New application from Mac-paw, Gemini

2012-02-25 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Dear Listers, Mac-paw has just released a new application called Gemini. It is a duplicate finder application. Do check if you wish to buy it whether it runs oj on 32 bit processors. the one I've bought is for 64 bit processors. It looks accessible with only one "unknown" button. It is supposed to

Re: Messages and the Battery

2012-02-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, press function F5 or just F5 depending on how you have function keys set up in system preferences, to dim the keyboard backlight. As far as sighted people using the computer, just tell them to press function F2 or F2 to brighten the screen You press Function F1 or F1 to turn the screen of

Re: Messages App Not smiling about smile picker

2012-02-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, you should contact accessibil...@apple.com about this. Being its in beta, this I think is the best time to report bugs. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi Brett and others, > >

Re: website builders?

2012-02-25 Thread David Eagle
My skype ID is deagle912 Email me privately if you like with any questions. onlineea...@googlemail.com I am by no means an expert, but I'm sure I can offer some useful pointers. It is very accessible. Good luck. Sent from my iPhone On 24 Feb 2012, at 19:34, Philippa Woodcraft wrote: > thank

Re: website builders?

2012-02-25 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
hello; my name is max and I'm not an expert either but will help if i can. my email is maxw...@midwaymarketplace.com good luck, On Feb 25, 2012, at 5:32 AM, David Eagle wrote: My skype ID is deagle912 Email me privately if you like with any questions. onlineea...@googlemail.com I am by no

VoiceOver Skips Around Page Problem, Help?

2012-02-25 Thread mrgushi
Good to be part of the group now. I'm developing a WebApp for the Blind community which I'm part of; Its a Braille Reference guide. I"ve run into a problem with VoiceOver(VO) jumping around when switching pages. It occurs in iOS 4.3.5 & 5.0.1. Apparently Voiceover focus can be influenced based on

iOS developing

2012-02-25 Thread irid domnori
Hi all, I'm Irid and I'm writing from Italy. I enjoyed the iOS developing program because I wanted to try the accessibility improvements with the beta versions of iOS. Now I would like to do something more: can I, as a blind, develop something for iOS such as applications? thanks in advance. ir

Howdy, everybuddy!

2012-02-25 Thread Keith Hinton
Hi to all members, new or long-time to Mac Visionaries: I wanted to take a second to intraduce myself in general to the rest of you. Some of you, I've heard on Podcasts, voice wise at least, and I've even talked to some of you throughout the years in several online forms, Skype being the latest met

Re: iOS developing

2012-02-25 Thread Gigi
Hi there Well, if I can make a wish list list, I would like a good, PDF reader/FormFiller out form for the Mac. I got PDF pen but it's partially inaccessible. It would do what I want, except it won't for me. We have talked about something like Kurzweil for the blind program. That can also be on

Re: Howdy, everybuddy!

2012-02-25 Thread Brandon Misch
Hey Keith. nice post. Glad to see you on the list. On Feb 25, 2012, at 10:08 AM, Keith Hinton wrote: > Hi to all members, new or long-time to Mac Visionaries: > I wanted to take a second to intraduce myself in general to the rest > of you. > Some of you, I've heard on Podcasts, voice wise at le

Re: Howdy, everybuddy!

2012-02-25 Thread Patricia Lockwood
Vocational rehab should be able to help you set up a small business. You can also use the work incentives in the Social Security system to help set up small businesses. Try the Griffin Hammis web site. If you want help learning to get what you need out of vr let me know. I was a rehab couns

Re: VoiceOver Skips Around Page Problem, Help?

2012-02-25 Thread mrgushi
Found a temp fix. Between pages... I put a redirect page. So for example say I'm at Home.html and I have a link or querry to Results.html. I put in the link loadingzone.html?results.html then I create a HTML Document with the following code named loadingzone.html ... The following in between page

unzipping db books

2012-02-25 Thread Jamil Zuleta
hey all i have a drive with db books i downloaded from the bard site. The books are zipped i'm not sure how to unzip them. i did it once but not sure how i did it so i know i don't need a unzip software. i also noticed when i download bard books when i look in my download folder the folder is alrea

Virus Barrierx6 and VO.

2012-02-25 Thread ShamelessFanGirl
Afternoon listers, I'm playing with the trial of this app, and upon initiating a scan, whether it be full, or otherwise, I don't see a way of viewing scan progress. Wondering if this is due to my novice status with the Mac, orsome tip/trick I may be missing. Thanks in advance for any light

Re: unzipping db books

2012-02-25 Thread Gigi
Hi there I never had any use anymore for the zip files for bar books. However, if you want them, you can just copy them from the trash or put them back. To put them back, just press command delete on the zip file and it'll put them back I guess you have noticed by now, but the Mac automatically u

Question about hotspots

2012-02-25 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. In Mail I have two hotspots set up, VO 0 for the search box and VO 9 for the inbox message list. Whenever I press VO 0 and do a search, I can no longer press VO 9 and get back to the message list to read the messages that match the search. When I press VO 9 twice and call up the hotspot list

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread Alex Hall
Just find and double tap the camera app to play with the camera. When you are recording, double tap the screen with two fingers to stop recording. On 2/25/12, Jessica wrote: > I finally got my IPhone to the point I can use it; it turned out I had to > set my user location, which I wasn't sure ab

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread Jessica
Thanx for the recording advice, will give that a try. As for the camera, I did double-tap the camera Ap, played around with the settings after focusing it on my own face, and having it not tell me anything, and nothing worked. Someone mentioned a while back about having to turn "borders," on, b

Easier way to read and delete email on I phone

2012-02-25 Thread Jenny Keller
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 25, 2012, at 11:23 AM, Jamil Zuleta wrote: > hey all i have a drive with db books i downloaded from the bard site. > The books are zipped i'm not sure how to unzip them. i did it once but > not sure how i did it so i know i don't need a unzip software. i also > notic

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread Alex Hall
If you want to take a picture, just hit the up volume botton or double tap the "take picture" button in the bottom center of the screen. On 2/25/12, Jessica wrote: > Thanx for the recording advice, will give that a try. As for the camera, I > did double-tap the camera Ap, played around with the

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
or, you can also do a 2 finger double tap. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Feb 25, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > If you want to take a picture, just hit the up volume botton or double > tap the "take picture" button in th

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread Michael Malarsie
Jessica Are you using the front facing or rear facing conference? Mike Malarsie On Feb 25, 2012, at 2:45 PM, Jessica wrote: > I finally got my IPhone to the point I can use it; it turned out I had to set > my user location, which I wasn't sure about, and something kept telling me to >

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread Jessica
I think I've tried both, I'm not sure which one I'm supposed to use, sense I'm new at this, and have no idea how to get the thing to tell me when an item is in focus. I played around with it, and somehow got it to tell me a couple times, but not sure how I managed to do it, and by the time it t

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread irid domnori
Hello. You need to move slowly your iPhone till it says one face. irid domnori irid.domn...@gmail.com contatto skype: superirid Il giorno 26/feb/2012, alle ore 00:40, Jessica ha scritto: I think I've tried both, I'm not sure which one I'm supposed to use, sense I'm new at this, and have no id

Mail no longer speaking message status

2012-02-25 Thread Goodin, Donna
Hi all, All of a sudden VO has stopped speaking the message status in Mail. I exited and re-opened the program, but that didn't help. Anyone have any idea what might be going on? TIA, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

Re: iOS developing

2012-02-25 Thread Sean Murphy
Hi, If you want a major challenge. Then something that I feel would be excellent on the IOS device is a program that will allow someone to review organisation charts, network diagrams, and the like. How would this work? 1. every graphical picture is an object. 2. When you move to the object it

Re: Office Productivity on the Mac

2012-02-25 Thread Sean Murphy
Hi, The requirements you have in relation to office application is related to your skill level or what features you require to use. Tables within Pages o not work. I am aware of many discussions on work arounds. But pages doesn't work with tables. There are other text based Unix applications

YouTube Tutorials

2012-02-25 Thread Michael Malarsie
Greetings all. I am new to this mailing list and just wanted to say hello. I was blown up two years ago in Afghanistan so that is how I came to be blind. I have taken up making YouTube tutorials that are accessible for the blind. I have been making how to videos on Mac an

more on status not being read in Mail

2012-02-25 Thread Goodin, Donna
Hi again, all, It seems that the only thing that isn't being read is whether a message is read or unread. VO does announce if if I have replied to a message. this is really strange and very annoying. Cheers, Donna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Ical question

2012-02-25 Thread Marc Sutton
Hello, I am just starting to explore the Ical program. I have it set to week view. I added some entries. When I move through the week using vo, i will hear about one event on a particular day. Does anyone know how to hear the time of that event and even hear all the events for that day spoken at

editing cell contents in numbers?

2012-02-25 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, is there a key to edit cell contents in numbers? The standard f2 doesn't work. I checked all through the menus and couldn't find it. I looked in the inspector and it wasn't there either. Appreciate any help. Erik Burggraaf Currently on ebony promos: Ebony consulting on android accessi

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread Charlie Doremus
Jessica, If you have not already done so go to the app store and purchase Guided Photo Pro for $.99. Aloha, Charlie Our new book "YOU MIGHT BE A MORON" is on sale at www.giantdolphin.com click the off the bookshelf link On Feb 25, 2012, at 9:45 AM, irid domnori wrote: > Hello. > You ne

Re: YouTube Tutorials

2012-02-25 Thread Charlie Doremus
If you are a vet. or were an in country contractor thank you for your service. Our country owes you a debt we can never repay. Aloha, Charlie Our new book "YOU MIGHT BE A MORON" is on sale at www.giantdolphin.com click the off the bookshelf link On Feb 25, 2012, at 11:33 AM, Michael Malar

Re: Question about hotspots

2012-02-25 Thread Daniela Rubio
I don't use hot spots for that, I activate the search field by pressing obtion command f, and y do twice vo command T to go to the messages table where you find your search string. Hope it helps SALUDOS, DANIELA R.T. MACNETICOS, APPLE Y ACCESIBILIDAD A TU ALCANCE. EN TWITTER: @macneticos NUEST

Re: Howdy, everybuddy!

2012-02-25 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hey Keith. Nice play on words for the subject line. Everybuddy? Anyway, welcome to the list. We should make a time to chat on Skype. I've been terribly busy with school work but since it's reading week over here, I have until Tuesday to do whatever and then I lose my freedom again. Oh well, that

Re: more on status not being read in Mail

2012-02-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello Donna. If you are usimg the latest update in Lion, what you experience is a bug or problem as Mark Taylor brought this to the list's attention when he installed the latest update. As I recall, he was going to write to Apple Accessability although I have no idea if this has been done as t

Re: Ical question

2012-02-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello Mark. I suggest if you are using the Ical on your mac, make sure your contacts are in table view then when you get to what entry you want to hear, stop interacting with that entry, go to the scroll area and interact twice and vo right arrow through that entry. That is how I do it. You c

Re: more IPhone questions.

2012-02-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
That guided Photo pro did not work for me. I was very disappointed with it. Kawal. On 25 Feb 2012, at 09:53 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote: > Jessica, > If you have not already done so go to the app store and purchase Guided Photo > Pro for $.99. > > Aloha, > > Charlie > > Our new book "YOU M

Re: YouTube Tutorials

2012-02-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Welcome to the list. I admire your courage to build your life after a devostating episode. May your Mac adventures be fruitful. Kawal. On 25 Feb 2012, at 09:33 PM, Michael Malarsie wrote: > Greetings all. >I am new to this mailing list and just wanted to say hello. I was blown up > two

Re: YouTube Tutorials

2012-02-25 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Mike, First, thanks for your service in the Stan. If after only two years, you're already trying your hand @ youtube tutorials, I'd say you're getting on with the job. I hope all goes well for you. CJ On Feb 25, 2012, at 2:33 PM, Michael Malarsie wrote: > Greetings all. > I am ne

Type In Braille

2012-02-25 Thread chris hallsworth
Just purchased this app thanks to a friend recommendation. I like this app a lot already. Sent my first text message using it. Is certainly a lot quicker and easier than typing on the virtual keyboard. The latest version even allows you to share your text both on Twitter and/or Facebook. The ap

Re: Type In Braille

2012-02-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Chris. What you speak about was done by Code Factory on their Last release of Windows Mobile and the current versions of Mobile Speak. If you have seen the one's done by Code Factory, is the one for the I phone better? The reason for asking is that I do use a braille display with my I phon

Re: website builders?

2012-02-25 Thread Philippa Woodcraft
thanks so much! i haven't been able to get started, as i've had trouble installing it. do i need to work differently with it seeing as it is code rather than an application? many thanks. Philippa On Feb 25, 11:57 am, "Maxwell Ivey Jr." wrote: > hello; my name is max and I'm not an expert either b

How do I select all on the I pone?

2012-02-25 Thread Jenny Keller
Hi Have lots of messages to delete from several boxes and can't figure out how to select them all at the same time to delete them at the same time? Can you help? Still wondering if you can delete a message from the same screen you're reading it from? Thanks in advance for your help. Jenny

Re: more on status not being read in Mail

2012-02-25 Thread Goodin, Donna
Hi Kawal, Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think so. I upgraded to the latest version of Lion a while ago, and this problem only surfaced this afternoon. I will write accessibility, though. Whether or not that's the cause of my issue, it's a problem that needs to be addressed. Cheers,

Re: How do I select all on the I pone?

2012-02-25 Thread Alex Hall
I hate to say this... but you can't select all messages at once. Sorry. You can, however, delete a message while reading it. Just find the "move" button at the bottom of the screen, select the trash folder from the folder list that appears, and the message goes away. Note that when you do this, th

Re: How do I select all on the I pone?

2012-02-25 Thread Michael Malarsie
The only way I know to delete multiple messages is to press the edit button at the upper right of the corner. Then select the messages you want to move then press the move button and select the trash folder to move them. You must be in the list of your mesasges to do this. Mike Malarsie

Re: editing cell contents in numbers?

2012-02-25 Thread Greg Aikens
Option + Enter should put your cursor in the cell to edit. -Greg On Feb 25, 2012, at 5:37 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, is there a key to edit cell contents in numbers? The standard f2 > doesn't work. I checked all through the menus and couldn't find it. I > looked in the inspector and it

Re: Ical question

2012-02-25 Thread Marc Sutton
Hi Kiwal, I am wondering how you choose the table view in ical. There is no menu choice for this under view. Thanks. Marc On Feb 25, 2012, at 2:58 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hello Mark. > > I suggest if you are using the Ical on your mac, make sure your contacts are > in table view then when

Re: How do I select all on the I pone?

2012-02-25 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Jenny. When I delete things from my iPhone, I don't use the move option. After I do edit, I then select the things I want to delete and then go to the delete option at the bottom of the screen. Regards, Gigi On Feb 25, 2012, at 8:31 PM, Michael Malarsie wrote: > The only way I know to del

Re: Typing Tutorial for the Mac

2012-02-25 Thread Dean Adams
Hi Eric, Is there a mac version of the talking typer I searched the App Store but no result for talking typer I would like to find an alternative for some of the people I help for are first timers on a pc or mac . Regards Dean On 21/02/2012, at 11:08 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > The keyb

Re: Typing Tutorial for the Mac

2012-02-25 Thread Esther
Hi all, Back on the old macvisionaries list (a few years before it moved to GoogleGroups in 2009), I recall this question was asked, and James Austin mentioned there were a couple of accessible typing tutors at the PureMac web site: http://www.pure-mac.com/typing.html I have no idea which ones

Apple TV

2012-02-25 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys. Today I spent some dough and got a new TV with the appropriate HDMI cable and a new speaker system. Now I am thinking about getting the Apple TV. Well, I know it has VoiceOver in it, of course. Unlike the much despised microwave I was trying to also get at the time, at least I know the

Re: BrailleTouch iPhone App

2012-02-25 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Do either TypeNBraille or Braille touch process Grade 2!? If anyone knows how to be a beta tester for Braille Touch, let me know. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups

Re: Type In Braille

2012-02-25 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Does typenBraille understand Grade 2 Braille? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googl

Re: Type In Braille

2012-02-25 Thread Aser Tolentino
It looks to be limited to Grade 1, letters and basic punctuation. I've tried it and am atrociously slow; hopefully I'll get better with practice. Respectfully, Aser Tolentino, Esq. On 25/02/2012, at 9:03 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > Does typenBraille understand Grade 2 Braille? > > -- > You rec

Re: Type In Braille

2012-02-25 Thread Kristyn Leigh
No. It is only grade 1 or uncontracted braille. On Feb 25, 2012, at 10:03 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > Does typenBraille understand Grade 2 Braille? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to m

Re: Howdy, everybuddy!

2012-02-25 Thread Denise Barajas
Hey Keith, glad to hav you hear on the list! I really hope you can get those dreams of yours to come true. I do know what it's like to not always have the means to do whatever your heart desires. as for me, my absolute biggest dream before anything else is still to attend the southern California

Re: Ical question

2012-02-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I found that choice by accident when doing VO right arrow once I got past the contacts table (not in the view menu) either. There is a list view or a table group, it's radio buttons. Just choose the table group. I had formatted my Mac prior to this so I don't know if that was the default. Ka