Thanks! That helped a ton. Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Dog Dallas Vice President, Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users Vice President, Ohio Association of Blind Students Both proud divisions of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back. “The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears.” - Arabian proverb
> On Feb 7, 2015, at 4:43 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > First, commanders in the VoiceOver Utility. You could use a keystroke on the > keyboard, or (depending on what computer you have) the numpad or trackpad. > Here's an article about commanders I wrote for AppleVis: > http://www.applevis.com/guides/mac-os-x/understanding-and-using-voiceovers-commanders > > <http://www.applevis.com/guides/mac-os-x/understanding-and-using-voiceovers-commanders> > > Second, you can make your own script for this, it's not terrible. > Unfortunately, it's not trivial either, as there is no simple command to just > grab the battery level (why? No clue.) I have a set of scripts that can do > this and more, though, so feel free to download them and give them a try. I > made them so you can easily customize what they say and how they say it, by > changing the template used when they run. The zip file in the below link > includes a Readme file that explains all this in way more detail. Enjoy. > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17005121/talking%20dashboard.zip > <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17005121/talking%20dashboard.zip> >> On Feb 7, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Aleeha Dudley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> I am writing with a couple of questions. First, where do I go to assign a >> keystroke to a task, such as opening an app or speaking the time and date? >> Also, I know that somewhere there is a script that will allow me to make >> voiceover announce the status of my battery. Does anyone know where I can >> get this script file and how to make it work? >> Thanks. >> Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Dog Dallas >> Vice President, Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users >> Vice President, Ohio Association of Blind Students >> Both proud divisions of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio >> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the >> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the >> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles >> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; >> blindness is not what holds you back. >> “The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears.” - Arabian >> proverb >> >> >> -- >> 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] > > > -- > 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]. 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.
