Re: frustration

2011-02-09 Thread Chris Moore
No problems here. On 9 Feb 2011, at 02:48, Candie Stiles wrote: Yes I have definitely noticed a major increase in voice over saying safari busy. I rarely ever got a busy response before, and now I'm getting them just about every time I'm using safari. I did repair permissions as well and it

Re: few starting questions

2011-02-09 Thread Mohammed Al-shara
thank you very very much. this is wonderful. I especially liked the context menu trick. best, Mohammed. On 2/8/2011 11:08 PM, Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. wrote: Hello Mohamed, I am also pretty much a beginner with the mac, even after owning mine for 5 months. Here are a couple of things I've

chatting and scripts

2011-02-09 Thread Mohammed Al-shara
hi listers. what is the easiest instant chatting software for the mac? and are there something like scripts to read last message, insert imodicons, etc? in sara's podcasts, I hear her skype say something like x person signed in, is that easily done? thanks. Mohammed. -- You received this

new website

2011-02-09 Thread Mohammed Al-shara
hi listers. I have been getting wonderful help from the list in just 3 days of me getting my mac. as a pay back to the community, I am thinking of establishing a new website which will be very similar to the applevis.com site, only that it has to do with everything mac and voiceover, and not

R: chatting and scripts

2011-02-09 Thread html-man
Hi, you can try Adium and Growl, www.growl.info which will basically read aloud events such as someone sending yot a message and so on. Have not tried if it really works but it should, have just installed and configured it breafly. Hth -- msg. originale -- Oggetto: chatting and scripts Da:

adding and taking away individuals in a Skype conversation

2011-02-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Hi, I know that we've had a discussion about adding individuals to a Skype conversation. Has anybody worked out how to remove individuals from a Skype conversation? I have. I'll post how if anyone wants to know. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now A Very Proud and very happy

Re: frustration

2011-02-09 Thread Zachary Kline
No problems here either. On Feb 9, 2011, at 12:54 AM, Chris Moore wrote: No problems here. On 9 Feb 2011, at 02:48, Candie Stiles wrote: Yes I have definitely noticed a major increase in voice over saying safari busy. I rarely ever got a busy response before, and now I'm getting them

alternative player for xm

2011-02-09 Thread chad
hi is there a alternative for xm radio besides pulsar it won't be a while for they fix it probably i tried radium but not accessible i contacted xm about the accessibility of the player wasn't accessible since its flash based i got no response guessing they don't care they don't have to -- You

Re: adding and taking away individuals in a Skype conversation

2011-02-09 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I'm very interested in how you remove someone from a skype conversation. Also have you found out if it's possible to add someone who's calling in to a conversation that i host? /Krister 9 feb 2011 kl. 12.24 skrev Ray Foret Jr: Hi, I know that we've had a discussion about adding

Re: new website

2011-02-09 Thread johns.kary
Hi Mohammed, Sounds like a fantastic idea. With the Mac App store that's recently come online, it's exactly what we need. Kari. On 09/02/2011, at 10:19 PM, Mohammed Al-shara wrote: hi listers. I have been getting wonderful help from the list in just 3 days of me getting my mac. as a pay

an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all i am writing to ask whether it is possible to find and accessible twitter client for mac and iphone? kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [Bulk] Re: adding and taking away individuals in a Skype conversation

2011-02-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay. You already know how to add. Let's look at two ways of removing. a. 1. You should already be focused on the conversation containing both persons. If you VO+left of the HTML area, you will noticed two buttons. One button will have a menu pertaining to one person, and the other

[Mac-cessibility News] The Mac-cessibility Outside the Box Podcast #1 - Interview with Adam Christianson

2011-02-09 Thread Maccessibility
The Mac-cessibility Outside the Box Podcast #1 - Interview with Adam Christianson The Mac-cessibility Outside the Box podcast is a chance to hear what the mainstream Apple media's perceptions are of Apple's accesibility efforts, as well as get a fresh perspective on what Apple has accomplished

Re: Braille Editor

2011-02-09 Thread James Lee
I think iBraille could do it, but it's discontinued now. I think there are quite a few of them on Windows side. There's no hope for Braille editing on Mac? JL On 2/8/2011 11:20 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: that would be a nice app to have here. I need the practice with braille anyway. -Eric On Feb

Re: insertion point

2011-02-09 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Shen: I don't understand why being given this information is a problem. I can't tell you the number of times I've been typing on the Mac and not had the insertion point info spoken; with the result of half of my writing showing up in the wrong place. I can certainly relate to some people

Re: VO loosing focus in textedit. Is anyone else seeing this?

2011-02-09 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Matthew: I've just been working with text edit pretty intensely. I'm not experiencing anything like you describe as I move in and out of the documents. Could it be a cursor tracking setting? Carolyn H On Feb 9, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Matthew Campbell wrote: Hello listers. I'm wondering if any

Re: VO loosing focus in textedit. Is anyone else seeing this?

2011-02-09 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hi. I fixed it. I had to redo my mac last night and forgot to install the combo update which fixed the tracking issues. Thanks. On 2011-02-09, at 11:12 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote: Hi Matthew: I've just been working with text edit pretty intensely. I'm not experiencing anything like you describe

[Mac-cessibility News] DropBox Now Entirely Inaccessible On Mac OS X

2011-02-09 Thread Maccessibility
DropBox Now Entirely Inaccessible On Mac OS X It has recently come to our attention that DropBox, the popular cloud storage solution used by many Mac users, visually impaired or otherwise, is now essentially impossible to setup by VoiceOver users on the Mac platform. Previously, the application

Re: new website

2011-02-09 Thread Brianna Snyder
I think that this would be a good idea. I've wanted to see something like this since I got myMac. Brianna On Feb 9, 2011, at 6:19 AM, Mohammed Al-shara wrote: hi listers. I have been getting wonderful help from the list in just 3 days of me getting my mac. as a pay back to the

Re: new website

2011-02-09 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: It might be splintering for info gatherers and such. Won't the Apple people work with you to develop this idea with them? Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: Brianna Snyder briannasnyde...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

Skype history in the latest version

2011-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep folks, that's the only problem I'm having with the latest version of Skype, anyone know if you can access the history of incoming and outgoing calls and activity. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group,

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
I use yorufukurou for mac and tweetlist for iPhone. Good luck. On 09/02/2011, at 4:36, Ahmed Alomran ahmad.a.alom...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all i am writing to ask whether it is possible to find and accessible twitter client for mac and iphone? kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Rose Morales
YoruFukurou and Tweetlist would be my recommendations as well. You're not going to get any better than those recommendations, in my humble opinion. Hth, Rose On Feb 9, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: I use yorufukurou for mac and tweetlist for iPhone. Good luck. On 09/02/2011,

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Jane
I use Syrinx, myself, as well as Tweetlist for the iPad. Jane On Feb 9, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Rose Morales wrote: YoruFukurou and Tweetlist would be my recommendations as well. You're not going to get any better than those recommendations, in my humble opinion. Hth, Rose On Feb 9, 2011, at

OT, seeking legacy note taker for newly blinded friend

2011-02-09 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: About a year ago, I put out the word on various lists for a Type-n-Speak in excellent working condition and got one for a newly blinded person around here. The person, to the best of my knowledge, continues to use this device. She was being denied help getting a note taker

text games

2011-02-09 Thread May McDonald
Hi everyone. Silly me when I was cleaning out my inbox deleted the info regarding text games such as the infocom games and how to play them on the mac. If anyone still has that information, can you please send it to me again? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: R: chatting and scripts

2011-02-09 Thread Justin Thornton
hi adium can read aloud with out adium being installed its built in thanks On Feb 9, 2011, at 6:21 AM, html-...@html-man.net wrote: Hi, you can try Adium and Growl, www.growl.info which will basically read aloud events such as someone sending yot a message and so on. Have not tried if it

Re: Skype history in the latest version

2011-02-09 Thread Colin M
Hi Dane! I think the new version gives you your history as a contact to contact basis, there is a table with recent events in it and if you see one of your contacts in there I think you can see your history with that person and for each other person you deal with! Anyway I think that's how it

Re: Skype history in the latest version

2011-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, I can see where you're coming from there, I'll investigate that further. On 10/02/2011, at 5:59 AM, Colin M wrote: Hi Dane! I think the new version gives you your history as a contact to contact basis, there is a table with recent events in it and if you see one of your contacts in

[Mac-cessibility News] Inkling Textbook Application Commits to Accessibility

2011-02-09 Thread Maccessibility
Inkling Textbook Application Commits to Accessibility Inkling for iPad is a platform for interactive textbooks, built specifically for iPad. It turns paper-based textbooks into interactive learning experiences while staying compatible with printed textbooks for classroom use. Inkling is a

Re: Skype history in the latest version

2011-02-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yep correct. I love that new interface! Windows has had this for about a year or 2 no. On Feb 9, 2011, at 11:06 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay, I can see where you're coming from there, I'll investigate that further. On 10/02/2011, at 5:59 AM, Colin M wrote: Hi Dane! I think the new

Re: OT, seeking legacy note taker for newly blinded friend

2011-02-09 Thread Carolyn
Hi Cheree: My recommendation would be for an iPad with an apple wireless keyboard. Rather than spending thousands, he can do this with main stream technology. And if the touch screen is too difficult, he can accomplish most things with the keyboard. Otherwise, check out the Blind treasures

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Ok, I downloaded the yorufukurou app. I was using syrinx up to now. I would like to know if there is a way for yorufukurou to display just mentions or DMs? Oh, and can you gain access to time stamps for the tweets? Thanks. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM:

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Petra Nieuwenhuis
Hi, I was using Echofon on my iPhone. And it looks quite accessible on the mac as well. But, i see only about 6 tweets at a time. The big advantage of this app, is it's simplicity and stil the huge amount of posibilities. Does any of you know of a way to see more of my tweets in echofon for

Mod note, off topic posts.

2011-02-09 Thread GEOFF WAALER
Greetings y'all, This seems like an apt moment to request everyone's help to please keep posts on topic. Sadly, this list has reached the level of subscriber ship (639 at this writing) where we don't have the flexibility to welcome off topic messages. Marking a post as OT does not render it

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep there is, you use commands to switch between various tabs, use vo-f2 to tell you what tab you're in. On 10/02/2011, at 8:07 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Ok, I downloaded the yorufukurou app. I was using syrinx up to now. I would like to know if there is a way for yorufukurou to

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
I only my 2 cents worth but the best Tweet apps I've seen for Iphone to date are Tweet - a free app - and Tweetlist - which you pay for -, both have Twitter down to an art. For Mac I like Syrinx and YoruFukurou, I won't say one is better than the other as both have strengths and weaknesses.

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Cool! I appreciate this. How about getting the time of the tweets? Thanks. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Feb 9, 2011, at 4:17 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep there is, you use commands to switch between various tabs,

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Israel
I've read often bout the different Twitter clients as listed in this thread. Because I'm not the most tech savvy, I am wondering how do these Twitter clients work and how would I, someone who relies 100% on Voiceover, benefit from using these clients? Would it make using the regular Twitter

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
You mean the time the Tweet was posted? Yep, all the clients I've used display that information and by default the last received Tweets by time are displayed first. On 10/02/2011, at 8:22 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Cool! I appreciate this. How about getting the time of the tweets?

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Rose Morales
I see more than six tweets at a time on Echofon for Mac by default, but there is no way to tell who sent what tweet. I cannot consider Echofon a viable option until they fix this. M understanding is that Echofon has been contacted. They have put out quite a few updates since being alerted of

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
yorufukurou doesn't do that for me. It just says the persons name and the tweet. Could there be something I need to change in the settings for yorufukurou? Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Feb 9, 2011, at 5:15 PM, Dane

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Oh, It greatly enhances the experience. Everything is just way more organized, and customizable. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Feb 9, 2011, at 4:46 PM, Israel wrote: I've read often bout the different Twitter

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
I beg your pardon, it doesn't here either so I'll look into that one. Actually this can be a pain as you've probably discovered and as I've just discovered, I've been replying to the wrong Tweets at the wrong times smile. On 10/02/2011, at 9:30 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: yorufukurou doesn't do

sparrow email client for Mac

2011-02-09 Thread Mary Otten
This email application is new on the Mac app store for $10 bucks. I read about it on TUAW. They seem to think its the bee's knees, but I wonder if anybody here has tried it, and whether or not it is accessible. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are

time machine says my back up disk has changed

2011-02-09 Thread Mary Otten
Hello all, I wanted to do a time machine back up today and got a notice telling me that the disk has changed since my last back up. In the preferences, the correct disk is listed. I looked at the help that was offered in the system alert that gave me the message re the supposedly changed disk,

Re: time machine says my back up disk has changed

2011-02-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Mary, maybe I have misunderstood your post but, did you say you use the built in hard drive on your Mac for your time machine backups? Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Feb 9, 2011, at 7:00 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Hello

Re: few starting questions

2011-02-09 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Antonio, what a nicely formatted educational response. One thing I would add is do not expand the folder into which you want to paste files. I remember when I first started at all this and I am by no means an expert now, but it took me so long to remember that because it's different from

Re: chatting and scripts

2011-02-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
Adium is the app to use for instant messaging, and you can configure it to automatically read new messages, of course, these can also be reread with voiceover if needed. Skype also works well. On Feb 9, 2011, at 5:14 AM, Mohammed Al-shara wrote: hi listers. what is the easiest instant

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yes you can. you switch tabs with cmd shift left and right arrow and read what it is with vo f2. You can gain time stamps via the drawer that is on the very left hand side of the thing. On Feb 9, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Ok, I downloaded the yorufukurou app. I was using

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
yeah they have major focus issues but I just up and down arrow and it's fine. You need to use real up and down arrow so it knows what happened. I know that osunds odd but trust me. they are very reseptive to theseaccessibility proboems and Im sure they will fix it. On Feb 9, 2011, at 2:38 PM,

IOS Sudoku App Developer seeking suggestions to make his Apps accessible

2011-02-09 Thread Bryan Jones
Greetings All, For those Sudoku players on the list, I'd like to pick your brains a bit. I've been evaluating IOS Sudoku Apps (more details at the bottom of this email) and have found a good one whose developer is very receptive to making the App accessible and would like some input from the

Re: OT, seeking legacy note taker for newly blinded friend

2011-02-09 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Yah, I was worried about how he would master the touch screen. I guess it would just take a trial and I shouldn't borrow trouble. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: Carolyn To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 09,

Re: time machine says my back up disk has changed

2011-02-09 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Ricardo, No, I do not use the build in hard drive for my back ups. I have an external drive which I've been using for back ups. Now when I try to back up, time machine tells me that the disk has changed and that somebody may be trying to trick me in to using a different disk for back up.

Re: an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Israel
Thank you Ricardo, I'll keep monitoring what people say on this list and I may end up trying out one or more of these Twitter clients just to experience them. For now, I'll simply keep using the regular site as I noticed some of the concerns with tweeting, replying, DM, time stamps, or who

Re: IOS Sudoku App Developer seeking suggestions to make his Apps accessible

2011-02-09 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Brian, I'm a full-blown sudoku addict. I want to look all your info over more thoroughly in the morning, but for now thought I'd share what I look for when playing. To have the grid is not only unnecessary, if you're using braille, it's downright annoying. I actually have a book of

Re: insertion point

2011-02-09 Thread Shen
Carolyn, I've had a Mac for close to a year and have never had a problem with VoiceOver announcing where the insertion point is. But to be quite honest, I ignore it entirely. Whenever I start typing, I have a habit of arrowing left and right to make sure I know where I am. So in a way, I could do

Re: OT, seeking legacy note taker for newly blinded friend

2011-02-09 Thread Scott Granados
What about having him give one of your devices a test drive. See if he even finds it usable. On Feb 9, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: Cheree Heppe here: Yah, I was worried about how he would master the touch screen. I guess it would just take a trial and I shouldn't borrow