Hello, I haven’t checked but I guess I can’t use numeric pad zero is because of using the commander. Although, I didn’t think I’d left it on. No need to apologise, thanks for the heads up on where to turn that pesty thing off.
Gena On 10 Dec 2013, at 18:22, Red.Falcon <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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