Hi Gena! Sorry I forgot I'd unselected f12 to open dashboard in the keyboard pref's I do not use it! That's why f12 works for me OK! *smile* Colin
On 10 Dec 2013, at 17:11, Georgina Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Collin, > > I can confirm that I changing from Esc worked here. However, I couldn’t get > F12 to work. The widgets calculator likes F12. I wanted to use numeric zero > but it wouldn’t have that, so I thought I’d try F12. By accepting Option + > F12 Essc works as the backward command i.e. cancelling a menu option. > > Buggy buggy.. > > Gena > On 10 Dec 2013, at 16:43, Red.Falcon <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi I changed the hot key to F12 instead of escape on my Apple bluetooth >> keyboard and it works fine! >> Colin >> >> On 10 Dec 2013, at 16:22, Georgina Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> The same happened here after attempting to use speakable items. >>> >>> Gena >>> On 10 Dec 2013, at 14:48, Lee Jones <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [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 >>>> On Dec 8, 2013, at 9:34 PM, Jessica D <[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 <[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 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 <[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 >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn >>>> Sent: 08 December 2013 22:37 >>>> To: [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 <[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? 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