Great, I will check it out. Thank you.
> On Oct 19, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Faisal <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Yes, there has been. There was a dedicated service called voice commands on 
> Mavericks and I believe also on mountain lion.
>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Juan Hernandez <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> I don’t there have been siri like command structure in mac os x at anytime, 
>> or lat least in the last 3-4 releases.  but I could be wrong.
>> 
>> Best,
>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[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? My key 
>>>>>> trigger no longer works and I couldn’t find it in system preferences.
>>>>>> Thanks
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