RE: [Mac-Access]: Re: Stop The Tests, Please

2015-06-02 Thread David Griffith
who are experiencing problems and complaining about their inability to unsubscribe. When domestic circumstances permit I suggest a one off email shot inviting a renewal of subscription with clear valid unsubscribe information appended would be the best way forward. David Griffith David Griffith

RE: [Mac-Access]: FW: DLIST: Welcome to the mac-access@mac-access.net list.

2015-05-27 Thread David Griffith
I have again followed these instruction completely as laid out, and I am getting no response from the server telling me that I am unsubscribed. If this message appears it has again not worked. David Griffith -Original Message- From: Robert Hill [mailto:molliesda...@comcast.net] Sent

RE: [Mac-Access]: Re: [Mac-Access)': I would like to un subscribed from this list

2015-05-27 Thread David Griffith
It has not worked. I have tried this method and the other address posted twice but I am still here. David Griffith -Original Message- From: Christopher-Mark Gilland [mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com] Sent: 27 May 2015 01:22 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Re: [Mac-Access]: Re: [Mac

RE: [Mac-Access]: I would like to un subscribed from this list

2015-05-26 Thread David Griffith
to be on the list participating. in the meantime there is clearly no point in people adding to list traffic with unsubscribe request. David Griffith -Original Message- From: Danny Mathis [mailto:danny.mat...@gmail.com] Sent: 26 May 2015 15:09 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: Re: [Mac-Access]: i

RE: [Mac-Access]: enough!

2015-05-25 Thread David Griffith
I can understand the frustration. I have been trying also to unsubscribe using the recommended email address without success. I would suggest that the administrator of this list needs to take it down completely until things work properly. David Griffith David Griffith -Original Message

Re: [Mac-access]: Bootcamp V. VMWare Fusion

2015-04-27 Thread David Griffith
to in Fusion that you settle down your processor core and memory allocation at the beginning as otherwise this will create possible activation issues for your windows install and certainly Jaws. I routinely use NVDA until this is all sorted out. David Griffith On 27/04/2015 06:55, Brian Hartgen wrote

Re: [Mac-access]: Compatible Mac Keyboards

2015-04-05 Thread David Griffith
in the commands table and on the pop up button where it says bring up voiceover help then press on that and navigate through the available commands and replace this with the go to menu command. Hope you enjoy your keyboard. David Griffith On 05/ 04/2015 21:13, Diane Bomare wrote: David, Thanks

Re: [Mac-access]: Compatible Mac Keyboards

2015-04-05 Thread David Griffith
Yes it has a numpad and the full set of home end page up page down keys etc. It is what Apple should have provided as their extended keyboard. David Griffith On 05/04/2015 19:57, Eileen wrote: Does this keyboard have a NumPad? It would be nice to have every access to the up/down and the end

Re: [Mac-access]: Compatible Mac Keyboards

2015-04-05 Thread David Griffith
actually wants me to. I will never go back to Apple keyboards. It is called the tactile pro The UK version is on http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/matias-tactile-pro-for-mac-uk.asp I am sure there are US versions. David Griffith On 05/04/2015 14:21, Ann Byrne wrote: Because I don't like the touch

Re: [Mac-access]: Voice Dream Reader file backup

2015-04-01 Thread David Griffith
have just done this on my Windows machine and found a folder for each book. Some of the files are Voicecream Specific but there are also text and other readable versions of the documents there. David Griffith On 01/04/2015 11:23, Ian Harrison wrote: Dear listers, Is there any way to back

Re: [Mac-access]: IOS: copying text from webpages using voiceover and IOS 8.2

2015-03-26 Thread David Griffith
/forum/ios-ios-app-discussion/copy-text-using-safari David Griffith On 26/03/2015 15:49, Diane Bomare wrote: How do you change the VO reading command to a page? or entire document? Sorry for being obtuse, but, I truly don't know how to do that. Diane Bomar Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2015, at 08

Re: [Mac-access]: IOS: copying text from webpages using voiceover and IOS 8.2

2015-03-26 Thread David Griffith
, if it is a read all then all and so on. David Griffith On 26/03/2015 14:28, Diane Bomare wrote: Yes, I do have a bluetooth keyboard, but is not working correctly. I plan to take it to see its buddies at the Apple store, later today. Also, the quad finger tap cannot resolve the problem, as I want

Re: [Mac-access]: IOS: copying text from webpages using voiceover and IOS 8.2

2015-03-25 Thread David Griffith
Quadruple triple tap will always copy the last phrase spoken by Voiceover to the pasteboard. So if you read a page with #Voiceover with two finger swipe down that should be copied. David Griffith On 25/03/2015 21:05, Diane Bomare wrote: I need to copy and paste text from several web pages

Re: [Mac-access]: Resetting the Mac

2015-03-09 Thread David Griffith
and perform a virtual mouse click with shift VO Space in order to make the sign in window fully in focus for signing in with Voiceover. David Griffith On 09/03/2015 11:11, Ann Byrne wrote: From the HD recovery disk, can I reinstall the operating system, resetting everything??? --- Mac Access

Re: [Mac-access]: Resetting the Mac

2015-03-09 Thread David Griffith
regarding the consoul and partitions. A beginner actually helped me troubleshoot that which was cool. Blessings. On Mar 9, 2015, at 4:39 AM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: Yes I have done this many times. You need to be connected to the internet and the slightly awkward bit

Re: [Mac-access]: Resetting the Mac

2015-03-09 Thread David Griffith
Ok. I always used an Ethernet cable as I would never trust to wireless for a re-install. This is probably why I had no issues as I have never had to negotiate a wireless window during a recovery. David Griffith On 09/03/2015 19:10, Sarah k Alawami wrote: It appeared when yosemite

Re: [Mac-access]: read/write permissions

2015-03-09 Thread David Griffith
The latter. Hold command R when you hear the restart chime. David Griffith On 09/03/2015 10:29, Ann Byrne wrote: Do I press command-r while the Mac is running and it reboots, or do I shut it down and then boot while holding command-r, ... or some other how? Thanks At 04:09 PM 3/8/2015, you

Re: [Mac-access]: Saving email messages with attachments

2015-03-01 Thread David Griffith
file save attachments from the menu should work. David Griffith On 28/02/2015 20:12, George Cham wrote: I am wanting to save email messages outside of the mail app , with attachments, but don't know how? Can anyone help me out? George, Sent from my iPad --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: [Mac-access]: Transcribing voice to text

2015-02-20 Thread David Griffith
Further to my last email this entry on Apple Vis unfortunately confirms the inaccessibility of Dragon Dictate on the Mac http://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/productivity/dragon-dictate David Griffith On 19/02/2015 23:12, Ismael Herrera wrote: Hi! Does anyone know of any app that can convert

Re: [Mac-access]: No sound from internal speaker on my 27 inch mac

2015-02-18 Thread David Griffith
I think you are right to suspect that The lack of a boot up chime does tend to indicate a hardware fault I am afraid. David Griffith On 18/02/2015 20:53, Matthew Dyer wrote: Hi David, One thing to note is that the chime which plays at boot up does not sound. I will try to get

Re: [Mac-access]: question please.

2015-02-18 Thread David Griffith
Since Mavericks it has been control command shift and T. David Griffith On 18/02/2015 11:26, michael's mail box wrote: Hi Guys i have forgot the short cut keys to add to the dox from the apps foldder. Its command and shift and a letter i thought. cheers Michael.ma --- Mac Access At Mac Access

Re: [Mac-access]: Repairing the mail database

2015-02-17 Thread David Griffith
There is a rebuild mailbox option right at the end of a long Mailbox menu in Apple Mail, which you could try. I am not sure though if this is what you are looking for as I have never heard of a mail database. David Griffith On 18/02/2015 02:39, Juanita Martin wrote: Can someone tell me how

Re: [Mac-access]: No sound from internal speaker on my 27 inch mac

2015-02-17 Thread David Griffith
the problem not on hardware but a an OS glitch. David Griffith On 17/02/2015 22:41, Matthew Dyer wrote: Hi all, Today I found that for no rime or reason I have no sound from my internal speakers on my imac. I have the latest non retna imac from about a year or too ago. I tried hit mute

Re: [Mac-access]: program to clean my mac

2015-02-14 Thread David Griffith
Yes it is atrial and you have to purchase to continue using it. David GriffithOn 14/02/2015 22:00, Deb Lewis wrote: I see that Clean My Mac 2 has a Free Download and a license. Is the download a trial? It doesn't specifically state this but I would assume so? On 2/14/15, Sarah k Alawami

Re: [Mac-access]: Merging files into a single file on the Mac

2015-02-09 Thread David Griffith
I believe you can do this in Amadeus Pro but a free old Windows trick that I used to use was to zip mp3 files together and then rename the resulting zip extension to mp3. The result was a merged mp3 file. I have not tried this on the Mac but you could give it a try as logically it should work

Re: [Mac-access]: Listing the information about the HD volume

2015-02-07 Thread David Griffith
Press command shit C in Finder to bring up the list of computer drives. Now press command I on the drive in question and tab through he the information window to hear this and other information on the drive. David Griffith On 7 Feb 2015, at 04:09, Ann Byrne ann...@sbcglobal.net wrote: what

Re: [Mac-access]: YoruFukurou help

2015-02-05 Thread David Griffith
the context menu also reveals shortcut options normally. I am a very basic user though. David Griffith On 05/02/2015 09:13, Catherine Turner wrote: Hi, I have YoruFukurou but haven't used it much yet. I'd like to find some kind of overview/guide on using it with VO, or just in general

Re: [Mac-access]: WordPress Mac software and iOS

2015-02-03 Thread David Griffith
I get stuck? David Griffith On 03/02/2015 11:45, Christian Schoepplein wrote: Hi, I use Mars Edit for writing my WordPres blog, thats working very well. Cheers, Christian On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 20:49:31 +1100, Sean Murphy wrote: All, Seeking for a good app on the Mac and iOS to do blogs

Re: [Mac-access]: Google Chrome

2015-01-31 Thread David Griffith
these difficulties. It would be nice if for once Google was proactive in its accessibility testing rather than reacting to the problems which so called updates create. David Griffith On 31/01/2015 16:17, Travis Siegel wrote: Oh, this is normal, it's likely a result of changes in webkit

Re: [Mac-access]: question about mail app.

2015-01-25 Thread David Griffith
and continue cursoring down. Since Yosemite you sometines have to press VO J 3 times on the first message you try to read. The only real problem I have with Mail is the lack of a page down function for navigating long text emails. David Griffith The important thing to remember when moving

Re: [Mac-access]: question about mail app.

2015-01-25 Thread David Griffith
In Mail preferences under view there is a check box for classic view. If you check this you are in classic view. If you uncheck it you will be in the default modern view. David Griffith On 25/01/2015 13:48, Henry Miller wrote: Hi David Where do I find the settings for standard modern view

Re: [Mac-access]: Should I be scared of Yosemite?

2015-01-22 Thread David Griffith
is provided for free. If you have an iPhone you can now make and answer calls directly from your Mac though I have not bothered. David Griffith On 22/01/2015 11:35, Ian Harrison wrote: Dear listers. I am thinking of buying a new mac mini. My old one currently runs Mountain Lion. I am used

Re: [Mac-access]: over drive

2015-01-22 Thread David Griffith
should be able to find a download book option which may help you get your book down. David Griffith On 22/01/2015 21:59, Lovette Yewchan wrote: Hi there. Has anyone used this over drive program for downloading books from the local library? I downloaded it, installed it, and nothing

Re: [Mac-access]: anything better than text edit out there?

2015-01-21 Thread David Griffith
in a document in Pages. The last time I checked you were restricted there to an interaction of a page at a time. David Griffith On 21/01/2015 01:42, Michael Marshall wrote: thanks will do that, i doubt that it will be free. On 21 Jan 2015, at 10:17 am, Debbie April Yuille debbiey1...@optusnet.com.au

Re: [Mac-access]: anything better than text edit out there?

2015-01-21 Thread David Griffith
Thanks for the update. I will give it another try. David Griffith On 21/01/2015 13:20, Ismael Herrera wrote: Good morning everyone, As part of my job, I have to create large documents, reports, and read huge documents to which I sometimes switch between pages and text edit.how I read my

Re: [Mac-access]: Installing the sendspace wizard for mac

2015-01-14 Thread David Griffith
1. Have you copied it to your applications folder? 2. have you set up permission to install apps from anywhere in your system preferences? David Griffith On 14 Jan 2015, at 22:35, George Cham george.c...@mac-access.net wrote: Ive asked this question before , but its been a long time since

Re: [Mac-access]: Seeking suggestions for a more powerful OS X clipboard

2015-01-09 Thread David Griffith
clunky feature is that if you then hit the clear clippings menu option there is a window which you have to find with window chooser which enables you to confirm that you really want to clear all clippings. I am not sure how much I will use it but it appears good fore a free app. David Griffith

Re: [Mac-access]: Downloading MP3 files from Sendspace

2015-01-07 Thread David Griffith
Actually those steps will not work as VLC does not appear in the list of recommended apps. David Griffith On 7 Jan 2015, at 03:58, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Actually tha'ts different. 1. navigate to an mp3 2. hit cmd option I 3. navigate to opens with and expand

Re: [Mac-access]: Downloading MP3 files from Sendspace

2015-01-06 Thread David Griffith
down to the change all button and hit this. It is this final step which makes VLC the default player for mp3 files. 8. Close the properties windows with command W. David Griffith/ On 6 Jan 2015, at 18:14, Henry Miller he...@henryandangela.co.uk wrote: Hi David Many thanks for your

Re: [Mac-access]: Downloading MP3 files from Sendspace

2015-01-06 Thread David Griffith
pane. if you listen to the Podcast I did on using Vlc as a Radio Player you will hear in that how to change filetype associations so that files will play in VLC. David Griffith On 6 Jan 2015, at 15:32, Henry Miller he...@henryandangela.co.uk wrote: Hi Everyone Running the latest

Re: [Mac-access]: Libroffic VS pages

2015-01-05 Thread David Griffith
of choice on the mac. David Griffith On 6 Jan 2015, at 02:12, Ismael Herrera isupr...@me.com wrote: Good morning or evening wherever you may be everyone Since I know that there is a bunch of brilliant users of Mac and iOS devices on this list, I have a question for every single one of you

Re: [Mac-access]: incerting a page break.

2015-01-05 Thread David Griffith
this. David Griffith On 5 Jan 2015, at 23:02, Ian McNamara ianmcnamar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all is there anyway of inserting a page break in text edit. if so how do i do this. If not I can switch to pages but i’m having a problem with that. I opened my txt document in pages but every

Re: [Mac-access]: Major irritation, and Baffling Wifi Trouble

2014-12-31 Thread David Griffith
, or it might have been vice versa. Sorry not to be more helpful but just to warn you it may not in fact be resolvable until until Apple finally mends this part of Yosemite. David Griffith On 31/12/2014 15:24, Glenn / Lenny wrote: Chris, If it were the power supply, it would cause all the units

Re: [Mac-access]: Is item chooser broken in Yosemite?

2014-12-29 Thread David Griffith
at the end of pages than the old system. I think this is what is happening. David Griffith On 29 Dec 2014, at 14:18, Eric Caron eric_ca...@mac-access.net wrote: Hi listers, Ever since I updated to Yosemite, I've noticed I can't use item chooser in most situations. Especially in safari

Re: [Mac-access]: Very perplexed about MS Word and OSX

2014-12-29 Thread David Griffith
As I understand it only individual apps like Outlook and Onenote are currently enjoying the accessibility improvements, the main apps will not get the upgrade until later in 2015. David Griffith On 29 Dec 2014, at 06:48, Ben J. Bloomgren bbloomg...@icloud.com wrote: Hello all

Re: [Mac-access]: Very perplexed about MS Word and OSX

2014-12-29 Thread David Griffith
Yes the hope is that as all the apps get updated they will become accessible. As I understand it the improvement i sis due to more standard and Mac programming rather than porting across windows code modules. David Griffith On 29 Dec 2014, at 20:10, Christopher-Mark Gilland clgillan

Re: [Mac-access]: FLUCTUATING VOLUME WITH VO

2014-12-24 Thread David Griffith
both setting in VO Utility. David Griffith d On 24 Dec 2014, at 07:52, Richard Bartholomew richard_bartholo...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Hi, Ever since I eventually managed to get VLC and Airfoil outputting to my Airplay devices by adjusting the volume in System Preferences, I have

[Mac-access]: Getting started with text adventure on the Mac

2014-12-19 Thread David Griffith
missing the blindingly obvious and this is all very simple really but could someone enlighten n me as to where I can find instructions for actually playing these games? David Griffith --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac

Re: [Mac-access]: Rename hard disc icon

2014-12-18 Thread David Griffith
. David Griffith On 17/12/2014 21:07, George Cham wrote: Hi All, I’m not sure how it happened , but the macintosh HD icon on the desktop has been renamed, and I'm not sure how to rename it. Ive removed it and added it to the desktop again but it still says space volume. George Cham george.c

Re: [Mac-access]: Transferring files from the computer to the iPad?

2014-12-11 Thread David Griffith
or iPhone Music player. David griffith far4 On 11 Dec 2014, at 18:18, richie Gardenhire richie.gardenh...@gmail.com wrote: Ann, If you have a cable to connect from your Windows or Mac, simply connect it to your iPad, or if both computers have Bluetooth capability, pair up the iPad

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

2014-12-10 Thread David Griffith
protected you may have to use something like Finereader to access them. David Griffith --- 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 postedto the Mac-Access forum at the list's

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

[Mac-access]: Finder Podcast 4

2014-12-07 Thread David Griffith
My Finder Podcast 4 is now on Apple Vis on http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/introduction-using-finder-mac-os-x-part-4 The Apple Vis description of this Podcast follows. In the fourth of his series of podcasts looking at the Finder on Mac OS X, David Griffith shows us how to use Folder

Re: [Mac-access]: navigating by first letter on a list of songs on ITunes

2014-12-03 Thread David Griffith
this method you have to ensure a. that Quick Nav is turned off. b. That you only use the normal arrow keys. Us Using VO keys will abort the search. I demonstrated this in my Podcast if you still have the link. David Griffith On 3 Dec 2014, at 19:02, Henry Miller he...@henryandangela.co.uk wrote

Re: [Mac-access]: best facebook app/client for mac user?

2014-12-01 Thread David Griffith
I tried using Mental but to be honest did not find it on initial view any more useful than the mobile Facebook site. I have to say though that I am a very infrequent user of Facebook and probably have only shallow usage. David Griffith On 2 Dec 2014, at 06:50, Dane Trethowan grtd

Re: [Mac-access]: My Mac Podcasts

2014-11-29 Thread David Griffith
I am perfectly happy for you to create text transcripts of my Podcasts and am willing to post these if you email them back to me. David Griffith On 28 Nov 2014, at 22:39, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: Let's hope they all go up on Apple Vis then as they are all

Re: [Mac-access]: DROPBOX QUERY

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
. David Griffith On 28 Nov 2014, at 09:00, Richard Bartholomew richard_bartholo...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Hi, I’ll preface this by saying that I’m a complete newbie as far as the Mac is concerned and, so, suspect my problem stems from my lack of familiarity with VO. However,… I have

Re: [Mac-access]: UNINSTALLING AN APP

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
if you want Also application chooser VO F1 and F1 again will also provide access to both apps running and windows. Finally command accent will cycle between windows within a single app. The other thing to check is that you have not turned cursor tracking off by mistake. David Griffith. 28/11

Re: [Mac-access]: system messages

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
Have you tried Window Chooser? VO F2 F2 David Griffith On 28/11/2014 12:11, Terry Clasper wrote: HI. Since upgrading to the latest OS10 I’m unable to navigate to windows that contain system messages. I used to be able to command tab to get the focus into a system window but now that doesnt

Re: [Mac-access]: My Mac Podcasts

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
wrote: David: If you like, I will host your podcasts for you on my FTP server. In any case, I would like to have access to them. Thanks all over the place. On 11/28/2014 2:12 PM, David Griffith wrote: I have received a message that my posting of Mac Podcasts breach this list

[Mac-access]: Finder Podcast series Reference Notes

2014-11-23 Thread David Griffith
Below is a link for a reference text document to be used in support of the Finder Podcast series. Finder Series 02 Finder Spotlight Search Notes Reference Notes Text Document detailing thefinder Spotlight operators described in Podcasts 1 and 2.

Re: [Mac-access]: Copy An Album from iTunes to Dropbox

2014-11-22 Thread David Griffith
Go to your iTunes Media folder in Finder and copy it from there. David Griffith On 22 Nov 2014, at 10:23, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone tell me how to do this please? For example do I move to an album on the iTunes grid and then do a copy

[Mac-access]: Finder Podcast 2

2014-11-22 Thread David Griffith
Finder Podcast 2 below. This one moves on from using the name: command to start looking at how it can be used in conjunction with the Kind: command. Topic covered include searching by music file tag information. Searching by different music file types and searching for documents names with

Re: [Mac-access]: Finder Podcast 2

2014-11-22 Thread David Griffith
I am afaraidafraid I do not yet have a Podcast feed though several people have asked me to set one up. I will have to learn how to do this as this is something I have never done. David Griffith On 22/11/2014 18:36, Jim Noseworthy wrote: Hey David: Do you have a podcast fead? Thanks all over

Re: [Mac-access]: Send Space App Login

2014-11-22 Thread David Griffith
It is a hassle logging in for the first time and it took me three attempts. However after you have done it once you can check a box which allows you to login automatically after that. David Griffith On 22/11/2014 17:21, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote: Hi All, I have installed this app. However

Re: [Mac-access]: Sendspace

2014-11-21 Thread David Griffith
Thanks The use of multiple pasting links dialogue even though I was only using a single link sorted the problem for me. I think finally I have the same functionality on the Mac as the Windows version. David Griffith On 21 Nov 2014, at 17:14, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: Go

[Mac-access]: Finder Podcast Series

2014-11-20 Thread David Griffith
I am taking a break from the Safari Podcast series though I may return. Below is the first of a series on strategies for using Finder on the Mac. This shows how to confine Spotlight searches to Finder windows. It also describes how to restrict the search results to file names rather than

Re: [Mac-access]: Sendspace

2014-11-20 Thread David Griffith
which is a real pain. If anybody else knows of away around this I would be glad to hear. by the way logging in for the first time is also a challenge as there is no typing echo anywhere in the app. David Griffith On 20 Nov 2014, at 20:19, christopher hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com wrote

Re: [Mac-access]: Music

2014-11-15 Thread David Griffith
that. Google VLC Videodland and follow links for the Mac version. David Griffith On 15 Nov 2014, at 21:00, Ann Byrne ann...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Can I play .mp3 files on the Mac without going through iTunes? Will it play .wma files? If I paste my music library from the PC, mostly .mp3

Re: [Mac-access]: Music

2014-11-15 Thread David Griffith
.. You can also save the open files as an actual playlist with command S. 2. the other method is to press command O within VLC and then select a folder to open rather than a single file. Again VLC will open the whole folder of files in a temporary playlist. David Griffith David Griffiththe On 15 Nov

Re: [Mac-access]: Music

2014-11-15 Thread David Griffith
folder called playlists. VLC will remember the last folder you saved to so it convenient to create such a folder for quick saving of playlists. David Griffith . to pause  an On 15 Nov 2014, at 23:01, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote: That is worth me filing it too, now

Re: [Mac-access]: Music

2014-11-15 Thread David Griffith
No The playlist is just a text file which points the media player to the tracks you want to play. By the way I have just tested this method and it worked perfectly so it will definitely do what you want. David Griffith On 15 Nov 2014, at 23:40, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu

Re: [Mac-access]: iTunes Question

2014-11-14 Thread David Griffith
1. Go to Desktop. VO shift D. 2. Press command shift H to bring up home folder. 3. Under your name you will find a number of folders documents, downloads, etc You need to go to Music 4. Under Music find iTunes. 5. Under iTunes you will find iTunes Media. David Griffith On 14 Nov 2014

Re: [Mac-access]: Answering a call when playing a book

2014-11-12 Thread David Griffith
I also have a similar problem. When I attempt to answer a call the Music Player instead starts up and it requires several repeated double finger tap attempts to answer the call. What then happens is that I am on the phone with music playing in the background. Very annoying. David Griffith

Re: [Mac-access]: Downloading Music from 2 iTune Stores

2014-11-12 Thread David Griffith
There may be a way around this but I do not know what it is. I believe that you should perhaps be changing the Store you use using a single ID rather than having multiple IDs. Apple does not like people having multiple Apple IDs. Quote from their support pages below. iOS device or computer,

[Mac-access]: Safari Podcasts Again.

2014-11-10 Thread David Griffith
I apologise if people have encountered problems with downloading the Safari Podcasts. A couple of the links did not work for some reason. I have this afternoon tested all the links to Safari Podcasts and recreated the TWO which DID NOT work. I have not checked any of the earlier Podcasts

[Mac-access]: Safari Podcast 6

2014-11-09 Thread David Griffith
Someone has emailed me to report that Sendspace has weirdly renamed my Safari Podcast Part 6 on searching so that the file extension is mp36 rather than mp3. I have deleted this version and re-uploaded the original file which has the correct mp3 extension. Of course if you have downloaded a

Re: [Mac-access]: Sound Feedback When Increasing and Decreasing Volume

2014-11-07 Thread David Griffith
I do not have to use the option key to change volume. To change VO Volume bring up voiceover voice properties and then by using VO Command left and right arrows keys until you hear volume and then use the up and down arrows again in conjunction with command Vo to change volume. David

Re: [Mac-access]: Read from cursor to end.

2014-11-06 Thread David Griffith
VO A to read from cursor to end is still working form me in Text Editunder Yosemite. As is VO B to read from beginning David Griffith On 6 Nov 2014, at 15:59, Jim Noseworthy jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com wrote: Hi Folks: Is there a way to read from cursor to end in Text Edit

Re: [Mac-access]: Searching A Folder

2014-11-04 Thread David Griffith
there is a free utility called Easy Find which also provides an easy access to a Mac search facility. David Griffith On 04/11/2014 09:20, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote: I know how to do this in Windows but how do I search a folder on the Mac, say if I have about a hundred files in the folder and want

Re: [Mac-access]: Top Sites and 2 Macs

2014-11-04 Thread David Griffith
I would check on the Mac which is not showing top sites your iCloud settings. 1.System preferences. 2. iCloud 3. services 4. Interact with the services table and make sure that Safari is checked to synch ia iCloud David Griffith On 4 Nov 2014, at 15:22, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu

Re: [Mac-access]: Outlook Express E-mails on Mac

2014-11-04 Thread David Griffith
and accessible version of Office on the Mac may well tip some more people into switching from Jaws etc to Voiceover on the Mac. David Griffith On 04/11/2014 19:34, Henry Miller wrote: Hi David do these indications include office for the Mac? Henry -Original Message- From: mac-access

Re: [Mac-access]: Sorting finder with folders on top on mac?

2014-11-03 Thread David Griffith
or Android or Linux arrangement David Griffith On 2014, at 17:19, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: No there is no way. I just have learned to deal with it for the 4 years I have had the mac. I kind of like it this way. Why not if you want this feature go to apple's support page

Re: [Mac-access]: Sorting finder with folders on top on mac?

2014-11-03 Thread David Griffith
An alias is the Mac term for a short-cut file. David Griffith On 03/11/2014 20:01, Andy Collins wrote: David - Perhaps you can tell me what is the main purpose of an alias folder? Isn’t it just the same as a copy? - Andy On 3 Nov 2014, at 19:09, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Mac-access]: Sorting finder with folders on top on mac?

2014-11-03 Thread David Griffith
It is fine for me in most circumstances but sometimes it is slow if I use command shift C to open up whole external drives. It is fine with my internal drives though. David Griffith On 03/11/2014 22:18, Michael Marshall wrote: very good suggestion re column view. What is column view like

Re: [Mac-access]: Finally done the upgrade.

2014-10-31 Thread David Griffith
VO A to read the document is working fine for me in iBooks. I am using single page view. To navigate pages use up or down arrow. David Griffith To On 31/10/2014 04:30, eleanor martha burke wrote: given what you say about iBooks I will now try and read a book on the Mac.you say you have

Re: [Mac-access]: Private Replies To eMail

2014-10-31 Thread David Griffith
Is that not reply to all? David Griffith On 30/10/2014 23:05, Travis Siegel wrote: I am pretty sure cmd-shift-r will reply to sender instead of mailing list, but my mail program on my Mac is not working, so I cannot confirm this. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 29, 2014, at 6:53 PM, Dane

Re: [Mac-access]: Private Replies To eMail

2014-10-30 Thread David Griffith
Good work around. Looking at traffic on another list it appears that Apple have removed the reply to Sender from list emails feature which is a little puzzling. David Griffith. On 29 Oct 2014, at 23:12, Glenn / Lenny glenner...@cableone.net wrote: Dane, The way I do it is to do the forward

Re: [Mac-access]: Right command and option keys not functioning?

2014-10-30 Thread David Griffith
If the key problem persists under Windows or disappears with an external keyboard it may be a hardware problem David Griffith On 29 Oct 2014, at 22:00, Henry Miller he...@henryandangela.co.uk wrote: Hi I am running Mavericks on a Mac Book Pro and the right command and option keys appear

Re: [Mac-access]: Right command and option keys not functioning?

2014-10-30 Thread David Griffith
] On Behalf Of David Griffith Sent: 30 October 2014 09:38 To: OS X iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: Right command and option keys not functioning? A few investigative steps. Have you rebooted Have you an external keyboard to try and see if the problem persists even with that Have you

Re: [Mac-access]: Right command and option keys not functioning?

2014-10-30 Thread David Griffith
how to reboot. Although I have a blue tooth keyboard, I don't know how to set up an external keyboard. best wishes Henry -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of David Griffith Sent: 30 October 2014

[Mac-access]: Safari Podcast 7 Youtube

2014-10-28 Thread David Griffith
Safari Part 7 YouTube https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/jim2ys Previous Podcasts Using Safari on the Mac Part 6 -- Searching Basics, Google Search and Google Snapback. https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/1ur8fz UsingSafari on the Mac Part 5. Strategies for using and customising the Reading

Re: [Mac-access]: Safari Podcast 7 Youtube

2014-10-28 Thread David Griffith
repeated the action to turn it on. Now where am I going wrong? Thanks in advance. If it helps I am using a Mac Book Air with Yosemity installed. Eleanor - Original Message - From: David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Tuesday

Re: [Mac-access]: Safari Podcast 7 Youtube

2014-10-28 Thread David Griffith
does not work you may have to look at a clean install. Make sure you have a Time Machine backup before doing anything. Let us know if you need help with the reinstall process. By the way the BBC url is www.bbc.co.uk/news David Griffith On 28/10/2014 18:48, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote: Yes David

Re: [Mac-access]: Problem with iPhone 5S case

2014-10-28 Thread David Griffith
The otterbox iPhone 5 case I have has no magnetic parts. David Griffith On 28/10/2014 19:31, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, My current iPhone 5S case is very nice but alas its magnetic clasp stops the iPhone compass from working. I use the compass a lot for navigation so this is a show stopper

Re: [Mac-access]: No Clicks When Inputting Password

2014-10-28 Thread David Griffith
This appears to vary from web page to web page so I suspect it relates not so much to Voiceover settings but the coding on the web pages. David Griffith On 28/10/2014 21:36, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote: Hi All, I resolved to some extent some of my problems with the Mac but I had to input

Re: Any amplifier recommendations for use with headphones on a Mac?

2014-10-25 Thread David Griffith
To increase volume whilst in Mac Recovery Mode use the command VO arrows until you hear volume and then press the up arrow to increase volume to the desired level. David Griffith On 25/10/2014 15:24, Andy Collins wrote: Thanks, yes I take that point/idea, but my enquiry was two fold, as I

Re: OS 10.10, does it still support the Reinstall option from the Recovery Partition?

2014-10-23 Thread David Griffith
I have never used that technique. I simply hold command R as the Mac Reboots which I find a lot easier. David Griffith On 23 Oct 2014, at 08:49, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Question says it all. I’m wondering this as I wish to do a reinstall of the OS on my Macbook Pro

Re: New iTunes.

2014-10-23 Thread David Griffith
want to replicate the sidebar experience use command option F to jump to the search field and then navigate right. David Griffith to the areas. David Griffith On 23 Oct 2014, at 14:03, Ian McNamara ianmcnamar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, is there any easier way to get iTunes

Re: OS 10.10, does it still support the Reinstall option from the Recovery Partition?

2014-10-23 Thread David Griffith
is focussed on the sign in window. 6.Press Shift VO space bar to simulate a mouse click 7. You should now be able to sign in mormally to the App Store and download your OS. David Griffith On 23/10/2014 18:29, Andy Collins wrote: Ok, firstly, you are suggesting a different key combo, so did you mean

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