> On Nov 15, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wanted to place a call from my iMac Retina. I selected the phone number on > a web page but I didn’t get the expected option to dial it using my iPhone 5S > which was in another part of my house. I had to copy the number, then launch > FaceTime and paste it into the textField. Once the call was initiated (to an > online retailer), I was asked to press 1, 2 or 3 depending on what option I > wanted. I don’t see a keypad or dialer on Yosemite. I had to run to grab my > phone (defeating the whole purpose of calling from my iMac) and enter the > number on my iPhone, but the options I tapped on my iPhone were not picked up > via the call originating from Yosemite. > > First, any idea why the phone number on a Safari page was not recognized as a > phone number? It was a simple 1.800.xxx.xxxx using dot separation, not > hyphenation. > > Second, is there no dialer or keypad on Yosemite for making calls? Do we > have to go through FaceTime? > > Would be nice to have a dialer widget in the Notification Center. Has > anybody made one?
Okay.. so I just realized you can use the number pad on an extended keyboard (and likely numbers on a BT keyboard) for options during a phone call originating from Yosemite. Still would be nice to have a dialer as a widget. Is there one? Thanks, K > > -K > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
