Hi tim, for me, F12 opens the Dock. But it's not the same dock that opens when I press VO-D. when I press VO-D, I can open apps by pressing Enter, at least except for the dashboard.. when I use the F12 option, I don't seem to be able to open anything. Any suggestions? thanks, Donna
On Aug 8, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi Donna, > > First, it will be F12, not F11, and depending on your keyboard settings you > may or may not need to press the FN key as well. I've found that the > Dashboard reacts much slower than it did in SL so it usually opens within > about 2 seconds. Some widgets, like the Weather widget are very accessible > yet there are others like the Flight Status widget that still need some work. > You'll need to figure out which ones work for you and which ones are at all > important to you as well. > > Later… > > On 2011-08-08, at 7:57 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Reading this thread has piqued my curiosity around exploring the dashboard. >> Unfortunately, I'm having no luck opening it. I've tried F11, and I've >> tried going to the dock and pressing enter on Dashboard. In either case I >> hear the whooshing sound that used to indicate that the dashboard was >> opening, but I don't see any of the widgets. Sorry to ask such a basic >> question, but can someone tell me how to open this thing? >> thanks, >> Donna >> >> On Aug 8, 2011, at 12:45 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> In the Weather Widget, press the Info button at the bottom, I believe, >>> right of the widget. That will flip the widget over where you have the >>> ability to change the city, the Celsius/Farenheit and some other options. >>> Just press the Done button when you have the settings the way you want them >>> and it will flip back over to the regular side. >>> >>> HTH. >>> >>> Later.. >>> >>> On 2011-08-07, at 7:15 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Mark. >>>> >>>> It's really easy. >>>> >>>> When you're on the widget you want to close, hit vo+command+F2. You'll >>>> then be asked to hit return to close the widget, or escape to cancel. >>>> >>>> On that note, does anyone know how to change the city in the weather >>>> widget from Cupertino to my city, which is charlotte NC? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Chris. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Taylor" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 7:08 PM >>>> Subject: A Question About Closing Dashboard Widgets >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello All, >>>>> >>>>> I've been exploring several of the Dashboard widgets and I'm very >>>>> impressed. >>>>> >>>>> I do have one question, however; how does one close a widget other than >>>>> disabling it from the Widget manager? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > -- > 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.
