I am, but I am waiting on my code. Apple is emailing all non-developers a download code they will use to grab Yosemite, and mine has not come yet.
Unfortunately, I don't have two displays to work with, only my poor, neglected Apex. On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:30 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: > Hi there > It ain't easy! I had to go in for a Genius Bar appointment. Basically, > voiceover is missing telling you some stuff on the screen, plus it doesn't > work every time anyway. When you think you've got the Braille display up on > the screen, tell voiceover to do a search for the word focus. Then you have > to press return when it's time to do the Perry. Like I said, it doesn't work > every time. Just keep at it. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 3, 2014, at 8:02 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: > >> Hello Eugenia. >> >> Please tell me how you got your Focus Blue working on the Mac Via Blue Tooth >> as I tried it sometime ago and it would not do it and so reported it to the >> accessibility team who were investigating it. Not tried it since. I have the >> Focus Blue 40 and plan to buy the Focus blue 14 next month to use with my I >> phone and sell my Apple Wireless Keyboard as I have two of them. >> >> Kawal. >> >> On 3 Jun 2014, at 01:47 pm,Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>> Hi Alex >>> Are you planning to do that public beta thing? Right now while in this >>> message I am testing my Braille Edge under Usb because now I have the >>> situation that my little Focus 14 sort of works in Bluetooth, doesn't work >>> very well under USB, and now I can't have both my Braille Edge 40 and my >>> Focus 14 on the Bluetooth list at the same time. What's weird is that is >>> was, until I took the Braille Edge off, not on the VoiceOver table but on >>> the System Preferences list. >>> >>> Now that I have the Focus 14 working well enough for me to use it under >>> Bluetooth for what what I got it for, it looks like I am going to have to >>> use the Braille Edge 40 with USB for a while, whether I want to or not. >>> Luckily, it is the Braille Edge 40 is working very well writing this >>> message using Bluetooth. So, if you do the beta thing, could you see if you >>> can put two Braille displays on the Bluetooth list and be able to switch >>> between them? If you can't, could somebody please test this? I may decide >>> to do it myself, but I'blind need to check with Apple first because I still >>> have that open case on my Focus 14. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Gigi >>> >>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 11:08 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>>> True enough. The thing is, most developers know and will probably still >>>> use Objective-C for quite a while to come. I haven't used the Swift >>>> language yet, but I don't see how it will help avoid accessibility >>>> problems. It may offer slightly faster coding, but that is about it. I'll >>>> let you all know if my opinion changes as I get more into Swift, which >>>> won't be until Xcode6 comes out. >>>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 11:56 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> They have a new language which is called Swift. Seems to eliminate a lot >>>>> of the cruft required to get ObjectiveC to do what they want and also >>>>> eliminates a number of constructs that were authoring errors. So it >>>>> sounds like they are trying to set developers up for success more easily >>>>> which should be good for everybody. >>>>> >>>>> CB >>>>> >>>>> On 6/2/14, 10:37 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: >>>>>> Hi guys >>>>>> I just got through listening to the keynote, and I didn't hear anything >>>>>> that calls me to say, all know jeepers! I think we're going to be okay >>>>>> basically, but, as always, we will probably have some Accessibility >>>>>> miseries for a while. If I understand what was said, they wrote a new >>>>>> programming language which, if I understand what was going on there, >>>>>> they'll be able to figure out problems easier. Do I get that right? >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> Gigi >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> In short, I'm okay at least for the next round. Can you just imagine >>>>>>> how that's going to work out with accessibility? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the >>>>>>> blind built-in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 3:57 PM, Jessica D <jldai...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This page I just found use the system requirements for the next Mac >>>>>>>> update. >>>>>>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/ios-8-os-x-1010-yosemite-system-requirements-2014-6 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:31 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Has anyone found these? I'm wondering if my decrepit 2009 Mac Mini is >>>>>>>>> up to the task. Actually, it's pretty spry for its age. :) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Teresa >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. 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