Re: Not upgrading Macbook Air

Thanks for letting us know. I'm glad to know Apple knows about it. Devin Prater > On Sep 18, 2023, at 9:42 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Well, color me pleasantly surprised. I contacted Apple Accessibility about > upgrading my Mac and the not responding messages I am receiving. They don’t >

Re: Upcoming macOS Safari not responding?

Maybe a little. But the best way to fix that as much as possible is to get an M1 or later Mac. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Jul 30, 2023, at 11:54 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > For anyone out there in the know, is the upcoming macOS going to help Safari >

Re: Chat GPT, Anyone?

Maybe eventually, but for now it can only handle 4000 characters at a time or so. On 7/11/2023 12:09 AM, Lorie McCloud wrote: I haven’t tried it but I’m wondering if it could format a book for Kindle something you might normally hire a copy editor to do. I’d have to get somebody sighted to

Re: Need some help

The commands are correct. Command C to copy. Command + Option + V to move instead of paste. On 4/13/2023 5:43 PM, Rebecca Sabo wrote: Hi , Maybe I was not clear. I want to cut a document and move it to a folder. What is the command for it? I tried doing a command x and it did not do it. I

Re: Remote gaming on the Mac.

You'll need to get an emulator that supports netplay. On 4/11/2023 5:39 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: Ok, I’m not sure this will be of any use, but basically what I’m wanting to do, if this is even possible, is attempt to play the retro games I used to play with the neighborhood kids I grew up

Re: variable vo volume

Does it go up and down, or just fades out? Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Feb 25, 2023, at 3:23 AM, Caitlyn Furness > wrote: > > Hi, > > I've noticed lately that my vo volume tends to vary at times. It mostly > happens when I am scrolling through a

Re: An announcement about an upcoming Mac Training course

Would this be useful for someone who can use all these applications, but was never formally introduced to the Mac? Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Feb 18, 2023, at 8:27 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > iBUG Today is pleased to announce that we will be offering a

Re: Revisiting Safari not responding

Onyx is accessible? I tried it but it didn’t read anything. CleanMyMacX is wonderful though. It even has an app updater. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Feb 8, 2023, at 12:59 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > I would try running a Mac cleaner like Onyx or Clean My

Re: Revisiting Safari not responding

It should be. But we don’t know how (un)optimized that code is, so it could just be that VoiceOver is just that intense. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Feb 8, 2023, at 12:01 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > I am frustrated with Safari not responding. It happens on

Re: Mac Image Descriptions

Yes. You’ll have to enable it in the VoiceOver utility, and then do VOICEOVER + Shift + L on the image. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Feb 8, 2023, at 10:26 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hi all, can the Mac describe images like the iPhone and iPad? I was on >

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

and it's > kind of comical to hear all the issues he's had with Windows machines I've > never really had any problem with any Mac I've ever had! That's only been two > I think in the last 3 years he's gone through three different Windows > machines lol! > > On Wed, Jan 25, 202

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

exist for all Mac operating systems. That, and frustrated one cannot > turn off the track bar. > Otherwise? If I can find a safe voice to use, spending energy with the Mac > feels like a rich investment. something I have never said about windows to > the point of never using windows at all. >

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

What does the Mac do better for you? I struggle a bit with advanced web stuff, like moving quickly through Salesforce and Google Docs on Safari. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Jan 25, 2023, at 12:51 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > I think overall the Mac is more

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

I do really love VoiceOver’s plentiful text commands, being able to select text by just starting, then ending, selection, moving and resizing windows, and the text checker. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Jan 25, 2023, at 12:21 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >

Re: Accessibility on Mac OS with VoiceOver

I think it’s getting better, but it has years of improvement in order to be as flexible as NVDA or JAWS. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.micro.blog > On Jan 25, 2023, at 11:56 AM, Tibor Niesner wrote: > > Hi all, > > what do you think about the accessibility on Mac OS? > Do

Re: Questions about pages

Yes. Command with the accent key, the key above tab, moves between windows of an app. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://write.as/devinprater > On Jan 8, 2023, at 6:48 PM, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >> Hi, > To move between multiple windows in the same app, Press command

Re: New to MacBook. Seeking advice on strategies for developing competence.

For the person who mentioned that they have written books on MacOS and VoiceOver, are those on National Braille Press, or somewhere else? Devin Prater > On Dec 6, 2022, at 6:17 PM, Marlene Kramer > wrote: > > thanks so very much to all who replied. > you’re supportive encouragements give

Re: Mute Speech With Keyboard?

t always need to hear what VO is saying. Muting >>> speech at such times is not an option whereas pausing speech is. >>> >>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>> "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible >>> will make violent revolution inevitable.&qu

Re: Mute Speech With Keyboard?

Yes, I’ve experienced this too. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://write.as/devinprater > On Nov 3, 2022, at 11:16 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > In my experience it does not always pause what VO is speaking in the moment. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Nov 3, 2022, at 11:13

Re: Should I upgrade to Ventura?

If you’re nervous about it, you can wait until 13.1 or so. But I’ve not found any show-stopping bugs. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://write.as/devinprater > On Oct 28, 2022, at 7:13 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > As some of you may remember, I teach, so

Re: System preferences has not any Windows.

Have you tried restarting VoiceOver? Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://write.as/devinprater > On Oct 25, 2022, at 8:59 AM, Tibor Niesner wrote: > > Hello, > > I updated to Mac OS Ventura yesterday, and I have a problem. > When I want to open system preferences, VO says: „System preferences

Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student

I love iBooks, but some books have rather awful issues if the book is complex. Take the CSB Reader’s Bible, for example. That’s the one that comes to mind with these issues, not trying to start a debate on Bibles or religion. When you try to read, everything is very sluggish, even on my iPhone

Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student

p. > Are you using Windows or Mac at work? > JAWS OCR would cost considerably more at work, and the only free OCR I know > of is the free NVDA addon. > If you need to edit PDF files, maybe Acrobat Pro would be your best option. > > From: 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries >

Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student

$79 isn’t just not cheap, it’s very expensive for an app. My job deals with PDF’s a lot, and as the blind person in the AT Department, I’m the one that usually has to make them accessible. Would this be worth buying to help in my job? Is this *completely* accessible? Devin Prater

Re: Zoom

I’ve seen this sometimes. Try a different audio source, like a different pair of headphones or something, or the built-in speakers. I’ve only seen this when trying to do something on the Mac when on a FaceTime call, but that wasn’t the call audio that went away, but VoiceOver’s audio that would

Re: mac os big sur: how to get rid of the "insertion on word between a and b" information

Yep, Emacs and Emacspeak, still works on the Mac. You do have to fiddle with getting sounds enabled, but it does work. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.flounder.online > On Jun 22, 2021, at 3:30 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > > On 22/6/21 2:52 pm, Yuma

Re: Retroarch question.

same code into the config > file, this still appears to be doing nothing. Would you be willing to do a > team viewer session with me to make sure I’ve done this correctly? > >> On Jun 1, 2021, at 11:10 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Retroarch question.

how it’s supposed to look, and I have no idea if I’ve > messed something up, and if I have, how to go back and fix it. > >> On Jun 1, 2021, at 10:39 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Ah

Re: Retroarch question.

done something wrong. > >> On May 31, 2021, at 9:20 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> It’s in your account section. >> Devin Prater >> d.pra...@me.com <mailto:d.pra...@me.com> >&

Re: Retroarch question.

ving to back in > and out of multiple web pages? I’m not seeing it on the main page after > verifying my e-mail address, and that page has several unlabeled Iframes that > apparently lead to YouTube videos. > >> On May 30, 2021, at 2:46 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisiona

Re: Retroarch question.

Did you sign up with Z-translate, and paste the API key into the Retroarch Config file? You'll have to do that, which is talked about in the user guide, in order for Retroarch to even do OCR. Alternatively, you can use VOcr to OCR the screen of any emulator. Sent from my iPhone > On May 29,

Re: Announcing indentation

I just use Emacspeak on the Mac, it handles indentation well. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.github.io > On Jan 18, 2021, at 10:43 PM, Brandon Olivares > wrote: > > As far as I know, there is no way. I’m a professional developer and have > never found a way to get VO to

Re: mac OS big sur, compact list of questions after upgrading

As for the timed chime sound, check for system dialogs that want attention. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.github.io > On Nov 14, 2020, at 9:43 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > How are you trying to expand/collapse subdirectories in the finder’s list > view?

Re: Looking for accessible HTML editor

Best I’ve found is Emacs with Emacspeak, but that’s a lot of setting up , so you could also use TextMate. TextEdit also allows you to write in Rich text and convert to HTML, or something like that

Re: Plain text documents

Isn’t it supposed to be in the system tray? If it’s not in the normal one, try pressing the notification chevron button or whatever that’s called, I’m sorry I’m not on my PC right now but it’s the first button you land on when you press Windows + B. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com

Re: Plain text documents

You could use an app on your iPhone like IA Writer, which creates a folder in iCloud Drive for your documents, so you could just put them there and have them on the iPhone that way. IA Writer does work with plain text, and you can optionally use Markdown to style them if you want. Devin Prater

Re: beta testers?

If anyone has any feedback about the new VoiceOver recognition features, please let me know how it goes. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.github.io > On Jun 28, 2020, at 1:32 PM, Michael Marshall > wrote: > > Unfortunately the chat is in the middle of the night my time but I

Re: Question regarding the Doc on Mac.

Can confirm. This is definitely an odd one. Will see if this is fixed in 11 public beta when it comes out. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.github.io > On Jun 27, 2020, at 8:56 AM, alia robinson wrote: > > I don’t get anything like that, but I set up where command n will open

Re: The Mac startup chime is making a return in macOS Big Sur

> And that was a new 2020 13” mac book air. > > From: 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Friday, 26 June 2020 1:23 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: The Mac startup chime is making a return in macOS Big Sur > > I wonder if it’ll sound th

Re: The Mac startup chime is making a return in macOS Big Sur

I wonder if it’ll sound the same? Right now it’s… a little quiet and fuzzy-sounding, like it was recorded and transcoded to MP3 several times. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com Https://devinprater.github.io > On Jun 25, 2020, at 3:59 AM, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > > You can get the start up chime

Re: New for voiceover and iOS 14 and Mac operating system big sur

s in the presentation? Or is this just wishful thinking from > someone in which case, it’s not worth very much. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 22, 2020, at 6:06 PM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >>  >> See this page

Re: New for voiceover and iOS 14 and Mac operating system big sur

See this page: iOS features Legends on Twitter tell of enormous Investiture, like AutoMagic panning for braille displays, and even more to come. Like Kelsier says, “There’s always another secret.” Or something. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com

Re: New for voiceover and iOS 14 and Mac operating system big sur

See this page: iOS features Legends on Twitter tell of enormous Investiture, like AutoMagic panning for braille displays, and even more to come. Like Kelsier says, “There’s always another secret.” Or something. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com

Re: Variety of Mac questions

-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On May 18, 202

Re: Variety of Mac questions

Answers inline because there’s a lot of questions, sorry. > On May 18, 2020, at 12:23 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Hi all, I have a variety of Mac questions. > > MacBook Pro > As voiceover users, what are your thoughts on the MacPro touch bar? Is that a > selling point over the MacBook Air?

Re: USB flash drive with my phone.

Try transferring them with the files app instead. Maybe even transfer them from the drive to the Reader folder in “on my iPhone” file area. > On May 9, 2020, at 3:11 PM, Matt wrote: > > Hi folks. > > I've got the camera connection kit, with the drive plugged in to my phone. > > There are

Re: Learning Terminal

for braille use in terminal? > I am a bit unsure on how to install it in terminal. > There are to many components for my brain. > /A > >> 3 maj 2020 kl. 21:52 skrev 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>: >> >> Thanks

Re: Safari Gets Busy

This seems to happen most on very Javascript-intensive pages, or badly designed web apps. As far as I know, there’s no fix for it, other than just wait for it to fix itself. > On May 3, 2020, at 1:25 PM, muhammad babar Shahzad > wrote: > > Hi listers, > While navigating within the safari on

Re: Learning Terminal

Thanks so much for this info, Janina. I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this or not, but when you get into commands that do more than simple, one line responses, you’ll probably find that VoiceOver… Just doesn’t do so well in the Terminal. Then, you may want to check out TDSR, the terminal

Re: Right Command Key

What about the key doesn’t work? Are you using the MacBook keyboard, or a USB one? > On Apr 30, 2020, at 4:28 PM, Dulce Weisenborn wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPhoneHow do I get my right command key to work on my MacBook? > > -- > The following information is important for all members of

Re: Urgent query re setting up my Mac and the log-in screen with Voiceover

You have File Vault enabled. To log in this way, when VOICEOVER says Username, type that and press Enter. Then, Enter your password, and press Enter again. Now you should be logged in. > On Apr 29, 2020, at 3:18 PM, 'Eleanor Roberts' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all > > Really really

Re: voice dream reader

It is not, but there is Speech Central: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speech-central-text-to-speech/id1223093645?mt=12 > On Apr 22, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Shirley Healy wrote: > > is voice dream reader available for the mac? how much does it cost? > shirley > > -- > The following information is

Re: Operating system accessibility (was RE: Ios 13.4.1)

Yes. https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7020014?hl=en > On Apr 11, 2020, at 4:39 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Does the chromebook support braille? > /A > >> 11 apr. 2020 kl. 08:12 skrev Sandie Jazmin Kruse : >> >> I am not going to get any friends from saying this, but it

Re: Creating a web site

This may be too technical for you, but you don’t necessarily have to write HTML. And, it’s free. Also, this is a rather old article, so things may be slightly different. https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/build-blog-jekyll-github-pages/

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

Do you have the problem where arrowing around a document in Word for Mac is sluggish? This is with quick navigation off. > On Apr 7, 2020, at 3:43 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Just had a play with Microsoft word on the Mac and that is better also. So > if anyone

Re: Ggames on the mac

Okay, it looks like you’ll be wanting this site: http://qcsalon.net > On Apr 4, 2020, at 7:48 PM, Shirley Healy wrote: > > audio games would be good. and online ones preferably. > also dice games, slots, etc. > shirley >> - Original Message ----- >> From: 'Devin

Re: Ggames on the mac

What kind of games do you like to play? There are a few options, not as many on Windows, but there are some. Do you like text or audio games? Do you like single or multiple players? Online or offline? Fantasy or Sci-Fi? > On Apr 4, 2020, at 3:22 PM, Shirley Healy wrote: > > Can anyone give me

Re: Accessible open world games for Mac Or IOS?

There are MUD’s, Multi-user Dungeons, which used to be more like Dungeons and Dragons type simple stuff, but which have grown, some, to be pretty complex and large. Some accessible ones are: Alteraeon Asteria Clok

Re: Selecting text from a web page

Using Safari, turn quick navigation off, and use Shift with the Arrow keys to select. > On Feb 21, 2020, at 10:46 AM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > Quick question. If I am on a webpage and I am using VoiceOver, how do I > select text from the webpage? For example I might

Re: Accessible Terminal

of our list > archive? > Kare > > > > On Tue, 18 Feb 2020, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: > >> Emacs with Emacspeak provides a great text editor, along with a shell that I >> think is somewhat usable, its main advantage being, to me, that unlike mos

Re: Accessible Terminal

To expand on this, Emacs is a text editor with adding to be an IRC client, terminal, Git client, blog handler, and plenty more. Emacspeak is the subsystem which makes it self-voicing. > On Feb 18, 2020, at 2:31 PM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Emacs with Emacsp

Re: Accessible Terminal

ote: > > > Hi Devin! > > > Is Emacs with Emacspeak the tool that can replace Voice Over? > > > On 13.2.2020. 16:40, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Try TDSR: https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr >> >> If you want a more complete workspace, try E

Re: Accessible Terminal

Try TDSR: https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr If you want a more complete workspace, try Emacs with Emacspeak: https://gist.github.com/devinprater/a794a448ccc46e72fca63c932105c043 > On Feb 13, 2020, at 3:02 AM, Nebojsa Tasic wrote: > > > Hi All! > > > Could you recommend me a program or

Re: reading bookshare books

If you are updated to Catalina, you can open the EPUB book in the Books app and it reads … okay… or, if you are more technically minded, you can install Emacs, Emacspeak, and use Nov.el to read it. > On Feb 9, 2020, at 9:18 AM, hemaka...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > How do I access

Re: Writing Documents using Catalina

Get Pandoc through Homebrew , perhaps learn to use the Mac’s terminal. > On Feb 7, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > Many thanks for the suggestions on this. However I am now more confused! > > When I worked on software manuals I used a mark up language with

Re: Writing Documents using Catalina

What is the markup language? Emacs may have a mode for it, and Pandoc can convert to pdf and docs. > On Feb 4, 2020, at 12:51 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > I find checking document layout particularly difficult using VO on Catalina. > When at work I used a mark up language a bit like

Re: Books on Mac going busy

When you buy a book, and open it on the Mac, the book is downloaded. Besides that, I can only advise you to close other apps before opening the Books app, and see if that helps. > On Jan 30, 2020, at 1:39 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > > > Sent from my IPhone I’m having a little trouble with

Re: IRC client for either macOS or iOS

king irssi work with a screen > reader--at least for me. > > Best, > > Janina > > 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries writes: >> Hey, can you share what to configure to make IRSSI more blind friendly? I >> don’t know much about using it, sadly, just how to connect to

Re: IRC client for either macOS or iOS

> The weakness on Mac has always been VO, imo. > > Best, > > Janina > > 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries writes: >> On Mac, get TDSR <https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr >> <https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr>>, then get IRSSI from Home-brew, and >>

Re: .dss files.

What program is used to open these files? > On Jan 21, 2020, at 12:47 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Please can someone also tell me if .DSS files can be opened by Windows or > MacOS please as I hve not used them but I might have to if I pass my > application to become

Re: IRC client for either macOS or iOS

On Mac, get TDSR , then get IRSSI from Home-brew, and install IRSSI-sounds . This will give you a pretty accessible setup. > On Jan 20, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > > On the Mac I use Textual, and

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

Adobe reader is also surprisingly accessible on both Mac and iOS. > On Jan 10, 2020, at 3:03 PM, Bradford Snyder wrote: > > Have you tried using Preview? Preview comes with the macOS, so you can find > it in your Applications folder. Check it out. > > HTH > > - Brad - > > > > On Jan 10,

Re: docx files in Pages on a Mac

Try interacting with the document, the page one, then the text edit field, and Read all from there. > On Dec 30, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > how do you read docx files in pages on a Mac? I'm still running Mojave. > here's what I do. vo-right arrow to "document" interact and

Re: Reading from VO Cursor to End

You have to put the VOICEOVER cursor where you want to read. I think interacting with the text area is good enough, and move it to the spot and press VOICEOVER + A. > On Dec 28, 2019, at 1:20 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > > Okay, I forgot. I know read all is VO+A. But sometimes that command >

Re: AppleBooks on IOS and OSX

On the Mac, in Catalina, it’s very good now for reading text, I’ve not tried with audio books though. > On Dec 19, 2019, at 6:53 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > How is Applebooks for reading text and listening to audio books? I’ve just > installed Catalina and am exploring Apple Books. It has many

Re: Kindle for Mac and iOS

On the Mac, on Catalina, Kindle is not accessible as far as reading books, whereas Apple Books is. On iOS, both are good, but Apple Books shows more formatting, like headings. > On Dec 12, 2019, at 10:43 AM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Just curious how Kindle stacks up against

Re: Delete text with VoiceOver in Catalina.

Sorry, I’ve not come across this. Maybe email accessibil...@apple.com about it. > On Nov 13, 2019, at 11:09 AM, 'Gary Price' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > I've recently upgraded to Mac OS Catalina. > I've noticed a possible serious bug with

Re: Safari busy way too often, tired of Apple's quality control issues

For me, I don’t get Safari busy often at all. Well, on sites with a lot of video and bad coding, yes, but I’ve learned to just avoid those sites. Running macOS Catalina on a MacBook Pro 2019. > On Nov 3, 2019, at 5:15 PM, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Andrew > > You don't need to buy a pc as

Re: Siri learns new languages

This sounds like the beginning of a project. Apple has to be working with this company, or they couldn’t “teach” Siri anything. Otherwise, I could just buy enough iPhones and such to “pay” Apple to teach Siri Esperanto, lol. > On Oct 23, 2019, at 12:43 AM, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > > Hi List,

Re: Voiceover on startup

System Preferences, go to User groups. In there, click the Login options in the group after the toolbar, not the tab. Now, click the “accessibility” button, and in the table, check Voiceover. Click apply, and it should work now. > On Oct 9, 2019, at 2:41 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > Hi

Re: Introducing New VOCR For Bravehearts: Navigate Your Mac With OCR With Machine Learning on Catalina!

Thanks so much, this works very well. I only wish that something like this were available on iOS. > On Oct 8, 2019, at 6:32 PM, Chi Kim wrote: > > Hi All, > > > Sorry for cross-posting, but I'm just writing to let everyone know that I > just released a new experimental VOCR. > If you

Re: catalina question passwords

I just press Down Arrow and, in my case, use the Touch ID button > On Oct 8, 2019, at 11:50 AM, alia robinson wrote: > > Okay, everytime there’s a new update I can’t autofill passwords. the way I > used to do it doesn’t work. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of

Re: The New Features, Changes, Improvements, and Bugs in macOS Catalina for Blind and Low Vision Users | AppleVis

Yeah, they forgot about Books app being very usable now too. Lol I guess one of us will have to join the Applevis team as a Mac and Braille user. Don’t pick me don’t pick me don’t pick me. > On Oct 8, 2019, at 1:24 AM, 'Shawn Krasniuk' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I noticed that they

Re: Catalina OSx

in the past. What if it were true? > > On 10/7/2019 8:25 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> I’m bothering because I have this idea that with Catalina will come iPad >> apps, like Overcast, Voice Dream Reader and Writer, and so many games. I >> will hold this ide

Re: Catalina OSx

macOS 10.16. Perhaps > even 10.17. So why bother with Catalina, just wait a year... or two. > > 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 10/7/2019 8:12 AM, 'Devin Prater

Re: Catalina OSx

t;>> >>> 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 10/7/2019 6:49 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>>> What irritatin

Re: Catalina OSx

rue? > > On 10/7/2019 6:49 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> What irritating things? May we please have specifics here? >>> On Oct 7, 2019, at 8:36 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >>> >>> Hi! >>> You can upgrade but be aware that there are

Re: Catalina OSx

What irritating things? May we please have specifics here? > On Oct 7, 2019, at 8:36 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > You can upgrade but be aware that there are irritating things with Safari and > VoiceOver. > Especially if you’re using a braille display. > /A > >> 6 okt. 2019 kl. 17:29

Re: Reading Sender Email Address

Well, I mean, VOICEOVER Space will open the Context menu in this case, that’s what I meant. > On Oct 2, 2019, at 10:23 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > I've found that you don't need to use the Contextual menu command, you can > simply VO-space on the name of the

Re: Reading Sender Email Address

What I just did is, VOICEOVER+left arrow to the message header, interact with that, then the text, VOICEOVER+Right arrow to your name, VOICEOVER+Space to open the … What does Apple call it? The context men, VOICEOVER+Down arrow and it’ll say “Check mark,” then the email address. > On Oct 2,

Re: Possible text

You can turn this off in verbosity settings. > On Oct 2, 2019, at 8:30 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > > After upgrading to 13.1, voiceover is always saying "possible text "at the > most inconvenient times. When I am reading in voice dream reader or voice > stream writer for example. What is this

Re: Extra Key clicks

Yes, except no general. Just Accessibility, VoiceOver, Audio, Sounds and Haptics. > On Sep 20, 2019, at 1:25 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > This is now in General, Accessibility, Voiceover, Audio, Sounds and > Haptics, Sounds. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... >

Re: Getting Row and Column Headers to Speak in Excel

e not designated, Numbers > will simply tell you the cell reference column letter or row number. > > HTH. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Jamf Certified Associate > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On

Re: Getting Row and Column Headers to Speak in Excel

Is there a way to read headers in Numbers? I have a time sheet, with Date Clock inClock out Clock inClock out time worked That kind of thing, and going back up to the header column is really tedious. > On Sep 16, 2019, at 10:46 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via

Re: Something very important to consider when switching to the new podcasts app in catalina re: backing up

I mean, it’s Apple. There are other options available, like Downcast for Podcasting, and Emacs with Emacspeak for reading ePub books. Apple is meant to be easy to use, good for people who just want to get stuff done, whether it be on iOS or macOS, thank goodness. > On Sep 15, 2019, at 4:47 PM,

Re: Was anyone disappointed with Apple?

The only problem with my X R is that if I hold it in one hand, with one finger swiping or touching the screen, another finger sometimes slightly touches the screen, and focus is taken elsewhere from where my other finger is, or speech is interrupted. > On Sep 11, 2019, at 2:48 PM, 'Kawal

Re: Was anyone disappointed with Apple?

I would argue that every company that makes a screen reader for the OS should work much more on basics, plain and rich text reading, how the screen reader works with the OS, supporting braille as much as possible, and making the experience as bug free as possible in a timely manner. > On Sep

Re: How to protect your hearing with iOS 13 and watchOS 6, 9 to 5 Mac

I mean, you don’t have to use these tools. > On Sep 9, 2019, at 7:51 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > What i meant was that Apple should not or any other should not tell me how > loud my music is for my ears. > This is something i decide myself. > I do like to listen to Rainbow and Dio and

Re: Keystroke to Insert Time/Date into Mail, TextEdit, Pages, Numbers

Try this: http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2012/04/insert-the-date-and-time-with-a-keyboard-shortcut.html > On Sep 5, 2019, at 10:51 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > I was always using the Ctrl+F5 keystroke in Windows Notepad to insert the > date and time quickly and easily. How can this be

Re: New Mac User

That would be me. To do this: • When you open the Mail app, you should be in the Messages table. • Interact with that table. You should then be on a message in that table • Now, interact with that message. If you aren’t on one, Voiceover + Right arrow until you are. • Now, you should hear

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