Actually apple took away the ability to check the icons in the status bar under 
osx lion. I tried the method I used under snl and all I get is a ding.

Take care all.
On Sep 22, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote:

> Absolutely spot on Esther.  He (the developer) even said that the addition of 
> the keyboard shortcut and the various sounds was his idea in order to 
> overcome the voiceover/status menu limitations.  This, incidentally, is a 
> biiig failing on Apple's part.  I would have hoped that the inaccessibility 
> of those extra status icons would have been fixed.  There is a work around 
> for developers, but Apple don't like you to use it.  As an aside, I'd love to 
> know how Radium have managed it.  anyone on good terms with any of the devs 
> over there?
> 
> Dónal
> On 22 Sep 2011, at 18:48, Esther wrote:
> 
>> Hi Lynne,
>> 
>> Dónal can correct me if I'm wrong, but Tunnelblick is a free, open-source 
>> graphical user interface for OpenVPN on Mac OSX, and can be used for client 
>> and/or server.  As I recall, Dónal originally needed to work with the 
>> OpenVPN standard adopted by his university.  At the time, I suggested that 
>> Viscosity (another interface) might work, because it had hooks to make it 
>> AppleScriptable to get around the accessibility issues of the status menu 
>> bar icon.  But it seems as though Tunnelblick now supports both 
>> AppleScripting and access to the menu bar functions. (Amazing how the apps 
>> are stepping up to this solution now, I'm waiting for Dropbox to come out 
>> with a solution.)
>> 
>> HTH.  Cheers,
>> 
>> Esther
>> 
>> On Sep 22, 2011, at 05:28, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:
>> 
>>> Donal
>>> 
>>> Is this just a client or a server as well?
>>> 
>>> We are wondering if there's an easier option to Apple's VPN.
>>> 
>>> This is something we are looking to set up imminently.
>>> 
>>> Lyne
>>> 
>>> On 22 Sep 2011, at 15:15, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just another note.  It's amazing what you discover from poking around in 
>>> settings.  There is now a shortcut key which enables one to get to the 
>>> Tunnelblick menu.  So, even though the VO command doesn't pick up the icon 
>>> in the status menu, one doesn't need it.  They have also added sounds to 
>>> inform users when a connection is established /interrupted.
>>> 
>>> Dónal
>>> Dónal Fitzpatrick
>>> [email protected]
>>> 
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