try command-shift-delete. ----- Original Message ----- From: "louie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:12 AM Subject: Re: apple sound track, and question regarding dealing with the trash
Just trying to save keystrokes. On Sep 29, 2008, at 8:55 PM, Randy Stegall wrote: > Sorry about any misunderstanding on my part. The answer to your > question is that I don't know. What I do is command backspace on > the file(s) or foldeR(s) that I want to delete and while in the > finder I press command shift backspace to empty the trash. You may > see a dialog box asking you if you are sure you want to empty. If > you do, press return and the trash should be emptied. > > Hth, > > Randy > On Sep 29, 2008, at 11:36 PM, louie wrote: > >> Hi how do you delete with out the file or folder showing up in the >> trash? >> >> On Sep 29, 2008, at 7:16 PM, Randy Stegall wrote: >> >>> No problem, Olivia. When you think of it command shift backspace >>> and the others mentioned are finder commands. I didn't think >>> about that because the finder is always there. It is one of those >>> things that just is. >>> >>> Randy >>> On Sep 29, 2008, at 10:07 PM, UCLA Bruins Fan wrote: >>> >>>> ah, that might explain it. Thanks for shedding some light! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 29, 2008, at 6:08 PM, Randy Stegall wrote: >>>> >>>>> I found that I have to be either on the desktop or have a finder >>>>> window open in order to make command shift backspace empty the >>>>> trash. Sitting on the doc or within an application causes that >>>>> shortcut not to work. >>>>> >>>>> Hth, >>>>> >>>>> Randy >>>>> On Sep 29, 2008, at 8:16 PM, UCLA Bruins Fan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I tried it, but it didn't work for me. I have just been >>>>>> emptying trash using the finder menu. Perhaps I don't have a >>>>>> backspace key on the macbook? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 29, 2008, at 3:09 PM, Matthew Elliff wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> oh wow i didn't even know that one existed and i've had a mac >>>>>>> for over 2 years. >>>>>>> On Sep 29, 2008, at 4:27 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello Marty, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The easiest way to empty the trash is to press Command-Option- >>>>>>>> Shift-Backspace. You'll hear an emptying trash noise. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anne >>>>>>>> On Sep 29, 2008, at 9:45 PM, Marty Rimpau wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi all, I'm posting to both lists, so I hope filters don't >>>>>>>>> break, but >>>>>>>>> here's something I received last night called apple >>>>>>>>> soundtrack from a >>>>>>>>> friend who helped me set up skype on the mac, and the >>>>>>>>> youtube channel >>>>>>>>> this came from is solomania9, and here's the url for the >>>>>>>>> video, and if >>>>>>>>> you want to hear the original source as it was uploaded, >>>>>>>>> just add at >>>>>>>>> the end of the url >>>>>>>>> &fm=18 >>>>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAKXTvyYSfc >>>>>>>>> Now, for a question about dealing with the trash, and that >>>>>>>>> is, that >>>>>>>>> when I would try and delete the trash, using the following >>>>>>>>> steps, go to >>>>>>>>> the dock with vo-d, right arrow to the trash, and once >>>>>>>>> there, down >>>>>>>>> arrow to empty trash, and press enter, a dialog would come >>>>>>>>> up, but it, >>>>>>>>> apparently, would be hidden from me, because immediately, >>>>>>>>> the computer >>>>>>>>> would go into this busy mode, and I would lose speech with >>>>>>>>> voice over, >>>>>>>>> and I have a mac mini, so how does one empty the trash >>>>>>>>> successfully >>>>>>>>> with a mac mini? I couldn't find the okay buttons or any of >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> buttons in the dialog, and I don't know if it was because of >>>>>>>>> that, when >>>>>>>>> I shut down, my mac mini didn't shut down, or maybe it was >>>>>>>>> trying to >>>>>>>>> update, not sure, but I hit the power button, and held it >>>>>>>>> in, until the >>>>>>>>> computer shut off, re-started the machine, and shut down, >>>>>>>>> and it did >>>>>>>>> the same thing, and this time, I waited, and it shut down >>>>>>>>> after about a >>>>>>>>> couple or 3 minutes, but I wonder what I did, or what was >>>>>>>>> going on to >>>>>>>>> make it do that? The person who helped me with skype helped >>>>>>>>> me with >>>>>>>>> the trash, but I wonder if the mac mini's have a problem >>>>>>>>> with the trash >>>>>>>>> folder, or is this a weakness in the mac operating system? >>>>>>>>> Thanks in >>>>>>>>> advance, a loaded question, but hope somebody can help me out. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Marty >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> louie >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > louie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
