RE: pages on mac

2013-10-30 Thread Henry Miller
Hi Sorry for the very basic question, but how do I update to the latest version of pages? Kind regards Henry -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Zachary Kline Sent: 29 October 2013 19:13 To: Mac OSX iOS

Sound Level Very Low Through Headphones With Crackle

2013-10-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! has anyone had this sort of trouble with the Headphones out on an iMac machine? Sounds as though power is being mixed with the sound output of this socket. I'm sure I've seen the problem before somewhere and can't for the life of me remember how I eventually fixed the thing. **

Re: Manually Choosing Updates from App Store

2013-10-30 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Zach, I received confirmation from another source that iWorks will not update unless one has Mavericks installed. I am just waiting to receive an external hard drive before doing the update. Thanks for your response. Eileen On Oct 29, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net

Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-30 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Folks — Can anyone verify that Command+Option+up/down arrow keys are now initiating the jump to top/bottom of a message list in Mavericks Mail? I finally got around to installing the public release of Mavericks and, as others have mentioned, found I was no longer able to use the

Re: Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-30 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Hi Bryan, This is the case for me. I note however that the cmd-option-(arrow) does go to top/bottom, but it changes column for me. In other words, if we assume an NXM table, then this keystroke either puts me in row 1 col 1 or row n col. m. Cheers, Dónal On 30 Oct 2013, at 13:47, Bryan

Re: Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-30 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Sorry Bryan I’m wrong; it does stay in the same column. Not sure what I hit the first time. Apologies for any confusion. Dónal On 30 Oct 2013, at 13:47, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Hi Folks — Can anyone verify that Command+Option+up/down arrow keys are now initiating the jump to

Re: Question: Reading Webpages

2013-10-30 Thread Travis Siegel
One thing to keep in mind about search results from google is that google has the habbit of highlighting any search terms in the search results. This has the unfortunate result of sometimes putting breaks where they really shouldn't be, and vo acts accordingly. It is a bit irritating,

Re: Question about Voiceover and a particular web site.

2013-10-30 Thread Travis Siegel
This is interesting. I used to use squirrel mail, and never had any issues with it. Have you looked at the source, to see what kind of button this is? Sometimes, javascript has a nasty habbit of causing problems with vo. I'll see if I can dig up that particular version of sm and take a

Re: Has anybody else noticed a recent change in the interpretation of Headings in the web rotor?

2013-10-30 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Zack and Others — After upgrading to the current Mavericks release, this issue seems cleared up in most situations. . However, I’m still experiencing it in search results in Amazon. Can you try the following and let me know what your results are? 1. Go to amazon.com. 2. Search for an item,

strange message.

2013-10-30 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hi Folks: Every once and a while, I hear the message “sharp, chrisp, no faces. What is that and how do I stop it from happening? Thanks all over the place gang. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can

Re: strange message.

2013-10-30 Thread Rodney Haynie
Jim, That is VoiceOver giving you additional information on the photo you are currently viewing. It also gives you this additional information when you are about to take a picture. Hints does not remove this functionality. I don't know how to remove at this moment. But I think this is great for

Ibooks ios 7 oddity

2013-10-30 Thread William Lomas
Sent from my iPhonehi all has anyone noted in ios7, when a new page is turnx in ibooks it says 2 links or more? this is irritating to say the least, lol. any thoughts please? regards will --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-30 Thread Anne Robertson
For me, both Option plus arrow key and Cmd-Option plus arrow key take me to the top or bottom of the message table in Mavericks and always in the same column. The commands also both work for me when not interacting with the table. I’m in classic view. Cheers, Anne On 30 Oct 2013, at 14:53,

Re: Has anybody else noticed a recent change in the interpretation of Headings in the web rotor?

2013-10-30 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Bryan, I’m seeing the same thing here. VO is only seeing the second element in the heading when in the rotor. This is independent of whether I’m in DOM or Groups mode. Cheers, Anne On 30 Oct 2013, at 15:13, Bryan Jones openses...@me.com wrote: Hi Zack and Others — After upgrading to

Article: Library of Congress Service Launches App to Bring Materials to Blind Readers : Roll Call Hill Life

2013-10-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm sure this App will be one of thousands before too long which do much of the same thing for different organisations, mainstream and specialised libraries etc. http://www.rollcall.com/news/library_of_congress_service_launches_app_to_bring_materials_to_blind-227849-1.html ** Dane

New Features Of Mavericks I like

2013-10-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
Been using Mavericks now for a week and by no means have I finished exploration of the OS. One feature I really like is the confirmation dialogue box which pops up when you select a new sound output device, that's really neat and the system won't switch to the new device without you

Is anyone successfully using the MacUpdate Desktop with VO under Mavericks?

2013-10-30 Thread Bryan Jones
Thought I’d pose this question here while waiting a response from desk...@macupdate.com. I’ve been able to download and install the latest 5.2.3 Macupdate Desktop package, but on first launch it simply goes into a non-responding state. I’ve tried launching with VO off but after I toggle VO

Re: Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-30 Thread Chris H
Option up and down works for me on a Macbook Pro running Mavericks. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 30/10/2013 13:47, Bryan Jones wrote: Hi Folks — Can anyone verify that Command+Option+up/down arrow keys are now initiating the jump to top/bottom of a message list in

Pure-FTPd and Mavericks

2013-10-30 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hello Folks: I am unable to configure Pure FTPd in Mavericks. Is this a known issue? If so, could you recommend an alternitive? Thanks all over the place gang. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can

Changing voices

2013-10-30 Thread George Cham
I have added Daniel to my list of voices in mavericks , but when i go to select him , I get Daniel compact , and just Daniel . Ive gone into the voices table, and Daniel compact is not selected. George --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message

Looking for an accessible FTP server that will run under OS x Mavericks.

2013-10-30 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hi Gang: Subject line says it all. Any thoughts? Thanks all over the place. --- 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 either the

RE: pages on mac

2013-10-30 Thread Henry Miller
Hi Ann As we are new to the mac, bearing in mind your reply, I think it's best if we stay with Mountain Lion and IWorks version 9 at the moment. Just trying to keep everything simple smiles. Kind regards Henry -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net

Re: Is anyone successfully using the MacUpdate Desktop with VO under Mavericks?

2013-10-30 Thread Bryan Jones
As a follow-up to my own question, here is the response sent quickly from the Macupdate Developer. They are aware of the issue and are working on it. Begin forwarded message: From: MacUpdate Desktop desk...@macupdate.com Subject: Re: MacUpdate Desktop 5.2.3 not launching under Mavericks

Re: moving through numbers in Mavericks

2013-10-30 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mark, The default way to move around numbers now is to interac with the spreadsheet and use the VO keys, as you say. I wouldn’t call this a problem, just a different way of doing things. Interacting as a concept is pretty important to the Mac experience in general. If you like, I’d suggest

Re: moving through numbers in Mavericks

2013-10-30 Thread Mark Furness
I always enteracted with numbers, by doing v o down arrow twice. After that, all I had to do was use the arrow keys or tab, to go from one cell the next. I understood that it was necessary to vo down arrow twice to move around the spread sheet. Numbers is also moving very slowly in Mavericks,

Voiceover and email messages

2013-10-30 Thread George Cham
When I am navigating through messages with voiceover in mavericks , voiceover speaks the date /time before the subject. How do I turn this off? George Cham george.c...@outlook.com --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to

Re: moving through numbers in Mavericks

2013-10-30 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi Mark, Have you upgraded to the new version of Numbers? Best, Zack. On Oct 30, 2013, at 2:30 PM, Mark Furness flintma...@gmail.com wrote: I always enteracted with numbers, by doing v o down arrow twice. After that, all I had to do was use the arrow keys or tab, to go from one cell the next.

Re: Voiceover and email messages

2013-10-30 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi George, The order of info in the New email view is fixed, and you can’t turn it off I”m afraid. If you want more control over such things, classic view is your friend. Best, Zack. On Oct 30, 2013, at 2:39 PM, George Cham george.c...@outlook.com wrote: When I am navigating through messages

ibooks on mac

2013-10-30 Thread William Lomas
hi all i have just upgraded to mac 10.9 and it is a shame re the buttons in ibooks. why i wonder just out o interest did no one pick up on this with apple in testing, given that blind people are supposedly in the teasing phase? this is so unlike apple to be honest anyway how do i get back to my

Re: ibooks on mac

2013-10-30 Thread Zachary Kline
Will, iBOoks on Mac is a work in progress, definitely. You can get to table of contents with cmd-t, and library with cmd-l. I’m not sure why the first release was this way, but I’ve been assured they’re working on it. Best, Zack. On Oct 30, 2013, at 4:13 PM, William Lomas

Re: ibooks on mac

2013-10-30 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Aside from the buttons, I do like the way it presents the information. Dónal On 30 Oct 2013, at 23:18, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net wrote: Will, iBOoks on Mac is a work in progress, definitely. You can get to table of contents with cmd-t, and library with cmd-l. I’m not sure why the

Re: ibooks on mac

2013-10-30 Thread William Lomas
Many thanks for this. I do hope it is improve though, as I'll be using iBooks lost my studies. Incidentally, is it possible, to highlight quotes from the textbook, and when you put it into pages, have the quote noted for you as to where it came from? On 30 Oct 2013, at 23:18, Zachary Kline

Re: Is anyone successfully using the MacUpdate Desktop with VO under Mavericks?

2013-10-30 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yeah thanks to me actually. I was the only one who reported the issue as far as I am aware. Before friday last, they were not aware of the issue. I have no clue if it is really a voice over issue and told them as such. I also provided them with logs and stuff that might hep them troubleshoot

Re: ibooks on mac

2013-10-30 Thread William Lomas
i note now that in a book i am reading each chapter has its own HTML area? what’s going on? furrows brows smile very odd layout to ibooks thought just current chapter be in window On 30 Oct 2013, at 23:20, Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie wrote: Aside from the buttons, I do like the

Re: Update: Jump to top / bottom of column in Mavericks Mail message list

2013-10-30 Thread Geoff Stephens
For me, in modern view, Command Option arrows work but Option arrows does not. On Oct 30, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: For me, both Option plus arrow key and Cmd-Option plus arrow key take me to the top or bottom of the message table in Mavericks and always in

Re: ibooks on mac

2013-10-30 Thread Leo Bissonnette
Hi, Further on iBooks, how do I bring into iBooks on the Mac books that I have on my iPhone. I have several already purchased books and would like to see what I can do with them on the Mac. Any help here would be appreciated. Thanks, Leo On Oct 30, 2013, at 8:23 PM, William Lomas

I wonder how Im going to execute this project

2013-10-30 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Hey to all. I have a question for some of you who do heavy duty writing. I’ve been fine so far with iText express, and text edit. I found out that I have until may to complete a 30 page paper, ok no less then 30 pages. It has to have illustrations and stuff like that. I don’t have time to