into this. I can just imagine the
possibilities it offers. So, can't wait to learn all I can.
On Mar 5, 2012, at 11:27 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote:
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I was just fed up with going through long stats tables and input everything
manually. So i looked for scientific calculators
http://blog.fawny.org/2012/03/01/voiceoverless/
might be good to warn some devvers they might get the wrath of normal sighted
people as they are liking voice over more and more ?
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Yep, i was tempted to let the guy know that he was bang on the buck about
engineers coding the app, but he's missing a huge detail. Like the elephant in
the room. I don't mean you cara lol Anyhow, he wants swipe to change views and
all that swank as a sighted person for an app which solely does
Hi list,
I was just fed up with going through long stats tables and input everything
manually. So i looked for scientific calculators which did certain specific
functions for me. Then either they're not yet completely accessible, quirky or
just don't have the function, or again are on the
Hi list,
I currently use yorufukuro, but it does not have a dictionary for applescriot,
and though what i did using GUI scripting is fine, i don't like the mouse
emulation method of doing things.
Does anyone know of an accessible twitter client on the mac appstore? I tried
twitter and
?
On Mar 1, 2012, at 2:58 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote:
Hi Chris,
Thanks for that one. Will be checking it in detail later this week.
I found another one with a note taking part where you can paste past
calculations or parts of it and plug it back into equations. The issue is
that all
that makes some sense.
CB
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Hi All,
The mac os calculator either has some serious performance problems and
doesn't have what i need or it's my perception that wants everything to be
extra zippy, and it does in fact have what i want
Hi All,
The mac os calculator either has some serious performance problems and doesn't
have what i need or it's my perception that wants everything to be extra zippy,
and it does in fact have what i want. But the question i have needs
clairifcation before i endeavor for an alternative
Hi list,
I have had this article for a while, and wanted to know if it is possible.
To reply directly from mail to messages comments and others sent by facebook.
This would really be a time saver, and good for me in the coming months as i
will be doing a lot of mobile journalism in a third
Here is the excerpt from slashdot
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/08/17/0138259/Legislation-To-Make-Web-Devices-Accessible-To-Disabled-Users?from=rss
This could be used as a fairly heavy argument for adobe to get on the
bandwagon, starting with that damn flash
As a side note, i tried adobe
Thanks for that bit. I looked into the text messaging before i posted and i
might have a bit of a problem since i travel a lot and never keep only one sim
with me.
I will look into the simplified versions of facebook.
Thanks
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Hi,
I currently use keyboard maestro to automate the interacting part and to get to
the last dialogue but i agree, skype can do better with a later version for
which the user doesn't need to always go in and out of the convo.
I used to like the ctrl 1 2 3 in JAWS for that matter, and i adopted
Its a macro creator that registers your movements and lists them as actions you
bind to keys, combinations and trackpad gestures.
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Hi list,
I have had this annoyance for a while and sent the following message to
accessibility at apple for their next iteration:
There are quite a few instances when leaving vo on a navigation item calls x
application has a new window.
This in general means that a pop up has appeared with
Thats a solution, but for fast interaction when writing serious content, it'd
be better to have immediate response via the pop up, and i believe this should
be implemented.
Thanks for the tip though just used it for those system dialogs i was never
able to access directly
cheers
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Hi list,
I just hooked up my bluetooth keyboard to my macbook after a busy week and a
half, and loving the reactivity of the thing :)
I was wondering though, as i am about to get a mac mini with sl server, i will
be doing a lot of testing with the aim of getting the IT pro certification. I
Yep
You should subscribe to the newsletter if you are ever thinking of applications
with this
The senseg people are very open so there might be a chance if you own or work
for a business dealing in this to have some previews of their hardware/software
bundle. All OEM of course :)
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I've been on the tethering for a day now, and had a question:
Do i need to always have both usb and blutooth connected to my mac for the
connection, or can i rid myself of the usb link here? It'd be nice if it was
bluetooth and i can keep my phone in my pocket or something. Its an
Ok so it seems as though bluetooth tethering is a bit problematic or just too
slow for any positive results
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Hi list,
This is a find from circumstance.
I was having a day of doom without internet because of a sucky provider, so i
decided to use my iphone for checking mail etc.
Then i found out how i can delete move to previous or next message in a thread
within the iphones mail app.
I wanted to
Hi
Thanks for that. Will just do some GUI scripting then.
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I just got the thingo today, no problems pairing, the thingo looks and feels
great, if you spun it upside down it can perform as a pill holder but anyway:
Has anyone been able to make the trackpad function just like on a macbook?
In this i mean, how do we turn on the contextual
Hi,
Trackpad is on
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Hi,
I've got a probme with skype calls when i am done.
The proximity sensor doesn't switch volume back to speaker and i have to shut
the phone down each time.
Anyone got this issue?
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Meaning GUI navigation. Where windows are physically placed, the trackpad
reflects with the same position
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Thanks,
Ill see if i can emulate it. A complete fix and not a bandage is preferable but
will do with for now
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Hi,
Yep i did.
For some reason it just works like a charm now.
Loving it :)
If anyone got some cool tricks with this thingo please share
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By the way,
I think theres some really nice things that can be done with this trackpad.
We've made some stencils for several applications such as DJ whereas we overlay
the surface of the trackpad with a thin rubber which defines all the important
parts of the interface.
In the case of DJ,
Hi list,
Just an update on a technology i follow very closely which will provide tactile
feedback to the touchscreens to come:
http://www.senseg.com/technology/faq/
The whole concept is awesome, and it makes me lack sleep because i keep
thinking of ideas and applications to go with it.
Just
Hi,
Press command shift o and it will toggle between showing online contacts only
and all contacts
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I've asked my local apple shop to give me a buzz when it gets here but i read
something about a three finger click drag feature with it.
Has anyone tried it out, and any success?
This could really help with some intuitive copying dragging and prioritizing
stuff.
Best regards,
Yuma
Yep because none of the menu icons work in mac osx. But he made it so that
preferences hot keys etc can be seen, and the application works straight from
install, as well as with growl if you need to know when you are and how many
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Move addict doesnt install. It runs automatically once you have opened the app
after placing it into the applications folder.
Now you can just cut and paste as you like
If you need a notification of you files being cut just turn on growl
notifications for moveaddict
hope that helps
Hi list,
There's this nice little program called moveaddict which enabls you to cut and
paste in the finder and system wide which i use now that the devver has made it
accessible.
He has though asked to wait a few days as he wishes to make the preferences
pane for preferences, as his
Hi list,
After a few back and forth mails, the developer of move addict has made his
application completely accessible.
Move addict allows the user to cut and paste system wide and in finder, as an
add-on.
Here is the link:
http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/563803/review/moveaddict.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/152495/2010/07/voices_for_mac.html?lsrc=rss_main
Expensive but sounds interesting for extra voices.
And the thing has unlimited trial for every voices
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Hi GF,
Sound flower routes your audio from device to software or software to software
for specific recording needs.
Check their website on google or something for more info
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And it seems as though showing and hiding the address bar which is normally
command shift backslash doesn't work.
Has the shortcut changed?
Weird
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Hi list,
My mobility trainer just told me that soon i will start using a gps for going
around the city, and i was loking around the list's archives for an alternative
to the standalone devices since i proudly own an iphone.
So what are the choices for new zealand? I tried Navigon but they only
Hi,
Currently there is no accessibility with the magic mouse. There are rumors of a
magic trackpad coming out which is probably a better tool but till then magic
mouse is useless
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Apart from a placebo feeling that things are running smoother, i just got my
first contacts group created without a problem :)
Now going to check if any new commands have been added to the voice over
applescript library as well as in voice over preferences.
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Hi list,
Here is the list of applications affected by the update. They come usually when
their sizes change and my optimizer picks them for slimming.
bluetooth file exchange
Calculator
Dashboard
Disk Utility
Exposé
Front row
Ical
Ichat
Keychain access
Mail
Quicktime player
Raid utility
Sagari
Hi listers,
I really like my drop box as it allows me to synch all my dev projects with my
team 4000 clicks away, and i have been looking at other ways to increase
porductivity.
In this case, wordpress 3 which has just come out allows one to manage his
blogs from one central blog.
This is a
Hi list,
I checked into the mailing list archives for an OCR solution for the mac but i
only found Abbey fine reader which itself seems to be a windows application.
Anyone know of an accessible and good quality OCR reader on the mac?
Best regars,
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Yep thanks, i was checking the site afterwards and found it
Thanks anyway
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Hi Allison,
Its DJ3 from algoriddim software.
The application is very accessible as all the functions are mapped to keys.
The layout in terms of keys is as such that left and right of the vertical line
that makes the keys y h and b are left and right turntables. All the number
keys represent
Hi GF,
The unknown table is the playlist table. I have been in contact with algoriddim
to get them to fix this issue as well as figure a way to give us the capability
of scratching with our trackpads By setting up bounded hotspots.
But back to the unknown. The playlists, if you have them, can
You can hook up any digital jogwheel to the dj software
I've been playing with my vci100 for a while now and it works like a charm
You can also plug in audio units for extra effects.
The scratch thing is just for the guys to label more of the buttons and
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Check the dj help for the key shortcut page
and auto play is command a i think
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Hi,
My itunes shows the books source so its probably a question of having a system
or device which is ibooks compatible. Is4 is ibooks compatible so expect the
update on your ipod touch to reflect that possibility.
Cheers
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Somehow i always bug people i know around the globe to get it first. The ipad
and now the latest iphone 4. Unlocked and all which is awesome :)
Can't wait to start playing with the gyrometer functions in the sdk for some
fun audio play
Vive la France for its laws on phone locks
Yuma DX®
Hi list,
I've seen quite a few threads on bugs relative to the recent installation of
safari 5. Sorry to read about that, but sometimes clearing display on the
console can help a lot. though limited to busy busy or other smaller bugs
Otherwise, just installed the youtube safari extension and
They've updated it and folowed my suggestion on getting rid of the image
annoucements in the timeline.
I really like these guys :)
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No you are not stupid, and just as you are entitled to your opinion, i am
entitled to try and find a solution. It's only advantageous to me as it allows
me to learn the intricacies of not only the garage band workflow but also of
applescript, which itself will lead me to figure a mental map on
Honestly, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart and soul which have both seen
heard and experience many horrid things in life, this whole freedom scientific
thing is monstrous.
I was sighted not long ago, and believed that accessibility tech and other
handicap related accessories were
Applescript is object oriented just as objective c is.
This is how i could progress, from simple English understanding the concept of
countenance and in parallel explore objective c.
So yes, they are actually related to what i do, since i work on automating
things at my work place and learn
I know i like confusion, it allows me to put order in it :)
Cnsidering that i know 7 languages fluently, written and read, having
applescript and objective c as my night table books or ipad in my case, is like
strolling through another set of idions to decipher
I'm sure there are myriads
Hi listers,
I went rapidly through the motion needed for dragging a highlighted loop into
the timeline.
Here is the script snippet:
ttell application Extra Suites
ES mouse down
ES move mouse to scroll area 2 of window 1 of application Garage Band
Es mouse up
end tell
I used the Extra suites
Hi list,
I've got a logitech cordless numeric keypad which i believe i've improperly set
up when i connected it and would like to know how to reset to defaults so that
my system reinitializes the recognition process of the keypad.
Do i have to go through terminal to find the right plist Or is
Hi William,
It works. The only thing which is not accessible is the list of your logins
profiles etc. Its a list of unknowns but if you type the first letters of the
login name you want, and VO right twice you are in the details window of that
login/account/etc.
I have been using 1password
Hi listers,
I am starting a multi lingual mac experience apart from the two main idioms i
use for the sake of keeping every one of my languages alive, and wondered if
someone could point me to some sites in Italian Spanish and Portuguese which
discuss accessibility, the mac and perhaps sound
Hi Esther,
Ultra lingua does work fine when you open it and make queries through their
interface but their hotkey isn't accessible in the preferences and when i
worked around it, and tried using it on a text the pop pup is actually not
accessible so its a few steps back from what i really
http://bit.ly/bQtFwb
They are the inventors of the E-sense, the thin film which allows for haptic
interaction through low frequency electric modulation.
I spoke to one of their guys who said that developement and SDK phase aren't
entirely mapped out yet as they are negotiating with various
http://bit.ly/aR9jbL
This one sounds good. I've exhausted my current list of gestures for various
tasks and this one is definetely going to be a time saver provided the pref
pane is accessible
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Ok, so i just had to move my arse a bit on this subject, seek and thou shall
find i guess :)
For those who might want this option in their dictionary app here is the link
http://bit.ly/bbItQI
cheers
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I like the ultra lingua link, but is it something that goes with the mac
application or is it standalone?
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Hi esther,
I left text expander in the closet for a month due to a lot of work going on,
but just got back to it as i was tired of always changing layouts or opting for
the option key. It took me a while to get it going but i now all my french
accents as snippets and on the ticket also found
Hi list,
I got a few problems here with some VO labeling.
Just 5 minutes ago, some of my skype buttons have lost their labels, those add
contacts and call anyone anywhere ones.
I can label them back but its a bit annoying to know that every blue moon VO
decides to strip the applications of
Hi list,
Anyone know how to put a bookmarklet on the bookmarks bar?
I'm trying to get the instapaper one on my favorites bar or somewhere easy to
access but i'm not sure whats best. Since its a link in safari that people
normally drag into some other place, it should be straight forward. But
Hi Esther,
As usual, i get at least five new things in my bag of tricks with one question
:)
THanks for the sunday morning illumination Esther
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Hi listers,
I was thinking, besides the awful dread of loosing my japanese proficiency
because of no acapella voice available until sometime in 2011, i want to keep
fresh and alive my fluency in various languages and thought of having different
news sites in different languages.
Of course,
Syrinx is already dumped for me. When you check its definition, its a nero
spinal disorder... I much prefer using a night owl for my tweets than a
nevrosis
In general, i'd like images and stuff to go if we choose to. It could be a
great addition to some future voice over settings option
I think i'm gonna tell the guys to change the name cuz in reality night owl
would be yorubukuro in Japanese. Not yorufukaru
Lol
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Oh right thats pretty cool.
Might be good if those commands can be bound to two track pad gestures
Applescript time :)
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For Direct Messagin its command D
If you haven't checked or made tabs configurations yet you will have to through
menu/Tools
But i believe going between tabs is command 1 or 2 or 3 etc
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I think that theres a big movement for accessibility and standardization moreso
with apple products.
I've come across quite a few developers now who are more than interested in
knowing how to make their products more if so totally accessible. And its a
great way to communicate the differences
Try doing command+shift+m and choose save download link as
Should work fine
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Hi list,
Just an update on the acapella voice license. They only ask 30% of the net
price of the app and provide an SDK framework to go with the iphone sdk..
This is interesting. I don't know how hard an epub reader would be to develop,
but i am seriously considering this and will start a
Thanks for that part,
I will look for a pdf to text converter like squeeze or something, but my books
are like 800 pages or so. Hope it works for them too
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Hi Again,
I tried file juicer and it works fine but it only does half the job, and all
the indexing goes away, which in my case is not good as i reference myself a
lot to it.
I've tried shrink it as well but my 29 meg file only looses about 600k in the
process.
Do you know where i can find
Hi list,
Just to add some fuel to the fire i am feeling right now about books i cant
read, i had the following questions:
Has anyone successfully placed epub files into their ibook app on the ipad? If
so, what is the procedure? is it just importing epub books in itunes or is it a
bit more
Hi Ester,
I've looke at acapella's solutions and asked them how much they quote for
licensing a voice for a book reading app. I have just finished a 3d demo for
the iphone and my devver is reading on some objective c/ coco programming books
i baught him. I myself have passed the foundation
Hi list,
So this one is perplexing. I got a ultra fast macbook with 8 gigs of ram and an
SSD clocking speeds of around 300mbps give or take on read and write, then i
purchase a book from o reilly media, i get all excited, and the pdf crashes on
me
I tried then to open it with skim, which
Hi everyone,
I have upgraded my macbook pro with an ssd and wanted to know if i could have
an external hard drive as the actual itunes library.
The detail in this set up is that i would like any and all content that i
download on itunes to be automatically copied to the external disk without
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I want to try this out
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THis seems interesting, but im more in the loop for the pro tools release due
soon
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Hi,
If you have different apple devices, its great for synching your adress book,
calendar and mail accounts. THe beta of mobile me mail is out now and
apparently you can apply rules directly in mobile me for synching, but i havent
figured how to do it yet.
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its been a while.
Has anyone got any news on the pro tools accessibility? I've sort of left
garage band on the side as i want a fast solution for composing, mixing and
controllering and pro tools seems the best albeit still being in beta?
Anything related greatly appreciated
Thats great news. Perfect timing for me :)
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In my sighted days, this was a very good turn based game with a map on which to
play ressource management. I was wondering if anyone took the plunge and tried
it out.
Also, off topic, but still can't get either of the iwork apps as its only
available in the us. ANyone know of a date for
Hey,
No problem with purchasing itunes stuff with an account outside of us
i've registered mine with my new zealand account and i can download free and
purchased apps
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Hi list,
ive got tons of mails waiting on my facebook and i cant find the freaking send
button. Do you know how to do this? i've looked into the items list, web list,
even sighted assistance who cant find the button :(
Best regards,
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Worked nicely, though the discussion was the real weight.
Has anyone tried the iworks suite by any chance?
Oh, my stupid question yesterday was answered as i sent the mail. I forgot that
i had handbrake :)
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Hi list,
So my shiny new mirror has arrived, and i can imagine all the things one can do
with it. The whole thing is nice and solid, the sound is rather booming and
nice, registration always a bit long, and mobile me kinda mysterious and not
working yet. Will figure that last one out, but i
Hi list,
Its been a while since i posted, and this one is as quick. Real busy :) oh, and
waiting for my freaking ipad.
Heres an interesting link for ebook fans
Science fiction. Lol. I think they're more like science friction, as in rubbing
their hands to syphon dough off people who need to access basic stuff.
Over here between me, my sister and my father (hopefully soon to convert my
fiancee) we should start ordering in family packs for more than
I have an app for learning german with the klaus voice.
What is interesting is to include these voices as general ipad voices. Some
hurdles to this include license to distribute them, which probably costs an arm
a leg and fingers of the opposite limbs, and if these voices can be plugged
into
Hi,
Now that you mention it, my voice over has stopped crashing when i change
voices. This used to happen when i rapidly change voices right after another
key stroke. That doesn't happen anymore, or i have been sluggish lately :)
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