Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Eleanor, Mission Control is a way of managing open applications and organising them into Spaces. Since VoiceOver does not take account of Spaces (groups of applications used together for a given task), Mission Control is useless to us. So this is why I disable Mission Control on my

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Ben J Bloomgren
Is there a way to disable the mission control without disabling the dashboard. Ben J. Bloomgren Manager CLG Productions Http://www.clgproductions.com 704-256-0067 Hours: Nonday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern accept holidays. On Mar 26, 2014, at 1:15, Anne Robertson

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Eleanor Burke
: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 8:15 AM Subject: Re: Track Pad Settings Hello Eleanor, Mission Control is a way of managing open applications and organising them into Spaces. Since VoiceOver does not take account of Spaces (groups of applications used together for a given task), Mission Control

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread chris Apple Boy
Yes. Just disable all the keystrokes for Mission Control. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 26 Mar 2014, at 08:18, Ben J Bloomgren bbloomg...@icloud.com wrote: Is there a way to disable the mission control without disabling the dashboard. Ben J. Bloomgren

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Eleanor Burke
What is the function of the dash board? - Original Message - From: Ben J Bloomgren bbloomg...@icloud.com To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 8:18 AM Subject: Re: Track Pad Settings Is there a way to disable the mission control without

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread chris Apple Boy
am wondering if I have problems with my track pad as sometimes I can be executing a command and next thing I get time machine or calandar or dash board come up and I have not given a command to bring them up. Trying to get back out of them by esc or trying to close them is impossible too. I

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Anne Robertson
Yes. Mission Control often interferes, especially while editing a text document. It’s all too easy to hit a wrong key from time to time, or not to press all the keys of a command at once, and to find that something unexpected has happened. Cheers, Anne On 26 Mar 2014, at 09:20, Eleanor

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Anne Robertson
iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 8:18 AM Subject: Re: Track Pad Settings Is there a way to disable the mission control without disabling the dashboard. Ben J. Bloomgren Manager CLG Productions Http://www.clgproductions.com 704-256-0067

RE: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Henry Miller
: Re: Track Pad Settings Hello Eleanor, I'm wondering whether your problem might not be Mission Control. I always disable Mission Control as I find it useless for me and it has a tendency to interfere with other functions. You can disable it by going into System Preferences, Mission Control

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Anne Robertson
all its short cuts to - which is the last choice in the pop up menus. Cheers, Anne On 26 Mar 2014, at 00:05, Eleanor Burke eleanorbu...@btinternet.com wrote: I am wondering if I have problems with my track pad as sometimes I can be executing a command and next thing I get time

RE: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Henry Miller
Subject: Re: Track Pad Settings Hello Henry, I'm not sure what you mean by the keystrokes for System Preferences. You get to System Preferences by going to the Apple menu (VO-m) then going down to System Preferences and pressing Return. Once in System Preferences, interact with the scroll area

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Eleanor Burke
What does a widget manager do? - Original Message - From: Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Track Pad Settings The Dashboard is the widget manager. I leave the Dashboard short

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread isaac
-access.net Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Track Pad Settings The Dashboard is the widget manager. I leave the Dashboard short cut enabled. Cheers, Anne On 26 Mar 2014, at 09:21, Eleanor Burke eleanorbu...@btinternet.com wrote: What is the function of the dash

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread isaac
, Eleanor Burke eleanorbu...@btinternet.com wrote: What does a widget manager do? - Original Message - From: Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk To: OS X iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Track Pad Settings

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Josh Gregory
Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Track Pad Settings The Dashboard is the widget manager. I leave the Dashboard short cut enabled. Cheers, Anne On 26 Mar 2014, at 09:21, Eleanor Burke eleanorbu...@btinternet.com wrote

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread isaac
You would go in to widget manager then choose the widgets you want to delete or disable by checking or unchecking the boxes then tab to the disable button to disable the widget or move to trash to remove the widget. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Anne Robertson
The Dashboard is where you find all your widgets. Widgets are tiny applications that are very simple to use. There are a dozen or more preinstalled widgets such as Weather, Contacts, Calculator, etc. The default short cut is F12. You find the installed widgets by opening the Dashboard and

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Richie Gardenhire
I unchecked those widgets I wasn't using when Tiger first came out; I don't think unchecking changes how widgets work that much in Mavericks. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2014, at 5:34 AM, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: You would go in to widget

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Josh Gregory
Right… Where is the widget manager? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2014, at 9:34 AM, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: You would go in to widget manager then choose the widgets you want to delete or disable by checking or unchecking the boxes then tab to the disable button to disable

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread chris Apple Boy
Open the Dashboard and then open the Window Chooser menu it should be in there. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 26 Mar 2014, at 14:46, Josh Gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Right… Where is the widget manager? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2014, at

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Josh Gregory
Oh very good, thanks. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2014, at 12:26 PM, chris Apple Boy christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Open the Dashboard and then open the Window Chooser menu it should be in there. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 26 Mar 2014, at

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Margaret
How do you get into widget manager? Can you explain exactly what widget is used for. I have seen posts talking about widget manager but I have never worked out what it is all about. Margaret Sent from my iPhone On 27 Mar 2014, at 12:34 am, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: You would

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread isaac
First you have to install widget manager. Next go in to system preferences then go to widget manager then choose the widgets you want to disable or delete then tab to the move to trash or disable button. Widgets are like iCons to applications such as weather and other apps. On Mar 26, 2014, at

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread Josh Gregory
A little explanation would be helpful here, how do you get widget manager, where exactly do you get it from? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2014, at 4:49 PM, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: First you have to install widget manager. Next go in to system preferences then go to widget

Re: Track Pad Settings

2014-03-26 Thread chris Apple Boy
And how do you install this Widget Manager? Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 26 Mar 2014, at 20:49, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: First you have to install widget manager. Next go in to system preferences then go to widget manager then choose the

track pad

2013-03-30 Thread Rudolph, Douglas
hey guys, i just purchased a magic mouse, and was wondering, when the magic mouse is in use, can i turn track pad off? if so, how do i do this, NOTICE Contents of this email may be confidential or personally identifying. redistribution of this email message is strictly prohibited. If you have

Re: Track Pad, how to assign a key stroke to a gesture?

2012-08-12 Thread Eric Caron
starting point, as it links to a way to ascertain all the keycodes. Best regards, Geoff - Original Message - From: Eric Caron To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 9:44 PM Subject: Track Pad, how to assign a key stroke to a gesture? Hello

Re: Track Pad, how to assign a key stroke to a gesture?

2012-08-02 Thread Geoff Waaler
seemed to be the best starting point, as it links to a way to ascertain all the keycodes. Best regards, Geoff - Original Message - From: Eric Caron To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 9:44 PM Subject: Track Pad, how to assign a key stroke to a gesture

Track Pad, how to assign a key stroke to a gesture?

2012-08-01 Thread Eric Caron
Hello Listers, I've been using my track pad more lately. i would like a gesture that either presses the space bar or presses enter. This would be helpful in iTunes. I looked tour the help documentation and through Voice Over utility but did not find a way to assign this to a gesture

Track Pad

2012-07-01 Thread Ann Byrne
New to Apple and showing my ignorance here of course, but what is a track pad? I just bought Mac software for my five-year-old grandson, and wonder if a track pad would be better for him than a mouse. Is a track pad blue tooth or USB, or do I have a choice? How big is it? thanks, --- Mac

RE: Track Pad

2012-07-01 Thread David Griffith
The magic track pad is a Bluetooth device and is slightly bigger than my hand. It is supposed to be easier to use Voiceover gestures on the track pad. Having said all that I hardly ever use mine, I pretty much exclusively use the keyboard alone. Once in a blue moon it becomes useful but normally

Re: Track Pad

2012-07-01 Thread Timothy J. Meloy
I actually find the track pad easy to use. You can locate items on the screen quicker. My first experience with VO was with the gestures on my iPhone. So it's nice to be able use those on my Mac through the track pad. TJ On Jul 1, 2012, at 10:20 AM, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com

Re: Track Pad

2012-07-01 Thread josh gregory
Agreed. The one thing I wish would work is the gesture for labeling items. On 7/1/12, Timothy J. Meloy tme...@fuse.net wrote: I actually find the track pad easy to use. You can locate items on the screen quicker. My first experience with VO was with the gestures on my iPhone. So it's nice

Re: Track Pad

2012-07-01 Thread Timothy J. Meloy
Wonder if u could create that gesture in the track pad commander? On Jul 1, 2012, at 12:27 PM, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed. The one thing I wish would work is the gesture for labeling items. On 7/1/12, Timothy J. Meloy tme...@fuse.net wrote: I actually find the track pad

Re: Track Pad

2012-07-01 Thread josh gregory
Maybe... but it'd require holding down the command key. On 7/1/12, Timothy J. Meloy tme...@fuse.net wrote: Wonder if u could create that gesture in the track pad commander? On Jul 1, 2012, at 12:27 PM, josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed. The one thing I wish would work

Re: Using the track pad

2012-03-29 Thread trevor scott
. In there, you should find something to look for available devices; this will work much the same way as pairing up a bluetooth keyboard. Once you see the track pad listed and press the button to pair the device, following the spoken instructions. I think you are asked to press down

Re: Using the track pad

2012-03-27 Thread Steve Holmes
as pairing up a bluetooth keyboard. Once you see the track pad listed and press the button to pair the device, following the spoken instructions. I think you are asked to press down on the track pad so it will make the physical click. Of course, the track pad has to be turned during this drill. If you