Re: System dialog

2020-06-19 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, System dialogs are only accessed through the Application Chooser, VO-f1-f1. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jun 19, 2020, at 8:08 AM, Phil Halton wrote: As ET said, either application or window chooser,

Re: System dialog

2020-06-19 Thread Phil Halton
As ET said, either application or window chooser, but I notice he didn’t tell you what keystrokes. VO plus F1 twice for application window, vo plus F2 twice for window chooser. Sent from my IPhone > On Jun 18, 2020, at 9:32 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  Either Application o

Re: System dialog

2020-06-18 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Either Application or Window Chooser. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 6/18/2020 6:19 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Hi all, Simple question that has been asked before and I’ve gone and forgotten i

System dialog

2020-06-18 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Hi all, Simple question that has been asked before and I’ve gone and forgotten it. Voiceover is telling me that there is Two System dialogs displayed but I can’t remember how to see what they are? I’lll try and save the answer this time so I don’t need to ask again. Thanks in advance Petrus Sen

Re: Mystery system dialog from Dropbox

2016-08-15 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
t Wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 8:22 AM Larry Thacker Jr. <mailto:larry.thacker...@gmail.com>> wrote: > After what may have been the first time I used the Dropbox folder (as in the > service not the shared Mac folder) VO reports a system dialog

Re: Mystery system dialog from Dropbox

2016-08-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
larry.thacker...@gmail.com> wrote: > After what may have been the first time I used the Dropbox folder (as in > the service not the shared Mac folder) VO reports a system dialog > displayed. When I check to see what it is, it’s from dropbox, but once > focused VO reads nothing and I can’t

Mystery system dialog from Dropbox

2016-08-15 Thread Larry Thacker Jr.
After what may have been the first time I used the Dropbox folder (as in the service not the shared Mac folder) VO reports a system dialog displayed. When I check to see what it is, it’s from dropbox, but once focused VO reads nothing and I can’t find anything on the screen. Is that a

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-05 Thread John Panarese
With Skype and other apps, the system dialog is sometimes related to if you have Growl installed. So, if there is an event in Skype, such as a contact going on line or off line, you will get a growl notification that visually appears for a few seconds. At least, I've had it happen w

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-05 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Well my eset cyber security always has a system dialog but that shows up in either the window chooser or the application chooser or both. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Oct 5, 2012

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-05 Thread Brian Fischler
ar if anyone figures this one out. On Oct 2, 11:01 pm, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Okay. > > Want a weird problem?  Here goes.  While running Skype, and after a while of > just sitting there, I will suddenly hear a Skype alert telling me a contact > has gone on or off line; and then, I

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-03 Thread Donovan Osborn
here, I will suddenly hear a Skype alert telling me a contact > has gone on or off line; and then, I hear "system dialog". But, when I go to > check using VO+F2, nothing but that one window open. Any clues? > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-03 Thread Ray Foret Jr
3, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Chris wrote: > Press vo-F1 twice to open the application chooser menu. One of which should > be a system dialog menu. Open that and you should see the title of the > application containing the system dialog. > > > Christopher Hallsworth > > On 0

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-03 Thread Steve Holmes
Yeah, I had an elusive system dialog sitting around here for a while and could never seem to access it. I knew the update for 10.8.2 had been recently announced so I decided to manually look for it through the app store and after applying that, I haven't seen that dialog anymore. I'

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-03 Thread Chris
Press vo-F1 twice to open the application chooser menu. One of which should be a system dialog menu. Open that and you should see the title of the application containing the system dialog. Christopher Hallsworth On 03/10/2012 04:01, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Okay. Want a weird problem? Here

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-03 Thread Ray Foret Jr
ote: > >> Okay. >> >> Want a weird problem? Here goes. While running Skype, and after a while of >> just sitting there, I will suddenly hear a Skype alert telling me a contact >> has gone on or off line; and then, I hear "system dialog". But, when I

Re: system dialog but not there

2012-10-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Here goes. While running Skype, and after a while of > just sitting there, I will suddenly hear a Skype alert telling me a contact > has gone on or off line; and then, I hear "system dialog". But, when I go to > check using VO+F2, nothing but that one window open. Any clu

system dialog but not there

2012-10-02 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay. Want a weird problem? Here goes. While running Skype, and after a while of just sitting there, I will suddenly hear a Skype alert telling me a contact has gone on or off line; and then, I hear "system dialog". But, when I go to check using VO+F2, nothing but that one window

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-08-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, They could be but, some require your direct interaction to dismiss them. If you don't, there just there on the screen. For example, the force quit dialog. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug 11, 2012, at 9:40 PM, Mark BurningHaw

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-08-11 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I always just ignored this; isn't it just the "you've got new mail," notification or something, in these system dialogs? they're not anything worth chasing down are they? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page:

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-08-11 Thread Christina C.
Oh Thanks for this. Everytime I hear VO announce a system dialog, I never can find it. Then I have to get my kids to help me find it and then I have them read it to me and take the appropriate action to clear the message. I really appreciate this great help. Sent from Christina's iMac :

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-07-29 Thread Brett C.
o+F2, for the window chooser? > > Chris. > > - Original Message - > From: Brett C. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:20 PM > Subject: Re: "one system dialog displayed" > > Hit VO and F1 twice, this will rev

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-07-29 Thread Alex Hall
> Chris. > > - Original Message - > From: Brett C. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:20 PM > Subject: Re: "one system dialog displayed" > > Hit VO and F1 twice, this will reveal the system dialogue. > >

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-07-29 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
What? Vo+F1 twice? All that does is gives you the application chooser. Don't you mean vo+F2, for the window chooser? Chris. - Original Message - From: Brett C. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:20 PM Subject: Re: "one sys

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-07-29 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
urday, July 28, 2012 9:55 PM Subject: "one system dialog displayed" Hi all, On 10.8, I just noticed something odd. The last couple times I've woken my mac up (it sleeps after 15 minutes, or maybe just the screen goes off) vo says "one system dialog displayed". Howeve

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-07-28 Thread brianna Snyder
>> >> On Jul 28, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> On 10.8, I just noticed something odd. The last couple times I've woken my >>> mac up (it sleeps after 15 minutes, or maybe just the screen goes off) vo >>> says

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-07-28 Thread Alex Hall
le times I've woken my >> mac up (it sleeps after 15 minutes, or maybe just the screen goes off) vo >> says "one system dialog displayed". However, cmd-tabbing revelas only my >> open applications, not this mysterious dialog. How can I get to the dialog >>

Re: "one system dialog displayed"

2012-07-28 Thread Brett C.
Hit VO and F1 twice, this will reveal the system dialogue. On Jul 28, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > On 10.8, I just noticed something odd. The last couple times I've woken my > mac up (it sleeps after 15 minutes, or maybe just the screen goes off) vo >

"one system dialog displayed"

2012-07-28 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, On 10.8, I just noticed something odd. The last couple times I've woken my mac up (it sleeps after 15 minutes, or maybe just the screen goes off) vo says "one system dialog displayed". However, cmd-tabbing revelas only my open applications, not this mysterious dialog. H

RE: system dialog

2011-02-22 Thread Heather
Well, it was happening and it kept shutting my computer down. So perhaps it was two things, not sure but they fixed it! Heather -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups

Re: system dialog

2011-02-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 4:33 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: system dialog > > Have had this problem a few times. Also Voice over would not s

RE: system dialog

2011-02-22 Thread Heather
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 4:33 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: system dialog Have had this problem a few times. Also Voice over would not speak. So my option was to force shut down the system and reboot

Re: system dialog

2011-02-22 Thread Thomas Byskov Dalgaard
too can confirm this. More over, voiceOver is hanging up several >>>>>> times a day and I need to press command-f5 four times to recover. >>>>>> Lastly the Safari busy problem abounds. So, IMHO 10.6.6 is the least >>>>>> stable in my short t

Re: system dialog

2011-02-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
>>>>> I too can confirm this. More over, voiceOver is hanging up several >>>>>>> times a day and I need to press command-f5 four times to recover. >>>>>>> Lastly the Safari busy problem abounds. So, IMHO 10.6.6 is the least >>>

Re: system dialog

2011-02-22 Thread Cheok Cheng Ann
I need to press command-f5 four times to recover. >>>>>> Lastly the Safari busy problem abounds. So, IMHO 10.6.6 is the least >>>>>> stable in my short time running MacOS. >>>>>> >>>>>> Geoff >>>>>> >&

Re: system dialog

2011-02-22 Thread Scott Howell
can confirm this. More over, voiceOver is hanging up several >>>>>> times a day and I need to press command-f5 four times to recover. >>>>>> Lastly the Safari busy problem abounds. So, IMHO 10.6.6 is the least >>>>>> stable in my short time

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Ricardo Walker
least stable in my >>>>> short time running MacOS. >>>>> >>>>> Geoff >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 21, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Have had this problem a few times. Also Voice over would

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
The system dialog is usually a fairly important message. 1. WHy did you unplug a disk without unmounting / ejecting it. 2. Time Machine had a problem backing up your computer. ... So just ignoring these might cause you severe macintosh problems in the future. I can't say I have ever been

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Scott Howell
gt;> >>>> Geoff >>>> >>>> On Feb 21, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>> >>>>> Have had this problem a few times. Also Voice over would not speak. So >>>>> my option was to force shut down the system and

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Sarah Alawami
louie wrote: > >> Sure that takes me to the desktop but the system dialog is still in the >> application choser menu. >> >> On Feb 21, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Usually you can get out of this by simply pres

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Sarah Alawami
5:32 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>> >>>> Have had this problem a few times. Also Voice over would not speak. So >>>> my option was to force shut down the system and reboot. >>>> >>>> Kawal. >>>> On 21 Feb 2011, at 21:09, lo

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Tim Kilburn
ure that takes me to the desktop but the system dialog is still in the > application choser menu. > > On Feb 21, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Usually you can get out of this by simply pressing VO-shift-d to take you to >> the Desktop. &

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Scott Howell
mes. Also Voice over would not speak. So my >>> option was to force shut down the system and reboot. >>> >>> Kawal. >>> On 21 Feb 2011, at 21:09, louie wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> Some times when I go to running applications VO + F1

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Sarah Alawami
o my >> option was to force shut down the system and reboot. >> >> Kawal. >> On 21 Feb 2011, at 21:09, louie wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> Some times when I go to running applications VO + F1 then VO f1 again I >>> find a system dialog. If

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Geoff Waaler
then VO f1 again I find >> a system dialog. If I select the system dialog I can't get rid of it. The >> only way to get rid of it is reboot. >> Any one having this trouble? If so how did you get rid of the system dialog? >> >> louie >> louiem...@waveca

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Tried that before but didn't never work. On 21 Feb 2011, at 21:42, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > Usually you can get out of this by simply pressing VO-shift-d to take you to > the Desktop. > > Later... > > On 2011-02-21, at 2:39 PM, louie wrote: > >> W

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Have had this problem a few times. Also Voice over would not speak. So my option was to force shut down the system and reboot. Kawal. On 21 Feb 2011, at 21:09, louie wrote: > Hi all, > Some times when I go to running applications VO + F1 then VO f1 again I find > a system dialog. If

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread louie
Sure that takes me to the desktop but the system dialog is still in the application choser menu. On Feb 21, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > Usually you can get out of this by simply pressing VO-shift-d to take you to > the Desktop. > > Later... > > O

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Usually you can get out of this by simply pressing VO-shift-d to take you to the Desktop. Later... On 2011-02-21, at 2:39 PM, louie wrote: > When I select the system dialog I get a window that does not speak. If I > command + tab I go to the next window. > > On Feb 21, 2011

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread louie
When I select the system dialog I get a window that does not speak. If I command + tab I go to the next window. On Feb 21, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > What happens if you select the system dialogue and ok out of what e ever the > message is? I've never had this issue

Re: system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread Sarah Alawami
What happens if you select the system dialogue and ok out of what e ever the message is? I've never had this issue? take care. S On Feb 21, 2011, at 1:09 PM, louie wrote: > Hi all, > Some times when I go to running applications VO + F1 then VO f1 again I find > a system dialo

system dialog

2011-02-21 Thread louie
Hi all, Some times when I go to running applications VO + F1 then VO f1 again I find a system dialog. If I select the system dialog I can't get rid of it. The only way to get rid of it is reboot. Any one having this trouble? If so how did you get rid of the system dialog? louie l