Here you go. http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html
If you figure out how to add a custom template, let me know. I'm still working on it. Not being able to concour it is annoying me, in a geeky way. ;) BTW, Mac World has to videos that give a nice overview about the program. Just listening to them, got me interested and taught me a lot. http://www.macworld.com/article/1165756/be_more_productive_with_launchbar_part_1.html The help files on launch bar website have been helpful as well. I successfully added my automatically add to iTunes folder to the launch bar index, and created an abbreviation for it. Traci 1 step, 2 step, ... 1,311 steps! I can do the BIG CLIMB 2013, with your support. Our efforts will help make a big difference in the fight against blood cancers. Please give to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Learn more & donate here. Thank you. http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/Events/BigClimb?px=1570735&pg=personal&fr_id=1250 On Jan 10, 2013, at 6:01 PM, Michael Babcock <michael.babcoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tracy; > This sounds like an application that may be very useful for me. Could you > provide us with a link to the developers website? Thank you > Michael > > http://empoweringtheblind.com > Empowering the blind, one step at a time. > > > On Jan 10, 2013, at 6:19 PM, Traci <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, thought I'd share my initial thoughts on Launch Bar. There is still >> so much more about the program I haven't explored. >> >> First, I'm really enjoying it! Secondly, it isn't fully voFriendly. It is >> so far quite doable, and I have emailed the developers about accessibility >> improvements. They wrote back with interest, so we'll see. :) >> >> Once it is installed, the natural keyboard shortcut for the program is >> command-space. When you press this, VO just says button. I recommend you >> hitting command-I for preferences. Have a look in there, but you can change >> a setting where the Mac voice will announce your results. At this time, >> this is a must, because VO doesn't read the list. Back to that unlabeled >> button, it is just an options or about drop-down. This area is also an edit >> field, even though VO doesn't speak that. >> >> So, here are some fun examples: >> There are these things called search templates, which you can eventually >> assign abbreviations to. Here is one I've done. >> command-space, type books, press spacebar, then type a title or author, and >> return. My default browser opens to the Amazon books page. >> Another example: >> command-space, type iMsg, spacebar, Mom, and return. This opens iMessage >> with anew msg window to Mom. >> >> There are several factory search templates, all which can be assigned an >> abbreviation if you'd like. >> >> Anyway, I'm having such a good time figuring it out. There is one area that >> continues to stump me, but I hope support will help me out with that. I'm >> trying to add a custom search template. >> >> There is a 30-day trial, then I believe the program is around $35. There is >> a lot more to this program I haven't written here. Lol, and a ton more for >> me to learn. It's all fun and useful. >> >> Traci >> 1 step, 2 step, ... 1,311 steps! I can do the BIG CLIMB 2013, with your >> support. Our efforts will help make a big difference in the fight against >> blood cancers. Please give to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Learn more & >> donate here. Thank you. >> >> http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/Events/BigClimb?px=1570735&pg=personal&fr_id=1250 >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
