Re: Disabling the Preview pain in Mail in the latest OS X release

2015-02-07 Thread Anne Robertson
The idea is to drag the horizontal splitter to the bottom of the screen. This is why you have to bring the mouse to the splitter before pressing down on the trackpad. Cheers, Anne On 6 Feb 2015, at 23:50, Dionipher Presas Herrera dionip...@gmail.com wrote: i don't get this one, what will

Re: Making ringtones

2015-02-07 Thread Bill Gallik
I'm answering this from the perspective of an iPhone user so if I'm all wet with this, please pardon me. I use an app named Ringmaker Pro and it's only $1.99 -- well, certainly not almost $10 for sure. What I consider the major drawback to the RingMaker Pro app is that you are limited to 1

Re: iTunes Questions - 1 Specific 1 General

2015-02-07 Thread Bill Gallik
Oops; seems I forgot to add the more general question in my initial post. Well, I'm sure there is documentation available on using iTunes on a Mac; can anybody advise me where to find it? BTW: I really do not want to pay for a tutorial, seems to me that Apple should provide something

Re: trying to make sense of all these sound editing options

2015-02-07 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Jonathan. Sounds like amadeus would be the best choice, and when I'm ready to move forward, I'll definitely take a look at both your books! Cheers, Donna On Feb 6, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Donna, Sound Forge has a few more effects, which you're

Re: iTunes Questions - 1 Specific 1 General

2015-02-07 Thread The Believer
Apple does provide documentation. Its under the Help menu. And then there is this wonderfuil user supported web site. http://www.applevis.com/ From The Believer. . . . . . what if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 2/7/2015 7:59 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: Oops; seems I forgot to add

iTunes Questions - 1 Specific 1 General

2015-02-07 Thread Bill Gallik
First; let me confess that I'm not yet a Mac user, but that's about to change very shortly as I purchased a Mac Mini yesterday from the Apple store and it's scheduled to be delivered this coming Tuesday. And (do I get ANY points for this at all?), I've been an iPhone user since late 2012.

Re: Adobe Flash Installer launched in the background

2015-02-07 Thread jeff `greene
Hi Deb, Go into system prefs and check the flashplayer item. You'll probably see that flash is updating automatically. If not, you can update from there. Hope this helps! Jeff On 2/7/15, Deb Lewis deblewi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi: every time I start my Mac it tells me that Adobe Flash installer

Re: how to split my external hd into 2 partitions?

2015-02-07 Thread jeff `greene
Hi, the best way to do this is through disc utility. Bring up disc utility, select your external hard drive, select the partition tab and follow the instructions. It will ask you how many partitions and what sizes and formats you want. Hope this helps! Jeff On 2/7/15, Anouk Radix

Re: Adobe Flash Installer launched in the background

2015-02-07 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, As mentioned, you could go into System Prefs, in the Flash pane under Advanced, interact with the Scroll area and press the Check Now button. In that same Advanced pane, if Flash is set to update automatically, Flash will just update itself within a a while. With that option checked, you

Re: how to split my external hd into 2 partitions?

2015-02-07 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, This can also be done on the fly without the need to erase the current data on the HD. Go into the Disk Utility, select the actual drive, not the specific volume, then select the Partition tab. Next, resize the current partition by entering a new size that is, in your case, 250 GB less

Re: Sending Emails Delayed Since Adding More Mail Accounts

2015-02-07 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I have four eMail accounts and don’t normally experience what you’re mentioning. With the one Gmail ish account, if I quit Mail too quick after hitting Send, sometimes the message hasn’t actually left and doesn’t end up going out until the next time I open Mail. Usually something to do

Question for fellow composers/arrangers out there.

2015-02-07 Thread Sarah Amelia Sackville McLauchlan
Hey all! A question for those others of you out there who write/arrange music, and who, therefore, find yourselves having to score stuff for sighted musicians to read. What software do you use? Is there anything out there that’s not horrendously expensive, relatively easy for those of us who

Adobe Flash Installer launched in the background

2015-02-07 Thread Deb Lewis
Hi: every time I start my Mac it tells me that Adobe Flash installer is launched in the background. So I guess it wants yet another update. But I can’t get to it using either the application chooser or the window chooser. Is there some other way to get to it other than those? Totally puzzled. I

Hello everyone

2015-02-07 Thread Hossein Ourangy
I want to ask a question about installing an other synthesizer like espeak for ios8 or no? I heard that espeak is designed for ios and mac. please somebody help me many thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from

questions about Apple scripts

2015-02-07 Thread Aleeha Dudley
Hello All, I am writing with a couple of questions. First, where do I go to assign a keystroke to a task, such as opening an app or speaking the time and date? Also, I know that somewhere there is a script that will allow me to make voiceover announce the status of my battery. Does anyone know

Downloading Adobe Flash

2015-02-07 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, This is a related question to Adobe flash player. And the automatic update. I have an education that requires Adobe Flash. Is this obtained from the app store or do you go to the web page for Adobe to download it? Thanks for your advise in advance. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone

Mail issues on Yosemite

2015-02-07 Thread ernest mccullough
Hello: I don't know what I did, but instead of my messages from different accounts being in their own mailboxes, all of my messages seem to be in one mailbox. Also, I created some additional mailboxes under the on my mac section, but when I try to expand the collapsed mailboxes it won't expand.

Dialing a pin

2015-02-07 Thread Angus MacKinnon
When I use Skype with my OS 10.9.5 desktop to dial my banks telephone banking, I am asked for my 16 digital card number. Doing the 1 866 number comma or semi colon or colon will not work for me. How can I dial my bank’s 1866 number and enter my 16 digit card number with skype under OS 10.9.5?

Re: Downloading Adobe Flash

2015-02-07 Thread jeff `greene
On Saturday, February 7, 2015, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, This is a related question to Adobe flash player. And the automatic update. I have an education that requires Adobe Flash. Is this obtained from the app store or do you go to the web page for Adobe to

Re: Dialing a pin

2015-02-07 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Angus, bring up the dial pad when you're on the call, command+2 from memory. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 8/02/2015, at 9:01 am, Angus MacKinnon floda...@gmx.com wrote: When I use Skype with my OS 10.9.5 desktop to

Re: Dialing a pin

2015-02-07 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Jonathan When I launch Skype I do a command + 2 and enter the 1 866 number. Call the bank and tab around for the dial pad. The time it takes me to enter 12 digits I am asked for the 16 digit card number. I need to use the number row at the top of my seven /eight year old Microsoft Natural

Re: Dialing a pin

2015-02-07 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Exactly. If I call using the dial pad, I think it still has focus, so I can just use the number row to enter any numbers required. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 8/02/2015, at 9:29 am, Angus MacKinnon floda...@gmx.com

Re: Question for fellow composers/arrangers out there.

2015-02-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
I'd suggest you look into www.LilyPond.org. It's a text based system which will work on any platform. Expect a learning curve and you'll still want and need sighted help. It's open source or G N U, which you'll learn as you delve into it. John S - Original Message - From: Sarah

Re: questions about Apple scripts

2015-02-07 Thread Alex Hall
First, commanders in the VoiceOver Utility. You could use a keystroke on the keyboard, or (depending on what computer you have) the numpad or trackpad. Here's an article about commanders I wrote for AppleVis: http://www.applevis.com/guides/mac-os-x/understanding-and-using-voiceovers-commanders

Re: Dialing a pin

2015-02-07 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Jonathan The 16 digit number is very complicated. Before I can type it all out using the number row on the keyboard, Time Out happens and I need to re enter the whole 16 digit number again. It would help if the Numeric Keypad would work. Angus MacKinnon -- You received this message because

Re: Hello everyone

2015-02-07 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Espeak can be installed on a mac but does not work with voiceover. At least when i tried it. /A 7 feb 2015 kl. 17:24 skrev Hossein Ourangy h.oura...@gmail.com: I want to ask a question about installing an other synthesizer like espeak for ios8 or no? I heard that espeak is designed for

Re: Adobe Flash Installer launched in the background

2015-02-07 Thread Deb Lewis
Yeah I definitely tried all the reasonable ways to get the the updater. I check in System Prefs. I am quite sure I checked it to update automagically. And actually I was puzzled that I was getting the update notice at all, but that makes some sense I guess that it might offer it and hten update if

Question about applying paragraph styles in Pages

2015-02-07 Thread Jamie Pauls
Hello, all: I have been trying to apply paragraph styles in the latest version of Pages. I select the paragraph I want to work with, move to the format area with VO-J, and interact with paragraph styles. I see the style I want to apply. We’ll use heading level 2 as an example. No matter how I

Re: Hello everyone

2015-02-07 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
I haven't heard about ESpeak being available for iOS 8 unless you jailbreak it and you find a tweak for it. Other than that, there's no way of installing other synthesizers. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook On Feb 7, 2015, at 10:24 AM, Hossein Ourangy h.oura...@gmail.com wrote: I want to

Re: Sending Emails Delayed Since Adding More Mail Accounts

2015-02-07 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
For some reason three of your messages were held in dry dock because Google thought they were spam. I have no idea why as there was nothing spammy about them. So the delay was the time between when it flagged them and when I happened to check in and mark them all as good. Hopefully whatever

Re: Sending Emails Delayed Since Adding More Mail Accounts

2015-02-07 Thread Alex Hall
That's really odd, as that definitely corresponds with when I added the accounts. This is even more troubling, since Gmail's spam filter might flip out when I send emails to individuals, and they could never realize it. At least it gives me something more specific to Google, so thanks for the

Making a Popup Menu in excell

2015-02-07 Thread Deb Lewis
I need to put a popup menu in a spreadsheet I’m making. I found a YouTube on this but it could have used a bit of description, lOL. so I know you go to the Inspector, and choose the option for cell. But then I got a little lost in the maze there. How do you create the popup, and how do you

Basic rules for interacting

2015-02-07 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi folks, I know this is an elementary question, I should know it, however there are times I screw it up. A friend was working with me to help me make rules for a mailbox. There are times I know when to interact and when not to. Is there a basic rule of thumb one can follow in order to know

Re: Downloading Adobe Flash

2015-02-07 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi tim, That's what I thought. When on my PC, I quickly did a search, but realized I would need to complete this task when I logged onto my Mac. Eileen On Feb 7, 2015, at 3:28 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, Adobe Flash needs to be obtained from the Adobe web-site. Later..

Re: Question for fellow composers/arrangers out there.

2015-02-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
One more suggestion, abc notation www.abcnotation.org There are mac editions of the program as well. It may be a touch simple, which is sort of the goal. totally text based, like lillypond. Kare On Sat, 7 Feb 2015, John Sanfilippo wrote: I'd suggest you look into www.LilyPond.org. It's a

Re: Disabling the Preview pain in Mail in the latest OS X release

2015-02-07 Thread Dionipher Presas Herrera
do i have to turn the mouse track pad on? and n i can just rout my keyboard to decrease it? 07 Feb 2015, at 11:31 am, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: The idea is to drag the horizontal splitter to the bottom of the screen. This is why you have to bring the mouse to the splitter

Re: Entering a long number

2015-02-07 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Angus, I suspect the bank's system isn't interpreting Skype's tones correctly. I have seen this happen on systems occasionally. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 8/02/2015, at 3:56 pm, Angus MacKinnon floda...@gmx.com

Re: Downloading Adobe Flash

2015-02-07 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Adobe Flash needs to be obtained from the Adobe web-site. Later.. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 7, 2015, at 12:37, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, This is a related question to Adobe flash player. And the automatic update. I have an education that

Entering a long number

2015-02-07 Thread Angus MacKinnon
I launch Skype from the doc. I then do a cmd + 2 to dial a number. Itype 18662223456 to call my bank. I am greeded wit the message to enter my16 digit account number. I get 12 digits entered and then returned to the greeting message. Any ideas how to enter my 16 digit account number before the