buying new iMac

2014-04-23 Thread Juan Hernandez
Hi All, I have just subscribed to this list. I was subscribed to this list way back in the day, about 8-9 years ago and now I am coming back. I had a question. I am buying a new iMac in the next few days, and I wanted to know something about the fusion drives. The fusion drives, is it

Re: creating ringtones using iTunes: getting the songs into iTunes (following directions given in guide on applevis)

2014-04-23 Thread Jessica
I don't know how I did it, but I somehow got it to the desktop. I think I copied and pasted it from finder. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:02 PM, "Red.Falcon" > wrote: > > Hi! > Just to find out this! > Have you got the tones showing under the General settings in iTunes pref's >

Re: creating ringtones using iTunes: getting the songs into iTunes (following directions given in guide on applevis)

2014-04-23 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! Just to find out this! Have you got the tones showing under the General settings in iTunes pref's thats where you will find them! Also I do believe you were asking about iPhone apps there is also an option to show them in the pref's if you have not already! HTH Colin On 24 Apr 2014, at 00:54

creating ringtones using iTunes: getting the songs into iTunes (following directions given in guide on applevis)

2014-04-23 Thread Jessica
Hi I am attempting to create a ringtone following the directions given in a guide on the applevis website. I am stuck on the step where you have to get the ringtone into iTunes. How can this be done? Normally, if I press either command O or VO space, it opens the file and imports into iTunes. It

Re: Itunes on Mac

2014-04-23 Thread David Taylor
I agree, those are good places to go. The thing I would say though is learn VoiceOver and explore. I use methods that none of the podcasts suggest, which I found through trial and error David Woodbridge's podcasts on Applevis or Vision Australia will show you basic methods which you can learn qu

Re: App switching still takes too long when using activities

2014-04-23 Thread David Taylor
Yes, I really like the Serena voice, and still miss her on IOS, as I can't stand Daniel. I use Alex on Mac for the reasons just stated, and the Irish voice on IOS now. Cheers Dave On 23 Apr 2014, at 20:06, Alex Hall wrote: > That's interesting, I'll have to see if that fixes things. I very mu

Re: clicking on a link with a braille display

2014-04-23 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Hi Andrew, Actually, no, I hadn't tried that! I just did and it worked! I also had to push on the router button a bit harder then I'd thought I would have to to get it to work. thanks! Cait On Apr 23, 2014, at 4:13 PM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > Caitlyn, > > I've no experience of Braille dis

Re: clicking on a link with a braille display

2014-04-23 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
I didn't know the roter was avbailable within email.. do you use vo u to invoke it? guess I should've said I'm using the display with a mac, not IOS.. Thanks, Annie! Cait On Apr 23, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi Caitlyn.. > > If you have got the links in a text message you

Re: clicking on a link with a braille display

2014-04-23 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi again. When you have found the links with the links option in the router you will have to press on them with the routing buttons on the display.. Best regards Annie. Den 23/04/2014 kl. 23.43 skrev Annie Skov Nielsen : > Hi Caitlyn.. > > If you have got the links in a text message you will ha

Re: clicking on a link with a braille display

2014-04-23 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Caitlyn.. If you have got the links in a text message you will have to find them with the links option in the router and then click on them. Sometimes I also do it that way in emails. If in safari you can try that way or try to press on the routing keys on the display, it ought to work. Bes

Re: Itunes on Mac

2014-04-23 Thread Traci Duncan
These look like good resources for just starting out. http://macfortheblind.com/Getting-started-with-the-Mac-and-VoiceOver There is a heading that says podcasts & demonstrations. That will lead you to a lot of help. The site also recommends searching the apple vis archives for mac basics. I d

Itunes on Mac

2014-04-23 Thread regina alvarado
Hello all: Can someone point me to a podcast on using; the Mac Mini iTunes or can you point me in the general direction? I have been in iTunes, and it looks nothing like it did in Windows. I have no music so far, though I hope to change that in a bit. However, I want to sync or backup my apps on

Re: clicking on a link with a braille display

2014-04-23 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Caitlyn, I've no experience of Braille display use nor have I got one that's compatible with an iOS device but I've been reading about this topic a lot in preparation for having a display one day. I seem to remember that you do use the routing buttons above a Braille cell to activate a link bu

clicking on a link with a braille display

2014-04-23 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Hi, I am trying to click on various links with my brilliant vi 40 display. so far, I have tried just hitting a router button above the link, hhitting dots 3-6 space, and finally, hitting dot 8 space. None of these seem to work for me. what am I doing wrong? I resorted to just using vo space o

Re: App switching still takes too long when using activities

2014-04-23 Thread Alex Hall
That's interesting, I'll have to see if that fixes things. I very much prefer the Ava voice, so use that exclusively. On Apr 23, 2014, at 2:52 PM, David Taylor wrote: > Hi, > > I find that app switching works well, using activities, but only if I use the > Alex voice, and probably the older vo

Re: App switching still takes too long when using activities

2014-04-23 Thread David Taylor
Hi, I find that app switching works well, using activities, but only if I use the Alex voice, and probably the older voices would work too, but not at all well with the nuance voices. I have reported this to Apple. Cheers Dave On 23 Apr 2014, at 14:52, Alex Hall wrote: > I am using cmd-tab

Re: Maps What is Tracking?

2014-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
Tracking off displays a map of the area around the address that is entered. Tracking on displays a map of the current area where the iPhone is located. Maps on with headings shows the compass and what is immediately around. This option does not display a map. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: d

Re: Maps What is Tracking?

2014-04-23 Thread Brandon Olivares
Thanks. What if it is just on, not with headings? Brandon On Apr 23, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > If you set it to On with headings, it will speak street names and such as you > go along. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 23 Apr 2014, at 17:01, Brandon Olivares wrote: > >> Hello

Re: Maps What is Tracking?

2014-04-23 Thread Anne Robertson
If you set it to On with headings, it will speak street names and such as you go along. Cheers, Anne On 23 Apr 2014, at 17:01, Brandon Olivares wrote: > Hello, > > On the Maps app on the iPhone, there is an option that says tracking. It is > either off, on, or on with heading. What does th

Re: Maps What is Tracking?

2014-04-23 Thread Jessica
I am not sure. I would be curious to know as well. Jessica jldai...@gmail.com On Apr 23, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > Hello, > > On the Maps app on the iPhone, there is an option that says tracking. It is > either off, on, or on with heading. What does this mean, and what does

Maps What is Tracking?

2014-04-23 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hello, On the Maps app on the iPhone, there is an option that says tracking. It is either off, on, or on with heading. What does this mean, and what does it do? I can't find any information on it. Thanks, Brandon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M

Re: App switching still takes too long when using activities

2014-04-23 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Alex, Thanks! I finally now understand it now. That helps me to check my mail much much quicker now. Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:58 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > To see how verbosity changes things, press vo-v, left or right arrow to > verbosity, then u

Re: yet more regarding youtube; What are the other key commands for using youtube?

2014-04-23 Thread CHUCK REICHEL
Hi since were talking about youtube. :) What are the other key commands for using youtube? I know the "j" key is rewind, the "k" key is pause play, & the "l" key is fast forward. Are there more key commands for youtube such as "play next video" or play previous video" or so forth? TIA Chuck CHUC

Re: App switching still takes too long when using activities

2014-04-23 Thread Alex Hall
To see how verbosity changes things, press vo-v, left or right arrow to verbosity, then up or down arrow to "low" and press space. It alters how messages are read in the Messages Table. I set up an activity to do this automatically when Mail is active, but it now takes a long time to switch to

Re: App switching still takes too long when using activities

2014-04-23 Thread Alex Hall
I am using cmd-tab as well, and yes, the activity is for Mail alone. When I tweeted about this, someone else said they are having the same problem under Mavericks. I recently did a clean install, so there's little chance it is something corrupt somewhere. On Apr 23, 2014, at 2:18 AM, Anne Robert

Re: App switching still takes too long when using activities

2014-04-23 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello Alex, Could you please explain more about the verbosity please? I played around with it after reading your text and thought I changed it but no difference. The mail app is driving me crazy. I love threading but this is rediclous. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro On Apr 22, 2014

Re: Where to put Numbers Applescripts?

2014-04-23 Thread Jessica
good to know in case I need to use it. Jessica jldai...@gmail.com On Apr 23, 2014, at 9:15 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > I found that putting scripts in the "applications" folder caused them not to > show up in the Extras menu, but instead were shown only as a subfolder of the > applications folder

Re: Where to put Numbers Applescripts?

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Halton
I found that putting scripts in the "applications" folder caused them not to show up in the Extras menu, but instead were shown only as a subfolder of the applications folder when you select "show users scripts" from the extras menu. When I put the numbers folder with the rename script in the l

accessibility of "connect" for mac "costs $1.99"

2014-04-23 Thread Jessica
Hi Has anyone used the "connect" app for mac? How well does it work with voiceover on the mac? Will the mac and iOS voiceover inter fear or work with each other? This looks like a really cool app that may be worth considering if siri does not end up coming in osx 10.10. Jessica jldai...@gmail.co

Re: Sending a file Directly to a serial Device in Louis?

2014-04-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
Here's how Louis works. When you open it, there are tabs to work with. Select the documents tab and choose the document you want to translate. Once you've done this, select the processing tab and set up your Braille or back-translated document. You can also set up an output device to send the tr

Re: MBraille

2014-04-23 Thread Chris Apple boy
There are currently bugs which conflict with MBraille and iOS 7 with VoiceOver on. Not sure about 7.1 and 7.1.1. Not only that self voicing mode has its own advantages over using VoiceOver such as independent speech rate and volume per language and even per dialect. Regards Chris Clap along if

Re: MBraille

2014-04-23 Thread Brandon Olivares
Chris, Thanks, but why is that? Brandon On Apr 23, 2014, at 3:23 AM, Chris Apple boy wrote: > I'll share one more. Use self voicing mode activated with VoiceOver off. > > Regards Chris > Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! > > On 23/04/2014 02:03, Nicholas Parsons wrote: >> Hi

Re: MBraille

2014-04-23 Thread Chris Apple boy
I'll share one more. Use self voicing mode activated with VoiceOver off. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 23/04/2014 02:03, Nicholas Parsons wrote: Hi Brandon, I use and love mBraille. Here are my tips: Set it to always use "away" layout, table layout is onl