Re: Changing what VO says

Hi max, The VoiceOver pronunciation dictionary doesn’t allow for punctuation in the original phrase. I really wish it did. Ian > On 11 Jun 2024, at 00:17, Max wrote: > > Hi all, > I am trying to change what Vo says when incounterering a fraise. > I have been doing this ever since I shifted

Re: To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade

Hi Pete, There is lots of talk about iOS 18 including some degree of AI that will exist on the device. It will be interesting to see if there are any benefits to blind users above and beyond the benefits everyone else will get. However, we don’t know which phones will support the new features.

Re: voiceOver acting strangely with menus on sonoma

Hi Brandon, Open the VoiceOver Utility and select the Navigation category. Then check that Mouse Pointer is set to "Ignores VoiceOver cursor”. HTH. Ian > On 21 May 2024, at 13:25, Brandon Olivares wrote: > > I recently upgraded to Sonoma, and voiceOver is acting strangely with menus. > I

Re: Navigating Mail on Ventura

Hi All, Not sure if this depends on how you have Mail setup, but I can move from the list of messages to the list of folders by pressing Shift+Tab, and back again with Tab. I think the original question asked about navigating using a Braille display, but I’m not sure which keys would

Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?

Hi Karen, Thank you for suggesting the RoboBraille email conversion service. I’ve just used it on a pdf file and, so far, the text file seems really good. thanks. Ian > On 14 May 2024, at 22:13, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Donna, > Why not send the files to robobraille? >

Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?

Hi Donna, Do you by any chance have Voice Dream Reader? If so, you may be able to use it to export the text. Open the pdf file in VDR, then go to the Document menu and choose “Export All Text” >From the Share Sheet, choose “Save to Files”. How readable the text version is might depend on how

Re: Browsing Time Machine

ineer, Woodworker, Musician > dgcarlson0...@gmail.com > > > > > On May 12, 2024, at 10:41 AM, Ian Robinson wrote: > > When I’ve checked my own Time Machine backups, the easiest way seems to be to > open the drive and navigate the folders in Finder in the u

Re: Browsing Time Machine

When I’ve checked my own Time Machine backups, the easiest way seems to be to open the drive and navigate the folders in Finder in the usual way. My Time Machine drive is set to show up on the Desktop. After pressing Command+o on the drive, there was a list of folders named with the date of

Re: Sonoma Menu Bar

Hi, Open the VoiceOver Utility and select the Navigation category. Then check that Mouse Pointer is set to "Ignores VoiceOver cursor”. HTH. Ian > On 3 May 2024, at 23:12, ancient.aliens via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, >Don’t know if I changed a setting. When I access the menu

Re: Mac with VoiceOver Help/Discussion Group Meeting this Saturday April 27 at 2:00 PM Eastern (11:00 AM Pacific)

HI, Yes, the meeting went ahead as scheduled. I got in using the same link from last month. Ian > On 27 Apr 2024, at 19:32, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > is this event actually happening? > Chancey sent me the meeting id this morning. > however its 2:30 eastern and no one seems to be there? >

Re: Changing how f keys behave.

other models of Logitech > keyboards, it is something to be aware of, as this may be the case with > certain other makes and models of keyboards, > > - Brad - > > > > On Apr 4, 2024, at 07:35, Ian Robinson wrote: > > Hi, > > Go to System Settings, Keyb

Re: Changing how f keys behave.

Hi, Go to System Settings, Keyboard. Interact with the scroll area and press the Keyboard Shortcuts button. You should have 2 tables. In the side Bar table choose Function keys. Stop interacting with the table and press VO+right and you should find what you are looking for. HTH. Ian > On 4

Re: Zip Archives

Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 14, 2024, at 10:24 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: >>> >>> Just open the file and it will create a folder separate from the archive. >>> >>>> On Mar 14, 2024, at 05:47, Ian Robinson wrote: >>>>

Re: Zip Archives

separate from the archive. > >> On Mar 14, 2024, at 05:47, Ian Robinson wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I want to be able to view the contents of a Zip file without having to >> extract it first. >> >> There are plenty of archiving apps in the

Zip Archives

Hi All, I want to be able to view the contents of a Zip file without having to extract it first. There are plenty of archiving apps in the App Store, but I'm wondering which ones might work well with VoiceOver. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Ian -- The following information is

Re: Clock Settings

Hi, Maybe it depends on which TTS is in use whether we hear Sun or Sunday. Ian On 4 Feb 2024, at 16:44, John Panarese wrote: Mine says, Sunday and not, just sun. Is it digital verses analog display? I’m not sure what could be effecting that. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac

Re: Reading DAISY books on Mac os Sonoma

Hi Simon, I thought Easy Reader was free unless you need the premium features. I’ve just checked the App Store and no price is shown for me. There is also BookPlayer, though it was written for iOS and isn’t verified for the Mac. Ian > On 29 Jan 2024, at 18:13, Simon Cavendish wrote: > >

Re: Coming up Saturday: Voiceover for Mac Discussion Group

The original message contains a link to register for the meeting. Once registered, you’ll get the join info. The meeting time is 2pm Eastern. Ian > On 27 Jan 2024, at 09:50, Kliph wrote: > > I don’t see the time or join info for this meeting. > >> On Jan 24, 2024, at 9:31 PM, Karen Lewellen

Re: Switching Between Devices On Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard

was hoping I could do things like allow function keys to not require use of FN, but after downloading and installing the software I’m finding it just about impossible to use with any screen reader. Thanks, Pete From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ian Robinson Sent: Wednesday

Re: Switching Between Devices On Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard

Hi Pete, Using a Logitech K780, I can switch between devices using either F1, F2 or F3. If I’m switching from my Windows laptop, then I need to hold down the FN key with the Function key. If I’m switching from my iPhone back to the laptop, then I can just press the Function key on its own.

RE: new member and new to the Mac

Hi Jess, I'm also new to the list, though I don't have a Mac yet. I'm planning on getting myself a MacBook Air for Christmas. In the meantime, I'm already getting useful info from the discussions on this list. Hope your Mac experience goes well  Ian -Original Message- From:

RE: Opening a link in a text message on iPhone

Hi Paul, I'm also in the UK and have exactly the same issues with those appointment messages. Using the rotor to navigate by links seems to put focus on the link, but I still can't activate them. I tend to copy the whole message and paste it into the Notes app. Once there, I can edit the

Re: VO Not Announcing Selected Text In Pages

annoying! > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > >> On 21 Sep 2017, at 15:14, Ian Robinson <ian...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I’ve just installed the latest Pages this morning, version 6.3 (5046) and >> VoiceOver no longer announ

VO Not Announcing Selected Text In Pages

Hi All, I’ve just installed the latest Pages this morning, version 6.3 (5046) and VoiceOver no longer announces text as it is selected. Is anyone else noticing the same issue? VO+F6 does still announce the selected text. Regards. Ian -- The following information is important for all

Re: Jumping to the top of inbox in Mail

Hi, Option plus Cursor Up should work. HTH. Ian > On 25 Aug 2017, at 10:11, Nickus de Vos wrote: > > Hi all > I’m looking for a shortcut or quick way to jump to the top email in the list > in Mail on the Mac. For some reason from time to time focus jumps to the >

Updated Kindle for Mac

Hi All, A new version of the Kindle software has just been released for the Mac. It looks as though it should work with VoiceOver, but none of my books are showing up at the moment. The book list is now recognised as a table by VoiceOver and there is a Text To Speech option in the Tools menu

Re: Adding carriage returns to text file

Hi Tyler, As well as using search and replace as another lister suggests, you can set TextEdit to save all files in the Windows format if preferred. Go into TextEdit Preferences, choose the Open and Save tab, then look at the settings for Plain Text File Encoding. Regards. Ian > On 20 Jun

Re: Latest VoiceDream Reader

Hi Robert, Yep, same problem here. If audio is playing, flicking up or down on the Audio Settings button stops the audio and VoiceOver becomes more and more unresponsive as I try to flick around the screen. This happened with both an MP3 file and a Daisy book. After closing Voice Dream in

Fwd: KNFB For The Mac

the reply, so here it is. Begin forwarded message: From: Support <supp...@knfbreader.com<mailto:supp...@knfbreader.com>> Subject: RE: KNFB For The Mac Date: 19 April 2017 at 17:34:43 BST To: Ian Robinson Hello Ian, Thank you for your interest in KNFB Reader. At the moment, there

Re: Document navigation issues in pages and text edit

Hi Max, You should find that Option-Cursor up/down moves by paragraph and FN-Option-Cursor up/down moves by one screen. If you want to navigate by a whole page in Pages, go to the View Menu, choose Zoom and then choose Fit Page. Now, pressing FN-Option-Cursor up/down will move to the next or

Re: slow speech with sending to itunes as a spoken track

Hi Matt, You can enter a command at the top of the document to set the speech rate for output to a spoken track.for example, [[rate 280]] Note the 2 brackets before and after the command. I think the default rate that you're getting is around 200. HTH Ian On 15 Apr 2011, at 21:44,

File Vault, was Who is Secure? OS X Security

Hi Kevin, I've been meaning to setup File Vault for a few weeks now, but keep putting it off. are there any issues during the setup as far as VoiceOver is concerned? Also, once File Vault is enabled, what happens if you copy a file from your documents folder to a pen drive. Is the file still

Re: File Vault, was Who is Secure? OS X Security

Thanks Kevin, Just one other query... If you copy a file from your Documents folder to a pen drive, does the file remain encrypted or automatically get unencrypted? Cheers. Ian On 16 Apr 2011, at 15:36, Kevin Shaw wrote: Ian, I had no issues with turning on File Vault while using

Re: Extremely Frustrated trying to copy and paste . . .

Hi All, I too use the Copy Last Phrase command and find it extremely useful. However, I usually Press VO v to display the Verbosity Dialogue and set Verbosity to Low first. Then the copy doesn't include heading level 3, link, etc. Regards. Ian On 23 Mar 2011, at 06:33, Simon Cavendish

Re: Question about backup software

Hi, Does anyone know if either of these backup programmes can be set to synchronise a single folder from the hard drive to a flash drive, or do they always want to backup the whole system? Thanks in advance. Ian On 10 Mar 2011, at 17:31, Esther wrote: Hi, One more comment on Carbon Copy

Anti Virus Software

Hi All, I got my Mac about 10 days ago and have been running Virus Barrier in evaluation mode. Before I buy the software, has anyone got any suggestions for other anti virus software? Thanks in advance. Ian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Hotmail

Hi All, Does anyone use Mail on the Mac with Hotmail? Just wondering how well they work together. Cheers. Ian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To

Re: Hotmail

Hi Joseph, Do you connect via pop or MAPI? Thanks. Ian From: joseph Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:27 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Hotmail hi i use my hotmail account with apple mail client and have no problem there. hth On 10 Feb 2011, at 09:19, Ian

Re: MacMini Without a Screen

have to be turned on. On Feb 2, 2011, at 5:46 AM, Ian Robinson wrote: Hi All, I don’t have a Mac at the moment, but am thinking of getting a MacMini in a month or two. Can the MacMini be used without having a screen connected? Regards. Ian -- You received this message because you

MacMini Without a Screen

Hi All, I don’t have a Mac at the moment, but am thinking of getting a MacMini in a month or two. Can the MacMini be used without having a screen connected? Regards. Ian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this