Re: selecting multiple lines of text

2014-01-16 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Option-Shift-Down Arrow will select from the curser point to the end of the paragraph. -- 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

Re: Resetting Prams

2014-01-16 Thread Nicholas Parsons
For my iMac Apple Care told me to turn it off, unplug all the cables (AC Power cable, keyboard, USB cables etcetera) from the computer and leave it for a minute before plugging it all back in and turning it on again. This fixed some strange issues I was having (can't now remember what they were)

Re: "where to go from here? macv

2014-01-16 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I would like to add, if you want to adjust VO on the fly, and not the master volume, just hold ctrl, options, and cmd, then use the left or right arrows untill it say volume, then adjust by going up or down. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB

Re: PDF Pen

2014-01-16 Thread Nicholas Parsons
HI Gigi, I was using PDFPen. I downloaded the trial version of PDFPen Pro, and at first it seemed to be exactly the same. VoiceOver could see the text areas, but I couldn't seem to type text into them. Then I noticed that although VoiceOver wasn't reading the text I typed, it appeared to be sho

Re: new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Also don’t forget the Voiceover Help menu. press the VO keys and h, and to get commands press VO and h twice quickly. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:38 PM,

Re: What is this telling me

2014-01-16 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Usually in the Unix world, a warning does not in and of itself mean you have a problem. As long as you aren't having problems related to this warning, I wouldn't be concerned about it. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the

Re: What is this telling me

2014-01-16 Thread Gerry Cook
Hi that can be ignored since i upgraded to mavericks that, message came when a remote desktop update was done in software updates so an apple care adviser told me not to worry about it, cheers gerry have a nice day Email: gerryc...@optusnet.com.au Skype: gerry.cook1 Twitter: @gerrycook52 On 17

What is this telling me

2014-01-16 Thread Agent086b
Hi, after running Disk Utility I think it was doing a partition repair I got the below message. Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent” has been modified and will not be repaired. What does this mean? Thanks for any help. Max -- Y

CTIVO and Mountain Lion

2014-01-16 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: This app works very well with transferring from a Tivo to a Macbook Pro running ML. The app will automatically convert to decripted Tivo shows, and separate series in to sub folders. I haven't played with editing advertisements. Just FYI. -- You received this message because you are subscr

Re: "where to go from here? macv

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
You've got it. Just be sure VO is set to headphones, or whatever output you want, and not "default" as that will go through whatever the Mac's output is. On Jan 16, 2014, at 8:48 PM, Regina Alvarado wrote: > Thank you so much Alex. I understand now. System prefs I can set for HDMI and > VO as i

Re: "where to go from here? macv

2014-01-16 Thread Regina Alvarado
Thank you so much Alex. I understand now. System prefs I can set for HDMI and VO as it is now through speakers! Yay!! No more problems hearing If I am wrong, please correct the above. reggie and Allegra On Jan 16, 2014, at 6:51 PM, Alex Hall wrote: The sound output in System Preferences is t

Mozilla Thunderbird?

2014-01-16 Thread Jesus Garcia
Evening list members, can someone tell me if mozilla thunderbird for the mac works with voice over? -- 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 macvisiona

Re: "where to go from here? macv

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
The sound output in System Preferences is the "master". All output goes through there, from Voiceover to iTunes to Youtube. Voiceover's sound output setting is Voiceover's alone. If you set the Mini to use the HDMI output for sound, then set Voiceover to use headphones, vo will speak through any

"where to go from here? macv

2014-01-16 Thread Regina Alvarado
OK, have a pair of speakers. Both my VO and any audio-video is going now through the speakers. Found sounds both in system prefs and the VO settings. I wish to have control of VO separate from audio-video. Is this possible? Have speakers hooked into earphone jack on Mini, if switched to the (for

Re: Resetting Prams

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
The Mac Mini is a desktop, so the same procedure should hold. To be sure, though, do a google search for "reset SMC on [your mac's model]" and find the Apple Knowledgebase article covering your type of computer. On Jan 16, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie wrote: > How would you reset the s

Re: Resetting Prams

2014-01-16 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
How would you reset the smc on a desk top? Thanks! Cait On Jan 6, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > The PRAM reset stuff happens as part of the hardware self-check, long before > any boot loaders and other software is executed. What are the advantages of > resetting the PRAM? PRAM is use

Re: new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
Open the App Store, find the toolbar, interact with it, and find the search box. Type "xcode" and press enter, and it should be the first, if not the only, result. On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Scott B. wrote: > Yeah I'll probably use Xcode. How do I get a hold of that? > > > On 01/16/2014 12

Re: new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Scott B.
Yeah I'll probably use Xcode. How do I get a hold of that? On 01/16/2014 12:07, Alex Hall wrote: Command-f5 will turn Voiceover on and off, and once it is on it will remain on until you turn it off, even after a restart. On a standard Apple keyboard, the command key is immediately to the lef

Re: using find in textEdit

2014-01-16 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I also sometimes prefer using ctrl-option-f. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have

Re: step by step, please and a recommendation on whether need to buy monitor

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
The Mini can definitely handle multiple bluetooth devices with no problem. Wired speakers are everywhere, though - go to Best Buy or a similar store, or hop on amazon and search for stereo computer speakers. My sister recently got a set of speakers for $40 that sound great and have a very nice s

step by step, please and a recommendation on whether need to buy monitor

2014-01-16 Thread Regina Alvarado
Here I am again asking same question as last night, but I need a step-by-step of how to fix so I can lower speech and TV separately. would I be better to get a monitor so there was no sound coming through it? If that is not important which would cost me a lot for something I will never use, wher

Re: using find in textEdit

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
I find it easiest to interact with the text and then use vo's find, vo-f, instead. It is much faster and easier, and you can then use vo-g to find the next occurrence or vo-shift-g to find the previous one. On Jan 16, 2014, at 1:19 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > 1. Press cmd-f. > 2. Enter

Re: new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
Command-f5 will turn Voiceover on and off, and once it is on it will remain on until you turn it off, even after a restart. On a standard Apple keyboard, the command key is immediately to the left or right of the spacebar. You may need to press function with that keystroke, which is the bottom l

Re: new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Daniel McGee
To add what Ray has said. Once you’ve setup your Mac the way you like it. It maybe a good idea to check the checkbox found in system preferences, Users and Groups, now your in a table. Arrow down to Login options group and here is where you’ll find the check box which is called, “use Voiceover i

Re: Text edit

2014-01-16 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Hi Daniel, Normally in Text Edit, I can interact with the text and then move my arrow keys character by character. I can’t do this on larger files for some reason, but I can on smaller ones. On 17/01/2014, at 3:25 am, Daniel Hawkins wrote: > Hmm, Have you first interact with the text field? th

Re: new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Ray Foret Jr
1. VO should turn on when you first turn on your Mac. IF, by some strange chance it does not, press Cmd+F5. Know where your command key is? It’s the one directly next to the space bar at either side. Your Option key is the one directly next to the command key. How to ensure Voice Over stay

new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Scott B.
Hello there, I am going to be getting a Mac Pro soon. I was wondering if people could tell me how to start VO for the first time and ensure that it stays on. Secondly, I am a college student what writing programs would be useful for me to use to do my homework. Thirdly, I do a radio show

Re: using find in textEdit

2014-01-16 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, 1. Press cmd-f. 2. Enter desired text. 3. VO-right to the Find Next button and VO-space on it. 4. VO-right to the Done button and VO-space on it. VO should automatically move focus to the desired text and announce such. Be careful, though, as that text is now selected, so, pressing cert

using find in textEdit

2014-01-16 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, How do you use find in textedit? I hit cmd-f, type in a search string, then what? How do you exit the find dialog and go to the found text? Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and sto

Re: Possible cause of Mac's sluggishness: coreaudiod

2014-01-16 Thread -
Do a google for: os10 coreaudiod There are severl examples of how people have delt with the problem. XB -- 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 mac

Re: Possible cause of Mac's sluggishness: coreaudiod

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
For now at least, removing Soundflower seems to have done it. Apps are still slow to open but not as bad as before, and emails rarely delay when I open them now. I have also noticed only one instance of Voiceover stuttering, and that was right after booting up. Hopefully this fix will make a cle

Re: installing vinux on bootcamp?

2014-01-16 Thread Chris Blouch
From what I've read bootcamp was pretty much designed just to dual boot into Windows. If you want to boot into some linux variant or even triple-boot you'll need to use a different boot loader. There are a number of tutorials on the web how to do this. Here is one: http://www.davidlively.com/n

Re: Possible cause of Mac's sluggishness: coreaudiod

2014-01-16 Thread Chris Blouch
I don't use soundflower but supposedly it includes an uninstaller app, which is the ideal way to get rid of all the pieces. If you want to do it manually you apparently have to not only delete the app but also the Soundflower.kext in /System/Library/Extensions and reboot. CB On 1/15/14 7:28 P

Re: brltty on mac

2014-01-16 Thread Alex Hall
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification, and best of luck on this. On Jan 16, 2014, at 2:03 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > Yes, this is absolutely not just an interesting and novel project to do for > the fun of it though you could enjoy that too if you like a challenge! > Tracking and u

Re: using skype

2014-01-16 Thread David Taylor
Hi, You don't need to buy Growl to do that, you can use Notification Center. I've set up a shortcut key to get me straight in there. as I have for Launchpad, F11 and F12 respectively as they are easy, and I disabled the existing functions to get rid of the conflicts. This is all done in the Key

Re: O.t flip4mac pro question

2014-01-16 Thread Chris Blouch
Flip4Mac lets you play some Windows proprietary formats as long as they aren't encumbered with DRM. Sounds like you need to install the WindowsMedia plugins to make it work. I think they are downloadable from Microsoft here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9442 CB On

Re: Text edit

2014-01-16 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hmm, Have you first interact with the text field? then do the Line command and press VO down? Then get to the word you want then do a word or character mode. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Editi

O.t flip4mac pro question

2014-01-16 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi Listers, I’m hoping somebody can shed light on this. I go to system preferences and flip4mac and highlight browser tab. There the first setting for playing windows media in flip4mac is checked and yet dimmed. Voiceover reads the following message: "Disabled because the Windows Media Player 9

Re: using skype

2014-01-16 Thread Maria From Australia
Hi, I can't remember if I have Skype set up with Corel or not. Possibly I just have it set up in the notifications. If I commands tab away from the window, voice-over will say Skype, so and so and then read the message. Blessings! Maria and my guide Karly email bubbygirl1...@gmail.com

Re: using skype

2014-01-16 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! OK when you receive their reply you can arrow through it and back through it until your happy on what they have said! Then as before just go to the end of their message and just start typing your reply! Then arrow past yours and wait for their's! HTH Colin On 16 Jan 2014, at 04:31, Dionipher

Re: Text edit

2014-01-16 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi Lisette, if I understoud correctly you've already tried pressing CMD + Shift + w. So did you reset VO by pressing CMD + F5 four times. I just have this behaviour sometimes in Pages but not in Textedit. What I do then is dragging the mouse cursor to the VO cursor and performing a mouse click.

Re: Teamspeak3 accessibility

2014-01-16 Thread Piotr Machacz
the stable version of teamspeak works as well as team talk. That is, everything is accessible except the chat and channel tree. There is, however, a teamspeak 3 beta you can update to (instructions on their forums), which uses QT 5. This makes the channel tree accessible. On 16 Jan 2014, at 05:3

Text edit

2014-01-16 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Hi, Can somebody please remind me how to deal with Text Edit under Mavericks? When I open a 14 page file, I can’t seem to move character by character which I can do if I open a new file. In the 14 page file, I also can’t easily move around. I’ve tried the window rap and page rap but there’s no d