Your original post was on topic, you veered with your childish remarks down in the thread. I made a public statement because this kind of thing inhibits the working of the list. you persisted. I tried to disentangle the thread and then for some unknown reason, someone else decided to banter about it. From now on, if you have something to say about what I respond to in a public message about my response that you don't like, just drop me a note.
Moderator not withstanding this thread is now officially off topic and I will speak no more on list about it. With kind regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: "vashaun jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:47 AM Subject: Re: What was the I Tunes fix? It wasn't off topic when you said your smart remarks, but now when people speak out about it you think that it's off topic. Since I started the thread and you don't officially moderate the list we should keep the post going. I still haven't found a fix and your contribution to it is worthless. On Feb 15, 2008, at 11:01 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > I think this is off topic. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Apgar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac > OS Xby > theblind'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:09 PM > Subject: RE: What was the I Tunes fix? > > > As I applaud your knowledge of the mac, I too have had simple > questions in > previous posts that your answers clogged more space then the result > you > offered. If one needs to speak this kind of advise, they too should > follow > it. > Thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David > Poehlman > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:24 PM > To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > Xby > theblind > Subject: Re: What was the I Tunes fix? > > Do whatever you like but don't clutter the list with our > intentions. I'm > sure there's a way to deal with this because it works for most if > not all of > us so pleaswe stop your whining. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vashaun jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:30 PM > Subject: Re: What was the I Tunes fix? > > > Thanks Ester for helping again. My issue is not the volume or much > of the > stuff you named but I kept it for future trouble shooting. I simply > can't > play podcast in I Tunes by pressing return on the unplayed podcast. > It is my > normal behavior to have three unplayed podcast and I would just > press return > on the episode and it would play and if I made a mistake and played > one that > wasn't downloaded it would give me a prompt to choose the location. > This is > really getting on my nerves and I want to throw this thing up > against a wall > or switch to VLC. I can go to the podcast folder and open the same > item and > play it in I Tunes with no problem, so I don't know what is a matter. > On Feb 13, 2008, at 1:09 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Cheryl and Shaun, >> >> Marshall's instructions should work. Is it possible that the iTunes >> volume is muted or set very low? Remember that iTunes has a separate >> volume control, so if you used to have your computer's speaker volume >> set very high, and your iTunes volume at 50%, for example, if you've >> changed your computer's volume with the F11, F12, etc keys (or F4 and >> F5 keys), then your iTunes volume will also change. >> >> To check your iTunes volume, use Command+Option+f to move to the >> "Search Text Field", then use VO-keys+left arrow. You should hear >> the >> buttons for the three views: Cover Flow, Album List, and Text List. >> The next VO-keys+left arrow should take you to the full volume >> button. >> Try pressing that with VO-keys+space. >> You might also try going to the volume slider, with the next >> VO-keys+left arrow, and interacting. I once very weirdly found >> that although my iTunes was set to full volume, I couldn't hear any >> sound until I backed the slider down below 100% to 97% or so. After >> sound returned there was no problem resetting it to 100%. This was >> just after adding some files. If you VO-keys >> +left arrow past the slider you reach the mute button. You don't >> want to press this (smile). >> >> Sorry if the left arrowing directions are a bit odd, but the only >> easy >> navigation point in iTunes I've found is Command+Option+f to start >> from the Search Text Field, so I tend to use this whenever I want to >> reorient myself in iTunes. >> >> Some other things to try: check that the selected file is really a >> file that has audio content. iTunes supports PDF files. I know of a >> couple of podcasts that have included PDFs with their regular >> episodes: EscapePod and Podiobooks once included the text of a new >> book on their podcast feeds, and one of the travel podcast series by >> Rick Steves would occasionally include PDF files of maps or >> supplemental information with their episodes. >> Do a Get Info on the file either in iTunes (Command+i) or in its >> Finder directory (Command+r is the keyboard shortcut to show the file >> in a Finder window, or you can use the contextual menu and select >> "Show in Finder"). If you work in iTunes you want to check the >> Summary tab to make sure you don't have >> "Kind: PDF Document", since it has probably been tagged with the same >> keywords as a podcast file and can't be distinguished by keywords. >> It's also possible to have PDF booklets associated with albums in the >> library, although this is unlikely since iTunes album purchases are >> still inaccessible. You could also check whether double-clicking on >> the selected file (VO-keys+shift+space >> -- I hold down the control, option, and shift keys and press the >> spacebar twice quickly) works to start the file playing instead of >> using the return key. (This is the way you would open the entry if >> it >> were a PDF file. It would start up in its default app, which would >> be >> Preview, and you would have to close the window when you were >> finished >> reading.) >> >> If the item is a podcast, are you sure that the file has been >> downloaded? Remember that the default is to only start subscriptions >> with the most current episode. But if you used the contextual menu >> to >> "Update Podcast" and get a list of all the other episodes that are >> currently available on the podcast feed, remember that episodes you >> haven't downloaded will say "undownloaded podcast" at the end. >> If they're not on your machine you can't play them! In order to get >> these episodes you have to use the contextual menu (VO-keys+shift+m) >> and select "Download Podcast Episode". If the episode titles are >> very >> long, your user may not wait to hear "undownloaded podcast" at the >> end. >> >> It sometimes helps to try first using Command+L to go to the >> currently >> playing song, if you've previously been playing tracks in iTunes. >> Then navigate the Songs outline from there. >> >> The only other time when I lose response in iTunes is if I have been >> playing a video podcast, movie, or tv episode -- anything that might >> involve displaying an image on the screen and which doesn't finish. >> In those cases if you stop or pause before the track finishes, focus >> is still in the viewing screen, and can't return to the iTunes songs >> outline. Pressing escape will get you out of this mode. >> >> I think it's possible to press keyboard shortcut sequences that are >> equivalent to using the Apple Remote on the newer Macs. That would >> cycle you from iTunes to another app, like iMovie. I don't remember >> the sequences >> -- I'd have to sit down at a MacBook to find them out again -- but >> that's another possibility. >> >> Sorry, can't think of anything else that's likely at the present. >> Try these suggestions. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Feb 13, 2008, at 06:07AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: >>> It appeared this fix worked for me but nor for a friend using tiger >>> so I assumed that was the important variable; maybe not. Make sure >>> before hitting enter that both your voiceover cursor and your >>> keyboard are on the item; don't know if that will help but sometimes >>> if they aren't on the same item hitting enter won't work. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "vashaun jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >>> X by theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:59 AM >>> Subject: Re: What was the I Tunes fix? >>> >>> >>>> This didn't work, but you can reach me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> On Feb 13, 2008, at 10:50 AM, Marshall F. Scott wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> Try the following: >>>>> 1. Select the appropriate item in the Sources table. >>>>> 2. Move to and interact with the Songs table. >>>>> 3. if necessary, expand the item you want to play. >>>>> 4. Make sure the item is selected. >>>>> 5. Press Enter. >>>>> If this doesn't work, e-mail me privately and we'll discusss the >>>>> problem. >>>>> >>>>> Marshall >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 12, 2008, at 8:29 AM, vashaun jones wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Listers, what was the fix for I Tunes when you can't click on a >>>>>> podcast or item to play it? When I press enter on a item that I >>>>>> want to play nothing happens. Can someone help? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Marshall F. scott >>>>> University of Utah - CVRTI >>>>> 95 South 2000 East >>>>> Salt Lake City, UT 84112 >>>>> Phone: (801) 587-9523 >>>>> Fax: (801) 581-3128 >>>>> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Skype: scott9576a >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > > > > > >
