Re: zip files

HI May, For zip files that aren't password protected, just press Command-O while focused on the file, and it is unzipped. It is located in the same folder as the original zipped file. best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

Re: skip blank lines

Hi, Sometimes an HTML message includes a text alternative, which reads better and doesn't read all those blank lines. To access it, press Command-Option P, or go to the View Menu, choose Message, then Plain Text Alternative. HTH, Anna

Re: viewing suggestions in spell checker

HI Donna, For one brief shining moment, just before Snow Leopard, I could press Command-Semicolon, then VO-Shift-M in just about any program and get a list of misspelled words. It was great. but with Snow Leopard, pressing VO-Shift-M doesn't work in most places anymore. That means the

Re: introduction and more questions

hI Rhonda, I got a Mac Mini in June, and that was my first Mac experience, so I know how you feel. I suggest you download Mike Arrigo's podcasts from www.blindcooltech.com All but the last two are about Leopard rather than snow Leopard, but almost everything still applies. There are ten in

Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac

Hi Will, I asked a similar question a few days ago. YOu can either unzip using Terminal or download a program; Unarchiver was recommended. I tried the Terminal approach yesterday and it worked great: Go to Finder/Utilities and open Terminal. Type unzip -e paste in the file you want to

Re: MacBook Pro Out Of The Box

Hi, Depending on your keyboard, you may have to press Command-FN-F5. Try Command-F5, and if that doesn't work, try again adding the FN key. A tutorial will help you learn basic VO navigation. It's also possible you won't need to turn VoiceOver on at all. When I turned on my Mac Mini for

Re: voice over instruction manuals

Hi Simon. The Getting STarted guide for VoiceOver in Snow Leopard is at the bottom of the vO help menu. Press VO-H, then Up Arrow, and you've got it. That particular version is in HTML and opens in safari. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

Re: Sharing folders on my Mac

Hi Frank, Go to the Apple menu, choose System Preferences, then Sharing. In the Services table, select the File Sharing row and be sure it's checked. Stop interacting with that row and VO-Right Arrow to the Options button. ONe of the options is the Share files and folders using SMB

Re: unzipping password-protected archives

Thanks so much, Justin and Esther. It's great to have alternatives to try. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Copying and creating items in the list view

Hi James, When you're in the folder you want to create a subfolder in, press Command-N. To put items in a folder, copy them with Command-C. HTH, anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: songs appearing in iTunes?

Hi Donna, Did your husband purchase these songs recently, by any chance? I know itunes 9 can be configured so that whenever one person on a network buys music from the iTunes store, the songs they purchase get copied to other computers on the network; could that be it? Best, Anna

Re: songs appearing in iTunes?

Hi Donna, Very strange. Is there anyone else on your network? And these songs are really in iTunes - you're not streaming them from a shared computer? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

unzipping password-protected archives

Hi, I just downloaded a book from Bookshare and tried to unpack it, and I was surprised to find out that the archive program that comes with the Mac doesn't know how to handle password-protected zip files. I was told it couldn't open the file, and that was it. Is there some setting I can

Re: songs appearing in iTunes?

Hi Donna, I've never heard of iTunes randomly giving people songs. Are they the whole song, or just a sample? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this

Re: Getting Stuck in Submenus with VO. Does this happen to you?

Hi Pete, When I upgraded to version 10.6.1 a couple of weeks ago, the problem of getting lost in menus went away. I have the VO cursor set to follow the mouse, and I'm having no problems in menus. I did have the problem before updating. HTH, Anna

Re: previews?

HI Jessi, I'm not sure I would have thought of using the item chooser to look for specific buttons if it hadn't been for Mike Arrigo's podcasts. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: copying a CD

conversion, cd ripping and tagging in flac and mp3 and it's very streamlined and nice. Best, erik burggraaf A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 2009-09-25, at 12:30 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi, Is there a way

Re: copying a CD

feedback to m...@sbooth.org Best, erik burggraaf A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 2009-09-25, at 11:45 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: HI Erik, Could you give me a URL or a more specific name for Max? I can't find

Re: web browsing

Hi Donna, Have you tried DOM as well as Group mode? IN situations where one doesn't read something correctly, sometimes the other does. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: Two small mail and VO questions

Hi Frank, If you don't care about seeing status - unread, replied, etc. - go to the View menu with Control-F2, V, Enter. Arrow down to Columns and press Enter. Check or uncheck columns to show or hide them by pressing Enter. If you want to keep status on screen but don't want to hear it

Re: twitter for the mac, what will work with vo?

Hi, I use Syrinx, and one thing I love about it is how easy it is to read tweets in the order they were received. You can set a bookmark on the last tweet you read, then use a Go to Bookmark command and press the Spacebar repeatedly to move the bookmark up one tweet and hear it read.

Re: Two small mail and VO questions

keyboard, for the shift changes backslash to vertical line. So how does it work. Cheers, Stan. On 24 Sep 2009, at 4:17 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi Frank, If you don't care about seeing status - unread, replied, etc. - go to the View menu with Control-F2, V, Enter. Arrow down to Columns

Re: Skype and VO-Shift M

Hi michael, I'm also using Snow Leopard, and I just tried pressing VO-Shift-M on a Skype contact and got the regular menu with Call, send File, etc. You could try pressing VO-Command-F5 to bring mouse focus to the contact before using the command; maybe that would help. Also, are you

Re: twitter for the mac, what will work with vo?

Hi Kevin, I don't know of an easy way to find out how many tweets Syrinx stores. I do know that I have several hundred tweets in it right now, including a direct message from the end of July when I first joined Twitter, so I think it keeps all of them. Best, Anna

refreshing or redrawing the screen

Hi, Is there a way to have VO redraw the screen as you can with Windows screen readers when the screen reader and screen content get out of sync? Or do the two not get out of sync because VO is part of the operating system? Thanks, Anna

Re: refreshing or redrawing the screen

an explanation from someone who understands computers -- both hardware and software -- a whole heck of a lot better than I do. Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi, Is there a way to have VO redraw the screen as you can with Windows screen readers when the screen reader and screen content get out

Re: Two small mail and VO questions

Hi Christina, I'm sorry. You're right; Status isn't in the Columns menu. I found the menu and that it controlled which columns were shown, and I assumed Status was there without actually looking for it. You know what happens when you assume. sorry about that. Best, Anna

copying a CD

Hi, Is there a way to copy an audio CD on the Mac with the software it comes with? If not, what software works well for this? Thanks, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group.

Re: Voice Over for Snow Leopard

Hi Michael, The Getting STarted guide is also the last option on the Help menu accessed with VO-H. When you select this option, it opens as an HTML file in Safari. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: anyone see any improvements in latest itunes?

HI Will, The Songs table that shows songs in the iTunes store is part of the HTML content now rather than separate, but the one you access to listen to music in the music library is still there. have you rebooted since installing the update? Before I rebooted, I had a lot of trouble

next table command useful navigation tool

Hi, You guys may already know this, but I didn't, and it's cool. I discovered a couple of days ago that the command to move to the next table, VO-Command-T, works in lots of programs, not just Safari, this can be invaluable for navigation. for instance, in itunes it takes you directly to

Re: nano micro-management

Hi Yuma, You can automatically sync any iPod you like and have the settings completely separate from those of other iPods. You can, for example, sync all audiobooks to your iPhone and sync whichever music playlists you want to your iPod. You can also manage the music on your iPod

Re: Audio Hijack Pro Questions

Hi Robert, i haven't tried to delete a session recently, but if the window won't close, you could try locating it with the Window chooser, VO-F2 twice, and closing it once you're focused on it. In Shane Jackson's podcast on Audio Hijack Pro, which I think is around a year old, the

anyone see any improvements in latest itunes?

Hi, I just updated to the new version of iTunes, 9.1 I think it is. I don't see any improvements in accessibility; there are still the same focus issues with the column browser, and the songs table in the iTunes store is just as hard to navigate as before. Does anyone else see any

Re: voicover being crashy

Hi Anouk, I haven't used Pages much, but I find TextEdit's search facility, accessed with Command-F, works better than the VO one. Command-G is Find Next. I believe the same controls are used in Pages. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

Re: The iPod Touch...

Hi, The iPod Touch doesn't include a built-in microphone, GPS, or camera. I think those are the biggest differences aside from the phone functionality. There's a great discussion of the iPod Touch on a recent Serotalk podcast at http://serotalk.com/2009/09/16/access-to-itunes-9-0-is-here/

Re: windows 7

Hi May, If you use Boot Camp, you can boot into either Windows or Mac OS. When you choose one, that operating system uses all the resources of the computer, and you have to reboot to use the other. The reason Windows doesn't speak during the install is that you don't have access to

Re: VO on Nano: Can it Read the menus also?

Hi, I don't have the new Nano, but the manual says if VoiceOver is on, you can check Enable Spoken Menus. Those menus use your system voice. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Do Ipod Classics have VoiceOver?

Hi Pete, I'm pretty sure the Classic doesn't have VoiceOver, unfortunately. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Two Questions - VO reading unread messages and ability to skip past text

Hi James, If Keyboard Commander is on, the Unread Messages command is Option-U, using whichever Option key you selected. I believe you can do this from anywhere if mail is open. I always have to press control after using this command to get speech to work, and if that doesn't work, VO- F1

Re: skype on the iphone

Hi, I don't think you have to worry about syncing Skype contacts. When you sign in to a skype account, you get all your Skype contacts. That's the way it's always worked for me, and I've run Skype on a PC, a Mac, and a PAC Mate. HTH, Anna

Re: MacOS RFBD Downloader

Hi justin, RFBD offers their books in DAISY as well as protected WMA, and you can connect a Victor Stream or Book Sense to the Mac, so you can play RFBD books without needing protected WMA. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because

Re: MacOS RFBD Downloader

Hi Brandon, It doesn't have to. RFBD offers all their books in DAISY as well as WMA. Thank goodness, as the DAISY books are much easier to navigate. Best, Anna On Sep 15, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Brandon Misch wrote: the victor reader stream doesn't play protected wma files yet. On Sep 15,

Re: Snow Leopard and Itunes 9

Hi Esther, Thanks for the directions for finding and previewing tracks. They work well for the most part. I was going through a song list of about 50 songs, and had no trouble previewing the first 22 or so. Then I came to a row where the mouse cursor would not route to the vO cursor; it

Re: Snow Leopard and Itunes 9

on to a new page instead of working with results embedded in the HTML area containing Album results, etc. in terms of working with VoiceOver but it is less responsive in terms of having to wait for the new page to load. HTH Cheers, Esther Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi Esther, Thanks

Re: awesome new keyboard command in itunes 9

Hi, Command-Option-F is a nice command. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work on my system. I hope you have better luck. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post

Re: podcasts on your iPod?

Hi, When you connect your iPod, choose Podcasts in the Settings area. Press VO-Right Arrow until you reach a pop-up menu called Sync, and choose All Unplayed. That way, when you finish playing a podcast, it will be deleted the next time you sync your iPOd with your computer. The next

Re: Message headers and voiceover

Hi Simon, Clicking the physical mouse while the mouse is focused on the email address in the header opens the menu where you can reply to sender, etc. Just be sure you either have the mouse set to follow the VO cursor or that you press VO-Command-F5 to get it to the right place. Best,

Fwd: access keys on websites

Begin forwarded message: From: Alex Jurgensen asquare...@gmail.com Date: September 12, 2009 1:04:02 AM CDT To: Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.net Subject: Re: access keys on websites Hi, Anna, I am E-mailing you offlist, but feel free to share this with the list. Without VoiceOver

Re: mail and reading messages

Hi Yuma, Have you run Software Update since installing Snow Leopard? There was an update a couple of days ago. I haven't seen the problem of e-mail messages not being read automatically since I installed it, though that doesn't necessarily mean it's fixed. Worth trying, anyway. As for

Re: work-around for finding the artist you want

Hi Justin, I'm so glad my suggestions worked for you. I think you were the person who pointed out that focus changes when you arrow up and down the Column Browser, but VO doesn't track the changes. Once you pointed that out, I could figure out what to do. Thanks so much for mentioning

speech cutting out

Hi, Sometimes if I use one of the built-in Keyboard Commander commands, such as Option-T to read the time or Option-U to read the number of unread messages, VO stops talking for up to 30 seconds afterward. The VO sounds are still there, so I know my sound card is still engaged and VO is

Re: speech cutting out

Hi, I discovered something odd about this problem. I checked the time with right Option-T. Then I pressed Control. Then I pressed Up Arrow, and VO said nothing. Same when I pressed Down Arrow. Then I pressed VO-F1, VO read the title of the current app, and all was well. Go figure. Thanks

Re: Navigating and opening applications on your Mac [was Re: Setting Up Access to the Hard drive and Applications]

Hi, Just to add my two cents worth, my favorite way of navigating in Finder is to press the shortcut key that gets me closest to what I want, such as Command-Shift-C for Computer or Command-Shift-H for Home, interacting with the scroll area in list view, and using Command and Up or Down

Re: Snow Leopard update was don't you just hate it

Hi, I installed the update last night. There were two, one for the OS and one for printer drivers. The total was around 120 MB if I remember right. I just checked out the What's New section of VO help, but didn't see anything specific to this update. It looks to me like the documentation

Re: iTunes is Buggy?

Hi, I thought I figured out a way to pick a particular artist from the playlist browser, but when I went back and tried again, it didn't work. The method I tried involved stopping interacting with the column browser, typing a few letters, arrowing around a bit, and starting to interact

Re: Snow Leopard update was don't you just hate it

. best, Anna On Sep 11, 2009, at 10:37 AM, James Nash wrote: Thanks for the clarification Anna. Nice ot see that the ouse cursor issue might be fixed. How is the reading of messages with VO now? Take care James - Original Message - From: Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.net

Re: creating folders

Hi May, To create a new folder, open the folder in which you want your new one and press Command-Shift-N, type a folder name, and press Return. To delete a file or folder, focus on it and press Command-Delete. Remember that the key the mac calls Delete is called Backspace in Windows.

Re: iTunes is Buggy?

just that vo is not reading what is under it. Justin On Sep 11, 2009, at 9:01 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi, I thought I figured out a way to pick a particular artist from the playlist browser, but when I went back and tried again, it didn't work. The method I tried involved stopping

showing all tweets in Syrinx

Hi, I just used the Show Conversation command in Syrinx to see what someone was replying to. NOw how do I get it to show all tweets again? I tried choosing Timeline, choosing Refresh, and choosing Bring all to front, none of which had any effect. Thanks, Anna

Re: showing all tweets in Syrinx

Hi Mike, It's easy to forget to try the obvious. Thanks a lot. Best, Anna On Sep 11, 2009, at 12:54 PM, michael A. Babcock wrote: hi; use escape mike On Sep 11, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi, I just used the Show Conversation command in Syrinx to see what

Re: garbage in address book

Hi, I installed Thunderbird on my Windows machine, imported all my mail into it, then copied the folder containing the mail to my Mac and used its import options to import from thunderbird. I did more or less the same thing with my address book, but there was an additional step of saving

work-around for finding the artist you want

Hi, Thanks to the comment earlier about focus changing when you move around the Column Browser but VO not being aware of it, I found a way to locate an artist you want by typing a few letters. It's a bit tedious, but it works consistently. 1. Go to the View menu and ensure that at least

Re: upgrading.

Hi Eric, I hit that install button, Snow Leopard was installed, and all my data and programs were fine. The only thing that disappeared was Sound Source, presumably because that version doesn't work with Snow Leopard. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: more questions

Hi May, In the View menu, you can eliminate columns you don't care about, such as the Buddy one. As for reading line by line, you can often arrow up and down using Snow Leopard, but for more precise control, you may need to interact with the text using VO-Down Arrow or, if Quick Nav is

Re: more questions

Hi May, The advice I gave holds true in either Leopard or Snow Leopard. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: media event

Hi, I've never used the following site before, but they promise to have live blogging and links to video streams of today's Apple event if there are any. http://www.businessinsider.com/alleyinsider Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

Re: wireless connections

Hi May, Go to the status menu with Control-F8. One of the options is Airport. Press Down Arrow to go into that menu. One of the options should be Turn Airport On. Press Return. At that point, the Mac will search for networks and let you try to connect with what it finds. Best, Anna

Re: copying from itunes

Hi Donna, Once you rename the extension, try moving the file from your desktop to your iTunes folder. Then open it in itunes by pressing Control-O. Best, Anna On Sep 9, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi Esther, I finally copied the file, by just opening up Macintosh HD and

Re: purchased book from itunes

Yi Yuma, Check the Audiobooks section in the Source list. If that section isn't displayed, go to Preferences, and on the General tab, check Audiobooks. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: weird question re syncing aiphone

Hi Donna, With an iPod, on the Summary tab there is a Manually Manage Music check box. If you uncheck it, you have options for syncing with your itunes library. Maybe the iPhone works the same way. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

Re: voice over announcing screen attributes and colors in email

Hi Larry, In VoiceOver Utility, choose Verbosity. Choose the Text tab. My guess is that currently, the When Attributes change menu is set to Speak. Change it to Do nothing, and that should take care of it. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

Re: finding playback position in ituens, was creating ringtones

Hi Donna, The track you want needs to be playing or paused, and it's a good ideal to press Control-L to bring focus to the currently playing song before going into the LCD section. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: creating ringtones

Hi Donna, When you get to the place where you want the ringtone to start, press Space to pause playback. Then make sure you're focused on Music in the Source list, press Control-L to focus on the currently playing song, navigate to the LCD section, and interact with it. It includes such

Re: Accessible Status Menu Bar Icons and VoiceOver (also, new SoundSource for Snow Leopard)

Hi Esther, Your post was interesting. One thing I'm still not clear on, though, is whether there's a way to access the new version of Sound Source. I downloaded it earlier today, and I can't find it either on the status menu or via Command-Tab Thanks, Anna

Re: media event

Hi, Does anyone know the time of the event? I'd love a live stream as well. Best, Anna On Sep 7, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: You might try live.twit.tv around the time of the event. From: lomaswill...@googlemail.com Subject: media event Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:53:37

Re: creating ringtones

Hi Donna, What I would do is use a program like amadeus Pro to select the segment of a track you want to use as a ringtone, copy it to a separate file, save that file in AAC format, and change the extension from M4A to M4R. I think Amadeus Pro might be able to save as a ringtone, so you

Re: Skype and Voice Over.

Hi, this has been a great thread - lots of good information. There really is no way to create a keyboard shortcut for answering a Skype call? Too bad, as that would be the most useful Skype command to access from the keyboard. Best, Anna On Sep 6, 2009, at 1:54 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

Re: can't control-click on misspelled words

and vo-shift-e Robert Carter - Original Message - From: Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, Sep 3, 2009 10:36:37 Subject: Re: can't control-click on misspelled words Hi Justin, When I started using Leopard in June, I

Re: (extedit) how to select text, start a new page

arrow will select a word at a time. Control+option+arrow keys do not select but are vo navigation modes. On my machine again, command+shift+right arrow will select a line of text. Best wishes, Simon On 4 Sep 2009, at 03:53, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi, My experience is that Command

Re: [Mac-cessibility News] FaceBook iPhone Application Updated With Accessibility Fixes

Hi, Since the lack of accessibility of the iPhone Facebook application has been discussed frequently in the past few days, I thought this news posting was completely relevant. The news updates in general are interesting and of high quality. Keep bringing them on, I say. It would be nice

Re: interesting bug with the save dialog

Hi, I'm not experiencing the stuttering either. Weird. Best, Anna On Sep 2, 2009, at 11:59 PM, Justin Harford wrote: Hi all An interesting SL bug for you. Go into textedit. Write a document. Press cmd s to open the save dialog. Then try to tab over to the place where you select

Re: Mail messages not being read automatically

Hi Robert and all, Last night almost none of my messages were being read automatically, and today, they all are. I didn't change anything, I don't think, but it's possible. Go figure. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

stopping audio when trying to download files

Hi, With Leopard, if a file I wanted to download started playing, I could press Space to stop playback, then go to the address bar and press Option-Return to download the file instead. The downloading still works, but pressing Space doesn't stop playback. instead, it starts playback over

ignore next keystroke seems broken

Hi, I just went to my Windows XP desktop in Fusion. I typed VO-Tab to have VoiceOver ignore the next keystroke, and then typed VO-X, my shortcut to open Firefox. Nothing happened. This happened consistently. The only way I could get it to work was if I kept holding down the VO keys after

can't control-click on misspelled words

Hi, Normally I check spelling in e-mail by pressing Command-Semicolon, then pressing VO-Shift-M to access the spelling options. This doesn't appear to work in Snow Leopard. The misspelled word is highlighted as expected, but when I press VO-Shift-M, a different word gets highlighted

Re: can't control-click on misspelled words

Hi Justin, When I started using Leopard in June, I couldn't use the spell check procedure I described in my last message. However, the most recent OS update fixed it so I could use that procedure. Looks like Snow Leopard broke it again. Best, Anna

Re: Mail not Reading Automatically - Oh Rats

Unfortunately, Soren's method didn't work for me either. Mail is once again not reading correctly. I'll restart later and see if that makes any difference. Best, Anna On Sep 3, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Søren, thanks for the great idea and it did work, but briefly for me.

Re: problems reading a document in textedit

Hi, When I was still using Leopard, Preview crashed completely when I tried to read one PDF document that was around 150 pages. I was able to convert it to text using PDF2TXT, a Windows program, so I don't think there was anything wrong with the PDF. I tried opening it in Preview twice

Re: (extedit) how to select text, start a new page

Hi, My experience is that Command and Shift and the arrow keys select words, rather than Control-Shift-arrow keys. And depending on how a document is formatted, Option-Shift and Up or Down Arrow can select by paragraph. Best, Anna On Sep 2, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote:

Re: Mail not Reading Automatically - Oh Rats

. Best regards Søren. On Sep 3, 2009, at 9:13 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Unfortunately, Soren's method didn't work for me either. Mail is once again not reading correctly. I'll restart later and see if that makes any difference. Best, Anna On Sep 3, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Scott Howell

Re: stopping audio when trying to download files

Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi, With Leopard, if a file I wanted to download started playing, I could press Space to stop playback, then go to the address bar and press Option-Return to download the file instead. The downloading still works, but pressing Space doesn't stop playback. instead

Re: itunes and past podcast downloading

Hi Yuma, Sometimes you have to interact with the table containing the song in order for VO-Shift-M to work. Also, be sure you're focused on the name of the episode you want to download. HTH, Anna On Sep 3, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: uhm.. I've gone to the title i

Re: VOHelpDesk 3.0 Beta Released

What is VO Help Desk? The website doesn't say. thanks, anna On Sep 2, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Brandon Misch wrote: Hey all. this is from Alex. he wanted me to foreward this on since he's no longer on this list. Begin forwarded message: From: Alex Jurgensen asquare...@gmail.com Date:

Mail messages not being read automatically

Hi, I upgraded to Snow Leopard this afternoon. The transition is going reasonably well, but I have a question. I have been reading e-mail by pressing VO-J from the messages list to jump to the message. In Leopard, the message was always read automatically when I did this, which was very

Re: speech muted

Hi Donna, Are you sure VoiceOver is on? Press command-F5 to turn it on, and if that doesn't work, try FN-Command-F5. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to

Re: Rodent Inquiry

Hi Rich, I've been told you can use a Mac Mini without a mouse, and I did for an evening with no problems. Your cheap mouse lying around the house should be fine if you have any sighted folks around who need a mouse. best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: eBay to sell skype to private investors

Hi, My impression from the article and from the Skype blog is that Skype is alive and well. It's going to be a more independent company than in the past couple of years, as eBay will only own 35% of it. It was sold at more than anyone expected, so that's a good sign. Best, Anna

Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop

Hi Scott, I've been using Fusion and Windows XP for a little over a month. I had never heard of the Command-G command before. What does it do? When I Command-Tab to Fusion, that command is treated as Windows-G. If I move out of the Windows scroll area with VO-Right Arrow and then press

function keys in virtual Windows

Hi, I have a Mac Mini with a full keyboard, complete with numpad. If VoiceOver is off, pressing Command-F5 turns it on, so I apparently have it set so the software actions of the function keys are activated by default. If I'm running Windows XP in Fusion, the function keys work as

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