RE: Learning iOS app now free.

2012-12-18 Thread Missy Hoppe
Very, very well said! Whenever I get my first IPhone, I think this app will be a Godsend. Assuming it isn't terribly expensive, it will be 1 of the first things I load onto the phone. From what I've heard and also experienced in my feeble attempts to play with my mom's Ipad, The biggest problem

RE: Bizarre issue with Piano Pub

2012-12-12 Thread Missy Hoppe
I haven't even been able to use Pianopub since getting mountain lion. It opens, and then, within seconds, problem reporter shows up. I'm running `1.5.5. Last time I checked, it still worked fine on my external drive running snow leopard, but I keep hoping for an update that will allow it to run

RE: trouble with mudder

2012-10-23 Thread Missy Hoppe
Hmm. I haven't gotten a mudder update in ages! When did this come out? I'll have to try to get it and see if I can get it to work! -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Mike Welty Sent: Tuesday, October 23,

RE: Making The Most Of Your Accessible Tools; A Passionate Rant [Was so wish apple had done this]

2012-09-30 Thread Missy Hoppe
who are keen to use and, in many cases, learn to use the products. Whatever your skill level and whatever your application for Apple's products may be, you are very welcome here. Lynne On 29 Sep 2012, at 18:53, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: . Very well said! I'll be the first

RE: Making The Most Of Your Accessible Tools; A Passionate Rant [Was so wish apple had done this]

2012-09-30 Thread Missy Hoppe
I find most listenable. I would prefer, however, some more control over inflection and things like that. I find Karen's voice to be somewhat flat in terms of intonation, and while it's a good voice, it doesn't do the lady herself any justice. On 30/09/2012, at 10:09 PM, Missy Hoppe mitmee

RE: voices on i devices was Making The Most Of Your Accessible Tools; A Passionate Rant [Was so wish apple had done this]

2012-09-30 Thread Missy Hoppe
favorite of course is Alex I must admit and I use Alex along with Samantha. Lyn, Canelle Epi On Sep 30, 2012, at 3:04 PM, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: I agree! Karen is the only listenable vocalizer voice, but she just sounds so bored and sad. I've heard interviews with Karen

RE: Making The Most Of Your Accessible Tools; A Passionate Rant [Was so wish apple had done this]

2012-09-30 Thread Missy Hoppe
The Most Of Your Accessible Tools;A Passionate Rant [Was so wish apple had done this] yes you can use karen on i phones i have her on mine krystal watson krystalwat...@bluebottle.com On 30/09/2012, at 11:04 PM, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: I agree! Karen is the only listenable

RE: Making The Most Of Your Accessible Tools; A Passionate Rant [Was so wish apple had done this]

2012-09-30 Thread Missy Hoppe
2012, at 13:39, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: I Agree. Alex is probably the best TTS voice out there right now. I have other voices installed on my macbook, but always go back to Alex. I wish Apple would develop a female equivelent and do away with the vocalizer stuff altogether

RE: Making The Most Of Your Accessible Tools; A Passionate Rant [Was so wish apple had done this]

2012-09-30 Thread Missy Hoppe
know that you can modify the pronunciations with the Acapela Group InfoVox voices? Look in your /applications folder and you'll find the tool to do this. Lynne On 30 Sep 2012, at 16:54, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: I have all of the English speaking acapella voices installed on my mac

RE: Making The Most Of Your Accessible Tools; A Passionate Rant [Was so wish apple had done this]

2012-09-29 Thread Missy Hoppe
Very well said! I'll be the first to admit that I don't take full advantage of all the tips and tricks that could make web browsing easier, but I don't blaim apple or other screen reader developers. It's entirely my fault if I'm too lazy or stubborn to take the time to learn how to use web

RE: Option Key Startup

2012-09-10 Thread Missy Hoppe
Thanks for the tip. I sort of knew that already, but I've always been curious if hitting left arrow would wrap to the bottom of the list. For example, in my case, if I wanted to boot from my external drive, rather than hitting right arrow 3 times and then pressing enter, would hitting left arrow

RE: upgrading to ML

2012-08-11 Thread Missy Hoppe
Hi there! I'm not a Mac expert by any means, but for me, using Lion was a miserable experience, and I absolutely adore Mountain Lion. Obviously, you need to do what's best for your situation, but I'd recommend upgrading to ML right away. So far as I know, none of my apps have stopped working,

Growl and mountain lion?

2012-07-26 Thread Missy Hoppe
Hi! I installed Mountain Lion last night, and on the whole, I'm very impressed. My bootcamp wasn't affected in the slightest, which was a huge relief. Since I was never all that fond of lion, I figured I had very little to lose by upgrading right away. Anyway, I know there are a lot of things I

RE: Growl and mountain lion?

2012-07-26 Thread Missy Hoppe
, with the button to view the notification always being show. Did any of that make sense? lol. On 7/26/12, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I installed Mountain Lion last night, and on the whole, I'm very impressed. My bootcamp wasn't affected in the slightest, which was a huge relief. Since I

RE: Growl and mountain lion?

2012-07-26 Thread Missy Hoppe
in the settings in notification center. If there's one, lol. Is dropbox one of them? Yeah, alerts definitely work better. As long as you don't get a lot of iMessages to the point where it's really annoying, or anything like that, you should be fine, :) On 7/26/12, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote

RE: Growl and mountain lion?

2012-07-26 Thread Missy Hoppe
notifications work, just not DropBox. I haven't upgraded to Mountain Lion yet and can't speak about that specifically, but maybe something similar has happened to you. Do any other growl notifications work? Justin On Jul 26, 2012, at 7:19 AM, Missy Hoppe wrote: Hi! I installed Mountain Lion last

RE: Growl and mountain lion?

2012-07-26 Thread Missy Hoppe
launch it, there are no windows. I'll look again but I think thats what happened the last time I tried. It launches at startup with no windows, too. On 7/26/12, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: I was just getting ready to post to the list. I have no idea what changed; I didn't touch anything

RE: Growl and mountain lion?

2012-07-26 Thread Missy Hoppe
? The Ryan one's cool, Heather is too, :) On 7/26/12, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: Hmm. I could try. Not sure where you're running into trouble. I'll send you the link to my growl/dropbox demo. Maybe it will help. If not, I'll try to think of another way to help. https

RE: Growl and mountain lion?

2012-07-26 Thread Missy Hoppe
- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of josh gregory Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:33 PM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Growl and mountain lion? Just one more thing. Are the akapella voices free? On 7/26/12, Missy Hoppe mitmee

RE: Pianopub

2012-07-23 Thread Missy Hoppe
Yes! Pianopub is broken on my system as well. What's weird, though, is that at least last time I checked, it still worked if I booted from my external drive which still uses Snow Leopard. It hasn't worked under lion, though, for almost a month now. Sadly, I'm not aware of any alternatives,

RE: Pianopub

2012-07-23 Thread Missy Hoppe
, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: Yes! Pianopub is broken on my system as well. What's weird, though, is that at least last time I checked, it still worked if I booted from my external drive which still uses Snow Leopard. It hasn't worked under lion, though, for almost a month now. Sadly

RE: DropBox version Update

2012-07-13 Thread Missy Hoppe
Hello. I tried following your instructions multiple times, but no setup, accessible or otherwise, ever showed up. So, I had no choice but to copy the dropbox.app file into my apps folder like I always do. I did the thing that I usually do from within package contents, but that didn't do much

RE: DropBox version Update

2012-07-13 Thread Missy Hoppe
the app? It works every time here. Lynne On 13 Jul 2012, at 13:11, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: Hello. I tried following your instructions multiple times, but no setup, accessible or otherwise, ever showed up. So, I had no choice but to copy the dropbox.app file into my apps folder

RE: DropBox version Update

2012-07-13 Thread Missy Hoppe
, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the suggestion, but since it's working now, I see no point in messing with it. I might experiment with it on my SL install, assuming the newest dropbox still works with that, but on the whole, if it isn't broke, I see no point in fixing

RE: Mudder

2012-07-12 Thread Missy Hoppe
Aww. I'm sorry to hear that! Both of my characters, Eponine and Ramie, are official newbie helpers, and especially lately, 1 of them is around for at least a few hours every day. If you'd ever want to give it another try, feel free to email me and I'd be happy to log 1 of them on to help you.

RE: Mudder

2012-07-11 Thread Missy Hoppe
Thanks for letting us know. I'm going to download it now and see what happens! I hope they have a working address for discworld; that's typically my mud of choice, but I couldn't seem to get mudder to connect to it. -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net

RE: Apple to reject Mac App Store apps using hotkeys starting June 1?

2012-05-17 Thread Missy Hoppe
I feel the same way. Besides, the article seemed very vague to me, and I've learned never to take anything I read on a rumors site too seriously. In all honesty, I think our best bet is to just wait and see. If this ends up being true, then contacting Apple Accessibility would definitely be

RE: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Missy Hoppe
Thank you so much for sharing this news! I'm going to try to find this right now and give it a bit of a test drive! Hopefully, as it develops, we can give the developr feedback so that in time, it can become as awesome as a mud client in windows! -Original Message- From:

RE: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Missy Hoppe
iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Accessible Mud Client found Hi Missy, I'm glad you will be testing this. :) More sources of feedback are definitely a good thing. I'd be interested in your impressions. Yours, Zack. On May 11, 2012, at 3:19 AM, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: Thank you so

RE: What is com.apple.dock.extra

2011-09-23 Thread Missy Hoppe
It's a pain in the tail is what it is. LOL! No idea what causes it, but supposedly, Apple is aware of the problem. Command-tab makes it go away, but for some reason, having to command-tab right away when I start my system irritates me. It's 1 of the many reasons I'm still using Snow Leopard for

Making an mp3 with lion?

2011-08-23 Thread Missy Hoppe
Hello, all. I don't know if I'm misunderstanding, or if I just dreamed this feature existed, but I thought I read somewhere that with lion, one could make an mp3 out of a document. I have a file which I'd love to have Alex read as an mp3, but can't figure out how to do it. I checked the context

RE: shame on you apple

2011-07-30 Thread Missy Hoppe
That is correct. In fact, when I asked an apple rep about doing a clean install, I was basicly told that it can't be done. Obviously, this isn't the case, and once an update or tow has been released to fix some of the more serious bugs, I intend to attempt a clean lion install, but the rep I