oh ok so it only works with subscription based stations? On Aug 29, 2011, at 5:39 AM, Esther wrote:
> Hi Joe, > > The preferences menu of Radium has three tabs: General, Controls, and > Subscriptions. If you want to access subscriptions, after bringing up the > preferences menu either by using Command+comma, which is the general shortcut > for accessing preferences in any application, or by navigating to the > "preferences menu" button (VO-Right arrow or Right Flick, if you brought up > access to the Radium menu through double tapping the Radium icon in the dock > with Trackpad Commander in the dock, or by using the Shift-Command-E shortcut > after you enabled it by checking the box in Controls pane of the Preferences > menu during a previous session), then on the "Subscriptions" tab there is a > message "To listen to a subscription-only station with Radium, select the > desired station and click "Edit Subscription". Navigate to the table listing > subscriptions and interact. Then, after you have chosen the subscription > service you want to set up, such as Sirius XM radio, Sirius Internet Radio > (Canada), X > M Radio Online (Canada), Last.fm Autoscrobbler, or one of the other services, > stop interacting with the table and navigate to the "Edit Subscription" > button. Press the button (e.g. VO-Space, or double tap if you are using > Trackpad Commander), then enter your E-mail and password into the text fields > in the dialog window, then press the "save" button to record your > subscription service information. > > You can explore the other Preference menu settings for options on how you > want to configure the app. For example, you could choose to have it > automatically tune in to the last-played channel, or to launch when you login > to your account. > > Plus, there are other buttons and shortcuts for the equalizer menu > (Command+E), or listening history (Command+I), as well as social networking > options that I haven't tried at all. You can custom add other internet > streams, and also request streams to be added. I've only played with the > trial version. I'm really intrigued by the way they managed to get around > the accessibility problems of using the status menu bar icon. Apparently the > icon is still in the status menu bar, but you don't have to try to navigate > to it to get the menu to show up. The keyboard shortcuts for starting and > stopping radium, or the double tap on the radium icon in the dock if you have > Trackpad Commander turned on will automatically bring VoiceOver focus to the > menu. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Aug 28, 2011, at 16:57, joe quinn wrote: > >> how do you access the xm raiod stuff? all i see upon etnering it, is a >> serach editbox. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <mori...@mac.com> >> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> >> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 5:47 PM >> Subject: Re: dropbox >> >> >>> Hi, >>> According to the Dropbox forums, the latest beta (released two days ago), >>> is version 1.2.28, and the Mac version can be downloaded from: >>> http://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/Dropbox%201.2.28.dmg >>> I believe you have to relaunch Finder after installing a new version of >>> Dropbox. Either open Terminal (Command-Shift-U, then press "t e", and >>> Command-Down arrow to launch), and type: >>> killall Finder >>> followed by pressing return, or you should be able to do this from the GUI >>> with Command-Option-Escape to bring up the "Force Quit" window, and select >>> Finder. If you use the command line in Terminal, I believe that "Finder" >>> needs to be typed with a capital "F", since the unix shell is case >>> sensitive. >>> >>> Incidentally, on the issue of accessibility of menus from the status bar >>> icon, I was really surprised to find that the "Radium" program seems to >>> have come up with a solution. Radium is an internet radio listening >>> program for the Mac that was inaccessible up until the latest version. But >>> the version they released in mid-July announced full support for Universal >>> Access and VoiceOver in the "What's New" description for version 2.8.1. >>> And the way they set it up, you can either turn on TrackPad Commander and >>> double tap on the Radium icon in the Dock, or if you prefer to use keyboard >>> shortcuts, you can press Command+Comma to bring up the preferences menu >>> when the app is running, and then go to the "Controls" tab, and check boxes >>> in the table for any of the shortcut keys for controlling the program. For >>> example, if you check the box for "Open/Close Radium", and accept the >>> default shortcut of Shift-Command-E (as in "echo"), you can afterwards >>> access the control menu by pressin g > S >>> hift-Command-E instead of double tapping the Radium icon in the dock with >>> Trackpad Commander turned on. Basically, either of these methods gives you >>> access to the menu that you would otherwise require navigating to the icon >>> in the status menu bar, that VoiceOver doesn't "see", and clicking with >>> mouse or trackpad. There are a whole slew of shortcuts to control >>> playback, copy information, or links, and you can additionally use the >>> media function keys (F7, F8, and F9 to reverse, play/pause, and fast >>> forward), or use an Apple Remote, if you check the boxes for these >>> functions. And if you want to change the shortcuts for any of these to >>> something more to your own liking, just VO-Space on the shortcut you've >>> checked in the table, and type in your new shortcut key combination. >>> >>> This is really rather slick. I'm still wondering how they implemented this >>> fix, and whether the method can be used by other applications. If you want >>> to try Radium, there's a free trial download you can access at the >>> macupdate site that is Lion compatible: >>> http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30468/radium >>> It's also available from the Mac App store for $25, but no trial download >>> through that route. When you launch the app don't be worried if VoiceOver >>> says there are no windows. Either bring up the app's preferences with >>> Command+Comma, then enable the shortcuts in the "Control" tab so you can >>> access the menu with Shift-Command-E (or your own preferred shortcut), or >>> else, you can double tap on the Radium icon in the dock with Trackpad >>> Commander turned on, which will also open the menu window and switch >>> VoiceOver focus there. You're placed in a text field for searching for >>> radio stations. You can mark these as favorites, control output speaker >>> volume in other locations (if you use an Airport Express), access equalizer >>> settings, etc. Most of the options will be found on a preferences menu >>> button that also lets you access the Preferences menu. (This is how I >>> actually found the preferences menu with the shortcut options -- then I >>> realized that I could have brought this up dire c > tl >>> y without any recourse to Trackpad Commander just by pressing >>> Command+Comma.) >>> >>> For those of you in the U.S. or Canada, radium will also support playing >>> your Sirius XM and other such subscriptions. It also supports last.fm >>> "scrobbling" (another one of those music listening services that I never >>> tried before the iOS devices made them accessible -- this suggests other >>> listening and music based on the music collections of other listeners with >>> your tastes, but is only available in the U.S., U.K., and Germany, and has >>> a web site with accessibility issues). >>> >>> I'm mainly curious about how they put this solution into effect! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> >>> On Aug 28, 2011, at 10:58, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: >>> >>>> Is the current beta on their site? >>>> >>>> Lynne >>>> >>>> On 28 Aug 2011, at 20:38, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>> >>>> It won't be. Apple has currently taken away the access to the status bar >>>> icons. I just ran the app and it worked this time when I installed the new >>>> beta of dropbox. I really dunno how i did it but it just worked. lol! >>>> >>>> Take care and that's no what you wanted to hear I know but until someone >>>> comes up with a fix? >>>> >>>> Take care all. >>>> On Aug 28, 2011, at 10:49 AM, joe quinn wrote: >>>> >>>>> when i start the machine, the dropbox thing comes up, but whenever i try >>>>> to interact with it to set it up, it's not in the vo shift f1 apps >>>>> list... help? >>>>> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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