reading PDF's

2010-01-02 Thread william lomas
hi on my mac running snowleopard when i open a PDF file from www.takecontrolbooks.com it doesn't display all of the chapter i click in one go. has anyone else noted this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post

Accessible web-based Monopoly game for Macintosh, iPhone and iPod Touch

2010-01-02 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, I wanted to let you know of an accessible online Monopoly game for the Mac, iPhone and iPod Touch. It's from RS Games and can be found at the url: http://www.x-sight-interactive.net/rsgames/ YOu'll find a link on the page, entitled, 'Click here to learn more about Monopoly.'

Re: Mac Troubles Again

2010-01-02 Thread Esther
Hi, You can change the behavior of ClickToFlash, including disabling it entirely or uninstalling it, and you can automatically add any web site (e.g. YouTube) to its white list by just doing an Option-Click (e.g., press the option key of your MacBook and click the trackpad) while you are

Re: getting older episodes of podcasts using Itunes

2010-01-02 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Mary, to get episodes which are undownloaded, simply hit control-option-shift M, or as is more commonly said VO-shift M to bring up a contextual menu, and start typing d O W, and you should be put right on the download podcast option, which you can hit VO-space on. HTH. On Jan 2, 2010,

VOD a DAISY player for iPhone/iPod Touch

2010-01-02 Thread Greg Kearney
I have been testing VOD a DAISY playback software for the iPhone/iPod Touch here is my report: VOD will play only unencrypted DAISY 2.02 full audio and full text full audio books. It displays the text on the screen and highlights what is being read. It will also display images. It will not

Re: VOD a DAISY player for iPhone/iPod Touch

2010-01-02 Thread Scott Howell
Hi Greg, I completely agree. I had considered trying this, but it seemed to be entirely to limited and would not meet my needs. I wondered about the interface and why the buttons were not labeled, but glad you have tried and reported the issues. I hope the developer does make these corrections.

problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Jørgen Skov Nielsen
Hi All I have found out that there are problems with the latest version of itunes and rip to mp3 files with 320 kbps. Therefore, I hear about some of you can help, or if you can recommend another ripper / encoder. Many greetings and Happy New Year from Jorgen -- You received this message

RE: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Donal Fitzpatrick
Hi Jorgen, Can you be more specific about the problems you're having? I rip at 320 all the time and have experienced no problems at all. Cheers Dónal -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jørgen Skov Nielsen

Re: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Jørgen Skov Nielsen
Hi Dónal I go to itunes settings, and find the buttom import settings, here i find the popup and set the itunes to custom settings. After that i set the mp3 encoding to 320 kbps, after that i press the okay buttomm. But it don't work, the mp3 encoding settings is still set to 160 kbps. Best

Re: misc: about a flightsim for blind people and espeak

2010-01-02 Thread sandi sørensen
well get your fav irc client then point it too irc.flightgear.org join #flightgear and #fg_cantene we could use this list for it of coruse but trust me it would create a petabyte of spam, therefore the irc need xchat works with voiceover. IIRC On Jan 2, 2010, at 6:43 AM, Mark BurningHawk

Re: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Jake
Hi Wow, I just tried this and I'd definitely call this a bug. It's not just with 320 kbps either, but any time I try to use a custom MP3 encoder preset. I didn't notice this before because I use AAC, but I just tried setting up a custom mp3 preset and it will not do anything except 160. It's not

Re: getting older episodes of podcasts using Itunes

2010-01-02 Thread Mary Otten
Thank you, Dan, for that answer. I could have sworn I tried the solution you suggested and didn't see what I wanted. But this morning, there it was, big as life in the context menu, download all podcasts. I must not have been in the right place last evening when I tried the context menu with vo

Re: VOD a DAISY player for iPhone/iPod Touch

2010-01-02 Thread Chris Gilland
ftp download? God that could take forever depending on how big the book is, and what if your fire wall doesn't support it? Chris. - Original Message - From: Greg Kearney gkear...@gmail.com To: Iain Murray i.mur...@exchange.curtin.edu.au; Keith Reedy keithre...@joink.com;

Re: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Thuy
Yes. I found the same problems too. I think it's only an issue with Voiceover, because when I mentioned it to a sighted friend, he told me that his settings took hold. I was able to get round it by mouse clicking with the VO-Shift-Space and clicking on each of the settings as well as the OK

Re: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi, If it's a VoiceOver problem, how about unloading and reloading VO? I've found that this action often fixes various issues I have encountered. Not a long-term solution, but for now, that might work. Les -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

ITunes wihslist for windows

2010-01-02 Thread joe quinn
this isn't necessarily Mac related, but it is ITunes related, so I'd thought I'd pass it along here... how do I add items to my shopping cart/wish list? I've got some items in there now, but, honestly, don't remember how I got them there... help! did I mention I'm using the windows version of

Re: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Jake. I would like to use max, but I have some problems with the settings. I can find the toolbar, and find the buttons, but I can not chose the buttons, so I can make settings, the only settings i can make is the general settings, when I try to chose some other settings, it does not work.

Re: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Thuy
I tried that, but then wasn't sure what the parameters had been set to and how to check the checkboxes in the popups, as I only know how to press buttons using the VO-Space keystroke. Cheers Thuy On 02/01/2010, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, If it's a VoiceOver problem, how

dvd to IPod rippers?

2010-01-02 Thread joe quinn
are there any accessible DVD to IPod converters? for windows or Mac, I really don't care. sorry for all the queries, but, hey, I may help someone out here too. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email

Re: dvd to IPod rippers?

2010-01-02 Thread David Hole
Hello man! Handbreak should do the thing. I've had luck with this. It works both on the Mac, Windows and Linux :) Here's the URL: http://handbrake.fr/ Den 02.01.2010 22:59, skrev joe quinn: are there any accessible DVD to IPod converters? for windows or Mac, I really don't care. sorry for all

Re: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Dan Roy
I am having the same problem here, nuts, I was going to rip an audio book I got for Christmas. However, I won't do it at that 160 bit rate, much to high and unnecessary. I was just playing around with this yesterday and thought, How nice, it's fully customizable, well, I thought just a little

VOD and FTP

2010-01-02 Thread Greg Kearney
FTP is as fast as any other online means of loading books your firewall will not play into this. here is how it works: The iPhone is the FTP server and will show a local IP address you use an FTP client on your computer to connect to the iPhone using this address and then upload the books,

Re: problems with itunes and custom settings for rip to mp3

2010-01-02 Thread Mary Otten
I think it is a vo problem. I had this problem a few days ago, and I thought I was just messing up because I'm a new Mac user. I couldn't get the settings to stick, but my sighted husband informed me that they were reading properly, but vo was reporting them incorrectly. Mary -- You received

ITunes Store driving me nuts!!!!

2010-01-02 Thread Ray Foret jr
Okay. I just thought maybe I'd finally give the ITunes store a go. When I clicked on sign in I entered my Apple ID and password only to be told that Your apple ID has not been used yet with the ITunes Store. Please review your account information.. I could find nowhere to do this. So, I

Re: ITunes Store driving me nuts!!!!

2010-01-02 Thread Matt Roberts
On Jan 2, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Ray Foret jr wrote: I just thought maybe I'd finally give the ITunes store a go. When I clicked on sign in I entered my Apple ID and password only to be told that Your apple ID has not been used yet with the ITunes Store. Please review your account

Re: Mac Troubles Again

2010-01-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
How much Ram do you have on your Mac? On Jan 2, 2010, at 1:46 AM, Tiffany D wrote: Yes, and that's when the troubles with youtube and ebay started. I'd pretty much figured the first site would give me trouble but not the second. How do I change the preferences in this plug-in? I couldn't

click 2 flash

2010-01-02 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi list, Since i installed click2flash, my web experience is a bit smoother, but i can't run videos on youtube, and some other sites using flash media players. I can't find the preferences for click2flash to make exceptions on the loading and stuff. Does anyone know where they reside in my

omitting images in navigation

2010-01-02 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi, I've just finished beta testing a new version of Airlock's accessibility update, and had an interesting discussion with the developer about omitting images which have no link or function, and how he has coded the application so that vo disregards them for quicker access to elements on the

Re: ITunes Store driving me nuts!!!!

2010-01-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, assuming your using a Mac, there is a button that says view my iTunes account button. Press this button and it asks you for username/email and password, then you should be taken to a web area/ html content area. Interact. Here you will probably find that you have not agreed to the

ableton live

2010-01-02 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi, just wondering if anyone has fooled around with ableton live??? I'm gathering all the info i can get about various sets for live mixing and music making, and a lot of reviews and opinions converge to ableton live's functionality. Has anyone got two cents on this? best Yuma Yuma Decaux