Hi, I set up the shortcut key for toggling do not disturb. It works great but VoiceOver doesn’t announce the state of do not disturb when you press the shortcut key. Any clever ideas on how to make VO announce this?
Robert Carter > On Apr 11, 2020, at 8:39 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > I haven't tried it, but this article looks interesting: > https://osxdaily.com/2019/05/21/set-do-not-disturb-keyboard-shortcut-mac/ > > On 4/11/20, 09:30, "'Jason White' via MacVisionaries" > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > You can also control it from the Notification Center: Ctrl-Option-M twice, > then Ctrl-Option-End is the quick way to get there, then Ctrl-Option-Space to > open it. Above the notifications table are some controls, including a Do Not > Disturb switch. I find that I have to interact with the notifications table, > then move up once to get to the controls, then interact with that group to > reach the individual switches. > > There may be a quicker way to toggle it though. > > On 4/11/20, 06:18, "'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries" > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi All: > > I'm trying to give Apple's Mail application the old college try--having > heard people say how much they like this app over the years. I have > mine > configured and working. It's sending and receiving as I would expect. > > Here's my problem: It's far too chatty. It wants to notify me of every > new email arrival and read me the top of the message. > > Sometimes that's a good thing, but often it's a nuisance that > interferes > with other work. It's certainly a nuisance for my Mac to start > chattering like a chipmunk while I'm in the middle of saying something > on a work teleconference. > > So, I'm looking for easy ways to turn this behavior on and off. > Suggestions would be most appreciated. My ideal is an easy toggle > mechanism as having those automated announcements is truly useful--but > not always. > > So far all I've found is the Do Not Disturb facility under System > Preferences / Notifications, but that seems to want a time frame. > Surely > I shouldn't be reduced to specifying midnight to 23:59 as the DND > window? Surely something other than a sledgehammer is available? Surely > I'm missing the nuances somewhere? > > Thanks in advance! > > Janina > > -- > > Janina Sajka > > Linux Foundation Fellow > Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org > > The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) > Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures > http://www.w3.org/wai/apa > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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