Problems emptying the trash

2013-01-22 Thread Chris H
Good afternoon all. I am having a problem eptying the trash. This has been happening for a while now. Here is what I do. 1. I press command-shift-delete in the Finder. 2. I am asked if I want to securely erase the trash. This is my personal preference so I let it go ahead. 3. I then get a

Re: The vOICe for OSX/iOS

2013-01-22 Thread Devin Prater
Ah, wow! I can't wait to get it, then. Sent from my iPod with iCloud On 21 Jan 2013, at 11:41 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: If by stereo scanning you mean the soundscapes pan from left to right, yes. If you mean some sort of stereo vision support, no, as there is only one camera on

Re: VO not saying read or unread

2013-01-22 Thread Richard Ring
Tim and list: These instructions were brilliant, and now I see message status. However, I have a dumb question to ask, and perhaps I'm staring something right in the face and overlooking it. Before getting rid of the preview pane, when I was in a list of messages, I would press v o J to go into

blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Jessica Moss
I've tried going to the link provided, and when it launched in Itunes, all it did, besides play the random files, was give me a list of unnamed files that were simply called drama.mp3, comedy.mp3, etc. I did a google search for the site itself and couldn't come up with anything other than the

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi Jessica. The mp3 files are the different channel playlists. :) Also, Could whoever posted to me off list about blindy.tv, could you plesae re-send the email? Thanks. :) Matt Sent from my mac Twitter: matt692 On 2013-01-22, at 7:20 AM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Jessica Moss
How do I access the channels themselves so I can find what I actually want to watch? I like the idea of the service, but at the moment find it really confusing. On Jan 22, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Matt Dierckens wrote: Hi Jessica. The mp3 files are the different channel playlists. :) Also, Could

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi. What do you mean?Do you want to know what's playing on each channel? If you go to the site it will say what's playing on each channel. To select a channel in ITunes, just click the channel you want to watch. So lets say, for example, you want to watch comedy. You would just hit enter on

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Nothing confusing about it. Let me see if I can help a little. First, you need to go to: www.blindy.tv From there, you will notice a table of channels. The first column is the channel name, and the second is the show title. The exact episode is the third column. IF you use VO+right to go

Re: Problems emptying the trash

2013-01-22 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I don't believe that a re-install is necessary. Have you Shutdown or Restart your unit lately. Often, if there are files that the OS considers in use or busy, the Trash cannot be properly emptied until after the OS has been restarted. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On

Re: VO not saying read or unread

2013-01-22 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Richard, You're right on the mark, not missing anything. The VO-j command jumps you to the Preview Pane and because you've removed it, that is no longer the method to use. I've always used the return/cmd-w method so it's never been an issue for me. I certainly understand people's

Re: VO not saying read or unread

2013-01-22 Thread John Panarese
Yes, because there is no message content area now. So, you will only be jumping between the mailbox table and the message list. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED

Searching the list archives for posts [was Re: blindy.tv question.]

2013-01-22 Thread Esther
Hello Jessica, To shortcut this discussion and get you the information you wanted, I'll tell you how to quickly find the original post using a search of the Mail Archive site for this list, and address your comments: I did a google search for the site itself and couldn't come up with anything

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
I actually created a playlist in ITunes called Blindy TV and put the five mp3 files for the channels in it. Teresa Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough.--Richard P. Feynman On Jan 22, 2013, at 6:50 AM, Ray Foret Jr rfore...@att.net wrote: Nothing confusing about it.

Re: Problems emptying the trash

2013-01-22 Thread Alex Hall
I just read an article about this, and it gave a couple suggestions. One is in terminal and required dragging and dropping files from trash to terminal, so I don't know if that will work. The other said to hold down the option key when selecting the empty trash item in the menu, so try going to

Re: Problems emptying the trash

2013-01-22 Thread J.P.
I wonder if Alex and I read same article. Mac World just did this story this morning. Here is the link, Good Luck! http://www.macworld.com/article/2025381/mac-troubleshooting-what-to-do-when-the-trash-won-t-empty.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: VO not saying read or unread

2013-01-22 Thread Richard Ring
Well, thanks! It's good to know. I shouldn't be a creature of habbit anyway! Thanks for your assistance! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jan 22, 2013, at 9:07 AM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com

Re: VO not saying read or unread

2013-01-22 Thread Richard Ring
Live and learn! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jan 22, 2013, at 9:11 AM, John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, because there is no message content area now. So, you will only be

changing voiceover activity

2013-01-22 Thread William Windels
Hello, I have discovered that it seems not possible to change to another voiceover activity when you are in a program that has his own activity. e.g. When I am in the messages app on my macbook air, my own activity is applied so that no speech is active. In a program like finder, were no

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread J.P.
Jessica, you would be better off with Teresa's method. If you don't like, just delete playlist. I know Esther was helping you, but that is one long method. J.P. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To view this discussion on the

Recording in VLC: Tell me more please?

2013-01-22 Thread Mark Baxter
Tell me more about this CMD-Option-R in VLC? You say you can record a video stream, like, from your lid cam? Can you give me a nudge as to where to start to set that up? I know I can do video streams, at least short ones, with Photo booth, but I'd like a simple way to capture video in the

SoundFonts crashing GarageBand

2013-01-22 Thread Phil Halton
Running GB ver 6.05 on Mountain Lion, I've downloaded several (4) Soundfonts and placed them in the correct bank folders. Now, using GB's builtin Sample player called DLSMusicDevice, I can select the soundfonts and play them in the DLSMusicDevice window, but when I close the plug to return to

Using my new mac for email

2013-01-22 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello All, Does the Mac mail app cope with multiple accounts? What is the easiest way of moving Thunderbird for Windows email to a Mac? Or I wondered if Thunderbird was accessible for VoiceOver? Many thanks. Gena -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Mark Baxter
I think the confusion is coming here because Jess expects each M3U file to be called I love Lucy, or Blue BLoods, or whatever, Dot mp3, right? But, if you think about it, since the content is streaming, there's no way to update the downloadable file every time the stream changes.

Re: Problems emptying the trash

2013-01-22 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Dragging and dropping into Terminal is easier than it seems. All you need to do in this case is open your Trash window, cmd-a to Select All and cmd-c to Copy those items, then paste with cmd-v after typing the original remove command. This rm command should be used carefully as it can

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Well, as for me, I just open each file using VLC. Sure, it means I have to keep finder and VLC open: but, the trade off is that I can switch mighty fast: and, since they have no set skedual anyhow, what's the difference? Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy

Re: Searching the list archives for posts [was Re: blindy.tv question.]

2013-01-22 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Esther, This is really useful information. So often, we are encouraged to search the archives, and I've done this, but only searched for text; I didn't know about the ability to just see the original sender's post. Les On Jan 22, 2013, at 10:15 AM, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote:

Re: Using my new mac for email

2013-01-22 Thread Mark Baxter
Hi, Gena: Don't know about Thunderbird, though would suspect it is accessible. Yes, Mail can easily handle all your accounts. This is done through System Preferences (command Comma) in the accounts, tab, by clicking the add, button. If you need more help than this, let me know. • Mark

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread cait furness
I actually have a question about this, too.. If you download the m3u file onto your mac, can you just open that in i tunes by doing a command o on it? I'm having a heck of a time getting content from blind tv to play for me! I finally got it to play on my i pad last night, but then couldn't

To the Moderator of this list

2013-01-22 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, At your convenience, would you please e-mail me with directions for changing my settings on this group's account, so as to be able to receive my messages in digest form? Thank you. Rafael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Ray Foret Jr
No. In ITunes, comand+o adds to the ITunes Library and does not directly open a file. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Jan 22, 2013, at 1:01 PM, cait furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: I actually have a question about this,

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread cait furness
Ok, for us dweebs(read me), how'd you do this? thanks, Caitlyn On 2013-01-22, at 10:16 AM, Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com wrote: I actually created a playlist in ITunes called Blindy TV and put the five mp3 files for the channels in it. Teresa Everything is interesting if

Re: changing voiceover activity

2013-01-22 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello William, I'm able to change to a different activity in an application that has its own activity. I'm not using the Trackpad commander, just the standard VO command. Cheers, Anne On 22 Jan 2013, at 17:39, William Windels william.wind...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I have discovered that

Thanks was Re: Problems emptying the trash

2013-01-22 Thread Chris H
Hello all Emptying the trash the unsecure way appeared to have been all that was needed as now the secure empty trash command in the Finder menu is dimmed. Will keep you posted but for now thanks for all your help. Chris Christopher Hallsworth On 22/01/2013 17:51, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi,

Scrivener Off-list Correspondence

2013-01-22 Thread Emilio Hernandez
Hello everyone, For those who use Scrivener, would anyone be willings to communicate with me off list? I have some general feature-navigation questions I would like help with. Thanks for any help anyone can provide. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

To the Moderator of this list

2013-01-22 Thread J.P.
Hey Rafael, I am not the moderator; but can tell you how to change mail options. I am including a link. Open the link, log in at top right hand corner. Use yor log in for the group. Once you've logged in, under where you signed in. You will see edit my membership. You

Re: changing voiceover activity

2013-01-22 Thread William Windels
Hello Anne, thx for you clarification. you are right : it works with the keyboard but, on my macbook air 11 inch with 10.8.2 on it, not with the trackpad. When keyboard help is on and I do the corresponding trackpad, the description is the right one. So, it seems very strange to me. Kind

To the Moderator of this list

2013-01-22 Thread J.P.
Sorry I moved cursor. Here is link again. Log in upper right hand corner. Right under log in you will see edit my membership. Mail options are in there. http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries/subscribe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Mark Baxter
Try hitting enter on a link, not clicking or VO space bar 'ing. I've gotten it to play through Safari on both Mac and Ipad 3, though I don't have an airport thing. yet. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread cait furness
I've tried hitting enter and no luck. I think my problem might be that I have my downloads set to not play after downloading might be the problem, though. I can get it to stream through the i pad, just not through the airport. Not a huge deal, just annoying at this point. Probably UE, you

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Michael Babcock
Press command option shift you on the link that you would click on to listen, then immediately after voiceover begins reading at eight TTP://, press control option shift see. VoiceOver will state last phrase copied to clipboard. Open iTunes, and I believe the keystroke is command option if

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Michael Babcock
As I described in my blog link below, I was using iTunes and airplay, to stream a video, well the audio portion of it to the Apple TV in my room. I was then typing out my blog postings on the Mac, where the audio wasn't affecting the voiceover at all. http://empoweringtheblind.com Empowering

Re: Problems emptying the trash

2013-01-22 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I'm not sure you have to route the mouse. I think doing cmd-option-shift-delete and then leaving the option key held down while releasing the other does this. At least I seem to remember doing this but I could be wrong because it's been a long time. But I still would be concerned about what I

Re: To the Moderator of this list

2013-01-22 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
Is there a way to change email address? I have checked under the settings but couldn't find it so subscribed under a new address where I want to receive email but haven't been approved yet. Didn't know if I could change my subscription over manually at this link? Thanks, Laura Ann On Jan 22,

getting to deleted items folder

2013-01-22 Thread Randy George
hi all, sorry for the silly question--but what is the command to get to my deleted items folder from my in-box? i can get to sent, VIP, and others, but not able to get to deleted items for some reason. thanks in advance for the help, randy -- You received this message because you are

Re: getting to deleted items folder

2013-01-22 Thread Alex Hall
I would just go to the mailboxes table and find it that way. Sure, command with numbers will access the mailboxes in your favorites group, but there are usually more than just those favorites to be found. Vo-j should jump you from the mailboxes table to the table of messages in that mailbox. On

Re: getting to deleted items folder

2013-01-22 Thread Randy George
Awesome, thanks Alex. Just wanted to make sure I didn't accidentally delete an important email. Randy On Jan 22, 2013, at 5:29 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: I would just go to the mailboxes table and find it that way. Sure, command with numbers will access the mailboxes in your

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread cait furness
! I'll go give this a try right now! Caitlyn Hey, many thanks, Micheal On 2013-01-22, at 4:43 PM, Michael Babcock michael.babcoc...@gmail.com wrote: Press command option shift you on the link that you would click on to listen, then immediately after voiceover begins reading at eight TTP://,

Re: blindy.tv question.

2013-01-22 Thread Michael Babcock
Did these steps work for you? http://empoweringtheblind.com Empowering the blind, one step at a time. On Jan 22, 2013, at 3:56 PM, cait furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: ! I'll go give this a try right now! Caitlyn Hey, many thanks, Micheal On 2013-01-22, at 4:43 PM, Michael

Pages Question

2013-01-22 Thread Les Kriegler
If one has two documents open in Pages, is there a keystroke to jump between each document? -- 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,

Re: Pages Question

2013-01-22 Thread Maria Joe Chapman
Hi yes it's the option key pluss the accent key above the tab. hth regards Maria and crew from australia email: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com check out www.95-the-mix.com where we play lots of great music On 23/01/2013, at 11:50 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: If one has

Re: Pages Question

2013-01-22 Thread Maria Joe Chapman
oops sorry that's the command key pluss the accent key. God Bless! Maria from australia Newbie mac user. bubbygirl1...@gmail.com will get you fb as well as email iMessage. skype same as email,without the gmail part. twitter bubbygirl On 23/01/2013, at 11:50 AM, Les Kriegler

Re: Pages Question

2013-01-22 Thread Les Kriegler
Thank you. Where did you ever find that keystroke? Les On Jan 22, 2013, at 7:51 PM, Maria Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com wrote: oops sorry that's the command key pluss the accent key. God Bless! Maria from australia Newbie mac user. bubbygirl1...@gmail.com will get you fb as

Re: Pages Question

2013-01-22 Thread Maria Joe Chapman
Hi. it's pretty much a universal stroke for switching between windows in an app. Blessings! Maria Joe and loving guide Karly. Email/ I Message: fb bubbygirl1...@gmail.com twitter: bubbygirl skype: bubbygirl1972 bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 23/01/2013, at 12:15 PM, Les Kriegler

Re: Using my new mac for email

2013-01-22 Thread Maria Joe Chapman
HI. I didn't know there was a version of thunderbird for the mac. the mail client that comes with the mac is very accessible. I have a gmail account which is an imap account so I didn't have to move any mail over, I just put my account details in. hth Blessings! Maria Joe and loving guide

distribution lists?

2013-01-22 Thread Kliphton
Okay, I have figured out how to create a distribution list. But what I'm wondering is, if someone has more than 1 email address, how do I tell it to only send to 1? Or does it pick the first address listed? Thanks. Kliphton Senior (EmailiMessage) kliph...@gmail.com (TwitterSkype)

Re: Pages Question

2013-01-22 Thread Kimsan
How does one double space in pages? I read somewhere to select the text and access the layout tab but couldn't find anything. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Les Kriegler Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:50 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Pages Question If one has

RE: To the Moderator of this list

2013-01-22 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Thanks a lot. Rafael From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] on behalf of J.P. [jshandr...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:27 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: To the Moderator of this list Hey