Cool. this is actualy better for my rist. I cramped it last night trying to turn the thing on. Oops!
Thanks for the tip. On Jun 4, 2010, at 6:51 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > Hi Kawal, > > You might like to give this sequence of commands a shot: > > 1. turn on the keyboard lock using VO-semicolon. > 2. place your thumb and index finger on the trackpad. > 3. flick your index finger to the right. Hopefully you will hear that the > trackpad has been turned on. > 4. Turn keyboard lock off using vo-semicolon. > > I've been playing with a few gestures on the trackpad to try to determine the > algorithms apple are using to get the appropriate feedback. In the user > manual, they recommend a clockwise flick to get the trackpad commender > started, however experimentation has shown that placing the fingers on the > trackpad as I described above, and flicking one to the right seems to do the > trick. > > Apologies if it doesn't work, but hope it helps. > > Dónal > On 4 Jun 2010, at 14:18, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > >> Erick, >> >> I did go into Utilities and find that option but no where to turn it on. >> however I'll try it again. Thanks so much for your help. I always >> read your posts with interest on all the lists you participate in. >> >> Kawal. >> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:10 -0400, "erik burggraaf" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, I suggest you press vo f8 for the voiceover utility. >>> Go down to commanders or press c. >>> Tab to trackpad and press space bar. >>> Tab to enable trackpad commander and press space bar to check. >>> >>> This is quite the long way of doing it, but if you aren't used to the >>> trackpad on your macbook, now you have a point of reference. IE, you >>> know for sure that the trackpad is on. >>> >>> Then I suggest you right away turn on the keyboard help control option k, >>> and practice the gestures a little bit. >>> >>> You can also flick around this commanders window without doing any damage >>> as far as I know. >>> >>> It takes longer, but I really think this is the most reliable way to get >>> up and running with trackpad. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> User support consultant, >>> Website: http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> Toll-free: 888-255-5194 >>> >>> On 2010-06-04, at 8:55 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>> >>>> I've tried that several times and at times Voice Over gets muted so have >>>> to unmute it. Sometimes I don't let my fingers touch the screen because >>>> I end up in a different menu or sometimes I might be looking for the >>>> track pad as I can't see where it is so am busy feeling for it and my >>>> fingers have touched something and I've activated a different menu! I >>>> even had a friend try to help me and I could not do it whereas when I >>>> had the Ipod before sending it back I did it perfectly! So what next? >>>> >>>> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:12 -0700, "Sarah Alawami" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> rotate your fingers in a clockwise motion like a nob snd at th same time >>>>> hold the vo keys down. >>>>> >>>>> Take care. >>>>> >>>>> S >>>>> On Jun 4, 2010, at 1:22 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Mark. >>>>>> >>>>>> I still can't turn my Track Pad on and not for the case of trying! If >>>>>> anyone has a technique that works to turn the darn thing on, please pass >>>>>> it along. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:36 -0700, "M. Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On my MacBookPro, I've been using various areas of the TrackPad to bring >>>>>>> up >>>>>>> various applications; for example, 2-finger double-tapping the bottom of >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> TrackPad to launch the Dock or tapping the upper part of the TrackPad to >>>>>>> bring up the Apple Menu. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Saves a lot of time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Get to know yourself as you get to know me on The Secret Life of Mark >>>>>>> Marcus >>>>>>> Live Talk Show >>>>>>> http://candleshore.com/secrets >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:43 PM >>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Getting Out of the Box on the Mac >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:29 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and anothe rkeystroke you can use is control f2. thats the one I've >>>>>>>> been >>>>>>> using. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That is the key stroke to take you to the Apple menu. Control-F3 takes >>>>>>> you >>>>>>> to the Dock. >>>>>>> Control-F8 takes you to the Status menus. >>>>>>> Command-Shift-D takes you to the Desktop. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> All these shortcuts are documented against their corresponding menu >>>>>>> items. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> VoiceOver does not "Teach" us to do anything in particular. It simply >>>>>>> gives >>>>>>> us options we can use. The specific VO commands are useful when we work >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> the VO keys locked, which was a common thing to do before Snow Leopard >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> Quick Nav. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The standard Mac shortcuts are second nature to me because I've been >>>>>>> using a >>>>>>> Mac for 14 years, and many shortcuts go back a long way. Others are very >>>>>>> recent, such as Command-Shift-O to go to your Documents folder. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I always teach people the standard Mac shortcuts because you never know >>>>>>> when >>>>>>> you'll need them. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's worth taking the time to look closely at menus to see just how many >>>>>>> useful shortcuts there are. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anne >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> ____________ >>>>>> Kawal Gucukoglu >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> (MSN): >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> (Skype User ID): >>>>>> kawalgucukoglu >>>>>> >>>>>> (Mobile/Text): >>>>>> >>>>>> +447905618396 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ____________ >>>> Kawal Gucukoglu >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> (MSN): >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> (Skype User ID): >>>> kawalgucukoglu >>>> >>>> (Mobile/Text): >>>> >>>> +447905618396 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> ____________ >> Kawal Gucukoglu >> [email protected] >> >> (MSN): >> [email protected] >> >> (Skype User ID): >> kawalgucukoglu >> >> (Mobile/Text): >> >> +447905618396 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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