That used to be true, but it was fixed a while ago. Alert boxes now work as expected, to my knowledge. I don't use Pages enough to know what could do with some scripting, but if anyone identifies a case where a script might be faster, it's worth looking into. This is what scripting is for, after all. > On Jan 12, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Jonathan C Cohn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmm, I have not played much with the applescript with dialogs and Yosemite, > but I seem to remember somebody saying the dialog boxes don’t work right > anymore. I suppose one could use commanders to execute the applescript or > require keyboard maestro. I believe I could set up either VoiceOver > applescript scripting Events or Pages applescript to automate the routine but > then what? Just add into the Pages pull down of the AppleScript Menu? > > Also, I don’t think the jump to next control VoiceOver command is that > convoluted. > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > >> On Jan 12, 2015, at 10:06, Alex Hall <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Let me ask this: is any of this doable with ApleScript? It seems like, with >> so many convoluted keystrokes and command sequences, scripting would be a >> huge help here. >>> On Jan 12, 2015, at 9:57 AM, Jonathan C Cohn <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> I verified my pages version it was upgraded on January second, so was >>> exactly one version older than the current version. In any case, I am glad >>> that Barry was able to confirm! >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> Jonathan Cohn >>> >>>> On Jan 12, 2015, at 07:41, Jonathan C. Cohn <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I upgraded to Yosemite last week and thought pages was upgraded on >>>> Saturday. I'll go there five. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jan 12, 2015, at 3:44 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Jonathan, >>>>> >>>>> You must be running Mavericks rather than Yosemite as your copy of Pages >>>>> is not the latest one. In your version, there is no problem getting to >>>>> the menu, but this is broken in Yosemite where we are now up to version >>>>> 5.5.2 (2120) of Pages. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Anne >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 12 Jan 2015, at 02:15, Jonathan C. Cohn <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I was able to get to control button for renaming a style or creating a >>>>>> shortcut by hitting command-control-option-J (jump to next control) I >>>>>> believe this will work from anywhere in the style table, but I was also >>>>>> attempting combinations of vo-spacebar or vo-command-shift-spacebar. I >>>>>> am fairly confident that I got this to work 2 times in a row. >>>>>> >>>>>> This should be great news for folks. >>>>>> Version: 5.1.1 (2111) >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>>> <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] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>> <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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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