this helps, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 2:42 PM, Chris Westbrook wrote: > This who

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
other mailboxes they are not. Any idea why? > Kliphton SR > (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 > (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com > Sent from my IMac > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi, >> There's a favorites

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
witter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 > (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com > Sent from my IMac > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:48 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> I imagine it's a per mailbox setting. I wouldn't know, since I don't use >> mailb

Re: conversations in mail

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
It just seems weird that you have to deal with each > message individually and there is no way to see all messages at once easily. > Just have to get used to the new way of doing things. > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> By defaul

Re: ICloud?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, iCloud is not yet ready for prime time. It will be released in the fall, presumably along with iOS 5. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Matthew Campbell wrote: > Hi. > It will be free accept that it's not out yet. It won't be out until the fall. > > On 2011-07-20, at 7:42 PM, Kliph&S

Re: additional voices?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, You're probably just unaware of which popup we're talking about. THe one we refer to is bethe one where you select your default voice, underneath the "Voice" label in the Speech section. At the bottom of that menu will be a Customize item which you select. In that dialog which will appear

Re: Am I crazy, or is there now no way to view an attachment in mail?

2011-07-20 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Dona, The Mail app actually has some fairly detailed help on this subject, under the receiving messages section. There are multiple ways to view and save attachments described in there. Best, Zack. On Jul 20, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > OK, so I have another gripe with the new ma

Mail Impressions in Lion

2011-07-21 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi All, I wanted to give my impressions of the new OS X Mail, which I'm slowly coming to grips with. I've decided to force myself to use it in the new layout, and have actually had some success with it. To begin with, the VoiceOver Getting started guide suggests using it with the VO cursor, and

Re: performance issues in Mail being reported - wide spread?

2011-07-21 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, I can't speak to iTunes 10.4, seeing as I'm in the iOS 5 beta and thus using 10.5. I noticed sluggishness in the early 10.5 beta which was fixed in a subsequent release, so would expect this to also go away in time on the normal track too. In the meantime, I search for things to narr

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-21 Thread Zachary Kline
tly is this new favorites bar thing supposed to do. I fiddled with > it a bit and I see the check boxes for inbox, and for sent items, but nothing > apparet is seeming to really happen when I check/uncheck these items. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From:

Re: one more bad thing in mail

2011-07-21 Thread Zachary Kline
I'm just not getting it. Like I said, I know >> there's a button under there to hid/show your mailbox list, but as for the >> other two check boxes, I'm not quite following what that's supposed to do. >> >> Chris. >> >> - Original M

Re: Launchpad

2011-07-21 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, THe Dock itself has some improvements in Lion as well, such as the reading of iOS-like badges and access to stacks in other modes than simply via a menu. I highly recommend it. Best, Zack. On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:32 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > I'm inclined simply to use the dock instead of th

Re: any way to get voiceover to stop saying link all the time now?

2011-07-21 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Chris, Am I missing something? I would always rather have VoiceOver tell me where a link is rather than not. It always did with SL, and I've found the same to be true in Lion. Clarification would be appreciated. Best, Zack. On Jul 21, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Chris Westbrook wrote: > In safari and

Re: any way to get voiceover to stop saying link all the time now?

2011-07-21 Thread Zachary Kline
t for me before but it did for > you. Maybe my macbook is possessed? lol. > Chris Westbrook > > > > > On Jul 21, 2011, at 12:16 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> Am I missing something? I would always rather have VoiceOver tell me where >> a

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