RE: Controlling books on OS X with voice commands

I too have a carpal tunnel issue. I also look forward to accessing the book app with voice commands, and minimal keystrokes. Warmly, Hem. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Phil Halton Sent: 15 February 2020 01:04 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Epub books with ibooks app

Hi all, I downloaded a book from Bookshare. It was in Epub format. First time, I could access the book flawlessly using the Ibook app on the Mac. Second time, it could read just the cover page. It was just saying bullet, bullet, and the like. No idea why this happened. Kindly guide me.

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

Simon, Yes, I understand, but I want to automate the forwarding process. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

Simon, It’s the mail app on the Mac. Or if you mean what provider, it’s sbcglobal.net , which is AT/Yahoo. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Searching a specific folder for a specific file type on the mac

1. Command-f in the desired folder. When you do this, focus will be on the search field in the toolbar. 2. Stop interacting with the toolbar and move vo to the search section. Make sure that the radio button option to search the folder is selected. 3. Move vo to the search criteria. If you

Re: Searching a specific folder for a specific file type on the mac

If you meant to type *.zip it did not come though that way. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 2/14/2020 7:28 PM, aussiebroadband.com.au wrote: hi Christine Michelle Stevens here, try *ζip in

Re: Searching a specific folder for a specific file type on the mac

hi Christine Michelle Stevens here, try *ζip in the search box. Michelle Sent from my iPhone > On 15 Feb 2020, at 1:36 pm, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I have been trying to figure out a way to do this for awhile now, since they > changed the search function.

RE: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

Yes but rules work on incoming messages, Not messages that have already arrived. Highlight the ones you wish to forward and then use the forwarding option to send them on to where you want them to go. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave Carlson Sent: Saturday, 15 February

RE: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

Hi dave, In what mail client? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave Carlson Sent: Saturday, 15 February 2020 4:24 AM To: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Cc: David Carlson Subject: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding I’ve broached this subject before.

Searching a specific folder for a specific file type on the mac

I have been trying to figure out a way to do this for awhile now, since they changed the search function. I want to search a specific folder and find all of the files that end with .zip. I can not make this happen. It seems like it should be possible. What am I not doing correctly Thanks for

chrome disappearing to desktop

hi all I am having chrome disappearing to desktop whilst I am on a website?. Am running latest version of apple on a macbrrk air. any ideas please? michelle -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: Mac start sound

Hi, I'm pretty sure that we'd just be beating a dead horse. Thanks for the offer though. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 14, 2020, at 10:12, J. Cyr wrote: Tim, would additional noise to the powers

Re: Braille blaster - creating a braille file?

Chris, Sounds right. I have Duxbury for Windows and have done just that. Now BB may be the affordable solution for the Mac and will try to oyut some time into it this month. Someone had said that it was not possible to edit files in BB, I could have misunderstood. Let's compare notes over

Re: Braille blaster - creating a braille file?

Hi ET, I’m converting txt files into brf files. You open the txt file witn cmd + o and locate the Save BRF/PEF in the file menu. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Chris > On Feb 14, 2020, at 2:40 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Standard 'new file' command is

Re: Controlling books on OS X with voice commands

Bill, Very clever. Dave Woodworker, engineer, musician, Oregonian, and pioneer > On Feb 14, 2020, at 11:33 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > I tried assigning the read next sentence and read prior sentence commands to single keys in the Quick NAV and keyboard commanders, but they don’t function

Re: Braille blaster - creating a braille file?

Standard 'new file' command is command plus n. Look on the menu bar. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 2/14/2020 11:18 AM, Chris Moore wrote: Hello, I’ve just started playing with braille blaster

Re: Controlling books on OS X with voice commands

I tried assigning the read next sentence and read prior sentence commands to single keys in the Quick NAV and keyboard commanders, but they don’t function and text field of iBooks for some reason. So, I then rigged up a system of a piece of wood and a 2 1/2 pound weight to hold down the

Braille blaster - creating a braille file?

Hello, I’ve just started playing with braille blaster on the mac. I’d like to create a Braille file, but the only option seems to be to send it to an embosser, which I don’t have. I haven’t read the docs yet but was hoping someone on this list would have some suggestions. Chris

entering names in facetime on the mac

Hello, When entering a name in FaceTime, VO doesn’t read the dropdown menu to select the person. Has anyone else experienced similar behavior? Chris -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

Jonathan, So you are saying that you could help with a script to move the attachment, but not the email itself? Or is that not necessarily a distinction? Dave Woodworker, engineer, musician, Oregonian, and pioneer > On Feb 14, 2020, at 9:37 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > I’m sure that I could

Re: Controlling books on OS X with voice commands

Well, I can’t test here.. 1. If buttons are properly labeled, one is supposed to be able to click on them with VOice Commander by just saying the appropriate phrase. That being said, the Books application is one of those that is essentially a IOS application wrapped in MacOS clothes, so I have

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

I’m sure that I could create or help you create an AppleScript to send that attachment through using a AppleScript based rule. I haven’t done anything like that but I know what all the code points would be. > On Feb 14, 2020, at 10:24 AM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > I’ve broached this subject

Re: Accessibility of duolingo or similar software on iPhone

I stopped using DuoLingo after my trip last May, but in the year prior to that it was constantly getting better for me to use. Especially with Braille support. Around Jan 2019 they put in features that made keyboard input switch languages based on if the answer was supposed to be in Hebrew or

Re: Mac start sound

Tim, would additional noise to the powers that be help? If so I'd be delighted to add my voice to the pleas for some sound at start up! To whom should such things be addressed to be most effective? Joy On Feb 14, 2020, at 11:38 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, On newer

Re: Mac start sound

OK, that is what I have learned. I miss the chime, but I guess that how it goes. - Brad - On Feb 14, 2020, at 10:38, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, On newer Macs, I doubt that any of these will work. I'm pretty sure that the chime generator is not even a part of the machine

Re: Mac start sound

Have you confirmed that this terminal command actually works, and the start “chime” sound is restored? I have read articles from Apple Insider and other sources with commands for restoring the chime, and none of them work. Then, i read an article that stated that these commands worked on

Re: Mac start sound

Hi, On newer Macs, I doubt that any of these will work. I'm pretty sure that the chime generator is not even a part of the machine anymore. These commands were for older Macs for removing the chime and regaining it as well as for the Macs in the transition time between when there was and as

Re: Mac start sound

Hi, try enter this command: sudo nvram BootAudio=%01 Sound will be activated. For deactivate enter this command: sudo nvram BootAudio=%00 T.N > 14. 2. 2020 v 16:56, Jürgen Fleger : > > Hi, > > several times I read on the internet of a way to get back the Mac start sound > on the newer

Mac start sound

Hi, several times I read on the internet of a way to get back the Mac start sound on the newer Macs. The discription says to enter the folloing command in Terminal and restart the Mac: sudo nvram StartupMute=%00 So far it didn’t work for me. Are you aware of a different way or am I doing

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

Hi, Probably. I've just always known that. You can test this by sending an eMail from one account to another and setting up your rule to watch for messages from that one account. There's probably a rational, logical, reason explained somewhere in Google-land, but I've never bothered to make

Accessibility of duolingo or similar software on iPhone

Hi, I was wondering whether duolingo or any other languages study app might be accessible with voiceover? In particular, I’m interested in learning Mandarin Chinese. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

Tim, Yes, they are in the inbox. How on earth would I manage to intercept them before they get there? Isn’t the presence of the “forward” action suggesting that there should not be some limitations to using it? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician --

Re: Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

Dave, Has the message you wish to auto-forward already arrived in your InBox? If yes, then that's likely the problem. I believe that this action will not act on items that currently reside in your message list. It will only act on incoming messages. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified

Mail Rule for Auto-Forwarding

I’ve broached this subject before. I’m still having no luck in creating a mail rule to automatically forward a message that arrives in my inbox each morning. I have no problems creating rules, and have several that move messages to various folders. For the auto forward, I have no problem

5G iPad Pro, $399 iPhone, and AirPods Pro Lite in 2020?

Hi Listers, I thought after the recent discussion that people might like to read this one. The idea with the new iPads sounds interesting.