Hi, Thats just some weird Lion thing. Sometimes VO talks automatically, and other times you need to toggle VO with command F5.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jul 15, 2012, at 2:17 PM, Christopher Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > Harry and Daniel, > > Thank you for your replies. > > Following my trip to the Genius Bar today I can now at least use my MBP. > However, although Voiceover would speak when the dialogue box asking for a > password was displayed we could not enter text into the password field > without using the mouse. So, at the moment, the MBP is set to start without > asking for a password. Also, some other intermitent problems I have been > experienceing showed up. For example, Voiceover does not always start > automatically and this seems to happen mostly when not using the mains. The > technician suggested that it might be best to reinstall the OS completely. I > think I might go for that option now that I have backed up the small amount > of data I had on the hard drive. I will then look at setting up two accounts > as well. > > thank you very much for your help. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Hogue" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 11:13 PM > Subject: Re: Log-in Password on Macbook Pro > > > Chris, > > I changed my login to prompt for a username and password rather than showing > a list of accounts. Voiceover speaks fine at this prompt, and this allows > you to enter the username, tab, and enter the password. Hints also work if > you need them. You are able to switch accounts while logged into one > account, if you need to, as well. > > I regularly use my laptop on a standard account, and have my administrator > account for checking for software, installing software, upgrading, etc. I > think it is more secure this way. So yes, passwords are always a good idea; > they just seem to work a bit better for VoiceOver if you have the OS prompt > for a username and password instead of having you choose from a list of > accounts. > > Harry > > On Jul 14, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Christopher Edwards wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I have an MBP running Lion which I bought at the end of April. >> >> It was set up by a member of staff at the Apple store where I bought it. He >> suggested that I should have a password when starting the OS and I quite >> agree with this. However, at a subsequent one-to-one training session it >> became apparent that Voiceover did not appear to start before the Password >> prompt appeared. the Trainer therefore said he would disable the password. >> >> However, I have since started to have prompts which voiceover says have no >> window while I am running the machine. Today, at another training session, >> this prompt could not be dismissed without entering a password and I no >> longer remember the one I used. I have a Genius Bar appointment for Sunday >> to try and get this resolved. >> >> My questions are: >> >> 1. Is the Log-in password prompt normally spoken by Voiceover? >> >> 2. If not, how do you know when to enter the password? >> >> 3. Do people just not bother with a password? >> >> 4. It strikes me that it would be good practice to have two accounts. One >> for normal use and one just for installation of software etc. If one does >> this will Voiceover speak at the screen where you have to select the >> account? >> >> Many thanks for your help. >> >> Chris >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >> database 7299 (20120714) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 7299 (20120714) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 7301 (20120715) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > -- > 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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