I am not sure you understand that you cannot input anything on this
braille display, you can only read. You need to interact with your Mac
via its keyboard.
If you want ability to input using braille, you need to get a
braille display that has a keyboard, either Qwerty or Perkins style.
ok, thanks.
On 28 Apr 2014, at 08:12 am, Robert C gone.to.da...@gmail.com wrote:
I am not sure you understand that you cannot input anything on this braille
display, you can only read. You need to interact with your Mac via its
keyboard.
If you want ability to input using braille, you
Hello Dave.
I did install BT Sync on my I phone and Mac. It was really hard getting the
secret key on my I phone as I could not scan the image with my camera so had to
E-mail myself the key but I like it. In the end I closed my Drop Box account so
I hope I get on with BT Sync.
Kawal.
On 27
Glad it's working for you. I must admit, I'll be keeping DB around for now as
plenty I know use nothing else, but glad I have BT sync as well.
Cheers
Dave
On 28 Apr 2014, at 09:11, Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com wrote:
Hello Dave.
I did install BT Sync on my I phone and Mac. It was really
Try the following:
Go into vO utility, and choose the braille category. Make sure the layout tab
is selected. Find the item that says, use dots seven and eight to indicate
cursor and uncheck it. Then close the dialog.
HtH,
teresa
Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply
Here is some information that may be helpful:
http://www.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/_1129.html
HtH,
Teresa Cochran
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On Apr 27, 2014, at 9:59 PM, Robert C gone.to.da...@gmail.com wrote:
Well apparently even fewer people here on this list know anything about
You can copy and paste the app. In the installation folder you downloaded, Find
the file with the .app extension (which is actually a folder) and press
command-c. You should still be in finder at this point. press command-shift-a
to go to the apps folder. Press command-v to paste it.
htH,
If your'e like me, you keep you're Mac that much safer and don't bother
installing Adobe Flash Player. Most of the time this works fine, but every now
and then you come across the odd youtube video which requires Flash Player.
The perfect solution in this situation is to open the current Safari
So, Nick..
Can you give the link for your blog?
thanks,
Cait
On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:29 AM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com
wrote:
If your'e like me, you keep you're Mac that much safer and don't bother
installing Adobe Flash Player. Most of the time this works fine, but every
Hi Linda!
I just opened up a 500 page document in pages and used the fn key along with
down arrow which moved me to the next page. Also option-fm-downarrow will move
you to the next page along with the insertion point--or at least I think that's
what happens.
Hope this helps and if I didn't
This has happened to me once or twice and I've found, simple as it is, that
rebooting the phone will often correct these weird occurrences. Give it a try.
In fact, an Apple rep told me he reboots his phone once a day to make sure
everything is working as it should - can't hurt and it often
I just checked my money reader and it seemed to work fine. I always use the
back facing camera. Can this be changed?
jg
On Apr 28, 2014, at 7:58 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote:
This has happened to me once or twice and I've found, simple as it is, that
rebooting the phone will
In my limited experience with Pages, I've found that using the command F search
facility requires that I use the window list to move between the search pane
and the document itself in order to preserve the search results. That is, If I
search for a word or phrase and it is found, then if I
and it looks like command-`(accent) the key just below the escape key will
cycle you through windows without having to do vo-f2 twice.
Jim
On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com wrote:
In my limited experience with Pages, I've found that using the command F
search
One of the things I have always had trouble with is sorting things
alphabetically. In textedit there was no way to do it and it was clunky at
best with pages.
I stumbled across this services app called word Service which will install
some additional services in textedit and others, one of
On a lot of displays, dots 7 and 8 are the cursor indicators. This is true on
the mac, anyway.
I turned that off on mine because it drives me crazy to always see dots 7 and 8
underneath everything.
With vo, all the text on a page is technically in the vo cursor. That's why
those dots are
In Adobe Flash player settings, you can get Flash Player to ask if you want
information to be stored on to your computer. I told it to ask each time which
enables me to keep my computer safe.
On 28 Apr 2014, at 01:29 pm, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com
wrote:
If your'e like
Hi there
This is hard to explain. If I press command shift o from the desktop, these
days I first get Now in Documents window browser No selection.. Then if I
interact with the browser I get Interact with browser Previous 30 Days
(-9223372036854775808 of 377) column 1 of 1. I'm sorry but that
Hi Eugenia, it happens to me also.
It seems to be a VO bug. Should report to accessibility.
Gabriel.
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Hi there
I did report column view problems, and I thought they had been solved with the
last update. While they are better, this is what happens these days in column
view for me. That's why I suggest testing this for the next update. If you have
the same problem, have you been able to make
Hello Everybody,
I am new to the mac and the list. I hope I can learn from everyone as well as
provide help in future. smile.
What i'd like to know is, whether the VO keys could be assigned to different
keys on the keyboard?
for example, the macbook that I have only has one control key. Thus,
Hello Zameer.
First off, welcome to the list. This is a great resource if you have any
questions about the mac.
As for your question, I don't believe you can map the VO keys.
Matt Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
www.blindaccesstraining.com
1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
On Apr 28,
Is there a way to get Pages to open without opening the What's new In Pages
document?
Thanks.
Kristeen
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Close the what's new in pages document, and it won't appear anymore.
Matt Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
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1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
On Apr 28, 2014, at 11:16 AM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote:
Is there a way to get Pages to open without
Hi Zameer!
I thought the same thing about the awkwardness of the control key--there just
being one when I first got my macbook. Now I never even give it a thought. If
you have a trackpad you can do so many of the commands there that used to
require vo keys. Turn it on and give it a try.
Jim
Hi,
So, if the Drag Drop worked, then you should be able to close the window
you're in. Then, press cmd-shift-a which will open the Applications folder.
Once in the Applications folder, navigate through until you locate the app that
you drug over. If it is there, land on it, then press
There is also Click To Flash which turns any flash into a non-operating
widget which you must action before it will load. That way you can leave
Flash installed and only enable it when you want it.
http://hoyois.github.io/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/
CB
On 4/28/14, 10:12 AM, Kawal
Hi, Eyepal is a good solution. Not a great solution, but a good one. I
haven't tested fine reader pro, but if it works with the hovercam T5V then that
would be even better. Docuscan plus and t5v is also a good combination.
Hope this helps,
Erik Burggraaf
Ebony Consulting toll-free:
Not true. You cand certainly assign commands on displays that don't have a
braille keyboard. Although, as read only displays have fewer keys, the number
of commands you can assign is somewhat limited.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194
or on the web at
Hi, if you do a four finger double tap on your device this will open up the
help mode. You can then press buttons or combinations of buttons and hear what
they do.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194
or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com
On 2014-04-26,
Hello All,
I wondered how people were using a camera like the Hovercam when wanting to
read anything other than a flat piece of paper? How do people resolve the issue
of pages of a book not lying flat? Surely, even letters that have folds in them
can be problematic?
Your thoughts and
It's not that bad actualy. A finger pressed on the edge of the page to keep
the paper flat does the trick.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194
or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com
On 2014-04-28, at 12:55 PM, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote:
Hello
if you follow the link to download the script, it will bring you to his blog
where you can read more and subscribe if desired.
On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:58 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com
wrote:
So, Nick..
Can you give the link for your blog?
thanks,
Cait
On Apr 28, 2014,
I do that every time and it comes up every time.
Kristeen
On Apr 28, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote:
Close the what's new in pages document, and it won't appear anymore.
Matt Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
www.blindaccesstraining.com
We have a mini hooked to our tv at home for the family entertainment and
such. The mini is set to never go to sleep and the wireless keyboard
usually goes a couple months between batteries. Probably would go much
longer but we give it the tired old batteries after they no longer
operate the
i already turn it off the 7 and 8 of the display braille but anyways, thanks
for the informations. i'll just leave my display braille.
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All the image data for iPhoto will be under your account in the
Pictures/iPhoto Library folder. Note that if you have thousands of pics
it's going to be a big chunk of data and take a while to upload.
CB
On 4/26/14, 5:54 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote:
Hi all:
I have thousands of picts and
Another possible longshot is whether you've used Bluetooth for your
network connection in the past. Maybe it has itself confused. In the
same network preference there is an action menu which lets you set the
service order. Mine goes Bluetooth DUN, Ethernet, WiGi then Thunderbolt
Bridge. So
nope i han't tried anything yet, because this was just new, and trying
everything possible on the mac,
Il giorno 28/apr/2014, alle ore 07:42 PM, 'Chris Blouch cblo...@aol.com' via
MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com ha scritto:
Another possible longshot is whether you've used
Hello everyone,
What I don't like about Docuscan plus is that it requires the image to be sent
to Serotek's servers for processing. If scans could be processed locally this
would be a good solution.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 28, 2014, at 1:11 PM, erik burggraaf e...@erik-burggraaf.com wrote:
Hi Matt and Jim,
Thanks for the welcome.
I guess I'll have to get use to the VO keys being only in that position. as
for the gestures, it will take abit of learning but I'll get there
eventually.
Thanks for the replies.
Kind regards
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From: Jim Gatteys
I agree. The cloud is inapropriate. For the cost f the software, processing
should be done onsite. For those who need access though, something like
docuscan makes more sense than a windows instalation dedicated to kurzweil.
Best,
Erik
Sent from my android device.
-Original
Almost sounds like you have organized by date on on your computer.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 28, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote:
Hi there
This is hard to explain. If I press command shift o from the desktop, these
days I first get Now in Documents window browser
Hi.
I've just bought an Airport Exreme and trying to configure my LAN to use it.
The connection to the net comes throw a D-Link 2640B. Do I have to use it or
Can I connect the DSL cable directly into the Airport, on port WAN?
If not, do I have to put the ADSL router in bridge mode? if so, where
Well, maybe I'm getting at the voices the wrong way. You said go through
finder. The only way I could figure to do that was to open my macintosh hd
volume on the desk top in finder, then drill down through system, library etc
to find the voice folders. So maybe I'm missing a more direct path
Okay, I'll have a look. Honestly, I never use my Documents folder; does this
happen anywhere else, or only that one folder?
On Apr 28, 2014, at 10:30 AM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote:
Hi there
I did report column view problems, and I thought they had been solved with
the last
Hi there
It doesn't seem to be a problem in other folders, but I can't say for absolute
sure. I tried it by going to my Macintosh hd volume on my desktop, and it
worked fine.
Regards,
Gigi
On Apr 28, 2014, at 2:37 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote:
Okay, I'll have a look. Honestly, I
Hi Gabriel!
Wish I could help. I have a cable modem connected to my airport and it was
seamless to get it up and working. Sorry I can't help but maybe somebody else
can. Good luck with it.
Jim
On Apr 28, 2014, at 1:47 PM, Gabriele Battaglia iz4...@libero.it wrote:
Hi.
I've just bought an
I don't know all the details but I'm know the only ports on the Airport
are ethernet and USB so you can't just plug your DSL into it. You'll
need a box that is DSL in and Ethernet out. Sounds like the D-Link 2640B
does just that and wifi. So I guess you could just daisychain the
Airport off
Hi Mary,
If you are wanting different system voices, go to the system preferences and to
dictation and speech. Choose the speech tab and choose custom voices. There you
will see all of the voices grouped by language. You need to checkmark any voice
that you want to download.
Robert Carter
If you don't mind playing around in terminal you should look into the
rsync command. Generally, to backup anything that changed since the last
backup you would do
rsync -a ~/Documents /some/place/you/want/backups/stored
It also sometimes happens that you might have deleted a file in your
Sounds about right. Unix processes don't take much overhead and are
often coded to 'block' and take no CPU until a particular event happens.
So many of those processes are adding no load to the CPU. Likewise unix
systems like OSX swap out to disk any allocated memory that hasn't been
used for
I'm assuming you're not on a full-sized keyboard, like a MacBook or an
Apple Wireless. On those there is no pageup/pagedown (or home and end
either) so those are all done by pressing the Function key at the bottom
left corner and then add the arrows. Up/Down turns to PageUp/PageDown
while left
Hi Robert,
I have in fact successfully downloaded some of the new voices. But what I
really want to do is get back some of the old voices, such as Samantha, Tom,
and the Russian voice. And I have not been able to do that. Samantha and Tom
are in the list. I had thought they weren't, but they
I was right. It was in the drag and drop part. Mouse tracking was on
when it should not ahve been. Fixed that and installed the app. Now I am
back to figuring out how to access the Roboform menu which is dimmed.
The rb toolbar is enabled, so not sure what to do here but will contact
tech
Flash is not accessible with Voiceover because Adobe refuses to use the
Apple accessibility APIs. Instead it wants Apple to implement a second
API called IAccessible2 which is used on other platforms. Obviously
Apple is not all that interested in implementing a second accessibility
API when
what VO improvements are they working on for the next release?
On 29 Apr 2014, at 5:37 am, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote:
Okay, I'll have a look. Honestly, I never use my Documents folder; does this
happen anywhere else, or only that one folder?
On Apr 28, 2014, at 10:30 AM, Eugenia
As far as I know, connect the DSL directly to the airport extreme. The airport
will automatically detect the DSL connection.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 29 Apr 2014, at 6:47, Gabriele Battaglia iz4...@libero.it wrote:
hello.
I have my airport extreme connected to my ADSL box. It is not quite a router,
but it does connect to the Internet. As the airport extreme is a self Rueter.
If you would like, tomorrow, I will send you what I had in my airport extreme
settings. Just let me know.
On 28 Apr 2014, at
As I said in my first post, any betas are covered by Apple's non-disclosure
agreement. Even though they are public, they cannot be talked about. Yes, many
people will talk about them anyway, but I am not going to. That's why I haven't
even said if any bugs people have asked me to test still
What are these new voices? I have Samantha and them, but also have Alison, Ava,
Susan, Oliver and Kate.
Devin Prater
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On Apr 28, 2014, at 15:37, Mary
Hi Kait,
It's as Phil said. But here's the link again if that's easier.
Kawal and Chris, I've heard about those solutions too, and was interested. I'm
sure they're great. I just feel better knowing my Mac is free of Adobe Flash
Player (and Java too for that matter). I like not having to deal
It doesn't do that for me. I'm not sure about this one in particular, but often
those kinds of windows have a checkbox which says display this window on
launch. You need to uncheck it for it not to pop up again. Sometimes you need
to stop interacting with the window a few times before you can
Hello, all.
I have a macbook that I purchased in 2010, just before lion was released. I'm
thinking of updating to Mavericks from Mountain Lion, but have a question
before doing so.
When I first got the machine, I created a small windows partition using
bootcamp. Windows XP is the operating
Hi Shannon,
If you go into the Utilities folder in your applications folder, and go into
Disk Utility app, you can format your disk from there. You'll probably want to
do a clean installation of Mavericks, and format your disk from the options
before you install Mavericks, but the process is
You can certainly erase your Bootcamp partition, but you can't erase your OS X
partition while booted into that same OS. You will need to make a bootable
drive and use that, a process detailed in tons of guides online and made dead
simple in Mavericks. A bootable drive is handy to have anyway,
Tim,
All is well. Learned a few things from this. Appreciate your help as
well as from others.
Quote of the nanosecond . . .
There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.
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On 4/27/2014 9:52 AM, Tim
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