Dear List I have noticed that my escape key does not  seem to work, I can be
in a menu and the hint says press escape to exit the menu but it doesn't
work.  This is probably why speakable items fails.  Is there any software
explanation for this or is my escape key  physically broken?  Is it possible
for the escape key to be set to hardware control like the function keys?

My macbook is new so if the ESC key is broken I will not be a happy bunny. 

 

Many Thanks, Lee      

 

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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
Sent: 09 December 2013 05:16
To: [email protected]
Subject: Talking Dashboard (was Speakable Items)

 

Yes, but I haven't worked on it recently, and Mavericks broke my ram script.
Mavericks introduced some very exciting features, and I'm thinking of making
a version of Talking Dashboard for 10.9 and above only. I'll keep the list
posted.

On Dec 8, 2013, at 11:14 PM, Matt Dierckens <[email protected]>
wrote:





Hi.

I was just curious if talking dashboard is still available?

Thanks.

 

On Dec 8, 2013, at 10:11 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:





Here's the link, but don't forget Applevis has a search form. This was the
first result I got when I searched for "speakable items".

 
<http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/speaking-your-mac-using-dictation-
and-speakable-items-get-siri-functionality-os-x>
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/speaking-your-mac-using-dictation-a
nd-speakable-items-get-siri-functionality-os-x

On Dec 8, 2013, at 9:34 PM, Jessica D < <mailto:[email protected]>
[email protected]> wrote:





I cannot get this to work either. What is the podcast called?

Sent from my iPhone


On Dec 8, 2013, at 8:39 PM, Alex Hall < <mailto:[email protected]>
[email protected]> wrote:

Try turning Speakable Items off and back on again, or switch the listening
method from pressing a key to always on. I made a podcast about this and
dictation for  <http://www.applevis.com/> www.applevis.com, but I don't know
if it would be helpful or not. Also, are you running Mavericks? In older
versions of OSX I found Speakable Items to be a bit unreliable, but in 10.9
I have only had one small problem so far.

On Dec 8, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Lee Jones < <mailto:[email protected]>
[email protected]> wrote:





Dear List,I can't get speakable items to work. In accessibility it says that
it is turned on, all command check boxes are checked,my internal microphone
is selected,the ESC key is assigned as listen key and yet it doesn't work.
How long do you have to hold the escape key down for? How do you calibrate
the microphone?  I go to calibrate and it gives me a list of phrases which I
presumably have to say but I don't know how to start it. Are there settings
in other parts of the mac which can stop spekable items from working such as
things to do with the microphone for example,or is the problem likely to be
in si settings themselves?

 

Many Thanks, Lee           

 

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[email protected] [ <mailto:[email protected]>
mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn
Sent: 08 December 2013 22:37
To:  <mailto:[email protected]>
[email protected]
Subject: Re: Adding Applications to the Dock Revisited: Text Edit Isn't
Staying Put

 

Hi,

 

If the app is running, then navigate to that item on the Dock, press
VO-shift-m, arrow down to Options, right to the sub-menu and choose "Keep in
Dock".  Apps that are running will appear on the Dock when running and
disappear when quit unless you perform this step or if they've already been
added from within the Finder.

 

Later.

 

Tim Kilburn

Fort McMurray, AB Canada

 

On Dec 8, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Christine Grassman <
<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> wrote:






I have tried multiple times to add Text Edit to the dock, with cmd, ctrl,
shift t. It appears, but when I quit out of Text Edit, then go to the Dock
to open it, it is gone. What gives? Thanks.
Christine

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