Re: [Mac-access]: IOS: copying text from webpages using voiceover and IOS 8.2

2015-03-26 Thread Bryan Jones
If you own the excellent Voice Dream Reader IOS app (VDR), you might try opening the website in VDR and selecting / copying the text using the alternative method provided in that app. It’s still not a perfect solution, but is better than the default method provided in IOS, IMHO. HTH, Bryan

Re: [Mac-access]: Google Chrome

2015-02-05 Thread Bryan Jones
Regarding the problems using VO+Arrow keys to move through web pages in Chrome under Yosemite, we’ve had some discussion about this on Google’s general accessibility mailing list, and Victor at Google has opened the following ticket: Issue 455118 - chromium - [A11Y] VoiceOver gets stuck on web

Re: [Mac-access]: Google Chrome

2015-01-31 Thread Bryan Jones
Thank you for providing an example website, David. My testing of the page you linked mirrored what I’ve been seeing on most other websites: The latest versions of both Chrome Stable and Chrome Canary work fine with VoiceOver under Mavericks 10.9.5, but those same versions of CHrome have a

Re: [Mac-access]: Google Chrome

2015-01-29 Thread Bryan Jones
Is there anything in particular you are wondering about? In my limited testing of the latest version of Chrome under Yosemite 10.10.2, I’ve been able to use the standard VO web navigation commands to move through pages just as I would when navigating in Safari. There are, however, at least two

Re: [Mac-access]: Google Chrome

2015-01-29 Thread Bryan Jones
Can you provide some more details so we can try to reproduce what you are finding? For example, can you provide links to some websites where you are experiencing these “collapsed things,” and maybe describe the differences between how you used to be able to read the pages more easily and how it

[Mac-access]: Seeking suggestions for a more powerful OS X clipboard

2015-01-09 Thread Bryan Jones
Greetings All, I’m interested to hear from anyone who is successfully using any sort of VO-accessible alternative to the standard MacOS Clipboard. In particular, I am interested in one specific feature: the ability to use the “Copy last phrase to clipboard” command (VO+Shift+C) to copy

Re: [Mac-access]: Question about movies from the itunes store

2014-12-28 Thread Bryan Jones
I can try to answer a few of your questions. My responses are based on results from the US iTunes store accessed through iTunes 12.0.1 running under MacOS 10.9.5. YMMV. If a movie is available both for rent and for purchase, VO will speak the first 2 Form Control items as price, purchase,

Re: [Mac-access]: Mail with Yosemite

2014-12-08 Thread Bryan Jones
Clean installs of 10.10.1 on 2 different Macs here have yielded no love with VO+J in either Finder or Mail in Classic view. I wonder what might be different between our systems. Interestingly, it seems to be the sidebar VO+J has an aversion to. If I show the path bar in Finder, VO+J will

Re: [Mac-access]: fine reader pro

2014-12-06 Thread Bryan Jones
:45, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Hello Judy, My first thought would be to make sure your Mac has the latest ICA compliant driver for your scanner model installed. If I remember correctly, FineReader Express used TWAIN scanner drivers while FineReader Pro uses ICA drivers. You can

Re: [Mac-access]: fine reader pro

2014-12-03 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Judy, My first thought would be to make sure your Mac has the latest ICA compliant driver for your scanner model installed. If I remember correctly, FineReader Express used TWAIN scanner drivers while FineReader Pro uses ICA drivers. You can probably get the latest driver by either

Re: [Mac-access]: adding a yahoo account to apple mail

2014-11-05 Thread Bryan Jones
googling the words apple.com adding yahoo mail account yosemite: returned the following KB article which explains how to add accounts to mail: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19132 On Nov 5, 2014, at 8:15 PM, wui chin Leong adrianleon...@icloud.com wrote: i went to the accounts panel and it only

Re: How to tell if I am on the release level of Yosemite

2014-10-22 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Paul, On my clean install of the released US version of Yosemite, I go to Apple Menu About this Mac System Report Software, and here I am seeing “System Version OS X 10.10 (14A389). HTH, Bryan On Oct 21, 2014, at 10:03 AM, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: So do I now

Re: Accessible HTML Editor on IOS

2014-10-21 Thread Bryan Jones
+1, I’d also be interested in this, especially if it can handle CSS JS alongside HTML. On Oct 21, 2014, at 5:57 AM, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Twas a long time ago now but I recall someone on this list working with a developer of a HTML editor for IOS and between them the

ABBYY FineReader Pro 12 patch released to fix Yosemite conflict

2014-10-20 Thread Bryan Jones
ABBYY has released version 12.0.7 of FineReader Pro for Mac, which fixes a crash that occured under OS 10.10 Yosemite. If you purchased FineReader Pro outside of the Apple App store, the 600mb download is available now from the link on the following website:

ABBYY FineReader Pro is apparently not yet compatible with Yosemite

2014-10-18 Thread Bryan Jones
A word of caution for folks who rely on FineReader Pro: ABBYY posted the following comment on their FB page yesterday: FineReader Professional for Mac is not compatible with Mac OS Yosemite at this time. However, the retail version update is expected to be available late next week on the

Re: ABBYY FineReader Pro is apparently not yet compatible with Yosemite

2014-10-18 Thread Bryan Jones
Hey, I don’t know. On Oct 18, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Douglas doug.c...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, will this effect fine reader press asweel, or only the professional version? --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You

Re: iPhone camera stand.

2014-10-01 Thread Bryan Jones
Call me frugal or maybe just cheap, but I personally think this is one of those instances where a DIY solution is worth considering. A cardboard box of the right size can easily be cut, folded and customized to make a free and flexible stand. Using KNFB’ Reader’s edge detection, it is

Re: mavericks folder attributes

2014-09-29 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello David, I think I understand now what you are saying. You are expecting a new Finder window to open when you press one of the “go to folder…” hotkey combos. Is that correct? Is that how it behaved for you prior to Mavericks? If yes, do you recall if there was a toggle in Finder Prefs

Re: mavericks folder attributes

2014-09-28 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Ian David, I’m not sure if I’m understanding you correctly, so please excuse if this reply is off target. In OS 10.9.5 I have no problems opening a bunch of Finder windows (COmmand+N) and cycling through them by pressing the standard Command+` key combo. On the US Keyboard layout of

Re: mavericks folder attributes

2014-09-28 Thread Bryan Jones
Are you running Finder in Full Screen Mode by any chance? I rarely use full screen mode, but did notice behavior similar to what you are describing when I tried it. On Sep 28, 2014, at 1:29 PM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: I have the exact same settings as you but when I open a

Re: iOS 8.0.2, to Upgrade or Not?

2014-09-27 Thread Bryan Jones
ALthough I generally prefer to live on the bleeding edge when it comes to OS upgrades, I depend on a number of apps for work school and thus am sometimes willing to wait for clearance from Devs or other trustworthy and level-headed Users of critical apps before upgrading. For example, the

Re: Abbyy fine reader pro help please

2014-09-27 Thread Bryan Jones
Here is the workflow I generally follow when using ABBYY FineReader Pro on my Mac in combination with a WiFi connected scanner to scan, import, OCR and export single- or multipage documents. These instructions were written based on FineReader Pro version 12.0.6, MacOS 10.9.5, a 2013 Macbook

Re: Abbyy fine reader pro help please

2014-09-26 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Ian, Here is the workflow I normally follow when using FineReader Pro (FRP) to convert existing PDF image files or other files I want to OCR. This is the quick method and basically involves opening the document in FRP, allowing the automatic recognition process to complete, and then

Re: KNFB Reader Does it work on the iPad?

2014-09-24 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Martin, Here is a brief summary of my experience attempting to install and use the KNFB Reader app on my iPad. YMMV, and I am by no means recommending that anyone attempt to install and run this app on an unsupported device. Having already purchased, installed fallen in love with the

Re: Amadeus Pro not working with the latest security update on Mavericks

2014-09-18 Thread Bryan Jones
Can you provide the exact version numbers of the products in question? I am having no problem launching Amadeus Pro version 2.1.6 on a 2013 MBA running the latest build of Mavericks including yesterday’s 10.9.5 release and all current patches as reported in the app store app. Bryan On Sep 18,

Re: Deleting Virtual Machines in VmWare Fusion

2014-09-18 Thread Bryan Jones
Here is a VMWare KB Aricle titled “Deleting a Virtual Machine in Fusion. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_UScmd=displayKCexternalId=1003420 HTH, Bryan On Sep 18, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Matthew Chao mattc...@verizon.net wrote:. I want to keep Question is: is there a

Re: Amadeus Pro not working with the latest security update on Mavericks

2014-09-18 Thread Bryan Jones
/viewtopic.php?p=8102sid=f3dd52c8f1b3deb5b2e643b81733641a HTH, Bryan On Sep 18, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Can you provide the exact version numbers of the products in question? I am having no problem launching Amadeus Pro version 2.1.6 on a 2013 MBA running the latest

Re: Facebook apps and refund of app.

2014-09-01 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Sean — I regularly experience the first 3 issues in your list. Here are a handfull of other FB App issues I experience with some regularity. This is on an iPhone 5S, IOS 7.1.2, FB App version 14. 1. In general, when attempting to open a post by performing a one finger double-tap, or when

Is Taco still the recommended accessible HTML editor?

2014-08-27 Thread Bryan Jones
Greetings All, Is anyone successfully using VO to access all features of Taco or another HTML Editor under OS 10.9? A quick search of the list archive indicates that Taco has been recommended in the past, but it’s been a couple of years since the topic of HTML editors was discussed seriously.

Re: I think I broke mail

2014-08-16 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Sarah, Here’s how I am able to rearrange columns in the classic view of Mail in Mavericks 10.9.4. Thanks to John Panarese’ excellent macforthe blind.com website for reminding me how to move focus to the header row. 1. Interact with the messages list in Mail. 2. Press VO+Shift+\ to move

Re: Accessible firewall for the mac?

2014-08-16 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Michael, Little Snitch is a great security utility, and much of it is actually quite VO accessible. Unfortunately, you will need a sighted person to tick one checkbox in order to turn on that accessibility. I’ve included instructions below. (Please don’t flame the messenger about this

Re: ABBYY FineReader Pro on sale for US $74.99 until August 3rd.

2014-08-02 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Judy, Here’s a link to ABBYY’s listing of some of the differences. http://finereader.abbyy.com/pro_for_mac/compare_vs_express/ HTH, Bryan On Aug 1, 2014, at 10:14 AM, Judy Pryor judith.pr...@btinternet.com wrote: What is the difference between the fine reader pro and express? I have

ABBYY FineReader Pro on sale for US $74.99 until August 3rd.

2014-07-31 Thread Bryan Jones
Greetings everyone, The ABBYY FineReader Pro OCR application is on sale in the US Mac App Store for $74.99 until August 3, 2014. It normally sells for $99.99. Sorry, I don’t know if this sale applies outside of the US. A trial version of FineReader Pro can be downloaded from ABBYY’s website at

Re: How do I type letters with accents over them?

2014-07-22 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Andy, Here’s the method I usually use to enter variants of a character in Mac. I select from the list of alternative characters that pops up automatically when I press and hold a letter key for a few seconds. For example, On my Macbook Air running OS 10.9.4, if I am composing an email

Re: Thunder bird

2014-07-20 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Margaret, I recently gave Thunderbird 24.6.0 a look on my 2013 Macbook Air running OS 10.9.4, but I gave up on it because there seems to be no accessible way to perform the mildly important task of adding or importing email accounts, as noted in items 3, 4 5 of my findings below. I

Re: Access to the bookmark bar.

2014-07-20 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Jim, In Safari 7 under Mavericks, the Bookmark Favorites Bar is managed within the Bookmarks editor, which can be opened from within Safari by pressing Command+Option+B. Once you are in the Bookmarks editor, navigate to the item helpfully labeled simply as “Table” and interact with it.

Re: Still can't scan with K3000

2014-07-09 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Juaanita, As I mentioned in my origianl post, K3000 is not designed for blind Users, but I’ve found that much of the application can be accessed using menu choices and keystrokes to scan and read aloud. It’s certainly nowhere near a perfect solution, but you said you were looking for a

Re: Epson, K3000, and the slot loading door

2014-07-06 Thread Bryan Jones
Juaanita, K3000 will automatically detect compatible scanners whose TWAIN drivers are installed on your Mac. My suggestion would be to quit K3000, unplug the scanner from your Mac, go to Epson’s website, download the latest TWAIN driver for your model of scanner, install the driver, re-attach

Re: Step by step or tutorial on Abby Fine Reader

2014-07-02 Thread Bryan Jones
1, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Hello Juaanita, I’m not aware of any specific tutorials, but the “FineReader Help” item in the App’s Help menu gives a pretty good overview of the various options and steps involved in scanning or importing and converting

Re: Step by step or tutorial on Abby Fine Reader

2014-07-01 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Juaanita, I’m not aware of any specific tutorials, but the “FineReader Help” item in the App’s Help menu gives a pretty good overview of the various options and steps involved in scanning or importing and converting documents. Are there specific steps you are having trouble with? Also,

Re: More On Our Plans

2014-06-24 Thread Bryan Jones
Here’s a link to Lynn’s original message. For future reference, all Mac-Access emails are available from two message archives, both of which can be reached from links provided at the bottom of each Mac-Access List email. http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/2014-June/042492.html HTH,

Re: accessing PDF forms on the mac using VO.

2014-06-23 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Stuart, I would strongly urge you to download and try the latest version of PDFpen from the www.smilesoftware.com website. The trial version has a few limitations but nothing that will prevent testing a PDF file to see if you can access the form fields. I’ve been testing the latest

Re: PDf's

2014-06-23 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Adi, Access to PDF files is an important part of my day-to-day life and I’ve tested a dozen or more PDF reading Mac apps over the past few years but have found no single app that provides anything resembling true access to properly tagged PDF files on the Mac. I assumed all PDF files

Re: Abby Fine Reader

2014-06-23 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Ian, I’m not sure what hardware ABBYY recommends, but I've been using a Canon PIXMA MX922 MFP and have had no issues using it in conjunction with ABBYY FineReader Pro. I connect my Mac and other computing devices via Wi-Fi and am able to scan from the flatbed and the ADF. The ADF’s

Re: iTunes source listing.

2014-06-22 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Jim Arthur - I’m running 11.2.2, which I think is the latest version, and have not noticed any issues showing or hiding, interacting with, navigating through and hearing items in the sidebar. Cheers, Bryan On Jun 22, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Arthur Barney abar...@personainternet.com wrote: Yes

Re: tagging somebody on Facebook using Safari on Mac

2014-06-18 Thread Bryan Jones
eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: I think tagging can be done in m.facebook.com or at least when I went through it yesterday it could be done. - Original Message - From: Bryan Jones openses...@me.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 3:49 AM

Re: tagging somebody on Facebook using Safari on Mac

2014-06-16 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Laurel Sarah, On my Macs I’m currently able to tag FB Friends from a popup list using the following steps: 1. This assumes the latest versions of MacOS and Safari are installed, QuickNav is turned off, and that javascript is enabled in Safari (Safari / Preferences / Security / Enable

Re: Reverse Colours On Mac

2014-06-11 Thread Bryan Jones
Yes, there is a keyboard shorcut available for this function. If I remember correctly, the shorcut key was available by default in versions of OSX through Snow Leopard, but it has been disabled by default since then. Here are the steps to re-enable it. 1. Go to System Preferences Keyboard

Re: Firefox on the Mac

2014-06-03 Thread Bryan Jones
, will be on that second page of required information. Thanks - Andy On 2 Jun 2014, at 22:49, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Hi Andy — Can you provide a URL and detailed description for the page and/or fields on which you are getting stuck? Using Safari on my Mac I was able

Re: Firefox on the Mac

2014-06-02 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Andy — Can you provide a URL and detailed description for the page and/or fields on which you are getting stuck? Using Safari on my Mac I was able to successfully register online with Hadley late last year, but I haven’t enrolled in any additional courses since that time. With regard to

RE: The QuickBooks program

2014-05-12 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Laurel, Sorry for the delayed response . This question recently came up on AppleVis, where a person was not able to run QuickBooks 2012 for Mac while VO was running. I tried running the 30 day trial of QuickBooks 2014 on my 2013 Macbook Air running OS 10.9.2, but this latest version of

Re: Screen curtain on iPhone

2014-05-10 Thread Bryan Jones
Last I heard, the official word from Apple Accessibility was that the IOS screen curtain has no effect on battery life. BTW, though I’ve done no official testing, my personal experience leads me to believe this also holds true for the MacOS screen curtain on Macbooks. Bryan On May 10, 2014,

How to activate the MacOS screen curtain {Was: Re: Screen curtain on iPhone}

2014-05-10 Thread Bryan Jones
Press VO+HH to get to the VoiceOver Commands help menu, then type screen curtain to narrow the results. At this point VO should announce the shortcut key VO+Shift+F11 and, if you’d like, you can press Return to toggle the screen curtain or press escape to exit the VO Commands Help menu. HTH,

Re: Screen curtain on iPhone

2014-05-10 Thread Bryan Jones
expectation. I use the iPhone 5 with the latest update, and apps update automatically, and my bluetooth and WIFI are always on. Glenn - Original Message - From: Bryan Jones openses...@me.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 9:27 AM

Re: How to activate the MacOS screen curtain {Was: Re: Screen curtain oniPhone}

2014-05-10 Thread Bryan Jones
. - Original Message - From: Bryan Jones openses...@me.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 11:01 AM Subject: How to activate the MacOS screen curtain {Was: Re: Screen curtain oniPhone} Press VO+HH to get to the VoiceOver Commands

Re: Not able to disable the preview pane on a new iMac

2014-05-04 Thread Bryan Jones
I just wanted to second Anne’s findings with regard to hiding the preview pane under mavericks. I use classic view exclusivley, but sometimes will switch between showing and hiding the preview pane. Whenever I’ve tried using VO commands to interact and drag down the horizontal splitter, it only

Re: name of cannon scanner for maverick

2014-04-18 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Mark, Not sure if it’s my scanner you’re thinking of, but I am using a Canon PIXMA MX922 MFP. The hardware is not particularly blind-friendly, but the flatbed, ADF duplex scanner functions have worked very well over WiFi with ABBYY FineReader Pro under Mavericks. HTH, Bryan On Apr 18,

Re: ios 7.1: convert vs. convela

2014-03-31 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Diane - Did you see the list of responses to your original posting of this request? A number of us confirmed your findings when using the HQ US English voice under IOS 7.1. On Mar 31, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Diane Bomar bomon...@earthlink.net wrote: I need to know if this is happening to

Re: searching for groups on Facebook, voiceover on the mac

2014-03-30 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Laurel, I’ll attempt to answer your 2 questions in reverse. Regarding the list archives, there should be a few links at the bottom of each email you receive from the Mac-Access list. Two of those links point to the archives. I’ve pasted the text including those links below my signature in

Re: IOS7.1: convert v. convela

2014-03-30 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Diane, Thank you for posting this. I’ve noticed it when using the US English HQ voice on my iPhone 5S and iPad Mini since upgrading both to IOS 7.1. I slowed the speech rate down to 5 percent and still hear it pronounced as conv a lot.” Note that pronunciation of the word seems fine when

Re: IOS7.1: convert v. convela

2014-03-30 Thread Bryan Jones
the original poster called apple accessibility and the guy could get the voice to say the word convert correctly. Let me know if I misunderstood the original post. On Mar 30, 2014, at 6:55 PM, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Hello Diane, Thank you for posting this. I’ve noticed

Re: Chrome Vox and bookmarks

2014-03-21 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Juaanita, To the best of my knowledge, ChromeVox is currently designed to read and navigate just the content of web pages. It does not navigate items outside of the window containing the web content. So, for example, It is not currently possible to use ChromeVox to navigate to and/or

Re: Google Chrome on the Mac

2014-03-18 Thread Bryan Jones
I would second Sarah’s suggestion of installing the ChromeVox extension. If you visit www.chromevox.com you will find a link to install the extension, a guide to the chromevox keyboard shortcuts, and a nice interactive tutorial to help you get up and running quickly with ChromeVox. HTH, Bryan

Re: Item Chooser turning VO off

2014-03-18 Thread Bryan Jones
While I don’t think I’ve personally encountered this with the Item Chooser, I have experienced it when using the Web Rotor, particularly when listing Static Text elements. Of course I’m now unable to locate one of those problem pages to post here for possible confirmation. :) Bryan On Mar 17,

Re: Chrome Web Store - ChromeVox

2014-03-18 Thread Bryan Jones
Maybe try the following steps. These assume the current stable build of Chrome running under MacOS 10.9.2. Also, since you will be using VO during the process of initially installing ChromeVox, keep in mind that VO does not always work the same in Chrome as it does in Safari or straight webkit.

Re: Zoom on the Mac verses Zoomtext

2014-03-17 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Eleanor, Yes, I think this might be a feature request worth posting to the Apple Accessibility Team. They can be reached via email at accessibil...@apple.com HTH, Bryan On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:21 PM, Eleanor Burke eleanorbu...@btinternet.com wrote: for Zoom. However, one thing I do

Re: Zoom on the Mac verses Zoomtext

2014-03-17 Thread Bryan Jones
Yes, there are hotkeys for zoomtext mac. Google is your friend. A quick search for keywords “zoomtext mac hotkeys” returned a long list of results, the first of which is a youtube video with a well done audio track describing zoomtext mac hotkeys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfGub8jhXmg

Re: Magnification with Mac

2014-03-13 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Eleanor and Richie, Eleanor — I worked with a low-vision student who tried Zoomtext for Mac. The student did say they liked Zoomtext’s larger mouse pointer options and that Zoomtext did a better job of keeping the cursor in focus, but this student decided the extra features provided

Re: Magnification with Mac

2014-03-13 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Eleanor, On my Mac running OS 10.9.2 I am able to activate the Zoom hotkeys by going to System Preferences / Accessibility / Zoom. That same preference pane lists the available hotkeys for toggling Zoom and for zooming in and out. Are these hotkeys not working on your system? Bryan On

Re: OCR Apps

2014-03-11 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Alberto, I’ve had good success with both the older ABBYY FineReader Express and the recently released ABBYY FineReader Pro (FRP). I find most buttons and other controls to be properly accessible with VO. I also find the workflow to be fairly intuitive. I am running the latest version of

Re: Little Snitch for Mac

2014-03-02 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Lynne, In February 2011 I contacted Objective Development, the Developers of Little Snitch, to ask about VO compatibility. I’ve pasted their response below. I have not tried Little Snitch in a couple of years; thus, I cannot say whether these same instructions will work for the current

Re: Little Snitch for Mac

2014-03-02 Thread Bryan Jones
The Developer has a legitimate concern. VO is a utility with fingers deep into parts of the MacOS and thus must be considered a potential threat vector. I’ve often wondered if Apple’s conservative approach to the development of VO is due at least in part to security concerns. -Bryan On Mar 2,

Re: How to make screenshots ona a Mac as a blind person?

2014-03-02 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Christian, Another option you might want to explore is the “VO Cursor screenshot.” In OS 10.9 it is possible to create a screenshot of whatever currently resides within the VO Cursor. Here are two ways I know of to achieve this: 1. Press VO+HH to open the VO Commands Help menu, then

Re: How to make screenshots ona a Mac as a blind person?

2014-03-02 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Sarah, While I can’t speak to how well the command works under 10.6, I can say I’ve had some success using it under 10.9. The VO Cursor screenshot is, of course, limited to the various levels of focus available to the VO cursor and thus requires an awareness of the current level of

Re: Little Snitch for Mac

2014-03-02 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Lynne, I agree with your thought about the Developer adding an option to the Installer to enable VO access. I used Little Snitch up until 2008 or 9 when I still had enough vision, and I considered it a fantastic little tool and a helpful layer of security. I wouldn’t mind having it

Re: Safari quitting

2014-02-15 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Juanita, When I encounter similar problems I often try a different web browser such as the nightly build of Webkit available here: http://nightly.webkit.org HTH, Bryan On Feb 14, 2014, at 10:41 PM, Juaanita Marttin jordmar...@suddenlink.net wrote: No, it kept crashing in about the same

Re: Amazon Prim app

2014-02-08 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Glenn, I’m unable to locate a specific Amazon Prime App in the US App store. Would you mind providing a link to this App? With regard to the App closing when you try to watch a video, can you list the troubleshooting steps you’ve tried so far, e.g. closing all running apps, deleting and

Re: Space Bar Issue Solved, But A Puzzle

2014-01-31 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Gordon, According to the following Apple KB article, ■ By default, the spacebar is used as a switch when Switch Control is enabled.” The article indicates it is possible to modify this key. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6027?viewlocale=en_USlocale=en_US HTH, Bryan On Jan 31, 2014, at

Re: Weird announcement

2014-01-30 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Margaret, Sounds like maybe keyboard commander is turned on and the command to Run Applescript script “Time of Day” is enabled. You can view and change this option by opening the VO Utility, navigating to the “Commanders” category, and selecting the “keyboard commander” tab. HTH, Bryan

Re: Podcast Epesodes listing problem.

2014-01-26 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Jim — Three questions: 1. Do you mean listing podcast episodes that have not yet been downloaded to your Mac, episodes that have already been downloaded, or both? 2. Where are you wanting to see/manage your podcast episodes? FOr example, iTunes, Finder, the Downcast Mac App, Safari, etc? 3.

Re: Podcast Epesodes listing problem.

2014-01-26 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Jim — I no longer use iTunes to manage and play podcasts, so I went through the process of adding a random podcast from those listed in the iTunes Store and then took the following steps to view the list of downloaded episodes for that subscription. I am running the latest releases of itunes

Re: VoiceOver and long alt text descriptions

2014-01-18 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Aleeha, Welcome to the list. This is an interesting question. Are you certain these problematic long descriptions are coded as Alt text? Are you able to hear these descriptions using a different screen reader? If you browse through the various lists of elements in the web rotor (VO+u)

Re: Spanish dictionary

2014-01-15 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Chris — Have a good trip, and I hope this response isn’t too late to help. I’ve been satisfied with the paid version of the Ascendo Spanish English Dictionary +” app. I’ve pasted the link to the free version below. The differences between free and paid versions are listed in the app’s

Re: Calendar alerts in Mavericks

2014-01-15 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Paul — I’m not particularly happy with some of the changes in Mavericks Calendar, but I’m able to modify alerts using the following steps. Note that none of my calendar events are google-based, so I’ can’t speak to possible differences in behavior that might be related to google calendar

Re: Mountain Lion Safari; Pages have Stopped Interacting when opened.

2013-12-11 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Martin, I will second Phil’s message. I’ve been experiencing this behavior since ML and it continues in the latest version of Mavericks. If you have time, please send a note detailing your experience of the issue to accessibil...@apple.com HTH, Bryan On Dec 11, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Phil

Re: Mountain Lion Safari; Pages have Stopped Interacting when opened.

2013-12-11 Thread Bryan Jones
Yep, it’s sporadic for me. Toggling VO or sometimes performing a simple page refresh Command+R sets things right, sometimes not. My favorite weather site often fails to automatically interact on initial load but CMD+R usually resolves it. Or I just take the extra few steps to manually interact.

Re: ABBYY FineReader Pro now available for the Mac

2013-12-10 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Michael — Can you explain exactly what you are looking for when you use the term “batch scanning?” In my experience, batch scanning means different things to different people, so it might help if you could be very specific about what batch scanning means to you and exactly what your

Re: ABBYY FineReader Pro now available for the Mac

2013-12-10 Thread Bryan Jones
into finreader and it will OCR the documents into text and you can save them in other formats. On 11 Dec 2013, at 9:24 am, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Hi Michael — Can you explain exactly what you are looking for when you use the term “batch scanning?” In my experience, batch

Re: ABBYY FineReader Pro now available for the Mac

2013-12-10 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Michael, Thank you for the additional clarification. It looks like ABBYY FineReader Pro for Mac can do what you are asking. Following your outline, I was able to import 5 PDF files at once and have them all OCR’d and saved as individual TXT files in one test scenario and DOCX files in a

Re: os 10.9 xcode

2013-12-05 Thread Bryan Jones
Xcode is free, at least here in the US, and it can be downloaded from the Mac App Store. HTH, Bryan On Dec 5, 2013, at 7:26 PM, Rudolph, Douglas douglas.rudo...@usask.ca wrote: hey guys I am going to be needing to do some work with C++ code and the recommended app to do so is Xcode…. can i

Re: Any good reason not to go to ios7?

2013-12-01 Thread Bryan Jones
I like some of the new features in IOS7 and am happy with Apple’s continuing commitment to building out the accessibility options in IOS, but there are some functions on my ATT iPhone 4S that do not work as well under IOS7 as they did under the last version of IOS6, though things have improved

Re: Printing Word Document Correctly.

2013-11-17 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi David, In the off chance Anne’s suggestion doesn’t produce the desired results, you might consider trying the sledgehammer approach AKA install MS Office for Mac. While MS Office 2011 for Mac does not provide the ability to view or edit Word documents, the menu bar and printing functions in

Anybody using a VO accessible full-featured project manager on the Mac?

2013-11-15 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Folks, I’m looking for a full-featured project management application that is VO friendly. If you are using such and wouldn’t mind a few questions, please reply on or off list. I will consider a web-based option, but would prefer a native application. It does not need to be multi-user or

Re: mavericks mail and attachments.

2013-11-15 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Donal Zack — Is it a particular type of attachment you’re having trouble with? I just tested with some PDF attachments by highlighting the attachment in the body of the message, pressing VO+Shift+M, selecting Open With…. Preview. I also was able to do it via QuickLook. The PDFs opened in

Re: Safari 6.1 bug?

2013-11-03 Thread Bryan Jones
Yes, I can confirm this behavior is happening on my 2011 MBA under ML. In fact, I can replicate it with the latest versions of other Webkit-based browsers Chrome Webkit Nightly, so perhaps it is a flaw in the current webkit code. It wouldn’t be the first time this particular bug has slipped

Re: Safari 6.1 bug?

2013-11-03 Thread Bryan Jones
be broken in these versions. The version numbers reported are: On ML: Version 6.1 (8537.71, 538+) On Mavericks: Version 7.0 (9537.71, 538+) HTH, Bryan On Nov 3, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Yes, I can confirm this behavior is happening on my 2011 MBA under ML. In fact

Re: error i am getting.

2013-11-01 Thread Bryan Jones
Try bringing up the context/shortcut menu for the downloaded item and choose Open from that menu. This should give you the option to use the file. If you are comfortable making global changes to your security settings for downloaded content, try System Prefs / Security Privacy / General /

Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-30 Thread Bryan Jones
. Cheers, Bryan Begin forwarded message: From: Bryan Jones openses...@me.com Subject: Re: OS X Mavricks, Wait a bit Date: October 22, 2013 at 6:11:41 PM EDT To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Call me easy to please, but I am thrilled that they’ve reinstated the ability

Re: Has anybody else noticed a recent change in the interpretation of Headings in the web rotor?

2013-10-30 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Zack and Others — After upgrading to the current Mavericks release, this issue seems cleared up in most situations. . However, I’m still experiencing it in search results in Amazon. Can you try the following and let me know what your results are? 1. Go to amazon.com. 2. Search for an item,

Is anyone successfully using the MacUpdate Desktop with VO under Mavericks?

2013-10-30 Thread Bryan Jones
Thought I’d pose this question here while waiting a response from desk...@macupdate.com. I’ve been able to download and install the latest 5.2.3 Macupdate Desktop package, but on first launch it simply goes into a non-responding state. I’ve tried launching with VO off but after I toggle VO

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