growl

2012-02-15 Thread Badger, Nancy
I know this has been discussed before and I apologize. I just had a window pop up on my mac that said growl helper app system dialog. When I tried to read it, nothing happened. What is growl and how do I deal with it? I didn't even know I had it, that's why I didn't pay attention to the

LibreOffice 3.5.0

2012-02-15 Thread Chris Blouch
Maybe it's just me but the new release of LibreOffice (the open source competitor to OpenOffice) seems to be even worse for voiceover support. At least on OpenOffice I could navigate a spreadsheet and it would announce cell content. It wouldn't tell me which column or row I was in but at least

a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Jean-Claude Provost
Hi all, I hope the moderators will forgive my slightly off-topic question on this list… In my defence, I don't do this often:-) How does one toggle the caps-lock function. The user guide says to tap shift twice but, obviously, this can't work when using VoiceOver. Thanks in advance for your

Bookmarks

2012-02-15 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi all, I remember someone asked about bookmarks on this list a while ago. To see the bookmark folders press VO B. To enable the folders to show up, you have to interact with the horizontal splitter and set it to above zero. Safari wile say busy, the only way to get out of this busy dialog is

Re: LibreOffice 3.5.0

2012-02-15 Thread Chris Blouch
If anyone cares, I opened a bug on this: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46107 CB On 2/15/12 9:57 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: Maybe it's just me but the new release of LibreOffice (the open source competitor to OpenOffice) seems to be even worse for voiceover support. At least on

Re: Shared Drive

2012-02-15 Thread Chris Blouch
Everything you need to share your Mac hard drive to your windows box is already included in OSX. Just need to go into preferences, turn on File Sharing in the Sharing preferences then go to Options and turn on SMB (Windows) sharing. Further down there is also a list of users that you want to

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Jean-Claude, To put the shift lock on, place one finger on Shift and tap twice with another finger. To take the shift lock off again, place one finger on Shift and tap once with another finger. I'm in touchtyping mode. A un de ces quatre, Anne On 15 Feb 2012, at 15:58, Jean-Claude

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Alex Hall
Alternatively, move to shift, then tap three times. The tripple tap with vo on is the same as the double tap with vo off. As Anne pointed out, split tapping twice does the same thing, which I didn't know. On 2/15/12, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello Jean-Claude, To put the

multipart archives

2012-02-15 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi all, anyone know what opens a multipart 7zip archive? rar expander took responsibility for it but then said the 7zip file was not a valid rar archive, which of course, it isn't. Thanks, Erik Burggraaf Currently on ebony promos: Ebony consulting on android accessibility, New drive imaging

Re: multipart archives

2012-02-15 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I think a program called The unarchiver will work, it's free in the mac app store. HTH, Courtney Sent from my iPad On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:17 AM, erik burggraaf e...@erik-burggraaf.com wrote: Hi all, anyone know what opens a multipart 7zip archive? rar expander took responsibility for it

Re: multipart archives

2012-02-15 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi, There's an app called stuffit expander and it does exactly what you need.. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2012-02-15, at 11:17 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: Hi all, anyone know what opens a multipart 7zip archive? rar expander took responsibility for it but then said the 7zip file was not

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Wes Smith
If you do the s Sent from my iPhone On Feb 15, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Jean-Claude Provost jc.prov...@dansmacave.com wrote: Hi all, I hope the moderators will forgive my slightly off-topic question on this list… In my defence, I don't do this often:-) How does one toggle the caps-lock function.

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Wes. First, we ask questions about iPhones and iPads on here all the time. Many times they relate to the Mac anyway, and they are starting to be closely related questions too. It is not a is not a silly question on the iPhone that you asked. I couldn't get it to work at first, until I

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Well, you tap shift four times quickly. At least, that's how I seem to remember it. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Feb 15, 2012, at 8:58 AM, Jean-Claude Provost wrote:

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi, I couldn't get this to work. Tried to do as you suggested for shift lock, and it just goes shift, and selected shift. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2012-02-15, at 10:47 AM, Alex Hall wrote: Alternatively, move to shift, then tap three times. The tripple tap with vo on is the same as

Re: Captcha Solving on the Mac

2012-02-15 Thread Adie
Hi all It's not just people with hearing impairments who have trouble with these audio captchas. They are, generally speaking, of appalling quality. The ones which contain a sentence, as opposed to unrelated words and numbers, are a little easier, but really, how can any site think they are fit

Re: Captcha Solving on the Mac

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
Hi, I've used the audio captcha for Google Groups, and agree this isn't ideal, but it's doable. I know this won't work for everyone, but the original poster has an iPhone, I think. What about using the free VizWiz app, taking a picture of the screen with the iPhone camera, and sending a

Re: Vo Support for Brailliant 40?

2012-02-15 Thread Shanna Stichler
I did that, yes. VO can't seem to detect the display, even though if I pair it as I would any other bluetooth device, my computer has no problems. Also, my IPhone will not find the device at all. Shanna -Original Message- From: chris hallsworth Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:37

Re: Vo Support for Brailliant 40?

2012-02-15 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi Shana, My best bet is to just wait until we hear something from apple about this. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2012-02-14, at 11:25 AM, Shanna Stichler wrote: I did that, yes. VO can't seem to detect the display, even though if I pair it as I would any other bluetooth device, my

Re: Mounting a network drive

2012-02-15 Thread Paul Henrichsen
Thanks, John. Exactly what I needed. I know exactly the dialog you are talking about as I had to remove two items which showed up as running at startup, but which I had uninstalled. Thanks. On Feb 14, 2012, at 3:45 PM, John Panarese wrote: Hi Paul, OK, this is in System preferences.

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-15 Thread John Panarese
No, you can still fool the newer Minis into thinking you have a monitor. I have a mid 2011, and it works fine without a monitor. You need to get a mini VGA display port and a converter box. It's a setup that will run about $60 in total, but it works fine if you really don't want or you

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread James Scholes
Matt Dierckens wrote: Hi, I couldn't get this to work. Tried to do as you suggested for shift lock, and it just goes shift, and selected shift. Did you actually try typing after tripple-tapping Shift? Because that is exactly what VO is supposed to say. -- James Scholes

Re: A Question About Facebook Apps and The Mac

2012-02-15 Thread Traci
Hello, I don't know the answer to your first question. However, on my Mac I use a combination of the full FB site on Safari, and a Mac App called MenuTab. Good luck, and welcome to the Facebook world. :) Traci Sent by Macbook Air Mail On Feb 14, 2012, at 4:48 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello

Launch Private Browsing?

2012-02-15 Thread Traci
So, I'm successful in creating a keyboard shortcut to begin private browsing once I've launched Safari, wooh-hooh! Is there a way to create a shortcut to launch Safari in private browsing mode? I have right option s to launch Safari, it would be cool to have option shift s to launch it in

Re: A Question About Facebook Apps and The Mac

2012-02-15 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I don't know of an app other than Safari to use with a Mac and FB. I use the mobile site, and I navigate the posts from others' walls I subscribe to by repeatedly using the VO Command H, move between headings, commands; all the stuff on my wall happens under heading level six, apparently. I

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Matt Dierckens
Yeah I did. I tped a letter, then typed another, and it just did a lower case letter. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2012-02-15, at 1:44 PM, James Scholes wrote: Matt Dierckens wrote: Hi, I couldn't get this to work. Tried to do as you suggested for shift lock, and it just goes shift, and

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread James Scholes
The first letter of a sentence, or the first letter you type in a text field, is usually always capitalised. Thus, type your first letter, then activate shift lock. -- James Scholes http://twitter.com/JamesScholes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Captcha Solving on the Mac

2012-02-15 Thread Jennifer Perdue
Just for the record. I also have a problem deciphering captious and I have no problems with my hearing at all. They are just difficult in general. Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:41 AM, Adie wrote: Hi all It's not just people with hearing impairments who have

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-15 Thread Cara Quinn
John, thanks for the tip that this option is still available. I wonder though; -seems like for the price, one might just as well by an inexpensive monitor! lol! Thanks again and have an awesome day!… Smiles, Cara :) On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:12 AM, John Panarese wrote: No, you can still fool

RE: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-15 Thread Bill Holton
Amazon has nice ones that even include sound for about $100. If you shop at buy.com or geeks.com you can probably do even better. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Brett C.
You may need to go to your phone settings, general, keyboard, and enable caps lock. Brett C. On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:10 PM, James Scholes wrote: The first letter of a sentence, or the first letter you type in a text field, is usually always capitalised. Thus, type your first letter, then

Re: a probably silly question about the IPhone

2012-02-15 Thread Matt Dierckens
It is already selected. But I'll double check. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2012-02-15, at 4:16 PM, Brett C. wrote: You may need to go to your phone settings, general, keyboard, and enable caps lock. Brett C. On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:10 PM, James Scholes wrote: The first letter of

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-15 Thread Esther
Hi Cara and Others, The original information about the adapter to fool recent generation Mac Minis into thinking a monitor is connected came from Chris Blouch, as John mentioned in various earlier posts on this subject. I'll paste in Chris' post with the part number link below. However, an

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-15 Thread John Panarese
Absolutely. If you can get a monitor, that is obviously the easiest solution. In my situation, I don't have the space for a monitor with the current setup. So, the converter box and adaptor fit the bill. However, I do have a monitor around in case I need sighted assistance. I just

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-15 Thread John Panarese
Hi Esther, Thanks for saving me the effort of digging up Chris's info. I have it around here, but I can never remember which folder I saved it to. *smile* Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com On Feb 15, 2012, at 4:40 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Cara and Others, The original

accessible world classrooms

2012-02-15 Thread Badger, Nancy
I tried everything I could think of to get into the accessible world classrooms for the first time tonight. I downloaded what they said to download, I found a place where they asked for a username and password but I didn't have one. My husband who is sighted tried and he couldn't get in

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-15 Thread annelie robledo
Thank you for this tip. I have a mac book and lately my finder was extremely slow. I removed drop box from the log in and every thing is good now. Again thank you. On Feb 14, 2012, at 10:06 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: So have you removed dropbox in the Users Groups Login Items list? That would

Re: multipart archives

2012-02-15 Thread Gerry Cook
Hi i've had success with stuffit expander and theunarchiver from the mac app store as free apps, they are worth a try. cheers gerry have a great day skype: gerry.cook1 email: gerryc...@optusnet.com.au On 16/02/2012, at 3:19 AM, Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, I think a program called The