There is a mute script To choose I've been using it for months I will give you more info on how to find it when I get back on my Mac
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 5, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Pamela Francis <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > I'm certainly thankful for all the feedback my question generated. Chris is > correct, I did not want to completely disable voiceover. However given that > was the choice I had at the time along with creating a keystroke, I checked > out creating the keystroke versus disabling voiceover at the time, disabling > it was quicker. It would seem to me that there should be a district native to > voiceover muting versus having to create one. I don't understand why that was > an oversight on Apple's part. As I stated in my first email, I did hit the > control key to shut it up yesterday. I would also want the opportunity to > take notes. That point was also mentioned. Healthy discussions like this, are > the reason for these lists; allowing all of us to learn from each other. > Thanks again. > > Pam Francis > > On Apr 5, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Robert, > > She doesn't want to completely disable Voiceover. She just wants to mute it. > Your solution certainly would work, but it might be overkill. The thing is, > if she needed to command+tab to another window, say to take notes or > something, then she'd still have no speech. Great suggestion, but, I'm just > not so sure it would be the most comprable. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ROBERT CARTER > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 9:03 AM > Subject: Re: Keystroke form muting voiceover > > Hi, > > You can simply press command+f5 to toggle VoiceOver off and toggle it back on > with command+f5 when the service is over. > > Robert Carter > > >> On Apr 5, 2015, at 7:49 AM, Pamela Francis <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> I plan to listen to a continuation of the services I was listening to >> yesterday, this morning. Prior to going to the site, I will check out the >> suggestions given to me here to see if they work before I allow Alex to be >> disrespectful again. I'm truly surprised there is not a native keystroke to >> mmute voiceover as there is a trackpad gesture. I feel an email going to >> Apple accessibility. Let's hope it doesn't take them six updates to get it >> done. >> >> Pam Francis >> >> On Apr 5, 2015, at 7:35 AM, Daniel McGee <danielmcgee...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Is there no actual keystroke to mute VO by default then? >> >> >> >>> On 5 Apr 2015, at 13:06, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> If you have a braille display, you can use space with M to mute voiceover. >>>> On Apr 5, 2015, at 6:48 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> You can also use the keyboard commander. For example, I have it set so >>>> option-m mutes sounds and speech. To do this: >>>> >>>> * Open the VoiceOver Utility and choose Commanders from the Categories >>>> table. >>>> * Select the Keyboard Commander tab, be sure the commander is on by >>>> checking the checkbox, and move past the table to the Add button. Activate >>>> that button. >>>> * You will be placed on a text field, even if VoiceOver doesn't tell you >>>> so. Press the key to be used (such as M), then vo-right to the menu button. >>>> * In that menu is a list of commands, sorted into categories. I believe >>>> the item you want, Mute VoiceOver, is in the Sounds submenu. Once you find >>>> it, hit enter. >>>> * Hit option-m to make sure things worked (it's a toggle, so hitting it >>>> again will bring VO back). If it worked, you can close the Utility. If >>>> not, let the list know and we'll try to figure out what happened. >>>>> On Apr 5, 2015, at 5:16 AM, BBS <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Pam. If I remember correctly, with track pad commander on, you could >>>>> double tap with three fingers on the trackpad to mute Voiceover just like >>>>> double tapping with three fingers to mute it on an iPhone. If I'm wrong >>>>> about this, someone correct me. >>>>> >>>>> Shawn >>>>> Sent From My White Macbook >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Francis" >>>>> <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 1:12 AM >>>>> Subject: Keystroke form muting voiceover >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> I was attempting to listen to a service over the Internet this afternoon. >>>>> In so doing Alex continually seemed to want to give me every notification >>>>> I would never have gotten had I been doing something I could've gotten >>>>> away from or been able to repeat. Normally I don't mind. However in cases >>>>> like this, is there a keystroke to mute voiceover until such a service or >>>>> meeting is over? I hit the control key to shut him up, however he has >>>>> since earned the name disrespectful Alex. >>>>> >>>>> Pam Francis >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit 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. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex Hall >>>> 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. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit 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. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit 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. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit 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. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit 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. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit 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. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit 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. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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