Re: Reference Tools In OSX

2014-01-08 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I can't see your reply. You just sent your signature. Take care and be blessed. On Jan 7, 2014, at 3:41 PM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862 On 8 Jan 2014, at 10:17 am, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Yes it does. You

Re: Reference Tools In OSX

2014-01-08 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! it is at [or near ]the bottom! I'll copy and paste it here! Okay that's fair enough given the Dictionary is on the hard drive, I've never fully played with the Dictionary, from memory you can select various dictionary's depending on your needs though it would be interesting to know if

Tips for using iBooks on iMac with VoiceOver

2014-01-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, does anyone have any tips on the best way to read iBooks under Mac OS 10.9.1 using VoiceOver? Are any of the iBook preferences especially suitable for reading with VoiceOver? I can locate and open books OK and can move to and read next and prior pages and chapters. But I have not

Re: Tips for using iBooks on iMac with VoiceOver

2014-01-08 Thread William Lomas
surprised apple have not yet addressed this a poor oversight a reason why ia m not as of yet upgrading to mavorix On 8 Jan 2014, at 11:32, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello, does anyone have any tips on the best way to read iBooks under Mac OS 10.9.1 using VoiceOver? Are

VLC Media Player, I Couldn't Be Happier

2014-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Just updated to the latest VLC Media Player and it seems more accessible than ever before, here are several things I've noticed. You can see the playlist in VLC and manipulate the items within, delete, play etc, the items are laid out within a table. The media library control is extensive

airPlay and OSX Mavericks

2014-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
Always something to discover or something I've missed long ago it seems smile. I like the idea of being able to specify an airPlay device as your sound output device in System Preferences, that's a nifty feature that will save me a whole heap of time in the future. What I've also found is that

Anyone successfully using iBooks on Maverick?

2014-01-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Is anyone successfully using iBooks on Maverick with VoiceOver? Or is iBooks on Maverick not yet fully accessible? First I have just opened a newly purchased iBook on Maverick and find that the scroll area contains 4 html files each corresponding to different parts of the book. I do

Re: Anyone successfully using iBooks on Maverick?

2014-01-08 Thread John Panarese
It depends on the layout of the book. I've read about six books using iBooks on the Mac. A lot of buttons are not labeled, but you can use VO-shift-h to have them identified and then use VO-slash to label them yourself. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631)

Re: Anyone successfully using iBooks on Maverick?

2014-01-08 Thread john gallagher
hi paul as you say you can sort of manage it but i find it so much better to do on my iphone surely with time it will get better. - Original Message - From: Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk To: mac-access mac-access@mac-access.net Date: Wednesday, 8 January 2014 6.52 pm Subject:

Re: VLC Media Player, I Couldn't Be Happier

2014-01-08 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I love vlc and always have loved it. It was always for me accessible as the developer included help tags. I never used the play list as I didn't need it. The app plays everything including wmas if you have flip player installed. Tc. On Jan 8, 2014, at 4:03 AM, Dane Trethowan

Re: VLC Media Player, I Couldn't Be Happier

2014-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
I notice a Record function so I'm going to try that when I get a few minutes to see what it actually does. On 9 Jan 2014, at 8:35 am, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I love vlc and always have loved it. It was always for me accessible as the developer included help tags. I never

Finding the Computer's ID

2014-01-08 Thread Matthew Chao
Hi, Folks. Am looking into upgrading to Mavericks. However, need the computer's ID. How do I find that before proceeding? Thanks. Matthew Chao --- 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

Safari Power Saver

2014-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Hope I recalled the name of this feature correctly smile. Was wondering if anyone knew about this feature which has been introduced into OSX Mavericks, I looked it up on the Apple OSX Knowledge base and its fascinating the way its supposed to work to say the least. The article I read

Re: Finding the Computer's ID

2014-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
I suggest you have a look in About This Mac under the Apple Menu. On 9 Jan 2014, at 9:12 am, Matthew Chao mattc...@verizon.net wrote: Hi, Folks. Am looking into upgrading to Mavericks. However, need the computer's ID. How do I find that before proceeding? Thanks. Matthew Chao ---

RE: Safari Power Saver

2014-01-08 Thread Haghighi,Amin
This is for the new mac books only. -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 5:19 PM To: OS X iOS Accessibility Subject: Safari Power Saver Hi! Hope I recalled

Re: Safari Power Saver

2014-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
I did suspect that but wasn't entirely sure as the article I read - though it mentioned the new Macbook Air - didn't say that this feature was specific to those machines so thanks for clearing that up. On 9 Jan 2014, at 9:34 am, Haghighi,Amin haghi...@oclc.org wrote: This is for the new mac

RE: VLC Media Player, I Couldn't Be Happier

2014-01-08 Thread David Griffith
I do not have flipplayer installed on my Mac but VLC plays WA files just fine anyway. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami Sent: 08 January 2014 21:36 To: mac access list iOS

Re: VLC Media Player, I Couldn't Be Happier

2014-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
I think it can be safely said that VLC would play just about 99% of the media files known to those on Planet Earth. On 9 Jan 2014, at 11:14 am, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: I do not have flipplayer installed on my Mac but VLC plays WA files just fine anyway. David

Re: VLC Media Player, I Couldn't Be Happier

2014-01-08 Thread Sarah k Alawami
O! Let me know how that goes. I didn't see it, but if it works, it should work quite well. Tc. On Jan 8, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: I notice a Record function so I'm going to try that when I get a few minutes to see what it actually does. On 9 Jan

Re: VLC Media Player, I Couldn't Be Happier

2014-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
Its in the Playback menu I think and I'm sure it has a shortcut assigned to it. On 9 Jan 2014, at 11:27 am, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: O! Let me know how that goes. I didn't see it, but if it works, it should work quite well. Tc. On Jan 8, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Dane

RE: VLC Media Player, I Couldn't Be Happier

2014-01-08 Thread David Griffith
Sorry for the typo. Of course my message should have said VLC plays WMA files fine without the need for FlipPlayer to be installed on the Mac. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan

Re: Finding the Computer's ID

2014-01-08 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Why do you need the conpyter's ID? Can you not just go to the app store, downed the app and install it? Take care. On Jan 8, 2014, at 2:19 PM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: I suggest you have a look in About This Mac under the Apple Menu. On 9 Jan 2014, at 9:12 am, Matthew

Re: Apple's Xcode tutorial

2014-01-08 Thread Geoff Waaler
Hi Laurel and others, In my experience, the silence was deafening when posting such questions here. Once I received a private reply suggesting that I join the MV-DEV group. Until recently, that sadly was a dead list, and I assumed that StoryBoards and InterfaceBuilder were pretty much