Hi Scott and Neil:
I'm happy to launch this when you can.  Think I'll get the "missing manual", 
and do some serious poking around to get a better handle on the OSX commands 
that are relevant.  


CarolynOn Oct 12, 2010, at 4:17 AM, Scott Howell wrote:

> Tell ya what, after the first week of November, I will be in a position to 
> work on such a project. 
> On Oct 12, 2010, at 6:00 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote:
> 
>> Scott,
>>  
>> what can I say, great minds think a like...
>>  
>> what is needed here is a document, say 5 pages long or so, something that is 
>> a quick start guide, read me and know 95% of what you need to know about 
>> using a Mac.
>>  
>> what it should do is focus on the OSx key strokes wherever possible, and 
>> cover in full detail, but easy to follow language the quick nav feature.
>>  
>> it could also be an online resource by way of a Wiki, but first and foremost 
>> should be a simple, print and read document.
>>  
>> Twitter @neilbarnfather
>>  
>> Neil Barnfather
>> Talks List Administrator
>>  
>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your 
>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com
>>  
>> From: [email protected] 
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Howell
>> Sent: 12 October 2010 10:02
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: quick guide
>>  
>> Neil, that is exactly what I was thinking. This document needs to be 
>> something folks can pull down and put into braille or just read locally.
>> On Oct 12, 2010, at 4:33 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Carolyn,
>>  
>> I do not believe that a Wiki is in order, what is needed is a methodical 
>> document that a user can read through, start to finish and by the end know 
>> what they need to know.
>>  
>> the problem with a wiki is that the user is forced to find what they need to 
>> know.
>>  
>> if they instead have a 5 page document to red and that is it, then they'll 
>> most likely read it.
>>  
>> now if that document was dynamically tagged so that it could be jumped 
>> through then that would work for all needs.
>>  
>> Twitter @neilbarnfather
>>  
>> Neil Barnfather
>> Talks List Administrator
>>  
>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your 
>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com
>>  
>> From: [email protected] 
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carolyn Haas
>> Sent: 12 October 2010 01:03
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Fwd: quick guide
>>  
>> i:
>> I received the following request to forward to this group.  We may in fact 
>> be closer to making something very cool happen.  
>> Carolyn  
>>  
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Alex Jurgensen <[email protected]>
>> Date: October 11, 2010 5:48:37 PM MDT
>> To: Carolyn Haas <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: quick guide
>>  
>> Hi Carolin,
>>  
>> Can you forward this to the Mac Visionaries list?
>>  
>> I have a wiki that would be more than thrilled to host this project. It wen 
>> down for some time due to server migration, but I would be willing to put it 
>> up and host it.
>>  
>> Regards,
>> Alex,
>>  
>>  
>> On 2010-10-11, at 4:34 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Everyone:
>> I really like this idea of collaborating on a quickguide based on Mac OSX, 
>> that puts together the most proficient way of accomplishing tasks by 
>> combining the Mac keyboard commands and the best of VO.  I'm not the 
>> greatest organizer of tasks, but I love to write, and I'd be thrilled to be 
>> a part of something like that.  
>> 
>> I'm also exploring a set-up or mapping of commands based on the multi-touch 
>> trackpad gestures that appears to be e
>> xtremely well put together and workable.  
>> The vast amount of resources   among us  is pretty exciting.  
>> Carolyn
>> 
>> -- 
>> 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.
>> 
>>  
>> Alex Jurgensen,
>> VoiceOver Trainer,
>> [email protected]                                      
>>  
>> Visit us on the web at: www.vipbc.org
>>  
>>  
>> -- 
>> 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.
>> 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.
> 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.

Reply via email to