battery usage

2011-07-24 Thread william lomas
hi all where with a magic trackpad can i find the remaining battery percentage please? Thanks, WIll --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages postedto the

mac mail and rss

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello to all. I'm trying to import all of my rss feeds but vo down through the list of folders shows me not an rss folder. where is it at? I do have mail set to read rss stuff so where in the blazes is it at? I miss my articles. lol! Sarah Alawami If you need an edit done on a small

Re: Reading a webpage using a trackpad

2011-07-24 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Colin This is interesting. But I have to say that it seems a little odd if you're using a magic trackpad which doesn't even necessarily have to be used within a few meters of the computer. Lynne On 23 Jul 2011, at 22:21, Red.Falcon wrote: Hi Gordon or Lynne! :] Just slightly different

Re: OS X server?

2011-07-24 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Kevin Just buy the regular version of OSX and then do a from the ground up install and zap the server completely. Lynne On 23 Jul 2011, at 22:21, Kevin Barry wrote: Could you be a bit more specific? I'd prefer the regular version of OSX but the hardware I want comes with Server. ---

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Chris We have it installed under Lion but as yet it doesn't work properly. The menu icons are broken, for example. You have to open the package contents and manually install it. Lynne On 24 Jul 2011, at 01:57, Christopher Sims wrote: When someone gets this installed under Lion, Please report

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi Lynne, I tried this, but couldn't find the installer. Do you remember what it is called please? Thanks TC :) James On 24 Jul 2011, at 12:59, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Chris We have it installed under Lion but as yet it doesn't work properly. The menu icons are broken, for

Typos while reading mail?

2011-07-24 Thread Loose Canon
Hi, I am still on Snow Leopard and hope to upgrade to Lion when it will be released on Flash drive next month. We have no iTunes store here, so it is not out of option to delay this upgrade. Here is my problem: I recently updated my version of Safari to 5.1 and I am happy with what I am

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello James From memory; open the package and then the contents folder. Then open mac os X and then the dropbox.app file. Just from memory as it was a while ago. Lynne On 24 Jul 2011, at 13:02, James AUSTIN wrote: Hi Lynne, I tried this, but couldn't find the installer. Do you remember

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread James AUSTIN
Thanks Lynne, I'll look again, I must have mised the app file. TC :) On 24 Jul 2011, at 13:16, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello James From memory; open the package and then the contents folder. Then open mac os X and then the dropbox.app file. Just from memory as it was a while

comboboxes

2011-07-24 Thread william lomas
hi in voiceover why can i not just up and down arrow through a combo box? control option lock is off and is quicknav, using SL 10.6 the latest release of that OS --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can

Re: lost mail boxes from lion update

2011-07-24 Thread Marcy Weinberg
In the menu bar under view, there is a choice to show or hide mailbox list. If yours says show, then they are hidden and you need to press enter there, or use the shortcut key combo given. Marcy On Jul 23, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Mark Furness wrote: After I downloaded and installed Lion, I went

an itunes problem

2011-07-24 Thread michael weaver
i am having a problem deleteing items from my i-tunes library. i have made sure that my view is set to list view and tried to navigate to things i want to remove but for some reason the delete option seems to be permanently dimmed. i am trying to delete files from my i-tunes library because i

Re: Other Safari problems too was Typos while reading mail?

2011-07-24 Thread Justin Ekis
Hi Linda, I'm experiencing the problem of text not being read while typing, and the issue of being notified of supposed spelling errors while reading an email. Thankfully, I'm not having to interact with every page that is loaded. I'll be emailing Apple about my two issues soon, and I'd

Re: Other Safari problems too was Typos while reading mail?

2011-07-24 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi Linda and Justin, You can choose whether or not to be informed of spelling errors by VoiceOver, and even how VoiceOver should inform you if you choose to know. To do this open the VO Utility with VO keys+F8 Navigate to the Verbosity category and then to the Text tab 2. Navigate to the

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
I also tried this and it didn't work at all. it brought up a terminal window and nothing happened. There is no app file just a unix excitable file with no extension. On Jul 24, 2011, at 5:37 AM, James AUSTIN wrote: Thanks Lynne, I'll look again, I must have mised the app file. TC :) On 24

found the answer

2011-07-24 Thread michael weaver
i have found the answer to my question about i-tunes. i decided to do a vo shift m on the names of the files i wanted to delete in i-tunes and that gave me the option to delete which wasn't dimmed. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Sarah Terminal is supposed to open but if you look around you should also get an installer window open. Lynne On 24 Jul 2011, at 17:22, Sarah Alawami wrote: I also tried this and it didn't work at all. it brought up a terminal window and nothing happened. There is no app file just a unix

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread John Panarese
You have to make sure you remove Drop Box from you login items in your User Account setting of System Preferences. When Drop Box installs, it ends up starting at boot up. You need to manually remove it from the login items and then restart before attempting to reinstall the application.

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
I looked. no installer window. I used the application chooser, the item chooser and everything else . no go. I did this about 4 or 5 times and no installer window at all. On Jul 24, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Sarah Terminal is supposed to open but if you look

Re: Selecting a block of text from a website on Lion

2011-07-24 Thread John Panarese
The service is still there. You might have to go into System Preferences under the Keyboard pane in the shortcuts view to activate it again. At least, I had to do this to get it to work again. Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@mac-access.net On Jul 24, 2011, at 3:29 PM, Paul Hopewell

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hmm the last time I did that it wasn't there. I used the item chooser and it did not show up. I'll try again though after this 3 hour one copy. lol! On Jul 24, 2011, at 12:37 PM, John Panarese wrote: All right. Here are a couple of thoughts. I'm really just tossing things out to you and

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
Did that. no go. Mike hucabey was helping me with this friday and we could not no matter what we did. I might try it again though. Take care. On Jul 24, 2011, at 1:04 PM, John Panarese wrote: One last thought is to make sure you close the terminal window. Again, I have no idea if it

Re: installing lion in other languages

2011-07-24 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Will, If I remember rightly, at the point where Alex kicks in in English, Virginie Compact kicks in in French. Cheers, Anne On 24 Jul 2011, at 20:19, william lomas wrote: hi if one installs lion in other languages than english how will the voices come up for the installer to work?

Re: Other Safari problems too was Typos while reading mail?

2011-07-24 Thread Justin Ekis
Hi James, This is not the point at all. I do not want to turn off notification of spelling errors. In fact, I consider this to be a very good feature. It's just that it is pointless to have it going off when I am reading an email from someone else. spelling is not my problem in this particular

Re: Selecting a block of text from a website on Lion

2011-07-24 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Hi there, One useful feature in Lion is the ability to use VO to select things. I've managed to select text in pages and Preview using the following method. I don't to pretend to have tested it thoroughly, and I might be wrong about some details, so don't shoot the messenger. :-) 1. find

Re: Selecting a block of text from a website on Lion

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
that has been there for a while in snl, but it does not work on some web pages. I don't' remember where it is. On Jul 24, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi there, One useful feature in Lion is the ability to use VO to select things. I've managed to select text in pages and

Re: Selecting a block of text from a website on Lion

2011-07-24 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hi Esther, Many thanks for your usual excellent and comprehensive information. I have now gotten New TextEdit WIndow containing selection to work via a short cut in Safari and other applications on Lion. I am glad it is still there as I used it extensively on Snow Leopard where as you say it

mission control: Huston we have a problem?

2011-07-24 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Hi all, I've noticed something that's crept in over the past few days. I've obviously hit a button, or set a preference somewhere but for the life of me can't find it. Basically, every time I switch apps, I get a message about spaces. Any way to get rid of this? I presume it's somewhere in

Re: Bug in Mail when checking spelling?

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
I don't think so. i've also looked even since snl. Take care. On Jul 24, 2011, at 3:14 PM, KliphSharrie wrote: Are there any key combo's that I can use without having to vo or arrow to them? Like a command plus a letter to ignore, correct, or add to dictionary? Have looked all over for

Re: mission control: Huston we have a problem?

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
I've noticed that as well. I also don't know how to fix it. Take care. On Jul 24, 2011, at 3:22 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi all, I've noticed something that's crept in over the past few days. I've obviously hit a button, or set a preference somewhere but for the life of me can't

Re: mission control: Huston we have a problem?

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hmm cmd ctrl f toggels that. I don't have iTunes running but you might be on to something as night owl was in full screen and it did that. Take care. On Jul 24, 2011, at 3:36 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: Sarah, try this. Make sure none of your apps are full screen. I noticed iTunes was

Re: mission control: Huston we have a problem?

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
lol! Well you might be on to something there. take care. and happy lion using lol! On Jul 24, 2011, at 3:57 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: yep iTunes was just for illustrative purposes. On 24 Jul 2011, at 23:55, Sarah Alawami wrote: Hmm cmd ctrl f toggels that. I don't have iTunes running but

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread John Panarese
Well, that's all the things I can think of. I have to confess I am stumped. Please keep us posted on this issue. Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@mac-access.net On Jul 24, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Did that. no go. Mike hucabey was helping me with this friday and we

Re: Installing Dropbox

2011-07-24 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yeahh I am as well. I followed the article on the macessibility sight and it appears to work for everyone else but me lol! I really dunno why. take care. On Jul 24, 2011, at 4:36 PM, John Panarese wrote: Well, that's all the things I can think of. I have to confess I am stumped. Please

VoiceOver on the iPhone

2011-07-24 Thread Matthew Chao
Hi, Folks! Had to restore my iPhone, and now I can't remember how to get VoiceOver to let me lift my finger off each key to input that letter instead of double-tapping that letter to input that particular letter. How do I change VO's defult for entering letters or numbers on the keyboard?

Re: battery usage

2011-07-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
The best way to find this is to go to the status menus, it's shown there, you can usually see the time remaining as well as the percentage. On Jul 24, 2011, at 1:48 AM, william lomas wrote: hi all where with a magic trackpad can i find the remaining battery percentage please? Thanks, WIll

Re: VoiceOver on the iPhone

2011-07-24 Thread douglas rudolph
counter clockwise turn on screen in an edit feild .. turn ur 2 fingers cl or ccl till u hear typing then flick up or down to touch typing and ur set This email may contain personal identifyable information. Copy, relay, redistributions, and or reading of these emails is strictly prohibited,

Re: VoiceOver on the iPhone

2011-07-24 Thread Kevin Barry
When you have a keyboard up use the rotor to change to touch typing. At 07:54 PM 7/24/2011, you wrote: Hi, Folks! Had to restore my iPhone, and now I can't remember how to get VoiceOver to let me lift my finger off each key to input that letter instead of double-tapping that letter to input

Re: installing lion in other languages

2011-07-24 Thread william lomas
oh i thought the installer used french or is that when you restart the OS you select french? On Jul 24, 2011, at 9:42 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Will, If I remember rightly, at the point where Alex kicks in in English, Virginie Compact kicks in in French. Cheers, Anne On

Re: Gordon Lynne Fall Victim To Apple's Changes Once Again!

2011-07-24 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Kevin On 24 Jul 2011, at 20:23, Kevin Barry wrote: Nope, DVDs are gone from all new Minis. Actually you're correct. I was inadvertently looking at a cached page. Lynne --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to