The ticking sound only works when the VO cursor is focused over the item which is changing. On Jun 5, 2009, at 2:00 AM, patrickneazer wrote:
> Hello Bret and all: > > I do not know if this has been answered already so if it has please > excuse the post. The ticking sound is near and dear to my heart > (smile). I really dig that sound even if it is not a top priority > (smile). > > If your ticking sound has disappeared and you cannot get it back and > you have had no luck with checking or unchecking the mute sounds > checkbox go to the verbosity section of voiceover utility. Select > the Announcements tab and then VO right arrow over to the "speak > when status text changes checkbox. Uncheck that box if it is checked > and your ticking sound ought to return (hopefully ... grin). Just > tried it over here and it still works. I lost my ticking sound and > had to go a hunting (grin). > > As for your second question, one thing I have found is that if you > perform a VO keys I (which brings up the item user menu), you can > find the progress bar and the percentages that way. It does not > offer a single keystroke though it does key one from having to look > all over the place. > > Hopefully that helps some. > > Happy ticking (grin). > On Jun 4, 2009, at 8:46 AM, Peggy Fleischer wrote: > >> >> Well I am a fairly new Mac user but I have done a little >> experimenting >> with this ticking sound thing and this is what happens on my Macbook. >> When I download a file I have to interact with the download list to >> get the progress. If I interact a second time I am interacting with >> the group and that is when I hear the ticking sound. In other words, >> I hit the interact keys twice while focused on the download list to >> hear the ticking. Hope this helps at least a little. >> >> >> On Jun 3, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Brett Campbell wrote: >> >>> >>> Excellent, VO A is just the ticket to read the progress. >>> I believe the download ticking is a Mac sound. I hear it on my >>> wife's >>> MacBook and she does not use VoiceOver. I did confirm that my box >>> for >>> sounds is checked in the VO utility. I'll keep hunting. >>> Thanks for this. >>> >>> Brett >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 3, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Søren Jensen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> First question: You can enable and disable the Voiceover sounds >>>> including the clicking sound Voiceover makes to indicate the >>>> progress >>>> bar is moving in the VOiceover utility. Press VO f8, press the down >>>> arrow to the sound tab and press the tab key to check if the "mute >>>> sounds" is enabled or disabled. >>>> >>>> Second question: You can press VO a to read what's under the >>>> Voiceover >>>> cursor. That means you can move the VO cursor to the progress bar, >>>> and >>>> then press VO a to read the Vo cursors content. >>>> Best regards >>>> Søren Jensen >>>> Mail & MSN: >>>> [email protected] >>>> Website: >>>> http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ >>>> >>>> On 03/06/2009, at 00.36, James Dietz wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regarding the first question: Not sure how to get the ticking to >>>>> return. I've never actually heard ticking sounds for anything >>>>> other >>>>> than the Apple Software Update progress - all other ones are quiet >>>>> with VO. Maybe I've inadvertantly turned it off, as I think >>>>> softwareupdate logs in under another account when it's doing it's >>>>> dirty work. Second question: you can try setting up the download >>>>> progress area as a hotspot. Press vo+shift+number (any number up >>>>> to 9 >>>>> maybe) to save a hotspot (when your vo cursor is on the progress >>>>> bar), >>>>> and press vo+cmd+number to have vo "describe" the item at that >>>>> particular hotspot. Vo+Number moves focus to the hotspot. This >>>>> doesn't >>>>> work with some things *ahem song name in itunes ahem*, but it's >>>>> pretty >>>>> neat otherwise. >>>>> >>>>> James >>>>> >>>>> On 6/2/09, Brett Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The first question I have is related to the ticking sound one can >>>>>> hear >>>>>> when VO is focussed on the progress indicator during a download. >>>>>> Somehow the ticking has stopped on my Mac, and I like it, and I >>>>>> want >>>>>> it back. I explored System Preferences Sounds, but don't see >>>>>> anything >>>>>> relating to specific events. Does anyone know how to activate >>>>>> the >>>>>> download ticking sound? >>>>>> My second question relates to VO actually reading the download >>>>>> progress indicator. I always simply VO right back and forth to >>>>>> hear >>>>>> the data. Well, the other day I pressed some key and the >>>>>> percentage >>>>>> was spoken while remaining in the same place. I thought, cool, >>>>>> I'll >>>>>> have to remember this. Now I can't reproduce it. Does anyone >>>>>> know a >>>>>> key combo to press to read a progress indicator without moving >>>>>> back >>>>>> and forth? >>>>>> I know these questions belong at the very bottom of a priority >>>>>> list, >>>>>> but the list is here so I'm asking. Thanks for the incredible >>>>>> information the list members have provided to me thus far, both >>>>>> in >>>>>> questions I've asked and reading others posts. >>>>>> >>>>>> Brett >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> >> > > Take good care and I wish you enough. > > Love > > Me > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
