Re: Scanning & ocr options?

Actually, it would be interesting to know whether you could use an iPhone or iPad as the camera. All of the documents I need to process are PDF files anyway, except for what arrives in the mail, and I use an iPhone for that. To answer the question, I would expect both scanners and cameras to

Re: Thunderbird for Mac

On 6/8/23 09:55, Nebojsa Tasic wrote: Which Linux and screen reader do you use? Arch Linux with the Orca screen reader. This is on an x86 laptop, not the Mac. I could probably run it on the Mac if I wanted to set up ARM64 Linux in a virtual machine. However, I don't think it would be

Re: Editing PDF's with Voiceover

> On Aug 4, 2023, at 08:27, Jessica Moss wrote: > > Ok, all I’m really wanting to do at this point, is correct the spelling > errors I’m constantly finding in these PDF’s I’m sent, a perfect example I’m > always finding is the I is always left out of the word “financial,” so > Voiceover

Re: Upcoming macOS Safari not responding?

On 30/7/23 13:15, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: Maybe a little. But the best way to fix that as much as possible is to get an M1 or later Mac. That largely fixed it for me, indeed. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: Comments/corrections accepted on my answer to a question about writing AT scripts and accessible apps for MacOS

Note that, at least in my experience, Mac OS applications have a greater tendency to use the operating system-provided user interface widgets than is the case in other operating systems, thus the screen reader accessibility tends to come by default. Of course, Apple's accessibility API is

Re: mac apps

On 9/7/23 23:00, Lorie McCloud wrote: is there a place where the mac apps are stored that you’ve bought or downloaded? The App Store should show you which applications you've downloaded, and offer an opportunity to download them again. -- The following information is important for all

Re: Reinstalling the operating system accessibly

On 6/7/23 13:50, Jonathan Cohn wrote: I believe with Ventura and newer, there is a option in the finder to erase all information in the data partition. This would be essentially like puttting your Mac back into factory state. Also, on recent releases, the system volume is read-only, unless

Re: Reinstalling the operating system accessibly

On 4/7/23 18:27, Steve Matzura wrote: Apple has a fine article on how to do this on an M1 or M2 Mac at: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/macos-recovery-a-mac-apple-silicon-mchl82829c17/mac , but the first thing you have to do is click a CONTINUE button you can't possibly do

Re: Focus 40 strange navigating issue.

On 4/7/23 05:51, Anders Holmberg wrote: I don’t know if I can update the firmware via my Mac or if I have to have windows for that. If the later then I have to try to find some windows computer as I don’t have one. Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, it does require a Windows

Re: SOLVED Re: Trouble with Downloads folder and com.apple.macl attribute

On 4/7/23 14:13, Doug Lee wrote: I missed the solution by googling for a fix to file system access rather than for a fix to ssh access to the file system. There is a "Allow full disk access" checkbox in the pane for "Remote Login," which is ssh, in System Preferences > Sharing. That wasn't

Re: Trouble with Downloads folder and com.apple.macl attribute

On 4/7/23 12:00, Doug Lee wrote: At some point in the last few weeks, my ~/Downloads folder became unreadable even by root: Mini 1# ls Downloads ls: Downloads: Operation not permitted Is it a local directory, not hosted on iCloud or elsewhere? I would suggest confirming. If it's hosted

Re: Capslock in Linux

> On Apr 29, 2023, at 00:49, Kelly Ford wrote: > > Does anyone know of a way to issue the Capslock key in a Linux OS when > running Parallels on a silicon Mac? No, I always run Orca directly on hardware, not virtualized. Your desktop environment of choice may have options to remap keys.

Re: Question re old iPhone battery

> On Apr 28, 2023, at 12:52, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > So I’m wondering if the battery percentage is incorrect. Anyone know if > there’s a way to test this, and if I’m right, to recalibrate it? Have you tried completely charging it, then completely discharging the

Re: Running Windows on Apple Silicon MBP

On 26/4/23 09:13, Jessica Moss wrote: To my knowledge, parallels is the only way to do this. However, I’ve never attempted to do this, so I’m not sure as to how accessible running parallels is. Reports that I've read suggest that its configuration process is not accessible. However,

Re: Be My Eyes AI App

y Ward > > On Apr 25, 2023, at 7:30 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  > On 24/4/23 21:00, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Is anyone here beta testing this new app? I heard the speech output and >> wonder if there will be an option to slow the spe

Re: Be My Eyes AI App

On 24/4/23 21:00, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:    Is anyone here beta testing this new app? I heard the speech output and wonder if there will be an option to slow the speech rate down. Based on what I've heard, it can use VoiceOver for speech output. I'm on the waiting list for it, as

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

> On Jan 26, 2023, at 12:10, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Sure, but it still remains that VO is less responsive lately. Not for me - it has been consistently responsive since I bought the 14-inch MacBook Pro. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

On 26/1/23 10:04, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I agree about the VO keys. Many things on the Mac require the use of several keys at once that on Windows can be accomplished with just one or two keys. An advantage of this, however, is that it avoids conflicts between keys used

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

On 26/1/23 07:27, Bill Gallik wrote: Furthermore, unless someone is using both MacOS with VoiceOver and MS-Windows with JAWS (or an alternative screen reader) what would be the basis of comparison anyway? Chrome OS and Linux users would have additional bases of comparison. I'm in the

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

On 25/1/23 12:56, Tibor Niesner wrote: what do you think about the accessibility on Mac OS? Do you think accessibility is worse and worse? Or what do you see it? I think that Mac OS is usable with VoiceOver. Because people say that accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver is worse and worse.

Re: M1 MacBook question.

On 24/1/23 19:22, Jessica Moss wrote: I was told the M1 MacBook Air actually has a better processor than the MacBook Pro, even though it has less ram, supposedly that wouldn’t make a huge difference. Is this correct? No, the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors in the 2021 MacBook Pro are

Re: When It Comes to iPhone, Are You All Thumbs?

On the phone, I generally use dictation to enter text messages, or sometimes the touch screen. I could also use a braille display for text entry, but I tend to use my braille display with my computers rather than with the phone. At home, I often simply open the Messages app on the Mac and type

Re: Installer in Progress

For clarification: mine is an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 Pro). Apparently, the boot process was reworked with the introduction of Apple Silicon. > On Jan 16, 2023, at 11:26, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > > On 16/1/23 09:42, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: >

Re: Installer in Progress

On 16/1/23 09:42, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:    This happened in Monterey and started doing it in Ventura.    When I first boot up, Voiceover announces "installer in progress" then "authentication". I have to double click the mouse to get focus on the password. Is there a fix for

Re: Transferring files from Time Machine to a new Mac

On 8/1/23 10:57, Kathryn Zodrow wrote: I know the new Mac has a USB C port and my older Mac just has a regular USB port that I use to plug in my backup disk for time machine. Should I get a USB to USB C adapter for the backup disk before I transfer over files or back everything up

Re: Jump to Top of Web Page

On 7/1/23 08:40, Dave Carlson wrote: That seems to only jump to the beginning of the current line. I need a way to get to the very top of the web page from anywhere I am. Try VO-Command-Home (on a laptop keyboard, Ctrl-Option-Fn-Command-Left-Arrow), which takes you to the top of the window,

Re: Mac newbie curious about app recommendations

On 5/1/23 09:26, Marlene Kramer wrote: are there recommended apps from the Mac store for the MacBook Air with which I may not be familiar having come over from iOS? It very much depends on what you want to do. Perhaps a visit to applevis.com and a look at their reviews of Mac apps would be

Re: iOS apps on my m1 Mac?

On 4/1/23 08:43, Anders Holmberg wrote: I think we have discussed this but I can not find it. How do one transfer apps from Ipad to the Mac so I can try using them on my Mac? There's a category for them in the Mac App Store. You need to download the iOS/iPadOS applications from there. This

Re: Media Volume?

On 3/1/23 13:41, Fazil M. wrote: Can I control media volume independent of Voiceover volume? If yes, how can it be done, please? You can set the system volume to be appropriate for media listening, then reduce the VoiceOver volume to less than 100%. -- The following information is

Re: Erasing drive formatted for Windows

On 24/12/22 08:04, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi again. What format do I need for erasing a hard disc to use on the Mac? It is currently formatted for Windows, which means I can’t write to it. For a modern Mac, the recommended format is Apple File System (APFS). -- The

Re: Not Responding Message

I forgot to add that I've rarely encountered this issue on my 14-inch MacBook Pro (and those instances that I do experience are due to Web pages loading and other reasonable causes). If it were happening to me, I'd be lodging the support case. On 23/12/22 17:38, 'Jason White' via

Re: Not Responding Message

On 23/12/22 16:27, Bill Gallik wrote: I’m having a significant problem with some apps giving me a “… Not Responding” message. In particular, the native mail app on my Mac Mini is driving me nuts with this. If this were only happening with network accessing apps I might be inclined to

Re: VO not reading that is displayed

> On Dec 21, 2022, at 14:37, Agent086b wrote: > > this is interesting. Firstly how would I do this and secondly what would I > loose by doing this? https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204436 -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Re: VO not reading that is displayed

On 21/12/22 10:48, Agent086b wrote: I needed to add FN key to your command and indeed it gives me exactly what I wanted. If you configure the system to treat the function keys as F1-F12 rather than as special operations, you won't need to press Fn. -- The following information is important

Re: VO not reading that is displayed

> On Dec 21, 2022, at 09:32, Agent086b wrote: > > I have my Mac set to display 24hr time on the menu bar. > When I press option + T to get the time VO reads AM or Pm time. Why is this > and can I have VO read time the way I want it? I have only noticed this with > my new computer. Try

Re: System Nagging Me for Password?

On 19/12/22 15:05, Fazil M. wrote: I have three email accounts configured in Mac. I have forgotten the password of one of these three accounts. In my iPhone, that account is working just fine because it has the account correct password. If passwords are properly synchronized with iCloud

Re: Dictating and sending messages in iOS 16

On 19/12/22 08:21, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I’ve seen the problem you’re talking about, too. It’s very strange. Sometimes dictation doesn’t stop, sometimes it stops and the message sends, and sometimes it behaves correctly, which is why I wondered if it was a bug. What

Re: R.I.P Tim Kilburn

I only knew him via the list, and he was regularly helping other participants with their Mac issues. Condolences are expressed to his family. He will be greatly missed. On 18/12/22 10:04, bbsshawn via MacVisionaries wrote: Wow. That's unexpected news. I remember he was one of the people that

Re: Opening collapsed messages in Mail

On 18/12/22 08:55, Herbie Allen wrote: It is just you as I’m able to use Right Aero. It's the same for me, and I've never experienced this issue. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Looking for a File that I am editing?

> On Dec 16, 2022, at 11:53, Fazil M. wrote: > > I heard that Mac saves files automatically. > Well I am editing a file in Text Edit. > I switched to mail, got an attachment and saved it. > It was a text file and I wanted to copy some text from this attachment in > order to paste it in the

Re: speech to text

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mchldd11f4fd/mac > On Dec 15, 2022, at 09:55, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > where is it? is it Mac or ios? > >> On Dec 14, 2022, at 4:52 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> >&

Re: speech to text

On 15/12/22 08:10, Lorie McCloud wrote: is there an app or program for turning speech into text? seems like dictation would work except that usually you speak into that and I want to convert a recording of speech. There's a "live text" feature that can transcribe from any audio playing on

Re: copy and paste

On 13/12/22 09:29, Lorie McCloud wrote: what is the copy command? https://www.macworld.com/article/350436/macos-terminal-utilities-command-line-files-directories-folders-quick-look.html -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: copy and paste

On 13/12/22 08:41, Lorie McCloud wrote: I’ve got an sd card in my Mac and I’m trying to paste some files to it. I press command-C to copy and then when I pop over into the correct window I press command-V to paste. I get a “ding” instead of the usual notice from vo that the file has been

Re: Hey Siri in Mac?

The Apple Silicon devices definitely support it. > On Dec 11, 2022, at 14:41, Fazil M. wrote: > > Isee! Sorry, I have MacbookPro2017. > Thanks! > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > > On Behalf Of Herbie

Re: Character Mode in Texts

> On Dec 10, 2022, at 07:08, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > When in Character Mode while reading a text, I hear what sounds like "cap > l" even on lower case letters. Can I change this behavior? Thanks. Have you tried setting VoiceOver to change pitch for capital letters? -- The

Re: First Character Recognition in Lists

Write a bug report. Maybe Apple will fix it. On 9/12/22 23:02, Bill Gallik wrote: I’m having an issue navigating a list wherein I want to move into the list by typing the first character of list items so as to quickly move down into that part of said list. As I’ve mentioned in prior

Re: A little humor to start your day

> On Dec 7, 2022, at 00:11, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > In case you ever wondered, I have recently figured out that you can activate > Siri by saying “Hey sorry” or “Hey silly.” I rather like this since Siri > frequently fits either one or both of those words. Just

Re: New to MacBook. Seeking advice on strategies for developing competence.

MacVisionaries wrote: That’s probably true. Cheers, Donna On Dec 4, 2022, at 7:02 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On Dec 5, 2022, at 00:00, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I don’t know why either, but that was certainly the case for me. I think it’s because

Re: New to MacBook. Seeking advice on strategies for developing competence.

> On Dec 5, 2022, at 00:00, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I don’t know why either, but that was certainly the case for me. I think > it’s because there are concepts in the Appleverse that aren’t part of > Windows, such as interacting, and quicknav. Also, in my case, I’d

Re: New to MacBook. Seeking advice on strategies for developing competence.

In addition to what others have suggested, there’s documentation available with Ctrl-Option-Question mark (i.e., the VoiceOver modifier key with question mark). I don’t know why this is so, but discussions on this list and elsewhere give me the impression that Windows users have a more difficult

Re: Should Quick Nav Be Off?

On 1/12/22 10:09, Fazil M. wrote: Am I supposed to keep Quick Nave off when editing text or typing a URL? Yes, if you want to move the cursor instead of issuing VoiceOver navigation commands. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Re: Reading Search Results?

> On Nov 24, 2022, at 10:28, Herbie Allen wrote: > > You have to interact with the search results. Also, try using the down-arrow key in Spotlight once search results are obtained. This should allow you to navigate through the list of matches. -- The following information is important for

Re: Track changes in text edit

On 23/11/22 11:49, Pat Pound wrote: Can anyone lead me to an explanation of how to use this with voiceover in Ventura. Thank you. If you're looking for version history, then it's discussed in this article: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/make-textedit-powerful-hidden-features/ According to

Re: Unmuting During a Zoom Meeting

On 19/11/22 02:19, kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: When a meeting is being recorded on a Zoom meeting, how does one deal with that dialog? I have not been able to unmute and I think that is the reason. How is this done on a Mac? If you're referring to a permission dialogue for the recording,

Re: Saving Path in Mac?

On 13/11/22 11:52, Herbie Allen wrote: I don’t hink that can be done from the save dialog, but it’s not needed. VO Right from the Save dialog VO Right to the list of folders, You may have to expand for this to work, but Command Shift H will get you to your home folder. You can also type

Re: Selecting Next line or Previous line?

On 10/11/22 08:41, Fazil M. wrote: “Select text going forward by line: Shift-Down Arrow Select text going back by line: Shift-Up Arrow.” Shift+up arrow or Shift+down arrow are not selecting any text for me. Am I doing something wrong or these commands aren’t valid any more? You need to be

Re: Letting Mac Remain Plugged in?

On 9/11/22 11:25, Brad Snyder wrote: Leaving your Mac plugged in should be OK. The Mac is smart enough to know when it has received a full charge, and will switch to AC power. Mine charges to 80% or so to preserve the battery if I leave it on AC power for long enough. It's a 14-inch

Re: Switching Tabs in Microsoft Edge

On 9/11/22 11:28, Dave Carlson wrote: Can anyone tell me the VO commands to select or switch between tabs in the MS Edge browser? I don't know, but the two possibilities to try are Ctrl-Tab and Command-` (i.e., the key above the tab key, which siwtches between windows in the same

Re: Answering Phone Call on Mac?

On 8/11/22 13:59, Herbie Allen wrote: If you have Monterey or Ventura, it’s easy to answer calls, interact with the Facetime popup and vo Right to your except or decline buttons. This doesn't seem tow work if the Mac is locked when the call arrives. -- The following information is important

Re: Answering Phone Call on Mac?

On 8/11/22 13:38, Mohammad Fazil wrote: Can I answer phone-call on Mac? If yes, how can it be done, please? If you have an iPhone, you can configure FaceTime to allow calls to be made and answered on your other Apple devices, including the Mac. When a call comes in, it can be awkward to

Re: Screen Recording

This article describes the available techniques: https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/how-to-screen-record-on-mac On 6/11/22 15:43, Herbie Allen wrote: I know Quicktime has some screen recording options. On Nov 5, 2022, at 23:08, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hello all,

Re: What is Launchpad?

On 4/11/22 19:08, Tibor Niesner wrote: it is an application in Dock, where you can launchh native or installed applications in Mac OS. Also, you can start typing the name of the application in Launchpad to navigate to it quickly. Focus should move directly to the icon corresponding to the

Re: Reading Scanned text With Vo.

On 30/10/22 11:28, Anders Holmberg wrote: If I have a pdf with just graphics was there a command to read the text or convert it to text? Try VO-Shift-L with image recognition enabled in VoiceOver Utility. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Transferring data to new iMax

On 28/10/22 17:49, Agent086b wrote: how did you copy over the files you want? I don’t use Drop box ore have enough space in iCloud to use either of them. From memory, it was mostly scp, which is available on Mac OS by default. If you install HomeBrew, you can easily install Rsync from

Re: Transferring data to new iMax

When I bought my 14-inch MacBook Pro, I started afresh. I copied over important files, but I installed all of the software new. > On Oct 27, 2022, at 18:28, Herbie Allen wrote: > > I would use a service like Dropbox or iCloud and store all your documents > there. You could also use an

Re: iPhone 14 VO issue

Did you perform the upgrade to iOS 16.0.3? I don’t know whether that will solve the problem, but it’s important to do nonetheless. I haven’t encountered this problem, but I’m using a considerably older phone. > On Oct 11, 2022, at 18:49, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all,

Re: I have just discovered that I can launch VoiceOver in safe mode using Apple Silicon

On 5/10/22 17:28, Michael Marshall wrote: Command F5 as usual but it seems to be only Apple Silicon. I haven't spoken to anyone about this who is still using an Intel processor. With silicon, a lot of this stuff is built-in already. I expect Apple redesigned the boot process and the recovery

Re: Voiceover reads Subject before Sender in Outlook message list

On 28/9/22 18:09, Andre Soares wrote: In Outlook for Mac, when navigating the message list, Voiceover always reads each message header by an order my brain always finds strange: Subject, Sender and then Date. This is despite the fact that, to a sighted person, the message list

Re: Reading BRF on Mac?

> On Sep 28, 2022, at 10:15, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hello, is there a way to read a .brf file on my Mac? Try opening it in any text editor, turning off braille translation for your braille display in VoiceOver, then read the file as usual. -- The following information is important for all

Re: getting rid of a notification

> On Sep 25, 2022, at 16:11, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I'm trying to get rid of a dropbox notification that came up on Thursday. I > restarted my Mac to install updates and that notification was still there. > how do I make it go away? In the Notifications list, use VO-Command-Space to

Re: VO stop reading Microsoft Word

> On Sep 20, 2022, at 11:00, Lucas Gil Nadolskis wrote: > > Just got an interesting issue on my Mac. > VO just decided to not read the letters while I am typing in word. > I can read what I type, but the echo when typing is just not there. It’s probably a bug. Find out what was updated most

Re: I recommend against upgrading to IOS 16

On 14/9/22 15:01, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Everyone’s mileage may vary, of course, and from what I read on AppleVis, the usability may vary from one model to another. FWIW, I have a 12 mini. Mine is an iPhone XS. I upgraded on the day of release. Shortly after the upgrade,

Re: iPhone se22

On 10/9/22 20:20, Lorie McCloud wrote: Does the iPhone se22 have a faster processor than the iPhonese20? are there other significant differences? Yes, it has a newer processor. Note also that the 2022 edition can reportedly be upgraded to iOS 16, whereas the 2020 version cannot. There

Re: Question for those of you upgrading to the iPhone 14

> On Sep 10, 2022, at 10:39, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Planning the iPhone 14 Pro. Not just for the processor, but for the better > camera, the LIDAR, and the Precise Positioning. It is my understanding, which may be mistaken, that the new door detection feature in iOS 16 requires LiDAR,

Re: Good accessible apps

On 9/9/22 14:06, Rebecca Sabo wrote: I was wondering if their was a list or idea good accessible apps for the Mack computer’ I'm not aware of a list, but searching for reviews at applevis.com related to the kind of software you're looking for would be a good starting point. -- The

Re: Reviewing the Terminal window

On 31/8/22 19:45, Steve Matzura wrote: That's the odd thing. The system cursor is definitely in the Terminal window, I interact with it (VO+Down Arrow), and then when I go into Quick Nav and move around, I'm stuck in the title bar. If I don't go into Quick Nav, it's just as if I pressed Up

Re: Reviewing the Terminal window

On 30/8/22 18:32, Steve Matzura wrote: Has something changed in Terminal? I used to be able to review the screen contents simply by interacting with the window and moving the cursor around. Now, I can't get the cursor off the title bar any more. What, if anything, has changed? This should

Re: Bluetooth Headphones

On 27/8/22 09:47, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:    I have tried to pair it with the Samsung but was unsuccessful. I will try again shortly. What I am curious about is, are there other BY headphones that makes it easier to easily switch to other connected devices? Connecting to multiple

Re: Mac vs. iPad

On 24/8/22 09:51, Herbie Allen wrote: This is good to know. I have contemplated the iPad over the years, especially when they introduce interesting t hings like the four speaker setup, and m1. However, I’ve resisted at the same time because it’s always struck me as an overgrown iPhone. I’m

Re: Upcoming Iphones

On 14/8/22 15:18, Brad Snyder wrote: Unless your current iPhone dies on you, I would never buy a current model iPhone during the month of August. If for no other reason, the current model iPhone 13 will be available at a reduced price next month. I agree. I am very satisfied with my iPhone

Re: From Mark to the List, Just a General Apple Accessibility Gravity Check-in

On 8/8/22 13:57, Anders Holmberg wrote: Well, just a curious question. What is wrong or lets say problematic with FaceId? Nothing, in my experience, unless I'm trying to use it while wearing a mask. Other than that, Face ID has been reliable for me. Touch ID on the Mac is also reliable,

Re: DocuSign

> On Jul 25, 2022, at 14:42, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I successfully used it a couple months ago. > > There was some kind of screen reader mode that allowed me to authorize > an electronic signature. Things were pretty straight forward from that > point. That’s my

Re: A question regarding Brltty.

On 27/7/22 14:16, Anders Holmberg wrote: The brltty program for Linux Terminal should be able to install on the Mac. But actually I don’t know if I can do that with a lot of knowledge. I guess there are things that I need to install first I think. It used to be complicated, requiring you to

Re: how to use terminal to unzip to a folder

The unzip command is included in Mac OS. On 28/7/22 16:33, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries wrote: Thanks, That’s what I needed. On Jul 28, 2022, at 2:04 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Hello, Fairly easy way: cd ~/Downloads/ open *.zip  && There is a zip command also which would use less

RE: Macbook Air M2

Do you want the better performance and the extra ports of the MacBook Pro? I did, and I'm glad of it, but that's my choice, and your needs will be different from mine. Think about whether you'll be using it for CPU-intensive work. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Making Lists

An alternative would be a two-column table. Note that in most word processors, you can start a new line without creating a new paragraph using Shift-Return. > On 15 Jul, 2022, at 21:21, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi folks, > I think a list created in Word will do for me. Here is

Re: Outlook Server Name

On 10/7/22 14:30, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:    Is this currently a valid server name for Outlook? Thanks. outlook.office365.com I think so. Any client software you use it with should report an error message fairly quickly if not. You can definitely access that address via the Web

Re: External SSD crashes Finder & Disk Utilities

On 8/7/22 17:26, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries wrote: So if I can’t rename or format the SSD, What do I do? Please give me some advice! It is my understanding that you can format storage devices from the shell prompt in Mac OS. You should be able to look up the command syntax on the Web,

Re: iOS Apps on Ma

My assumption is that it’s relatively easy for Apple to develop versions of relevant iOS libraries that can run on Apple Silicon. With those in place, the applications can be executed, as both iOS and Mac OS running on Apple Silicon are thus using the same 64-bit ARM architecture. Given that

Re: likely a silly question about the mac desktop.

Maybe you should run Vim and never have to take your hands away from the main keyboard while editing. On 26/6/22 19:57, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi folks, One thing I am personally finding I seriously need is  basic keyboard typing practice. On my main computers, because I have been using  them

Using the terminal (was Re: basic finder question)

> On 26 Jun, 2022, at 20:03, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Perhaps I should ask this differently. > Can one move from the apple desktop into terminal using voiceover and work > equally as well? > could I work in programs in the terminal using voiceover, just as I can use > it with programs in

Re: basic finder question

> On 26 Jun, 2022, at 19:44, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > And voiceover works flawlessly in terminal? Well enough, at least, to manipulate files and directories efficiently, and to use tab completion. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

Re: slack and voiceover?

I’ve used it once or twice. It was needed for a couple of online events that I attended for work purposes. I don’t recall any substantial accessibility issues. However, I didn’t use Slack extensively. > On 26 Jun, 2022, at 17:09, Minh Ha wrote: > > I use it daily for work. I’m not a huge fan

Re: basic finder question

The other option is to run Terminal and use the mv command at the shell prompt. On 22/6/22 14:28, Andrew Leland wrote: Dear Jürgen, Thank you so much for this quick and extremely helpful reply! All best, Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Working around MS Word

Recent versions have improved somewhat in their accessibility. Make sure you’re using the latest Office 365, monthly channel, for the best that Microsoft Word for Mac currently offers to the VoiceOver user. Old versions are definitely problematic. > On 22 Jun, 2022, at 16:57, John Panarese

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

If you can read them with VoiceOver on the Mac, then, yes, you should be able to use your braille display for the purpose. Be aware, however, that the panning behavior on VoiceOver for Mac with a braille display can be awkward, and it may be challenging to read a document sequentially. > On 20

Re: Problem with using Mail in Big Sur 11.5 in later

On 18/6/22 10:10, Pat Pound wrote: I have not found a way to be able to navigate line by line through my mail inbox so that I get the cinder and subject we just want tope is anyone else solve this? Thank you If you interact with the "table" that contains the list of messages, you should

Re: onboard tutorial revisited.

Also, the user’s guide can be reached with Ctrl-Option-Question mark. Apple announced that there would be new voice options in Mac OS Ventura. I don’t know whether any of those might be more intelligible for your purposes. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Karen Lewellen

Re: Accessing notifications

Yes, that’s also as I remember it. The one situation that poses difficulties for me in Monterey is answering an incoming Facetime call when the Mac is locked. It’s hard to reach the notification in time after using touch ID to unlock the device. I don’t remember whether I tried VO-N in that

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