Re: [Mac-access]: Forgotten keystrokes in MacMail - please help!

2014-12-10 Thread The Jazz Den
Thanks Sarah. Written down and will try to remember! Dennis. On 10 Dec 2014, at 00:20, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Vo shift fn home for top of window or table depending on what you are interacting with and the opisite for the bottom of the window or table. On Dec 9, 2014, at

[Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

2014-12-10 Thread Ian Harrison
Dear All. I am having real problems with my degree and it is stumping my University IT team as well. I am often given links to e books to read. I am usually given two options - download a pdf or read online. I have permission to do so. The downloaded pdfs appear blank, just constantly saying

Re: [Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

2014-12-10 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
I am also a university student but thus far have accessed my pdf files on another platform than OSX. In any case the situation at my university is that the pdf files are image files except in my case where they are in accessable format. I too am permitted to download them but they read just

Re: [Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

2014-12-10 Thread william lomas
send me a PDF i will use docuscan to try and put it in accessible form for you On Dec 10, 2014, at 10:21 AM, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: I am also a university student but thus far have accessed my pdf files on another platform than OSX. In any case the

Re: [Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

2014-12-10 Thread David Griffith
I do not use Preview but I understand that there are issues with Preview under Yosemite which require to interact twice before you can access the text. A thing to try, if your wife can see the text, is to print the file, oddly to PDF. The OS X print dialogue allows you to print to PDF and this

Re: [Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

2014-12-10 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
I have had a look at the price of Nisus Writer Pro on 2 of my machines, in the app store on my Mac Book Air it is priced at £54.95 and on my Mac Book Pro again in the UK store it is priced at £5.95. Now why would there be a £50 difference on both machines. How much have people paid for this

Re: [Mac-access]: Forgotten keystrokes in MacMail - please help!

2014-12-10 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
What is the opposite to shift, vo and Fn? - Original Message - From: Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com To: mac access list iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:20 AM Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: Forgotten keystrokes in MacMail - please help!

[Mac-access]: iPad Mini 2

2014-12-10 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Hi all, I want to share this experience with you all. This morning I was playing with the TuneIn Radio app on my iPad Mini 2 when all of a sudden sound quit working unless I use Siri. I then rebooted the device several times with no joy. I even tried the volume buttons with no joy either. So

[Mac-access]: A new iPhone coming, iPhone 6 or 6 plus?

2014-12-10 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. I'll hopefully be getting an iPhone for Christmas. Does anyone who has these devices have any adveace from an accessibility standpoint? I've seen both, but the 6plus rather intrigues me. Any tips on it? Can it fit in pants pockets? Should I get a a@se or an otter box for it? Sent from

Re: [Mac-access]: A new iPhone coming, iPhone 6 or 6 plus?

2014-12-10 Thread Anna
Hi, I have the 6 plus and love it. More space to use the zoom feature on it. I would not use it in pant pocket unless a good sturdy case is on it. I think the otter case is only available right now for the 6 not 6 plus. Anna Marie. Sent from my iPad On Dec 10, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Devin

Re: [Mac-access]: A new iPhone coming, iPhone 6 or 6 plus?

2014-12-10 Thread Devin Prater
I see. Okay. Yes, I'll get the 6plus then. And ot, has anyone noticed that, with the keyboard visible, using a braille display, auto-correct happens automatically and comes up right away, with no flicking required. Sent from my iPad On Dec 10, 2014, at 8:55 AM, Anna asengi...@rochester.rr.com

Re: [Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

2014-12-10 Thread David Griffith
If you can really get it for just over £5 get it quick. You can sometimes get if fr about £25 on special offer but that is the cheapest I have seen it. But check first as it does not sound right but if it is a m mistake go for it. Once on one machine you can install on both. David Griffith

Re: [Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

2014-12-10 Thread Colin Matthews
Hi! I’ve had a look in the App store on my iMac and it is listed also at £54.95 so like David said if the other one lets you get it at 5.95 absolute bargain, but it might not let you!I got mine as part of a 11 App bundle including Mac scan, App delete and others for just under £50. Colin On 10

Re: [Mac-access]: iPad Mini 2

2014-12-10 Thread Brian Fischler
Sorry to hear you restored your device as the same exact thing happened to me with the new iPad mini and all you need to do is plug in headphones to hear VoiceOVer and from there for some reason with headphones plugged in you can then raise the volume. I did soft resets and nothing and was

Re: [Mac-access]: iPad Mini 2

2014-12-10 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Well, I can't wear headphones or at least I'm put off wearing them after an ear infection which nearly perforated my eardrum back in March. Sorry for the waffle but! On 10/12/2014 18:19, Brian Fischler wrote: Sorry to hear you restored your device as the same exact thing happened to me with

[Mac-access]: How to stop hearing unnecessary repeated info

2014-12-10 Thread Eric Caron
Hi folks, I’m on many lists including this one where each message title comes with chatter like left bracket Blaugh Blaugh Right bracket . Is there a way to get Voice Over to recognize this text and replace it with either silence or a shortened version? thanks for any tips. Eric

Re: [Mac-access]: How to stop hearing unnecessary repeated info

2014-12-10 Thread Sarah k Alawami
1. go to mail prefs. 2. go to viewing and set the headers to none. Hth. On Dec 10, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Eric Caron eric_ca...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi folks, I’m on many lists including this one where each message title comes with chatter like left bracket Blaugh Blaugh Right bracket

Re: [Mac-access]: ipod or ipad

2014-12-10 Thread Glenn / Lenny
I'll bet there will be a next generation iPod. I am using my old iPhone as an iPod. Glenn - Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 11:42 PM Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: ipod or ipad

Re: [Mac-access]: University reading and DRM on web

2014-12-10 Thread Glenn / Lenny
Ian, as I do in windows, open the PDF document in your OCR program. I use OB in windows to accomplish this. HTH. Glenn - Original Message - From: Ian Harrison harrisonc...@harrisonclan.karoo.co.uk To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014

[Mac-access]: Mainstream games

2014-12-10 Thread Juanita Martin
Are there any other mainstream games besides Catagugal and Seven Words and Kings Corners that are also accessible with or without Voiceover? I don’t like having to keep up with earbuds just to play a game. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Re: [Mac-access]: A new iPhone coming, iPhone 6 or 6 plus?

2014-12-10 Thread Glenn / Lenny
I had the Otter Box Defender series on my iPhone, and it was too much, too thick, and too heavy, it was wearing a hole in my shirt pockets. I would recommend the Otter Box commuter line, still probably the best protection, but not as thick and not as heavy. Glenn - Original Message -

Re: [Mac-access]: Mainstream games

2014-12-10 Thread Travis Siegel
http://www.softcon.com/mac will have links to various items, one page of which is games for mac users. Most of them are terminal mode games I've ported from linux, but there is a yahtzee game there that is completely accessible, that was taken from an apple developer sample project, and turned

[Mac-access]: how can i send the emails with the signature sent from my mac book air?

2014-12-10 Thread Adrian Leong
Is there a way i can have the signatures of my email say instead of sent from my i pad it will say sent from my mac book air --- 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 messages posted

Re: [Mac-access]: How to stop hearing unnecessary repeated info

2014-12-10 Thread Eric Caron
Hi sarah, I did this but found only default and Custom. I could not find a option for none under viewing. Eric Caron On Dec 10, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: 1. go to mail prefs. 2. go to viewing and set the headers to none. Hth. On Dec 10, 2014, at

Re: [Mac-access]: iPad Mini 2

2014-12-10 Thread Glenn / Lenny
You could plug in some external speakers, just the same. HTH. Glenn - Original Message - From: Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: iPad Mini 2 Well, I

Re: [Mac-access]: How to stop hearing unnecessary repeated info

2014-12-10 Thread Eric Caron
OK, I found a solution. I went to the VO utility under speech and then to pronunciation. I added [Mac-access]: in the text edit area and then tabbed over to the substitution area and pressed space bar. I chose mail as the app and now that repeated text is ignored. I had trouble

Re: [Mac-access]: How to stop hearing unnecessary repeated info

2014-12-10 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Sorry my fault. Set it to custom and deselect all of the headings, or jsut remove all of them from th etable. On Dec 10, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Eric Caron eric_ca...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi sarah, I did this but found only default and Custom. I could not find a option for none under

Re: [Mac-access]: how can i send the emails with the signature sent from my mac book air?

2014-12-10 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Goto settings, mail then signature and edit it there. Hth. On Dec 10, 2014, at 5:36 PM, Adrian Leong adrianle...@rocketmail.com wrote: Is there a way i can have the signatures of my email say instead of sent from my i pad it will say sent from my mac book air --- Mac Access At Mac Access

Re: [Mac-access]: iPad Mini 2

2014-12-10 Thread christopher hallsworth
Would bluetooth speakers work? I may be getting these for Christmas. On 11 Dec 2014, at 01:34, Glenn / Lenny glenner...@cableone.net wrote: You could plug in some external speakers, just the same. HTH. Glenn - Original Message - From: Christopher Hallsworth