voice messages on catalina playing in poor quality

2019-12-31 Thread 'aliFaisal' via MacVisionaries
good day all and happy new years, I’m noticing when sending voice messages on the mac running the latest build of Mac OS catalina, voice messages are no longer in high quality like they were in previous versions of Mac OS and I could not find where to go in order to enable to high quality voice

Re: How to obtain information about a size of a message in Catalina Mail

2019-12-31 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
Hi, You need to enable show message size under the View Menu , then in the message list interact with the message you want to know the size of and then navigate to the right. After the subject you hear the size. hth, Ronald > Op 31 dec. 2019, om 00:06 heeft Christian het > volgende

How to obtain information about a size of a message in Catalina Mail

2019-12-30 Thread Christian
Hi all, I am trying to find out how to obtain information about a message in Mail in Mac OS, but I am not able to find out the message size. Any tips on how to do that? Many thanks, Christian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Farewell iTunes: How to Use the Music App in macOS Catalina | PCMag.com

2019-12-29 Thread Dave Carlson
> https://www.pcmag.com/feature/371304/farewell-itunes-how-to-use-the-music-app-in-macos-catalina/3 > > <https://www.pcmag.com/feature/371304/farewell-itunes-how-to-use-the-music-app-in-macos-catalina/3> Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician

Re: Catalina how to search iTunes music for specific albums

2019-12-29 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
: Hello, I am having trouble with the Music App on Catalina. I want to locate a named album in the iTunes store and purchase it. Alas using VO I cannot find any search tab or button in the Music App. So I tried to find the album in the iTunes store using my iPhone and found a search tab

Catalina how to search iTunes music for specific albums

2019-12-29 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I am having trouble with the Music App on Catalina. I want to locate a named album in the iTunes store and purchase it. Alas using VO I cannot find any search tab or button in the Music App. So I tried to find the album in the iTunes store using my iPhone and found a search tab

Re: Catalina Installer not showing in Startup

2019-12-28 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Download it from here. https://macdaddy.io/install-disk-creator/ 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 12/28/2019 7:18 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: No, not what but where. Where is this app located? It’s

Re: Catalina Installer not showing in Startup

2019-12-28 Thread Dave Carlson
No, not what but where. Where is this app located? It’s not in my applications folder nor in the utilities folder. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: Catalina Installer not showing in Startup

2019-12-28 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
It creates an installer on a USB stick. Some, like me, prefer to do clean installs rather than put new wine in old wineskins. In other words, install a new OS on a freshly formatted drive. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the

Re: Catalina Installer not showing in Startup

2019-12-28 Thread Dave Carlson
Where exactly is the “Install Disk Creator” app? 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 running of this list, or if

Re: Catalina Installer not showing in Startup

2019-12-28 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
true? On 12/27/2019 9:42 AM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, This message is for those who are having trouble with Catalina Installer not showing in Startup disks. Did you know that you could create a 9GB partition and use Install Disk Creator.app to create the Catalina installer

Re: Questions about the find feature and a Safari bug in Catalina

2019-12-28 Thread Brianna Snyder
Hello Dave, Thanks so much! That did the trick. Brianna > On Dec 28, 2019, at 1:26 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Brianna, > The issue with Safari I have had with Mojave, as well. In Safari preferences, > look for s related to having the mouse follow the VO cursor. I believe it was >

Re: Questions about the find feature and a Safari bug in Catalina

2019-12-28 Thread Dave Carlson
Brianna, The issue with Safari I have had with Mojave, as well. In Safari preferences, look for s related to having the mouse follow the VO cursor. I believe it was turning that feature off that kept me from getting stuck in the reviews section. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar,

Questions about the find feature and a Safari bug in Catalina

2019-12-28 Thread Brianna Snyder
Hi everyone, I just upgraded to Catalina, and while the experience isn't bad overall, I'm wondering if you guys could help me out with two things. I'm noticing that whenever I search for a word, it'll take me to the text where that word is located, as normal. However, when I use the command

Re: Catalina Installer not showing in Startup

2019-12-27 Thread 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
ck > one or just use defaults? > Thanks! > Jonathan C. Cohn > > >> On Dec 27, 2019, at 12:42 PM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> This message is for those who are having trouble with Catalina Installer not >> showing in Sta

Re: Catalina Installer not showing in Startup

2019-12-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
one or just use defaults? Thanks! Jonathan C. Cohn > On Dec 27, 2019, at 12:42 PM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > This message is for those who are having trouble with Catalina Installer not > showing in Startup disks. > Did you know that you could c

Catalina Installer not showing in Startup

2019-12-27 Thread 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
Hi, This message is for those who are having trouble with Catalina Installer not showing in Startup disks. Did you know that you could create a 9GB partition and use Install Disk Creator.app to create the Catalina installer? This is how I installed Catalina. This method shows in startup disks

Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-23 Thread Christian
Hello, No, I did not but when I selected this the problem was gone. Thanks so much for that tip! Now it is as it should, at least as how I want it to. Many thanks, Christian > 23 dec. 2019 kl. 02:22 skrev Barry Hadder : > > Do you have "use column layout" selected in the view menu? > > >> On

Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-22 Thread Barry Hadder
Do you have "use column layout" selected in the view menu? > On Dec 21, 2019, at 13:05, Christian wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have turned off preview in mail, but VoiceOver keeps reading the message > content, but it is not shown on my braille display. This happens in the > message list. Has

Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-22 Thread Brad Snyder
I am running macOS 10.15.2 Catalina, and I am not experiencing this issue. Have you gone into Mail preferences, selected the Viewing tab, and set List Preview to None?? - Brad - On Dec 22, 2019, at 17:28, Christian wrote: Hi, I have written a message to Apple accessibility regarding

VOCR, a new OCR solution for Mac OS Catalina

2019-12-22 Thread Vic
Hi. I've been using VOCR solution for a while and thought to post here in case some of the more adventurous users are interested to try this as well! Warning! Because this is a highly experimental alpha release, some setup will be required to make this work. Luckily, you do not actually have to

Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-22 Thread Christian
ill speaks the message content > in the message list in Catalina Mail. > Many thanks, > Christian > > 21 dec. 2019 kl. 20:07 skrev Jeff Berwick <mailto:mailingli...@berwick.name>>: > > I experienced it as well and solved it by setting the horizontal scroll bar > to 100

Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-22 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, I am wondering if this is a bug in vo? I run into the same problem. THANKS. On Dec 21, 2019 5:49 PM, Christian wrote: Hi Jeff, I have already set it to 100, but VoiceOver still speaks the message content in the message list in Catalina Mail. Many thanks, Christian 21 dec. 2019 kl. 20:07

RE: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-21 Thread M. Taylor
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2019 11:05 AM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem Hi all, I have turned off preview in mail, but VoiceOver keeps reading the message

RE: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-21 Thread M. Taylor
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem Hi Jeff, I have already set it to 100, but VoiceOver still speaks the message content in the message list in Catalina Mail. Many thanks, Christian 21 dec. 2019 kl. 20:07 skrev Jeff Berwick : I experienced it as well and solved

Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-21 Thread Brad Snyder
Jeff, I have already set it to 100, but VoiceOver still speaks the message content in the message list in Catalina Mail. Many thanks, Christian > 21 dec. 2019 kl. 20:07 skrev Jeff Berwick <mailto:mailingli...@berwick.name>>: > > I experienced it as well and solved it by sett

Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-21 Thread Christian
Hi Jeff, I have already set it to 100, but VoiceOver still speaks the message content in the message list in Catalina Mail. Many thanks, Christian > 21 dec. 2019 kl. 20:07 skrev Jeff Berwick : > > I experienced it as well and solved it by setting the horizontal scroll bar

Re: Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-21 Thread Jeff Berwick
I experienced it as well and solved it by setting the horizontal scroll bar to 100%. It is the next item past the message list. Hth, Jeff > On Dec 21, 2019, at 2:05 PM, Christian wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have turned off preview in mail, but VoiceOver keeps reading the message > content,

Turing off preview in Catalina Mail problem

2019-12-21 Thread Christian
Hi all, I have turned off preview in mail, but VoiceOver keeps reading the message content, but it is not shown on my braille display. This happens in the message list. Has anyone else experienced this? Best regards, Christian -- The following information is important for all members of the

How to copy music from Catalina to wife's IOS 13 devices

2019-12-21 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I am running the latest Catalina on my iMac and the latest IOS 13 on iPhones and iPad. I have a lot of music on my iMac mostly downloaded from CDs many Mac OS releases ago. This is automatically copied to my iPhone by connecting it to the iMac by the USB cable. I would like to transfer

RE: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread Simon A Fogarty
So long as vo is running there should be no issues setting it up or using it. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Phil Halton Sent: Friday, 20 December 2019 3:26 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra Thanks Brad, that’s very

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread Brad Snyder
my IPhone > On Dec 18, 2019, at 9:00 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > I have a 2013 MacBook Air with an i5 1.3 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM and 128 > GB SSD, and I am running Catalina with no issue. > You should have no problem running Catalina on your machine as its specs > exceed

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
have a 2013 MacBook Air with an i5 1.3 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM and 128 > GB SSD, and I am running Catalina with no issue. > You should have no problem running Catalina on your machine as its specs > exceed mine. > > To upgrade your MacBook Air to Catalina from High Sierra, do

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread Brad Snyder
processor, 4 GB of RAM and 128 > GB SSD, and I am running Catalina with no issue. > You should have no problem running Catalina on your machine as its specs > exceed mine. > > To upgrade your MacBook Air to Catalina from High Sierra, do the following: > 1. Open the App St

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-19 Thread Phil Halton
rad Snyder wrote: > > I have a 2013 MacBook Air with an i5 1.3 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM and 128 > GB SSD, and I am running Catalina with no issue. > You should have no problem running Catalina on your machine as its specs > exceed mine. > > To upgrade your MacBook A

Re: Catalina: Is it Now Safe to Upgrade?

2019-12-18 Thread Brad Snyder
I’ve been running Catalina for a while now on both my old macBook Air and my new macBook Pro, and have not experienced any issues. Wish I could say the same for iOS 13. - Brad - On Dec 18, 2019, at 20:54, Dave Carlson wrote: Having heard some not-happy issues with Catalina, I’m waiting

Catalina: Is it Now Safe to Upgrade?

2019-12-18 Thread Dave Carlson
Having heard some not-happy issues with Catalina, I’m waiting for the brave first-adopters to give their blessing to this new OS. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-18 Thread Brad Snyder
I have a 2013 MacBook Air with an i5 1.3 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB SSD, and I am running Catalina with no issue. You should have no problem running Catalina on your machine as its specs exceed mine. To upgrade your MacBook Air to Catalina from High Sierra, do the following: 1. Open

RE: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-18 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Yeah it is. It’s the same age as my mba and it has Catalina running. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Phil Halton Sent: Thursday, 19 December 2019 1:37 PM To: Macvisionaries Subject: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra I have a Mac book Air

Re: Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-18 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
2012 and newer will take Catalina. What OS are you now running? Catalina will require the APFS format. Generally you can run the upgrade from Software Update (if Mojave) or from the Mac app store (if older OS). From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have

RE: Where to download a copy of MacOS Catalina

2019-12-18 Thread Simon A Fogarty
@googlegroups.com Subject: Where to download a copy of MacOS Catalina Hello all, I am trying to find out where I can download a copy of MacOS Catalina. I need it so I can create a bootable USB drive to make it easier to do a clean install on my Mac. I tried getting it from the app store but when I try and get

Upgrading to Catalina from high Sierra

2019-12-18 Thread Phil Halton
I have a Mac book Air that I bought in august of 2013. I7 intel, 8GB ram 256 flash drive. Is this machine capable of handling the upgrade? Also, I’ve always just upgraded over the previous OS without doing a clean install. And, I do my upgrades not from a flash drive, but from the recovery

Re: Where to download a copy of MacOS Catalina

2019-12-18 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
/2019 12:34 PM, Greg Wocher wrote: Hello all, I am trying to find out where I can download a copy of MacOS Catalina. I need it so I can create a bootable USB drive to make it easier to do a clean install on my Mac. I tried getting it from the app store but when I try and get it, it just takes me

Re: Where to download a copy of MacOS Catalina

2019-12-18 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 12/18/2019 12:34 PM, Greg Wocher wrote: Hello all, I am trying to find out where I can download a copy of MacOS Catalina. I need it so I can create a bootable USB drive to make it easier to do a clean install on my

Re: Where to download a copy of MacOS Catalina

2019-12-18 Thread Jeff Greene
Hi Greg, Just google mac os catalina download and one of the results will be apple's site where you can download the complete installer. Its not just the upgrade os. Hope this helps! Jeff -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Where to download a copy of MacOS Catalina

2019-12-18 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello all, I am trying to find out where I can download a copy of MacOS Catalina. I need it so I can create a bootable USB drive to make it easier to do a clean install on my Mac. I tried getting it from the app store but when I try and get it, it just takes me to the software update section

Re: Catalina

2019-12-14 Thread Anders Holmberg
kl. 06:36 skrev 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > : > > Jonathan and Harry, > Well I am afraid I have yet to connect my braille display under Catalina > but will at some point. Catalina has been much more of a learning curve than > previous OSs especially with the demise of iTunes.

Re: Catalina

2019-12-12 Thread 'Harry Bell' via MacVisionaries
Thank you, Jonathan and ET - I’ll investigate Thay VoiceOver Utility! Regards Harry > On 13 Dec 2019, at 03:19, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Harry, > I'm sorry you are having such issues, and that nobody has replied to you. ET > seems to be the local expert on Braille and Catalina.

Re: Catalina

2019-12-12 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Jonathan and Harry, Well I am afraid I have yet to connect my braille display under Catalina but will at some point. Catalina has been much more of a learning curve than previous OSs especially with the demise of iTunes. So Harry, what Jonathan suggests is a good starting point. I would

Re: Catalina

2019-12-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Harry, I'm sorry you are having such issues, and that nobody has replied to you. ET seems to be the local expert on Braille and Catalina. It sounds like you might have the Braille viewer on screen. If you open the VoiceOver utility with control-option-F8, you can control the various panels

RE: Query re how to update my IPad through my Mac having upgraded to Catalina?

2019-12-11 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Eleanor You don't need to use your mac and iTunes no longer exists as a stand alone application in MacOS Catalina Just go in to settings / general on your iPad, Then under software update you can run the update installation from there via a wifi connection and the iPad will do all

Re: Query re how to update my IPad through my Mac having upgraded to Catalina?

2019-12-11 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
pdate my IPad to > IOS13.3. I’ve always managed to do it successfully through my Mac up to now. > However, this is the first time I’ve tried since finally upgrading to the > latest Mac operating system, Catalina, and I’ve hit a real problem. For some > reason ITunes on my Mac seems to

Re: Query re how to update my IPad through my Mac having upgraded to Catalina?

2019-12-11 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
since finally upgrading to the > latest Mac operating system, Catalina, and I’ve hit a real problem. For some > reason ITunes on my Mac seems to have completely vanished ... or it’s so well > hidden I can’t find it. Also, when I’ve reset the network settings on my IPad > and plugged it into my M

Query re how to update my IPad through my Mac having upgraded to Catalina?

2019-12-11 Thread 'Eleanor Roberts' via MacVisionaries
Hi all Really hoping someone can help me here. I’d like to update my IPad to IOS13.3. I’ve always managed to do it successfully through my Mac up to now. However, this is the first time I’ve tried since finally upgrading to the latest Mac operating system, Catalina, and I’ve hit a real

Catalina

2019-12-11 Thread 'Harry Bell' via MacVisionaries
Running latest Catalina, I connected my Orbit Reader 20 via USB to my MacBook Pro 2013. I’m not at all experienced with this! I’ve now got a box on the screen which VoiceOver tells me is the Accessibility Visuals Agent and I cant get rid of it! I tried typing a new note using 6 dot UEB

Re: Editing Id3 Tags with Catalina

2019-12-08 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, When I attempted to edit a mp3 podcast file in the Catalina music app, the option to show tag info was dimmed. I am not quite sure why. I did discover an ID3 tag editor that works well with VoiceOver called “Tag Editor.” It is available both from the developer’s website and in the Mac App

Re: Editing Id3 Tags with Catalina

2019-12-08 Thread alia robinson
you can do the same thing you did in itunes in the music app. it literally works the exact same way. On Dec 7, 2019, at 6:52 PM, Robert Carter wrote: Hi, Prior to Catalina, I used iTunes to edit the ID3 tags when I created a podcast. Now that we don’t have iTunes, I am looking for a VoicOver

Re: Editing Id3 Tags with Catalina

2019-12-07 Thread 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
What about using VLC until you can find something better. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2019, at 6:52 PM, Robert Carter wrote: > > Hi, > > Prior to Catalina, I used iTunes to edit the ID3 tags when I created a > podcast. Now that we don’t have iTunes, I am look

Editing Id3 Tags with Catalina

2019-12-07 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, Prior to Catalina, I used iTunes to edit the ID3 tags when I created a podcast. Now that we don’t have iTunes, I am looking for a VoicOver accessible app that allows for the creation and editing of ID3 tags. I have tried one from the Mac App Store called music ID3 editor but it isn’t

Re: alternative to dragon dictate on Mac OS Sierra upgrade to Catalina not an option

2019-12-06 Thread maurice.mines
Hello, at this time I know of nothing short of using Apple’s built-in dictation that is available in OS X Catalina which he said that you cannot upgrade to that can replace Dragon. In fact I’m using Dragon to dictate this message to the list. You should know however that nuance no longer

alternative to dragon dictate on Mac OS Sierra upgrade to Catalina not an option

2019-12-06 Thread Trahern Culver
hi everyone I hope your well. I make music and I run Mac os10 Sierra, for me upgrading to Mac OS cattilina is not an option because cattilina brakes some music production software I use. However I would like to find a dictation app to replace dragon dictate so I can rite large documents. so

RE: Bootable Catalina Installer

2019-11-16 Thread Simon A Fogarty
thanks jonathan, this is useful information. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn Sent: Saturday, 16 November 2019 8:05 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Bootable Catalina Installer For those interested in keeping around old installers, Tidbits

Re: Bootable Catalina Installer

2019-11-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
For those interested in keeping around old installers, Tidbits recently had an article about the certificates expiring for Macintosh OS installers. What I found particularly interesting was the following blurb: Catalina Enhances softwareupdate Command-Line Tool Speaking of Terminal, Armin

Re: Bootable Catalina Installer

2019-11-14 Thread Jeff Berwick
Certified Associate > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Nov 14, 2019, at 07:23, Jeff Berwick <mailto:mailingli...@berwick.name>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have been having issues with Voiceover on my new MacBook Pro, so the advice > is to do a clean install.

RE: Bootable Catalina Installer

2019-11-14 Thread Simon A Fogarty
the list and carry on from there. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jeff Berwick Sent: Friday, 15 November 2019 2:23 AM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Bootable Catalina Installer Hi all, I have been having issues with Voiceover on my new

Re: Bootable Catalina Installer

2019-11-14 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
e true? On 11/14/2019 5:23 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote: Hi all, I have been having issues with Voiceover on my new MacBook Pro, so the advice is to do a clean install. Not a big deal as it is already pretty clean. At any rate, I have created a bootable Catalina installer as per the instru

Re: Bootable Catalina Installer

2019-11-14 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
, I have been having issues with Voiceover on my new MacBook Pro, so the advice is to do a clean install. Not a big deal as it is already pretty clean. At any rate, I have created a bootable Catalina installer as per the instructions on the internet, but it does not show up under System

Bootable Catalina Installer

2019-11-14 Thread Jeff Berwick
Hi all, I have been having issues with Voiceover on my new MacBook Pro, so the advice is to do a clean install. Not a big deal as it is already pretty clean. At any rate, I have created a bootable Catalina installer as per the instructions on the internet, but it does not show up under System

Re: Delete text with VoiceOver in Catalina.

2019-11-13 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
.@apple.com> about it. > >> On Nov 13, 2019, at 11:09 AM, 'Gary Price' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone! >> >> I've recently upgraded to Mac OS Catalina. >> I've noticed a poss

Re: Delete text with VoiceOver in Catalina.

2019-11-13 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
been telling me this since I upgraded to Catalina. > On 14/11/2019, at 06:15, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Sorry, I’ve not come across this. Maybe email accessibil...@apple.com > <mailto:accessibil...@apple.com> about it. > >> On Nov 13, 2019,

Re: Delete text with VoiceOver in Catalina.

2019-11-13 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Interesting, I’ve not managed to recreate this bug, it all seems to be working normally at my end, Petrus > On 14/11/2019, at 06:09, 'Gary Price' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > I've recently upgraded to Mac OS Catalina. > I've noticed a possible serio

Re: Delete text with VoiceOver in Catalina.

2019-11-13 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
Sorry, I’ve not come across this. Maybe email accessibil...@apple.com <mailto: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 not

Delete text with VoiceOver in Catalina.

2019-11-13 Thread 'Gary Price' via MacVisionaries
Hi everyone! I've recently upgraded to Mac OS Catalina. I've noticed a possible serious bug with VoiceOver. When typing text into messages for example, VoiceOver says absolutely nothing when pressing the Backspace key. But it worked absolutely fine in Mojave. I've just noticed something

Re: Fan runs on hi speed when Installed catalina.

2019-11-13 Thread Anders Holmberg
tion enabled, but if you do, you might try turning that off, and see if > that calms things down. > >> On Nov 12, 2019, at 4:07 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >> >> Hi! >> After i upgraded to Catalina my fan on my Macbook air has become very active >> even

Re: Fan runs on hi speed when Installed catalina.

2019-11-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
specific process name. > On Nov 12, 2019, at 4:07 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > After i upgraded to Catalina my fan on my Macbook air has become very active > even when its not needed. > SO i checked with the activity control and VoiceoVer takes 56% of processor >

Re: Fan runs on hi speed when Installed catalina.

2019-11-12 Thread 'Dan Eickmeier' via MacVisionaries
the trick. the fan slowed right down. Not sure if you’ve got that, or some aspect of dictation enabled, but if you do, you might try turning that off, and see if that calms things down. > On Nov 12, 2019, at 4:07 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > After i upgraded to Catalina

Fan runs on hi speed when Installed catalina.

2019-11-12 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! After i upgraded to Catalina my fan on my Macbook air has become very active even when its not needed. SO i checked with the activity control and VoiceoVer takes 56% of processor usage. There’s also a service called something like accessibilityview that takes up 55% of processor usage. So

Re: Is There a Compelling Reason to Update to Catalina?

2019-11-10 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
. What if it were true? On 11/10/2019 12:21 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, Just curious. Since I have Mojave working so well on my MBP Mid-2014, is there a compelling reason to update to Catalina? I know that, once done, I can then upgrade my Reminders app on iPhone which is supposed to bring

Re: Is There a Compelling Reason to Update to Catalina?

2019-11-10 Thread Jonathan Cohn
t > Jürgen > > >> Am 10.11.2019 um 21:21 schrieb M. Taylor : >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Just curious. Since I have Mojave working so well on my MBP Mid-2014, is >> there a compelling reason to update to Catalina? >> >> I know that, o

Re: Is There a Compelling Reason to Update to Catalina?

2019-11-10 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I have been waiting to upgrade also, mostly because Tidbits.com <http://tidbits.com/> on the recommendation of Spam Sieve and others is telling people to wait as there have been instances where E-Mail gets lost in Catalina. I am running into an issue with AirPods and Mojave where Voi

Re: Is There a Compelling Reason to Update to Catalina?

2019-11-10 Thread Jürgen Fleger
yet because this is my productivity machine. All the best Jürgen > Am 10.11.2019 um 21:21 schrieb M. Taylor : > > Hello Everyone, > > Just curious. Since I have Mojave working so well on my MBP Mid-2014, is > there a compelling reason to update to Catalina? > > I kno

Is There a Compelling Reason to Update to Catalina?

2019-11-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Just curious. Since I have Mojave working so well on my MBP Mid-2014, is there a compelling reason to update to Catalina? I know that, once done, I can then upgrade my Reminders app on iPhone which is supposed to bring some really great features to bare but , other than

RE: Is there a VoiceOver Accessible Money Reader for Mac OS Catalina?

2019-11-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello E. T., You are correct, it is LookTel. On iPHone, one has several options but I know of none for Mac OS Catalina. Mark -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 11:30 AM To: macvisionaries

Re: Is there a VoiceOver Accessible Money Reader for Mac OS Catalina?

2019-11-10 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
: Hello All, I am all ready to update my primary partition to Mac OS Catalina but I hate he idea of giving up the money reader app. Question: Does anyone know of a good money reader app that will work in Catalina? Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Is there a VoiceOver Accessible Money Reader for Mac OS Catalina?

2019-11-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I am all ready to update my primary partition to Mac OS Catalina but I hate he idea of giving up the money reader app. Question: Does anyone know of a good money reader app that will work in Catalina? Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-08 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
I’ve had lots of problems opening Skim under Catalina but finally managed it. You have to go to system preferences / security & privacy after you attempt to open skim. There will probably be a warning message asking you whether you want to open it some such. Remember to allow changes f

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-07 Thread dan d.
My guess, there are settings in system preferences to control to what degree non-apple apps can be downloaded. Or, you have installed an anti-virus application where some preference setting is the cause. I hear other mac users speak of using it, including on this list. On Wed, 6 Nov 2019,

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-06 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello, I was wrong in the message. It says the OS cannot scan it for malicious software and the app needs to be updated. Greg Wocher > On Nov 6, 2019, at 1:30 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > That would be an issue with your virus scanner, not the MacOS. You'll

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-06 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, That would be an issue with your virus scanner, not the MacOS. You'll need to check in your settings for the virus scanner to remedy this. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Nov 6, 2019, at 11:13,

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-06 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello, I tried installing Skim and I can’t get my mac to let me open it. My mac keeps telling me it cannot scan it for viruses. Greg Wocher > On Nov 6, 2019, at 12:05 PM, dan d. wrote: > > > This is an open source pdf viewer for os10. It is free, small and fast- > skim. I have no

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-06 Thread dan d.
This is an open source pdf viewer for os10. It is free, small and fast- skim. I have no experience using it for the original poster's purposes. https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/ On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, Dave Carlson wrote: > For free, likely not. Prizmo, Fine Reader, and Docuscan in order of

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Andrew Try PDF Pen from ‘https://smilesoftware.com/PDFpen'which does OCR even in the free version. Stop being so negative. And your World will change to something you would like and people will help! Angus MacKinnon, Personalism Student It is better to

RE: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread Simon A Fogarty
To: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina Appallingly no. There’s nothing that can alleviate my misery when it comes to PdF file. I guess I shall die still struggling with these. Nobody listens. > On 5 Nov 2019, at 17:09, Paul Hopewell wrote: > &

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Didn’t I hear something about IOS Apps becoming available on the Mac with iOS 13 and Catalina? Or did I misunderstand that? > On 6/11/2019, at 11:12, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I use skim as i mentioned. > BUt it would be great if VoiceDream reader would come for the ma

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread Anders Holmberg
shall die still struggling with these. Nobody listens. >> On 5 Nov 2019, at 17:09, Paul Hopewell wrote: >> >> Hello, >> Can anyone recommend a hopefully free PDF viewer App for Mac OS Catalina >> which works well with VoiceOver? The Apps I have tried do a poor job

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Appallingly no. There’s nothing that can alleviate my misery when it comes to PdF file. I guess I shall die still struggling with these. Nobody listens. > On 5 Nov 2019, at 17:09, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > Can anyone recommend a hopefully free PDF viewer App for Mac

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
I still use Docuscan+ which you have to pay for but its a complete reading/scanning system that can be used across computer platforms, incredibly accurate. > On 6 Nov 2019, at 5:25 am, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > There is skim which is opensource. > Don’t have the page at hand though. >

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! There is skim which is opensource. Don’t have the page at hand though. /A > 5 nov. 2019 kl. 18:33 skrev Dave Carlson : > > For free, likely not. Prizmo, Fine Reader, and Docuscan in order of lower to > higher price. Might be some online versions you can use for free, but have > not

Re: Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread Dave Carlson
For free, likely not. Prizmo, Fine Reader, and Docuscan in order of lower to higher price. Might be some online versions you can use for free, but have not investigated. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important

Viewing PDF files on Mac OS Catalina

2019-11-05 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, Can anyone recommend a hopefully free PDF viewer App for Mac OS Catalina which works well with VoiceOver? The Apps I have tried do a poor job with tables such as bank account details and often miss out the last column. I have to export difficult documents to my iPhone and use Voice

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