Thanks Kliphton, I've learnt something new from you, option U for unread message count. I do use the keyboard commander quite a bit to launch mail, right option M etc.
Kawal. On 24 Aug 2014, at 17:51, Kliphton Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > I personally like the commander method. There are ones already built in. > Like option M to get to mail, option s to get to safari, option t for the > time, option u for unread email count. And you can create your own also. I > have option b for my blogging app, option v to open my video conversion app, > and option w to open VM fusion. JMO > > > Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick > efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? > Then come join a list where questions are always answered, and we are always > patient with you. > Subscribe here: [email protected] > All are welcome! > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf OfPamela Francis > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 9:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Novice/New VO User & Mac OSX "mail" Launch > > Hello Robin, > We as blind and low vision users are very fortunate to have the alternatives > we do and the accesssibility within the Mack OS. It's not about a right or > wrong way to do something. It's about something we as a visually impaired > community have struggled with for years, choice. All of us on this list have > varying levels of expertise using the Mac. In many cases, the basic mac > keystrokes are synonymous with what one can use with voiceover. That in > itself is a sign of true accessibility. I frankly have learned something from > this thread not knowing all of the various ways one can get to a specific > program. I too like to use my doc or spotlight. However I was not aware of > the keystrokes to get through finder to accomplish the same thing. When I > first got my Mac, I felt the combination of keystrokes to use voice over felt > cumbersome. I learned the trackpad gestures. At the time, that was easy > enough for me to at least figure out my way around the OS. I subsequently got > more familiar with the keystrokes. If our new Mac user has issues with > dexterity and the voiceover keystrokes, triple tap on the bottom of the > trackpad to get to the dock. Use the arrow keys to navigate the dock. > Henceforth another way to get what you want. We have had many suggestions > within this thread. I hope The original poster finds them helpful. > > Pam Francis > > On Aug 24, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Robin <[email protected]> wrote: > > As I understand it, the "Orginal Message" dealt with a "new" MacBook Air > user, and he/she wanted to know the quickest way to get to the "mail" program > on the Mac OSX. I presumed he/she didn't know very much about VO (VoiceOver) > so I decided to provide him/her the quickest way to get there as I have been > informed by Ol'Sighty using Basic Mac OSX KeyBoard Commands rather than using > Basic VO KeyBoard Commands. I agree there are quite a few ways to perform the > same function on a Mac. > > I thought "we" as "the Blind & LowVision Community" wanted to utilize Basic > Mac OSX KeyBoard Commands rather than use alternative KeyBoard Commands, but > I presume from the responses on "This List", I'm wrong about that as well. > > t 05:56 AM 8/24/2014, you wrote: > > Yet another is to go to Finder, hit cmd-shift-a to open the Applications > folder, and navigate to and open Mail from there. Yes, the Mac usually has > many ways to skin the proverbial cat. I prefer Spotlight for opening things, > but that's just me. > On Aug 24, 2014, at 8:53 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Another alternative is just to put an alias on your desktop. I've done that > ever since I got my first Mac. > Donna > On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:50 PM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't really think your method is faster. You go to the dock, type m or ma > and mail is there; do enter or vo-space. I've never done this other method > myself but I suppose it's all about what one is used to; you always think > what you are used to doing is fastest. > > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > > On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:29 PM, Robin <[email protected] > wrote: > > > I suggest, what I presume would be a quicker way to Launch "The Mail" program > on a MacBook Air, and that IS "SpotLight". To activate, I recall, you simply > do the following: > > Press COM + Space Bar > Then > Type "Mail" > Then > Press either Enter/Return Key OR CRTL + OPT + Space Bar > (This should LAUNCH your "Mail" program on your MacBook Air if I am CORRECT > with the Steps.) > > COM = Command Key > CRTL = Control Key > OPT = Options Key > > > Am I RIGHT Advanced VoiceOver (VO) users??? I'm fairly NEW as a Totally Blind > VO user myself, but I feel that the Steps that I listed above are the Fastest > way to LAUNCH the "Mail" program on a MacBook Air rather than going to "The > DOC", and then selecting "Mail" from "The DOC". > > Just Sayin' > > At 03:10 PM 8/23/2014, you wrote: > > Hi. It should be in your dock. Just press VO+D to get to the dock and it > should be there. 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