It's now mixed into dictation as of Yosemite. The only problem is that, as speech is silent during dictation, you get no spoken feedback about any command you issue. > On Oct 19, 2014, at 4:17 PM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote: > > Isn’t that the domain of speakable items or has that changed or been > eliminated? As far as I know, issuing commands to your computer hasn’t been a > part of dictation but maybe I missed out on this. > > -- > 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 Oct 19, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Faisal <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Dictation is enabled for me but unless I’m in a edit field, I cannot ue it. >> How can one make commands if they are not in a edit field? I didn’t see >> anything about voice commands in dictation either. >>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 11:28 PM, Pamela Francis <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Apple has so much broken this OS. I have no idea why they would think of >>> releasing it without having paid more attention to what they were doing. >>> I wrote this to the accessibility email address, even though it may not be >>> totally their fault, I can't believe they don't have some input into what >>> goes into their new OS. >>> >>> Hello, >>> I am extremely disappointed with the lack of attention paid to >>> accessibility in your latest OS10 release. >>> You overhauled the look of your software, while not thinking of those of us >>> who have grown to trust you with our accessibility needs. >>> I know many visually impaired beta testers, most under NDA with you per >>> each release of both desktop & IOS software. >>> I realize we are a minority in the big picture of your customer base. >>> However, if one has paid money to participate in your testers program & is >>> paid lipservice to what is reported, what good are the testers? Has the >>> quality control suffered because the upgrades are now free? >>> Aren't we as a disability community owed a description of what we can >>> expect in terms we understand? It looks pretty, but acts very much like >>> something from a crackerjack box. >>> I can't get to my music in Itunes because the views I have become used to >>> have disappeared. There is no more sidebar. >>> In spotlight search, which is supposed to search for references outside my >>> Mac, I hear either the words button or image in the search results. >>> How is this useful to me or anyone who would try to use it with no vision? >>> As I stated earlier, there are those who have been under NDA to attempt to >>> alert you of the issues before release. Those same people had enough >>> respect for their contracts to not divulge issues that may concern the rest >>> of us. However, in return we all got slapped in the face. >>> There is a site that gathers bugs, along with other content. >>> In case you are interested go to www.applevis.com <http://www.applevis.com/> >>> As has been shown, I doubt any of this will be taken to heart. >>> I can only hope. >>> My next computer, if I need one will be a Windows machine. They are >>> cheaper, maybe a little buggy, yet I know what I am getting. >>> Premium prices should reflect premium quality in every sense of the word. >>> Pamela Francis >>> >>> Pam Francis >>> >>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 8:47 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> It's now called Dictation Commands, and is coupled with Dictation. Enable >>> it in accessibility preferences, and use it by pressing the same command >>> you'd use to start dictation (press that key once more to stop). The >>> problem is that VoiceOver is muted during all dictation, which now includes >>> issuing commands, so even if a command works, you get no spoken feedback. >>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Faisal <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> did they completely do away with voice commands on Yosemite? 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