Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Thanks for the tips about the speech option. However, I can't find the slider to adjust the rate and the default rate is really slow. Does anyone know where to find it? It's not where you set the speech option... Cheers, Nick On 25 Dec 2010, at 07:15, Oriol Gómez wrote: Yeah there is a rate

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Hi, You have to go to system preferences/speech. Then select the text to speech tab. Then you will see the the default speaking rate slider. I suggest putting it up to 100%. hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Dec

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Actually, you'd need to set this under: System Preferences/Text to speech tab/default Voice. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!! Skype Name: barefootedray On Dec 28, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Nick Van Vlaenderen wrote: Thanks for the tips about

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

I wasn't able to find it either. Greg On Dec 28, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Nick Van Vlaenderen wrote: Thanks for the tips about the speech option. However, I can't find the slider to adjust the rate and the default rate is really slow. Does anyone know where to find it? It's not where you set the

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

I was having the same experiences with growl. Thats why I wanted to get rid of it. If anyone can give some tips to make this thing work, please pass it a long. :) TIA Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Dec 24, 2010, at

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Gee, it's working fine for me now. I had to uninstall growl and then put it back again, just making sure I iliminated any trace of it's ever having been on my system first. Now, no prob. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!! Skype Name:

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Hi Oriol, Ricardo! In the prefs of growl had you changed them to speech! Sorry I cannot remember where they are exactly but I know you need to change them! Then you can also change what growl will do or not do for you! Colin On 24 Dec 2010, at 10:29, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Gee, it's working fine

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

I think it's in the system prefs... I'll check later. thanks for the tip On 12/24/10, Colin M velocity.focu...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Oriol, Ricardo! In the prefs of growl had you changed them to speech! Sorry I cannot remember where they are exactly but I know you need to change them!

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Oh. Ok. I found what you were talking about. 1 more question. In the list of applications listed in growl, I don't see dropbox. Do I have to do something special to have growl see dropbox so I configure the growl settings for it? TIA Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

No. Just make sure Drop Box is running. However, there is a way to force it to see Drop Box. For that, you'll need to look up the question because I honestly don't recall the method involved. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!! Skype

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Ok cool. I figured it out. You have to use the trackpad or a mouse to get to the dropbox icon in the status bar. Then from the menu open up the dropbox preferences. Then under general you turn on growl notifications. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Wait where is the status bar? I have never seen it even with the trackpad. How do you get to it? On 12/24/10, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Ok cool. I figured it out. You have to use the trackpad or a mouse to get to the dropbox icon in the status bar. Then from the menu open

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Hi, 1st, go into VO utilities and under navigation, select mouse cursor moves voiceover cursor from the pop up menu. Now turn trackpad commander off if you have it on. Then press VO M twice to go to the status menus. Now run your finger a long the very top of the trackpad. You should here

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Thanks for the tips. Now growl is usable. Is there a way to adjust the rate of speech for notifications? Greg On Dec 24, 2010, at 2:41 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, 1st, go into VO utilities and under navigation, select mouse cursor moves voiceover cursor from the pop up menu. Now turn

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Yeah there is a rate slidedr I think, in the same place wehre you set the speech option. On 12/25/10, Greg Aikens gpaik...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the tips. Now growl is usable. Is there a way to adjust the rate of speech for notifications? Greg On Dec 24, 2010, at 2:41 PM, Ricardo

Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Hi there folks, Being on the brink of swiching, I am trying to get as much info as I can. I have seen growl refered to often, and am wondering, what is it, what make it useful and how is it used. Regards, Brandt Steenkamp MSN/Windows live: brandt...@live.com Google talk:

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Growl is a notification system. Growl enabled programs can use it to give audio and visual notifications when a task is completed or a program needs attention or some such. You can use it to alert you when files are placed in your drop box, when incoming chat messages arrive or contacts sign

Re: Growl, what is it, and how to use it?

Growl? Grwol was never accesssible for me. when a notification comes up voice over just says system dialog but doesnt read it. Am i doing something wrong? Thanks! On 12/23/10, erik burggraaf e...@erik-burggraaf.com wrote: Growl is a notification system. Growl enabled programs can use it to