Tim and David, Thanks for your suggestions. Pressing space bar on the license check box and then on the install button certainly got me further. I then type in my computer password, press ok, and then the installer just says "installer ready" and there's a close button and a done image, with no area to interact with so no progress bar to check if it's actually installing. I guess I'll just do without flash as I can't figure out how to use this very odd installer. Thanks for your help though. I do appreciate it.
> On 28/03/2015, at 9:49 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > In addition to David’s comments, in lots of Adobe installers, you can often > just use the space to check boxes like that and use your tab to navigate > around if VO doesn’t work normally. It’s good to have a toolbox full of > options when your normal VO commands don’t seem to result in what you want. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Mar 27, 2015, at 14:23, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Although I have not had this exact problem generally on Adobe Flash installs > I encounter 2 problems. > 1. You tend to have to use shift vo space to activate the buttons. so it > might be worth doing this as well to see if it prevents you being dumped out > of the install app.. > 2. The install tends to throw up "helper" htm windows with messages like > close Safari to complete the install and other things. These can remove focus > from the install app so you need to use Window Chooser to interact with > these windows and respond to them. > > David Griffith > rto On 27/03/2015 19:22, Lisette Wesseling wrote: >> Hi Tim, >> I re-downloaded the file just now which had a different file name and got me >> a lot further with installing flash player. >> I got as far as agreeing to the license terms. When I press vo space on the >> "I agree" check box to check it, I'm thrown out of the installer and back >> into finder. It's as if I pressed the quit button which I didn't. >> Do you get this problem, and how do you get around it? >> Thanks so much. >> >> Lisette >> >>> On 27/03/2015, at 10:12 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> That Installer Helper HTML area should not be empty. IF you Interact with >>> it, VO usually can read info about what’s going on. It’s the only area >>> that is usually of any use to you. If there are any apps open like Safari, >>> Chrome, System Preferences etc, that use Flash in some manner, they will >>> need to be quit, otherwise, Flash won’t finish installing. As mentioned, I >>> often get a message about FlashBridge Cross Platform needing to be quit and >>> the only way I’ve found to do that is through the Activity Monitor since it >>> is not really an app. >>> >>> A few questions: >>> >>> • Do you have an item called Flash Player in your System Preferences? >>> • If so, what version does it say you have installed? >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 14:40, Lisette Wesseling <lisettewessel...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Tim and anybody else who can help, >>> I am having immense difficulty installing flash. Is the installer really >>> buggy or something? >>> I'm at the point where I've downloaded the disk image. I open the installer >>> app. I'm warned about this and I continue. I'm asked for my computer >>> username and password which I type in and press enter. I get a window >>> called adobe flash player installer. Next to this is an installer helper >>> html area which is empty. That's all. There's a close button and nothing >>> else, and nothing seems to be installing. >>> I've tried going through system prefs again to re download it. I hit the >>> download link and nothing downloads. Any ideas? >>> >>> Lisette >>> a >>>> On 27/03/2015, at 7:33 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> There was a discussion about this just a few days ago on this list. A few >>>> varied but similar responses. The basic gist, if it’s Flash, >>>> >>>> • Go to System Preferences. >>>> • Press on the Flash button. >>>> • Select the Advanced pane. >>>> • Interact with the Scroll area. >>>> • Navigate to the Check Now button and press it. >>>> • If there’s an update available, you will be told in a dialog at this >>>> point. Choose Update. >>>> >>>> This will take you into your browser and directly to the latest Flash >>>> installer. I usually just press tab until the Install Now link is read, >>>> then I press return. It will then download to your Downloads folder and >>>> you can open the .dmg file and run the installer package from there. If >>>> Safari or another Flash needing app is running, the installer will pause >>>> asking you to quit them all. Sometimes there’s a “Force Close All”, >>>> sometimes not. If the “Flash Bridge Cross Platform” service is running, >>>> you’ll need to quit that process from the Activity Monitor app which is >>>> located in the Utilities folder. >>>> >>>> Other than that, the only thing you may need to do is use VO-shift-space >>>> to activate a button while in the Flash Installer as the regular VO-space >>>> doesn’t work for these buttons. >>>> >>>> HTH. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 12:11, Eleanor Roberts >>>> <eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I think it's the Adobi Flash Player, but I'll find out more accurately for >>>> you. Sorry I can't be more help yet, but quite frankly I don't really >>>> know what he's on about as I don't use it. >>>> >>>> Eleanor >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On 26 Mar 2015, at 17:00, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Which Adobe product is he using? >>>>> >>>>> Best. >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 09:37, Eleanor Roberts >>>>> <eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all >>>>> >>>>> I'm asking this on behalf of a friend. He has a Mac, and uses Adobi an >>>>> awful lot to listen to media files (radio etc I believe). Anyway, he >>>>> wants to update Adobi but doesn't know how to do it on his Mac using VO, >>>>> as this is the first time he's had to update since getting the computer. >>>>> So was wondering if someone who does know could send me some instructions >>>>> whichh I could pass on to him on how to do this? >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Eleanor >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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. 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