Safari with Mountain Lion

2012-07-26 Thread carlene knight
.Hi: I attempted to surf the web last night, but first I couldn't get the reader to work. I accidentally brought up a reading list and though it's now hidden, I can no longer get the shortcut keys to work except, ironically, the reader. What did I do and how do I undo it so that I can once ag

Not great with computers but since upgrading to mountain lion…

2012-07-30 Thread Carlene Knight
> Since installing Mountain lion's the hot keys in Safari and mail are acting > strangely. I can no longer use command L in Safari to open the address bar or > command and then and mail to start a new message. That's just a couple of > examples. Using dictation on the iPad so please forgive spe

Re: safari question please shortcut

2012-08-10 Thread Carlene Knight
Not a dumb question at all. Use command plus left or right bracket. They are right next to the P key. Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2012, at 10:28 AM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > or comand [ > > Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online > stores. > > On Aug 10,

Re: mac freezing

2011-12-11 Thread carlene knight
I had the same problem, especially when my Mac would wake up. It turned out that we had added a defective memory stick. On Aug 3, 2011, at 12:38 PM, james walton wrote: > hi, > > anyone having a problem where, > your mac will freeze if left on for a period of time. > no sound no voiceover? no

Re: updates for Itunes and Iwork

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
What I discovered is that you have to hold down the VO keys now as you scroll with the arrow keys in any playlist. I'm having to do this in Mail even as I'm scrolling through the messages or I get a lot of stuff read to me that I don't want to hear and have never heard bbefore. If I hold the V

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

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
I am seeing some delay, but also a lot of garbage that I don't want to hear as I scroll through the messages, even when I interact with a particular column such as subject. This behavior isn't always stable, meaning that sometimes, for no reason I can think of, it stops doing that and reads as

Re: Item Chooser Problem

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
I'm having the same issue, and I was addicted to the thing, especially when using Facebook or finding articles that the Reader couldn't. On Jul 21, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Austin Seraphin wrote: > Oh dear. I love the item chooser, and just tried using it on a web page. I > tried typing a few letters

Re: Turning off and on VO speech

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
Mine did this a while back and I had to have my husband restart my machine as I couldn't get the hot key to work. After the restart, it was fine. On Jul 20, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Cakes wrote: > Hi folks, > > Help! > > First of all, every once and a while I somehow mute VO by simply accidentally

Re: The lion sleeps tonight

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
Am I missing some voice choices? I'm only finding Alex, Fred, Olivia and Vicki. I might be missing one or two, but only Alex sounds high quality to me. Are there others somewhere? I've looked in the default voices under speech and found nothing else. I also tried checking the voices with th

Re: The lion sleeps tonight

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
Hi Donna; I found that you can scroll through your playlists by using VO/arrow keys. My husband who is sighted said that when I was using just the arrow keys as I used to do, the VO cursor wasn't keeping focus at all. As far as VO being sluggish, it takes forever and a day to unload and reloa

Re: Turning off and on VO speech

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
Command f5 should work to toggle VO on and off. On Jul 21, 2011, at 12:34 AM, Georges Zaynoun wrote: > I am wondering if there is a command from the keyboard to toggle speech on > and off without using the trackpad. > Original message: >> Hi, > >> Yup, > >> You can turn the trackpad commander o

Re: The lion sleeps tonight

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
ow you can go set a new default system voice and it will take the place of > Alex. > > - Original Message - From: "carlene knight" > To: > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:08 PM > Subject: Re: The lion sleeps tonight > > > Am I missing some voice choices

Re: Vo not remembering my place in text edit, or scrolling to specific points in documents.

2011-07-22 Thread carlene knight
Sometimes I On Jul 21, 2011, at 10:05 PM, johns.kary wrote: > Hi Zack, > I am interacting with the document. > I just Went throughand unchecked andd rechecked some of the VO setting > check boxes, and it seams to have resolved it self. > Well for the moment anyway. > Thanks for the help tho

Re: yet another VO feature broken?

2011-07-25 Thread carlene knight
I can't just press VO/j to jump from an open message to the messages table either. The conversation method of looking at messages is ok, but again, more cumbersome as you have to open and close each message. What a pain not having that option. Things should get easier, not harder. I'm whini

I take back my previous post regarding mail

2011-07-25 Thread carlene knight
Somehow the jump command works now. I'm embarrassed. Now maybe if I complain about the VO layout in ITunes, it will start working for me perfectly too. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to mac

Hotspots

2011-07-31 Thread carlene knight
Hi: I know that the hotspots were a bit unreliable in SL but now they don't work at all in Lion, and the hotspot chooser shows them as inactive. I had two of them set for ITunes that actually stuck, and I miss them. How do I enable them once again, as I have no idea how they were disabled in

Re: speech loss

2011-07-31 Thread carlene knight
I've been losing speech often since upgrading to Lion. If I leave my computer for an hour or two, I can pretty much guarantee that VO will not work. It takes a while to get it toggled back on as well. Were you using your computer when speech went away? On Jul 31, 2011, at 3:18 AM, joseph wr

Another mail question with Lion

2011-08-02 Thread carlene knight
Hi: I was going to personally reply to a list member but I can't figure out how to highlight each header. Before, I could open the message with return, shift tab to headers, vo/right arrow to the email address so that I could select it. Now I can't seem to highlight any headers and I don't th

Re: speech loss

2011-08-02 Thread carlene knight
of a sighted friend i managed to get speech back. > presumably, i must have selected sound flower by accident in both system > preferences and voiceover utilities. > > best > On 1 Aug 2011, at 05:59, carlene knight wrote: > >> I've been losing speech often since up

Re: speech loss

2011-08-02 Thread carlene knight
lker...@gmail.com > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Aug 1, 2011, at 5:21 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > Same here, I constantly loose speech if the Mac Book is left. > > Kawal. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 1 Aug 2011, at 05:59 AM, ca

Re: Another mail question with Lion

2011-08-02 Thread carlene knight
er or adding the sender's details to your address book. Hope > this helps. > > Simon > On 2 Aug 2011, at 20:15, carlene knight wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> I was going to personally reply to a list member but I can't figure out how >> to highlight each

Re: Another mail question with Lion

2011-08-02 Thread carlene knight
k command help here! > Or has that been removed! > Just in case you do not know it, :] the command is command+shift+Y > Well hth Colin > > On 2 Aug 2011, at 23:45, carlene knight wrote: > >> >> Hello Simon, and thanks for the reply. I tried doing this, just now, but &g

Re: Another mail question with Lion

2011-08-02 Thread carlene knight
only move around with VO arrow keys, while in SL > you could do it simply with the arrow keys. > > > HTH, > André > > On Aug 2, 2011, at 8:15 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> I was going to personally reply to a list member but I can'

Finder and Dashboard driving me crazy

2011-08-02 Thread carlene knight
Hi: When I hit the VO keys a lot, such as in Facebook, I either get the dashboard or finder popping up as one has a hotkey of control+left arrow and the other control+right arrow. I know I'm pissing and moaning, but am I the only one with this problem? Sorry for my rant. -- You received thi

Re: very weird and inconsistant behavior with conversations

2011-08-02 Thread carlene knight
I have a menu that keeps popping up when I try to expand the conversation and that wasn't happening earlier. I think that maybe our computers are talking to each other somehow and have decided to play tricks on us. On Aug 2, 2011, at 7:29 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Okay, > > Want another weirdn

Re: Finder and Dashboard driving me crazy

2011-08-03 Thread carlene knight
l. Now all the pop up menus after > Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts? Change them to dash dash to disable them. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Aug 2, 2011, at 10:52 PM, carlene kni

question about Scan Soft voices

2011-08-08 Thread carlene knight
Hi: I just got a new computer and though everything was backed up, I seem to have lost my ScanSoft voices and can't find them, even in the system access speech menu. I still have the Apple voices, even the ones I downloaded, but those neat ScanSoft voices are now history. Is there any way tha

My apologies

2011-08-08 Thread carlene knight
The only thing I have complained to customer service about is a problem I was having with ITunes, and I politely let them know that I didn't like the way that VO navigates the screen; everything is out of place and less convenient, The layout looks the same to a sighted user, but not to Vo. plu

Re: question about Scan Soft voices

2011-08-09 Thread carlene knight
011, at 9:20 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> I just got a new computer and though everything was backed up, I seem to >> have lost my ScanSoft voices and can't find them, even in the system access >> speech menu. I still have the Apple voic

Re: Viewing Music by Album or artist

2011-08-14 Thread carlene knight
I just use the find feature most of the time rather than wading through all of my music etc. I've got a hotspot set to search, and for some reason it sticks. After you type in your search quarry just Vo+right arrow a couple times and you should see your music table. Interact with it, and VO+d

Re: accessible pandora apps

2011-08-14 Thread carlene knight
Pandora is working to an extent as there is a new site that shows all of the music ID info and bios etc, but the problem is that the controls are still not visible, and it will only play 2 or 3 songs and stop. I've got a premium subscription so there should be no reason for it to do this. On

Re: pandora issue solved

2011-08-14 Thread carlene knight
For those of you who don't have the Piano Pubb app, you can go to pandora.com/your name, and get into your spacific account where it shows your stations. You can choose by pressing return on the one you want, I believe. The new site also shows them, but I haven't played with that as much. On

Re: Have a question on selecting multiple item and navigating by form field and text

2010-06-29 Thread carlene knight
Hi: For some reason, when loading Google I always land on the form field so I can edit the search. Maybe it's because I turned off the summary when the page loads feature so Vo doesn't read the whole page automatically. It simply loads on the form field. Hope that helps. On Jun 22, 2010, at

how to use Preview

2010-08-01 Thread carlene knight
Hi; Where can I go to find out how to use Preview with Vo? Things that come easily to many with computers don't with me so I need to read up on how to use the program. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to thi

Re: screen curtain

2010-08-01 Thread carlene knight
When you press Vo/shift f11 Vo will say "screen curtain on or off." The key stroke toggles it on and off. Hope that helps. On Jul 30, 2010, at 2:13 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > How can we actualy that it is actualy off, my sight aint what it used to be > and I don't have a light probe, not that

Re: Pauses in Mail Messages

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
Sometimes it is dimmed because the email in question is already in plain text. To switch to plain text on the fly it's option+command+p. On Aug 2, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Jim Fettgather wrote: > Often, the option to display the message in plain text is dimmed out > and unavailable. > > On 8/2/10, Ch

Vo delay

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
Hi: Has anybody noticed a delay in the performance of VO lately? As I go through menus of nearly any type, vo will still be saying the default choice when I am clear down at the bottom of the list. It seems to me as if it's getting worse. It reads text and everything fine except for

Re: DVS Movies in itunes Store

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
Blindmicemart has them as well, but I haven't tried it with my Mac. On Aug 2, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Linda Adams wrote: > Bryan and Kevin, > > I can't help you with the I-tune store but the following link will at least > provide a list of DVDs that should include a DVS version. It is on the WGBH > w

Re: trackpads

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
I can't use those links either. I think we just had a huge discussion about that site. Some can use it and some can't. On Aug 2, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > the link sucks. I can't hear it but who knows, maybe it is my brain... > > Kev > On Aug 2, 2010, at 5:11 PM, Chris Moore

Re: Vo delay

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
no as of late but some proggram will cause vo to freeze momentarly as I rap > to the right of the first item. > > Hmm. odd? > On Aug 2, 2010, at 6:00 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> Has anybody noticed a delay in the performance of VO lately? As I go

Re: Newest update to the IPhone

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
I'm still having that problem even after updating, and sometimes I can't get it to work at all and give up. I can't acces the rotor choices either. It seems as though my screen is shifted too far down or something. On Jul 17, 2010, at 11:10 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > Well, > > I decided to

Re: Accessible iPhone 4 apps

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
I couldn't get Shazam to work at all with Vo. How did you do it. When i tried it, Vo said nothing. On Jul 28, 2010, at 3:51 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Probably not, and I can't sing well eather so it would not help at all > anyways. lol! > On Jul 28, 2010, at 2:33 PM, Michael Thurman wrote:

Re: Newest update to the IPhone

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
Hey thanks. It's maddening. On Aug 2, 2010, at 7:36 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I reported the disappearing keyboard to apple so we'll see what happens. > On Aug 2, 2010, at 6:48 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> I'm still having that problem even after updating, an

Re: Vo delay

2010-08-02 Thread carlene knight
Hi Kevin: Thanks for your response. I have to start Vo several times because it freezes up easier too, or states I'm somewhere where I'm not. I hope I don't have to reinstall from scratch; totally restore the system. I just did a permission repair about a week ago because I was getting busy

Re: Iphone text message field question

2010-08-09 Thread carlene knight
HI; Do you double tap on the "field is editing" area or the message you are replying too? I've never heard any beaps before, so I must be doing something wrong. I've tried everything On Aug 4, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Chris Westbrook wrote: > YOu can also double tap and hold until you here a serie

Weird Safari issue/voiceover restarting

2010-08-23 Thread carlene knight
Hi: I wripped a CD of mine for my own use with a bad track and now I can't use Safari without VO restarting every time I try to navigate. We are using Spaces, but have been for quite some time with no problems. Does anybody know if this problem could be connected with the CD? Could a Mac be

Re: Weird Safari issue/voiceover restarting

2010-08-23 Thread carlene knight
> Take care. > Sarah Alawami > MSN: marri...@gmail.com > aim: marri...@gmail.com: > > website: http://music.marrie.org > youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 > Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com > > On Aug 23, 2010, at 4:24 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> Hi: >

ITunes 10

2010-09-02 Thread carlene knight
I can no longer jump between the sources and songs table with VO/j. I haven't had a chance to play with it much yet, but this disappoints me as I use that key combo all of the time. I know I am feeling sorry for myself as every time something works good it is taken away. I almost wish I could

Re: ITunes 10

2010-09-02 Thread carlene knight
d emotions out of the picture and simply ask how?. On Sep 2, 2010, at 5:07 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > You can press VO command T to go from 1 table to the next. It's not VO J > but, the result is the same. > > hth > On Sep 2, 2010, at 3:04 AM, carlene knig

Re: accessible pdf readers

2010-09-02 Thread carlene knight
Where could I find a tutorial for Preview? I tried using it and had a time turning pages etc. On Sep 2, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Preview will read PDF just ifne most of the time. > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > A Very Proud and Happy Mac User!!! > > E-Ma

Re: MS Word's lack of access with VO

2010-09-02 Thread carlene knight
Hi: I use Word at work and I can tell you that it has some bugs like trying to overlap things I need to see that I find downright annoying. I wouldn't want TextEdit to do that, nor would I want the Mac OS and windows platforms to become too intermingled or we would just be inherrriting the pro

Re: Playing chords and recording loops with the ThumbJam iPhone app [was Re: thumbjam questions and a nice link for ringtone fans]

2010-09-02 Thread carlene knight
I haven't figured out how to record yet. I accidentally had to cancel it once, but I have no idea as to how I got there in the first place. :) On Sep 2, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Florian, > > On Aug 31, 2010, at 23:33, F10r14n wrote: > >> In the meantime, noone seems to have ans

Re: Playing chords and recording loops with the ThumbJam iPhone app [was Re: thumbjam questions and a nice link for ringtone fans]

2010-09-02 Thread carlene knight
Thanks Esther. I'll give it a try. On Sep 2, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Carlene, > > On Sep 2, 2010, carlene knight wrote: > >> I haven't figured out how to record yet. I accidentally had to cancel it >> once, but I have no idea as to

Magic track pad

2010-09-08 Thread carlene knight
Hi: As quickly as I learned most of the basic commands of the OS10 format, you'd think I could pick up on using the track pad quickly. However I am having a real hard time with it and can not accomplish much at all. I am getting very discouraged. At least learning the keyboard commands was e

Re: VO J not working in new ITunes, any alternatives?

2010-09-13 Thread carlene knight
Sometimes it seems as though you can't just Vo/arrow over twice. I'm glad somebody told me about Command/vo/t. as Sometimes the placement of items seems to be different and I have never figured out why. On Sep 9, 2010, at 5:19 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > Tedious? You would only have

ITunes search

2010-09-13 Thread carlene knight
Hi all: The search feature doesn't seem to want to work correctly in ITunes 10. I type in a search quary and come up with a blank list. I've tried using search options to no avail. Does anybody know what's going on or how to use the search feature now? I seem to have problems others don't

Re: VO J not working in new ITunes, any alternatives?

2010-09-13 Thread carlene knight
Hi: When I use command/option 3 to go to list-view in ITunes, I no longer see my LCD section. The browser is on, but I can not tell what band or artist is oplaying as I could before. Yes, the browser was on earlier too but I could still view the LCD section for artist or song identification.

Re: trackpad gesture that mutes speech in voiceover

2010-09-13 Thread carlene knight
Three finger double tap. That's one of the few things I can get to work on the Magic track pad. On Sep 13, 2010, at 8:54 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > Yesterday, while using my magic trackpad, I did something that muted > voiceover. I was trying to do the rotor gesture. My trackpad has been acting >

Re: ITunes search

2010-09-14 Thread carlene knight
h? > On Sep 13, 2010, at 11:18 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> Hi all: >> >> The search feature doesn't seem to want to work correctly in ITunes 10. I >> type in a search quary and come up with a blank list. I've tried using >> search options to no ava

Google search

2010-09-18 Thread carlene knight
http://labs.google.com/accessible/ the above URL works with VO. Just thought somebody might like to know. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe fr

Re: Google search

2010-09-18 Thread carlene knight
..@gmail.com >> Facebook >> Twitter >> Skype: Kvalme >> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >> Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 >> AIM: cincinster >> >> On Sep 19, 2010, at 1:22 AM, carlene knight wrote: >> >>> http://labs.google.com/accessible/ &

Cursor tracking problems with ITunes update

2010-09-28 Thread carlene knight
Hi all: I just wondered if anybody else has had tracking problems since the new ITunes update? Sometimes even pressing vo/command/f5 doesn't do the trick either. I seem to have probloems others don't, but this is really getting annoying. I checked my cursor tracking options in the Vo utilit

dialogue boxes not being found by V

2013-08-16 Thread Carlene Knight
> > This has happened several times; I try to use my command key to no avail in > Safari so I can't even put an address, close a window, etc. The window > chooser shows no extra windows up, but my sighted husband has to shut the > dialog boxes. What can I do so that I don't need sighted help

Re: dialogue boxes not being found by V

2013-08-16 Thread Carlene Knight
is out. > > > Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray > Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! > > On Aug 16, 2013, at 10:21 PM, Carlene Knight wrote: > >>&

Re: dialogue boxes not being found by V

2013-08-16 Thread Carlene Knight
eplaced at a cost of about $300 or so. Keeping in mind my > warantee is out. > > > Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray > Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user

Re: New bug with vO and the podcast app on IOS

2013-08-25 Thread Carlene Knight
I use Downcast. I have never liked the Apple iOS app it is so unorganized and buggy. Sent from my iPad On Aug 23, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Lisette Wesseling wrote: > Hi all, > Has anybody else noticed a new bug with the Apple podcast app on ios? Since > the update of this week, when I go to play a

Do not download new slacker radio update

2013-02-13 Thread Carlene Knight
> Do not download the new slacker radio update for the iPhone. Most of the > buttons will not speak and it tends to lock up. I have reported the > problem. The iPad Update seems to work okay. I don't see much of a change. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Do not download new slacker radio update

2013-02-14 Thread Carlene Knight
s been decent for years. There was no reason to >>> totally rearrange the layout especially for those of us who can no longer >>> reliably use it on iPhone. I agree, the iPad app, seems not to have >>> changed. However, if the iPhone app changes, I'm c

Re: Do not download new slacker radio update

2013-02-14 Thread Carlene Knight
earrange the layout especially for those of us who can no longer >>> reliably use it on iPhone. I agree, the iPad app, seems not to have >>> changed. However, if the iPhone app changes, I'm concerned about the >>> changes they will make in their iPad app. It wo

Re: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-15 Thread Carlene Knight
It's my understanding that Apple bought out Nuance. I was not aware that Microsoft had many voices. Are they as high quality as Alex is? I would like to hear Alex on my eye devices instead of Samantha. Sent from my iPad On Feb 15, 2013, at 12:54 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > The only thing tha

Re: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-15 Thread Carlene Knight
I have to admit that it is pretty amazing how Apple products have speech built in. I can use my iPhone and iPad like anyone else. I think sometimes Apple and others try to release too many features at once and don't make sure they all work correctly first. They get in a hurry. Let me point out

Re: Losing VO after sleep

2013-02-20 Thread Carlene Knight
I was having a similar problem with my Mac Mini but found I had a bad memory stick. My husband was watching and it appears that voiceover was trying to load but took it a minute or two. It's so hard when you don't know whether voiceover is on or not. Sent from my iPad On Feb 20, 2013, at 1:46

Re: OT: Change.Org Petition Samsung Attack On Vlind

2013-02-26 Thread Carlene Knight
If they would stop fighting like a couple of spoiled, bratty children, the problem would be solved as well. Sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > perhaps apple should break loose of some of their huge sums of spare cash and > simply buy out Samsung completely (its

Re: mail shortcuts

2013-03-09 Thread Carlene Knight
I have found numerous shortcut keys just by looking at the menu bar. It's a great learning tool. Hope that helps. Sent from my iPad On Mar 9, 2013, at 5:35 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > Command N will start a new message without having to go to the tool bar. > Your not an idiot and shouldn't im

cursor tracking problems in ITunes

2010-09-30 Thread carlene knight
Hi Ricardo: I can't find the original reply you gave me, but I know you wanted some idea about what exactly is going on. Well, the mouse cursor wanted to stay on the Apple Logo, or the previous song button. I was trying to do things all over the place. Obviously the VO cursor was moving wit

Re: seeking tips for interacting with a complicated website

2010-09-30 Thread carlene knight
Hi: Yu may have thought of this, already, but you need to interact with the text in order to edit it at all. On Sep 30, 2010, at 7:48 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm wondering if anyone can give me some tips for working with a pretty > complicated website. It's similar to Blackbo

Re: Safari frusterations!

2010-10-03 Thread carlene knight
The regular Google page doesn't work quite right as Voiceover keeps restarting, but the accessible Google site and the sttpgoogle sight work fine. I have problems with radio buttons though if I am trying to fill out a form. That's my biggest bugaboo with Safari. On Oct 2, 2010, at 6:24 PM, M

Re: Safari frusterations!

2010-10-03 Thread carlene knight
It's our local job search site. It's been about the only one I've had luck with. thanks. n On Oct 3, 2010, at 5:40 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > That's interesting, I've never had this issue with radio buttons, just used > some of those a few minutes ago. > On O

Re: Safari frusterations!

2010-10-04 Thread carlene knight
2010, at 2:40 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> That's interesting, I've never had this issue with radio buttons, just used >> some of those a few minutes ago. >> On Oct 3, 2010, at 6:26 PM, carlene knight wrote: >> >>> The regular Google page doesn't w

track pads

2010-10-04 Thread carlene knight
How do you click and double tap with a track pad? I have the Magic Track Pad, and sometimes when links are highlighted, they tend to activate whether I want them to or not. I can't seem to double tap on anything, nothing happens. I am so frustrated with the thing that it is just sitting here

Re: Not able to sign into itunes

2010-10-04 Thread carlene knight
I've got a Magic Mousepad. I'm still having some busy signals as usual when I go down the sources table as the app store always tries to load, I think. I discovered that somehow the hide Ping sidebar had become unchecked, and I think it was searching for a Ping playlist. It still doesn't act

Re: Not able to sign into itunes

2010-10-04 Thread carlene knight
Oh, I didn't look at the original message as I posted a similar problem with busy signals the other day. Sorry. Incidentally Antonio, my sighted husband is having trouble playing videos since the last update, and I have been having mouse problems and busy signals also.. On Oct 4, 2010, at 3:42

Re: track pads

2010-10-11 Thread carlene knight
Hi, > > have you tried practicing gestures? Most of the gestures, if not all, are > the same as on the iPhone/iPod touch. Starting keyboard help and practicing > gestures might help. > On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:44 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> How do you click and doub

Re: track pads

2010-10-11 Thread carlene knight
Hi, > > have you tried practicing gestures? Most of the gestures, if not all, are > the same as on the iPhone/iPod touch. Starting keyboard help and practicing > gestures might help. > On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:44 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> How do you click and double ta

Re: more info on needing help

2009-11-21 Thread carlene knight
Thanks Bob. I've made sure but thanks for the suggestion. I appreciate it. I installed the combo update and did permissions repair. Some of the problems are back though but I haven't had a lot of time to see if they all are. Thanks. On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:35 AM, Bob Hill wrote: > Is it pos

Re: replying directly to sender?

2009-11-22 Thread carlene knight
Here is how I do it. Hit enter on the message you want to reply too. Then shift tab to message headers, use shift command right arrow to highlight the address, go into the context menu with vo/shift m. Next arrow to reply to sender, hit enter and the to: field will automatically be filled in.

Re: replying directly to sender?

2009-11-23 Thread carlene knight
that, the context menu came up just like I > would have expected. > Thanks again, > Donna > On Nov 22, 2009, at 4:18 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> Here is how I do it. Hit enter on the message you want to reply >> too. Then shift tab to message headers, use shift c

Re: Mounting ISO images

2009-11-25 Thread carlene knight
Hi: there is a way in disc utilities to mount ISOs. On Nov 25, 2009, at 1:07 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > Just shows me the contents, which isn't really something I care much about. I > care more about mounting it. > > Regards, > Nic > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvd

Re: iPhone or iTouch?

2009-11-26 Thread carlene knight
Another thing that negates its value is the $30 data plan. My family would be paying $90 monthly in data plan fees. $30 for family would be great, but not per phone. monthly. It's outrageous in my opinion. My husband has an IPhone, but I'll probably never get one because of the cost of the

Re: Mounting ISO images

2009-11-26 Thread carlene knight
Here's what my husband does. He double clicks on the image in disc utilities, which causes the drive to show on the desktop. He clicks on that and then your window will open up in finder. Hope that helps. On Nov 26, 2009, at 7:52 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > It doesn't really matt

Re: Command line applications

2009-11-28 Thread carlene knight
Would there be an advantage of running Mail through the terminal? On Nov 28, 2009, at 12:35 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi, > > This is for the person who wanted some command line apps. I forgot to send > this before, but Mail can be used from the terminal. > > If you type man mail, you will g

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem

2009-11-28 Thread carlene knight
Did you get the message I sent you? My husband called tech support for you regarding a dummy adapter. I don't know if it is the one you have. You could get a very small used monitor for about $50 that wouldn't take up much room, but would fix this issue. On Nov 28, 2009, at 2:44 PM, David

Re: -- Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem

2009-11-28 Thread carlene knight
er > that doesn't work. > What did your husband find out? > Thanks a lot for doing this. > On Nov 28, 2009, at 7:01 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> Did you get the message I sent you? My husband called tech support for you >> regarding a dummy adapter. I don

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem

2009-11-28 Thread carlene knight
> looking. > ----- Original Message - > From: carlene knight > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:01 PM > Subject: Re: -- SPAM -- Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem > > Did you get the message I sent you? My husband called tech suppor

daisy reader software

2009-11-29 Thread carlene knight
Hi: Can anybody point me in the direction of a Daisy reader for the mac if one exists? I think somebody mentioned this a while back but I can't find the message now as I thought I'd saved it. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionarie

Re: -- Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem

2009-11-29 Thread carlene knight
t; On Nov 28, 2009, at 10:03 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> I could be wrong and totally making an idiot of myself, but if you get a >> monitor you won't need the adapter would you? It seems as though people are >> just getting regular monitors for their minis.

Re: no mac for blind people in Belgium

2009-11-29 Thread carlene knight
I think that part of the problem also is getting these agencies to realize how accessible OSX is now. this has been my personal experience. On Nov 29, 2009, at 6:47 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > Chris, > > That is rediculous because funding isn't being just spent on "bombs" as you > say, but on ev

Re: Mail reading the status as blank after scrolling through unread messages

2009-11-29 Thread carlene knight
HI: The status of most of my messages is blank. Sometimes the Voiceover cursor gets stuck on the status column and you just have to VO/left or right arrow to get to the messages column. Occasionally I have to shift/tab to get out of the scroll area. Mine does that every once in a while as we

Re: no mac for blind people in Belgium

2009-11-30 Thread carlene knight
Hi Mark: I certainly don't hold a grudge as everybody is entitled to their opinion. However, if it weren't for the Commission for the blind here in Oregon, there is no way that I could perform the job I was hired for. I had to have a programmer write JAWS scripts so that I could get to the bu

Re: no mac for blind people in Belgium

2009-11-30 Thread carlene knight
You've got a point. I wish I could do all of this on my own. OCB has been willing to step in after my employment to help me, but I know that many organizations don't. They do sign over expensive equipment which you are then responsible for getting repaired regardless of your income. I don't

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