Sounds like you might have the option to speak text under the mouse after a delay. I can't remember if this is in the Universal Access setting, or Voice Over settings or both.
This can be a nice feature won for partially sighted folks as when they hover the mouse over a specific paragraph, the computer will speak that text. Jon On 31/10/2010, Colin M <velocity.focu...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi Jeff and Louie! > I have also experienced this as well! > I'm using a Imac, what I've found is when I'm changing a file name and just > pressed the return key to select edit the name and start typing the new name > it says apple in a few letters like you've said! > However when i've let vo say [1-01 abba .m4a edit text] > That apple thing does not happen so I presume that typing before it's ready > will cause this but what it means by saying apple I do not know! > So just try slowing down a few seconds to see if that helps[ can be a bit > annoying] > hth Colin > On 31 Oct 2010, at 02:40, louie wrote: > >> Jeff, >> I have had the same problem. I hear app in other applications. >> I have a Mac mini. >> Hope some one can help us. >> >> On Oct 30, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have a Macbook Pro and, from time to time, especially in terminal, it >>> says "apple" when I am typing. As a result, I only hear 4 out of five >>> characters I type. The others are replaced by "Apple". >>> >>> Can anybody help me to solve this issue? >>> >>> Thx, >>> Jeff >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> louie >> louiem...@wavecable.com >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
