Two questions? Has anyone tried i bank? I'm trying to figure out the key board commander menu and I'm wondering if there's a way for instance to make the insert down arrow on the num pad do the function of the VO shift down arrow key.
Thanks Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: Digest Recipients <[email protected]> Date: Friday, Dec 16, 2011 04:09:50 AM Subject: Digest for [email protected] — 25 Messages in 11 Topics > > > > > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries/topics > Wireless keyboard [5 Updates] > skype and accessibility (or the lack of it). [4 Updates] > regarding inaccessibility of skype in Ios 5 <gh#1435730-2257231#>ar [2 > Updates] > driver for Opticbook 3600 [1 Update] > braille connect 40 inputing text on the mac or Ipad [1 Update] > Funny iPhone story [2 Updates] > Num Pad Accessory [1 Update] > money talks or i bank? [1 Update] > Establishing a connection between BrailleNote Apex and iPhone? [2 Updates] > Skype Accessibility [5 Updates] > e-bay audio verification won't play [1 Update] > Wireless keyboard > Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> Dec 15 05:03PM com0600 > > Actually, I have found that with Safari on the iPhone that I have used a > combination of the keyboard and the screen. For instance, VO command h goes > to headings. I think VO command l goes to links. You're just running > VoiceOver like on the Mac, so I have just tried out keys that work on the > Mac. A lot of times they do, except that interacting doesn't seem to be an > issue on the iPhone and I guess on the iPad, although I don't have one of > those yet. > > Regards, > Gigi > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 9:53 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > > > Rachel Magario <[email protected]> Dec 15 08:57PM com0600 > > for the rooter I just use the quick nab key on and navigate through the > elements of your rooter by using the left plus up key or right and up key. > then just use your up and down to navigate the element you chose. > and right and left to move through the all the elements of the site. > HTH. > Rachel. > On Dec 15, 2011, at 10:56 AM, Red.Falcon wrote: > > > > Rahul Bajaj <[email protected]> Dec 16 04:16PM +0530 > > Hi all, > > Thank you so much for your help. > You guys are great! > BTW, I have one question. > Is there a key combination using which we can turn VoiceOver on or off? > I usually do it by following the entire procedure of going to > accessibility for turning it on or off. > So, is there a way of doing it with a simple keystroke like we do it > on the Mac? > > > > "Red.Falcon" <[email protected]> Dec 16 11:08AM > > Hi again Rahul! > That link does have a lot of the commands! > But the speech on/off is vo+so and screen curtain on/off is vo+shift+so! > > hth Colin > > On 16 Dec 2011, at 10:46, Rahul Bajaj wrote: > > > > Aser Tolentino <[email protected]> Dec 16 03:26AM com0800 > > If you have triple-click home set to VoiceOver, triple-tapping escape will > toggle it on and off also. > > Sent from my iPad > > > > skype and accessibility (or the lack of it). > Eric Oyen <[email protected]> Dec 15 08:05PM com0700 > > well, > I sent in a letter to the Skype team asking why they removed an old feature > (accessibility via voiceover) and the form letter I got back is enough for me > to ask cond I have stupid printed across my forehead? must be, because you > seem to think I am!". > > > > these guys think accessibility is a new feature (or at least their form > letter response indicates such). Hell, I requested a human response and got a > machine generated one. this is what I call a lack of customer support. > > here is the letter they sent back to me... > > Subject: Re: regarding inaccessibility of skype in Ios 5 > <gh#1435730-2257231#>ar > From: Skype Customer Service <[email protected]> > Date: December 15, 2011 2:49:59 PM MST > To: Eric Oyen <[email protected]> > Hello Eric, > > Thank you for contacting Skype Customer Service. > > We understand that you would like to do a follow up on the Voice over feature > of Skype for it's latest version. Please allow us to assist you. > > We regret to inform you that unfortunately this feature is not currently > available in Skype. > > We will pass on your request to our development team for consideration and > potential inclusion in a future release. > > We appreciate your feedback and will definitely look into it. > > However, implementing changes and creating new features can take time, which > means that the suggestions you make today might not be available in the near > future. > > Please be patient while we work to make Skype even better. > > Should you need more assistance, feel free to contact us again. > > Best Regards, > > Ivan C. > Skype Customer Service > > > Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> Dec 15 09:09PM com0600 > > time to take it further then. Quote their own letter to them and then say > exactly what you just said to us. Make them respond! > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 9:05 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > > > > Eric Oyen <[email protected]> Dec 15 11:38PM com0700 > > read my bcc response to them (just sent). > > comeric > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > > > > Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> Dec 16 02:40AM com0600 > > Did. Couldn't have done it better myself. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On Dec 16, 2011, at 12:38 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > > > > regarding inaccessibility of skype in Ios 5 <gh#1435730-2257231#>ar > Eric Oyen <[email protected]> Dec 15 11:37PM com0700 > > this might sound a little terse b... > > Do I have a sign pasted to my forehead that says "STUPID"?!? I wrote to you > requesting a real human contact, not an apparently machine generated > boilerplate. > > now for the gist of my complaint: > > 1. previous versions of Skype on the "iDevices" (such as the iPhone, iPad and > iPod) had this accessibility feature. so, why not the new version? it appears > that your team left out this very important feature. I do not care if this > was an accidental omission or by deliberate design. the fact is that it is a > deliberate slap in the face for every blind or print impaired individual on > the planet that uses one of these devices (there are more than 5 million of > us so far). > > also, the fact that all I received for my efforts (besides not being able to > read my text messages) is poor customer service. any reasonable company will > have some staff on hand to handle special cases such as I. so far, your team > has not done so (as evidenced by your boilerplate response). thus, I am > forced to try and find an older version and reinstall it to my iphone just to > get back what I had. this is entirely unacceptable. > > I don't want to have to escalate this, but if you continue to be > unresponsive, I will be left with no choice but to contact microsoft customer > support (as microsoft is the new parent company of Skype). > > so, do me the favor of at least respecting my request and put back the > accessibility your application previously had. > > comeric oyen. > > * this message will be carbon copied to the blind community that has a vested > interest in accessibility. As I am one of the parties involved, I invoke my > right to use the information contained herein under the fair use directive of > the US Copyright Act.. > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 2:49 PM, Skype Customer Service wrote: > > > > Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> Dec 16 02:39AM com0600 > > That's the way I myself would have said it. Good going. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On Dec 16, 2011, at 12:37 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > > > > driver for Opticbook 3600 > Daniel Crone <[email protected]> Dec 15 11:47PM com0600 > > Hello. On Plustek's web site, there is a driver for the plustek opticbook > 3600 scanner. But it is only for system 6.3 and below. I have 644..8. Anyone > have a solution? > > > braille connect 40 inputing text on the mac or Ipad > Rachel Magario <[email protected]> Dec 15 10:07PM com0600 > > Let me check. I was just trying to enter words and I did not pay attention to > that. > RM > Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > > > Funny iPhone story > Keith Watson <[email protected]> Dec 15 09:20PM com0500 > > Hi, > > A better answer would have been that Bill Gates stole the idea for Winblows > from Apple. > > Just sayin' > > Keith > > On Dec 13, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Gigi wrote: > > > > Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> Dec 15 09:34PM com0500 > > Wow! > > Thats a bit out there. Steve Jobs didn't even say that much in his own > biography. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 9:20 PM, Keith Watson wrote: > > > > Num Pad Accessory > Keith Watson <[email protected]> Dec 15 09:23PM com0500 > > Will, you used to have to hold the Voice Over keys and navigate with the > arrow keys. Quick Nav basically locks you into Voice Over mode so you don't > need to hold down the VO keys. It also allows you to rotate through the rotor. > > HTH > > Keith > > On Dec 14, 2011, at 2:03 AM, Cheree Heppe wrote: > > > > money talks or i bank? > Becky Knaub <[email protected]> Dec 15 09:01PM com0500 > > Hi All, > I am curious. What does this program do, I never heard of it. > > Thanks. > > Becky and C > On Dec 15, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: > > > > Establishing a connection between BrailleNote Apex and iPhone? > Dan Roy <[email protected]> Dec 15 07:23PM com0600 > > That's quite weird, the other day, someone from FS was at our work, and, he > demonstrated entering text with the Focus. I wonder why the heck it isn't > supported with the BN? Since they're both bluetooth devices, what the heck is > the difference? I know, I am showing my ignorance, so, enlighten me please? > > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 12:50 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > > > Alex Hall <[email protected]> Dec 15 08:43PM com0500 > > The Focus likely had a braille keyboard. The device in question in > this thread is an apex qt, meaning it has a standard computer > keyboard, not a braille one. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > > > Skype Accessibility > Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> Dec 15 03:24PM com0600 > > Hi guys. > I was trying to decide if I wanted to weigh in on this. I wish to say that > they have a lot of company when it comes to accessibility. Cy own > sister-in-law, who does software development for her company, said to me, of > all people, "We just can't do it. There's just too many needs out there." My > own brother, who is married to this gal, made all kinds of excuses once when > we were discussing why the hotel people couldn't make some of their > appliances like tv's accessible. I almost said to my sister-in-law, "Apple > did it, so what's wrong with the rest of you guys. Are they smarter than you > or what?" I decided that to keep peace in the family, especially since I was > never going to change this stubborn gal's mind about this, that I would keep > my big mouth shut. I'm afraid for people like this the law would have to be > changed. In the meantime, let's hope my sister-in-law doesn't go to work for > Apple. > > Regards, > Gigi > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 2:12 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > > > > "Mr. L. Alexander" <[email protected]> Dec 15 09:26PM > > lol > > fell off chair howling like crazy. > > sounds like someone I know only too well. > > lew > > On 15 Dec 2011, at 21:24, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > > 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. > > Mr. L. Alexander. > Free Macs For The Blind. > E-Mail: [email protected] > Direct line: 07936 877500 > Twitter: @macsfortheblind > > Free Macs For The blind is a charity project supplying older but working > apple macs for blind and visually impaired people throughout the UK FOR FREE! > > Do you have an old unwanted mac, any hardware, software, old PC's, etc or a > copy of outspoken 9.2 you would be willing to donate? please get in touch. > > Mac Access Dot Net; The British Mac Accessibility Network, we're here to help > anybody disabled with anything Apple! > http://www.mac-access.net > > > Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> Dec 15 09:25PM > > A pity that the latest beta has nothing fixed yet. As they say the proof will > be in the pudding as we all know, as I have beta tested before, it does not > matter what is said, the manufacturers will do as they see fit regardless. > > Kawal. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> Dec 15 05:04PM com0600 > > Actually, going back to not seeing contacts when Skype starts, my focus > always goes to the contact list. Maybe it's because I'm using Skype 5.3 or > because when I turn off my computer, I never sign out or quit Skype. Also, I > have it startup when I turn on the Mac. > > Shawn > > > Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> Dec 15 08:06PM com0500 > > Hi, > > Why do you think its a case of stepping on toes? I think its more a case of > why bother if others are bothering for us? But on another note, narrator on > windows 8 sounds like its gotten a shot in the arm. lol. For whatever that's > worth. But I fear this is straying way off topic. conwere > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 3:12 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > > > > e-bay audio verification won't play > Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> Dec 15 03:27PM com0600 > > Not sure. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On Dec 15, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > macvisionaries. > You can post via email. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an empty message. > For more options, visit this group. > > -- > 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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