Re: more complications with iTunes

John Martyn Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:56:26 -0700

The old blind tunes scripts do not work with iTunes 11. The new scriptshad to be totally rewritten to support the new UI. iTunes is a monsterand I agree it can be very slugish. I have a windows 8 system running aceleron processor and believe me, I have to wait a couple seconds afterhitting tab to hear anything. Thank god it is just a testing modelotherwise I'd throw the thing out into the street.

LOL
John
On 4/17/2014 8:34 PM, douglasdexheimer wrote:

Which versions of iTunes and Blindtunes?  I tried them with Jaws 12 but had the 
same issues; I found myself tabbing through a bunch of choices, like search 
music library, go to iTunes store, edit, etc.  Sometimes Jaws was silent or 
hesitant as I tabbed through the controls, giving me no idea what I had 
selected or what had current focus--like I was in a blank field.  I can't 
access the sources sidebar or treeview like I used to with control+shift+s; the 
only item it shows is music, r doesn't bring up the radio option.  What 
happened to the former functions, where I could select radio and open a 
treeview showing different genres and stations covering those genres?  I could 
pick a station of my choice on the fly (once I discovered it and could remember 
the station name) by opening the treeview and typing the first few call letters 
or part of the station's name.  These functions seem to have gotten disabled 
somehow when I uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes and/or Blindtunes.  Thanks f

or your continued observations.


Douglas Richard Dexheimer
Chief of Braille Productions
Born-Again Productions
The Friedman Place, Apt.308
5527 N. Maplewood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
home phone 773-901-7306
cell phone 913-244-0612
[email protected]
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: John Martyn DoItBlind
   To: 'douglasdexheimer'
   Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:10 PM
   Subject: RE: more complications with iTunes


   It works with JAWS 11 and up however the itunes tore requires jaws 12 to 
work.

   John

   From: douglasdexheimer [mailto:[email protected]]
   Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:41 AM
   To: John Martyn DoItBlind.com; [email protected]
   Subject: Fw: more complications with iTunes

   I sent this the other night but got no response.  Do you know if the 
Blindtunes scripts still work with any version of Jaws?  I can't afford 
upgrading to the latest version of Jaws; besides, it creates more complications 
with my braille display functions.  Thanks.

   Douglas Richard Dexheimer
   Chief of Braille Productions
   Born-Again Productions
   The Friedman Place, Apt.308
   5527 N. Maplewood Ave.
   Chicago, IL 60625
   home phone 773-901-7306
   cell phone 913-244-0612
   [email protected]

   ----- Original Message -----

   From: douglasdexheimer

   To: John Martyn DoItBlind ; [email protected]

   Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 11:29 PM

   Subject: more complications with iTunes

   I uninstalled iTunes with Revo Uninstaller and tried to download a new 
iTunes from the Apple web site; but after the installation was almost finished 
I got these error messages:


   The older version of Apple Software Update cannot be
   removed.  Contact your technical support group.
   OK
   iTunes
   iTunes Installer completed
   Errors occurred during installation before iTunes could be
   configured.
   Your system has not been modified.  To complete the
   installation, run the installer again.
   Click Finish to exit the installer.
   < Back Finish Cancel

   I clicked "finish" and proceeded to uninstall Apple Software Update and some 
related programs.  After that I went to Downloads and installed the new version of 
iTunes, as well as an earlier BlindTunes, but didn't find iTunes as accessible as before. 
 I landed in a group of buttons such as Search, Music, Store, etc.  I couldn't get to the 
Radio tree view by selecting Sources (control+shift+s) followed by R; it just showed a 
list of options to purchase from the store.  So I uninstalled iTunes again and tried 
downloading an earlier version, but got an error saying a file couldn't be read because 
it was created by a newer version of iTunes.  (See below.)  Any ideas why iTunes has 
become less friendly with Jaws (I'm staying with Jaws 9.0 for accessibility reasons), or 
how the Radio feature got disabled?  Thanks.

   iTunes
   The file "iTunes Library.itl" cannot be read because it was created by
   a newer version of iTunes.
   OK

   Douglas Richard Dexheimer
   Chief of Braille Productions
   Born-Again Productions
   The Friedman Place, Apt.308
   5527 N. Maplewood Ave.
   Chicago, IL 60625
   home phone 773-901-7306
   cell phone 913-244-0612
   [email protected]

     ----- Original Message -----

     From: John Martyn DoItBlind

     To: 'douglasdexheimer'

     Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:40 PM

     Subject: RE: error message in iTunes radio

     I have heard this error before. You will have to uninstall and download 
the latest from the apple website. This is most likely the issue.

     John

     From: douglasdexheimer [mailto:[email protected]]
     Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:03 PM
     To: John Martyn DoItBlind
     Subject: Re: error message in iTunes radio

     I tried checking for updates but got the following error:

     graphic 0  iTunes graphic 0
     The iTunes update server could not be contacted. Please check graphic 0  
your Internet connection, or try again later.
     OK

     I have several versions of iTunes or Blindtunes in my Downloads folder.  
I'll see what I can do.  Thanks.

     Douglas Richard Dexheimer
     Chief of Braille Productions
     Born-Again Productions
     The Friedman Place, Apt.308
     5527 N. Maplewood Ave.
     Chicago, IL 60625
     home phone 773-901-7306
     cell phone 913-244-0612
     [email protected]

       ----- Original Message -----

       From: John Martyn DoItBlind

       To: 'douglasdexheimer'

       Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:56 PM

       Subject: RE: error message in iTunes radio

       I would uninstall and download the latest from the site. Are you running 
the latest scripts?

       John

       From: douglasdexheimer [mailto:[email protected]]
       Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 1:04 PM
       To: John Martyn DoItBlind
       Subject: Re: error message in iTunes radio

       No, every week I get an Apple software update prompt, and I ignore it.  
I found that later versions of iTunes aren't as Jaws friendly as earlier 
versions.  I remember trying to update and getting an error message like the 
update couldn't be completed or contact the web administrator.  Thanks again.

       Douglas Richard Dexheimer
       Chief of Braille Productions
       Born-Again Productions
       The Friedman Place, Apt.308
       5527 N. Maplewood Ave.
       Chicago, IL 60625
       home phone 773-901-7306
       cell phone 913-244-0612
       [email protected]

         ----- Original Message -----

         From: John Martyn DoItBlind

         To: 'douglasdexheimer'

         Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 11:30 AM

         Subject: RE: error message in iTunes radio

         I wonder if they took it out. Are you running the latest iTunes?

         John

         From: douglasdexheimer [mailto:[email protected]]
         Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:08 PM
         To: John Martyn DoItBlind.com
         Subject: error message in iTunes radio

         Tonight I opened iTunes to play something on the radio, but whenever I 
open the tree view for each genre to view stations to choose from, I get this 
error:

         graphic 0  iTunes graphic 0
         An error occurred while contacting the radio tuning service. graphic 0 
 Check your Internet connection, or try again later.
         OK

         My Internet is connected, but no matter how many times I try to find a 
station this message is repeated.  What caused this, and can it be fixed?  
Thanks.

         Douglas Richard Dexheimer
         Chief of Braille Productions
         Born-Again Productions
         The Friedman Place, Apt.308
         5527 N. Maplewood Ave.
         Chicago, IL 60625
         home phone 773-901-7306
         cell phone 913-244-0612
         [email protected]
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