Re: Pages and dates

2013-10-30 Thread Daniela Rubio
I think that they will fix a lot of issues, or so I hope, because I am sure that these reports are not just coming from the accessibility side. If you see it carefully, there are not so many things to do, just bring back the behavior with all kinds of fields, dates and hot keys. So it is not

Re: Observation with voice on Mavericks

2013-10-30 Thread BBS
Hi Nick. In your Mackintosh HD volume which should be located on the desktop, go to system, library, speech, voices, and delete the Karen voice that way. HTH. Shawn Sent From My White Mac Book On Oct 29, 2013, at 10:24 PM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Shawn!

Mac Calender (Openning Events)

2013-10-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, I used to be able to use the Command O command to open events in the Calendar, be that to edit them, add to them etc, and also the Command Delete to delete them etc. Now though none of this is working since my upgrade to Mavericks, has anyone got any specific on how to use Calendar

finder busy in large folders and can't create new users

2013-10-30 Thread Dean Adams
Hi Alll, I have tested a problem that some are having with finder busy and it only happens when you get to a folder with large amounts of files in it it wont access it properly and all I get is finder busy in coliumn view but it doesn't happen in list view, this only happens with

Re: to the person having bookshare problems

2013-10-30 Thread Christine Grassman
Thanks, but they always have worked for me, and in fact, those I never opened before do work, while others that I have read before do not. Christine On Oct 29, 2013, at 10:47 PM, alia robinson ali...@gmail.com wrote: If you are trying to open .xml files on saphari this never works for

Re: Pleading, begging and groveling for hhelp once again: bookshare troubles

2013-10-30 Thread Christine Grassman
Awesome idea, Greg, . . . but unfortunately, it did not work. I do not know what the heck is going on here. Christine On Oct 29, 2013, at 10:03 PM, Greg Aikens gpaik...@gmail.com wrote: Just a thought: Several of us had a similar problem a while ago. The fix was to go into the Preferences in

Re: finder busy in large folders and can't create new users

2013-10-30 Thread Richard Ring
I can duplicate both of these issues. 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 Oct 30, 2013, at 5:15 AM, Dean Adams breezepa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Alll, I have tested a problem that some are having

Re: finder busy in large folders and can't create new users

2013-10-30 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there When I was still in Mavericks, one way I found to get out of Finer busy without completely force quitting was to press control command eseape, and then press the carriage return a couple of times. This resulted, in my case, of not force quitting but getting Finer out of busy. The

Undocking the sound on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. Please could someone tell me how I can undock my sound when using the Mac please? I looked in ‘Sound preferences and could find nothing. Thanks. Kawal. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: Undocking the sound on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread mario navarro
hi friend . vo f8 voice over utility, sound tab. cheers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post

Help with OS 10.9, VO and Navigating Website with Frames

2013-10-30 Thread blindmacman
Hello! I maintain a website for a leather/levi social organization. The website has a menu contents frame at the left and the main frame where the content displays on the right. VoiceOver has never had a problem with this setup until I upgraded to OS 10.9. When I first load the page, VO sees

Re: Undocking the sound on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Thank you very much for that. I never thought to look in there. On 30 Oct 2013, at 14:53, mario navarro mario@gmail.com wrote: hi friend . vo f8 voice over utility, sound tab. cheers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Listers, I am having problems with rtf files in TextEdit and iText express. Whilst I used to be able to read them and edit them by using just arrow keys in Mountain Lion, in Maverick, I don't seem to be able to do this. I have to interact with the text area to be able to read by line but then

Stopping VO Speech

2013-10-30 Thread Scott Rumery
Hello, I am having a bit of trouble with stopping VO when it gets too verbose. I am running Mavericks on a 2012 MacBookPro with Retina. Whenever I try and stop VO from talking by pressing the Control key nothing happens. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what the problem may be. I have

Re: Stopping VO Speech

2013-10-30 Thread don bishop
Using an imac and mavericks, I've seen this but it'snot consistent. Sometimes control will work, but it's sluggish. Don - Original Message - From: Scott Rumery blindfait...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 9:05 am Subject: Stopping VO

Re: Mac Calender (Openning Events)

2013-10-30 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, • To edit the event, try cmd-i to Get Info. • To delete an event is not as nice with VO. You’re supposed to be able to click on the event then press the Delete key, but this is less than useful with VO. I was able to delete an event by selecting it then going up to the Edit menu and

Re: Mac Calender (Openning Events)

2013-10-30 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Tim, What you describe has always been the default behaviour. I have always found the calendar in Mountain Lion difficult on the Mac. However, I don’t know if it’s improved under Mavericks. It’s better on IOS7 but you can’t get rid of birthdays especially if they came from MSN messenger as

Re: Help with OS 10.9, VO and Navigating Website with Frames

2013-10-30 Thread Ray Foret Jr
The more things like this we report to Apple, the more they will have to fix them. accessibil...@apple.com Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Oct 30, 2013,

Re: TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread Ray Foret Jr
How does one reset the Pram again? I seem always to forget that. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Oct 30, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Anne Robertson

Re: Help with OS 10.9, VO and Navigating Website with Frames

2013-10-30 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Lou, I can confirm your findings. Here’s what I do to get around this for now. 1. After activating a link in the first frame, press tab until you reach an item in the other frame. 2. If it is a link you wish to affect, press return after tabbing to it. This is where things get

Re: TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Ray, To reset the PRAM, shut down your computer, then hold down the following four keys: Command, Option, letter p and letter r. With these held down, press the Power key once and keep the other four keys held down until you’ve heard the start up chime four times. Let go and the machine

Re: Mac Calender (Openning Events)

2013-10-30 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, What’s likely happening with the birthdays, is that you don’t have permission to edit/delete them. When events come to your calendar from an outside source such as FaceBook, Linctin etc, then you don’t have edit privileges for that item, just read privileges. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort

Re: TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys Bad news! We don't know it, but when we select text in TextEdit in Mavericks, it might be selected and we don't know it. Just before Apple put me back to Mountain Lion, I was on the Remote Advisor screen, and I showed the Apple representative under TextEdit (rtf file, that is). I said

Re: TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread BBS
On a similar note, when I use Text Edit, I’m noticing that I can’t open a big folder anymore. All Voiceover says is browser when I tap the right arrow to go in the folder. Shawn Sent From My White Mac Book On Oct 30, 2013, at 12:44 PM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello Ray,

Re: TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Gigi, I’m using TextEdit under Mavericks and when I select text, VoiceOver says the text followed by “highlighted”. I interact with the text so that the VO commands will work. Cheers, Anne On 30 Oct 2013, at 19:16, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi guys Bad news! We don't

Re: TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread Eugenia Firth
Thanks Anne. I am glad to hear it. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that I had my Braille Edge 40 on there before I supidly took it off. VoiceOver refused to recognize any braille displays after that, and I seemed to be having some terrible navigation issues. So maybe this relates to

The Calendar is weird on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello All. I had a notification in my calendar and after closing it in the Notifications on my Mac, I needed to edit an appointment in my Calendar. At first I could not navigate the days. So I decided to go down with vo Down arrow which got me into my list of events. Does anyone know how to

Re: The Calendar is weird on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hi! To know the title of an app, hit VO+f1. To know the title of a window, hit VO+f2. This, understanding that your function keys work as standard keys. Best  Distinguished Educator iPhone: +34662328507 El 30/10/2013, a las 19:34, Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com escribió: Hello All. I

Converting outlook express mail to apple mail.

2013-10-30 Thread Tim Emmons
Sent from my iPhoneHey guys, I have a curious question. And, you can answer me here, or off list or you can message me on facebook or text my number, 334 296 3558, whichever is easiest because I need to know soon. I have a patron who is trying to convert his outlook mail to apple mail with no

Re: The Calendar is weird on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I guess I must be used to the Calendar on the Mac as I’m not experiencing your frustration. Note the following when in Day View: 1. If you navigate around the screen, you’ll have Previous Day, Today and Next Day buttons as well as the current month grid and two areas for today’s events.

Disk Maker X

2013-10-30 Thread Daniel C
Hi, I was trying out Disk Maker X, now that I’ve upgraded to Mavericks, and it says that it has no windows. I don’t seem to be able to quit it without going to force quit. How am I able to make a boot disk since Disk Maker X won’t work? -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: Some useful Mac keyboard shortcuts

2013-10-30 Thread Shimzin Lists
On 10/29/13, Rebecca Sabo beckyas...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I use a mack pro computer with voice over. What are you trying to do with your computer if I can help let me know. Becky Sabo On Oct 27, 2013, at 4:39 PM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Have you switched the FN key

Re: The Calendar is weird on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Kawal, In Calendar, have you tried using the command VO-Cmd-x to go to Next List? Also, when you want to find a command, try doing VO-h-h to get the complete list of VO commands. You’ll be amazed at what you find. Cheers, Anne On 30 Oct 2013, at 19:34, Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com

The Calendar is weird on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I forgot to mention that cmd-right arrow goes to the next day, cmd-left arrow for Previous day, and cmd-t for going directly to Today if you’re somewhere else in the calendar of events. I believe that the cmd-right and cmd-left will morph accordingly if you change to Week, Month or Year

Re: The Calendar is weird on the Mac.

2013-10-30 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
No I haven’t Anne. Will give it a go. Thanks. Kawal. On 30 Oct 2013, at 20:05, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello Kawal, In Calendar, have you tried using the command VO-Cmd-x to go to Next List? Also, when you want to find a command, try doing VO-h-h to get the complete

Re: Disk Maker X

2013-10-30 Thread BBS
Hi Daniel. Unfortunately, if you upgraded to Mavericks and you’re using Disk Maker X, you’ll need sighted assistance because it’s not accessible. I really hope that it’ll be fixed though. I already made my bootable drive last night with sighted help like I said. Sorry. Shawn Sent From My White

Alternates to Apple Mail

2013-10-30 Thread Chris Blouch
MacWorld had an article which reviewed a dozen or so alternate mail apps to try if Apple Mail just won't cooperate. Not sure how many of them are accessible, but it's a start for those who are ready to jump ship.

Re: Disk Maker X

2013-10-30 Thread Daniel C
Not a problem. I’ll just wait for a newer version of DiskMaker X and by then, I’m sure a new update to OS10 will be out and I can try making a boot disk again. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: Disk Maker X

2013-10-30 Thread Richard Ring
I can’t even download the thing! When I click the link all I hear is a ding! 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 Oct 30, 2013, at 4:13 PM, BBS bigbigshawn@gmail.com wrote: Hi Daniel. Unfortunately,

Re: Disk Maker X

2013-10-30 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello all! I hope I can help you with this, here you have a very easy way to create a Bootable drive for Mavericks. Just, be sure to do exactly as it is and you will be amazed on how nice it is. 1. Download the installer for the OS and when prompted to install, just cancel the process. The

Re: Disk Maker X

2013-10-30 Thread BBS
Hi Daniela. I have heard of doing it that way but I’m not too comfortable fooling around with Terminal just yet. If I have to make another bootable drive, I’ll just wait for an update to Disk Maker X. Shawn Sent From My White Mac Book On Oct 30, 2013, at 4:43 PM, Daniela Rubio

Re: Disk Maker X

2013-10-30 Thread Daniela Rubio
Don’t worry, you most not be afraid. You will not do anything wrong, just be sure to select the exact text from this e-mail, without spaces, paste the selection to Terminal as it opens and go for it! Cheers! Daniela Rubio T iPhone: +34662328507 El 30/10/2013, a las 22:55, BBS

Re: TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Dear Anne, You wrote: I’m not having your problems with TextEdit under Mavericks. I always interact with the text and Find commands work correctly Anne, thank you for responding. Maybe it has to do with my setup but I can't think what may be different. When I interact with the text, I can use

Re: TextEdit and iText no longer work under Maverick like they used to

2013-10-30 Thread Daniela Rubio
What happens to me, is that I can work correctly with textedit on page one, but when I go to page 2, VoiceOver won’t read with the regular commands. What can we do about? I already unchecked the page wrap. Thanks! Daniela Rubio T  Distinguished Educator iPhone: +34662328507 El 30/10/2013, a

Re: Mac Calender (Openning Events)

2013-10-30 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I've always loved Calendar in Mountain Lion. It works really well for me. Deleting events with command-delete or editing them with command-e works fine. Along with Mail, it's one of my favourite Mac apps. I don't like the week or day views, but month view is great. I only played briefly with

fantastical 2 is an app I like more than apple calendar

2013-10-30 Thread Christina C.
HI all, I just downloaded and tried the app Fantastical 2 on my iPhone. It’s currently half off right now. I’ve only played with it for around 20 minutes so this is my early take on the app. I like it a lot more than the apple calendar app, mostly because I now have access to month view this

Re: Help with OS 10.9, VO and Navigating Website with Frames

2013-10-30 Thread BlindMacMan
Thanks Tim! At least you confirmed the problem... I was thinking I was having a major brain freeze. I will forward my findings to accessibil...@apple.com and I will check out your (sometimes possible) work arounds. Lou/BlindMacMan On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:42:00 AM UTC-7, Tim

Introducing myself, questions from a new mac user

2013-10-30 Thread Andrew Head
Hi all, My name is Andrew. I am 23 and from Australia. I have recently switched from windows to the mac. I have had an IPhone for 2 years now, and liked the idea of the built in screen reader and having the same access as sighted people out of the box, without the need to buy or install any

Re: Introducing myself, questions from a new mac user

2013-10-30 Thread Ray Foret Jr
1. Welcome. 2. copying is done within a Mac drive from one location to another in the same way you already know how to do it. Next. Attach files to e-mail message either with Shift+CMD+a or else you can do it via cutting and pasting the way I do. To get attachments from an e-mail, I use the

Re: fantastical 2 is an app I like more than apple calendar

2013-10-30 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Christina, Upon your recommendations, I have purchased this app. I launched it and see all of my appointments. However, I cannot activate the settings option. I think I saw something indicating that he had to choose the day take her and then move down to the calendar option. I don't seem to

Re: fantastical 2 is an app I like more than apple calendar

2013-10-30 Thread Nicholas Parsons
This sounds great I will go get it now. I've always heard good things about Fantastical but until Apple stuffed up Calendar in iOS 7 I never thought I'd need it because Apple's Calendar was great. I've always wanted to see my calendar events and reminders/ToDo's in one place though, so this

BusyCal Support

2013-10-30 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Dear BusyCal Support Team, I downloaded the trial of BusyCal for Mac. I absolutely love the features in BusyCal, which are so sadly missing in the native OS X Calendar. However, unfortunately I haven't been able to use BusyCal properly. I use VoiceOver—Apple's built-in screen reader for OS

Fantastical for Mac

2013-10-30 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Hi all, I downloaded the free 14 day trial of Fantastical for Mac. I managed to get through the set up process fine, but seem to be having some issues with the app. The app doesn't appear to have a window. I can only seem to access some kind of system menu, and this only displays a search

Fantastical for iOS

2013-10-30 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I bought Fantastical 2 today on sale. Everything seems labeled properly, but still having some issues getting it working. 1. The settings button remains dim. Presumably I have to do something to activate this button, but not sure what that is. 2. Welcome message remains displayed. The welcome

Re: BusyCal Support

2013-10-30 Thread mario navarro
waw. very good job. thanks my friend. cheers. Em 31/10/2013 03:16, Nicholas Parsons escreveu: Dear BusyCal Support Team, I downloaded the trial of BusyCal for Mac. I absolutely love the features in BusyCal, which are so sadly missing in the native OS X Calendar. However, unfortunately I

Re: Fantastical for iOS

2013-10-30 Thread Danny Noonan
All your problems are caused by the intro tips. Once you do the 3 tasks it gives you your settings etc will not be greyed any more. When they say swipe or slide down vo users do a double tap and hold and when the tone sounds slide your finger down a bit. With this and double tap on the today

Re: BusyCal Support

2013-10-30 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Good that you’d emailed busy cal support. Hopefully they’ll respond, and implement better accessibility. I’d tried the app a couple years ago, and I found the same thing, the actual calendar area wasn’t visible to VO at all. And when I went to switch back to what was iCal at the time,

request. automatic updates. voice over feature.

2013-10-30 Thread mario navarro
hi friends. I would like to ask a favor to friends group. about a feature that is very important for users of voice over and the team Accessibility apple. why support accessibility does not add a feature for voice over have automatic updates? ... is assumed the commitment to support the