Hello everyone! How do you download voices from Jimac using accessibility? Thank you so much have a great day
Sent from my iPhone > On 17 Oct 2014, at 4:24 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > [email protected] Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > The latest version of Garage Band going busy - 3 Updates > answering calls on the mac? - 3 Updates > Has Applevis Published The New VO Features Of Yosemite Yet? - 5 Updates > Yosemite Update - 3 Updates > Is Anyone Else Having Problems Making Bootable Version Of Yosemite? - 2 > Updates > starting to get irritated by IOS 8 - 2 Updates > One Password - 2 Updates > selective folders in Dropbox - 1 Update > Scripting VoiceOver Utility - 1 Update > Keychain on the Mac - 3 Updates > The latest version of Garage Band going busy > Vic <[email protected]>: Oct 17 12:03AM -0700 > > Hello. > A couple of hours ago I downloaded the latest update to Garage Band which > promised some accessibility fixes. > While the fixes were there, for example, the time is now announced, the > "smart controls inspector" is fairly accessible, etc, I stumbled upon the > problem of GB going busy to the point where I had to force quit the program. > Has anyone experienced this behavior? > > Best, > Victor > George Cassell <[email protected]>: Oct 17 12:32AM -0700 > > Can anyone tell me what a “badge” means in Mail? > > — George > christopher hallsworth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 09:16AM +0100 > > When you see a badge VoiceOver tells you the number of unread items besides > the app with the badge icon. For example Mail may show a badge with 1 unread > email. Not sure what it looks like; maybe a picture of a badge you would wear > on your shirt for example. > > Sent from my Macbook Pro > > Back to top > answering calls on the mac? > May McDonald Homuth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 04:10AM -0400 > > Hey there everyone. > > For those that have the latest OS for the mac is there a setting I need to > find or app so that calls also show on my mac? > > I've looked everywhere and can't figure what I'm missing, thanks. > > May and LD, Luna Moon! > www.canadianlynx.ca > [email protected] > christopher hallsworth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 09:12AM +0100 > > Open FaceTime, then its preferences and make sure iPhone cellular calls is > checked. You need to also ensure this is turned on for your iPhone. You do > this by opening Settings then FaceTime. > > Sent from my Macbook Pro > > May McDonald Homuth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 04:14AM -0400 > > lol, ok, now I feel stupid hahah thanks. > > May and LD, Luna Moon! > www.canadianlynx.ca > [email protected] > > May and LD, Luna Moon! > www.canadianlynx.ca > > Back to top > Has Applevis Published The New VO Features Of Yosemite Yet? > Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]>: Oct 16 10:06PM -0500 > > Hey all. Like I said in my previous message, it took three tries, but > Yosemite is finally on my Mac. I was just wondering if Applevis posted the > new VO features of Yosemite yet. I know I was a beta tester since July, but > to be honest, I didn't notice any new features at all besides the system wide > features that Apple talked about. > As for beta testing Yosemite, it was quite the experience. I remember with > beta 2 I thought my computer would never start up, because it stayed on the > Apple screen for God knows how long. Maybe it's because this thing is almost > 4 years old, but who knows. Also in one of the betas, I think it was either > beta 3 or 4, the software update option in the Apple menu disappeared, and > even with the general public release it's not there. And on my end at least, > when booting up, I no longer hear the start up chime. I just see the Apple > logo. This started in beta 6. But one of the great things about this version, > and some of you may notice it as well, you can see a notification that your > Mac is being optomized and that it may effect your performance and battery. I > think they should've done that before Yosemite, but I digress. Also, on my > end at least, they kept the feedback assistant app so if you have any > problems, you can report them with that app. All in all, Yosemite is awesome, > and it was a pleasure beta testing it all this summer up until now. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Alex Hall <[email protected]>: Oct 16 11:36PM -0400 > > Yes, that article went up a few hours ago. Here's the link: > http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-mac-os-x-news/features-and-bugs-os-x-1010-yosemite > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > Maria and Joe Chapman <[email protected]>: Oct 17 03:49PM +1000 > > Hi. just reading about the voice over lag bug with Yosemite. is anyone who > has updated experienced this bug? How bad is it? > > > regards > Maria and crew from australia > [email protected] > > > > "Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona" <[email protected]>: Oct 16 > 10:21PM -0700 > > I am running in to it on my mac mini > at least on my machine its pritty bad > > On 10/16/2014 10:49 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman wrote: > christopher hallsworth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 07:59AM +0100 > > There is a lag here compared to Mavericks which was snappy. But at my end > it's tolerable. > > Sent from my Macbook Pro > > Back to top > Yosemite Update > Eugenia Firth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 12:26AM -0500 > > Hi guys > I didn’t have to turn VoiceOver on and off this time when the setup assistant > came on. For those of you who haven’t done it yet, be prepared for your Mac > to be gone for a very, very, long time after the installation starts. > Although you don’t hear the startup noise, every now and then you can hear > little clicks. The fan comes on, too. Mine came on at least two or three > times. No trouble doing the setup choices either. > > Gigi > Eugenia Firth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 12:37AM -0500 > > I said this once before and was proven mistaken, but it appears that my weird > problem with Finder is gone. Yea! I had the problem before of Finder showing > this big long string of numbers at the top of my Finder lists of files, which > an Apple representative saw and assured me it was really there and not a > VoiceOver thing. So far, my computer is not saying those weird numbers any > more. And for the person who wanted back using the arrow keys for getting to > the files within the folders, that seems to be working good now, too. So, so > far, so good. > > Regards, > Gigi > > christopher hallsworth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 07:51AM +0100 > > Actually, you can bring up VoiceOver during the installation with Command-F5. > At least I could. > > Sent from my Macbook Pro > > Back to top > Is Anyone Else Having Problems Making Bootable Version Of Yosemite? > Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]>: Oct 17 01:39AM -0500 > > Hi guys. Has anyone else tried making a bootable copy of Yosemite with Disk > Maker X? Every time I try to make one, I get the following error: > Finder got an error: Can’t set disk "Install OS X Yosemite" to "OS X Yosemite > Install Disk". (-10006) > This is with Disk Maker X Version 4B3 and OS X Yosemite. Has anyone else > gotten this as well? I'm not good with terminal so making the bootable drive > through that isn't an option unless someone wants to Skype or FaceTime me and > walk me through the steps. If so, email me off list and I'll provide my > details. Thanks. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > christopher hallsworth <[email protected]>: Oct 17 07:45AM +0100 > > I'm no good with Terminal either so will wait for an update to Diskmakerx > which is probably the issue here; not ready for Yosemite yet. > > Sent from my Macbook Pro > > Back to top > starting to get irritated by IOS 8 > Devin Prater <[email protected]>: Oct 16 10:15PM -0500 > > I'm just a little ticked that they didn't update the iPod model. No wonder > iOS8 runs slowly on the iPod 5. It has the same specs as the iPhone 4s. > > Sent from my iPad > > Sandi Jazmin Kruse <[email protected]>: Oct 16 08:48PM -0700 > > Morning from rainy and cold scandinavia, this day i might as well live > in england, I like Anne use Fred, if i need anything mostly nursing > books read to me i use ida. > If I need to read faster than that ,in english i use eloquence, and > yes it is under windows. > guys… i will be wet… and i hate it. anyways, > hugs too these who wants them , have a nice day… > Sandi > > Back to top > One Password > Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]>: Oct 17 11:35AM +1100 > > Hi Gigi, > > I use 1Password 4 on Mountain Lion and now Mavericks, as well as the > 1Password iOS app on iOS 7 and now iOS 8. > > Basically, it works fine for me. There are some interface elements that are > not very VoiceOver friendly. For instance, the 1Password Safari extension is > annoying to use. However, it's possible to use 1Password to do everything you > need without using those interface elements, much. > > Editing passwords works just as you say. You change your password using the > website's normal features. 1Password recognises the change and gives you a > popup asking if you want to update your login in 1Password. It's just like > iCloud Keychain if you've tried that. This much is completely accessible and > easy to use. And if for some reason 1Password doesn't recognise the change, > you can open the 1Password app and change it manually. Doing it that way is > also very accessible and easy. > > So yes, you can edit passwords and create better ones. If you have specific > questions once you're up and running don't hesitate to get in touch. > > Essentially, 1Password is useable although the interface, particularly in the > Safari extension, could be easier to navigate and use. > > Best, > Nic > Eugenia Firth <[email protected]>: Oct 16 08:42PM -0500 > > Hi Nic > You told me what I needed to know. Now I am more confident I won't lock > myself out of my own account, etc. I guess it does the same thing for your > Apple ID, right? > > Gigi > > Back to top > selective folders in Dropbox > Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]>: Oct 17 12:35PM +1100 > > Actually it is possible. There was another thread on this not too long ago > where the steps and possible difficulties were discussed in detail. You might > be able to Google it. > > Essentially just pressing space on them works, even though VoiceOver gives no > feedback. However, I found that this only worked with folders in the root > Dropbox directory. Trying to un-select sub-folders had dramatic and > unexpected results. So to be safe I suggest only trying it with root folders > until Dropbox addresses this issue in an update. > Back to top > Scripting VoiceOver Utility > Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]>: Oct 17 12:32PM +1100 > > To start with, just so we are all clear, VoiceOver sound can be output to the > same device as the system or can be controlled independently of the system. > The control is under the Sounds pane of VoiceOver Utility. I prefer to have > mine controlled independently. Just because I want music or movies to be > output through my home theatre system at a loud volume, doesn't mean I want > to hear VoiceOver chattering at me at the same volume for everyone to hear. I > thus have VoiceOver either going through the in-built speakers or to > headphones, and sometimes like to switch between the in-built speakers and > headphones, while keeping the system sound going through whatever device I > have the system sound set to. > > So that's what I'm trying to control. It's possible to control manually in > the Sounds pane of VoiceOver Utility. However, I want to control it > automatically using AppleScript. > > But as Jonathon said, I'm pretty sure there's no VoiceOver AppleScript > terminology (properties or commands) to do this. I looked in the VoiceOver > AppleScript dictionary but couldn't find anything. But I'm hoping there might > be some other way which I haven't yet considered. > > Back to top > Keychain on the Mac > Deb Lewis <[email protected]>: Oct 16 05:29PM -0700 > > When I set up my keychain I had a different Mac. When I got rid of it, I > forgot that the phone number i’d used for verification is no longer valid for > receiving a text to verify a new Mac on the keychain. > I’ve looked on my phone and can find no way to change the number for the > keychain there. And on my new Mac it keeps sending the verification to the > old number that isn’t valid. I thought there was a way to have it contact > another phone on the keychain and let that be the verification. Is there any > way to get that to happen? And if not, do I have to dump my entire iCloud and > start over or worse? Yikes!! I can only find instructions for changing the > number on another Mac in the keychain. That’s what I no longer have. Just > phones on it and wanting to add my Mac. > This would be under Yosemite on the Mac. > Thanks for any help at all. > > deb > Jonathan Mosen <[email protected]>: Oct 17 01:49PM +1300 > > Hi Deb, I think the only option you may have in your situation is to > completely zap your Keychain and start over. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > > Deb Lewis <[email protected]>: Oct 16 06:08PM -0700 > > Well fortunately I did actually manage to get this figured out without > zapping anything. > I hadn’t seen the advanced button under keychain on the phone. Here indeed > you can change the code and the phone number. > Then my next misery was that for some reason my phone wasn’t receiving any > calls or texts after I’d enabled handoff on the mac. Fortunately a reboot of > the phone got that one solved. > And then the mac started showing that option again to have a device verify > the keychain which is really what i wanted in the first place. So now the Mac > is added. > what a chore, but at least it’s done and the process is straightforward > enough if the Apple servers weren’t bogged down and the phone hadn’t been > conked by adding the Mac to it. > > Back to top > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. 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