Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread matthew dyer
Hi Chris, Yes there is a mac version of eudora, but not sure how accessible it is how ever. HTH. Matthew Sent from my iPhone On Aug 24, 2013, at 6:15 PM, Chris Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: This might seem like a really stupid question, but does anyone know if there is a

Re: voiceover settings with mail

2013-08-25 Thread Phil Halton
Hi Ann, Well, I tried your method of getting rid of the preview pane and it worked. Now though, I can't figure out how to get it back. The help system says that you can hide or show the preview pane by double clicking on the splitter, but It only seems to get rid of it, and clicking again won't

Re: voiceover settings with mail

2013-08-25 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Phil, I don't know why double clicking on the splitter isn't working for you. I just tried it clicking with the trackpad and it brought back the preview pane for me. Cheers, Anne On 25 Aug 2013, at 15:38, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ann, Well, I tried your method of

Re: voiceover settings with mail

2013-08-25 Thread Phil Halton
After much messing around, I seem to have mail back to the way I want it. I guess I'll leave it alone for a while and hopefully not mess it up again. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Wonder where it could be obtained? Chris. - Original Message - From: matthew dyer ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 9:24 AM Subject: Re: E-mail client? Hi Chris, Yes there is a mac version of

facebook

2013-08-25 Thread Linda C. Knight
Hi all, I have set up facebook on my mac. How do I find the log out link. Thank you, Hugs and 73 Linda C. Knight shirley CallSign: kk4hrg Please note email: l...@tampabay.rr.com --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Re: facebook

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
It's not a link, it's a button. at least on the main site. oN the mobile site it's at the bottom some ware. Take care. On Aug 25, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Linda C. Knight l...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hi all, I have set up facebook on my mac. How do I find the log out link.

Re: facebook

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Let me add I think you need to click on yourself first. I cant' remember how I did it but I did google for interactions and they sort of helped. but yeah in any case look for the log out button b by using either quick nav or the b key for buttons. Good luck. On Aug 25, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Linda

Using eSpeak On Mac OSX

2013-08-25 Thread Parham Doustdar
Hi all, I'm new to this list and a (hopefully) future Mac user. The biggest issue for me is using eSpeak with VoiceOver. Is such a thing possible? Thanks! --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an

Re: Using eSpeak On Mac OSX

2013-08-25 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi, Unfortunately, as far as I’m aware Espeak is only available as a command line program under OS X. You’re stuck with Apple or Vocalizer voices for multilingual support, at least with VoiceOver. Best, Zack. On Aug 25, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all,

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Geoff Waaler
Chris, have you ever heard of Google? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Chris Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: Wonder where it could be obtained? Chris. - Original Message - From: matthew dyer ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility

Re: Using eSpeak On Mac OSX

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Not that m aware of. but you can use the downloadable samantha and daniel and other voices made by that company on osx. downloadable from the mac's custom dialogue. On Aug 25, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm new to this list and a (hopefully) future

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Or try www.download.com, although google has been giving me nothing but aronious results for some time now. lol ! Another good resource is http://macupdate.com as they have just about what you might want to find. Here is the dl page for eudora. http://www.eudora.com/download/ I think. Not

Re: Using eSpeak On Mac OSX

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
I can't see any reason why ESpeak couldn't be compiled from source to work with Voiceover, however, I'm not sure about its API hooks, so I really don't know how that would work. There is, a version of ESpeak for the Mac, yes, but I'm not totally sure that it can be entegraded with Voiceover.

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Thanks, Sarah. I'll have a look. Yeah, I heard about those other pages. Why I didn't think to try macupdate is beyond me. I'm totally with you. Normally, Google works great for me, but upon searching for Eudora for the mac, I, like you, got nothing but totally irellivent results, and

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Glenn
After Chris posted that, I realized that I had forgotten about Eudora, so I googled it, and the first link took me to the company's site where I downloaded it. I always liked the way it puts attachments into a directory on the computer for you. I downloaded the windows version. Glenn -

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Glenn
I still use the accessible Google site: http://www.google.com/accessibility/labs/search/ Glenn - Original Message - From: Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 1:23 PM Subject: Re: E-mail client? Or try

Re: facebook

2013-08-25 Thread Bryan Jones
The following steps work to log me out of FB on my macbook air running the latest versions of mountain lion and safari. 1. Press VO+I to open the item chooser menu. 2. Type account to narrow your selection and then use the up/down arrows to find the item labeled Account Settings, then press

 what on earth is a .hqx file?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
okay, I am thoroughly confused. thanks to a very helpful friend of mine, I found a version of Eudora and got it downloaded. The problem is, you would think that it would either be a .zip file, or even better yet, a .dmg Image, but that does not appear to be the case. The file that it downloaded

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Christian Schoepplein
Hi, Eudora for Mac will only run on power pc platforms and not under Mac OS 10.6 or later. Ciao, Christian Am 25.08.2013 um 20:23 schrieb Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com: Or try www.download.com, although google has been giving me nothing but aronious results for some time now. lol

best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Michael Marshall
hey listers, just wondering what is the most accessible FTP program with VO? i would like to use FTP again. thanks for any help Michael --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all

App to minimize to the extras menu

2013-08-25 Thread Chris H
Hello everyone, this is Chris here. Please can you recommend apps that allows to minimize to the extras menu? What I mean by this; is there an app out there that can minimize, for example, Skype, to the extras menu? If there aren't any, don't worry; it was just a long shot. Any recommendations

RE: facebook

2013-08-25 Thread Linda C. Knight
Thank you ever so much. I don't like to stay loged in, so I wanted to log out after I finish with facebook. I am so thankful to all of you on this group. Smile. Hugs and 73 Linda C. Knight shirley CallSign: kk4hrg Please note email: l...@tampabay.rr.com --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot

google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hey guys, I'm sorry if this has been already covered recently, I've been out of the country for awhile so if it has, forgive me. I was renewing my Bookshare subscription and I saw that it's possible to read books on the web directly from the sight. It said though that in order to use all the

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I love google chrome and often use it when safari barfs on a particular set of sites I use. It rocks. Take care. On Aug 25, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, I'm sorry if this has been already covered recently, I've been out of the country for

Re: App to minimize to the extras menu

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I don't think there are, but often, app devs come out with stuff. I'll look on the mac gems blog to see if there's anything. It's been a while since I looked at it anyways. Take care. On Aug 25, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, this is Chris here.

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Andrea Breier
Sometimes I think google would be the best option when I read some of the responses I read here and on some of the other lists. I subscribe to. People really just want to connect with other people who are blind and who are also using the same technology that they are and hope to meet a new

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I heartily recommend transmit. It is the best ftp client out there and it's worth the price. You can do a lot with it and the dev is wonderful to work with. On Aug 25, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Michael Marshall mightymaggie...@gmail.com wrote: hey listers, just wondering what is the most

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Oh oops? yeah i did not know that. I was guessing that the app was no longer being developed. I have not heard that app name in over 5 or 6 years so guessing the app is on its last legs. Tc On Aug 25, 2013, at 2:25 PM, Christian Schoepplein ch...@schoeppi.net wrote: Hi, Eudora for Mac

Re:  what on earth is a .hqx file?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Well since eudora will not even work on the mac according to the last post I read I would not even bother with the file. you could try running it in terminal but frankly I would not hold my breath. Take care. On Aug 25, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Chris Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: okay, I

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Chrome works flawlessly! I've even used it without Chromevox. In fact, I prefer using it without Chromevox. If you can use Safari, you can definitely use Chrome. The only thing that may trip you up a little bit at first is the preferences window, as they don't actually make it into a

Re:  what on earth is a .hqx file?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Sarah, I'm a bit behind on mail, so my apologies. So Eudora doesn't work? Well, rats! That really stinks. Oh well, it was worth a try, I guess. Heheheheh. Chris. On Aug 25, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Well since eudora will not even work on the mac

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
and to top things off google chrome is slightly faster then safari. I can feel it by about 1 to 4 milliseconds on this slower machine. The prefs tab is a bit odd but it's nothing really to sneeze at. Just a bunch of buttons like a tool bar if you tab around. It just plain rocks.rocks. On Aug

Re:  what on earth is a .hqx file?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Wait a second here Sarah. If that's the only issue, then couldn't we use Roseta or something to translate it into Intel code? Chris. On Aug 25, 2013, at 6:33 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: NOpe. Workson a power pc and those we have not. Tc. On Aug 25, 2013, at 3:31 PM,

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
I whole heartedly agree with Sarah! Transmit is simply amazing! Not to mention that the developers are some of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. Chris. On Aug 25, 2013, at 6:24 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I heartily recommend transmit. It is

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
I've used the bookshare extension with the mac, and though I don't do it very often, it did work very very well when I did. Chris. On Aug 25, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Laurel and Stockard laurel.stock...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, I'm sorry if this has been already covered recently, I've been out

Re: E-mail client?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Christian, Thank you for verifying this. It's really appreciated. As I said to Sarah, I almost wonder if I installed a copy of Roseta, could I then maybe force it to install. Chris. On Aug 25, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Christian Schoepplein ch...@schoeppi.net wrote: Hi, Eudora for Mac will

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Michael Marshall
hey, i will take a look at that program. thanks for the reply Michael On 26/08/2013, at 8:24 AM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: I heartily recommend transmit. It is the best ftp client out there and it's worth the price. You can do a lot with it and the dev is wonderful to work

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Nice! I don't often use book share as I only use that for my classes and not for fun, but it's good to know there's something out there for chrome, finally. lol! On Aug 25, 2013, at 3:45 PM, Chris Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: I've used the bookshare extension with the mac, and

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Josh Gregory
The one thing I can never get to work is the extensions preferences, every time I go into it I've got to play around with it until I can get it to work. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Chris Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: Chrome works flawlessly! I've even used it

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Josh, I agree. I never have been very good at the extensions screen. I think that is the most confusing screen of all of them. Chris. On Aug 25, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: The one thing I can never get to work is the extensions preferences, every time I go

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Sarah, That option has actually been available for a while now. I think if you look under the help section of the Bookshare web site, it explains exactly how to get started and how to use the extension. If you do need help for whatever reason, I am a member myself, and though I don't know

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
You'll love it. If you can't figure it out, let me know, and I'll make an audio podcast demonstrating it. It's in the mac app store, if that helps. Chris. On Aug 25, 2013, at 6:48 PM, Michael Marshall mightymaggie...@gmail.com wrote: hey, i will take a look at that program. thanks for the

Re: google crome, is it accessible?

2013-08-25 Thread Josh Gregory
Hi Chris, while it is accessible from the tools menu, it would be nice if it would work through the button interface because if you press the command on the tools option in the menu the wrong way it will crash the entire browser. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2013, at 7:02 PM, Chris Gilland

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Lol. I already did a sort of series set over the course of 2 years. I can find them and zip them up and upload them for access some ware. But you can do a lot with transmit. I have not splayed with amazon s3 as I can't afford it, but still, you can do a lot. It's the swis army knife of ftp

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Michael Marshall
thanks mate. gunna have a play today. On 26/08/2013, at 9:05 AM, Chris Gilland ch...@clgproductions.com wrote: You'll love it. If you can't figure it out, let me know, and I'll make an audio podcast demonstrating it. It's in the mac app store, if that helps. Chris. On Aug 25, 2013, at

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Chris Gilland
Not a problem. Just keep me posted. Chris. - Original Message - From: Michael Marshall mightymaggie...@gmail.com To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:38 PM Subject: Re: best FTP program for use with VO? thanks mate. gunna have a

Re: voiceover settings with mail

2013-08-25 Thread Donald Bishop
hi Anne, Thanks for the information. It's greatly appreciated. Thanks, Don On Aug 25, 2013, at 12:32 AM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello Don, Settings in Mail are a very personal thing. Many people seem to like the modern view which I think has three

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Lol. We all teach in different ways. I'll get around to it as I never really covered what i wanted to in the first set. You do yours and I'll do mine as someone swill learn from one and or the other or both. Tc and enjoy transmit. On Aug 25, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Chris Gilland

RE: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread wayne17a
Hello chris I would like to hear a podcast about transmit but without sounding stupid what is fttp please thanks in advance -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Chris Gilland Sent: Sunday, August 25,

mail questions

2013-08-25 Thread don bishop
I have mail working on my new mac and, so far so good. I do have a few questions though. 1. How do you set the programs to delete downloaded message from the server? I'm using pop3. 2. How can to change the frequency of checking for new mail? 3. How can you jump from the beginning to

Re: best FTP program for use with VO?

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Ftp is file transfer protocol. This is used to transfer files to let's say a website Think of an ftp folder like something in your finder. You can add to and, if the ftp owner lets you, remove stuff. You can upload or copy stuff from your finder to the ftp folder, like a podcast file, or

Re: mail questions

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
to change the freq of new mail checking it's under the general prefs. to go to the beginning of the list it's vo shift page up and the end is vo shift page down. On Aug 25, 2013, at 7:17 PM, don bishop w6...@donbishop.org wrote: I have mail working on my new mac and, so far so good. I do

Re: mail questions

2013-08-25 Thread barbara jones
Hi Don I think #1 you have to do through your ISP. #2 Not sure. #3 Interact with messages. Hold down the function, shift and vo keys and use left arrow to go to top of messages and right arrow to go to bottom of messages. Stop interacting and you will be at the one you chose to go to. Barbara

Re: Using eSpeak On Mac OSX

2013-08-25 Thread Parham Doustdar
Hi all, I know eSpeak has a Mac OSX port. However, what I want to know is whether there is a way to integrate that port with VoiceOver. I know that eSpeak can be run through the command line because of OSX being based on Unix. However, since the language I want (Farsi/Persian) is only

Re: Using eSpeak On Mac OSX

2013-08-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Some how I don't think it is. I could be wrong though. Take care and be blessed. On Aug 25, 2013, at 9:27 PM, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I know eSpeak has a Mac OSX port. However, what I want to know is whether there is a way to integrate that port with VoiceOver. I

Re: mail questions

2013-08-25 Thread don bishop
Please excuse my ignorance, but still trying to learn my way around this machine after 20 years of windows. I'm not seeing the general preferences. Is this under preferences within the mail app, or under the system preferences somewhere. Still learning how to interact with different