Actually, speaking only for myself, this is not correct.
The apple location where I intend visiting is the same one where I would previously go and seek a safe for my use IOS voice. They have a small room where they provide classes, are allowing me to speak with the technician in advance, as well as exchange details on my goals.
I just want to meet them half way with some basics.
Sure we have dreadful stores in Toronto, assuming apple did not do the smart thing and close the fairview location.
But, again for me personally, this store is already being quite terrific.

Karen



On Tue, 28 Jun 2022, Les Kriegler wrote:

In addition, unless things have changed, I think you would be very disappointed 
if you go to an Apple Store for training. It is a very noisy environment and 
even if you can find someone know something about voiceover, I don’t think 
you’re going to get the results you desire by going there.

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On Jun 28, 2022, at 6:13 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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   An Apple store visit is fine but there is nothing ;like working with a 
Voiceover user who uses VO day in day out.

  If you have  sighted helper, yes you can turn VO off.

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On 6/28/2022 2:26 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
That is what an apple store is for.
My first priority to be honest is getting a solid enough voice.
The onboard tutorial is  helping, but again I am far more used to greater 
keyboard dexterity, meaning I will make mistakes while trying to learn 
voiceover itself.
Oh yet another question on that front.
does voiceover have to be on to  update the voices from compact to enhanced?
Tim explained how it is done, cannot seem to get back there, but that can be a 
task for one of my mac using homemates, if I can turn off vo I mean.
On Tue, 28 Jun 2022, E.T. wrote:
  Karen, I would strongly suggest you put your focus solely on mastering 
Voiceover before venturing into other areas. Get a handle on the Voiceover 
commands as well as those the the standard Mac commands.

  Find a local Voiceover user and invite him/her to come over and work with you.

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On 6/28/2022 1:49 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
 Well...apparently I must have missed a detail.
 going to the dock does not let you type a program name at all.  It does
 put you  on a list, but as I am still finding  or configuring a solidly
 understandable voice, not all programs are well easy to follow.
 Again part of why I want to run text edit, typing practice that does not
 cause a problem.
 and on another note, there seem to be groups everywhere,
 Honestly I am working from the assumption that should I manage to launch
 text edit I would end up on a text field.
 I might add, that there is not a more fluid display layout...its quite
 frustrating when I cannot discover how to repeat what I just heard, and
 there is an identifier of a command I still cannot translate.



 On Mon, 27 Jun 2022, Herbie Allen wrote:

 It’s the first thing on your Doc. Hit enter, on Finder, and you’re >  good to 
go.D
 On Jun 27, 2022, at 21:30, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> > >  
wrote:
 and just to confirm, the command to open the finder?
 On Mon, 27 Jun 2022, Herbie Allen wrote:
 VO D is the Doc, VO Shift D is the Desktop. A lot of default apps > > >  are in the Doc, but if 
not, Open the finder and do a Command shift > > >  A. This will bring up the apps folder. You can 
 also use  Siri to > > >  open apps.
 On Jun 26, 2022, at 22:18, Karen Lewellen > > > >  <klewel...@shellworld.net> 
wrote:
 I am not interested in running the terminal if voiceover is not > > > >  100%  
no idea how to even get there.
 Are applications normally in the docs?
 Something I read from  another voiceover source suggested that > > > >  vo-d 
just takes you to the desktop.
 Still want to  access voiceover help keys and the like, which do > > > >  not 
seem to  be terminal associated.
 Likewise pages could  serve the same typing practice goal.
 All of my Linux Ubuntu shell work is via a service, called > > > >  
shellworld, using my non Linux screen reader.
 On Sun, 26 Jun 2022, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
 Hello,
 If applications are in the dock then pressing the VO-D then the > > > > >  first few letters 
of the applications followed by return will > > > > >  launch the application.
 Alternatively, you could use the open command in terminal.
 open -a textedit
 will open and activate the textedit application
 open myDocument.txt
 will open myDocument.txt in the default application for that > > > > >  file
 open -a textedit myDocument.txt
 will open myDocument.txt in the textedit application
 Here is some more info:
 joncohn@speedy ~ %
 open: unrecognized option `--help'
 Usage: open [-e] [-t] [-f] [-W] [-R] [-n] [-g] [-h] [-s <partial > > > > >  SDK name>][-b <bundle 
identifier>] [-a <application>] [-u URL] > > > > >  [filenames] [--args arguments]
 Help: Open opens files from a shell.
    By default, opens each file using the default application > > > > >  for 
that file.
    If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be > > > > >  opened as 
a URL.
 Options:
    -a                    Opens with the > > > > >  specified application.
    -b                    Opens with the > > > > >  specified application 
bundle identifier.
    -e                    Opens with > > > > >  TextEdit.
    -t                    Opens with default > > > > >  text editor.
    -f                    Reads input from > > > > >  standard input and opens 
with TextEdit.
    -F  --fresh           Launches the app fresh, > > > > >  that is, without restoring 
windows. Saved persistent state is > > > > >  lost, excluding Untitled documents.
    -R, --reveal          Selects in the Finder > > > > >  instead of opening.
    -W, --wait-apps       Blocks until the used > > > > >  applications are 
closed (even if they were already running).
        --args            All remaining > > > > >  arguments are passed in argv to the 
application's main() > > > > >  function instead of opened.
    -n, --new             Open a new instance of > > > > >  the application 
even if one is already running.
    -j, --hide            Launches the app hidden.
    -g, --background      Does not bring the application > > > > >  to the 
foreground.
    -h, --header          Searches header file > > > > >  locations for headers matching the 
given filenames, and opens > > > > >  them.
    -s                    For -h, the SDK to > > > > >  use; if supplied, only SDKs whose 
names contain the argument > > > > >  value are searched.
                          Otherwise the > > > > >  highest versioned SDK in 
each platform is used.
    -u, --url URL         Open this URL, even if it > > > > >  matches exactly 
a filepath
    -i, --stdin  PATH     Launches the application with > > > > >  stdin 
connected to PATH; defaults to /dev/null
    -o, --stdout PATH     Launches the application with > > > > >  /dev/stdout 
connected to PATH;
        --stderr PATH     Launches the application with > > > > >  /dev/stderr 
connected to PATH to
        --env    VAR      Add an enviroment > > > > >  variable to the launched process, where 
VAR is formatted AAA=foo > > > > >  or just AAA for a null string value.
 Jonathan Cohn
 On Jun 26, 2022, at 19:57, Karen Lewellen > > > > > >  
<klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote:
 Hi folks,
 One thing I am personally finding I seriously need is  basic > > > > > >  
keyboard typing practice.
 On my main computers, because I have been using  them for so > > > > > >  many years, I am a swift typist who is 
very very very  used > > > > > >  to keeping my hands on the main keyboard and knowing where I > > > > 
> >  am from a screen reader standpoint as well.
 I am personally feeling that some time with either textedit, > > > > > >  or pages, will let me 
just practice typing with no fear that I > > > > > >  will set something off with the mac itself.
 I want to be so solid with my typing that entering my password > > > > > >  without input will 
be effortless, I doubt I can turn off > > > > > >  having to provide his for my apple ID for 
example.
 so, at this stage, what is the fastest way to load textedit? > > > > > >  say 
using the menu bar, if that is an option?
 I will want to know as well how to keep certain programs I use > > > > > >  often either in the 
finder, or in the menu,  bar, which > > > > > >  ever   is most practical.
 I am used to just typing whatever starts the program, I never > > > > > >  
used windows at all.
 Ideas?
 Kare
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