Re: Alternative to Preview for reading PDF documents

2018-07-06 Thread David Chittenden 
You could try Prizmo. Prizmo will OCR the print or digital document, and place 
each section into its own grouping in the page view.

Kind regards,

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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> On 7 Jul 2018, at 03:48, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries 
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> No, Paul, sadly Voice Dream is not available for mac OS.
> 
> Andrew
>> On Jul 6, 2018, at 6:05 PM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello, 
>> I have now tried a couple of alternative PDF readers for Mac OS: PDF Reader 
>> Pro Free and Skim. They both do a better job of my Newsletter PDF than 
>> Preview. Alas neither correctly displays my credit card statement PDF file. 
>> They both miss the last column in the statement table which shows the 
>> amount. So Far the only solution which works is to transfer the statement 
>> PDF to my iPhone and read it with Voice Dream Reader which does a perfect 
>> job! For obvious security reasons I do not want too send the statement PDF 
>> to a web site to get it converted to RTF. The pdf to word app does a great 
>> job of the Newsletter PDF bug gives up on the statement PDF!
>> Is there a version of Voice Dream Reader for Mac OS?
>> Best regards….
>> Paul Hopewell 
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Re: question re attaching docs in high Sierra

2018-07-06 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries 
Do you get a different result if you use Command-Shift-a while composing the 
mail message to attach the file instead of copy/paste?

Copy/paste does as you describe in Microsoft Outlook for Mac as well, but 
attaching the file from within the mail composition editor gives the desired 
result. I think it's the same in Apple Mail, though it's a while since I've 
used it.

On 7/6/18, 12:36, "'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries" 
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Hi all,

I just had to send an email with two attachments.  I noticed that when I 
cut and pasted the files into my email, all VO said was image.  Is there any 
way to fix this so it reads the file name instead?
TIA,
Donna

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Re: Alternative to Preview for reading PDF documents

2018-07-06 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries 
Yet another option: ABBY FineReader can convert PDF files to HTML or Microsoft 
Word format.

On 7/6/18, 13:48, "'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries" 
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No, Paul, sadly Voice Dream is not available for mac OS.

Andrew
> On Jul 6, 2018, at 6:05 PM, Paul Hopewell  
wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> I have now tried a couple of alternative PDF readers for Mac OS: PDF 
Reader Pro Free and Skim. They both do a better job of my Newsletter PDF than 
Preview. Alas neither correctly displays my credit card statement PDF file. 
They both miss the last column in the statement table which shows the amount. 
So Far the only solution which works is to transfer the statement PDF to my 
iPhone and read it with Voice Dream Reader which does a perfect job! For 
obvious security reasons I do not want too send the statement PDF to a web site 
to get it converted to RTF. The pdf to word app does a great job of the 
Newsletter PDF bug gives up on the statement PDF!
> Is there a version of Voice Dream Reader for Mac OS?
> Best regards….
> Paul Hopewell 
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Re: Alternative to Preview for reading PDF documents

2018-07-06 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries 
No, Paul, sadly Voice Dream is not available for mac OS.

Andrew
> On Jul 6, 2018, at 6:05 PM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> I have now tried a couple of alternative PDF readers for Mac OS: PDF Reader 
> Pro Free and Skim. They both do a better job of my Newsletter PDF than 
> Preview. Alas neither correctly displays my credit card statement PDF file. 
> They both miss the last column in the statement table which shows the amount. 
> So Far the only solution which works is to transfer the statement PDF to my 
> iPhone and read it with Voice Dream Reader which does a perfect job! For 
> obvious security reasons I do not want too send the statement PDF to a web 
> site to get it converted to RTF. The pdf to word app does a great job of the 
> Newsletter PDF bug gives up on the statement PDF!
> Is there a version of Voice Dream Reader for Mac OS?
> Best regards….
> Paul Hopewell 
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Alternative to Preview for reading PDF documents

2018-07-06 Thread Paul Hopewell 
Hello, 
I have now tried a couple of alternative PDF readers for Mac OS: PDF Reader Pro 
Free and Skim. They both do a better job of my Newsletter PDF than Preview. 
Alas neither correctly displays my credit card statement PDF file. They both 
miss the last column in the statement table which shows the amount. So Far the 
only solution which works is to transfer the statement PDF to my iPhone and 
read it with Voice Dream Reader which does a perfect job! For obvious security 
reasons I do not want too send the statement PDF to a web site to get it 
converted to RTF. The pdf to word app does a great job of the Newsletter PDF 
bug gives up on the statement PDF!
Is there a version of Voice Dream Reader for Mac OS?
Best regards….
Paul Hopewell 

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Re: My iPhone lost an hour

2018-07-06 Thread Mary Otten 
Hi Les and all,
Yes, that automatic setting was on and has been on. I decided to turn it off 
and just switch to Cupertino, which is the default time, since that’s where 
Apple is and that’s where I am. Well I’m not in Cupertino, but I’m in their 
times out. And it said itself back. Before doing that, I turned on location 
services to see if that would help, since settings told me that having location 
services on would help the accuracy. That didn’t help, so I resorted to turning 
off automatic time setting. We’ll see what happens this fall when the time 
changes.
Mary


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 6, 2018, at 9:28 AM, Les Kriegler  wrote:
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> Hi Mary,
> 
> Hope you are well. I’m not sure why your phone lost time, but you can go into 
> settings, general and then date and time. There’s a setting for setting your 
> time automatically. If there is on, you might want to chocolate off and then 
> back on and restart your phone and see if it fixes the issue. Hope that works 
> for you.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 6, 2018, at 12:19 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
>> 
>> My iPhone is telling me that it is an hour earlier than it actually is. It’s 
>> like something told the iPhone to go back to standard time. I rebooted. No 
>> change. I checked my iPad mini to see if perhaps there was something strange 
>> with an Apple server, but it has the correct time. Why on earth would my 
>> phone all of a sudden decide to switch back to standard time and how can I 
>> fix it?
>> Mary
>> 
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question re attaching docs in high Sierra

2018-07-06 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
Hi all,

I just had to send an email with two attachments.  I noticed that when I cut 
and pasted the files into my email, all VO said was image.  Is there any way to 
fix this so it reads the file name instead?
TIA,
Donna

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Re: My iPhone lost an hour

2018-07-06 Thread Les Kriegler 
Hi Mary,

Hope you are well. I’m not sure why your phone lost time, but you can go into 
settings, general and then date and time. There’s a setting for setting your 
time automatically. If there is on, you might want to chocolate off and then 
back on and restart your phone and see if it fixes the issue. Hope that works 
for you.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 6, 2018, at 12:19 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> My iPhone is telling me that it is an hour earlier than it actually is. It’s 
> like something told the iPhone to go back to standard time. I rebooted. No 
> change. I checked my iPad mini to see if perhaps there was something strange 
> with an Apple server, but it has the correct time. Why on earth would my 
> phone all of a sudden decide to switch back to standard time and how can I 
> fix it?
> Mary
> 
> 
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My iPhone lost an hour

2018-07-06 Thread Mary Otten 
My iPhone is telling me that it is an hour earlier than it actually is. It’s 
like something told the iPhone to go back to standard time. I rebooted. No 
change. I checked my iPad mini to see if perhaps there was something strange 
with an Apple server, but it has the correct time. Why on earth would my phone 
all of a sudden decide to switch back to standard time and how can I fix it?
Mary


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Re: OMG, I can't believe I fixed it!

2018-07-06 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 

Jonathan,
   I noticed there is a Spanish ISO keyboard in addition to Spanish 
without ISO. So these keyboards essentially remap the physical keyboard? 
It appears that is what Donna experienced.


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it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan

On 7/6/2018 6:46 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:

Donna,

First of all, I believe you said your keyboard selection was ISO which 
is a very specialized keyboard listed under “other languages”. I am not 
quite sure how it works. For those that have learned touch typing in the 
US but need to input a bit of accented characters there is besides the 
option-e for accent acute and option i for accent circumflex the US 
International keyboard. This makes the accent input more like on a PC 
where you don’t need to use a two finger keystroke to input accents.


For more information read:

https://www.macworld.com/article/1147039/os-x/accentinput.html

Best Wishes,

Jonathan Cohn

On Jul 6, 2018, at 7:29 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
> wrote:


That's good to know, Anne.  I can well believe that I may have changed 
something accidentally.  Someday I may try it again.

Cheers,
Donna

On Jul 6, 2018, at 12:36 AM, Anne Robertson > wrote:


I’m still using Sierra, but for years now I’ve had two keyboards 
configured on my Mac since French uses so many different accents. 
I’ve never had a problem switching keyboards and the French layout 
has never interfered with the functioning of any keys.

Cheers,

Anne



On 5 Jul 2018, at 21:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
> wrote:


No, I never got around to looking at the keyboard.  I'm pretty 
comfortable entering diacritics with the accent key on the US 
keyboard, so I probably won't play with the Spanish one again till I 
have some time on my hands.

Cheers,
Donna

On Jul 5, 2018, at 2:18 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
> wrote:


Taking a break from housework. I removed Spanish from Languages and 
Regions. Interesting that it was still in Keyboard prefs so removed 
that too. Now the text input menu is as it was before.


Have you looked at the character viewer in that menu? Might be 
easier than having more than one keyboard. There's also an emoji 
viewer there.


From E.T.'s Keyboard...
ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan

On 7/5/2018 11:19 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:

Hi ET,
Mostly I added the Spanish keyboard for grins.  I may give it 
another go someday, but for now, I'm just sticking with US.

Cheers,
Donna
On Jul 5, 2018, at 10:40 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
 wrote:


Donna,
I was curious so I went to Languages and Regions and added 
Spanish. This also added the Spanish keyboard in Keyboard 
preferences. Then I went to menu extras and could not find the 
text input menu. That is because it changed to US which is still 
my preferred language. So this is where one can chnge the 
language on the fly. Typically with just one language one can go 
to the text input menu and bring up the character viewer and 
select those oddball symbols so no need for extra keyboards if 
one only needs to type in an occasional foreign language character.


As an aside I tested the option key and its fine. I am going to 
stop at that. (grins)


From E.T.'s Keyboard...
ancient.ali...@icloud.com
Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan

On 7/5/2018 4:55 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:

Yeah, I don't think I'll ever change that setting again. lol
Cheers,
Donna
On Jul 5, 2018, at 12:00 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries 
 wrote:


Maybe that control in extras is app-specific, or even trickier, 
document-specific, and the one in System Preferences is for 
everything else. Could be useful, although you’d have to really 
be good at remember what you use where.


On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:47 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
 wrote:


Yes.  But then I removed it again once all this started 
happening.  If you go into Extras, and go past battery status, 
you'll see it.  I had just assumed it was a second occurrence 
of the control that appears under Keyboard prefs, but it must 
be different somehow.

Donna

On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:29 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
 wrote:


You had installed a Spanish keyboard right? I followed the 
trail from the text input on menu extras. It was under the 
Input tab in keyboard preferences, right? Just curious in 
case I add a keyboard.


From E.T.'s Keyboard...
ancient.ali...@icloud.com
Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan

On 7/4/2018 4:56 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via

Re: First steps into using iPhone for orientation

2018-07-06 Thread Jonathan Cohn 
This is not just a problem with blind individuals. I regularly have Lyft riders 
drive past my house and turn left on the street beyond my house because their 
navigation is confused in dividing the street up. I even got a lower cost then 
predicted because Lyft claimed I got out before the ride was complete. 

In some cases with Blind Square you can adjust the location of a point of 
interest when they are based on address, so when you visit the place a second 
time, GPS will be a bit more accurate. Blind Square also has an indicator at 
the bottom middle that guesses at the accuracy of the GPS. 

Best Wishes,

Jonathan Cohn
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 3:26 PM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I know from many previous posts that many of you have been using your iPhone 
> to orient yourselves around unfamiliar environments, including finding 
> doorways, shops, businesses etc.  I’m in this position now that I have to be 
> able to find a a particular doorway/entrance, in a row of entrances in a 
> street.  I want to ask you how you accomplish this, what navigation software 
> you use & how accurate it is.  I’ve just tried Google Maps but it informed me 
> I had arrived at my destination about a hundred of steps before I actually 
> found the door almost having to feel for it doorway by doorway.  This was a 
> bit humiliating.  There are so many navigation apps that I’m truly lost - 
> Lazarillo being the latest I’ve seen.  How can I walk along a street and find 
> with a good degree of accuracy the entrance I need? 
> 
> Also, I feel that if I want to use my iPhone to navigate round town, I need a 
> bluetooth headset that wouldn’t muffle other sounds that may be crucial for 
> my safety.  What do you use/recommend?  I am a long cane user by the way so 
> all this has to do with walking.  Feel free to email me off-list.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Andrew
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Re: About Speech Central for Mac

2018-07-06 Thread Leo Bado 

thank you Chuck,

very helpful indeed.


Leo Bado

El 05/07/2018 a las 13:41, CHUCK REICHEL escribió:

Hi guys,
Heres how to change the rate for send to itunes as a spoken track,  on the mac;
To change the reading rate you need to insert an embedded command specifying the rate at the 
beginning of the text file.  This command will not be read by VoiceOver, but it will result in all 
subsequent text being read at the specified rate.  Type two left brackets, followed by the word 
"rate", followed by a space and a number like "300" (for the words per minute), 
followed by two right brackets.  You could copy and paste the control:
[[rate 300
Just remember to place this at the very top of the text doc you're going to 
convert;
HTH
Chuck
"God does not play dice with the universe"
"Albert Einstein’


On Jul 5, 2018, at 3:31 PM, Leo Bado wrote:


very instructive Jonathan

thanks for replying.


Leo Bado

El 05/07/2018 a las 9:36, Jonathan Cohn escribió:

The add selected text to iTunes as a spoken track is a Automator service 
located in:
/System/Library/services/

You could copy that file to your Library/services folder and adjust some of the 
parameters From looking it over, it appears that in the text to file action you 
can select a voice but not a rate.
In the import sound file to iTunes you can select an encoding but I didn’t see 
a way to change the bit rate of the. encoding. It is possible there are other 
automator actions for sound files that could do this, I didn’t look at that 
much.

You could al
Jonathan


On Jul 4, 2018, at 2:14 PM, Leo Bado  wrote:

Hi guys,

I would like to know if some parameters can be changed using this text to 
speech app.

Specificly speed rate and quality of the audiofiles.

When I use the option send to itunes as a spolken track the audiofile is really 
huge, 2 or 3 gb depending on the document.

So, is there a way to control the file size when using speech central?


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Re: OMG, I can't believe I fixed it!

2018-07-06 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
Oh!  I've often wondered why there wasn't an international keyboard for the 
Mac.  Guess I should have looked a little harder.  Thanks, Jonathan!
Cheers,
Donna


> On Jul 6, 2018, at 8:46 AM, Jonathan Cohn  wrote:
> 
> Donna,
> 
> First of all, I believe you said your keyboard selection was ISO which is a 
> very specialized keyboard listed under “other languages”. I am not quite sure 
> how it works. For those that have learned touch typing in the US but need to 
> input a bit of accented characters there is besides the option-e for accent 
> acute and option i for accent circumflex the US International keyboard. This 
> makes the accent input more like on a PC where you don’t need to use a two 
> finger keystroke to input accents.
> 
> For more information read:
> 
> https://www.macworld.com/article/1147039/os-x/accentinput.html 
> 
> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> Jonathan Cohn 
> 
>> On Jul 6, 2018, at 7:29 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> That's good to know, Anne.  I can well believe that I may have changed 
>> something accidentally.  Someday I may try it again.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>> 
>>> On Jul 6, 2018, at 12:36 AM, Anne Robertson >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> I’m still using Sierra, but for years now I’ve had two keyboards configured 
>>> on my Mac since French uses so many different accents. I’ve never had a 
>>> problem switching keyboards and the French layout has never interfered with 
>>> the functioning of any keys.
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Anne
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On 5 Jul 2018, at 21:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
 mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 
 wrote:
 
 No, I never got around to looking at the keyboard.  I'm pretty comfortable 
 entering diacritics with the accent key on the US keyboard, so I probably 
 won't play with the Spanish one again till I have some time on my hands.
 Cheers,
 Donna
 
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 2:18 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>  > wrote:
> 
> Taking a break from housework. I removed Spanish from Languages and 
> Regions. Interesting that it was still in Keyboard prefs so removed that 
> too. Now the text input menu is as it was before.
> 
> Have you looked at the character viewer in that menu? Might be easier 
> than having more than one keyboard. There's also an emoji viewer there.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
> ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
> Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
> it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan
> 
> On 7/5/2018 11:19 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:
>> Hi ET,
>> Mostly I added the Spanish keyboard for grins.  I may give it another go 
>> someday, but for now, I'm just sticking with US.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>>> On Jul 5, 2018, at 10:40 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Donna,
>>> I was curious so I went to Languages and Regions and added Spanish. 
>>> This also added the Spanish keyboard in Keyboard preferences. Then I 
>>> went to menu extras and could not find the text input menu. That is 
>>> because it changed to US which is still my preferred language. So this 
>>> is where one can chnge the language on the fly. Typically with just one 
>>> language one can go to the text input menu and bring up the character 
>>> viewer and select those oddball symbols so no need for extra keyboards 
>>> if one only needs to type in an occasional foreign language character.
>>> 
>>> As an aside I tested the option key and its fine. I am going to stop at 
>>> that. (grins)
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
>>> it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan
>>> 
>>> On 7/5/2018 4:55 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:
 Yeah, I don't think I'll ever change that setting again. lol
 Cheers,
 Donna
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 12:00 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
> 
> Maybe that control in extras is app-specific, or even trickier, 
> document-specific, and the one in System Preferences is for 
> everything else. Could be useful, although you’d have to really be 
> good at remember what you use where.
> 
>> On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:47 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Yes.  But then I removed it again once all this started happening.  
>> If you go into Extras, and go past battery status, you'll see it.  I 
>> had just assumed it was a second occurrence of the control that 
>> appears under

Re: OMG, I can't believe I fixed it!

2018-07-06 Thread Jonathan Cohn 
Donna,

First of all, I believe you said your keyboard selection was ISO which is a 
very specialized keyboard listed under “other languages”. I am not quite sure 
how it works. For those that have learned touch typing in the US but need to 
input a bit of accented characters there is besides the option-e for accent 
acute and option i for accent circumflex the US International keyboard. This 
makes the accent input more like on a PC where you don’t need to use a two 
finger keystroke to input accents.

For more information read:

https://www.macworld.com/article/1147039/os-x/accentinput.html 


Best Wishes,

Jonathan Cohn 

> On Jul 6, 2018, at 7:29 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
> 
> That's good to know, Anne.  I can well believe that I may have changed 
> something accidentally.  Someday I may try it again.
> Cheers,
> Donna
> 
>> On Jul 6, 2018, at 12:36 AM, Anne Robertson  wrote:
>> 
>> I’m still using Sierra, but for years now I’ve had two keyboards configured 
>> on my Mac since French uses so many different accents. I’ve never had a 
>> problem switching keyboards and the French layout has never interfered with 
>> the functioning of any keys.
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Anne
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 5 Jul 2018, at 21:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> No, I never got around to looking at the keyboard.  I'm pretty comfortable 
>>> entering diacritics with the accent key on the US keyboard, so I probably 
>>> won't play with the Spanish one again till I have some time on my hands.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
>>> 
 On Jul 5, 2018, at 2:18 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
  wrote:
 
 Taking a break from housework. I removed Spanish from Languages and 
 Regions. Interesting that it was still in Keyboard prefs so removed that 
 too. Now the text input menu is as it was before.
 
 Have you looked at the character viewer in that menu? Might be easier than 
 having more than one keyboard. There's also an emoji viewer there.
 
 From E.T.'s Keyboard...
 ancient.ali...@icloud.com
 Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
 it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan
 
 On 7/5/2018 11:19 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:
> Hi ET,
> Mostly I added the Spanish keyboard for grins.  I may give it another go 
> someday, but for now, I'm just sticking with US.
> Cheers,
> Donna
>> On Jul 5, 2018, at 10:40 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Donna,
>> I was curious so I went to Languages and Regions and added Spanish. This 
>> also added the Spanish keyboard in Keyboard preferences. Then I went to 
>> menu extras and could not find the text input menu. That is because it 
>> changed to US which is still my preferred language. So this is where one 
>> can chnge the language on the fly. Typically with just one language one 
>> can go to the text input menu and bring up the character viewer and 
>> select those oddball symbols so no need for extra keyboards if one only 
>> needs to type in an occasional foreign language character.
>> 
>> As an aside I tested the option key and its fine. I am going to stop at 
>> that. (grins)
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
>> it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan
>> 
>> On 7/5/2018 4:55 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:
>>> Yeah, I don't think I'll ever change that setting again. lol
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
 On Jul 5, 2018, at 12:00 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries 
  wrote:
 
 Maybe that control in extras is app-specific, or even trickier, 
 document-specific, and the one in System Preferences is for everything 
 else. Could be useful, although you’d have to really be good at 
 remember what you use where.
 
> On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:47 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
> 
> Yes.  But then I removed it again once all this started happening.  
> If you go into Extras, and go past battery status, you'll see it.  I 
> had just assumed it was a second occurrence of the control that 
> appears under Keyboard prefs, but it must be different somehow.
> Donna
> 
>> On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:29 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> You had installed a Spanish keyboard right? I followed the trail 
>> from the text input on menu extras. It was under the Input tab in 
>> keyboard preferences, right? Just curious in case I add a keyboard.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> Science is not only compatible with spirituality;

Re: Fwd: HIMS Introduces the All-New QBraille XL

2018-07-06 Thread Erik Burggraaf 
This looks fantastic! I wonder what their trade-in offer will be for a 
braille Edge.


Best,

Erik


On July 5, 2018 5:28:07 PM "'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries" 
 wrote:


Hi all,

I just received this from HIMS.  I don't know anything beyond what is 
contained in this message, but thought I would share it since we've 
recently had a thread about braille displays.

Best,
Donna


Begin forwarded message:

From: "HIMS, Inc" 
Subject: HIMS Introduces the All-New QBraille XL
Date: July 5, 2018 at 3:29:23 PM CDT
To: dgoo...@siu.edu
Reply-To: tho...@hims-inc.com

 

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QBraille XL represents an entirely new type of Braille display. The 40-cell 
QBraille XL replaces modifier keys and special keystrokes with intuitively 
placed function, application, and system keys that you find on your 
standard QWERTY keyboard. With the QBraille XL, Alt+F4 means pressing Alt+F4.


Intuitive Productivity

The groundbreaking combination of Braille and QWERTY function keys means 
you no longer need your laptop keyboard, letting you get more done in less 
time.


Use QBraille XL’s arrow keys to navigate across tables, or use the 
dedicated control, shift, and arrow keys to quickly select text.


QBraille XL save seconds with every command, minutes with every task, and 
hours with every project.


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QBraille XL makes it easier than ever to multi-task like a pro. Quickly 
switch between Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices for sending emails, 
performing Google searches, sending a text, or using your favorite app all 
without lifting your hands.


QBraille XL also lets you switch between three Terminal, Keyboard, or 
Hybrid modes and pairs with up to six Bluetooth devices and 1 USB device at 
the same time.
Request a free demonstration 



Finally, Something New in a Braille Display!


With QBraille XL:

Ctrl A = Select All
Ctrl C = Copy
Ctrl V = Paste
Ctrl O = Open
Ctrl P = Print
Ctrl S = Save
Alt F4 = Close Document
Alt Tab = Switch Between Documents
The best of both worlds - Braille input & QWERTY control
On-Board Notepad, DAISY Reader, Calendar, and more
Open .DOC, .DOCX, .RTF and .PDF documents in addition to .BRF and .TXT files
USB and Bluetooth with multi-channel pairing
Compatible with PC, MAC, iOS, and Android devices
Perfect for demanding work environments and those who want to be more 
productive

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Keyboard Type: Perkins-Style input + QWERTY function keys
Supported File Formats: DOC, DOCX, BRF, TXT, RTF, PDF, DAISY
Flash Memory: SD card (SDHC) up to 32 GB
Interface: Power Button, USB Type-C port, SD slot, Power & Bluetooth LED 
indicators
Applications: Notepad, DAISY Reader, Scheduler, Alarm, Calculator, Clock, 
Stop Watch, Countdown Timer
Compatibility: JAWS, Window-Eyes, SuperNova, System Access, NVDA, VoiceOver 
for Mac and iOS, BrailleBack for Android, Mobile Speak, TALKS

Modes: Braille Terminal Mode, Keyboard Mode and Hybrid Mode

Re: First steps into using iPhone for orientation

2018-07-06 Thread Anne Robertson 
Hello Sandi,
This is the second AfterShokz headset I’ve had but I don’t think this 
particular model is still being made. However, there seem to be a couple of 
wired versions still available with mic of course.
I find them really good for getting around Paris which is pretty noisy. My 
hearing isn’t great anymore, so bone-conduction works well for me.
I also use them at home when my husband is working in the same room as me so as 
not to drive him insane with VoiceOver, and he says he can’t hear anything from 
them when I have the volume high enough for my own comfort.
Cheers,

Anne



> On 6 Jul 2018, at 09:01, Sandi Jazmin Kruse  wrote:
> 
> Anne , what model exactly do you have , ive been wanting to give the
> aftershocks a go. but didnt want the bluetooth version. how well does
> the hedset work, how clear is the sound when its send through your
> bones?
> 
> On 7/5/18, Anne Robertson  wrote:
>> Hello Andrew,
>> 
>> The accuracy of any GPS app depends on the visibility of the satellites to
>> the iPhone. You’ll never get anything much better than 10 metres and often
>> it’s no where near that. I suggest that once your GPS solution has told you
>> that you’ve arrived, you use Seeing AI to look at the buildings around you.
>> I second Jason’s suggestion for bone-conduction headphones. I use the wired
>> AfterShokz and I know AfterShokz does BlueTooth versions. You’ll find a good
>> choice on Amazon.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Anne
>> 
>> 
>>> On 5 Jul 2018, at 21:26, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I know from many previous posts that many of you have been using your
>>> iPhone to orient yourselves around unfamiliar environments, including
>>> finding doorways, shops, businesses etc.  I’m in this position now that I
>>> have to be able to find a a particular doorway/entrance, in a row of
>>> entrances in a street.  I want to ask you how you accomplish this, what
>>> navigation software you use & how accurate it is.  I’ve just tried Google
>>> Maps but it informed me I had arrived at my destination about a hundred of
>>> steps before I actually found the door almost having to feel for it
>>> doorway by doorway.  This was a bit humiliating.  There are so many
>>> navigation apps that I’m truly lost - Lazarillo being the latest I’ve
>>> seen.  How can I walk along a street and find with a good degree of
>>> accuracy the entrance I need?
>>> 
>>> Also, I feel that if I want to use my iPhone to navigate round town, I
>>> need a bluetooth headset that wouldn’t muffle other sounds that may be
>>> crucial for my safety.  What do you use/recommend?  I am a long cane user
>>> by the way so all this has to do with walking.  Feel free to email me
>>> off-list.
>>> 
>>> Many thanks
>>> 
>>> Andrew
>>> 
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Re: OMG, I can't believe I fixed it!

2018-07-06 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
That's good to know, Anne.  I can well believe that I may have changed 
something accidentally.  Someday I may try it again.
Cheers,
Donna

> On Jul 6, 2018, at 12:36 AM, Anne Robertson  wrote:
> 
> I’m still using Sierra, but for years now I’ve had two keyboards configured 
> on my Mac since French uses so many different accents. I’ve never had a 
> problem switching keyboards and the French layout has never interfered with 
> the functioning of any keys.
> Cheers,
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> 
>> On 5 Jul 2018, at 21:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> No, I never got around to looking at the keyboard.  I'm pretty comfortable 
>> entering diacritics with the accent key on the US keyboard, so I probably 
>> won't play with the Spanish one again till I have some time on my hands.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>> 
>>> On Jul 5, 2018, at 2:18 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Taking a break from housework. I removed Spanish from Languages and 
>>> Regions. Interesting that it was still in Keyboard prefs so removed that 
>>> too. Now the text input menu is as it was before.
>>> 
>>> Have you looked at the character viewer in that menu? Might be easier than 
>>> having more than one keyboard. There's also an emoji viewer there.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
>>> it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan
>>> 
>>> On 7/5/2018 11:19 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:
 Hi ET,
 Mostly I added the Spanish keyboard for grins.  I may give it another go 
 someday, but for now, I'm just sticking with US.
 Cheers,
 Donna
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 10:40 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
> 
> Donna,
> I was curious so I went to Languages and Regions and added Spanish. This 
> also added the Spanish keyboard in Keyboard preferences. Then I went to 
> menu extras and could not find the text input menu. That is because it 
> changed to US which is still my preferred language. So this is where one 
> can chnge the language on the fly. Typically with just one language one 
> can go to the text input menu and bring up the character viewer and 
> select those oddball symbols so no need for extra keyboards if one only 
> needs to type in an occasional foreign language character.
> 
> As an aside I tested the option key and its fine. I am going to stop at 
> that. (grins)
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
> ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
> it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan
> 
> On 7/5/2018 4:55 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:
>> Yeah, I don't think I'll ever change that setting again. lol
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>>> On Jul 5, 2018, at 12:00 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Maybe that control in extras is app-specific, or even trickier, 
>>> document-specific, and the one in System Preferences is for everything 
>>> else. Could be useful, although you’d have to really be good at 
>>> remember what you use where.
>>> 
 On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:47 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
  wrote:
 
 Yes.  But then I removed it again once all this started happening.  If 
 you go into Extras, and go past battery status, you'll see it.  I had 
 just assumed it was a second occurrence of the control that appears 
 under Keyboard prefs, but it must be different somehow.
 Donna
 
> On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:29 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>  wrote:
> 
> You had installed a Spanish keyboard right? I followed the trail from 
> the text input on menu extras. It was under the Input tab in keyboard 
> preferences, right? Just curious in case I add a keyboard.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
> ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> Science is not only compatible with spirituality;
> it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan
> 
> On 7/4/2018 4:56 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote:
>> Thanks.  I can't take much credit, though.  It was sheer dumb luck.  
>> Since I had already checked that setting under keyboard prefs, I 
>> could easily have gone the rest of my life without  looking at it in 
>> the extras menu.  I just assumed they were the same setting under 
>> different locations, but apparently they're not.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>>> On Jul 4, 2018, at 3:35 AM, Simon Fogarty  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hey donna,
>>> Great work.
>>> 
>>> Glad you found it.
>>> 
>>> Now if you do it again you'll know where to go.
>>> 
>>> Awesome work.
>>> 
>>>

Re: First steps into using iPhone for orientation

2018-07-06 Thread David Chittenden 
Hello,

There are no GPS apps which will provide the degree of accuracy you are hoping 
for. With a good GPS signal, the apps will get you to within a few shops of 
where you wish to go. However, many factors, including how big are the 
buildings around you, how clear is your view of the sky where the satelites 
are, how sunny vs cloudy the sky, and so forth.

There is a free app called Be My Eyes which can help. When one gets to the GPS 
announcement of arriving, one can use Be My Eyes, and ask the volunteer to 
describe where you are. Be My Eyes uses the back camera on the phone so the 
volunteer can see what the camera is looking at.

I do not use the bone induction headset. I do use Apple's Air Pods. I find that 
one AirPod does not eclude my hearing too much, so I am still able to hear the 
environmental sounds for orientation. There is an audio shadow, but I find it 
workable.

Kind regards,

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +61 488 988 936
Sent from my iPhone

> On 6 Jul 2018, at 05:26, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries 
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> Hi,
> 
> I know from many previous posts that many of you have been using your iPhone 
> to orient yourselves around unfamiliar environments, including finding 
> doorways, shops, businesses etc.  I’m in this position now that I have to be 
> able to find a a particular doorway/entrance, in a row of entrances in a 
> street.  I want to ask you how you accomplish this, what navigation software 
> you use & how accurate it is.  I’ve just tried Google Maps but it informed me 
> I had arrived at my destination about a hundred of steps before I actually 
> found the door almost having to feel for it doorway by doorway.  This was a 
> bit humiliating.  There are so many navigation apps that I’m truly lost - 
> Lazarillo being the latest I’ve seen.  How can I walk along a street and find 
> with a good degree of accuracy the entrance I need? 
> 
> Also, I feel that if I want to use my iPhone to navigate round town, I need a 
> bluetooth headset that wouldn’t muffle other sounds that may be crucial for 
> my safety.  What do you use/recommend?  I am a long cane user by the way so 
> all this has to do with walking.  Feel free to email me off-list.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Andrew
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Re: First steps into using iPhone for orientation

2018-07-06 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse 
Anne , what model exactly do you have , ive been wanting to give the
aftershocks a go. but didnt want the bluetooth version. how well does
the hedset work, how clear is the sound when its send through your
bones?

On 7/5/18, Anne Robertson  wrote:
> Hello Andrew,
>
> The accuracy of any GPS app depends on the visibility of the satellites to
> the iPhone. You’ll never get anything much better than 10 metres and often
> it’s no where near that. I suggest that once your GPS solution has told you
> that you’ve arrived, you use Seeing AI to look at the buildings around you.
> I second Jason’s suggestion for bone-conduction headphones. I use the wired
> AfterShokz and I know AfterShokz does BlueTooth versions. You’ll find a good
> choice on Amazon.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Anne
>
>
>> On 5 Jul 2018, at 21:26, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I know from many previous posts that many of you have been using your
>> iPhone to orient yourselves around unfamiliar environments, including
>> finding doorways, shops, businesses etc.  I’m in this position now that I
>> have to be able to find a a particular doorway/entrance, in a row of
>> entrances in a street.  I want to ask you how you accomplish this, what
>> navigation software you use & how accurate it is.  I’ve just tried Google
>> Maps but it informed me I had arrived at my destination about a hundred of
>> steps before I actually found the door almost having to feel for it
>> doorway by doorway.  This was a bit humiliating.  There are so many
>> navigation apps that I’m truly lost - Lazarillo being the latest I’ve
>> seen.  How can I walk along a street and find with a good degree of
>> accuracy the entrance I need?
>>
>> Also, I feel that if I want to use my iPhone to navigate round town, I
>> need a bluetooth headset that wouldn’t muffle other sounds that may be
>> crucial for my safety.  What do you use/recommend?  I am a long cane user
>> by the way so all this has to do with walking.  Feel free to email me
>> off-list.
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Andrew
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