Re: Navigating in Preview.

2012-02-02 Thread Travis Siegel
If you're having trouble with previews continous view, try the single page view instead. This will only allow one page at a time to be vissible to vo, so that you won't be dropped back at the beginning of the document. There's some tricks for staying where you want to be in the preview ap

Re: List Recorder suggestions welcome

2012-02-02 Thread Eric Caron
Hello Esther and others, Thanks to everyone again for these suggestions and tips. I've been adding them to my notes for suggestions to the developer and there were several I did not think of. Also, it is good to have some of my concerns validated. I'm going to comment below on portions of

Re: Navigating in Preview.

2012-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
Try the app I use called Skim It works just swimmingly when dealigin with pdfs. Take care. On Feb 2, 2012, at 4:37 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm attempting to read a publication on my MBP running 10.7.3. It comes as > either a 20.3 ePub document or a 60.3 MB PDF. > > When I op

Re: Navigating in Preview.

2012-02-02 Thread Eric Caron
Geoff, I'm listening for responses to your request. If you get a description of Preview commands Please keep them on list as I've been needing to master this application. Sorry I don't have the answers just a shared need for the information. One tip though, I believe I've read discuss

Navigating in Preview.

2012-02-02 Thread Geoff Waaler
Greetings, I'm attempting to read a publication on my MBP running 10.7.3. It comes as either a 20.3 ePub document or a 60.3 MB PDF. When I open the epub, it launches an empty textedit window. I've waited several minutes to allow time for the file to open, but the file always appears to be b

Re: Help with voiceover shortcut or gesture

2012-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
Strange. I can vo shift m on any link and get open link, download file, etc. I wonder if there's an option you have to change or try interacting wiht the text and fo arrowing to the link. then try vo shift m. good luck. On Feb 2, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Maria Chapman wrote: > HI. not getting those o

Re: Help with voiceover shortcut or gesture

2012-02-02 Thread Maria Chapman
HI. not getting those options with cvo shift m. i get back, reload page, open in dashboard, view source, save page as. and print page. thanks. Maria and Karly. On 03/02/2012, at 5:53 AM, Travis Siegel wrote: > There are several options in the context menu, and most of the options you're >

Re: Help with voiceover shortcut or gesture

2012-02-02 Thread Maria Chapman
Oopse i was half asleep and didn't explain that properly. the short cut i was after is for the mac. Or should that be short cuts? Thanks. Maria and Karly. ps now that I'm writing this message in apple mail, am wondering how to set up a signature? lol have used the other operating syst

Re: External hard drive

2012-02-02 Thread Esther
Hi Steve, Margaret, and Others, There are a couple of commercial solutions that will support writing to, as well as reading from external hard drives that you share with Windows systems. Vendors are Paragon and Tuxera for the NTFS-3G support Steve mentioned. There was an open-source project

Re: External hard drive

2012-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
I tried it and it broke and would not recignose any ntfs drives under lion but hopefully they got that fixed by now, Oh btw that is now a paid driver the toxera ntfs 3g if I'm thinking correctly. Sorry about spelling. On Feb 2, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > Look for ntfs3g; that is w

Re: External hard drive

2012-02-02 Thread Steve Holmes
Look for ntfs3g; that is what we use with linux to access read and write to NTFS file systems. I would think something like that should work with the mac since the mac is basically a BSD unix machine under the hood. I will also be interested in what you find here as I have a drive formatted with

Re: Call muting issue on 4S [Was: Re: VO muting and other IOS5wierdness -> was iphone 4s problem.]

2012-02-02 Thread Bryan Jones
Didn't happen on my 4 running any version of IOS, including 5.01. Also, my sighted ex-wife, who upgraded from her ATT 3G to a 4S the same day I did, says the only time it happens to her is when she's on calls with me. Figure that one out. . Bryan On Feb 2, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote:

Re: Call muting issue on 4S [Was: Re: VO muting and other IOS5wierdness -> was iphone 4s problem.]

2012-02-02 Thread Geoff Waaler
Zach, This is helpful indeed. So I guess the question for Bryan and others is whether they saw this on the current IOS (5.01) before moving to the 4S and which carrier they're using? - Original Message - From: Zachary Kline To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Sent: Thursday, Febru

Re: Call muting issue on 4S [Was: Re: VO muting and other IOS5 wierdness -> was iphone 4s problem.]

2012-02-02 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Brian and all, This is very odd, as I've not experienced this issue at all myself in the weeks since I got my iPhone. I'm on Verizon, perhaps the network has something to do with it? At any rate, as far as I'm concerned the phone works perfectly. I wish I had more constructive feedback to off

Select All?

2012-02-02 Thread Glenn Kroll
I am using an iPhone 4s and iPad 2 running the latest version of ios. I have some useful vision so move between VoiceOver and zoom. Is there an easy way (gesture?) to highlight text to then take advantage of the "Speak" option on the pop up that results from a "tap & hold"? Thanks! Glenn S

Re: Help with voiceover shortcut or gesture

2012-02-02 Thread Travis Siegel
There are several options in the context menu, and most of the options you're asking about appear in that menu. To activate this menu, when the link you want is under the vo cursor, press vo-shift- m, and you'll get a pop-up menu with several options, one of which is copy link, and another

Call muting issue on 4S [Was: Re: VO muting and other IOS5 wierdness -> was iphone 4s problem.]

2012-02-02 Thread Bryan Jones
Geoff - I upgraded from the 4 to the 4S a few weeks ago and immediately began to experience the first issue you mentioned below. It doesn't happen on every call, but happens often enough to make me gun shy like the prox sensor did back when the 4 was first released. I've ATT network, latest IOS,

Re: VO muting and other IOS5 wierdness -> was iphone 4s problem.

2012-02-02 Thread Geoff Waaler
Hi Ian, I doubt it's relevant, but you'll find the "use compact voice" option under settings->General->accessibility->voiceover. The compact voice is of lower quality, but the trade-off is that it will place less of a demand on system resources. Absent any kind of specifics in your problem sc

Re: External hard drive

2012-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
It is an ntfs drive. there are some free tools that used to work but they broke with lion and were to my knowledge never fixed. but look for macfuse and see if you can get it to work. I hear that's one of the free ones that broke majorly. On Feb 2, 2012, at 1:37 AM, Margaret Booth wrote: > I h

Re: Using a 32-bit USV Device on my Mac

2012-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
You can hit the keys 3 2 together and hold them down while you start up. I believe this will work. There is a way to permanently go to 43 bit though but I cannot remember the terminal comand. On Feb 2, 2012, at 1:46 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Hello all, > > I have an Aluminum Macbook from lat

Re: Searching in mail

2012-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
cmd option f will do it for you. there is a menu you can use to refine your search as well. Have fun. Take care all. On Feb 2, 2012, at 4:06 AM, Margaret Booth wrote: > What is the shortcut key to bring up search in mail on my Mac? If > there isn't a shortcut key how do I search for emails in ma

Re: Help with voiceover shortcut or gesture

2012-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
to switch tabs you hve to go tot the pages button and hit that and then use the change page comand to change tabs then hit done to get out of it. To clpy a link double tap and hold and then when the menu comes up click copy. On Feb 2, 2012, at 5:55 AM, Maria From Australia wrote: > Hi have found

Re: iphone 4s problem.

2012-02-02 Thread Ian McNamara
Thanks an adviser advised me to restore the settings back and set it up as a new Iphone so going to try that. see if it fixes the problem. Ian McNamara <--- 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 an arch

Re: iphone 4s problem.

2012-02-02 Thread Marcy Weinberg
Go to settings/general/accessibility/voiceover on. In there you'll find a selection labelled, use compact voice. It is a toggle off or on. On Feb 2, 2012, at 9:55 AM, Ian McNamara wrote: Hi how do i change to compact voice? Ian McNamara <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to

Re: iphone 4s problem.

2012-02-02 Thread Ian McNamara
Hi how do i change to compact voice? Ian McNamara <--- 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 an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive:

Re: iphone 4s problem.

2012-02-02 Thread Lewis Crack
Hi Ian. Never heard of this problem, but have you tried using compact Voice, as this may work. If not, then try changing the voice, with sighted help if you need to. Cheers. Lewis. On 2 Feb 2012, at 13:36, Ian McNamara wrote: > Hi all this is the second time i've had problems with a iphone 4s i'

Help with voiceover shortcut or gesture

2012-02-02 Thread Maria From Australia
Hi have found quite a few commands for voiceover but this one I can't find. How does one open a link in a new window or tab with safari and how do u switch tabs speaking of safari. How can u copy a link you're sitting on? Ty in advance. Maria and my guide Karly email bubbygirl1...@gmail.com

Re: Searching in mail

2012-02-02 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello: When you are in the mailbox were you would like to search for a mail, press option Command and the later f to bring up the search field. Then, write the words or a name you are searching for. Mail will start speaking, for example, The message contains, xxx, and if you down arrow, you will

Searching in mail

2012-02-02 Thread Margaret Booth
What is the shortcut key to bring up search in mail on my Mac? If there isn't a shortcut key how do I search for emails in mail? Margaret Sent from my iPhone <--- 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

Re: Sync ical with my iPhone

2012-02-02 Thread Daniela Rubio
Just go ahead and activate iCloud on your mac as well and check the option to sinc Calendar events and contacts. Do the same on your IOS devise and you will have the events in both devises. SALUDOS, DANIELA R.T. MACNETICOS, APPLE Y ACCESIBILIDAD A TU ALCANCE. EN TWITTER: @macneticos NUESTRO BL

Sync ical with my iPhone

2012-02-02 Thread Margaret Booth
How do I set up ical on my Mac to sync with the calendar on myy iPhone? I want to be able to see my calendar events on both my Mac and iPhone. Margaret Sent from my iPhone <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net

Using a 32-bit USV Device on my Mac

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello all, I have an Aluminum Macbook from late 2008 with 4GB/Ram and a 2.4GHZ processor. I assume, but am not 100% sure that this is a 64-bit machine. I couldn't ascertain this when I went into the "About This Mac" option. I have a USB data stick for accessing the Internet during my upcoming

External hard drive

2012-02-02 Thread Margaret Booth
I have an external hard drive that I use with my windows laptop and when I plug it into my Mac it shows up.. That's not my problem. My problem is that I can't create folders or paste any folders from my Mac on to the external hard drive. What can I do about this? Margaret Sent from my iPhone <

Re: List Recorder suggestions welcome

2012-02-02 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Eric. I dislike these gestures, they are difficult to remember and difficult to use for something at all. I would suggest, that they should be turned off by default. I will be happy to assist the developer to make list recorder available in danish. I will translate all the buttons and menus