Re: For those interested in listening to radio4extra on the Mac

2013-07-14 Thread JAMES AUSTIN
Have you tried Google Chrome? It contains in-built Flash which should allow you to play both live and catch up programming. TAke care James On 13 Jul 2013, at 20:18, ANDY COLLINS wrote: Hi all - I've been finding it difficult to get a level of consistency in Safari on the www.bbc.co.uk/4ext

Re: Dropbox Question

2013-07-14 Thread Phil Halton
I also have an iMac, but opted for a trackpad instead of the included mouse. No problem though, use the mouse to do mouse clicking. Find out how to connect it and how to use it for those times, like these, when you need to physically click a mouse button instead of simulating one with VO.

Re: Dropbox Question

2013-07-14 Thread Phil Halton
I just tried option clicking on the dropbox extras menu item using mouse keys and it works. In system prefs, go into the accessibility pane. Then, in the accessibility features table, select mouse and trackpad. check the "enable mouse keys" box to turn mouse keys on. then go into its options (th

making music on macs

2013-07-14 Thread Devin Prater
Well all, I know we have garageband, and its cool and all, and I've tried to wrap my mind around what seems to be amazingly complexities of lillypond, but is there a simpler way to create music for one that has a small, 49-key midi keyboard? I mean, I'd rather work with something like lillypond,

Re: making music on macs

2013-07-14 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I would not know as I personally use garage band to ale my music. That poses a question though. When will the midi editor be accessible to us. Probably never, as I'm not the best key board player and i want to correct my notes, or sustain some and or shorten some if I change my mind. I know pro

Re: making music on macs

2013-07-14 Thread Devin Prater
Ah, thanks. I'm not the best keyboard player either, which is why I wanted a programming approach, so I could fix things quickly and accurately. But I'll keep working with garageband, and see if I can get anywhere with it. sent from my Mac Mini with iCloud. Devin prater email and iMessage: d.pra.

Re: For those interested in listening to radio4extra on the Mac

2013-07-14 Thread ANDY COLLINS
Hi James - I've installed Chrome, but not played with it much yet, so will look more closely at the BBC using it. Thanks - Andy - Original Message - From: "JAMES AUSTIN" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 8:15 AM Subject: Re: For those interested in listeni

Re: making music on macs

2013-07-14 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Now that would be nice. I use lily pond but I'm starting to get frustrated as I am trying to write out the parts and keep them lined up and stuff. but ah well. Let us know what you find. takecare. On Jul 14, 2013, at 9:55 AM, Devin Prater wrote: > Ah, thanks. I'm not the best keyboard player e

Chrome browser

2013-07-14 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Is it possible to use the google Chrome browser using normal VO commands without also using the Chromebox screen reader? If so that would avoid having to learn a whole set of new commands. I briefly tried to read a web page via Chrome using normal VO commands and got nowhere. that might

Re: making music on macs

2013-07-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi all and I trust you all had a good weekend. Garage Band for the beginner is incredibly easy to use, in the basic form you just press the record button and play your keyboard, even works the same way on the iPhone. As far as editing MIDI? I've not had a go at that with Garage Band yet but I'm

Re: making music on macs

2013-07-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
ah yes, before I forget, I would thoroughly recommend the 2 "Take Control" tutorials on Garage Band, I can't remember the actual titles at this time but I have read a little of both and they're both excellent guides to everything you'll want to know about making music, 1 title I know is "Recordi

Re: making music on macs

2013-07-14 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I've hard the tutorials by record and that's how I learned and stuff. As for reaper I dunno if a gb midi can be exported. I have not found a way to export a midi, plus gb does not honor any tempo changes when importing a mini. It defaults everything to 120bpm for example even if you have the tem

Re: Chrome browser

2013-07-14 Thread Sarah k Alawami
It si totally possible. Jut hit chrim vox a, a to deactivate chromevox and away you go. There is a list for discussing and emailing the devs about chrome vox and they are pretty responsive. I posted the message about said list in the archives so go hunt for that. Take care. On Jul 14, 2013, at

Re: Now What Has Apple Found To Break In iTunes?

2013-07-14 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Andy Yes, this would work. But the point is that the other way used to work, now it doesn't. Kind regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And

Re: Now What Has Apple Found To Break In iTunes?

2013-07-14 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Sarah Again, the point here is that this used to work. Now, it doesn't work. Kind regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 915

Re: Dropbox Question

2013-07-14 Thread Gordon Smith
Desi Use Vo+M twice. This will bring up the menu bar and one item in there is DropBox. Kind regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +

Re: Now What Has Apple Found To Break In iTunes?

2013-07-14 Thread ANDY COLLINS
Well - I'm sure that could be irritating, but at least there are work arounds - Andy - Original Message - From: "Gordon Smith" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 6:48 PM Subject: Re: Now What Has Apple Found To Break In iTunes? Hi Andy Yes, this would w

Re: get iplayer automator (was Accessible Internet Browsers) FortheMack and Voiceover withMountain Lion

2013-07-14 Thread ANDY COLLINS
Carol - Where have you instructed the downloads to go? Have you listened to the excellent podcasts on using Finder? They really helped me understand where all my files and folders are - Andy - Original Message - From: "Carol Pearson" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Saturday,

Re: Now What Has Apple Found To Break In iTunes?

2013-07-14 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Agreed. I never ever used Gordon's method I just copied from the finder manually and could build a playlist of books an and audio files in less then an hour. Also, manually creating the playlist and copying from the library via the context menu for me is a lot faster. Takecare. On Jul 14, 2013

Re: Dropbox Question

2013-07-14 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I actually use control f8 but that works, the problem is that dropbox changed the way to get to said menu. You need to option click or if you have mouse keys on option I. Take care. On Jul 14, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Desi > > Use Vo+M twice. This will bring up the menu bar

How do I show the side bar in finder?

2013-07-14 Thread ANDY COLLINS
Hi all - When I look under kpreferences for Finder, I can select the side bar, and see all the things that are checked to show up in there, but when I close preferences, and open the finder and go in to users, for my files and folders, I can't see the Side Bar. The top of the screen shows from

Re: How do I show the side bar in finder?

2013-07-14 Thread Sarah k Alawami
cmd option s will do the trick for you. to hide it again which is what I've done permanently it's the same hot key On Jul 14, 2013, at 12:33 PM, ANDY COLLINS wrote: > Hi all - > > When I look under kpreferences for Finder, I can select the side bar, and see > all the things that are checked to

Re: How do I show the side bar in finder?

2013-07-14 Thread Esther
Hi Andy, The FInder preferences lets you select the items that will appear in the sidebar if you choose to view it. They do not require the side bar to be viewed. Try either using the keyboard shortcut Command+Option+S to toggle the Finder sidebar between show and hide modes, or else navigate

Re: get iplayer automator (was Accessible Internet Browsers) FortheMack and Voiceover withMountain Lion

2013-07-14 Thread Carol Pearson
Andy, I haven't instructed the downloads to go anywhere, since I didn't know I had to! (batgirl!) Do tell me what you know, because I'd be interested to learn whre my downloads might be hidden. When I installed DropBox, I did find the file in downloads, so assumed (wrongly)that that's where oth

Re: get iplayer automator (was Accessible Internet Browsers)FortheMack and Voiceover withMountain Lion

2013-07-14 Thread ANDY COLLINS
Carol - I would imagine any music you buy from iTunes, will download to your music folder within your iTunes folder, within your general Music folder. Do you know how to find your list of built-in folders, such as Documents, Pictures and Music? This is where Finder comes in, and when tweaked

Re: How do I show the side bar in finder?

2013-07-14 Thread ANDY COLLINS
Thanks Esther and Sarah - Not sure I want this side bar showing, just seems to create more clutter, and doesn't offer anything that I can't get in other ways - Andy - Original Message - From: "Esther" To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 9:02 PM Subject: Re:

Re: Dropbox Question

2013-07-14 Thread Desi Noller
Dear Phil, Thank you so much for this fantastic explanation! I appreciate the time and effort you put into it very much! I've been away all day, but wanted to let you know as soon as I could, how much I appreciate your thoughtfulness! This is extremely helpful! Desi On Jul 14, 2013, at 7

Re: Dropbox Question

2013-07-14 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Gordon, Yes, I did that. Unfortunately, though Dropbox was on the extras menu, I couldn't get to it. Apparently it must be accessed by the use of Mouse Buttons, and another list member gave me a spot on explanation of how to accomplish this! I haven't had a chance to tweak my preferen

Re: Dropbox Question

2013-07-14 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Sarah, Control-F8 is very useful! I wonder if I'll ever remember all of these different commands! By the time I do, we'll no doubt have moved on to some entirely different operating system! LOL! Desi On Jul 14, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: > I actually use control f8 but

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