Re: iPad Pro and bluetooth keyboard

2018-05-31 Thread sandi sørensen
I dont agree, i have been able too write with the smart keyboard in almost any situation i have been in,usually sitting in car , taking variables, or writing notes on different systems. But we are all different. Yall know what they say , what ever rocks your boat Sent from my iPad > On 1

RE: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Agree, like other companys they just want the money, Kind of like my employers All about the money not about the customers or the service they provide. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Friday, 1 June 2018 2:08 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject:

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread lenron brown
Nah they don't really care anymore sadly. Weird change after weird change. On 5/31/18, Donna Goodin wrote: > Who knows. Personally, I don't think Apple's as interested in customer > satisfaction as they once were. > Cheers, > Donna >> On May 31, 2018, at 8:47 PM, Simon Fogarty >> >> Yeah Got

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Who knows. Personally, I don't think Apple's as interested in customer satisfaction as they once were. Cheers, Donna > On May 31, 2018, at 8:47 PM, Simon Fogarty > > Yeah Got the same kind of feeling about that. > > Mind you if customers spoke up they’d have to take notice. > > Or would

Re: Advice on hidden files.

2018-05-31 Thread Barry Hadder
Good one Jonathan. I never knew about that keystroke. > On May 22, 2018, at 9:14 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Hello, > > The Monday issue of Tidbits.com not only has a good explanation of wrapping > your own cloud backup service, but also a hint about quickly revealing hidden > files in the

Re: Changing Screen Measurements from Inches or Millimeters to Pixels/points

2018-05-31 Thread Barry Hadder
Hello Steve: I believe you are looking for VO utility-> verbosity-> announcements-> speak size and position in:. > On May 31, 2018, at 7:46 PM, Steve Matzura wrote: > > I thought it was in System Preferences -> Display, but I can't find it there, > or anywhere. I tried using the search

RE: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah Got the same kind of feeling about that. Mind you if customers spoke up they’d have to take notice. Or would they. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Friday, 1 June 2018 1:34 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: broken down arrow key on

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Simon, Sadly, I don't think Apple cares much these days about what the customer thinks. I suspect the new keyboard is here to stay. But I agree, typing on the old keyboard was much more satisfactory and efficient. Cheers, Donna > On May 31, 2018, at 8:06 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > >

RE: keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
What about function key and up arrow or Function key ctrl up arrow, They should take you to the top of the in box etc. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Daniel McGee Sent: Friday, 1 June 2018 1:52 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: issues with Time Machine backups

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
No space left on the time machine partition? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of aliFaisal Sent: Friday, 1 June 2018 1:34 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: issues with Time Machine backups Hello all, I haven’t connected my drive for time

RE: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hell, I thought I had trouble with apple stores being along way off, You’ve got a 5 hour drive, I’ve got about 6 hours of flying to another country. And I think I’ve got the better option. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn Sent: Friday, 1 June 2018 3:00 AM To:

Re: Changing Screen Measurements from Inches or Millimeters to Pixels/points

2018-05-31 Thread Steve Matzura
I am using a Keyboard Maestro macro that clicks on a spot on the screen where a certain VoiceOver-inaccessible control is found. The Keyboard Maestro macro is designed to click at a certain position measure in pixels, or points, as Apple calls it. I was told somewhere in the VO Utility there

RE: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Donna, Here here, Fully with you on that statement. Bring back the older keyboard style like that of my air. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Friday, 1 June 2018 12:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

RE: Changing Screen Measurements from Inches or Millimeters to Pixels/points

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Steve What is it your trying to do? Screen resolution is measured in picsals but the screen size is measured in inchs. Screen size is a diagonal measurement for example 13.3 inchs but the res is x number of dots per inch. Tell us what your trying to actually do and we might be able to

RE: iPad Pro and bluetooth keyboard

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I have one and yes it does get better. The apple smart keyboard isn't fantastic to type on, a lot of movement when typing, No function or media keys on the board to make working only from the board easier, No home key, The smart connecter is a great thing for battery useage but again

RE: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah I can't say I'm a fan of the new boards either, I really don't like the way they feel when typing on them. Problem I have is that I'm probably going to end up with one as a work machine in the next few months. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf

RE: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Not if it’s less than a year old, It should be a covered under warrenty issue. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2018 10:50 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP We're going to try that.

RE: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Donna, Possibly someone else has said this but what about crumbs or little chunks of food? Try blowing under the keys and see if you can remove anything that might be under there. But if it is a new notebook then get apple to repair it under the warrenty -Original Message- From:

Changing Screen Measurements from Inches or Millimeters to Pixels/points

2018-05-31 Thread Steve Matzura
I thought it was in System Preferences -> Display, but I can't find it there, or anywhere. I tried using the search feature in the tool bar, and neither pixels nor points turned up anything. Where is this confounded setting? TIA -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Tim, Just in case the problem doesn't fix itself some day, the compressed air did do the trick. In terms of this keyboard, overall,, I'd definitely prefer the old keyboard. I kept thinking I'd get used to this one, but it just hasn't happened. Cheers, Donna > On May 31, 2018, at 9:59 AM,

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Happily it did fix the problem. Thanks for the good wishes. Cheers, Donna > On May 31, 2018, at 9:06 AM, lenron brown wrote: > > Good luck, I really hope that can of air helps. Really hoping I can > hold on to this older mac book pro myself. > > On 5/31/18, Donna Goodin wrote: >> I’m not a

Re: keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, The keystroke that you are looking for is command+option+up arrow to go to the top and command+option+down arrow to go to the bottom of the mail list. Robert Carter > On May 31, 2018, at 8:41 AM, Daniel McGee wrote: > > Hi all > > Quick question. On the Mac, is there a keystroke that

Re: keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread matthew dyer
CMD+Opsion+up arrow should do the trick. Matthew > On May 31, 2018, at 9:41 AM, Daniel McGee wrote: > > Hi all > > Quick question. On the Mac, is there a keystroke that can jump you to the top > or bottom of a message list. > > Thanks > > Daniel > > -- > The following information is

Re: issues with Time Machine backups

2018-05-31 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Have you restarted your computer with the drive connected? Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 31, 2018, at 07:34, aliFaisal wrote: Hello all, I haven’t connected my drive for time machine in a while, but have recently

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I make a lot more typos too. I often hit the up arrow key when going for the right shift, an/or the question mark. I've had the sticky key problem a few time time, but in all cases, it just went away on its own by the next day. I don't have an Apple Store nearby, nor is there a

Re: keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread E.T.
Try fn-Left Arrow or fn-Right Arrow. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/31/2018 6:51 AM, Daniel McGee wrote: Just tried that and it didn’t work for me. On 31 May 2018, at 14:42, Jeff

Re: keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread Erik Burggraaf
in in my experience, option up or option down arrows worked up to about snow leopard, and then it changed to something more obscure. I think either command option up and down, or ccommand option shift up and down. Up of course goes to top, and down to the bottom. If this doesn't help, let

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread lenron brown
Good luck, I really hope that can of air helps. Really hoping I can hold on to this older mac book pro myself. On 5/31/18, Donna Goodin wrote: > I’m not a big fan of them, either. I’ve more or less gotten used to the > action, but I do find that I make many more typos than I did on the old >

Re: keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread Jeff Berwick
I use classic view in mail and list view in finder and it works. You may have to interact with the list. Jeff > On May 31, 2018, at 9:51 AM, Daniel McGee wrote: > > Just tried that and it didn’t work for me. > >> On 31 May 2018, at 14:42, Jeff Berwick wrote: >> >> Option up or down. >>

Re: keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread Daniel McGee
Just tried that and it didn’t work for me. > On 31 May 2018, at 14:42, Jeff Berwick wrote: > > Option up or down. > > Jeff > > >> On May 31, 2018, at 9:41 AM, Daniel McGee wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> Quick question. On the Mac, is there a keystroke that can jump you to the >> top or bottom

Re: keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread Jeff Berwick
Option up or down. Jeff > On May 31, 2018, at 9:41 AM, Daniel McGee wrote: > > Hi all > > Quick question. On the Mac, is there a keystroke that can jump you to the top > or bottom of a message list. > > Thanks > > Daniel > > -- > The following information is important for all members of

keystroke for jumping to the top of a list in mail

2018-05-31 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all Quick question. On the Mac, is there a keystroke that can jump you to the top or bottom of a message list. Thanks Daniel -- 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

issues with Time Machine backups

2018-05-31 Thread aliFaisal
Hello all, I haven’t connected my drive for time machine in a while, but have recently connected it to my computer. It was partitioned with one partition being for my time machine backups, and the other half being NTFS. However, time machine cannot backup to my partition, and it is not telling

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
I’m not a big fan of them, either. I’ve more or less gotten used to the action, but I do find that I make many more typos than I did on the old keyboard. Going to pick up some compressed air tonight. Keep your fingers crossed that that works! Thanks, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On May 31,

Re: iPad Pro and bluetooth keyboard

2018-05-31 Thread sandi sørensen
In terms of portability, i dont think it get any better than the Smart Keyboard, you fold it in around the iPad so your screen is fully protected. But everyone’s needs are different , i wish you good luck,! :P Sent from my iPad > On 31 May 2018, at 11.46, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Oh well,

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Lots of complaints all over the internet about the new butterfly keyboard on the latest Macbook’s specifically complaints about keys getting stuck as seams to be your case. I can’t exactly remember what Apple recommends for cleaning it, but they actually have support articles on this. I

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
We're going to try that. My husband checked last night, and we don't have any, so we're going to pick some up today. I was afraid a repair would be expensive. *sigh* Now I have yet another reason to dislike the new keyboards. TIA, Donna > On May 31, 2018, at 5:47 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > >

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Devin, Thanks. We have a certified Apple repair place here, so I'm going to try them first. Unfortunately, the CTRL-N keystroke does not work here, but I appreciate the suggestion. Cheers, Donna > On May 31, 2018, at 5:44 AM, Devin Prater wrote: > > You’ll probably have to get it to the

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Alex Hall
Have you taken some canned air to it? The 2016-2017 Pro keyboards have become well-known for susceptibility to dust and debris causing major problems for keys. An official repair is ideal, but is also very expensive outside of warranty. If you can fix the problem with canned air or some other

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Devin Prater
You’ll probably have to get it to the Apple Store for a fix. In the mean time, pressing Control+N, from Emacs next-line, will do the same, at least in text areas. > On May 31, 2018, at 5:43 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > The down arrow key on my MBP has for all intents and purposes

broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

2018-05-31 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, The down arrow key on my MBP has for all intents and purposes stopped working. It doesn't press down any more. With some fussing about I can get it to work one time out of about 7. Has anyone else seen this? What did the fix involve? Was it costly? TIA, Donna -- The following

RE: iPad Pro and bluetooth keyboard

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Oh well, that turned out to be a waste, I figured the issue out, Turns out even though the kb shows in Bluetooth on the iPad you still have to press a Bluetooth button on the board that then allows the pairing to happen. Interesting concept. Cheers to all. -Original Message-

RE: iPad Pro and bluetooth keyboard

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Sandy, Not as portable as I'd like And the magic keyboard doesn't have the keys on the board that I got the bridge for. Also this keyboard is aluminium and when closed against the iPad feels very much like a mac book pro. The solution I just found on line doesn't work in this case or

Re: iPad Pro and bluetooth keyboard

2018-05-31 Thread sandi sørensen
I have solved this in another way, get an iPad Pro, and its magic keyboard. Surprisingly it have been going strong since i got it , Sent from my iPad > On 31 May 2018, at 11.05, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > I'm hoping someone can assist me with this crazy question. > > I've

iPad Pro and bluetooth keyboard

2018-05-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Listers, I'm hoping someone can assist me with this crazy question. I've just purchased myself a Bluetooth keyboard for my iPad Pro 10.5" The keyboard is a Brydge brand and should be really simple to connect to the ipad just turn it on and then under settings / Bluetooth double tap the