Hello Annie,
My husband, Archie, has spent weeks on trying to make grade 2 French Braille
for the Mac with very little success. He's been able to implement grade 1
Braille for a large number of languages, but grade 2 Braille is a very
different story. He thought he was getting somewhere with Le
Hi,
Oh, they probably do. You can't deny the English the most dominant, though. ;)
What most people demand is that you at least know a couple of phrases in their
native language if you're going to SPain for example, instead of being a
jackass about it, and sticking to speaking English. I still
Hello, i mailed path finder support last week. Since the developer is called
cocoatech you would imagine that this program is accessible, no such thing! I
would really like an advanced finder kind ofprogram but if you have to pay for
it then you want to know it works so i maild support but they
Hello, well i did not use all that many usenet clients on windows because of
the simple reason that hal is a crappypiece of software and didnt want to play
nice with many of them. But i dud use newsreactor which only cost 10 euro and
was made by a Dutch guy and it did all the stuff automatically
what if you don't hav a mouse pd?
also do the pixels change each time your on that site?
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From: Esther
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: Hotspots
Hi Ginny,
I think the problem is that as soon as you s
We should also note here that it works on web pages in safari.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:50 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote:
> Dan is correct; the command is VO+A. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage,
> Alaska.
>
>
> On Nov 16, 2009, at 3:25 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote:
>
>
> Hi Lindsey, try VO-A that'll d
Hi, I never could quite figure out Adium's support for twitter. What i'd
recommend, is that you use Syrinx, which is a dedicated twitter client. You
can get that from www.mrrsoftware.com.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 2:49 PM, Israel wrote:
>
> Hi list!!
>
> I've been reading the posts on this list
Hi Ginny,
I think the problem is that as soon as you start navigating with VoiceOver, you
can only navigate to places that VoiceOver will let you move to. It's possible
to move your cursor in units of screen pixels if you turn Mouse Keys on and use
key presses to move your mouse cursor, indepe
I'm not running any antivirus software on the Mac side of my hard
drive, but onmy virtual Wincows XP side, I'm using AVG, version 8.
Richie Gardenhire, anchorage, Alaska.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 1:15 PM, John W. Carty wrote:
What anti virus apps are folks running on their macs? Any
accessibil
Dan is correct; the command is VO+A. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage,
Alaska.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 3:25 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote:
Hi Lindsey, try VO-A that'll do what you're looking for
On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Lindsay Yazzolino wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I was looking for the command to read from
Hi, Mac listers.
I was hoping that hot spots could be set to places VO doesn't naturally go,
so I had a sighted friend put the mouse cursor on a certain spot in a screen
that's nearly imposible to get to with VO. After setting a hot spot, I
attempted to return to that same spot with VO, but inst
Hi Yvonne,
Thanks for this, I didn't know that VIM had been ported to the Mac. I've
heard that it is the preferred editor on Linux but has a steep learning
curve.
I'll check it out.
Thanks
TC
james
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From: "Yvonne Thomson"
To:
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:01
Hi Lindsey, try VO-A that'll do what you're looking for
On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Lindsay Yazzolino wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I was looking for the command to read from the VO cursor to the end of
> a document, and cannot seem to find it in the commands help. Is there
> a comprehensive list of k
Hi,
I was looking for the command to read from the VO cursor to the end of
a document, and cannot seem to find it in the commands help. Is there
a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts somewhere, or am I just
overlooking the command? Thanks.
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You know it's rather funny that you call this an American attitude because we
have certain groups who feel that we should learn to speak their language,
provide materials in their language, and generally change our culture to suit
them. So, don't think it's an American attitude either. ;)
On N
Doesn't the Iphone have Safari? If it does, you should be able to open .xml
files just like a web page. I posted instructions about opening Bookshare
books in Safari a few weeks ago.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:00 PM, Jim Fettgather wrote:
>
> Email was exactly what I was going to suggest, but re
On 17/11/2009, at 7:35 AM, John W. Carty wrote:
>
> I'm also interested in getting started with python and I'm looking for a vo
> accessible editor. When I go out to this link for smultron there's a msg
> stating that its no longer supported by the developer.
>
> Are there other accessible e
Hi all.
I have been conciddering for a long time, if it would be possible to
make grade two braille for other languages than english. I have been
looking in the grade two table for english, and I can figure out
something, but not everything.
Has anyboddy found a solution, which makes it possibl
What anti virus apps are folks running on their macs? Any accessibility issues
to consider?
thanx,
John Carty
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Email was exactly what I was going to suggest, but recently, Bookshare
files don't seem to contain HTML files, but only the XML equivalents.
On 11/16/09, Romack wrote:
>
> I haven't done this myself, but know that it would work:
>
> Just put the files in a Dropbox or iDisk account. With these tw
Power grab never did any of this. No unpacking, no par checking. So
I never missed it. I think that if unisson actually did all these
things I'd have to get an imac and just devote it to downloading. All
that file manipulation on 20-30 gb of downloads is no joke, even on a
nice piece o
Hi,
Yep. Arrogance all the way. Lol. It's easy to argue against, though, if a
person wishing to use a computer with speech out of the box is unable to grasp
the language. Not everyone is a linguist, and it's ridiculous to assume they
are. In my opinion, that stereotype needs to get over it and
Well, i do not always agree on that, i have some newsgroups with radiodrama in
them which i would really like to browse, you just dont always know beforehand
what you want to download beause you dont have an encyclopedic knowledge of
everything that is available. The seem goes for lossless musi
I haven't done this myself, but know that it would work:
Just put the files in a Dropbox or iDisk account. With these two apps,
you should surely be able to store and retrieve HTML files from
another source and view them on your iPhone. Another suggestion would
be to e-mail them to yourself.
rom
I agree, nzbfiles work allot better than browzing.
Mike
On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:59 PM, anouk radix wrote:
>
> Hello Mike, i myself find the interface of unison hard too. I tried sabuzbd,
> loaded an nzb file into it but no luck. Luckily nzb files work fine in unison
> so THAt at least does w
Xcode.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:35 PM, John W. Carty wrote:
>
> I'm also interested in getting started with python and I'm looking
> for a vo accessible editor. When I go out to this link for smultron
> there's a msg stating that its no longer supported by the developer.
>
> Are there other ac
I'm also interested in getting started with python and I'm looking for a vo
accessible editor. When I go out to this link for smultron there's a msg
stating that its no longer supported by the developer.
Are there other accessible editors to consider?
-Original Message-
From: macvision
Lol. The problem with some native English speakers is that because English is
spoken in many places they feel that they don't have to learn another language
- even when they go on vacation.
On 16 Nov 2009, at 19:49, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Sounds like a pretty American attitude. ;
The Archiver is a good App, not just for this type.
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Thanks, I didn't think it was SL compatible but I'll check it out
On 16 Nov 2009, at 18:29, Rafael Bejarano wrote:
>
> The editor I use is called Smultron. It's VO-accessible.
> On Nov 16, 2009, at 11:03 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Rafael
>>
>> It's not for programming in Mac OS X sp
Jake,
If you didn't download them on the phone, how did you transfer them?
Does the phone attach via usb?
Will it be recognized simply as another drive or do you have to use a
particular application?
thanx,
John Carty
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:
Hi,
Sounds like a pretty American attitude. ;)
It's hardly a requirement, though. English is silly.
Regards,
Nic
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On Nov 16, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Chuck Reichel wrote:
>
> Hi L
Hi list!!
I've been reading the posts on this list relating to Twitter clients such as;
Adium. I'm planning to set up a Twitter account.
1. What is Adium?
2. I've read it makes Twitter, Facebook Chat, and other IM softwares more
accessible. Therefore, should I install Adium prior to setting
How do you go about putting the file on your phone and how do you access it?
Peggy Fleischer
peggyfleisc...@bellsouth.net
Psalm 90 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto
wisdom.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Jake wrote:
>
> Hi
> I've not tried to download them o
Hi
I've not tried to download them on my phone, though I have a hunch
that wouldn't work. I have however read them on the phone in the web
browser. Note, though, that it's the HTML file you want and not the
XML. The XML will work but sometimes doesn't render properly due to
the daisy tags in it th
I don't know why, but my Mac started working this morning. The odd
thing is that when I went to check the battery status, it said no
batteries available. Yet when I tried to run it off the adapter, it
didn't work. In any case, we called Apple and they said the keyboard
problem is common with my
Is anyone out there who subscribes to book share tried to download, unzip, and
open the xml file in your phones browser to read?
Is this possible?
thanx,
John Carty
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Hello ssl is standard in unison. I had a giganews account without it and
couldnt use it so I had to get a costlier account. I havent yet found out how
to navigate the interface/browse groups though I can download nzbs from the
internet and very fast at that. What I do not like and is a serious
Hello Mike, i myself find the interface of unison hard too. I tried sabuzbd,
loaded an nzb file into it but no luck. Luckily nzb files work fine in unison
so THAt at least does work for me, its just the browsing in usenet groups that
I have problems with now.
Greetings, Anouk
On Nov 16, 2009, a
I didn't see this file there.
On 2009-11-16, at 10:28 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I think StuffIt Expander will do the trick for you. You can find it in the
> Mac OS X Software option in the Apple menu.
> On 16 Nov 2009, at 18:09, May McDonald wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi, do I need anything s
Hi,
The Unarchiver from:
http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html
will handle rar files and most other file formats not already
supported by your Mac.
Cheers,
Esther
Cameron wrote:
>
> Hi. you'll want to use UnRarX or, rar expander.
>
> There are also many other shareware/freeware apps. th
The editor I use is called Smultron. It's VO-accessible.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 11:03 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
> Hi Rafael
>
> It's not for programming in Mac OS X specficially, but thanks for
> the heads up. Do you know where I might begin i.e. editors etc?
>
> Thanks
> TC
> James
> On 16 Nov 20
Hi,
I think StuffIt Expander will do the trick for you. You can find it in the Mac
OS X Software option in the Apple menu.
On 16 Nov 2009, at 18:09, May McDonald wrote:
>
> Hi, do I need anything special to open a rar file? Or will it automatically
> open when I open it like with the zip fi
Hi. you'll want to use UnRarX or, rar expander.
There are also many other shareware/freeware apps. they're not hard to
find.
Cameron.
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[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of May McDonald
Sent: Monday, November
Hi, do I need anything special to open a rar file? Or will it automatically
open when I open it like with the zip files?
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Hi Rafael
It's not for programming in Mac OS X specficially, but thanks for the heads up.
Do you know where I might begin i.e. editors etc?
Thanks
TC
James
On 16 Nov 2009, at 16:55, Rafael Bejarano wrote:
> Rafael
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It's a good language with which to begin, but I have found that
programming Mac GUIs in Python is rather difficult at first.
Rafael Bejarano
On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:49 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I am interested in learning how to program. I have decided to start
> with Python as
Just getting started with it was hard for me,the interface seems non-standard
and all that. An audio review or tutorial will be very helpful I must admit
smiles. Thanks,
Mike
On Nov 14, 2009, at 10:34 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
>
> Hum, what did you have trouple with in particular? Finding
Hi folks,
I am interested in learning how to program. I have decided to start with Python
as I am interested in helping with various accessibility projects, some of
which use Python. Does anyone here use Python or some other language and could
offer some advice and tips please?
>From what I'
Sorry, guys, wasn't paying attention and replied to the wrong message.
Donna
On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:18 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
>
> I don't know about ssl, but unison worked wonders with easy news, and
> I'm pretty sure it uses a sertificate. It for sure does on the web.
>
> The strength of unis
I'm on now, if you can talk.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:18 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
>
> I don't know about ssl, but unison worked wonders with easy news, and
> I'm pretty sure it uses a sertificate. It for sure does on the web.
>
> The strength of unison is it's ability to browse groups by thread an
I don't know about ssl, but unison worked wonders with easy news, and
I'm pretty sure it uses a sertificate. It for sure does on the web.
The strength of unison is it's ability to browse groups by thread and
download whole threads at once. Each thread goes into it's own
folder, making sor
Thanks for the info Anne,
I know that the French Grade 2 is called Abrégé but I forgot how to spell it
lol.
TC
James
- Original Message -
From: Anne Robertson
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: question for non-native
Oh I'm not so worried since there has not been an indication it would never be
supported. In fact it's never been stated one way or the other. Curious true,
but we could certainly speculate as to why it has not been included. I think
you have to really look hard at the intended use of the device
Hello James,
On Nov 16, 2009, at 2:47 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>
> As you work in France, have you learned French Grade 2?
I learned Abrégé as French contracted Braille is known, when I was at
university. I can read it easily, but I make lots of mistakes when writing it.
> Does your site have
>
Hi Anne,
As you work in France, have you learned French Grade 2? Does your site have
the Grade 2 code please as I would be very interested to learn it. I looked
at some a few years ago and I was really impressed. It seems much more
compact than English Braille if memory serves.
Thanks
TC
jame
Hello everyone,
You have to pay for voices in other languages, but multi-lingual Braille is
free and can be downloaded from:
www.cecimac.org
Dutch is still missing, but most other major European languages are there, as
well as Arabic and Hebrew. It's only uncontracted Braille as yet since
cont
I agree, Nic. It seems like if the program is localized, the speech/
voice should be as well.
Donna
On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:58 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have to agree wholeheartedly. Not to start a debate here, but many
> languages are usually forgotten. What strikes me as ridic
Well, this American agrees with you and i think it's really pretty
unconscionable, especially when it involves something as important as
access to technology, which you pretty much need to do anything in
today's world.
Donna
On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:52 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
> Ok
Hi Listers,
There is a easy solution to this situation.
Just learn english.
Talk soon
On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:28 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
> You're right!!!
> - Original Message -
> From: "Krister Ekstrom"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 10:52 AM
> Subject: Re: question for non-n
You're right!!!
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From: "Krister Ekstrom"
To:
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: question for non-native english speakers
Hi,
Ok, i'll probably get lynched by americans and other anglosaxen people on
this list for saying this, but sometimes, th
Is there an easy way to get VO to announce the word count in a Pages
document? (Other than by going to the document inspector, I mean.)
Separately, VO stopped announcing page numbers in a document I'm
currently working on -- though that feature still works in other files
-- and I can't figure out
Hi,
I've just never liked how, if no scripts exist for something on Windows, it's
claimed to be inaccessible. That's why people have review cursors. Use them.
That's just my opinion. That, and I don't like the dependency it enforces.
Wait, I said that already. Never mind.
The main problem wit
Hi,
I have to agree wholeheartedly. Not to start a debate here, but many languages
are usually forgotten. What strikes me as ridiculous in this instance, however,
is the language is actually supported for the operating system, but no voices
exist to support the claim. Which, in my opinion, is
Hi,
You bring up some good points. The fact bluetooth keyboards are not supported
is very worrying.
Regards,
Nic
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On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
> Nic, wha
Hi list,
I saw that it is due to release tomorrow. Has anyone preordered it?
>From what i read, it seems as though its a sleeve, and i was wondering how it
>would interact with voice over users. Do we have to turn it off all the time>
>We can't have feedback on what we read once we do that, so
Hello, I just got an nzb file from internet) (so avoiding browsing groups
within unison itself). The nzb file opened correctly within unison and the
download went ok, but now that the download is finished I discover that unison
has left a complete mess of lots and lots of files that I dont need
That was a big deal that was mentioned when iPhone OS 3.0 was released, the
fact that the dock connector would be open to use with other hardware, but have
we really seen hardware manufacturers tapping into this? Not really that i've
heard.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:16 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
>
Nic, what other keyboards are available for the iPhone. I think this is a bad
idea at a very high price. There seems to be little information, but if what I
understand is correct, you have an overlay that will only be useful provided
the keyboard does not change position on the screen. What woul
Okay, here are the steps.
1. Go to http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/academicstore.html
2. Look for the heading which says "Store" and then "VMWare for you".
3. Now look for "Upgrade Eligibility:".
4. Now you'll find the requirements and other information for
upgrading/purchasing.
5. If you rea
Hi,
You know, in Denmark, it is localized but I believe VoiceOver is not. It's
extremely interesting to hear Alex speak Danish at the install prompt. I still
wish they'd at least include some basic voices for different languages, as has
been done with the iPhone. I don't quite understand why t
Hi,
I would buy it. After all, it's kind of like a regular keyboard just for the
iPhone. Over here, at least, I've seen more expensive keyboards.
Regards,
Nic
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On Nov 16, 200
Hi,
Well, I haven't found a way to have it speak chat messages, only incoming
calls, connecting calls, Who's going online and offline, when you sign in and
sign out and so-forth.
Regards,
Nic
Skype: Kvalme
MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk
AIM: cincinster
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Hi,
Ok, i'll probably get lynched by americans and other anglosaxen people on this
list for saying this, but sometimes, the anglosaxen folks tend to forget that
there's a world outside their language sphere. When a program or speech synth
is "multi lingual" it often mean various dialects of en
Hello, Ok so i found out I can do a keyword search (although this is of course
a bit guess the verb like. So I added about 55 newsgroups to my favourites. I
have only 1 category in my favourite list if I do vo-right arrow from the
category name I should be in the list of groups but these are no
Hi Donna,
Here in Sweden, Voiceover is localized, however there are no voices for Swedish
bundled with the Mac, we have to buy the Infovox Ivox voices, but once you've
done it, it's very easy to change languages on the fly, which is very good and
in my oppinion one of the best features that ca
Hi!
I couldn't locate the purchase link/button . I was able only to read the
student price, and to read the Terms and Condition --nothing more. I tried
3 different screen-readers, but to no avail. Maybe something wrong I'm
doing here. Any idea how to get VMWare Fusion using my student ID?
TIA
I totally agree with what Nic is saying here. This is especially true when you
find that the keystrokes people referr to are specific to the scripts and not
to the program itself.
/Krister
16 nov 2009 kl. 08.04 skrev Nicolai Svendsen:
>
> Hi,
>
> You don't have to go a long long way to beat
I think it is to expensive for what it is and I'm not so sure it's really the
solution they say it will be.
On Nov 15, 2009, at 8:35 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote:
> Guess it's not ready yet.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.c
Kevin, when she was asking about sources, I pointed out the fact people can and
have used illegal sites, but I do not advocate this at all. Not just for the
fact your screwing the musicians, but you expose yourself to potentially other
problems since I don't trust these peer2peer software progr
15 nov 2009 kl. 21.08 skrev Nicolai Svendsen:
> How is accessing the chat window irritating? It pops up, you interact with
> the frames and that's about it. :).
And you can even have Skype speak messages back to you if desired.
/Krister
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You
Hi everyone. So i signed up with giganews saturday and I started with unison
this morning. Apparently it cant work with ssl, this forced me to get a
costlier account. But, i want to browse the list of usenet newsgrtoups but when
I want to do htis unison becomes totally inresponsive. I know i ca
Turns a normally internal hard drive into an external hard drive.
Either usb or firewire, or now e sata.
Usb and firewire of course are powered, but e sata relys on external power.
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