Creative Writing Software for the Mac?

2011-10-22 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi All, A while back, there were some posts about accessible creative writing software for the Mac. If any one has experience with this type of software, can you please make some recommendations about which packages work well with VoiceOver? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

A Quick Tip for Those Now Using Control-Tab in Lion Mail 7.2

2011-10-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, As has been noted in previous messages, it is now necessary to add the [Control] key to the [Tab] key in order to quickly jump to the Message Content Area when Lion 7.2 Mail is set to its default 3-column view. Let's hope that Apple addresses this so that we can, once again,

Re: A Quick Tip for Those Now Using Control-Tab in Lion Mail 7.2

2011-10-22 Thread Chris Moore
You can also use VO+J to jump to the message area. On 22 Oct 2011, at 09:24, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, As has been noted in previous messages, it is now necessary to add the [Control] key to the [Tab] key in order to quickly jump to the Message Content Area when Lion 7.2 Mail is set

Searching through digest mail

2011-10-22 Thread Graham Roby
Hi, Until yesterday when I received messages as a digest, I could quickly flick from topic to topic by typing topic in the search field then hitting vo-g to go to the next occurrence of the word. The word topic now appears to have been removed from the start of each subject under discussion.

Terminal problem: speech getting interrupted when new text appears

2011-10-22 Thread Johanna Herranen
Hello, I am new to this list -- actually I am also a complete newbie with Mac. I got my very first Macbook Pro just couple days ago. So far I'm very impressed and happy with it.However, I seem to have a small issue with the Terminal application: I am using ssh to connect to another machine from

Re: Two New Tech Doctor Podcasts

2011-10-22 Thread Les Kriegler
How does one enter the slash and equals sign symbols in braille? Les On Oct 21, 2011, at 8:53 PM, Robert Carter wrote: Hi All, Kevin Chao and I have just completed a two part Tech Doctor podcast about iOS5 and iPhone 4s. We cover the myriad of accessibility changes and enhancements that

Re: an easy but time consuming fix for those having Lion issues

2011-10-22 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hi. What he should have done there was went in to system prefs and selected the bootable flash drive as the startup disk instead of trying to deal with that not so good boot manager. On 2011-10-21, at 10:01 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: I did, however Mike didn't go through restoring his data,

Re: an easy but time consuming fix for those having Lion issues

2011-10-22 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hi. A lot of things are saved up on iCloud if you are using it. If not, you can copy a lot of other items from you're backup drive. I'm not to sure about mail rules though as I don't employ any at this time. On 2011-10-21, at 9:57 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Okay, If I make a bootable hard

Re: Twitter makin me bitter

2011-10-22 Thread Johnny Angel!
Thanks Colin! yeah, I was seeing the same phenomena Johnny On Oct 20, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Red.Falcon wrote: Hi all! I was also getting a Twitter page turning up and I do not know how I got it! So what I noticed was when I stopped interacting with the html area for google, there was

Re: Terminal problem: speech getting interrupted when new text appears

2011-10-22 Thread Jon Cohn
The only solution I have heard that really works is to use a terminal window within emacsspeak. I have not tried this, but I have terminal fairly under control. The first thing to know is that by default terminal continually keeps the full scroll back by default, so after 20,000 or so lines

Re: A Quick Tip for Those Now Using Control-Tab in Lion Mail 7.2

2011-10-22 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello everyone I have using Siri to dictate this message thank you for your email Mark I'm sure you'll tips will be valuable to us who are using the email in threaded view your email always makes me smile keep writing thank you: Sent from my iPhone On 22 Oct 2011, at 09:24 AM, M. Taylor

Re: Two New Tech Doctor Podcasts

2011-10-22 Thread Gigi
If you are fast enough and you first put in dots 4 5 6 ing sign which tels the translator to put in computer Braille You can also turn on uuncncontracted Braille and dots 7 and 8. Let me know if you need more ent from my iPhone On Oct 22, 2011, at 5:04 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com

Re: Two New Tech Doctor Podcasts

2011-10-22 Thread Eugenia Firth
I forgot to say that after you put in the dots 4 5 6 ing sign, then you quickly put in the st sign for the slash or the for sign for the equals. You have to do it quickly or the translator will grab the ing sign the others and misinterpret them. If you use the second option of turning on

a question about restoring dictionary pronounciations

2011-10-22 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay. Let's say I do a clean install of Lion. How then do I recover my custom dictionary pronounciations for Voice Over without doing a full backup from a Time Machine backup? I would assume that doing a full Time Machine backup would defeat the whole purpose of the fresh installation right?

Re: a question about restoring dictionary pronounciations

2011-10-22 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, you could try importing your VO settings. But the last time I tried, this was hopelessly broken in Lion. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Oct 22, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Okay. Let's say I do a clean install of Lion.

Re: A Quick Tip for Those Now Using Control-Tab in Lion Mail 7.2

2011-10-22 Thread Chris Westbrook
Wow that is a cool fix, I didn't even know that was a valid shortcut key. Wish apple were more forthcoming with this kind of stuff. On Oct 22, 2011, at 4:24 AM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, As has been noted in previous messages, it is now necessary to add the [Control] key to the

fusion and lion

2011-10-22 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Is anybody still running fusion version 3 under Lion with win xp? If so, is it ok? I'm asking because I'm still running snow leopard, but am wanting to upgrade to lion finally, but only if I can still do the fusion 3 with win xp because I need that for school. I have a lion disk my

Re: A Quick Tip for Those Now Using Control-Tab in Lion Mail 7.2

2011-10-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
I just put my thumb on the control key and my middle finger on the tab key, but I have long fingers. :) Teresa Man is matter's ability to contemplate itself.--Albert Einstein On Oct 22, 2011, at 1:24 AM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, As has been noted in previous messages, it is now

Re: A Quick Tip for Those Now Using Control-Tab in Lion Mail 7.2

2011-10-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
Just a note: the VO-J key combo takes you straight into a single message area, whereas control-tab, if you're viewing conversations, takes you to the conversation level. Teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers. On Oct 22, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Chris Westbrook wrote: Wow that is a

Re: fusion and lion

2011-10-22 Thread Jeff Berwick
I am running Fusion 3 with XP in Lion and have not experienced any problems. Works the same as it did in Snow Leopard. Hth, Jeff On 2011-10-22, at 2:09 PM, Caitlyn Furness wrote: Hi, Is anybody still running fusion version 3 under Lion with win xp? If so, is it ok? I'm asking because

Re: Lion Mail question

2011-10-22 Thread bill holton
Are you using the standard Lion layout or have you gone back to the previous version. In the newer layout I can't figure out how to go down by files. A single field seems to include all the info, there doesn't seem to be a way to change to table or list view to easily go down the subject

Should I upgrade to Fusion 4?

2011-10-22 Thread Eric Brinkman
Hi listers, I am running a MacBook Air with 4 gigs of ram and a 2.13 GHZ core2 Duo under Lion. I currently use Fusion 3 with Windows 7 and Window-Eyes 7.5. I remember reading a boatload of negative comments about Fusion 4. Are there any positive aspects of Fusion 4 that might make it worth

Re: fusion and lion

2011-10-22 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Thanks. Now I just have to back stuff up and everything should be ok for lion. Cait On Oct 22, 2011, at 2:32 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: I am running Fusion 3 with XP in Lion and have not experienced any problems. Works the same as it did in Snow Leopard. Hth, Jeff On 2011-10-22, at 2:09

Re: an easy but time consuming fix for those having Lion issues

2011-10-22 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Yeah, but I want to save my checkbook pro plst file but I cannot get in to the library. On Oct 21, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Easy. once the new install is complete, you just plug back in the USB drive on which your old volume was made. Then, you just manually move over the

Re: an easy but time consuming fix for those having Lion issues

2011-10-22 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
How do I import back all of my mail boxes of saved mail, and rules. I want to pull my CBP plist backup from the library, but I cannot find the libraries in Lion. On Oct 22, 2011, at 6:38 AM, Matthew Campbell wrote: Hi. What he should have done there was went in to system prefs and selected

Re: an easy but time consuming fix for those having Lion issues

2011-10-22 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hi. If you go in to the go menu in the finder, I heard that if you hold down the option key while scrolling through, the library option will show up. Alternatively, there are other ways to do it. I'd run a google search and find some. Once you find one that works for you, create an alias so

downloading from the BARD site

2011-10-22 Thread Jennifer Perdue
I know how to get a book downloaded to my downloads folder from the BARD site. My question is how do I unzip the file. I'm using snow leopard and using the finder. Thanks for all your help in advance. Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Oct 22, 2011, at 4:38 AM, Johanna Herranen wrote:

Newsstand problems

2011-10-22 Thread Francisco Salvador Crespo
Hi, I bought a magazine but i can't read it with Voice Over. What can i do? does someone know if Apple thinks in accessibility features for Newsstand? thanks, Francisco -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group,

Re: downloading from the BARD site

2011-10-22 Thread Jennifer Perdue
thanks so much. Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Oct 22, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Chris Westbrook wrote: They are unzipped automatically. Just copy and paste to your sd card or whatever. On Oct 22, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: I know how to get a book downloaded to my downloads

Re: an easy but time consuming fix for those having Lion issues

2011-10-22 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Okay, open the Finder, go to the go menu. Press vo down arrow, and you will see the library option. On Oct 22, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Matthew Campbell wrote: Hi. If you go in to the go menu in the finder, I heard that if you hold down the option key while scrolling through, the library option

[Mac-cessibility News] The Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast #17 - iOS 5 and Other THings

2011-10-22 Thread Maccessibility
The Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast #17 - iOS 5 and Other THings In this episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, the knights discuss the latest features of iOS 5 (including VoiceOver), accessibility improvements in Xcode 4.2, VoiceOver changes in AppleTV 4.4, Siri, and the new

[Mac-cessibility News] Upcoming - A Special Question and Answer Edition of the Round Table Podcast

2011-10-22 Thread Maccessibility
Upcoming - A Special Question and Answer Edition of the Round Table Podcast When? - 29/October/2011 1:00 PM ET, 10:00 AM PT Who? - The Knights of the Round Table Podcast What? - A special live recording of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, where we answer questions from listeners on

Re: Newsstand problems

2011-10-22 Thread Robert Nelson
VoiceOver has it's limitation. It can only read certain file types, i.e. .txt, .rtf, .pdf and .doc. I have things in . pub format which I also would like to read, but cannot. The only suggestion I have is to try to save it in one of these formats and maybe it will be able to be read by

Re: Newsstand problems

2011-10-22 Thread Scott Howell
Robert, That is incorrect. VoiceOver does not read the file itself that is done by an application. You just have to find an application that will read the file format. On Oct 22, 2011, at 7:24 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: VoiceOver has it's limitation. It can only read certain file types, i.e.

What setting did I inadvertnatly change in Mail

2011-10-22 Thread Bill Holton
Before, when I pressed entre on a message I would enter the message window and I could do a two finger down swipe on my track pad or cursor down to read the message. Now I get a header field at the top, followed by text, and I have to interact with the text field. I have tried resetting the

Question about Safari and Snow Leopard

2011-10-22 Thread Shannon Dyer
Hi, all. I'm still running Snow Leopard, and I've been having trouble with Safari. I've never been as comfortable with it as I was with Internet Explorer, but, for most things, I've managed to make it work. However, I'm having difficulty navigating a large site. I need to find an edit box

Re: Should I upgrade to Fusion 4?

2011-10-22 Thread Mike Arrigo
I would definitely upgrade, fusion 4 is much faster, if you're concerned about the video intercept, you can choose not to upgrade your virtual machine, you will still probably find that it's faster. On Oct 22, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Eric Brinkman wrote: Hi listers, I am running a MacBook Air

Re: downloading from the BARD site

2011-10-22 Thread Tom Frank
Hi there, I learned by my mistakes. Just be patient. For a large book, it might take a few minutes to expand, but, it will be done automatically. You will first notice your book in the download folder as a zip file. Go have a cup of tea or something. Come back and it will be an uncompressed

Re: Question about Safari and Snow Leopard

2011-10-22 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Have you tried using DOM VS group mode? Some sites work best in the opposite setting. IE if you are on DOM, switch to group. I'd also suggest downloading the latest nightly build of webkit. Sometimes webkit handles sites better than Safari. On Oct 22, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Shannon Dyer wrote:

Re: Question about Safari and Snow Leopard

2011-10-22 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
When you highlight it in the Items Chooser, VO Space bar on it to place your cursors(s) there. Then, Vo navigate or tab around until you find the text box for the comment. Am I misunderstanding the question, because it sounds like you did that already? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM,

bbc iplayer

2011-10-22 Thread Gerry Cook
Hi all, I'm trying to listen to sports casts on the bbc but, when i click on the link, I can't hear anything. I wonder if i have to do anything to get it to work on the mac? Gerry Cook cheers gerry gerryc...@optusnet.com.au -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Question about Safari and Snow Leopard

2011-10-22 Thread Cody
If you kinew what the box label said you could doa vo f and type what it is and it'll jump you right to that place in the wr doesn't work On Oct 22, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Shannon Dyer wrote: Hi, all. I'm still running Snow Leopard, and I've been having trouble with Safari. I've never been as

Direct links to many BBC streams: was; Re: bbc iplayer

2011-10-22 Thread Ray Foret Jr
IF you click on the listen Live link, you should hear audio in about 30 seconds or less. The listen link is just to the right of each station's area. IF you are attempting to listen to five livve extra, you will notice that they often do not have events playing or else sometimes do

Help with Night Owl Twitter Client

2011-10-22 Thread Brianna Snyder
Hi, I'm having two problems with this client that's stopping it from becoming my main Twitter client and replacing Syrinx. Firstly, even though I went into general prefs and unchecked automatically scroll to the top of the list, whenever I'm in another app, like Adium and I get a new tweet,

Re: Direct links to many BBC streams: was; Re: bbc iplayer

2011-10-22 Thread Gerry Cook
thank you very much Ray maybe i was doing something wrong. Gerry Cook cheers gerry gerryc...@optusnet.com.au On 23/10/2011, at 3:03 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: IF you click on the listen Live link, you should hear audio in about 30 seconds or less. The listen link is just to the right of