On retrying the mouse down method to add folders to my favourites bar, it's working now. I still can't use it to rearrange or remove them but still, it's a step forward. It still definitely doesn't work to rearrange mail accounts.
Danny: On 25/11/2012, at 8:11 PM, Danny Noonan <da...@familynoonan.net> wrote: > Some people can do the same type thing to add and move in the favourites bar > in Apple mail 2. It's a mystery. One of those bugs that afflict most and yet > not others. I've even had a fresh ML install and can't do this even though > the concept is quite straight forward. > > Oh well, if VO was perfect, why would we have such a helpful list as > everything would just work. <grin> > > Danny: > > On 25/11/2012, at 2:16 PM, Sarah Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hmm maybe they changed something in ml as I can do it all the time very >> well. It's a mystery. Ah well the other method works well, if you remember >> to do it. >> >> Be blessed. >> On Nov 24, 2012, at 4:27 PM, Shaun Oliver <blindma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I actaully tried sarah's method of moving them around and couldn't get it >>> to work. >>> no matter what I tried, it just wouldn't go the way I wanted it. >>> >>> On 25/11/2012, at 2:48 AM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" >>> <ch...@clgproductions.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Danny, >>>> >>>> That is perfect! That's exactly! what I needed to do. I'll go take care >>>> of doing that now. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help. I was completely unaware of that option. >>>> >>>> Thank you kindly, >>>> >>>> Christopher-Mark Gilland. >>>> Founder of CLG Productions >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Noonan" <da...@familynoonan.net> >>>> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> >>>> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 9:50 PM >>>> Subject: Re: Moving Mail accounts around >>>> >>>> >>>>> Some people I think have been able to move them round but I never have. I >>>>> have to be satisfied in setting the default outgoing mail address. I'm >>>>> sure your aware of this already but for anyone who isn't, >>>>> command comma, >>>>> go to the composing tab and then simply select the account you want to be >>>>> default in the >>>>> "Send new emails from" >>>>> popup. >>>>> >>>>> Danny: >>>>> >>>>> On 24/11/2012, at 11:33 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland >>>>> <ch...@clgproductions.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Collin, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm perfectly aware of doing that, but in my situation that is not a >>>>>> good sollution. Thanks however for the tip. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you kindly, >>>>>> >>>>>> Christopher-Mark Gilland. >>>>>> Founder of CLG Productions >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Red.Falcon" >>>>>> <velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com> >>>>>> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 7:05 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: Moving Mail accounts around >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Chris! >>>>>>> This might do the trick for you, but does not involve moving the >>>>>>> accounts table but under the composing button you can pick which >>>>>>> account all mail gets sent from! >>>>>>> HTH Colin >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 23 Nov 2012, at 23:32, Christopher Gilland >>>>>>> <ch...@clgproductions.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have approximately 4 accounts set up in Mail on my Mac. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Basically, the one that I want to be the default mail account is about >>>>>>>> 3 accounts down in the table. So, when I go into mail, hit >>>>>>>> command+comma, interact with the toolbar, then find the accounts tab, >>>>>>>> and select it, then look at the table, I'm saying it's about the 3rd >>>>>>>> account down. I know a sighted person can actually within that table, >>>>>>>> take the mouse and drag those list of accounts in that table up and >>>>>>>> down and move them to the order they want them to be. Which ever >>>>>>>> account is at the very top of the list becomes your default account >>>>>>>> for sending mail. Let me clarify as I know some of you on here, may >>>>>>>> get confused. I am not trying to set the default outgoing server in >>>>>>>> the smtp server list. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about >>>>>>>> in that list of accounts in the accounts table within preferences >>>>>>>> under the accounts tab. I've tried going to the table, and hitting >>>>>>>> vo+comma on the account, then moving to the top of the table and >>>>>>>> hitting command+period, but tha t > >> t >>> el >>>>> ls >>>>>>> m >>>>>>>> e after pressing vo+comma that the selection is not dragable, which I >>>>>>>> darn well know it is, as I had a sighted person do it for me once. I >>>>>>>> also disabled cursor tracking with vo+shift+F3, then I found the >>>>>>>> account I wanted to move, and routed the mouse pointer with >>>>>>>> vo+command+F5. Then, I did the old fashion way of doing this, with >>>>>>>> vo+command+shift+space, then I moved up to the top of the list, routed >>>>>>>> my mouse again with vo+command+F5, then did another >>>>>>>> vo+command+shift+space to drop. That didn't work either. I knew it >>>>>>>> wasn't gonna work, but just for all time sake, I even tried doing >>>>>>>> command up and down arrow, as well as option up and down. I even did >>>>>>>> command option up and command option down. I tried even with a shift >>>>>>>> key as well. I was just trying any and every keystroke I could think >>>>>>>> that might move things up and down like that in the table. I even went >>>>>>>> so far as to highlight the account in the table, hit command+X to try >>>>>>>> cutting it, moved up to the top of the l > i >> s >>> t, >>>>>>> th >>>>>>>> en hitting command+V to try pasting it there up above. Even that! >>>>>>>> didn't work. I'm at a total loss. I feel with the acception of >>>>>>>> having my mom just come upstairs and do it for me from a sighted >>>>>>>> standpoint, I don't know any other way to do this. I've exhausted >>>>>>>> everything that I know personally that there is to try. I can't >>>>>>>> believe that they don't give you a move up, and move down button in >>>>>>>> the preferences window, but they don't. If you have any other idea, >>>>>>>> let me know what maybe I could try. 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