Re: sound loss in iOS 13.1.2

I went through these power cycles and still my phone went silent later in the day. - Original Message - From: Jürgen Fleger To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2019 11:49 PM Subject: Re: sound loss in iOS 13.1.2 Wow, thanks for this. What an anno

Re: sound loss in iOS 13.1.2

try to call to it. Worked with me. Às 12:31 de 07/10/2019, Loy Green escreveu: I went through these power cycles and still my phone went silent later in the day. - Original Message - *From:* Jürgen Fleger *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.c

Re: sound loss in iOS 13.1.2

What do you mean? - Original Message - From: João de Sousa e Silva To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 7:38 AM Subject: Re: sound loss in iOS 13.1.2 try to call to it. Worked with me. Às 12:31 de 07/10/2019, Loy Green escreveu: I went

Re: Completely VoiceOver accessible audio recoder / editor

Hi Dan, Yes Avid Pro Tools. HTH Chuck "God does not play dice with the universe" "Albert Einstein’ On Oct 3, 2019, at 7:29 PM, 'Dan' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi list, > Are any audio recording / editing applications completely V VoiceOver > accessible. I mean, are all functions available to

Re: Catalina OSx

Hi! You can upgrade but be aware that there are irritating things with Safari and VoiceOver. Especially if you’re using a braille display. /A > 6 okt. 2019 kl. 17:29 skrev Dave Carlson : > > Haven’t heard lately from any of the early adopters/testers of the Catalina > release. Is it stable, or

Re: sound loss in iOS 13.1.2

Hi, these sorts of problems are quite difficult to nail down due to the inconsistency of its presentation. As I've mentioned, I've only experienced this problem once with the phone app, and total loss of speech nowhere else. Sometimes, speech is lost for a second or so after I press the side

Re: Catalina OSx

What irritating things? May we please have specifics here? > On Oct 7, 2019, at 8:36 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > You can upgrade but be aware that there are irritating things with Safari and > VoiceOver. > Especially if you’re using a braille display. > /A > >> 6 okt. 2019 kl. 17:29 s

Re: Catalina OSx

We should have had these discussions on the public beta group. Why now? 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 10/7/2019 6:49 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: What irritating things? May we

Re: Catalina OSx

Lol because its release week now and oh my gosh it’ll actually effect a large number of people now and we may not be ready. Ah well, maybe there are blind people at Apple who use Macs who can help whatever bugs remain get ironed out because Macs are work devices. At least the pro ones. > On Oct

Re: Catalina OSx

Are you serious, Devin? Let me see... No, this isn't SNL. Fact check. The Catalina public beta started over 3 months ago. I guess iOS/iPadOS was the primary focus and Macs are primarily used in work environments so it is not worthy of our time snf effort. By the way. if those blind people at

Re: Catalina OSx

No, I was not serious. Really, if you require a rock-solid build, I’d wait until the second major release, or even until next June when it should be pretty solid, lol. That’s just one of the problems of having a yearly release, things are rushed. > On Oct 7, 2019, at 10:02 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVis

Re: Catalina OSx

Rushed? Maybe. But no doubt Apple is already building macOS 10.16. Perhaps even 10.17. So why bother with Catalina, just wait a year... or two. 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 10/7/2019 8:12 AM,

Re: Catalina OSx

I’m bothering because I have this idea that with Catalina will come iPad apps, like Overcast, Voice Dream Reader and Writer, and so many games. I will hold this idea until it is mercilessly shattered in a year or two when it sinks in that no, developers don’t really have a need to support Mac. A

Re: Catalina OSx

Interesting perspective, because many many complaints are in fact Voiceover bugs. So Voiceover is not of much importance as the rest. We'll just suggest that Voiceover users send feedback to Apple. Right. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been vis

Re: Catalina OSx

I still want to know what these bugs are. I mean, irritating in Safari isn’t very specific. I want to know if they’re irritating enough to justify holding off or not. > On Oct 7, 2019, at 10:45 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Interesting perspective, because many many complaints

Re: Catalina OSx

Hi! FIrst of all the Safari bug is stil present where voiceover says insertionpoint at blbla. Secondly the brailledisplay just gets blank when i try to read some text on some pages. I try to interact with the text with no luck. The only thing that helps is to turn off quicknav and move the curso

Re: Catalina OSx

Or 3 or 4. > On 8 Oct 2019, at 2:22 am, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Rushed? Maybe. But no doubt Apple is already building macOS 10.16. Perhaps > even 10.17. So why bother with Catalina, just wait a year... or two. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many

Re: Catalina OSx

I guess no one surely knows until they try the new operating system, just make sure you have used Super Duper or similar to perform a full backup before you start. > On 8 Oct 2019, at 3:41 am, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I still want to know what these bugs are. I mean, ir

Recording the Screen on the Mac.

Hi! I need to record the screen to send to apple. I open QuickTime player and try to start to record the screen. But it seems nothing helps. The first time I did this it asked me to give permission to record the screen. Which I did in system settings. SO i am a bit confused. /A -- The following

Re: Movies with audio description on iTunes

Hi! How do one get the description to work when starting the Movie? Does it just starts or do I have to do something to get it to work? Thanks. /A > 2 okt. 2019 kl. 20:36 skrev Mary Otten : > > Thanks, Tim. It does make sense. I was actually really surprised to see that > the two movies I am int

Searching The App Store?

Hi, Where can I find search in the app store to search for an app I want. I was not happy with results Siri brought up when I asked. I am running the most release of IOS 13.x.x on an IPhone 10. Thanks. Eileen -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries l

Re: Catalina OSx

I'm sure you will find some when you poke around in macOS. 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 10/7/2019 9:41 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: I still want to know what these bugs are. I

Re: Searching The App Store?

Once you open the app store, put your finger at the buttom of the screen, there you will find tabs, swipe right and or left until you find the search tab. There you will find a search editor to input your searc term. On 10/7/19, 'Eileen Scrivani' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi, > > Where can I fi

Re: Movies with audio description on iTunes

Hi, If you've enabled it in System Prefs, and if the movie has Audio Description, it will just do it automatically. The setting is in System Prefs, Accessibility, in the Accessibility options table under Descriptions. There is a similar setting in iOS and iPadOS. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple

Re: Battery level

Well I turned off optimise battery setting and it didn’t really do anything. I’m guessing it is something to do with the new bluetooth where I can have voice over coming through my phone and the media coming through the speaker. I’m thinking this might use more battery? But i’m not complaining a

Re: Battery level

Hi, Didn't do much for me either. I've since turned off Background App Refresh in Settings, General and it has made the biggest difference. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Oct 7, 2019, at 14:44, Petr

Re: Battery level

Thanks Tim, I’ll give that a go as well. > On 8/10/2019, at 09:46, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Didn't do much for me either. I've since turned off Background App Refresh > in Settings, General and it has made the biggest difference. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilbur

Re: Battery level

Hi! I really don’t understand the optimizations feature. Its off here too. /A > 7 okt. 2019 kl. 22:44 skrev Petrus Tuerlings : > > Well I turned off optimise battery setting and it didn’t really do anything. > I’m guessing it is something to do with the new bluetooth where I can have > voice ov

Re: Battery level

Hi, >From what I can figure out, all it does is monitor your battery charging >patterns so that it can manage how/when it brings the iPhone to full charge. >So, for example, if you normally plug your iPhone in at bedtime and leave it >charging all night, then it will figure out that pattern an

Re: Searching The App Store?

Yes, I tap on the search tab, but an edit field does not appear on the screen. There is a button to dictate, but that is not getting me the result I know the app store has. Where is the edit field located? I’ve swiped all over the screen and there does not appear to be an Edit Text field! At lea

Re: Searching The App Store?

Once you’ve opened the search tab go right to the top of the screen and find the Search heading. Flick once to the right and it should say something like Games, Apps stories and more. This is the edit field and double tap that too activate it and then you should be able to type in your search.

The New Features, Changes, Improvements, and Bugs in macOS Catalina for Blind and Low Vision Users | AppleVis

https://www.applevis.com/blog/new-features-changes-improvements-and-bugs-macos-catalina-blind-and-low-vision-users The New Features, Changes, Improvements, and Bugs in macOS Catalina for Blind and Low Vision Users 7 October, 2019 Apple has today released macOS 10.15 Catalina to the public. As u

Re: Searching The App Store?

Okay, my fault. I found the search edit field. There is some really long wording at the start of it that made me skip right over it. Jeesh, you think Apple would lable it with something meaningful like Edit search text instead of the longstring of non-dewscriptive wording they put there. Eileen

Re: Searching The App Store?

There is no longer a search tab. The search function is under the Today tab. 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 10/7/2019 3:37 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Once you’ve opened the search tab go right

Re: Searching The App Store?

Sorry ET, I’ll have to disagree on that one. I open the App Store on my 8+ and the list goes as followed; 1. Today tab, 2. Games tab, 3. Apps tab, 4. Arcade, 5. Search. The last one is the Search tab > On 8/10/2019, at 13:26, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > There is no longer a sea

Re: Searching The App Store?

Yer right! I wonder if it was missing in the earlier versions of 13. I sure did not see a search tab before 13.1.2. 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 10/7/2019 5:45 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: So

Re: Searching The App Store?

Now the updates tab is gone and is in the Today tab. Maybe that was the confusion? > On 8/10/2019, at 13:51, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Yer right! I wonder if it was missing in the earlier versions of 13. I sure > did not see a search tab before 13.1.2. > > From E.T.'s Keyboar

Re: Searching The App Store?

Uh, maybe? Sighs. That may be. Oh well. 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 10/7/2019 5:58 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Now the updates tab is gone and is in the Today tab. Maybe that was the confusi

Re: Searching The App Store?

Never mind, have another beer or coffee depending on what time of the day it is where you are? I’m not having either as I’m off to work soon. > On 8/10/2019, at 14:06, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Uh, maybe? Sighs. That may be. Oh well. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali

Re: Searching The App Store?

Too late for either but coffee will definitely be on tap in the morning when I finish setting y Catalina. 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 10/7/2019 6:09 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Never mind, h

Re: Searching The App Store?

Good luck with that one, f I spotted the update today and wasn’t brave enough to download and install it yet. > On 8/10/2019, at 14:27, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Too late for either but coffee will definitely be on tap in the morning > when I finish setting y Catalina. > > Fr

Re: Searching The App Store?

I am installing Catalina in its own volume, keeping Mojave as backup. Tomorrow I will install the mail accounts and apps. 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 10/7/2019 6:32 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrot

Re: Searching The App Store?

Sent from Petrus's iPhone > On 8/10/2019, at 14:45, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  I am installing Catalina in its own volume, keeping Mojave as backup. > Tomorrow I will install the mail accounts and apps. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believ

What Was Apple Thinking -- Call Audio Routing

I stumbled on this. Where is the logic? Call Audio Routing is located under Settings/Accessibility/Touch. What on earth does it have to do with touch? iOS 13.1.2. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all me

RE: Searching The App Store?

Very bottom right hand corner of the app store application. From: 'Eileen Scrivani' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2019 7:16 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Searching The App Store? Hi, Where can I find search in the app store to search for an app I want. I was not

RE: Searching The App Store?

ET, I have to agree with Petrus, However if your talking about Mac OS catatonic then I’m not sure as haven’t used it yet. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2019 1:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Searching The App

RE: Searching The App Store?

What, You have coffee on tap, Hell Now I've heard everything. -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2019 2:28 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Searching The App Store? Too late for either but coffee will definitely be on tap

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Re: Battery level

Well Petrus, you're lucky. When I connect my phone to a Bluetooth speaker, Voiceover still comes through the speaker and there's no way to select otherwise. I've tested this with both a Google Home Mini and an Amazon Echo Dot 3 with the same result. Regards, Shawn, Sent from Sophia, the MacBook

Re: The New Features, Changes, Improvements, and Bugs in macOS Catalina for Blind and Low Vision Users | AppleVis

I noticed that they didn't talk about the big feature that Voiceover has. If you look in your speech rotor by pressing VO+Command+Shift+arrow keys, you'll notice that you can now use the Siri voices with Voiceover. This is a great feature that some of us including myself have always wanted and n