Re: starting VO at log in screen

2014-09-04 Thread Kevin Barry
The defect is that the OS does not automatically invoke VO when VO has been previously turned on in an account. It refuses to do this even if there is only one account and it has VO turned on. In addition, the setting you describe is not exactly in an easy to find place. Kevin At 10:32 PM

Re: starting VO at log in screen

2014-09-04 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Great! I left out some of the exact detail as I hoped you could figure out some of the inbetween steps without my having to say VO-down 9 times and then right twice etc. Plus I wasn't 100% sure those would be exactly right if we were on different versions of OSX. CB On 9/3/14, 10:52 PM, Gabe

Re: starting VO at log in screen

2014-09-04 Thread The Believer
Its not a defect for there exists a setting to enable this. Perhaps not all want or need VO speaking at login. Have you emailed Apple and asked them to make this on by default? Its not a defect tho perhaps you may think its a defect in reasoning. Maybe Apple knows why its been made an

starting VO at log in screen

2014-09-03 Thread Gabe Griffith
Hi all, I'm almost embarrassed to ask this question but I can't seem to figure out how to get VO to start automatically at my log in screen. Currently I'm waiting until I'm sure the mac is at the log in screen and then start VO with command f5. I'm then able to navigate to my password field

Re: starting VO at log in screen

2014-09-03 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Go to System Preferences and then Users Groups. At the very bottom of that you'll find the click the lock to make changes button which will ask for your username and password. Once authenticated you'll be able to make changes to Login Options. In the Login Options you should find a checkbox

Re: starting VO at log in screen

2014-09-03 Thread Kevin Barry
An inexcusable defect as far as I am concerned. At 05:35 PM 9/3/2014, you wrote: Go to System Preferences and then Users Groups. At the very bottom of that you'll find the click the lock to make changes button which will ask for your username and password. Once authenticated you'll be able

Re: starting VO at log in screen

2014-09-03 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi Kevin, to which defect are you referring? VO can indeed be configured to speak at the login screen, as per the message posted by Chris. Even if you have FileVault enabled, a full disk encryption system, there is audible feedback as you are unlocking your drive. I don’t think there’s a defect

Re: starting VO at log in screen

2014-09-03 Thread Gabe Griffith
Thanks Chris I fumbled around a bit before finding the right list item to select and then the check box but it is now set. Gabe On Sep 3, 2014, at 2:35 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote: Go to System Preferences and then Users Groups. At the very