MeetUp, A Great App for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles

2016-02-28 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am delighted to see that the MeetUp app, for iOS, is now VoiceOver accessible. This is a free app. The app is free to use in order to find and join meet ups, however, one must pay a fee in order to actually create/organize a new meet up group. I will paste in the direct link

Facebook's new reactions

2016-02-28 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
Hey all, I saw this article on Twitter about these new reaction emoji that Facebook has added to the like button. I hadn't heard anything about it, so I tried it. Indeed, it worked on my iPhone. I haven't tried it on the mac yet, as the article indicates that one would hover with the mouse

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Helga Schreiber
Hi, this is Helga! A question, does Microsoft Outlook use shortcuts in ordr to ggo to the top of file and bottom and os on? And do you have to interact on tht app as you do in the mail app? Just owndering since I use the Mac mail for my emils!! It will be cool tif I can try something new! I

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Jason Shaw
There is so much value in the distribution of free knowledge. I don't need to repeat myself, but it's pretty obvious. On 2/29/2016 7:14 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > So the work you put in to things for yourself and others is not worth > anything to you or your family? > > I have no problem

RE: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
So the work you put in to things for yourself and others is not worth anything to you or your family? I have no problem paying Anne and her husband for their work on producing this guide, They've worked hard to put it together, And it's supporting this sort of work that helps us all go

RE: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
Remember guys and girls, Anne will be getting the writers cut and jonathan the publisher will be creaming his cut also off the top of this. Everyone needs to make a living, which I have no issues with especially when the book is probably a great resource. As it's an e-book, may be the

RE: Unable to hear FaceTime calls on a Mac Pro

2016-02-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
The other thing I wondered is what type of headphone pods is your friend using? Possibly the microphone par of the connector is not making connection with the jack correctly. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
What about thunderbird? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of syc20...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, 29 February 2016 8:10 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: alternative email programs on the mac? One of the alternative mail app

RE: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
On the IOS platform Google have produced a mail client for gmail I thought there was a stand alone version for the mac os as well? Mind you there are a lot of mail clients on the app store how many are actually accessible would be the key question. -Original Message- From:

RE: Unable to hear FaceTime calls on a Mac Pro

2016-02-28 Thread Simon Fogarty
So somewhere within facetime there is a volume issue. Does she have any issues with volume in any other situation on her Mac? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristeen Hughes Sent: Monday, 29 February 2016

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Jason Shaw
Heard the same before. I don't think the authors will die if the book is freely available. There are other ways of making money other than sharing beneficial knowledge. On 2/29/2016 3:50 AM, E.T. wrote: >Cross your fingers and hope Donald Trump wins the election, then > maybe he will make

Re: skype recorder

2016-02-28 Thread syc20099
One that I recommend is Audio Hyjack. It doesn't record Skype but it could be used to record other audios comming out of Mac and it's accessible. The only downside is that it's paid, though it's worth a purchase once you have it. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2016, at 7:50 PM, Vaughn Brown

RE: Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread BBS
No it’s $4.00. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Via Bootcamp and Windows 10 Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Skype Username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime Username: bbssh...@icloud.com From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: skype recorder

2016-02-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Don't be fooled. The labels may not be on the buttons themselves, but, if you take a second to examine the help tags, you'll see that actually, it's fully accessible that way. Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in Sincerely, The Constantly

RE: Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread d . prater
Is Growl free nowadays? Sent from Outlook Mobile. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 8:18 PM -0800, "BBS" wrote: Do you have Growl installed? If you have Growl installed, it’ll read incoming messages automatically.     Shawn Sent From

RE: Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread BBS
Do you have Growl installed? If you have Growl installed, it’ll read incoming messages automatically. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Via Bootcamp and Windows 10 Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Skype Username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime Username:

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread d . prater
I didn't demand that the book be free. I just have a hope that they'd do guides or podcasts on Applevis for it. Some people don't like having to read through large chunks of information, some like listening to podcasts, and others just don't feel that knowledge that sighted people can ascertain

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread E.T.
Cross your fingers and hope Donald Trump wins the election, then maybe he will make everything and even the air you breathe free. You ARE free to decide not to fork over $35. At the end of the day, if you do not like going hungry, or sleeping outside in winter, then you might remember

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Mary Otten
As soon as the people who spend all of their time and resources to make this stuff available don't have to buy groceries or pay rent or utilities, then I will agree with you. Until then, pay the 35 bucks or stop complaining. Why is it that there are so many blind people who think they are owed

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Jason Shaw
$35 is still a lot for many people. This knowledge should be free to everybody with an option to donate to the author. Those who have the ability to will donate, those who cannot won't. On 2/29/2016 3:15 AM, John D. Lipsey wrote: > I see both sides of this argument. > > On the one hand, having

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread John D. Lipsey
I see both sides of this argument. On the one hand, having such a comprehensive resource freely available means that it can be given to as wide of an audience as humanly possible. However, I’m sure putting a book like this together is no simple task. It probably requires a lot of time—time

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Jason Shaw
This kind of knowledge should be free to everybody, and it will be. Nobody should be forced to pay so much for beneficial knowledge which would be extremely valuable to everybody, be they financially able or not. On 2/29/2016 2:39 AM, d.pra...@me.com wrote: > I'd love Applevis guides and

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Apple provides a copy of Postfix with OS X configured for a pretty reasonable direct-to-MX setup, and it would be possible to modify this to work with your ISP, to support programs that rely on the command-line submission interface. Alpine would work with that, although I’d prefer to build

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread d . prater
I'd love Applevis guides and podcasts for it too. I'd love to have a free option to share with my assistive technology class. The instructors know next to nothing about pages and the Mac, and I was very unprepared to help them make a course for it. Sent from Outlook Mobile. Devin Prater

Re: Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread d . prater
I finally got the accounts online, and it works well enough, but is there a way to get it to auto-read incoming messages? Sent from Outlook Mobile. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 3:03 PM -0800, "Grant" wrote: You do, alas, need a

Walking directions in the United States

2016-02-28 Thread ben J. Bloomgren
Hi all, I have a job interview coming up this week, and I need to do some practice so that I can know where I'm going. Once I get into the area, however, I would like to know which app you guys prefer for obtaining walking directions. Under android, I used an app called nearby explorer. It

Re: Recording of Voiceover

2016-02-28 Thread Helga Schreiber
Hi, I thik it is my friend! I htik justuse the Voice Memos app on the mac! It wroks great! On teh iPhoen! Just start the recording come out form it! And then perform the pause command wihtout just goign back to the voice memso app! What od yu think? I look forward in hearing form you soon!

Re: skype recorder

2016-02-28 Thread Vaughn Brown
Hi Ray, I found it and downloaded the demo. But it doesn't look accessible. None of the buttons are labeled. Your thoughts? Vaughn On 2/28/16, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > You might try "call recorder for Skype. Not in the app store so you'll have > to Google it. > > > Sent

Re: It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Has there been consideration for Numbers and KeyNote sequels? On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 5:03 PM Jonathan Mosen wrote: > Hi everyone, Anne Robertson is one of the most helpful people on this > list, particularly when it comes to using Pages. She clearly knows it > inside-out. >

Re: Marsedit Creating Headings

2016-02-28 Thread Carter Temm
Hi, If you are using the html editor, its easy. First though, go to mars edit preferences, then editor, and make sure html editor is selected. Get to the place where you would like to insert a heading, and type the following: my heading name In this example, my heading name is the name of the

Recording of Voiceover

2016-02-28 Thread E.T.
Is it easy to make a recording of Voiceover speaking something, such as reading a document on the Mac? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
Thanks Ray, I did go ahead and purchase Audio Book Maker and it really does look good. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com > On Feb 28, 2016, at 7:02 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > > Okay. First, when you want to select files noncontiguously for you just > follow

It's finally here, a comprehensive guide to Pages on the Mac with VoiceOver

2016-02-28 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi everyone, Anne Robertson is one of the most helpful people on this list, particularly when it comes to using Pages. She clearly knows it inside-out. Last year, I contacted Anne and asked if she and her husband Archie would be willing to distill their Pages knowledge into an eBook. They agreed

Re: a question please

2016-02-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Insert the drive to your mac. Find the file you want to copy. Press command c to copy. Find your thumb drive on your desktop. Press command o to open it. Interact with the table. Press command v to paste. > On Feb 28, 2016, at 2:14 PM, Junior Lolley KG4ITD >

Marsedit Creating Headings

2016-02-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: How do you create headings for your blog in Marsedit? Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay. First, when you want to select files noncontiguously for you just follow the ragular procedure. Click the sound menu open and from there, click join files. There's a button which is unlabled and which, when you press it, brings you in to the customary browser window you're used to.

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
Thanks Ray, I do have a question as I just tried to do this. When you drag and drop files into the area of Amadeus under the join files action, can you drop an entire folder or must they be dropped individually? Further, can you select a bunch of contiguous files then mark them for drag and

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Alex Hall
After one test, I think this app will be exactly what I was looking for when I posted my question. It does what it says on the box: takes your files, and makes them into an Apple-compatible audio book (M4B file) complete with chapters and optional parts. Well worth the $5, assuming it keeps

Re: skype recorder

2016-02-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
You might try "call recorder for Skype. Not in the app store so you'll have to Google it. Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless

skype recorder

2016-02-28 Thread Vaughn Brown
Hello folks, I am looking to start podcasting by interviewing musicians. I installe Skype and now wanting to hear feedback on a recorder for Skype. I heard of one simplied called "Skype Recorder" but wanted to check for accessible Skype recordeing software. Thank you folks, and have a nice day.

1password for mac

2016-02-28 Thread Marie Lyons
I don’t know how this happened but I can’t get into the user guide from the help menu. I got in yesterday but can’t remember what I did. Can anyone give me step by step instructions? Marie Lyons -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread E.T.
It should work out if you do not mind the job of building each book the way you want it. No gotchas in this app. I did not choose to send completed jobs straight into iTunes or even into the Automatically Add folder, I like a bit more control over things. From E.T.'s Keyboard...

Re: Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread Grant
You do, alas, need a Trillian account. But you can sign up from within the app, and if you have multiple devices it’ll sync your accounts between them; so it does have some usefulness. Grant On Feb 28, 2016, at 1:35 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: I'm trying to

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks, I'm downloading this app now. It looks promising, provided it proves to be accessible. Any major gotchas I should know going into this? > On Feb 28, 2016, at 17:03, E.T. wrote: > > I am in the process of converting mine to work with iTunes as well. >

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Alex Hall
I should have specified that, beyond simply joining the files end to end, I want to preserve chapter navigation. Each track in the playlist should be its own chapter, ideally. I'd also like to avoid re-encoding these files, as they're already MP3, not uncompressed, raw audio. > On Feb 28, 2016,

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Amadeus Pro would do exactly what you want to do, and that very nicely. Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV

RE: a question please

2016-02-28 Thread Junior Lolley KG4ITD
Caitlyn, yes it is thanks. Junior Lolley kg4itd Liberty County Emergency Coordinator "The 3 C’s of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change." Don't impress others with what you have; impress them with who you are.

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread E.T.
I am in the process of converting mine to work with iTunes as well. Audiobook Builder by Splasm is $5. I have not really had a chance to check out what I did so far but think this will do what you want. The price is right too. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many

Re: Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
that’s exactly what I’m trying to do as well, have these multiple mp3 files join into 1 larger file that can be played as the book it is. Can’t wait to see if this can be done easily. I was looking at joining the files using Amadeus Pro and may still do that but... Jenine Stanley

Re: a question please

2016-02-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, How I do this is just by copying and then pasting the file. Go to where the file is, copy it with command c, go to the thumb drive, open the drive and then hit command v. Is this what you were wanting? Caitlyn > On Feb 28, 2016, at 3:14 PM, Junior Lolley KG4ITD >

Making MP3 files into some kind of audio book?

2016-02-28 Thread Alex Hall
All, I just remembered I have some audio dramas floating around, each as around 20 chapters meant to be played gaplessly back to back. Is there a simple way of making them into a single file that iOS, iTunes, and/or Voice Dream would see as a single book? I'd prefer iOS/iTunes to VDR, just

Re: Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I'm trying to remember. I actually have a friend who wants to get started using Trillian, but don't you have to get an account on the Trillion web site? I don't remember how that worked, as it's been ages since I set mine up. Chris. - Original Message - From: Grant To:

Converting files formerly on a CD into 1 file for playback

2016-02-28 Thread Jenine Stanley
I have several folders of files ripped from CDs, prior to my Mac usage. I’d love to put them together into one file per folder. They are sections of books. Anyone have a fairly easy way to do this? I’ve read several explanations involving itunes and am baffled. Thanks. Jenine Stanley

Trillian 3.4 has been released

2016-02-28 Thread Grant
Trillian 3.4 is now available directly from the Mac App Store and it looks like accessibility has been completely restored. From my perspective as a VoiceOver user, it “looks” and works very similarly to the last accessible version of Trillain. I haven’t seen this mentioned on list yet, so

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Please join axs-chrome-discuss: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!forum/axs-chrome-discuss On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 12:42 PM wrote: > How would one join the developer channel? > > > Sent from Outlook Mobile . > Devin Prater > d.pra...@me.com > > > > > On

RE: a question please

2016-02-28 Thread Junior Lolley KG4ITD
Ray, thanks very much. Junior Lolley kg4itd Liberty County Emergency Coordinator "The 3 C’s of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change." Don't impress others with what you have; impress them with who you are. -Original

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
A11y NYC - Google Chrome Accessibility. Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/yaViTNhBbrM On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 12:23 PM wrote: > Shoot, I don't know if it is nowadays or not. I've not seen any news about > it. And I've reinstalled Chrome a time or three, and

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread d . prater
How would one join the developer channel? Sent from Outlook Mobile. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 12:39 PM -0800, "Kevin Chao" wrote: ChromeVox Next (cvox2) is under active development. It's available as opt-in preview in Developer

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
ChromeVox Next (cvox2) is under active development. It's available as opt-in preview in Developer channel. On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 12:18 PM Christopher-Mark Gilland < clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: > God! I've not even used Chromevox in ages! Is that bear still being > developed? > > Chris. > >

Re: a question please

2016-02-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
1. Focus on the file you want to send over. 2. Now, press CMD+c to copy. 3. Now, navigate to the drive you want to send it to. 4. Now, either press CMD+v to copy or else CMD+OPT+v to move the file. HTH. Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in

Re: Unable to hear FaceTime calls on a Mac Pro

2016-02-28 Thread Carter Temm
Hi,This may work, or it may not, but its worth a go. So, go to FaceTime, and when they are in the call, go to the video menu in the menu bar. Make sure the input and output devices and volumes are set correctly. > On Feb 28, 2016, at 12:15 PM, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > > I

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread d . prater
Shoot, I don't know if it is nowadays or not. I've not seen any news about it. And I've reinstalled Chrome a time or three, and Chromevox still winds up doing the wrap to top noise all the time. Sent from Outlook Mobile. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 12:18 PM -0800,

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
God! I've not even used Chromevox in ages! Is that bear still being developed? Chris. - Original Message - From: Kevin Chao To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 2:42 PM Subject: Re: alternative email programs on the mac? I also use

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
What do you mean how is it? You mean, how accessible is it? I'd assume it would work to some extent. Correct me though if I'm wrong on this, and I hate to get off topic on more a Unix/Linux discussion, as we're kind of treading on to some grey area here, as this is! mac related, kind a

a question please

2016-02-28 Thread Junior Lolley KG4ITD
On the Mac how do you send a file to a thumb drive? I appreciate any help. Junior Lolley kg4itd Liberty County Emergency Coordinator "The 3 C's of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change." Don't impress others with what

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Well, yeah? 10 bucks a month for Office 365, for installs on up to 5 computers. Frankly, I find that bigtime worth it as aposed to paying, like, what... 7 or 800 bucks outright for the whole MS Office suite? Trust me. 10 bucks is a darn good deal! Chris. - Original Message -

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Outlook does work very very well on the mac. The only problem with it that I have is that it doesn't integrade with your ICloud calendar, notes, nor contacts. So, this means, you'll have to basically start building your calendar, your contacts, etc. all over again from scratch. Oh, and good

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Nor can I recall ever seeing text fields not being announced as said before. Chris. - Original Message - From: Kevin Chao To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 1:55 PM Subject: Re: alternative email programs on the mac? Canary build of

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Geez! If you're gonna go that route, why not just use Mutt! Now let's go wa! back in the machine days. LOL! Chris. - Original Message - From: "'Jason White' via MacVisionaries" To: Sent: Sunday, February 28,

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Andrers wrote: If Voiceover would announce text fields and such in chrome it would be even better. I'm not exactly sure I follow. On my end, Voiceover tells me when I hit a text field in Chrome, so I'm not really sure where you're getting that that doesn't work. Chris. -- The following

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
I also use ChromeVox and would recommend re-installing it to solve this wrapping issue. Have you tried with VoiceOver? On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 11:05 AM wrote: > I try Chrome a lot, but Chromevox always makes the "wrapping to top" > sound. It keeps doing it for however long

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries
how is that with voice over al pine? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread d . prater
Yeah, but you have to pay for it don't you? Sent from Outlook Mobile. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 11:10 AM -0800, wrote: One of the alternative mail app that I am aware of is Microsoft Outlook which comes with all the rest of Office

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread syc20099
One of the alternative mail app that I am aware of is Microsoft Outlook which comes with all the rest of Office sweets. It seems like Microsoft is finally focusing on accessibility. I am not quite sure about other apps elsewhere. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2016, at 1:01 PM, Kevin Chao

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread d . prater
I try Chrome a lot, but Chromevox always makes the "wrapping to top" sound. It keeps doing it for however long Chrome is open, so I can't do anything with it except force quit it. Sent from Outlook Mobile. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM -0800, "Kevin Chao"

Re: attn Kevin, I believe I've found another chrome accessibility bug.

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Mac Chrome Canary can be found: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/canary.html?platform=mac On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 5:03 PM Kevin Chao wrote: > Thanks Erik! > This has been fixed in the Canary channel of Chrome, so should be > available in Stable Production at some

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread jeff `greene
Hi Kevin, I'll have to give that a try! The biggest problem I have with mac mail is if I try to go back to the first email in the list, and it has a coniption fit of busies. Thanks, Jeff On 2/28/16, Kevin Chao wrote: > Mac Chrome Canary can be found here: >

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Mac Chrome Canary can be found here: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/canary.html?platform=mac On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 10:55 AM Kevin Chao wrote: > Canary build of Chrome fixed regressions with text fields introduced by El > Capitan. I can't recall last time I've seen

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Canary build of Chrome fixed regressions with text fields introduced by El Capitan. I can't recall last time I've seen VoiceOver go busy in Chrome. On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 10:36 AM 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries < macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Anders Holmberg

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Anders Holmberg wrote: > I wonder if one could compile and use alpine on the mac. You should be able to compile it or even install it from one of the packaging systems that offers free/open-source software for OS X. > I guess its possible but the question is if voiceover

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! If Voiceover would announce text fields and such in chrome it would be even better. /A > On 28 Feb 2016, at 17:12, Kevin Chao wrote: > > I use gmail.com and inbox.google.com > . The keyboard shortcuts make it really

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I saw it to but never bought it. I don’t think there are much alternatives to the mail app sadly. I wonder if one could compile and use alpine on the mac. I guess its possible but the question is if voiceover will work with that. /A > On 28 Feb 2016, at 16:41, jeff `greene

Unable to hear FaceTime calls on a Mac Pro

2016-02-28 Thread Kristeen Hughes
I have a friend who has to use her computer to answer calls made to her iPhone. The computer is set up to do this and sometimes it works fine. It has been problematic for several weeks now. The iPhone is nearby, but when she answers the iPhone with the Mac she can not hear the caller. Callers

RE: num padis locked

2016-02-28 Thread Tony
How do I turn off Smart Quotes, how did it get turned on, and what is that for anyway? Thanks again. Tony From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Dengler Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 2:50 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: VMware Fusion

2016-02-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Then i guess i need that for Orca too. Thanks anyway for clearing this out. /A > On 28 Feb 2016, at 01:25, Phil Halton wrote: > > You need either an insert key or a caps lock key to act as the modifier key > for the Jaws or NVDA screen readers on the window side. There

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Blee Blat
Do you use chrome for everything or just mail? Safari it seems is just as busy here as the mail app is sometimes though I have found keeping mailboxes uncluttered makes it less busy. The same goes for browser history and caches. If I keep the browser history clear and clear out the browser

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Yes, in Chrome, but all in browser On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 8:40 AM jeff `greene wrote: > Hi Kevin, So you do all your email on safari? Avoiding mac mail all > together? > Jeff > > On 2/28/16, Kevin Chao wrote: > > I use gmail.com and

Re: Apple tV 4th gen remote

2016-02-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
That got it! Thanks > On Feb 27, 2016, at 12:22 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Sarai, > > To the best of my understanding, while the movie is playing, I think you can > flick left with one finger to rewind, or flick right with one finger to fast > forward.

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread jeff `greene
Hi Kevin, So you do all your email on safari? Avoiding mac mail all together? Jeff On 2/28/16, Kevin Chao wrote: > I use gmail.com and inbox.google.com. The keyboard shortcuts make it really > efficient and usable. > On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 7:41 AM jeff `greene

Re: VMware Fusion

2016-02-28 Thread Matthew Dyer
Hi, I have a usb keyboard with a number pad and I use it do to the fact that I am using fedora in a vm and often need to use flat review. Matthew On 02/27/2016 07:25 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > You need either an insert key or a caps lock key to act as the modifier > key for the Jaws or NVDA

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread Kevin Chao
I use gmail.com and inbox.google.com. The keyboard shortcuts make it really efficient and usable. On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 7:41 AM jeff `greene wrote: > Hi, I've asked this question twice from my mac but never got an answer > so I'm not sure if mac mail actually sent the

alternative email programs on the mac?

2016-02-28 Thread jeff `greene
Hi, I've asked this question twice from my mac but never got an answer so I'm not sure if mac mail actually sent the message. Well anyway... I'm getting really tired of mail.app on the mac. I often get busy messages or messages that an email can't be sent. I'm wondering if anybody has used other

smart groups in contacts

2016-02-28 Thread Sandra E. Finley
I m creating a smart group for a committee I am chairing at church. Some members are appearing in the address list twice. I used command shift N to start the smart group. and filled in the two fields of the dialog box. In smart Group I put the name of the group and in the field Called

Re: OpenOffice Mac

2016-02-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I totally agree wehn it comes to file handling in Pages etc. Libre Office has this deal breaker that consists of the following: In Writer, every single new line is treated as a separate edit box, and thus you can’t use VO+a to read a whole document or select across lineds or such. This bug has

Re: Textedit Questions, Urgent Help Please!

2016-02-28 Thread Alex Hall
First, go to the top of a blank document to make these changes, or select all in a document that already has text, then go to the top. For line spacing, stop interacting with the scroll area that holds the text field and vo-left to the line spacing popup button. Choose your spacing from here.

Re: OT: Applescript refusing to see document object of Pages?

2016-02-28 Thread Alex Hall
I used the script you sent, or at least the first part. I can't get any attributes of windows or documents at all. > On Feb 27, 2016, at 23:14, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > But I am that is the person that I am using. Do you want to compare Scripps? > using > > >

Textedit Questions, Urgent Help Please!

2016-02-28 Thread Helga Schreiber
Hi all! How are you all? The subject line says it all! My questions, Do you know how can I have 12 point Times New roman font as default on textedit on my mac,adn also double spacing as deafault? I'm just owndering because I need to write a 1250 or 1500 paper and I want to have everything