Re: help with Kobo app.

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
Hi Ian, As Ann described, double tapping in the middle of a page will bring up an icon gear button that you can double tap. The Kobo settings menu should let you access a page settings page where you can specify your reading preferences. Flick right past the heading of Page transition style

Re: help with Kobo app.

2012-06-26 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Ian, I've just looked at the Kobo settings and the heading you need to find is Page transition style. Below this are several options and the one to select is Scrolling. Cheers, Anne On 26 Jun 2012, at 11:32, Ian McNamara wrote: Hi that's great went in to the settings menu but could

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread Lewis Crack
Hi Josh. I am happy to say that there is a way to enable VoiceOver to speak Progress Bars when they change. Press Control Option F8 to open VoiceOver Utility. Then go to Speech, then tab to Progress Indicators, Play Tone. Press Space on that, and arrow down to Speak. that should answer your

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
Thanks! Greatly appreciated! :) On 6/26/12, Lewis Crack lewiscr...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Josh. I am happy to say that there is a way to enable VoiceOver to speak Progress Bars when they change. Press Control Option F8 to open VoiceOver Utility. Then go to Speech, then tab to Progress

Re: help with Kobo app.

2012-06-26 Thread Ian McNamara
Hi, will take a look at that and see if I can do it, I do like the app though and there is a great choice of books. Can you buy books directly from the app or do you have to buy them from the sight? Ian McNamara --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address

Re: Fleksy announces FREE blind keyboard SDK integration for app developers. Make your app leader in accessibility.

2012-06-26 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Sarah. Do you know when that fleksy will be out, so we can get it from the app store. Is there any way to try the app already now?? Best regards Annie. Den Jun 25, 2012 kl. 6:50 PM skrev Sarah Alawami: I'm trying this app and am loving every bit of it. Here's the article if any of you on

Re: help with Kobo app.

2012-06-26 Thread Ian McNamara
THanks, sorted it now. My brother popped round to do something and did it for me as he's sighted and was able to find the write setting. He told me how to get it in the future though. Love the app and seems like there is a good choice of books. I got a book i've been trying to get hold of for

Re: Fleksy announces FREE blind keyboard SDK integration for app developers. Make your app leader in accessibility.

2012-06-26 Thread Ian McNamara
It is an app to help with typing on a touch screen device, It estimates what words you want when you tap the screen on where you think the letter is. It's for iOS and I am not sure if it's for android to. Ian McNamara --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please

Re: Fleksy announces FREE blind keyboard SDK integration for app developers. Make your app leader in accessibility.

2012-06-26 Thread Ian McNamara
I tried that and did not get on the team it's still in bater at the moment I believe. --- 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

Re: help with Kobo app.

2012-06-26 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Ian, You used to be able to buy books directly from the app, but that changed a while ago, so now you have to buy them from the website. Cheers, Anne --- 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: Fleksy announces FREE blind keyboard SDK integration for app developers. Make your app leader in accessibility.

2012-06-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
All slots are full. but go to http://marrie.no-ip.org/~SA/misc/ and there's a bit of a review I did form someone else. lol! It's still in beta and there are still a bit of bugs to iron out, how ever it's go gin to be a good app and if devs integrate it that would be nice. Take care. On Jun 26,

Re: Fleksy announces FREE blind keyboard SDK integration for app developers. Make your app leader in accessibility.

2012-06-26 Thread Ian McNamara
Wow this could really help blind people with there typing on the touch screen. I will be giving this app a go when it comes out. I can already sort of estimate where the letters are so think i'll get the hang of it quite quickly. Ian McNamara --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
I've never done this but you can set up a keyboard commander key for let's say right option and p or 2 or what ever to speak progress bars. Again I really don't know if this can be done but good luck. On Jun 26, 2012, at 5:12 AM, josh gregory wrote: Hi, Is there a way to have voiceover

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
Hi Lewis and Josh, On my system this setting (for When progress indicator changes under VoiceOver cursor) is found under Verbosity and under the Announcements tab of VoiceOver Utility. Cheers, Esther On Jun 26, 2012, at 2:40 AM, josh gregory wrote: Thanks! Greatly appreciated! :) On

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
I think what they want to know is can they set up a keystroke with out going back and forth to read it? At least in the main OS? This will not work in the log in screen when installing updates. Take care all. On Jun 26, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Esther wrote: Hi Lewis and Josh, On my system this

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
Hey esther. My gosh it's early where you are. :) But I'll look into that, definitely. Will be a lot better than having to arrow through and find it, lol. On 6/26/12, Esther mori...@mac.com wrote: Hi Lewis and Josh, On my system this setting (for When progress indicator changes under VoiceOver

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
and I'll see about the keyboard commander if you you can set up a quick key to go to a progress bar and have it read it. Maybe both methods will work fine. Take care all. On Jun 26, 2012, at 10:39 AM, josh gregory wrote: Hey esther. My gosh it's early where you are. :) But I'll look into

Apple's standalone Podcasts app for iOS is out

2012-06-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
Anyone try this yet? I will. as I love my podcasts. lol! http://www.tuaw.com/2012/06/26/apples-standalone-podcasts-app-for-ios-is-out/ --- 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

Mac Access and Splasm Software

2012-06-26 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello everybody This is hopefully just the start. But you can read the really nice things that Splasm Software, producers of AudioBook Builder amongst other things, have said about us. Gordon was asked to provide input to this article and his quotes are up there in lights. :) We are proud to

Re: voiceover and progress indicators

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
awesome!!! On 6/26/12, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: and I'll see about the keyboard commander if you you can set up a quick key to go to a progress bar and have it read it. Maybe both methods will work fine. Take care all. On Jun 26, 2012, at 10:39 AM, josh gregory wrote: Hey

TaskPaper at the Mac App Store and Two Dollar Tuesday

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
Hi All, I wanted to mention a web site for indie developer Mac App deals that has been in operation for a few weeks called Two Dollar Tuesday: http://twodollartues.com/ Each week, on Tuesday, they feature a few apps that are discounted for that day to $1.99, regardless of their regular price.

a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?

2012-06-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello to all. I just recorded a podcast and was prepping to do the show notes when to my horror i realized through searching the app was no longer in the app store. Is there a site i can link to that at least gives the descriptions? i don't think you can download apps that are not there

RE: Apple's standalone Podcasts app for iOS is out

2012-06-26 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hello: It's worth the price but that's about all. It's not to be compared with programs such as DownCast or Podcaster. It may be, however, that SIRI will interact with this podcast program in the next IOS update. -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net

Re: Apple's standalone Podcasts app for iOS is out

2012-06-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
lol. Maybe. I don't own a 4s so cannot speak for seri and not even in her lovely voice lol! but we'll see. it does need a lot of work but if it can beat downcast and do a good job at it, well, we'll see. Take care. On Jun 26, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: Hello: It's worth the

IOS podcatchers - was Apple's standalone Podcasts app for iOS is out

2012-06-26 Thread Geoff Waaler
IMHO, despite being a paid app, Podcaster is worth Apple's asking price for Podcasts, and not a cent more!! At least in my experience, its a nest of perpetual bugs, that flourish despite several updates. It does seem more usable than Podcasts though. How do others find Downcast? Do the

Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
Hi Sarah, I'm not sure what you want. If you just want a description of the app, you can find that for almost every app at the MacUpdate site. If you mean that you want a web site that will tell you that a particular app is no longer in the App Store, but that it once was there, then you can

Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
Hi there. A couple questions. Will apps no longer in the app store still be available through macupdate.com? Secondly, what are sandboxing restrictions? Thanks! On 6/26/12, Esther mori...@mac.com wrote: Hi Sarah, I'm not sure what you want. If you just want a description of the app, you can

Re: IOS podcatchers - was Apple's standalone Podcasts app for iOS is out

2012-06-26 Thread Thejazzden
I find DownCast easy and intuitive to use, with a good podcast directory and range of features. To me at the price you pay for many ofthe IOS apps it's well worth supporting the developers. I would not like it if Apple were to have too big a monopoly on apps, and I can't really see why they

Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?

2012-06-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
this is an app I downloaded about a year ago that was there that I reviewed. I don't lkow of I waited my time in doing the recording or not not knowing that it would no longer be there. lol. ll look at app shopper and see if I can at least link to it lol! Take care and thanks. On Jun 26,

Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?

2012-06-26 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi Josh, In a lot of cases, yes. If the developer has the application available to circumvent the App Store, at least on OS X, you can get it via Mac-Update if they have it listed. Even if they don't, though, you can also try to Google it. In the case of Sandboxing, as someone who has worked

Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
No I get it, thanks! On 6/26/12, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I can answer your second question. sandboxing as the name implies means apps actions are separate. No longer can you say for example have growl notify you of some apps as growl will not see them as they are sandboxed.

Re: piano pub (if that's what it's called)

2012-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Joshua, PianoPub is basically just a player for pandora. It lets you play your stations without needing flash to be installed, so yes. Yours, Zack. On Jun 26, 2012, at 3:55 PM, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, I'm wondering about this ap: I've heard it described as a jutebox

Sandboxing and the Mac App Store [was Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?}

2012-06-26 Thread Esther
Hi Josh, You wrote: Hi there. A couple questions. Will apps no longer in the app store still be available through macupdate.com? Secondly, what are sandboxing restrictions? Thanks! Any apps that you've purchased from the MacApp Store will still be on your machine, and these will often be

Re: piano pub (if that's what it's called)

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
Hi; Just so you know, I prefered to be called Josh. As I've stated to others, Josh is the name they use when I get in trouble, lol. Thanks for the answer, by the way! :) On 6/26/12, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net wrote: Hi Joshua, PianoPub is basically just a player for pandora. It lets

Re: Sandboxing and the Mac App Store [was Re: a website for viewing apps that are no longer in the iTunes app store? Please?}

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
Pretty confusing. It's not you, but the concept in general. On 6/26/12, Esther mori...@mac.com wrote: Hi Josh, You wrote: Hi there. A couple questions. Will apps no longer in the app store still be available through macupdate.com? Secondly, what are sandboxing restrictions? Thanks! Any

Re: piano pub (if that's what it's called)

2012-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
Josh it is, I'm like that with Zack. Glad I could help. Yours, Zack. On Jun 26, 2012, at 4:28 PM, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi; Just so you know, I prefered to be called Josh. As I've stated to others, Josh is the name they use when I get in trouble, lol. Thanks for the

Re: Amadeus Pro

2012-06-26 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Thank you very much for this. Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com On Jun 25, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Yep. http://gwenna.podbean.com will let you have a podcast that's on there that's done by a friend of mine who uses it. and uses it very well. Take care. On Jun 25, 2012,

Re: IOS podcatchers - was Apple's standalone Podcasts app for iOS is out

2012-06-26 Thread Chris G
Hi, I have podcaster, iCatcher and Downcast. I abandoned podcaster. Downcast and iCatcher are both pretty good aps IMHO. I have contacted both developers and both times had great results. I perfer iCatcher over downcast, because I don't care for the layout of downcast on the iPad. Again,

Re: piano pub (if that's what it's called)

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
How do you change stations? Can't figure that out. And I meant that I don't like to be called Joshua, I put Josh by accident lol. On 6/26/12, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net wrote: Josh it is, I'm like that with Zack. Glad I could help. Yours, Zack. On Jun 26, 2012, at 4:28 PM, josh

Re: piano pub (if that's what it's called)

2012-06-26 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Josh, You need to use a physical mouse click, not VO's equivalent, to change stations. Go to the stations table and find the station you want to switch to, if your mouse is set to follow the VoiceOver cursor you should just be able to click with your trackpad from that point. If not, you

Re: piano pub (if that's what it's called)

2012-06-26 Thread josh gregory
doesn't seem to be working... idk. On 6/26/12, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net wrote: Hi Josh, You need to use a physical mouse click, not VO's equivalent, to change stations. Go to the stations table and find the station you want to switch to, if your mouse is set to follow the VoiceOver