Re: Apple TV Amazon app?

2018-09-08 Thread John JD Denning
Thanks, I’ll give that a try. Good idea. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2018, at 14:31, Eileen Scrivani wrote: > > John, > > Regarding the voice changing I’m not sure what might be causing that. So far > as the preamble of directions, I think that if you turn off hints that might >

Re: shortcut key to go to a specific page?

2018-09-08 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Best wishes,Hello, using the control-V command to goto the next page is probably the easiest way. vo-home / end should move you by page at least in current versions. Though I usually get to the point where I am interacting with the document but not any specific page. At that

Re: Seeking Food Recipes App Recommendations

2018-09-08 Thread Agent086b
Hi, the App my sited wife and I use is Paprica. I have it in IOS and for the Mac. Originally I got it because of recommendations from one of the lists. Don’t remember the cost. Max. > On 8 Sep 2018, at 10:46 am, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I would greatly appreciate any food

Re: Reading.

2018-09-08 Thread Leo Bado
Hi, I particularly use book reader, up the moment is the best app I had found to read ebooks on mac, I'm not able to read pdf books though, I consider this a OS problem since the same happens with ibooks and any other app for reading pdf documents. But it goes perfect with epub and all the

RE: Reading.

2018-09-08 Thread rhonda.partain
You could try DocuScan Plus from Serotek it's like Open Book but it can run on a mac or windows. You can download a 14 day trial from http://www.serotek.com Rhonda -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anita E Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2018 2:31 PM

Problem with permission for bean to edit doc files

2018-09-08 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I am running the latest version of High Sierra. I use the app bean to edit simple doc and docx files as it is simple to use and does everything I need. It It was originally from a non recognised developer. It is set as my default program to open doc and docx. Recently if I select a doc

Re: Reading.

2018-09-08 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
Look into DocuScan, a Serotech product, the same folks that made System Access on Windows. Docuscan is for Windows and Mac. The link is: http://www.serotek.com/docuscanplus Devin Prater Assistive Technology Instructor certified by World Services for the Blind JAWS certified > On Sep 8, 2018,

Re: Apple TV Amazon app?

2018-09-08 Thread Eileen Scrivani
John, Regarding the voice changing I’m not sure what might be causing that. So far as the preamble of directions, I think that if you turn off hints that might correct the annoying rambling in the Amazon app. There is a roter, at least on my Apple TV, and turning on/off hints is one of the

Re: Reading.

2018-09-08 Thread Anita E
Is there anything comparable to Open Book? Thanks, Anita Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:32 PM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: For now, and probably a while to come, there is no easy way of reading books on the Mac. There may be a way with Learning Ally, but there is not a

Re: Reading.

2018-09-08 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
For now, and probably a while to come, there is no easy way of reading books on the Mac. There may be a way with Learning Ally, but there is not a way to read NLS books on the Mac. If you have books in the EPUB format, you can use Emacspeak, with Emacs, with Novel-mode, to read them, but this

Reading.

2018-09-08 Thread Anita E
Hi List,What apps are available for reading books on the MacBook? Is it possible to read Learning Ally and NLS content? Thanks, Anita Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Apple TV Amazon app?

2018-09-08 Thread John JD Denning
Hello all, I have an Apple TV fourth generation, and the Amazon app. Whenever I start the Amazon app the voice changes completely. Totally different voice settings, and it Hass to tell me how to use the app. And there is no way to shut up that preamble. At least that icy. Does anybody know,

Re: Seeking Food Recipes App Recommendations

2018-09-08 Thread Janet Ingber
Hi Anita, You can get it in the iOS App Store. Janet Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:51 PM, Anita E wrote: > > Hi List, From where can this app be obtained? > Thanks, > Anita > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 8, 2018, at 10:21 AM, Janet Ingber wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > An app I

shortcut key to go to a specific page?

2018-09-08 Thread Leo Bado
Hello, what would be the shorcut key to go to a specific page on pages? or a any other similar option...   I don't find too much handy to surf through thumbnail bar navigation or going forward page by page using voice over commands. Thanks for any help. -- Leo Bado -- The following

Re: Seeking Food Recipes App Recommendations

2018-09-08 Thread Anita E
Hi List, From where can this app be obtained? Thanks, Anita Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2018, at 10:21 AM, Janet Ingber wrote: Hi Mark, An app I really like is called in the kitchen. It is from Food Network The app is very accessible and it has a lot of good features. It is

Re: Seeking Food Recipes App Recommendations

2018-09-08 Thread Janet Ingber
Hi Mark, An app I really like is called in the kitchen. It is from Food Network The app is very accessible and it has a lot of good features. It is available for iOS and I think there’s a Mac version as well but I’mj not positive. Our use the iOS version. Hope this helps. Janet