Re: languages on the mac

2011-03-08 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hi there! Voice over works fine with the Greek language as long as you are using the Infovox language package. Regards. Nektarios. On Mar 4, 2011, at 10:59 PM, richard watson wrote: Good afternoon list, I am considering a mac and had a off-the-wall question. how does voice over handle

a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi everyone,, I've looked into the accessibility tools available in xcode, and there's an intersting one which is the accessibility verifier which tests accessibility defaults with the standard apple api and breaks down every element of a given application, checks whether ax atrributes have

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I'm not sure i understood everything in your mail, but i'm thinking of 2 apps that could use this sort of help, one of which you are familiar with and the other i've mentioned before here on the list. The familiar one i thought of was Algoriddims DJay for the Mac. What's needed there is a

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Kevin Shaw
This is a very positive step towards accessibility. What I like about this is that devs can receive more useful feedback than, Dear developer, your program isn't accessible with Voiceover. Fix it. If this can be brought to light at something like the WWDC, I think huge strides can be made for

Re: help with time machine, please?

2011-03-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Ricardo, No, nothing is being left out of the backup. Someone on MacVisionaries said that Time Machine only backs up items that have been changed, so I guess that makes sense. Seems like it would make doing a restore sort of odd, though, if you have content in multiple different backups.

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Bryan Jones
Hello Yuma, Just to clarify -- Are you saying that if we have the xcode tools on our Mac we can plug any App from the App Store into the Accessibility Verifier and get this sort of report? I would have thought this would only work with the raw code and not with compiled Apps as purchased from

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Colin M
Hi all! Ok This sounds like a good thing to me! If those of you who can use this to help dev's and they respond this only can be good! And like someone already said it's better than fix it! :] Colin I'm far too bad for Heaven! The Devil is afraid I'll take his place! On 8 Mar 2011, at 14:10,

Lets Gather at CSUN

2011-03-08 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Next week marks the beginning of this year's CSUN technology convention. I will be attending and would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet those of you who will also be attending. So, if you would like to gather at CSUN so-to-speak, reply off-list to mk...@ucla.edu

Writing Spanish accents

2011-03-08 Thread Jane Jordan (Gmail)
I need information on writing Spanish accents on the Mac and on the iPad. Suggestions welcome. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

Re: Writing Spanish accents

2011-03-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Jane, to write an acute accent, press Option-E followed by the letter you want to accent. To write an N with a tilde, write Option-n followed by N. To write an inverted exclamation mark, type Option-1. To write an inverted question mark, type option plus question mark, i.e.

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi christer, the wet/dry parameters for echo and reverb are best used with a fader but yes i agree, the image maps need to be rendered accessible. If you care to go on the algoriddim forum, and just like me contact anders via the forum on the accessibility it would help them and perhaps me

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hey Kevin, I'd so much like scratch live to be accessible it makes me hungry. But ableton having become a behemoth of a company, its harder to get to their channels unless you got someone who directly works there. So anyone got a german friend who got a frined working ther? As for the WWDC

Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Get it if you have an iPhone! It is faster than any other. Just open the program, click ok that you won't use it to identify counterfit money, then point the camera to the bill. It's immediate! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi Bryan, Yes to certain extents this is what it does, it does also provide what accessibility class is missig which would Be useful when navigating with a sighted person who can say whether an object is a button or anything else in the interface (i'm talking about image maps here) And as for

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, too bad this is only for US currency right now. Canadians have a stand alone bill reader which we can get for free, but I like LookTel. They do a lot of things right. I'd buy it just to support them, especially if it isn't breaking the bank. Have fun, Erik Burggraaf User support

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Kevin Mattingly
pretty darn cool. I recommend. Kev On Mar 8, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: Get it if you have an iPhone! It is faster than any other. Just open the program, click ok that you won't use it to identify counterfit money, then point the camera to the bill. It's immediate! --

Also for 4G iPod Touch (was Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone)

2011-03-08 Thread Esther
Hi, Thanks, Marlaina, for posting on Macvisionaries, since the discussion has been going on over on the viphone list. Here's a quick summary, and you can also check the AppleVis site, where a full description and links to both the iTunes Store and the LookTel support web site are posted. Here

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
I'm still a sceptic. I saw the video. no way can you identify money that fast. it' sjust impossibil. I mean how could you identify those 4 or 5 bills in about 20 seconds? is it riged? Takle care all. Sarah Alawami If you need an edit done on a small project go to

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Esther
Hi Sarah, I tried out this app. It's really fast on an iPhone 4. My guess is that it works this fast because it's optimized for U.S. currency only. If the camera stays on, it can process a series of images taken at slightly different positions to reconstruct the full image of the bill.

South Korea's SK Telecom to Become Second CDMA iPhone Carrier on March 16th

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
Will the iphone become more popular in other countries? read on. http://bit.ly/fHYuIs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
I guess. I'm someine who remains scheptibal but maybe I might give it a try. I only have a dollar on me at present, I think? if I didn't spend it lol! but if this works I might sell my ibil or something. It is a very very good machine and provides some stuff that I don't think the look thing

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Scott Howell
Yuma, Are the tools provided on the DVD (and updated via software date) the same or can you get additional tools. ALso just to clarify, if I have an app that has issues, can I use this inspector to look at the controls etc. and provide the developer feedback? There is a specific reason for the

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I saw the discussion, bought it for my IPhone 3GS and tried it on a 1 and 5 dollar bill. It was really fast. Kev On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: I guess. I'm someine who remains scheptibal but maybe I might give it a try. I only have a dollar on me at present, I think? if I

calendar help needed

2011-03-08 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
This may sound like a basic question, but which is more reliable to move among appointments using tab or vo right arrow? Also, is there a way to delete, not just simply hide, a calendar from the calendars list? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Address Book Help

2011-03-08 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
This may sound like a basic question, but I am getting confused in the address book. I open the app, tab to names, type in the name I want, then what is the most expedicious way to see and navigate the information for that contact? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Greg Aikens
Yes, just bought it. Works very fast for me as well. Greg On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: I saw the discussion, bought it for my IPhone 3GS and tried it on a 1 and 5 dollar bill. It was really fast. Kev On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: I guess. I'm

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Yuma Decaux
Scott, The developer tools are all included in the DVD if my memory serves me right, they are part of the xcode bundle unless those accessibility tools have been recently added with the latest version. If the app uses a standard coco framework, the elements are broken down with information on

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Cheree
Cheree Heppe here: I am techno challenged. How do I get the money identifier to work? When I pass the warning notice about identifying counterfeit bills, there seems to be a blank screen. Where do I point the camera? How do I get the camera to take the picture? I should have been born

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Alex Hall
That's the beauty of it. Put the money on a table or desk and hold the camera 8-12 inches above it. As soon as the software sees the bill, you hear it. I mean it - it takes less than a second. No need to take a picture or anything. On 3/8/11, Cheree che...@dogsc4me.com wrote: Cheree Heppe here:

Re: Address Book Help

2011-03-08 Thread Brett Campbell
From the selected name in the contact list VO twice to the right and you'll get to Contact Information scroll area. Interact here, and VO around at will. Brett C. On Mar 8, 2011, at 1:40 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: This may sound like a basic question, but I am getting confused in the

Re: calendar help needed

2011-03-08 Thread Brett Campbell
I definitely recommend using the VO and arrows to move among the appointments. To delete a calendar from the calendar list, select the desired calendar, and bring up an options menu, with VO shift M. You will find an option to delete. Brett C. On Mar 8, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Marlaina Lieberg

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
lol. there's a demo that someone did on twitter he just put the bill with the short side facing you and hell the camera about 10 inches up and it worked. On Mar 8, 2011, at 1:17 PM, Cheree wrote: Cheree Heppe here: I am techno challenged. How do I get the money identifier to work? When

Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-08 Thread Neil James
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Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
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Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-08 Thread wes smith
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XCode and the Apple API

2011-03-08 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello everyone. I started playing around with a project and want to remove it. How do I remove projects in the XCode IDE. Also, is there a basic document that shows the structure of the Apple API? Finally, If I want to write a GUI without using Interface Builder is there documentation on how to do

Re: a helping hand for developers in assessing their accessibility

2011-03-08 Thread Scott Howell
Yuma, Yes this does help and thanks for the reminder. I was doing some testing a while back for someone on a website and f7 does ring a bell. SO, time to go break stuff. :) THanks, On Mar 8, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote: Scott, The developer tools are all included in the DVD if my

Accessibility of Cidia?

2011-03-08 Thread James Malone
Hi guys. I recently jailbroke my phone on my Mac. I was told a while ago that Cidia was apparently now accessible. However, I found this to not be the case, at least with me. Is there some way I can install jailbroken aps on my Mac? or is there an update to Cidia? any help would be greatly

Re: Accessibility of Cidia?

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
Dunno if there is an update. Oh there was on february 12 I believe. but it still *not* accessible. I used RS to install it btw. Take care. On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:11 PM, James Malone wrote: Hi guys. I recently jailbroke my phone on my Mac. I was told a while ago that Cidia was apparently now

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
I bit the bullet and bought it. wow! I must say it's fast! I'm uploading the podcast today and publishing it out of schedule! Sarah Alawami If you need an edit done on a small project go to http://music.marrie.org/master for more info. If you need to contact me my info is below. MSN and

Re: Address Book Help

2011-03-08 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Hi Brett. When I VO right, I am taken to the next name in the contact list. I am opening address book, tabbing twice to name, typing in the name, arrowing down if there is more than one choice i.e. I have 4 people named Judy, then bo right just takes me to the next name. it does not pull up

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Tom Frank
Hello all, I thought it was broken because there aren't any buttons to double tap, or anything. I moved it toward the bill and it said 10 dollars. It reads bills upside down, front or back and even vertically. What an app! Tom Frank -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Accessibility of Cidia?

2011-03-08 Thread James Malone
Yeah, that's how I installed it as well. I was more meaning how could I install other Jailbroken apps on my phone without using Cidia? I know there is a way on windows, but I'd like to avoid that if possible. On 09/03/2011, at 10:49 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Dunno if there is an update. Oh

Re: Address Book Help

2011-03-08 Thread Esther
Hi Marlaina, Address Book, just like apps like FInder, iTunes, etc. haw different view modes.  Which mode are you using?   Brett's instructions assume that you are in the default viewing mode (Command-1 Card and Columns).  In this mode, which is like Column view mode in Finder, there's a table

Re: Address Book Help

2011-03-08 Thread carolyn Haas
Hey Marlaina: When you open the addressbook app, vo-arrow right to table and interact. If it says groups, vo arrow right to names and type. or arrow down to select which name you want to work with.Then stop interacting and vo-right to contact information Interact with that table, and

a look at money reader on tffp

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hey you all I just pot a podcast up on a look at money reader on tffp. ink is at http://marrie.podbean.com/2011/03/08/a-look-at-money-reader/ Enjoy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Interesting news on the Adobe front.

2011-03-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
The Washington Post has an article stating that Adobe has produced an application to convert Flash to HTML 5. I have not looked at the details. Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to

Re: Accessibility of Cidia?

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
I know you go through the terminal but I just restored my phone so my phone is not broken anymore lol! I got too frustrated with the installation of apps. On Mar 8, 2011, at 5:12 PM, James Malone wrote: Yeah, that's how I installed it as well. I was more meaning how could I install other

Re: a look at money reader on tffp

2011-03-08 Thread Greg Aikens
Good work with the demo. Just not sure where you got the idea that it only scans the bills longwise. It seems to work in just about any configuration, even folded at a weird angle. -Greg On Mar 8, 2011, at 7:24 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Hey you all I just pot a podcast up on a look at

Re: Interesting news on the Adobe front.

2011-03-08 Thread Esther
Hi, To follow up on Jonathan's post about Adobe's application to convert Flash content to HTML 5, there is a prerelase version of Wallaby, the experimental conversion tool, available as a free download for Mac and Windows at: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby Cheers, Esther On

Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-08 Thread David Tanner
I looked at the Air a couple of weeks ago and the dealor said a 128GB was the largest hard drive, and if you want 4GB of RAM you have to special order that configuration, they are not available in the Apple Store. - Original Message - From: Neil James nei...@gmail.com To:

Re: a look at money reader on tffp

2011-03-08 Thread Sarah Alawami
Ah. tha'ts the way I hold my bill. lol! No but it can pretty much scan any angle. I might have demoed that with out knowing it. lol! On Mar 8, 2011, at 6:29 PM, Greg Aikens wrote: Good work with the demo. Just not sure where you got the idea that it only scans the bills longwise. It seems

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Oh. But how does it know I am done with the money scanning? How does it know if I put a second, new bill down to be scanned? Do I just click Home to stop the process? Very technically challenged. Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com

Re: a look at money reader on tffp

2011-03-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: You'll have to update your podcast to reflect the any position recognition of the app for the currency. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: Greg Aikens gpaik...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 18:29 Subject:

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Alex Hall
It is always scanning, which is why it will keep repeating the bill every second if you hold the phone over the same bill. To switch bills, just, well, switch bills. As soon as it sees the new one it will tell you what it is. Yes, to stop, just hit the home button. On 3/8/11, Cheree Heppe

Re: Accessibility of Cidia?

2011-03-08 Thread Rose Morales
I'd recommend Icy, Apt, or Cyder 2. I've written about each of these methods on applevis. I'd say more, but I'm honestly mentally exhausted from helping people with jailbreak stuff. People have taken up way too much of my time, and I just can't do it right now. But I've written extensive guides

App Store Question

2011-03-08 Thread Ezzy Bueno
Hi All, I tried downloading a couple of the free apps off of the Apple App Store. I entered my email and password, as I needed to verify my account. When I clicked the billing button, I was back at the previous page, except I was signed in. How exactly do I retrieve the apps? Sorry for the lame

Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone

2011-03-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I think I can manage that. smile Thanks. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 20:22 Subject: Re: Looktel Money Reader for iPhone It is always scanning,

Re: App Store Question

2011-03-08 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi Ezzy: When you are again signed in, you can look either with arrows, item chooser or a find command for buy. When you find it, click and it should ask if you're sure you want to buy that app. When you confirm, it should start automatically to download. I did this with an app the other

Re: Slight Correction, Was Interesting news on the Adobe front.

2011-03-08 Thread Teresa Cochran
The link had a missing character. It's actually the following. http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/ Teresa -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To

Re: Slight Correction, Was Interesting news on the Adobe front.

2011-03-08 Thread wes smith
I installed it, but after it installed, it said it didn't have any windows. Am I missing something here? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:21 PM, Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com wrote: The link had a missing character. It's actually the following.

Re: Accessibility of Cidia?

2011-03-08 Thread James Malone
Thanks guys. Yeah Rose, I saw your article on the subject, but I just assumed that Cyder 2 was only for windows. Never the less, I'll give it a look. On 09/03/2011, at 3:39 PM, Rose Morales wrote: I'd recommend Icy, Apt, or Cyder 2. I've written about each of these methods on applevis. I'd