Thanks alex. This is just what I needed. Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net <mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net> > On Mar 5, 2015, at 9:05 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Here's a section that will be in the next update's Readme file. > > ###Keyboard Commander > Since most people like to assign some of Talking Dashboard's scripts to > keystrokes, I have put instructions on how to do this below. The process will > be similar, but not exactly the same, for other commanders. > > 1. See the previous section to navigate and select the Keyboard Commander tab > in VoiceOver Utility > Commanders. > 2. Once you have selected the proper tab, use vo-right arrow. You will pass > the rest of the available tabs first, then a checkbox labeled "Enable > Keyboard Commander". Be sure this is checked, and remember that you can > toggle this commander on or off at any time with vo-shift-k. > 3. Continue to the right. You will next encounter a popup menu that lets you > select which Option key to use. It is set to the right one by default, but > you may wish to use the left one, or both. Make the desired selection from > this menu. > 4. Once that's done, continue right. The next thing you find will be the > "Keyboard Commander" table, which holds all the assignments already set up. > Find the row in the table whose command you want to change (or assign, if > you've just made a new entry--see below). Don't interact with the table, then > use up or down arrow by itself, to read both the key and its assignment at > once. > 5. To add a new command, vo-right past the table, find the "Add" button, and > vo-space. VoiceOver probably won't say anything, but you will be placed in an > edit field where you can type the character to which you want to assign an > action. Type it, then vo-right once to the "Command Menu" button and move to > Step 8. > 6. If you instead wish to change an existing assignment, find its row and > interact until you are on the edit field containing the current character. > Delete that character and type a new one. If you want to leave the character > in place but change what it does, find the row and activate the "Command Menu > Button" without changing the character in the edit field. Note that the name > of this button will reflect the current assignment. Once you are on the popup > menu, move to Step 8. > 7. On the row you want to change, press space. If you have interacted with > the table, you will need to vo-right past the key and press vo-space on the > menu button to its right. Basically, don't interact with the table; it's > easier. > 8. Now that you've opened the popup menu of commands, you have a plethora of > options. We want to assign a script, but keep in mind how powerful Commanders > can be. Anyway, we want the very last option in the menu: "Custom Commands". > Find that, hit right arrow, and then choose "Run AppleScript Script…". > 9. Now, you are in a standard Finder dialog that will only show you folders > and AppleScript files. Browse to wherever you chose to put the Talking > Dashboard scripts, pick the one you want, and press enter. > 10. That's all there is to it. Once you've made all the assignments you want, > simply close the VoiceOver Utility. > >> On Mar 5, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Stacey Robinson <stacey...@bellsouth.net >> <mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net>> wrote: >> >> Alex, >> Can you send me the steps on how to add a script to my keyboard commander >> again? >> I did this with the battery status but would like to add others in the file >> such as download info. >> I do not remember how I did this. >> Thanks for any help >> >> Feel free to write privately. >> >> Blessings, >> Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. >> >> mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net <mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net> >>> On Mar 5, 2015, at 5:49 AM, Rod Skene <skene...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:skene...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I am running Yosemite >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse any errors. >>> >>> On Mar 5, 2015, at 12:18 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com >>> <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> Mostly, the scripts rely on shell commands. For instance, I ask the "top" >>>> command for CPU information, and the "memstat" command for ram details, >>>> and iReg for battery, and so on. Once I get the results, I grab the bits I >>>> need, and return those (all this happens in the Get Info.scpt file, which >>>> is why it *must* be int the same folder as the scripts). >>>> >>>> Then, I have the raw information, like the amount of ram or the battery >>>> level, and I give it back to the script that asked for it. The script then >>>> gives all that raw data, plus the template, to a couple functions in >>>> Utilities.scpt (another required file). The raw data is paired up with >>>> keywords, those keywords are sorted and searched for, any any that are >>>> present are replaced. This is how $minutes turns into 15, for instance. >>>> Once the template has been populated, the complete string is given back to >>>> the script you ran, which asks Utilities.scpt to speak it. The speaking >>>> part checks if VoiceOver is running; it tells VO to say the string if it >>>> is, and tells the default system voice to do so if it's not. >>>>> On Mar 5, 2015, at 12:53 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com >>>>> <mailto:gigifi...@me.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Alex >>>>> I am under Yosemite, and have the latest update. I know how to use the >>>>> time and date file, and I know how to use the battery one. This is going >>>>> to sound like a really dumb question, but could you give me and some >>>>> others who are sort of in first grade when it comes to Apple script some >>>>> idea of what commands make the others work? Or, is that all in the read >>>>> me file that I read a long time ago? >>>>> >>>>> Gigi >>>>> ? >>>>>> On Mar 4, 2015, at 10:31 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com >>>>>> <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> Most of you know about what I (rather un-creatively) call Talking >>>>>> Dashboard, a set of Applescript files that give you access to >>>>>> information. There's a time/date one, one for battery, one for current >>>>>> wifi status, and more. Most of you also know I've wanted to add a script >>>>>> for upcoming reminders and calendar events, but I could never get it >>>>>> working right, and I didn't like that it would always force Reminders or >>>>>> Calendar to launch. >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, the good news is that I can overcome both problems (most likely, >>>>>> but no promises) by accessing the EKEventStore through Cocoa. If that's >>>>>> Greek to you, the bottom line is that I can probably do this, but it >>>>>> requires OS10.9 or later, maybe even 10.10 or later. I'm on 10.10, but >>>>>> I'm wondering how many people this would affect? Existing scripts would >>>>>> continue to work, but if I find a faster/easier way to do what they >>>>>> currently do that also uses Cocoa, I'll do it. Plus, I could probably >>>>>> revamp and expand the template system, since I would no longer need to >>>>>> use my own hacked-together solution but could instead use a real, >>>>>> Cocoa-based one. I'd probably archive what I have and put the existing >>>>>> scripts in a subfolder, so those who can't run the new ones don't need >>>>>> to, but I would no longer support them. >>>>>> >>>>>> So, basically, if you use Talking Dashboard, on which version(s) of OS X >>>>>> do you use it? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>> Alex Hall >>>>>> mehg...@icloud.com <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex Hall >>>> mehg...@icloud.com <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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