Well, I have no idea why, but it's gone! lol. I did change my trackpad settings according to Anne's directions, but it still didn't work a couple of times after that. So, I have no clue why it finally worked, but thanks Anne and Tim, for the help. Looking forward to a lot less VO jabber now. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 28, 2014, at 10:55 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > It looks like you missed the Horizontal Splitter when you performed the drag, > that would be why the file is on your Desktop. What happened was that the > message itself was dragged to the Desktop instead of the splitter being > dragged to the bottom of the screen. I did take a minute to try this with my > own installation of Yosemite here and the process does work as outlined. As > Anne mentioned, make sure that Trackpad commander is off when performing this > task. Also, make sure you do the VO-cmd-f5 to bring the mouse pointer to the > Horizontal Splitter, just trusting that cursors follow each other is not > enough. If you’re not sure if your mouse has properly focused on the > Horizontal Splitter, Interact with it first prior to the VO-cmd-f5 action and > this should ensure proper focus. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Oct 28, 2014, at 9:30 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> And further weirdness, I somehow ended up with a file on my desktop with the >> subject of this message followed by the suffix dml. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Oct 28, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Donna, >>> >>> My Preview pane settings stuck when I upgraded to Yosemite, so, I’m not >>> having your same frustration. Here’s some instructions for you though that >>> I posted back when Mavericks first was released. Not sure how, or if they >>> still work in Yosemite, but it’s probably worth a try. >>> >>> 1. Go into Mail Prefs and select the Viewing pane. >>> 2. Check to change to Classic View. >>> 3. Close Mail Prefs. >>> 4. Navigate to the Horizontal Splitter after the Messages Table. >>> 5. Press VO-cmd-f5 to make sure the mouse is focused on the Splitter. >>> 6. Press down on the Trackpad then drag downwards to the bottom of the >>> physical Trackpad then release. This could also be done with a mouse >>> instead. >>> >>> You will know that it worked because the splitter will no longer be right >>> after the Messages Table, it will be the last item at the bottom of the >>> window. >>> >>> 7. Change back into Modern View in the Mail Prefs by unchecking the box, >>> or stay in Classic view if you prefer. >>> 8. Close the Mail Prefs. >>> >>> You will know that the Preview Pane is closed/hidden/disabled by navigating >>> around the Mail window and you will note a Vertical Splitter before and >>> after the Messages Column Group. >>> >>> If it’s not sticking for you, try quitting Mail after getting rid of the >>> Preview Pane in Classic view. Once you re-open Mail, you can change back >>> to the Modern View, and the change should stick. At least it has for me >>> numerous times. >>> >>> HTH. >>> >>> Later… >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>>> On Oct 28, 2014, at 7:47 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks, Georgina. I'm running Yosemite, and your directions aren't >>>> working here either. thanks for posting them, though. Maybe this is just >>>> an annoying Yosemite thing we have to live with. I made the preview pane >>>> go away years ago, and it never came back until I upgraded. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>>> On Oct 28, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Georgina Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Donna, >>>>> >>>>> It would be nice to know that too. However, here’s what I did that worked >>>>> but I don’t know exactly how it worked. >>>>> >>>>> Go mail prefs, view and tick classic view. >>>>> Go to system prefs, accessibility options and enable mouse keys. You >>>>> should be able to press option quickly 5 times. That later method doesn’t >>>>> work on my Yosemite system. >>>>> Now VO right arrow or left arrow, until you hear “Horizontal splitter“. >>>>> Press VO command F5. >>>>> Now attempt to click on that horizontal splitter. >>>>> Using the keyboard, trackpad, cursing it and nearly beating up the >>>>> machine I could not drag and drop the thing. I really don’t know what I >>>>> tried and it seemed nothing worked . >>>>> Now go back to mail prefs and take the classic view tick out of the >>>>> checkbox. >>>>> Upon closing mail prefs, the pest had vanished. How where, why and when >>>>> it was triggered I don’t know. >>>>> >>>>> A very frustrating experience. >>>>> >>>>> Good luck. >>>>> >>>>> Gena >>>>> >>>>> Georgina Joyce >>>>> Applied Psychologist >>>>> Training and Coaching. >>>>> Because individuals of groups matter! >>>>> >>>>>> On 28 Oct 2014, at 12:30, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I think the directions I have for this are from the days of Snow Lion. >>>>>> Can someone post current directions? >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> 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. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
-- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
