Re: authentication has no windows

2013-09-11 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, I thought I read a post that suggested that you just need to click the trackpad. This puts the focus upon something. Then you can cmd + tab to get on the buttons to start the computer. HTH On 10 Sep 2013, at 23:27, Cait and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Mark, my

Re: authentication has no windows

2013-09-11 Thread Cait and Maggie
Hey, Gina, thanks. Well, he doesn't have a track pad associated with his mac now, but is setting it up now in lion and then we'll try it in mountain lion again. Cait On 2013-09-11, at 5:13 AM, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: Hello, I thought I read a post that suggested that you

RE: authentication has no windows

2013-09-11 Thread David Griffith
Or just plug in a mouse and click that David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Cait and Maggie Sent: 11 September 2013 11:52 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: authentication has

Re: authentication has no windows

2013-09-11 Thread Cait and Maggie
-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Cait and Maggie Sent: 11 September 2013 11:52 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: authentication has no windows Hey, Gina, thanks. Well, he doesn't have a track pad associated with his mac now, but is setting it up now

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-09 Thread Chris H
I must be missing something but what does vo shift f2 do? On 08/09/2013 23:12, Bryan Jones wrote: Maybe VO+Shift+F2 will bring the login item forward? I've had the same message at startup a number of times on my 2011 MBA but haven't spent any time searching for a cause or a fix. HTH, Bryan

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-09 Thread Sarah k Alawami
According to key board help it brings the window to the front. I have never got that key stroke to work in the 3 years I've used the mac. but I keep trying. lol! On Sep 9, 2013, at 12:53 AM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: I must be missing something but what does vo shift f2 do? On

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-09 Thread Andy Collins
Can't say for sure, but I'm wondering if when you log on, you have your computer set to open windows, and if so, if this is blocking the log on window for Voice Over. If this is the case, as somebody suggested, you could try VO shift f2, to bring the window to the front, but whether this

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-09 Thread Judy Pryor
No Andy its nothing like that, I know CNDW closes a window. It says authentication has no windows and you can get no speech whatever you do it just pings. Even if you shut the computer down it will come up with the same message. My son got it back for me through the trackpad, and I managed

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-08 Thread Phil Halton
If I'm not mistaken, at that point she should type in her password and hit enter. Sent from my IPhone On Sep 8, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Matthew Dyer ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, My girlfriend keeps having a problem with her Mac book air at the login screen. Vo keeps saying

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-08 Thread Josh Gregory
No… You can't login if it says that because the text fields don't appear. Phil, has she tried restarting? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: If I'm not mistaken, at that point she should type in her password and hit enter. Sent from my

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-08 Thread Matthew Dyer
Yes. No luck. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: No… You can't login if it says that because the text fields don't appear. Phil, has she tried restarting? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Phil Halton

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-08 Thread Judy Pryor
this dialogue has happened to me, not at log in but when I have been on safari and maybe another Ap and probably done something wrong. Having panicked I ran my finger across the trackpad and somehow I got my window back. Why does this happen and is there a correct way to get the correct

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-08 Thread Chris H
Try either the application or window choosers they both work everywhere VoiceOver is running including before login. On 08/09/2013 20:38, Judy Pryor wrote: this dialogue has happened to me, not at log in but when I have been on safari and maybe another Ap and probably done something wrong.

Re: Authentication has no windows?

2013-09-08 Thread Andy Collins
From your explanation, it sound like you have executed a cmd w to close the window within the application, that's why it says the app has no windows, and you will have to open the app again from the doc or wherever - Andy On 8 Sep 2013, at 20:38, Judy Pryor judith.pr...@btinternet.com wrote: