Apps with status bar menus that VoiceOver can't get to [was Re: Caffine application for the MAC]

2009-08-17 Thread Esther
Hello, Gary, I took a look at Caffeine, and I'll outline how to get around the inaccessibility of the status menu bar icon via an AppleScript, since they the authors provided hooks for this. However, this is an issue I've seen with a few other apps, including a couple that have

Re: Apps with status bar menus that VoiceOver can't get to [was Re: Caffine application for the MAC]

2009-08-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Another one that i've found, and recently started using, is the Mac version of Carbonite. There's an option to display status in the menu bar, but I'm not seeing it in my status menus, even though I have it checked. I've sent an email to them about this, so hopefully they'll fix it. On

Re: Apps with status bar menus that VoiceOver can't get to [was Re: Caffine application for the MAC]

2009-08-17 Thread Esther
Hi Dan, In some cases, like ExpanDrive before the fix, the overall accessibility of the app is not affected because the same information is easily available through other menus or shortcuts and the status menu icon is simply a convenience. The only other thing you can try is navigating

Re: Apps with status bar menus that VoiceOver can't get to [was Re: Caffine application for the MAC]

2009-08-17 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Thanks Ester, will give that a try. On Aug 17, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Dan, In some cases, like ExpanDrive before the fix, the overall accessibility of the app is not affected because the same information is easily available through other menus or shortcuts and the status menu

Re: Apps with status bar menus that VoiceOver can't get to [was Re: Caffine application for the MAC]

2009-08-17 Thread Gary
Thanks Steve and Ester, Yes, I've been using the energy saver options, but was wanting a better solution. As for using iTunes, I hadn't thought about that. Thanks for the great information. an On Aug 17, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote: Thanks Ester, will give that a try. On Aug