interesting. perhaps it is looking for a mouse? I see that warning but am allowed to make the change.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Sanfilippo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 6:33 AM Subject: Re: bluetooth setup assistant Hi David, Hmm, I seem to recall that when I tried to do that, it warned that I would not be able to control the computer and would not allow me to make that change. Regards, js On Dec 4, 2008, at 5:55 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > just ignore it and it should go away. It only appears when it needs > to do > do something. you can also set it not to run at start up in the > bluetooth > system prefs. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Sanfilippo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:59 PM > Subject: bluetooth setup assistant > > > Hi again, > > In my experience, the bluetooth setup assistant does not speak much at > all. Am I alone in noticing this? > > Here's a regular scenario: > > Certainly when I cold boot, but often when I restart, I do the > following: > > O, by the way, this is a recently obtained iMac. > The mac boots and there's a panel on an otherwise clear screen. I > believe this is the bluetooth assistant. > > I press the flat button on the media remote. This brings up Front Row. > I press that button again, and when Front Row disappears, the panel, > bluetooth assistant is gone. > > Before I learned to do this, by experimentation I guess, I would cycle > around the running apps and come across the bluetooth assistant, > sometimes, and sometimes not. Reliable, eh? If I happened to stop and > open it, if you will, no amount of vO cursoring or other keys would > speak anything at all. > > Am I doing something wrong? Is there something I should do? > > Regards, > js > > > > >
