That did the trick! It also now speaks at the rate which I keep Voice Over set, not the default rate of Voice Over. On Mar 29, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hello Slau and Kimberly, > > If you check "allow voiceover to be controlled by apple scripts" which is > found in Vo utilities under general, the problem should no longer exist. > > hth > On Mar 29, 2010, at 1:07 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > >> I've also noticed that this tends to draw focus away from VoiceOver. Instead >> of restarting VoiceOver, try using one of the Orientation commands like >> VO-F1 and that always seems to regain voiceOver's focus. >> >> HTH >> >> On Mar 29, 2010, at 12:19 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: >> >>> I began using the script for telling time (option T) where I use the right >>> option key on my Macbook Pro. I've noticed that when I use this while in >>> Mail, VO stops and I have to do command F5 a few times to restart it. Any >>> thoughts as to why this happens? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Kim >>> On Mar 28, 2010, at 10:25 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks all for the help and insite. >>>> >>>> Tc. >>>> On Mar 28, 2010, at 4:13 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sara, there is info out there on scripting and there is even a book. I do >>>>> not have anything bookmarked, but someone will have that info for sure. >>>>> ONce you learn to write scripts, you can pretty much do what you want. >>>>> On Mar 28, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I want to learn how to script. I am using a script that is not that >>>>>> accessible with voice over. is there a way I can modify that script to >>>>>> make ti work better? >>>>>> >>>>>> Take care. >>>>>> On Mar 28, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm not a scripting expert, but honestly, no you do not need it at all. >>>>>>> In fact there is only one script I use and that is to get the current >>>>>>> time. Sure I can get it easily from the menu, but what the heck, it's >>>>>>> there. The scripting abilities are valuable in terms of expanding VO's >>>>>>> functionality. I do not see scripting in VO used to always work around >>>>>>> a problem with an application, but I imagine it could help in some >>>>>>> cases. I agree, there is no need to start a pissing contest over >>>>>>> whether scripting in a screen reader makes sense or not because >>>>>>> everyone has their own opinions on this subject. I will say that it is >>>>>>> there and considering what you can do with a script, I'm all for >>>>>>> leaving it there. And yes, to the best of my knowledge, it is Apple >>>>>>> scripting. SO, the use of scripts can far exceed the "work-around" for >>>>>>> an app, which is evident by the say time script. >>>>>>> Hope that helps some. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mar 28, 2010, at 3:42 PM, James & Nash wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi list, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am currently listening to the latest Mac Accessibility podcast about >>>>>>>> scripting, and I am very confused. Well, I may just be stupid, but >>>>>>>> I'll let you decide after I ask this question... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How is scripting VO different from scripting other Screen Readers? I'm >>>>>>>> asking this because the group just made a very interesting point that >>>>>>>> with other Screen Readers, when an application or part of an >>>>>>>> application doesn't work properly, someone writes a script for it. If >>>>>>>> the application then gets upgraded and the script no longer works, >>>>>>>> people are not sure what to do to fix it aside from getting the script >>>>>>>> again. Surely this is the same with VO - most general users would not >>>>>>>> know what to do except for the scripter? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also, is VO scripting different from Apple Script? >>>>>>>> Josh has also said that we don't necessarily need the scripting >>>>>>>> capability of VO. Why is this? When I've used other Screen Readers, I >>>>>>>> used very few scripts if any and still got all the info I needed? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm not trying to start a flame war, and I apologise to the moderators >>>>>>>> if this is off-topic. >>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> TC >>>>>>>> James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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