Re: VoiceOver and HTMLVoiceOver Getting Started Table of Contents

2013-03-01 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Thanks for that, but what I'm looking for are resources on coding HTML for VoiceOver, not reading HTML with VoiceOver. I'm fine with using VoiceOver, but the HTML code I have written doesn't seem to be read by VoiceOver all that well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Need some pointers on using Dropbox

2013-03-01 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Just a little personal tip. I like to create sub folders within my Dropbox folder (which, as Alex says, is located in your home user folder). Then, I add these subfolders to the Finder sidebar and/or my doc, and create aliases on my Desktop. Adding them to the Finder sidebar in particular makes

Re: frustrated with mail

2013-03-01 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Just to ad a little to Alexes explanation. I agree that standard view is the way to go. However, I collapse the preview pane as otherwise messages are marked as read as soon as you put focus on them, even if you haven't actually read them. However, if this doesn't bother you then having the

Re: Can anyone help with mail

2013-03-01 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Is your account using IMAP or POP? Is it enabled to use IMAP/POP on the server? What was the conclusion of the Apple person you spoke with? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

special mathematical symbols and the rest

2013-03-01 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi all, I'm still having a lot of trouble reading math symbols properly with voice over, especially when they are typed in a stream of characters. For instance the greek capital letter phi reads fine by itself, but not when compounded with an symbol and another greek letter after it, with

Re: VoiceOver and HTML

2013-03-01 Thread Chris Moore
What I have noticed is, if the link (such as a graphic link) contains a title attribute, the filename and extension is read out. This can sometimes override the alt tag. I avoid using the title attribute anyway, as JAWS does not read them by default. I would suggest writing to Apple

RE: frustrated with mail

2013-03-01 Thread Jesus Garcia
Again thanks to all who have answered, no mouse but a track pad, I am using a mac book pro, and love the track pad. Never thought I would say that what a difference when an operating system and its access is done correctly. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: New to Fusion 5

2013-03-01 Thread Frank Ventura
Thanks, that was very helpful. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Noel Romey Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:07 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to Fusion 5 Frank, Sorry this has

Re: is this possible?

2013-03-01 Thread erik burggraaf
You might want to just get all your data off and then reformat using an answer file if it's a standard windows instillation. i'd be happy to come fix it for you, but i'm not sure the cost would be worth it to you even if i were cheeper than the local staples. Feel free to call or email me if

Garage Band question

2013-03-01 Thread Chris H
Hello all sorry if this sounds basic but is it possible to play midi notes using your mac's keyboard? If so how? I know of some midi programs on the other platform that allows you to do this, cutting out the requirement for an external midi keyboard. Any responses would be greatly

Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, I have been experimenting with the Chromevox extension running the Chrome browser on my MacBook Pro. I am finding that with Chromevox running, chrome frequently crashes. It sometimes takes VoiceOver downl with it. Is anybody else having this issue? Any ideas on how to make chromevox behave

Re: Is there a music program that allows working with midi files.

2013-03-01 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Chris. I have tried with garageband, but it sounds as if the bars is being split up. I have tried listening to the midifile with qmidi and sweetmidi, and the files work, but I will give them another try with garageband. If anything goes wrong, could I use sonar in VMWare in windows 7. Best

Re: Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I was experiencing the same behavior. This is why I just stopped using the extension all together. This was over a year ago mind you, I'm a little surprised the problem still persists. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Mar 1,

MLB spring training games

2013-03-01 Thread Tim Mehok
Hi, Anyone using a Mac and listening to spring training games? If so, let me know how you got it working. Thanks, Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an

Re: Size of albums playlists in iTunes

2013-03-01 Thread Esther
Hi Traci, As Chris pointed out, the status bar that displays the number of items, playing time, and size of your selected playlists at the end of the iTunes window is turned off by default under iTunes 11, and you need to turn on showing that again either by navigating to the View menu on the

Re: MLB spring training games

2013-03-01 Thread erik burggraaf
first, make sure adobe flash is installed and up to date. Then go to www.mlb.tv. Log in with your email address and password. At the top of the page, you will find a link that says watch/listen. Click this. press control option I to bring up the item chooser. Type the call letters of the station

Re: Facebook Chat with VoiceOver

2013-03-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Brian, The only time you use the to field is with your IPhone IMessages. With Facebook buddies, you find them in a list and then either press enter or check the text chat checkbox. HtH, Teresa On Feb 28, 2013, at 7:34 PM, Brian Fischler blindga...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Teresa, so weird

RE: New Podcast Available

2013-03-01 Thread wayne coles
Hi chris just a quick word of thanks for the podcasts they are full of great information and again thanks for the effort you put in for us Frowaynem: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent:

Re: MLB spring training games

2013-03-01 Thread ppowells09
Pardon my ignorance, Given the fact the games are available on game day audio, why mess with the video player on the computer? The TV broadcasts are not what they used to be. It's geared more for vision is for real sportsman ship and listening/watching. Pam Francis On Mar 1, 2013, at 7:35 AM,

RE: is this possible?

2013-03-01 Thread wayne coles
Hi have you tried a system restore if not give it a try you will not lose any docs and you can restore back to a date before there was any thing wrong so hoep this helps by the way system restore is in accessorys in all programmes -wayneOriginal Message- From:

Re: MLB spring training games

2013-03-01 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, These instructions were for game day audio. I just assumed that's what was being asked for. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog Ebony Consulting toll-free:

Re: frustrated with mail

2013-03-01 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi Jed, Contact me on skype if your problem has not been fixed. Might no the problem. Thanks. Matthew On Feb 8, 2013, at 9:11 PM, Jed Barton wrote: Hey guys, Anyone on here willing to get on Skype to work with me on these mail issues? I'm about ready to throw this thing out the window

Re: Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread ROBERT CARTER
I know how to disable the Chromevox extension, but how does one remove it completely? I don't find this information in the user guide. Robert Carter On Mar 1, 2013, at 7:28 AM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I was experiencing the same behavior. This is why I just stopped

RE: frustrated with mail

2013-03-01 Thread Jed Barton
Hey buddy, just looked for you on there, but didn't see you. I'm around. Thanks man, Jed -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of matthew Dyer Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 12:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Garage Band question

2013-03-01 Thread Phil Halton
the keystroke combo command shift K toggles on or off the midi keyboard feature which allows playing notes on the keyboard. I think that the asdfg and qwert rows play the chromatic scale notes, and the keys z x shift the keyboard by octaves. You can look in the window menu item to check or

Re: VoiceOver and HTML

2013-03-01 Thread Phil Halton
JAWS? Was that a freudian slip? - Original Message - From: Chris Moore apple.geek.ch...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 5:32 AM Subject: Re: VoiceOver and HTML What I have noticed is, if the link (such as a graphic link) contains a title

Re: VoiceOver and HTMLVoiceOver Getting Started Table of Contents

2013-03-01 Thread Phil Halton
I learned HTML from an excellent teaching site www.MyHTMLSource.com Maybe that's what you're looking for? I don't think there's anything in HTML that'll allow coding for a specific screen reader like VoiceOver. HTML is HTML regardless of the browser or software accessing it. Good HTML coding

Re: Garage Band question

2013-03-01 Thread Chris H
Cheers! Will check this out. Do I need to do anything before this will work, like inserting a new track? Christopher Hallsworth On 01/03/2013 19:01, Phil Halton wrote: the keystroke combo command shift K toggles on or off the midi keyboard feature which allows playing notes on the keyboard.

Re: Garage Band question

2013-03-01 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, It depends on the type of project template you pick. Select Piano for example, and you will already have a piano track in the project. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Mar 1, 2013, at 2:22 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com

Re: Facebook Chat with VoiceOver

2013-03-01 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Teresa, Yes, got it all now, just wanted to say thanks again for all of your help. Now I just have to not let FB messages get in the way of work HA On Feb 27, 5:10 pm, Harry Hogue harryhog...@gmail.com wrote: Hello guys, Does the Facebook chat feature work with VoiceOver, and if so, how do

Re: VoiceOver and HTML

2013-03-01 Thread Chris Moore
Nope On 1 Mar 2013, at 19:02, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote: JAWS? Was that a freudian slip? - Original Message - From: Chris Moore apple.geek.ch...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 5:32 AM Subject: Re: VoiceOver and HTML What

Re: is this possible?

2013-03-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
You're gonna have to be way way way way way more specific. What type errors are you getting, and what type things do you want to check with your windows machine from the mac? Chris Gilland. Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com Phone:

Re: Is there a music program that allows working with midi files.

2013-03-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
You either could use Garage band, or depending on how much power you need, which based on what you're saying this would be way way over-kill, you could use ProTools. Chris Gilland. Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136

Re: Need some pointers on using Dropbox

2013-03-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
OK Jamie. First thing's first. If you got signed in, what happens if you go into your home directory in the Finder at this point, then look for a folder called Dropbox? Do you see your stuff inside there? If not you might have to uninstall and reinstall Dropbox. There's a little trick to

Re: Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Are you sure that ChromeVox is really crashing or are you just outside the HTML area that ChromeVox reads? Try pressing cmd-n to make Chrome open a new window to determine if things begin speaking again. Also, strange things can occur when you have both ChromeVox and VO running at the

Re: Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread BBS
Hi guys. I've noticed that it also depends on what voice you're using with Chromevox. One thing's for sure, I'd stay away from using the Nuance voices with it because it's like Eloquence on the PC when they encounter words it doesn't like. Like for example, if somebody says Sent from my iPod at

wireless controls that support multiple emulaters for the mac.

2013-03-01 Thread Jessica Moss
I've got emulators for about 4 different games that I play on occasion on my mac, and would love to know if there's a wireless control I could get that would be easy to configure to work with all of these so I don't have to try to memorize different keystrokes for different programs/end up

Re: Garage Band question

2013-03-01 Thread Phil Halton
as long as you are placed on a software track (as opposed to a real track), then the midi keyboard will play the currently assigned instrument. Opening up a project with the piano template will automatically create a software track and you will be positioned on it when the project opens. turn

Re: Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I never ever have had that issue. What version of Chrome are you running? Chris Gilland. Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136 Toll-Free: 1-888-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays.

Re: New Podcast Available

2013-03-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
You are so more than welcome! We, at CLG Productions really appreciate the listen, and your business. It's people like you who say such kind words that motivate us to keep them up. By the way, just for you all's knowledge, we now can be found under Entertainment, podcasts/assistive

Screen readers with Chroam was Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread Agent086b
Hello all, from the below message, do I understand that you need some other screen reader to use Chroam? Max. On 02/03/2013, at 8:13 AM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Are you sure that ChromeVox is really crashing or are you just outside the HTML area that ChromeVox reads?

Re: Screen readers with Chroam was Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Sort of. In Google Chrome, there is n extension that Google has designed called ChromeVox that works more or less as a screenreader. It only works within the HTML area of Chrome though and does not access the MacOS menu items nor the ToolBars and such. ChromeVox is a part of the Chrome

Re: Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread ROBERT CARTER
Hi, It is really crashing. A Chrome quit unexpectedly message is displayed and a crash report is created. This seems to be happening whether VoiceOver is on or not. I am using Samantha as my Mac system voice and so that is what chromevox is using. Do you all think that Samantha is the problem?

Re: Crashing Chrome with Chromevox

2013-03-01 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Yes, Samantha is likely your problem. I switched my System Voice to Samantha and experienced the same issue as you. With Alex, Chrome has seldom had any issues and does actually behave better for some elements on certain web-pages. In fact, Chrome is easier to use within some of Apple's

Re: Is there a music program that allows working with midi files.

2013-03-01 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. Ok can I use pro tools, this is new information to me, I have in fact a copy of pro tools, but as far as I know, it can not be used by totally blind people in mountain lion? I am not much interested in installing lion only because pro tools is not accessible in the version that can work in

Re: Facebook Chat with VoiceOver

2013-03-01 Thread Harry Hogue
Teresa and Brian, Thanks to everyone who responded telling me how to go about doing this. Brian, where did you go to find your FB username? Teresa, thank you so much for all of your detailed thoughts and help with Facebook Chat using Messages. Kind regards, Harry On Mar 1, 2013, at 12:56

Re: special mathematical symbols and the rest

2013-03-01 Thread Harry Hogue
Hello, The best way to read detailed formatting like this is to use a Braille display. Failing that, setting punctuation to All can also work well, or, failing that, read the section character-by-character. HTH, Harry On Mar 1, 2013, at 2:36 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux jamy...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: VoiceOver and HTMLVoiceOver Getting Started Table of Contents

2013-03-01 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Thanks, Bill. I've learnt HTML already. Indeed, HTML is HTML, but different screen readers read it differently. For instance, for links, does it read the on-screen text of the link first, its URL (href attribute), its title attribute or the alt text attribute? JAWS is set to read the on-screen

Re: VoiceOver and HTML

2013-03-01 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Hi Chris. I've had VoiceOver announce the file names and extentions even for links without title attributes. Do you think this is a bug, or is it a feature? That is, is this just the way VoiceOver reads HTML? Maybe I just need to do some experimenting myself to determine how this is working.

Does Chromevox read Flash Content in Google Chrome?

2013-03-01 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Hi all, The subject really says it all. How accessible is flash content in Google Chrome with Chromevox? Cheers Nic -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an

Arrangement Track in GarageBand

2013-03-01 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Hi, Does anyone know how to use the Arrangement Track in GarageBand with VoiceOver? Thanks, Nic -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Announcment of line indentation

2013-03-01 Thread Jeffrey Wheatley
All, I thought I had seen how to get VO to indicate the level of indentation for a line as it is read. I cannot seem to find the setting. I need something similar to the JAWS function, which indicates the number of white space characters, and then reads the line of text. Jaws actually reads

Re: special mathematical symbols and the rest

2013-03-01 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi Again, I know these three methods, but i'm looking for a better solution to read the characters without either setting pronounciation to all nor read character by character. Say i have the greek small symbol tau, if it's connected to any other character it won't read on any setting other