writing accents in LaTeX

2009-09-19 Thread Justin Harford
Hi all Just felt like posting this. it is possible to easily write LaTeX documents in Spanish and other languages where accents, tildes and other things are used. I know for Spanish that to do this, you type in the preamble \usepackage[spanish]{babel} \uselanguage{spanish}

SnowLeopard and Eclipse

2009-09-19 Thread Mitchell Smith
Hi, I just upgraded my work Macbook to SnowLeopard and discovered a bit of a problem with the Eclipse IDE (www.eclipse.org). I should start of by saying that I am using the Carbon build because I find the Cocoa build a bit unresponsive with VoiceOver. A good example of this is when using the

SnowLeopard and the Dock

2009-09-19 Thread Mitchell Smith
Hi, A feature that I frequently used in Leopard seems to no longer be available in SnowLeopard. I like to put commonly used applications in the Dock for quick access, for me this means things like Adium, Terminal and VMWare Fusion. In Leopard after launching an app I used to be able to

Re: SnowLeopard and the Dock

2009-09-19 Thread Jessi and Goldina
hey, to add items to your dock in sl you have to arrow down to the options submenu and in there there will be a keep in dock option. it's a bit hidden now but still there! On 2009-09-18, at 11:42 PM, Mitchell Smith wrote: Hi, A feature that I frequently used in Leopard seems to no longer

Re: SnowLeopard and the Dock

2009-09-19 Thread Simon Cavendish
Hello, Under Snow Leopard in the Dock, once you land on the icon of the application you wish to change features for, press vo+shift+m and the menu will open for you. You will hear a characteristic sound. The menu has somewhat changed in that you get open submenu and then you need to

Re: Has anybody tried the new iris read

2009-09-19 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Christina. It is a program for scanning and recognition of text, called an OCR program. Best regards Annie. 2009/9/19, Christina blindmaclo...@gmail.com: What is it? :) On Sep 18, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: Hi all. The irisread 12 is now available. Has anybody

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2009-09-19 Thread May and Wynter
Hi everyone. I for the life of me can't remember how to do this and hope one of you can help. How can I get all of my gmail folders to show up on my computer? I did it once on my windows machine but like I said, I don't remember how I did that. There's the stupid spam folder that's with

Transferring files from Mac to Braille device

2009-09-19 Thread Daniel K. Gartmann
Hi, I am using the handy Tech Braille Wave as a display under SL. does anybody know if it is possible to transfer files to the Braille device either via Bluetooth or via USB? HT has a Linux (.rpm) version of their communication program available, but i don't know how to run such packages

readiris

2009-09-19 Thread May and Wynter
Hi everyone. I was wondering if there's a demo version of readiris? I would like to try it out before I have to purchase it. May and Wynter with a y --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

[Mac-cessibility News] Frotz 1.3 for iPhone Has Been Optimized for Visually Impaired Users

2009-09-19 Thread Maccessibility
Frotz 1.3 for iPhone Has Been Optimized for Visually Impaired Users Many visually impaired computer users are familiar with interactive fiction, (also known as adventure games), in which you take on the role of the main character and attempt to make your way through the obstacles, conflicts, and

Re: Sync-question on the Iphone

2009-09-19 Thread VaShaun Jones
Their are a few accessible spell checkers in the I Tunes store. I personally use a app that's simply named Spell Checker.y On Sep 17, 2009, at 7:38 AM, Søren Jensen wrote: Hi. I ordered my Iphone yesterday but I haven't received it yet. Damn I can't wait to get this thing. I tried it in a

Requesting help with creating a new group in Address Book with SL

2009-09-19 Thread Brett Campbell
Hello, I'm trying to create a new group in my address book for the first time using Snow Leopard. I can't seem to figure it out. When I select create new group, a group titled Unknown group appears in the groups table. I have selected rename group from the edit menu, but nothing seems

Re: gmail

2009-09-19 Thread Darcy Burnard
Hi May. It could be that the gmail section of your mailboxes table is collapsed. Interact with the mailboxes table, and find the row that says gmail. If it says it's collapsed, expand it with VO backslash. I assume you're using imap with gmail? If so, check out this article which should

Re: Looking for an Easy-To-Use Commercial DVD Ripper for Snow Leopard

2009-09-19 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hey Mark. Why don't you try a cool little open source program called handbreak. Sorry I didn't give you a direct link but you could probably google search it. Only thing is that I'm not sure if it will let you select episodes though but the worse you could do is give it a try. HTH. On

Re: sluggish composng of mail

2009-09-19 Thread Pete Nalda
Well, shoot, I thought it was supposed to be cmd+option+8 but that doesn't seem to work on my macbook pro. On Sep 18, 2009, at 12:20 PM, Christina wrote: Thanks, I may have zoom activated. I believe it's on because I have the screen switched to white on black. I also can use a key

Re: sluggish composng of mail

2009-09-19 Thread Barry Hadder
hi, You can toggle zoom with option-command-8. I don't think that zoom is the problem as I have it off and I'm experiencing the same problems of sluggishness that you are. It's not just in mail, but in every situation that I'm editing. It's very frustrating. On Sep 18, 2009, at 12:20

Using voice over during a call on iphone.

2009-09-19 Thread Tony Bernedal
Hi all. I have looked around the webb but can't find answer to my ipone question. I have used the iphone for a couple of days and so far no problem. But a question. How do I activate voice over during a call? I red somewhere that you can flick two fingers upwards to get v o speaking but that

mac and ebooks?

2009-09-19 Thread sandi sørensen
hi the subject says it all. Anyone who knows if we can read ebooks on our iphones? It should be doable i just went too nasas site today and was able to read their pfds just fine but was wondering if i can download them too the iphone and read it locally. /sandi

Re: Sync-question on the Iphone

2009-09-19 Thread Søren Jensen
Awesome. I'll check it out when I get my Iphone. I hope I'll get it very soon. Best regards Søren Jensen Mail MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On Sep 19, 2009, at 8:26 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote: Their are a few accessible spell checkers in the I Tunes

RE: Using voice over during a call on iphone.

2009-09-19 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Tony, Re using Vo while on a call: 1. Hold the phone away from you to activate speaker phone. 2. Two finger flick up to get VO speaking. 3. While VO is speaking, press the volume switch up untill you have the VO voice volume where you want it. You will then be able to press the keypad

question about unread in status column in mail

2009-09-19 Thread Christina
Hello list, Is there a way to get voiceover in mail to read unread in the status column? Voiceover just says blank unless I replied to the message. If I'd replied to a message then voiceover lets me know, other wise, it says blank. Thanks so much, Christina

Re: question about unread in status column in mail

2009-09-19 Thread Barry Hadder
Hello again, If the preview pain is on, the message is marked as read when you move focus over it. You can turn cursor tracking off and just move the vo cursor over the message, then you will hear the status as unread. There is also a way to turn off the preview pain, but I don't

Re: question about unread in status column in mail

2009-09-19 Thread Christina
Thanks. I understand what you are saying about the preview pane and messages being marked as read. However, I'm still confused a little about how to get voiceover to let me know if a message is read or unread. I do not have mouse cursor following the voiceover cursor. However,

Re: sluggish composng of mail

2009-09-19 Thread Christina
Thanks, that command worked to turn zoom off. I feel your frustration. It is quite frustrating to feel like I'm typing in mud or in slow motion. If I type to quickly for the computer than letters are skipped. It's also frustrating when backspacing to delete characters that it feels so

RE: Using voice over during a call on iphone.

2009-09-19 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Tony, Once you get the voice volume adjusted, you only have to move the phone away when you want to do something on the screen. The problem is that when the phone is next to your face, the screen becomes inactive. If you think about it, you'll se the logic here. If the screen were

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2009-09-19 Thread May and Wynter
Hey Darcy. Those folders aren't showing up at all, smile. May and Wynter with a y --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Using voice over during a call on iphone.

2009-09-19 Thread May and Wynter
You can use the headset, that's what I do. May and Wynter with a y - Original Message - From: Tony Bernedal t...@bernedal.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 11:37 AM Subject: Re: Using voice over during a call on iphone. Hi Donna. aha, you

Re: Looking for an Easy-To-Use Commercial DVD Ripper for Snow Leopard

2009-09-19 Thread Brett Campbell
I recommend DVD Remaster. Here is a link to take a look. http://www.metakine.com/ Brett On Sep 19, 2009, at 10:07 AM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, As the title suggests, I am looking for a all-in-one step commercial DVD ripper for my Macbook Pro. In the best case scenario, I

creating new mail folders

2009-09-19 Thread May McDonald
Hi, can someone tell me how I would create folders in mail? I'm using lepard, thanks. May and Wynter with a y --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send

I don't like Fring: Any other accessible skype clients for Iphone?

2009-09-19 Thread John J Herzog
Hi all, I figured out why my Ipod touch is not going to sleep. Apparently, when I turn Fring notifications on, it interferes with the devices ability to remain sleeping. The down side of this, is that I do not get sounds for incoming messages, calls, etc. Are there any other accessible ways

VO on Nano: Can it Read the menus also?

2009-09-19 Thread Pete Nalda
I've got Vo on the new 5th gen nano working ok but it only reads what's currently playing. In the prefs for this nano I have checked Use VoiceOver and use system Speech. It won't let me check use menus unless I turn the Use VoiceOver off. What am I doing wrong? I'd like it to read

Re: VO on Nano: Can it Read the menus also?

2009-09-19 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, I don't have the new Nano, but the manual says if VoiceOver is on, you can check Enable Spoken Menus. Those menus use your system voice. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: VO on Nano: Can it Read the menus also?

2009-09-19 Thread Pete Nalda
Ok. But what's boggling me is that when I check Enable VoiceOver, the Speak Menu option gets dimmed. I am able to tell it to use system Voices. On Sep 19, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi, I don't have the new Nano, but the manual says if VoiceOver is on, you can check