Hi Esther, Right click is just what I wanted. For some reason, it didn't appear to be working but is working now.
Chris On May 19, 2011, at 10:02 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Chris, > > I'm a little confused about what you are trying to do here. I went to the > Cylinder Preservation web site (found with Google), and browsed their web > site. They appear to have tracks stored as mp3 files. Since there is no > "right click" on the Mac, I assume you are trying to bring up a contextual > menu (VO-Shift-M), or else you just want to directly download the files to > your computer, instead of playing them in your browser. If you want to > download the linked file directly, you can press Option+Return when you are > on the link you want, and you'll automatically force a download without > having to find the option to "Save Linked File" in your context menu (or > bring up the context menu at all). In this case, it will go to your default > location for Safari Downloads which, if you have not changed the location in > your Safari Preferences, is a folder named "Downloads" under your home > directory. Depending on how your Mac is set up, you might have a "Downloads" > folder in your dock, or you can check your Safari Downloads window by > pressing Command-Option-L. If you navigate to the bottom of the window > (VO-Fn-Right Arrow on the laptop), and interact with the group (VO-Shift-Down > Arrow), you can monitor the size and progress of the download, and also > VO-Space on "Show in Finder" once the Download is complete to bring up a > Finder window with your downloaded file selected. If you want to play the > file without necessarily adding it to your iTunes library, just press space > bar to QuickLook the file, and be able to review the title information tags, > etc. If you just open the file, it will automatically be added to iTunes. > In case you are not sure where the file has been placed in your iTunes Music > library, you can always navigate to the "Recently Added" smart playlist in > your iTunes sources table, and be able to find all tracks that were added to > iTunes in the last 2 weeks (that are not podcast subscriptions) in > chronological order. > > I don't understand the subject line of "Converting files to iTunes". The mp3 > format is one of the standard file formats supported in iTunes, and you are > not ripping the file from a CD or other format, nor are you trying to use a > special version of mp3 encoding, such as the LAME encoder, to digitize your > tracks. (Even that's possible in iTunes, incidentally). > > Possible things to check: is your mouse cursor on the link you want to > download or view the context menu for (i.e., perform your "right click" in > your words)? You can do this with VO-F5. I hear VoiceOver speak the number > of the link (for the performer, title, issue source, and year listed), > followed by the words "clickable". Your results may depend on how your > cursor tracking is set (e.g., you may have to route your mouse cursor to your > VoiceOver cursor with VO-Command-F5), and whether you are navigating the web > page in DOM mode or group mode. For a very few web pages with idiosyncratic > HTML encoding, the main Blind Cool Tech web page being the prime example, you > may have to interact with the link before you view it in either the context > menu or use Option+Return to download. Note that you may have an easier time > with some of these issues if you use a Magic TrackPad (or TrackPad Commander) > to navigate. > > If you want to set up your Downloads folder in the Dock (provided there is > one in your setup) to be easily viewable in Finder, you can also do that, and > navigate to that folder to check downloads instead. You'd have to use the > context menu (VO-Shift-M) and choose the menu options to display as a > "Folder" instead of a "Stack", and view content as "List" instead of "Fan", > "Automatic", or "Grid". You could also choose to sort the displayed files by > "Date Added" instead of "Name" if you wanted to easily find the latest > download from the dock. Each setting change would have to be applied one by > one with a separate VO-Shift-M. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On May 19, 2011, at 15:00, Christopher Peppel wrote: > >> Hi Ricardo and everybody, >> >> What I am trying to do is a right click with the keyboard. It seemed to >> work before, but now, nothing happens. These are music files from the >> cylinder preservation website. I went to the genious bard today and I don't >> think they understood what I was trying to do. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Chris >> On May 19, 2011, at 5:52 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm a little unclear on what you want to do. What are you converting, and >>> what do you wish to convert it to? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>> Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 >>> www.mobileaccess.org >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 17, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Christopher Peppel wrote: >>> >>>> Hi there, >>>> >>>> I was trying to do a right-click to bring up the menu to convert music >>>> files to play in Itunes. It was working, but when I tried to do it the >>>> other day, nothing would happen. If I do Command I, I'm asked if I want >>>> to E-Mail the page which is one of the choices. If there are some files >>>> missing for some reason, and if I run the CD installer, will it replace my >>>> whole system or just add back any possible missing files? >>>> >>>> Thanks for any ideas in advance. >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
