Hi all
I know this is a bit of a random question, but I'm looking to set up another
e-mail account as well as the Gmail one I already have. So was just wondering
if anyone could recommend any other e-mail providers which are as
good/accessible as Gmail? I have my Apple training session this
be aware, there are 2 kinds of PDF out there:
1. text formatted
2. graphically scanned.
the first is generally easy to deal with most times and any methods described
here work fairly well. The second type (image scanned) are a lot more
problematic. As far as voiceover is concerned, they are
I've not tried this yet, but the Adobe accessibility people were saying on
Twitter yesterday that the new Adobe Reader for Mac has VO support.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
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On 27/03/2015, at 3:05 pm, Phil Halton
The KNFB reader also can read them.
On Mar 27, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Steve Nutt st...@comproom.co.uk wrote:
Hi,
You said no screen reader can read them. This is incorrect. Jaws can, with
its Convenient OCR function.
All the best
Steve
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On 27
Hi all.
I'm considering to buy Abby Fine Reader for Mac.
I wonder how much it is accessible and, if it could be useful to solve
the issue we have on reading PDF file too. I mean, loading a PDF into it
even thought the PDF is already readable and convert it in another
format like pages or rtf,
Hi!
Ah, that makes sence.
Thanks.
/A
25 mar 2015 kl. 21:34 skrev Christopher-Mark Gilland clgillan...@gmail.com:
How do you have Voiceover set, if you go to your Voiceover Utility, then
under the web category? Are you set on DOM navigation, or group?
If on Group, that may be part of your
Well I have just downloaded and installed version 11.0.10 from Adobe and
nothing appears to have changed.
None of the text area of the two PDF documents I loaded were available to
Voiceover.
I went through the Accessibility Setup wizard and specified that I was using a
screen reader but this
Hi,
You said no screen reader can read them. This is incorrect. Jaws can, with its
Convenient OCR function.
All the best
Steve
Sent from Type Mail
On 27 Mar 2015 08:32, at 08:32, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote:
Many PDF documents are scanned images. Scanned images cannot be
Many PDF documents are scanned images. Scanned images cannot be read by any
screen reader as they are actually pictures of the page of text.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 27 Mar 2015, at 21:24, David Griffith
I have had no complaints about my iCloud account here.
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 27, 2015, at 2:31 AM, Eleanor Roberts
eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi all
I know this is a bit of a random question, but I'm looking to set up another
e-mail account as well as the Gmail one
Have you run a permissions repair from Disk Utility? I imagine erasing all your
accounts and starting over could help too, but that's an extreme step. I can
tell you that it's not the Mail app somehow needing more power; I use a Macbook
Air with the low end processor and 4GB ram from 2012, and
Do you have a reason for not wanting to just set up a second gmail
account? I just set up a second gmail account last night and the audio
captcha was the best, clearest I've ever heard. In fact, I was able to
type it into the form as it was spoken. All I had to do when it finished
speaking was
I have had this issue with far too much frequency lately, and only with
mail. Permissions repair has helped in the past, but it did not work the past
few times. What I was finding was as I tried to read my messages, whenever this
problem occurred, I was hearing “900 cells selected” or
OK, where is Disk Utility to be found?
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Sent: Friday,
If doing a cat command to get one large rtf file presents problems use the
textutil command to first convert all rtf to txt files. Command:
textutil -convert txt *.rtf
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Okay, you are in the preview app right? and you’ve interacted with the PDF
content group and then again with the text area and done a Command -A to select
all the text?
Then from the menu bar enter the Preview menu and then the services submenu,
and you still can’t find the service “new
Hi,
I haven’t heard of many experiencing this, so, I’m guessing that it has
something to do with your personal configuration or situation. That machine is
plenty powerful enough to handle the job. Some questions to determine what may
be causing the issues:
1. What Mail view do you use?
There’s one more point in favor of KNFB. I just may have to plunk down the $$$.
On Mar 27, 2015, at 7:07 AM, Kliph kliphzkor...@icloud.com wrote:
The KNFB reader also can read them.
On Mar 27, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Steve Nutt st...@comproom.co.uk
mailto:st...@comproom.co.uk wrote:
Hi,
In Finder, press command-comma to open Preferences. In the General tab, there
should be a checkbox about opening new folders in tabs instead of windows.
On Mar 27, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Stacey Robinson stacey...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Hello all,
When I had my Macbook running Lion, each folder
In that case I would say it is a security issue with your network and or server
at work. Contact your i. t. person and have them look into it for you.
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On Behalf Of Christine Grassman
Sent:
Yes, ABBYY FineReader Pro is very accessible and will do what you want.
Cheers,
Anne
On 27 Mar 2015, at 12:14, 'Gabriele Battaglia' via MacVisionaries
macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote:
Hi all.
I'm considering to buy Abby Fine Reader for Mac.
I wonder how much it is accessible and,
Hi,
To access Disk Utility, go to the Finder, press cmd-shift-u then navigate
through the Utilities folder to find Disk Utility.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Mar 27, 2015, at 08:18, William Gallik wfgal...@charter.net wrote:
OK, where is Disk Utility to be found?
-
It does only happen at work, not home, so I often wonder if it has
something to do with our Ethernet connection or server.
I do have both gmail and iCloud; I have Gmail set up to forward to my iCloud
account. I use Pop. I will keep these hints in mind for future. Thank you.
Christine
Hello all,
When I had my Macbook running Lion, each folder would open in a separate window.
I would like to do this with my macbook air, but can’t figure out how.
When I press command w I end up back on the desktop which isn’t where I want to
be. In Lion, you’d just perform this command and be
Anne Robertson, alle 15:20 del 27/03/2015, digitò:
Yes, ABBYY FineReader Pro is very accessible and will do what you want.
Ciao Anne and thanks for your answer.
I own a quite old scanner. How do I know if it is compatible with my Mac
and Abbyy Fine Reader?
Thanks once again.
Sincerely,
Alex
Do I check or uncheck this?
Blessings,
Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk.
mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net
On Mar 27, 2015, at 9:33 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote:
In Finder, press command-comma to open Preferences. In
iCloud Mail is the way to go if you have an Apple ID. It's free and
storage depends on how much is in your iCloud account. In other words
the space is shared between Mail and all other data. The best thing with
iCloud Mail is that no user configuration is required if you use the
native Mail
I had 3 accounts set up, but when this problem initially manifested itself I
disabled all but my iCloud.com account. That is set up as an IMAP account.
But, both the iPhones I have also access this account; is it possible that
may be causing some sort of problem?
- Bill Leader Dog
At some level it doesn't really matter what email provider you use if
you're just going to access them through IMAP/SMTP. The user interface
will be the same Apple Mail. You could also check into AOL mail as it's
also free and fairly reliable. Full disclosure - I do accessibility work
for AOL.
Hello Gabriel,
On 27 Mar 2015, at 15:25, 'Gabriele Battaglia' via MacVisionaries
macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote:
I own a quite old scanner. How do I know if it is compatible with my Mac and
Abbyy Fine Reader?
FineReader Pro recognises most scanners that are recognised by the Mac.
Hi,
You can select the contacts from your All contacts list, or any other list for
that matter, copy them with cmd-c then change to the newly created group and
paste them in with cmd-v.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Mar 27, 2015, at 11:15, Sarah Amelia Sackville McLauchlan
um…. I didn't say any screen reader, I said specifically voiceover couldn't.
BtW, jaws convenient OCR doesn't perform as well as Kurzweil OCR 1000. I should
know, I just tried.
-eric
On Mar 27, 2015, at 2:46 AM, Steve Nutt wrote:
Hi,
You said no screen reader can read them. This is
Hi,
A technicality I’m sure, but, the original assertion stands, no screen reader
can read the image. If OCR is performed on the image, then any screen reader,
be it JAWS, Window Eyes, NVDA VoiceOver or even the old fashioned OUtSpoken for
Mac could read it. One person going through the
Hi all
Thanks so muchh for all the useful information. I checked with my trainer this
afternoon and I can't use my Icloud e-mail account as my rescue e-mail address
in my Apple security settings. So I've got to set up an e-mail address which
isn't Icloud for that purpose (so I can access my
Hi,
No, that shouldn’t affect anything. I have multiple devices accessing my
iCloud account simultaneously both at home and at work. I also have a gMail
account through Google App, a Pop account through my ISP, and two other iMap
accounts for other duties all configured through Mail with no
You want the check box unchecked it it checked it opens tags
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On Behalf Of Alex Hall
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 08:22
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: making folders open in new windows
I think
Note That checkbox only changes the open in new tab menu item to open in new
window. It does not cause folders to automatically open in a new window. I
believe it is possible to assign a keyboard shortcut to it in system
preferences though.
In Lion, the box would cause folders to open in new
Hi all! So, (I think) I’ve figured out how to create groups in my contacts on
my Macbook pro. But (and I hope this isn’t too duh a question) how do I add
people to the groups I’ve created? :-( It doesn’t seem to work like adding
songs to a playlist in iTunes. Or, am I just missing
I still haven't upgraded to iOs 8 on my iPad 2. I'm still running iOs 7. I
found a handwriting recognition app that needs iOs 8 to install. Should I
update, or can I expect slower operation?
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 3:38:48 PM UTC-4, Yuma Decaux wrote:
Hi all,
I don’t know about
OK I checked for updates and it told me I had the latest version so the
accessible VO version is hopefully yet to come.
David Griffith
On 27/03/2015 15:18, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries wrote:
11.0.10 was released December 2014 so I suspect that is not the fixed
version.
CB
On 3/27/15
My problem with iCloud Mail is the web interface. I use iCloud Mail because I
use Apple devices, and setting up my account is as easy as checking a box.
However, making changes for message rules, aliases, and other web-based changes
is nearly impossible. Unless the website has gotten way better
A really good paid option is Fastmail. www.fastmail.com.
It is extremely reliable.
It works well with Voiceover if you use the classic interface. The normal one
is doable but tricky.
On Mar 27, 2015, at 2:31 AM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com
wrote:
Hi all
I know this is
I haven't tried every feature but the iOS app for the Honeywell
thermostats seems somewhat accessible. There are things like the temp
up/down buttons for heat and for cooling are read across by row instead
of as a group but it can be used. Initial setup needs sighted assistance
as there is a
you might check with Larry Lewis of flying-blind.com http://flying-blind.com/.
He has represented Optelec for many years. He should be able to help you obtain
the right power adapter.
Stuart
On Mar 27, 2015, at 8:32 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
11.0.10 was released December 2014 so I suspect that is not the fixed
version.
CB
On 3/27/15 4:24 AM, David Griffith wrote:
Well I have just downloaded and installed version 11.0.10 from Adobe
and nothing appears to have changed.
None of the text area of the two PDF documents I loaded were
I think you'd want it unchecked. I've never paid much attention to how folders
open--I use cmd-n if I need a new window--but it seems like you'd want windows
and not tabs.
On Mar 27, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Stacey Robinson stacey...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Alex
Do I check or uncheck this?
According to their specs it's a 5 volt 1.5 Amp power supply. They don't
say anything about the shape of the plug and of course say not to use
any other power supply.
CB
On 3/26/15 9:04 PM, Juan Hernandez wrote:
Hi All,
I have a stupid off topic question. Does anyone have an optelec alva
Oh yes, you cannot use iCloud Mail as your rescue email nor can you in
fact use it as your Apple ID folks. I overlooked this at the time but
this reply reminded me of this fact.
On 27/03/2015 17:43, Eleanor Roberts wrote:
Hi all
Thanks so muchh for all the useful information. I checked with
Hi Tim,
I re-downloaded the file just now which had a different file name and got me a
lot further with installing flash player.
I got as far as agreeing to the license terms. When I press vo space on the I
agree check box to check it, I'm thrown out of the installer and back into
finder. It's
Although I have not had this exact problem generally on Adobe Flash
installs I encounter 2 problems.
1. You tend to have to use shift vo space to activate the buttons. so it
might be worth doing this as well to see if it prevents you being dumped
out of the install app..
2. The install tends to
Hello, I did a disk permissions last night took over night! I still get busy
now and again with mail but it is now working.
On 27 Mar 2015, at 13:55, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote:
Have you run a permissions repair from Disk Utility? I imagine erasing all
your accounts and starting
Hello all,
I have heard that there has been a new release of FantastiCal 2 for the MAC.
This program is very accessible on the ios devices. Does anyone know how
accessible it is with VO? Thanks.
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IOS 8 is more widely used, more and more app developers will stop supporting
IOS7.
On Mar 27, 2015, at 10:53 AM, Jon Solitro jon.soli...@gmail.com wrote:
I still haven't upgraded to iOs 8 on my iPad 2. I'm still
What is the name of the hand writing reconigation app I am interested in this
please.
thanks
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Hi,
I’m guessing that you were either confused between the iOS version and the Mac
version, or someone believes that using Adobe Reader’s “Read Out Loud” feature
constitutes being accessible. Supposedly, the iOS version of Adobe Reader has
VO support, although I can’t confirm at this point.
Absolutely no confusion on my part. If you check the earlier thread you will
see Jonathan said Adobe had announced that they released a VO Accessible
version of Adobe Reader for the Mac on Twitter yesterday.
David Griffith
On 27 Mar 2015, at 18:23, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote:
Hi,
Hi,
is it possible to link in a cell to a document on my hard drive? I found away
to link to a web address but not to a local file. I want Numbers to open the
linked file in the determined app.
I tried File:///Users/MyUser/Example.pdf to use the url service but it didn't
work.
Thanks and
Nor have I, aside from I get spam like crazy there, and am constantly having
to set up filters to block all the crap.
Chris.
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From the Adobe Accessibility blog:
http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility/2015/03/acrobat-dc-accessibility-update.html
They say the upcoming release not that it is actually released yet.
Also they say this is the release of Adobe Reader DC where DC stands
for Document Cloud. No idea what that
My personal solution for this is to do it in two steps:
1. Press CMD + n to open a real new window.
2. press the hotkey for the desired folder like CMD + Shift + o to open
documents folder, CMD + Shift + h to open the home folder, and so forth.
Now I'm able to switch between these windows by
Folks,
We had a major issue the other night with our servers, and that is why I
didn't get that recording to you all that I promised sooner.
Anyway, it's done.
If you go to:
http://www.clgproductions.net
Once here, click on Blog and Podcast.
Then, look with heading navigation at the most
Hi,
Adobe is moving lots of productivity towards the cloud based solutions.
Creative Cloud allows for a pseudo web-based version of the PhotoShop, Premiere
Creative Suite and the Document Cloud is probably part of that same sort of
movement. Sorry, was following the whole thread but must
Tim and David,
Thanks for your suggestions. Pressing space bar on the license check box and
then on the install button certainly got me further. I then type in my computer
password, press ok, and then the installer just says installer ready and
there's a close button and a done image, with no
Oh looks like it installed after all. I'm now running the latest update
according to system prefs. It was not clear anything had actually happened
during the installation.
Pressing space bar on the buttons certainly helps. And you can't always rely on
vo f 5 to tell you the truth either. It
Hi,
Checkwith your ISP and see if they offer a free email account as mine
does. Just a thought.
Matthew
On 03/27/2015 11:24 AM, Alex Hall wrote:
My problem with iCloud Mail is the web interface. I use iCloud Mail
because I use Apple devices, and setting up my account is as easy as
Hi,
In addition to David’s comments, in lots of Adobe installers, you can often
just use the space to check boxes like that and use your tab to navigate around
if VO doesn’t work normally. It’s good to have a toolbox full of options when
your normal VO commands don’t seem to result in what
Only when the quality is good enough. Often, the quality of the scan is not
very good.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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On 27 Mar 2015, at 22:46, Steve Nutt st...@comproom.co.uk wrote:
Hi,
You said no screen reader can
Hello, all,
I understand that a script exists that will allow one to get a word count for a
document using TextEdit. If someone could kindly point me to this script, that
would be great. It doesn’t appear to be a part of the Talking Dashboard scripts
unless I’mm missing something.
Thanks.
Perhaps a clean install will help? And when done you do a backup twice during
the reinstallation of software after the osx installed. Then maybe it will work
and you have two or more backups to restore from. Many instructions of how to
do a clean install in the archive i believe.
Take care
Hi,
You’re welcome. Normally, if the “Done” button appears, then everything went
as it should and the installer completed its task. Glad it all works for you
now.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Mar 27, 2015, at 15:42, Lisette Wesseling lisettewessel...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks I’ll give that a try.
Blessings,
Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk.
mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net
On Mar 27, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Jürgen Fleger apple-engl...@fleger.net wrote:
My personal solution for this is to do it in two
All of the nightmarish things that happened with I O S 8 in the beginning have
pretty much been fixed.
I run I O S 8.2 on all of my devices, including my IPad Air first generation,
and all is very very smoothe. I really don't have any issues any longer. OK,
in Safari, on huge web pages,
Hi, Alex,
This script works like a charm. Thanks a million.
Take care and have a great day.
Jamie Pauls
jamiepa...@gmail.com
On Mar 27, 2015, at 7:10 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote:
(* Keywords:
$wordCount: the number of words in the currently open document in TextEdit
The app is called WritePad. I can't attest to the functionality as I haven't
been able to download it yet.
I know that many apps need ios 8. I'm justwondering if it is worth it ot
upgrade. In the past when I've upgraded, Voice Over tends to run slower. How is
it now? Should I upgrade?
Sent
It's not, but you have a great point. I'll add that to the next version.
In the meantime, here's the script. Just copy the below lines, open up Script
Editor, paste, and save the script in the same place as the other Talking
Dashboard ones. It's not tested very much--I wrote it in about fifteen
For me, beeing in Canada, I can access U.S. related services such as US net
flicks, ITunes Radio and Pandora.
God bless.
Matthew Dierckens
Certified Assistive Technology Specialist
Macintosh, Windows and IOS Trainer
U.S. number: 573-401-1018
Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com
On Mar 27,
And what widget is that?
May and LD Luna Moon!
www.canadianlynx.ca
On Mar 27, 2015, at 9:35 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote:
I have a wigit that I can use to give me a word count in Text Edit if I
wanted it to.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray
Still a happy
hi; i know we shouldn't have to do it this way. but here is the website i use
to get a word count. i copy the text from text edit into the enter field and
click go and it gives me the word count right away. hope this helps, max
http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/countwords.shtml
On
I too have an Ipad 2. No way would I put IOS 8 on it. I am a firm believer
in if it isn't broken don't fix it. Apple broke it.
On Mar 27, 2015 12:53 PM, Jon Solitro jon.soli...@gmail.com wrote:
I still haven't upgraded to iOs 8 on my iPad 2. I'm still running iOs 7. I
found a handwriting
What are the benefits of setting up VPN on either a Mac or iPhone?
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I have a wigit that I can use to give me a word count in Text Edit if I wanted
it to.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray
Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user!
Sent from my Mac,
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On Mar 27, 2015,
I'm glad it works. :) Anyone else can use it too, so long as you have Talking
Dashboard:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17005121/talking%20dashboard.zip
Again, this script will be in the next update to that, but it will work right
now if you paste the code into Script Editor and save the
Whatever people. I'm telling you that Apple did break it, yes, but that is the
key word... Did!
Things work very well now, and if you don't believe me, tell me what you had an
issue with, and I'll make an audio demo showing it's been fixed. Maybe then,
you'll believe me.
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It ain't broke now. iOS 8.2 is on both my iPhone and iPad.
From The Believer. . .
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On 3/27/2015 7:48 PM, Pamela Francis wrote:
I too have an Ipad 2. No way would I put IOS 8 on
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