Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
Thanks. I do love editing text on the Mac, with Ulysses, MacDown, or Emacs with Emacspeak. And reading through email is a lot faster than on Gmail on Windows. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Jan 25, 2023, at 5:37 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi, > just popping

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread Julie Rattray
Re teams if you use ms outlook for your calendar you can schedule teams meetings from there - interestingly I find teams on my iPad more accessible than on my laptop - but speaking to friends who use teams on Windows machines with Jaws they have similar issues. > On 25 Jan 2023, at 18:44, Suzan

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread Herbie Allen
I have found Google Docx confusing on both systems, but you may have an easier time with Chrome. I have not dealt with Sales force so I cannot comment on that one. Otherwise, with the web, I use the web roter a lot as it’s support of first letter navigation makes finding things quicker. I will u

Re: Weird Login Stuff with Ventura.

2023-01-25 Thread Violet Gill
No. I unlock my mac with the passcode and Touch ID.  Violet. She/her.On Jan 25, 2023, at 18:53, Jonathan Cohn wrote:You don't perhaps have your Macintosh configured to unlock with your Apple watch? If so, I suggest turning that off and back on again. I have had issues with this after upgrading on

Re: Weird Login Stuff with Ventura.

2023-01-25 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You don't perhaps have your Macintosh configured to unlock with your Apple watch? If so, I suggest turning that off and back on again. I have had issues with this after upgrading on several occasions. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jan 25, 2023, at 5:32 PM, Violet Gill wro

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, just popping in here based on this specific comment. The issues with Salesforce and google docs, like Herb just noted are not the fault of the Mac. they instead are the fault of accessibility factors being ignored at both companies. Really insure the progressive enhancement design prac

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
What does the Mac do better for you? I struggle a bit with advanced web stuff, like moving quickly through Salesforce and Google Docs on Safari. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Jan 25, 2023, at 12:51 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > I think overall the Mac is more a

Re: Weird Login Stuff with Ventura.

2023-01-25 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
It should be on the fix it list at Apple. Was hoping it came in 13.2. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 1/25/2023 2:32 PM, Violet Gill wrote: Hello, no, I

Re: Weird Login Stuff with Ventura.

2023-01-25 Thread Violet Gill
Hello, no, I didn’t try that I will try and see what happens. Will it always do this? or is there something I can do that will bring it back to how it usually works. thank you. Violet. She/her. > On Jan 25, 2023, at 17:13, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  Or just clicking the

Re: Weird Login Stuff with Ventura.

2023-01-25 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Or just clicking the mouse or trackpad to get focus back on the password entry. Did you try to find anything in system information? From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icl

Re: Weird Login Stuff with Ventura.

2023-01-25 Thread Brad Snyder
Yes, Ventura has some weird issues with the logon screen. Try toggling VoiceOver off, and then back on again. I find that usually helps. - Brad - On Jan 25, 2023, at 15:46, Violet Gill wrote: Hello. I’m Writing In Regards to Mac OS Ventura 13.2. I just upgraded from The Last version of Monte

Weird Login Stuff with Ventura.

2023-01-25 Thread Violet Gill
Hello. I’m Writing In Regards to Mac OS Ventura 13.2. I just upgraded from The Last version of Monterey since most of the bugs may have been fixed and I felt it was the right time to update. However, there is a weird issue that I’m experiencing at login. VO will say installer progress and the au

Hiding Apps

2023-01-25 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Another one that changed in Ventura is ability to hide apps from the Mac App store. I wish to hide an app I mistakenly downloaded. For that matter, is it even possible to remove them completely from the Hidden Purchases section? Thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revol

Re: Robobraille will convert files to mp3.

2023-01-25 Thread Lorie McCloud
I did this and it works very well! > On Jan 24, 2023, at 10:12 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi all, > Sharing this because, more than once, someone has asked for a Wyo to convert > a file, text pdf or whatever, into the mp3 format. > It seems robobraille can do this, in several languages. e

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread Herbie Allen
I think overall the Mac is more accessible! Is it perfect? No, there are some things that could be better. But things like making websites accessible will go a long way. I feel like the main reason people s struggle is they don’t know VO Shortcuts. I am also a Jaws user and I think the Mac is mu

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread lenron brown
>From what I hear the Audio handling on the mac is amazing. One of the reasons I am getting a new one for sure. Not ready for having to use so many extra keys for everything though. lol On 1/25/23, Suzanne Erb wrote: > I have found that I can read Microsoft materials just fine on my Mac, and I >

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread Suzanne Erb
I have found that I can read Microsoft materials just fine on my Mac, and I can save materials written in Pages, Numbers, etc., as Microsoft Word or Excel formats, whichever is necessary. Microsoft Teams is a bit of a problem, but then again, Teams takes some getting used to, and Micro

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries
I have a MacBook Pro M1 16 GB, 1TB and a Windows i7 9th Gen 32GB, 1TB SSD Windows 11 Pro running Jaws 2023. I feel as if VoiceOver is continually improving and has not lost accessibility. Although this is my first Mac I have been exposed to the Apple environment for years as a retired instructo

Mail Rules on iCloud.com

2023-01-25 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Hello all, I took a quick look there to create a new rule and see that site also got a remake. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail: a

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread lenron brown
sure you can. It could be so much better. I don't feel like it were the same teams working on the Iphones accessibility. I really need to get better with a mac but I always feel like it is so slow. On 1/25/23, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Nothing is ever perfect but and Voiceover will a

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
I do really love VoiceOver’s plentiful text commands, being able to select text by just starting, then ending, selection, moving and resizing windows, and the text checker. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Jan 25, 2023, at 12:21 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Nothing is ever perfect but and Voiceover will always need work. But at least with Ventura 13.2 things are much better. Can't compare to Jaws or NVDA for those are not macOS. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --J

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
I think it’s getting better, but it has years of improvement in order to be as flexible as NVDA or JAWS. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Jan 25, 2023, at 11:56 AM, Tibor Niesner wrote: > > Hi all, > > what do you think about the accessibility on Mac OS? > Do y

Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

2023-01-25 Thread Tibor Niesner
Hi all, what do you think about the accessibility on Mac OS? Do you think accessibility is worse and worse? Or what do you see it? I think that Mac OS is usable with VoiceOver. Because people say that accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver is worse and worse. Thank you. Best regard Tibor Niesn