I know.  After everyone told me about it I went to activate it.  I can't 
believe I didn't know about this.  I love it.  I just hope that hopefully in os 
x 10.11 next os x we get siri.  Every release is bringing mac os x and iOS 
closer together, which one day might become one system.


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> On Oct 20, 2014, at 10:05 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Dictation is a little more powerful than simply translating the spoken word 
> into text.  If you turn on Enhanced Dictation in the Dictation pane of System 
> Prefs, and go under the Dictation portion of the Accessibility pane, you can 
> switch apps, quit apps, open documents, select text and more.  Haven't played 
> with it much but it is there.  Sort of like the old Speakable Items service 
> but not as robust as Siri.
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
>> On Oct 20, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Jessica Moss <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Moutain Lion and above had a dictation feature, but that's the closest to 
>> voice command as they had built into it.
>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 6:11 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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