Re: Sorting Status Menu Items

2024-02-02 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
d - On Feb 1, 2024, at 14:37, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Ok now I wish to arrange the items on the status menu. Tried using drag and drop but may not be using the correct shortcuts. Would like to get the correct ones, thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Alone we can

Re: Sorting Status Menu Items

2024-02-02 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATEMAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Feb 1, 2024, at 11:22 PM, Brad Snyder wrote:Never tried to do that,  Just went with the default. - Brad - On Feb 1, 2024, at 14:37, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:   Ok now I wish to arrange the items on the status m

Re: Sorting Status Menu Items

2024-02-02 Thread John Panarese
with the default. > > - Brad - > > > > On Feb 1, 2024, at 14:37, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Ok now I wish to arrange the items on the status menu. Tried using drag and > drop but may not be using the correct shortcuts. Would like to

Re: Sorting Status Menu Items

2024-02-01 Thread Brad Snyder
Never tried to do that, Just went with the default. - Brad - On Feb 1, 2024, at 14:37, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Ok now I wish to arrange the items on the status menu. Tried using drag and drop but may not be using the correct shortcuts. Would like to get the cor

Sorting Status Menu Items

2024-02-01 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Ok now I wish to arrange the items on the status menu. Tried using drag and drop but may not be using the correct shortcuts. Would like to get the correct ones, thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." -Helen Keller My e-Ma

Re: Add to Status Menu

2024-02-01 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Ahh got it now. Had tried to do it from the control center in the status menus. Again, thanks Brad. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." -Helen Keller My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 2/1/2024 10:54 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: You need to go to

Re: Add to Status Menu

2024-02-01 Thread Brad Snyder
You need to go to: system Settings > Control Center HTH - Brad - On Feb 1, 2024, at 12:07, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, Trying to add the Bluetooth icon to status menus in Ventura. Can't seem to find where to do this. Thanks for the help. >From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Alone we c

Add to Status Menu

2024-02-01 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, Trying to add the Bluetooth icon to status menus in Ventura. Can't seem to find where to do this. Thanks for the help. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." -Helen Keller My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com -- The following information is

Re: How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-28 Thread Walter Harper
Hello all, I think I got it to work. I see all the applications when I go to system preferences. Walter > On Jan 28, 2016, at 4:28 PM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > When you say "status menu", do you mean 'doc? If you mean the latter, then > removing the icon do

Re: How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
When you say "status menu", do you mean 'doc? If you mean the latter, then removing the icon doesn't actually stop the app from starting at login. > On 28 Jan 2016, at 19:21, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > If it is the Status menu item that is causing the issue, you

Re: How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-28 Thread Devin Prater
You might try pressing vo-shift-m on the status menu item, if that opens the menu then there might be a quit menu item there. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 28, 2016, at 1:21 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > If it is the Status menu item that is causing the issue, you are supposed to

Re: How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-28 Thread Jonathan Cohn
If it is the Status menu item that is causing the issue, you are supposed to be able to drag these out of the status menu. I am not sure if that stops the program running, or just removes the icon. Are there no instructions online about removing this program? Best wishes, Jonathan > On

Re: How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
an 27, 2016, at 10:53 PM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: >> >> Try to reboot your mac in case a process is holding onto your application. >> >> Andrew >>> On 28 Jan 2016, at 00:03, Walter Harper wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> How do you remove a p

Re: How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-27 Thread Walter Harper
t; > Andrew >> On 28 Jan 2016, at 00:03, Walter Harper wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> How do you remove a program from the status menu? I have the zedge program >> that I’m trying to uninstall but it won’t let me remove the application from >> the applic

Re: How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-27 Thread Walter Harper
t; >> Hello all, >> How do you remove a program from the status menu? I have the zedge program >> that I’m trying to uninstall but it won’t let me remove the application from >> the applications folder because it says the program is in use. >> Walter >> >

Re: How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-27 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Try to reboot your mac in case a process is holding onto your application. Andrew > On 28 Jan 2016, at 00:03, Walter Harper wrote: > > Hello all, > How do you remove a program from the status menu? I have the zedge program > that I’m trying to uninstall but it won’t le

How to remove a program from the status menu

2016-01-27 Thread Walter Harper
Hello all, How do you remove a program from the status menu? I have the zedge program that I’m trying to uninstall but it won’t let me remove the application from the applications folder because it says the program is in use. Walter -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Any way to reach status menu items that do not fit on the screen?

2014-04-25 Thread 'Chris Blouch ' via MacVisionaries
I haven't figured out a way around the limitation. Generally the menu items will trump space used by the status menu items (menu extras) so depending on how many of those you have and how many menus your app is and how wide your screen is, some of the status items will just disappear. Th

Re: Any way to reach status menu items that do not fit on the screen?

2014-04-24 Thread Vic
Any ideas, anybody? :) On Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:08:13 PM UTC-7, Vic wrote: > > Hi, > I noticed that VoiceOver does not allow reaching the status menu items > that do not fit on the screen. For example, if my screen only fits a > certain number of status menu icons, I seem

Any way to reach status menu items that do not fit on the screen?

2014-04-17 Thread Vic
Hi, I noticed that VoiceOver does not allow reaching the status menu items that do not fit on the screen. For example, if my screen only fits a certain number of status menu icons, I seem not to be able to beyond them, i.e. activate the ones that are off-screen and need to be scrolled to. Any

Re: adjusting system volume without going to status menu

2013-03-19 Thread Katie Zodrow
Hi, Rachel. Yep I have a laptop so I'd have to use the fn key anyway. Katie - Original Message - From: "Rachel Feinberg" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: adjusting system volume without going to status menu Or fn+f11 and fn+f12 respectively. If

Re: adjusting system volume without going to status menu

2013-03-19 Thread Katie Zodrow
Thanks Matt. I'll give that a try. Katie - Original Message - From: "Matt Dierckens" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:54 PM Subject: Re: adjusting system volume without going to status menu Hi. hit f12 to turn up volume and f11 to turn it down. Matt Sent from

Re: adjusting system volume without going to status menu

2013-03-19 Thread Rachel Feinberg
uot; wrote: > >> Hi, everyone. When I've wanted to listen to a webstream or podcast, >> sometimes I'd like to adjust the system volume level. Normally, I've gone in >> the status menu with vo M twice, and then vo right arrow 3 or 4 times to >> system s

Re: adjusting system volume without going to status menu

2013-03-19 Thread Matt Dierckens
el. Normally, I've gone in the status > menu with vo M twice, and then vo right arrow 3 or 4 times to system sound > volume. Then I've used the down and up arrows to turn the volume up or down. > How can you adjust the system volume though on the fly without going in the >

adjusting system volume without going to status menu

2013-03-19 Thread Katie Zodrow
Hi, everyone. When I've wanted to listen to a webstream or podcast, sometimes I'd like to adjust the system volume level. Normally, I've gone in the status menu with vo M twice, and then vo right arrow 3 or 4 times to system sound volume. Then I've used the down and up arrow

Checking Status menu items [was Re: jogging the old memory?]

2012-06-09 Thread Esther
Hi, I think you're talking about a shortcut key like Control-F8 (or the equivalent VoiceOver specific VO-M-M where you hold down the Control and Option keys and tap the "M" key twice) for navigating to the status menu bar. If you're running at least Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow Leop

Re: status menu trick not working

2012-01-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Right, and your saying, voiceover reads the 3rd party icon in the status bar when the mouse pointer is over it? Now, I haven't tried this in a while but, I remember this not being the case. It might have reported Apple icons like time machine and wifi etc, but not 3rd party icons. Ricardo Wa

Re: status menu trick not working

2012-01-06 Thread Vic
Hi, This is absolutely working in Lion. Make sure you enable "speak the text under the mouse" option in VoiceOver Control Panel. The easiest way to do this is by opening VoiceOver Panel and then typing the word "mouse" into the search box. Good luck! Victor Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hello, > > Not

Re: status menu trick not working

2012-01-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, Not that I'm aware of. I get absolutely no feedback with voiceover regarding whats underneath the mouse. This is the key element missing in Lion that was in SL. I have a little bit of sight, and have been trying to come up with some work arounds but, I've come up empty. As a Mac user

status menu trick not working

2012-01-05 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi Ricardo, Thanks for the Link. That's what i was doing but wondered if i missed on something. Do you know how to access it with Lion? I've checked all UI elements in UI browser as well as via applescript but they just don't seem to appear in any form or way. Has anyone been successful at t

Re: for ricardo walker, about the status menu podcast

2012-01-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, yup. Here you go. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5326929/apple-to-the-Core.mp3 I should warn you, this is done with snow leopard. I'm not sure if it really even applies to Lion. Under Lion, access to the status menu actually got worse. hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter &a

for ricardo walker, about the status menu podcast

2012-01-04 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hello Ricardo, I've searched through macvisionaries archives for the link to your apple to the core episode 1 talking about accessing the status bar. The link gives a 404 page. Have you got it stashed somewhere else? Thanks, and best Yuma -- You received this message because you are su

Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus}

2011-06-28 Thread Red.Falcon
.Falcon" > > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:48 PM > Subject: Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar > problem with Voiceover Focus} > > > Hi there! > I've just been looking around and spotted a Item in documents under VoxKeys >

Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus}

2011-06-28 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
What's voxkeys? Never heard of it, sounds pretty neet though. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Red.Falcon" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:48 PM Subject: Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus} Hi there!

Re: VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus}

2011-06-28 Thread Red.Falcon
is another question! I think it should be there because I've never put one there myself! hth Colin On 28 Jun 2011, at 20:53, Esther wrote: > Hi Chis, > > I haven't had problems with focus navigation to my status menu bar, with > either VO-M-M or Control-F8. If you

VoiceOver Focus to Status Menu bar [was Re: Sort of bazaar problem with Voiceover Focus}

2011-06-28 Thread Esther
Hi Chis, I haven't had problems with focus navigation to my status menu bar, with either VO-M-M or Control-F8. If you want to use a keyboard commander AppleScript for VoiceOver to check battery status, Hai Nguyen supplied one to the list last year, and Zack posted a reference to this

status menu bar

2010-11-28 Thread louie
Hi all, Is there a way to arrange the items on the status menu bar like we can do on the dock? louie louiem...@wavecable.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to m

Re: Getting additional information from the Airport status menu

2010-11-12 Thread Geoff Waaler
to expose this menu? >>> >>> >>> Like many things, this is in the archives . See Barry Hadder's tip >>> on extra status menus in SL, which I've pasted in below. >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg08864.html

Re: Getting additional information from the Airport status menu

2010-11-11 Thread Justin Thornton
Like many things, this is in the archives . See Barry Hadder's tip >>> on extra status menus in SL, which I've pasted in below. >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg08864.html >>> >>> "I found an interesting way

Re: Getting additional information from the Airport status menu

2010-11-11 Thread Ray Foret Jr
y Hadder's tip >> on extra status menus in SL, which I've pasted in below. >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg08864.html >> >> "I found an interesting way to get extra airport status information. I >> wanted to post thi

Re: Getting additional information from the Airport status menu

2010-11-11 Thread Scott Granados
menu. This can be done on many of the other menus such as volume, mobileme, > etc." > > In fact, this was not new to Snow Leopard; it also works in Leopard, but is a > neat feature. And you can navigate to the status menu bar any way you like, > but you should have the Opt

Getting additional information from the Airport status menu

2010-11-11 Thread Esther
googlegroups.com/msg08864.html "I found an interesting way to get extra airport status information. I wanted to post this because I believe that it is new to sl. Open the status menu with vo-m twice. Hold down the option key as you left or right arrow over the airport menu icon. Now release

Re: Inaccessible status menu bar icons in apps [was Re: dropbox]

2010-08-13 Thread Sarah Alawami
27;m giving you a link to an old, archived list > post on this subject that describes the issues: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg09249.html > (Accessible Status Menu Bar Icons and VoiceOver) > > The problem is that the default method that Apple

Inaccessible status menu bar icons in apps [was Re: dropbox]

2010-08-13 Thread Esther
.html (Accessible Status Menu Bar Icons and VoiceOver) The problem is that the default method that Apple recommends to developers of implementing status menu bar icons does not expose these icons to VoiceOver.   The private API method that Apple uses for its own applications does make these icons avai

Re: accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
Sadley you cannot access these. Take care. S On Jun 27, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > Hi everyone. Has anyone seen programs that, when they run, place an icon in > the status menu, I'm assuming this is the area on the top right of the > desktop? I've tried 2 diff

Re: accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Esther
is case, I came across the statements in the Rogue Amoeba blog on the problems with the status menu items. But thanks for your comments. Cheers, Esther On 27 Jun 2010, at 22:20, Esther wrote: Hi Mike, The problem of VoiceOver's not being able to navigate to, or detect, a third-part

Re: accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Jeez you are so knowledgeable, are you some sort of Apple consultant? You are very thorough, I am so impressed. On 27 Jun 2010, at 22:20, Esther wrote: > Hi Mike, > > The problem of VoiceOver's not being able to navigate to, or detect, a > third-party icon that is place on th

Re: accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Esther
Hi Mike, The problem of VoiceOver's not being able to navigate to, or detect, a third-party icon that is place on the status menu bar is an accessibility issue that's come up before. The issue is, the standard way that Apple gives third-party developers to insert status menu

accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi everyone. Has anyone seen programs that, when they run, place an icon in the status menu, I'm assuming this is the area on the top right of the desktop? I've tried 2 different programs, one to control the minimum fan speed, and a java application, both of these claim that

Re: Status Menu

2009-11-15 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
apping the ctrl-option m is consistently taking > me to status menus. > > On 2009-11-15, at 11:50 AM, David McLean wrote: > >> >> I've noticed since upgrading to 10.6.2 that pressing control+m twice no >> longer seems to get me to the status menu. >> I

-- -- Re: Status Menu

2009-11-15 Thread David McLean
That works Thanks. On Nov 15, 2009, at 12:43 PM, David McLean wrote: > > Actually I am hitting vo+m twice I said control+m for some crazy reason. > Anyway, if I hit vo+m twice it no longer brings brings up the status menu. > Oddly when I hit it three times it still brings up t

Re: -- Re: Status Menu

2009-11-15 Thread Esther
m for some crazy > reason. > Anyway, if I hit vo+m twice it no longer brings brings up the status > menu. Oddly when I hit it three times it still brings up the > spotlight menu and when I hit it once it bring up the system menu. > Hitting it twice I am still on the system me

-- Re: Status Menu

2009-11-15 Thread David McLean
Actually I am hitting vo+m twice I said control+m for some crazy reason. Anyway, if I hit vo+m twice it no longer brings brings up the status menu. Oddly when I hit it three times it still brings up the spotlight menu and when I hit it once it bring up the system menu. Hitting it twice I am

Re: Status Menu

2009-11-15 Thread kaare dehard
Seems to work here. double tapping the ctrl-option m is consistently taking me to status menus. On 2009-11-15, at 11:50 AM, David McLean wrote: > > I've noticed since upgrading to 10.6.2 that pressing control+m twice no > longer seems to get me to the status menu. > Is a

Re: Status Menu

2009-11-15 Thread Donna Goodin
David, You want VO-M twice. Donna On Nov 15, 2009, at 11:50 AM, David McLean wrote: > > I've noticed since upgrading to 10.6.2 that pressing control+m twice > no longer seems to get me to the status menu. > Is anyone else having this problem or am I doin

Status Menu

2009-11-15 Thread David McLean
I've noticed since upgrading to 10.6.2 that pressing control+m twice no longer seems to get me to the status menu. Is anyone else having this problem or am I doing something wrong? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed t

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

2009-09-08 Thread Esther
HI Anna, I'm not sure whether the new version of Sound Source is accessible to VoiceOver or not -- I'm still running the old version (in Leopard), which worked via an installer script, and which I have no difficult finding with VoiceOver on the status menu bar. Did this st

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

2009-09-07 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
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-Ta

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

2009-09-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Esther, Once again you are amazing. Now you just need to get Apple to fix this API>... Jon On Sep 7, 2009, at 5:06 PM, Esther wrote: > > Hi all, > > There's been some discussion about applications which put icons on the > Status Menu bar that VoiceOver cannot nav

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

2009-09-07 Thread Esther
Hi all, There's been some discussion about applications which put icons on the Status Menu bar that VoiceOver cannot navigate to. Some examples include the early versions of ExpanDrive (the GUI-based FTP/SFTP/ Amazon S3 etc. file sharing tool), Caffeine (a program that allows you

Re: A Skype Status Menu Question

2009-09-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Mark, if you use compact contact view 'say that one three times fast' lol! you can see / follow a user's mood message. To know a user's status, you can set your contacts to be arranged by group by showing / managing contact groups in your contacts menu. Once you click 'show contact gr

A Skype Status Menu Question

2009-09-05 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, Is there a command or technique that will allow me to read the extended information for my list of current online Contacts such as their local time, assuming of course that they choose to display such details? I know that in the Windows version of Skype, such info is easily accessible

Re: status menu?

2009-08-29 Thread Rafael Bejarano
To access the status menu, hold down the command and option keys, and press the m key twice in quick succession. Rafael Bejarano On Aug 27, 2009, at 10:37 AM, a radix wrote: > Hello, my brother tried my mac today and apparently, to the right of > the apple menu there is a status menu

Re: status menu?

2009-08-28 Thread JEFFREY SHOCKLEY
Hi, To get to that, press VO M twice. HTH, Jeffrey On Aug 27, 2009, at 11:37 AM, a radix wrote: > Hello, my brother tried my mac today and apparently, to the right of > the apple menu there is a status menu where you can see your airport > status, the time and the battery status. C

Re: status menu?

2009-08-28 Thread a radix
Yes, I want to thank you as well, it really helps. Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: Rich Ring To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 12:45 AM Subject: Re: status menu? I just want to thank you for your messages. I am a very new Mac

Re: status menu?

2009-08-27 Thread Rich Ring
I don't intend to give up until I get it. - Original Message - From: "Les Kriegler" To: Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:30 PM Subject: RE: status menu? Hi Rich, A definite second on your message. I'm in the same boat, it is a little overwhelming, but with th

RE: status menu?

2009-08-27 Thread Les Kriegler
Rich Ring Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:46 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: status menu? I just want to thank you for your messages. I am a very new Mac user, and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed. Thanks for your clear and helpful messages. - Origin

Re: status menu?

2009-08-27 Thread Rich Ring
: status menu? Hello, There are shortcuts both in VoiceOver and for the Mac in general to move to the status menu bar. In VoiceOver, pressing VO-M (Control-Option-M) once takes you to the application menu bar, pressing VO-M twice takes you to the status menu bar, and pressing VO-M three

Re: status menu?

2009-08-27 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Anouk, Press Command-F8 to go to the status menu. Use Left and Right arrows to move to the different items on the menu, and Down Arrow for details about each one. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: status menu?

2009-08-27 Thread Esther
Hello, There are shortcuts both in VoiceOver and for the Mac in general to move to the status menu bar. In VoiceOver, pressing VO-M (Control- Option-M) once takes you to the application menu bar, pressing VO-M twice takes you to the status menu bar, and pressing VO-M three times takes you

Re: status menu?

2009-08-27 Thread Mark Baxter
VO shift M twice will bring you to that menu. Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to th

status menu?

2009-08-27 Thread a radix
Hello, my brother tried my mac today and apparently, to the right of the apple menu there is a status menu where you can see your airport status, the time and the battery status. Can anyone tell me where i can find it because i would like to check how long my battery can hold out. Thanks