Are you talking about the BAttery plugin under Menu Extras? It won't let me open that. Or do I need to look elsewhere in the Core SErvices folder?
Jane On Apr 17, 2014, at 3:32 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmmm. I wouldn't bother doing another repair after this, as some items just > don't seem to repair themselves. How about you try the following: > > * Go to your Finder. > * Open your Macintosh HD > * Open the System folder. > * Open the Library folder > * Open the Core Services folder. > * Open the Battery item. > > Now try accessing your Menu Extras again with VO-m-m and see if the Battery > Status menu is available. If it is, then do the same process to get some of > the other extras back onto the Status Menus. If that doesn't do it, let me > know. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 17, 2014, at 12:38 PM, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am repairing permissions for the third tie now and I am down to one >> permission that needs to be repaired. Interestingly, it has nothing to do >> with Status menus. It has to do with Safari. I still can't access the extra >> menus, though. >> Jane >> >> >> >> On Apr 17, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Don't rush to the reformat, that is a drastic and usually unnecessary task. >>> Try to do a repair permissions first. To do so... >>> >>> * Go to the Finder. >>> * Press cmd-shift-u to open the Utilities folder. >>> * Navigate to the Disk Utility app and open it. >>> * From the table of disks, select your Macintosh HD. >>> * Stop Interacting with the table and select the First Aid tab. >>> * Navigate to the Repair Disk Permissions button and press it with VO-space. >>> * Wait patiently as it does its task. >>> >>> Sometimes this needs performed more than once to fix most permission >>> errors. In some cases, you'll need to perform this from the Recovery >>> Partition, but I'll wait to see if this does the job first. By the way, >>> what exactly happens when you press the VO-m-m command? Is there an alert >>> sound or simply takes you somewhere but no Menu Extras are available. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 4:16 PM, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Yep, I have tried with both. It doesn't work I bet I am going to have to >>>> reformat and re-install once I have stuff backed up, *sigh* >>>> >>>> Jane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 6:13 PM, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Are you using VO-m twice or control-F8 to get to the status menus? This >>>>> is not typical behavior. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Take Care >>>>> >>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>> Director >>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>>> Email, [email protected] >>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>> >>>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 >>>>> Mountain Lion >>>>> >>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>> >>>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi there. >>>>>> I tried both cycling VO off and on and a re-start of this computer. It >>>>>> didn't make a difference. Any other thoughts? >>>>>> >>>>>> Jane >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would just suggest either cycling VO off then on or restarting your >>>>>>> Mac. This is not normal behaviour so, something has become confused. >>>>>>> The cycling off/on of VO may do the trick but the restart is best and >>>>>>> if that doesn't fix it, then post again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Later... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Robert C <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Funny this comes up today for I just ran into the same issue except I >>>>>>>> could not bring up the menu bar and control f3 did not work. Had to >>>>>>>> restart the Mac. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>>>>>>> "Be lions roaring through the forests of knowledge." >>>>>>>> --Bahá'í Scriptures >>>>>>>> Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn >>>>>>>> E-mail- >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 4/16/2014 11:18 AM, Jane wrote: >>>>>>>>> I can't seem to get to my Status menu things at all. VO-m twice >>>>>>>>> doesn't work. None of the trackpad commands seem to work. I guess it >>>>>>>>> is there, somewhere, but I can't access it. 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