Try this. 1. go to system prefs then user account controls, or maybe that's users and groups now.
2. unlock your prefs by entering in your admin password by clicking that check box that says click here to unlock. 3. now go back to the first table to the right of the tool bar and go all the way down to Login options. 4. check use voice over at the log in screen and then lock your prefs by checking that same box all the way to the right. Hth. On Jul 24, 2013, at 8:51 AM, Bryan Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Andy, > > Does this happen every time you close/open the lid, or is it random? I've > experienced this behavior on every mac I've owned but only if I've neglected > to fully restart the OS or power off/on the computer once every day or so. It > has been my experience that repeatedly sleeping/waking the Mac (or pretty > much any computing device) will eventually lead to flaky behavior and that a > quick restart every day or so halps to clean out the cobwebs, so to speak. > Whenever I encounter the issue of VO being silent upon wakeup, I take it as > an indication something is about to get flaky and I hold down the command key > while pressing F5 five times in quick succession to get VO talking again, > save any open work, close all running Apps, and then restart the Mac. > > HTH, > Bryan > > On Jul 24, 2013, at 6:42 AM, Andy Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all - After closing the lid of my MacBook, when I come back later and >> open it again, I am prompted onscreen for my password, but VO doesn't speak, >> and only comes back a minute or so later, and usually after I've pressed >> command f5 a few times. Anybody know why it doesn't wake up at the same time >> as the screen? - > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
