Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'Harry Bell' via MacVisionaries
Voice Dream Writer app opens into the last text file used. I leave it with a file open with just one blank space, so it is ready for action. The app is designed for Blind folk to edit text and has brilliant features. HarryOn 30 Jan 2023, at 00:39, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote:THe translation app could

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread Brandon Olivares
vim is my preference for Terminal but I only use it for small editing tasks, like writing commit messages for git, or quickly looking through a text file. > On Jan 29, 2023, at 11:04 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: > > What app do you use for the terminal? I tried ISH and VoiceOver seems > sluggish.

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread Ryan Mann
What app do you use for the terminal? I tried ISH and VoiceOver seems sluggish. Also, I remember trying Nano with it and had trouble figuring out where my cursor was using VoiceOver. Ryan Mann Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist rmann0...@gmail.com 386-383-5175 > On Jan

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Glad we finally came up with a good solution for you! Cheers, Donna > On Jan 29, 2023, at 9:31 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Donna, > Now we are getting somewhere. I already have the app so after giving it > some thought, I created a new document in iCloud Drive. Then

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Donna, Now we are getting somewhere. I already have the app so after giving it some thought, I created a new document in iCloud Drive. Then connecting my braille display to the iPad, opened the app and was in that folder. This will work quite well. Thanks much for the suggestion. :) From

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Well, the app I mentioned earlier Text Editor is an IOS app. When you open it, it defaults to a list of recent files. However, you could leave it open with a blank document up, so you could quickly get into it and have people type to you. Best, Donna > On Jan 29, 2023, at 7:16 PM, 'E.T.' via

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Again, TextEdit is a Mac app, not iOS of iPadOS. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 1/29/2023 5:00 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: Textedit is the way to go.

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread Dave Carlson
Textedit is the way to go. Simple and pre-installed with Mac OS. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Farfar, Engineer, Musician dgcarlson0...@gmail.com On Jan 29, 2023, at 2:34 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Currently I have the Drafts app for iOS and iPadOS. The main feature I

Re: Family sharing question.

2023-01-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
> ONe your child reaches a certain age, there is nothing other than > communication that can prevent them from charging app purchases to you as the > primary family member. DUO Lingo is a free program that has a subscription > service if you want to use it for more than about 10 minutes a day.

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Alternatively, I have a keyboard shortcut set up to open text edit on the Mac. For me, that shortcut is right option D. You could do something similar. Have a Shortcuts set up to open TextEdit and then hit command end to open a new document. I realize it isn’t quite as seamless as what you are

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
THe translation app could be used in a pinch. Just set both languages to English-US . Or even the mail app just keep a draft at the bottom and don’t put any recipients in the to or cc fields. That being said, I am sure there are some simple text editing applications for the IOS platform. --

Re: Help using Time Machine

2023-01-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
OK, two completely different questions about Time Machine. 1. I believe in some cases, you can pick an APP or finder window before you start the time Machine process. You will need to experiment a little as I have only recovered one or two items with time machine. 2. You can certainly leave your

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I guess I need to explain. If something happens to my hearing devices, I want to quickly connect my braille display to either iPhone or iPad, preferably the iPad, which is in a folio and has a Bluetooth keyboard, open a plain text editor directly into the text area. Thus someone can type

Family sharing question.

2023-01-29 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, this probably is/isn’t exactly Voiceover related, but figured I’d post it here anyway. Is there a way in family sharing, especially if you have a child under the age of 18, who has apparently become savvy enough to disable the default settings that sent notifications to me to allow/deny

Re: Creating keyboard shortcuts for an app.

2023-01-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
OK, I believe all you have to do is make sure your capitalization is correct. I use VO’s copy last spoken phrase to the clipboard. You might need to turnoff the speaking of help text hints since these are separate phrases of text. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 29, 2023, at 8:46 AM, 'Matt

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
there’s always VI, Emacs and nano. They are all available in the terminal. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 29, 2023, at 6:49 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi ET, > > I have a program on my iPhone and iPad called text editor, and it is just > that. A simple text editor. I

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi ET, I have a program on my iPhone and iPad called text editor, and it is just that. A simple text editor. I can’t remember what it cost. But I don’t think it was horribly expensive. HTH, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 29, 2023, at 5:03 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > 

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Not even close to what I want but I did neglect to state that I want a plain text editor. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 1/29/2023 2:39 PM, Brandon

Re: Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread Brandon Olivares
For the Mac, I generally just use TextEdit and it works fine for me. I also like to use the Notes app for keeping quick notes I want to refer back to later. For programming I use PHPStorm. But not sure the type of editor you’re looking for. > On Jan 29, 2023, at 5:34 PM, 'E.T.' via

Simple Text Editors

2023-01-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Currently I have the Drafts app for iOS and iPadOS. The main feature I like about this app is it opens directly to the text area. But right now it opens to a prompt to go premium. So am curious to know if there is another app like that that is free and does not have prompts to go

Re: Has anyone else noticed that dictation in Messages is broken?

2023-01-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Dave, I did do that, and dictation did activate. But it only captured two of the approximately 20 words I spoke. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 29, 2023, at 12:36 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Donna, Perhaps you first need to engage the edit field with a single finger > double tap. Then when it

RE: Help using Time Machine

2023-01-29 Thread Fazil M.
Is it ok to leave external drive plugged in permenantly to MacbookPro2017 for time machine backup? Thanks! -Original Message- From: mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2023 9:31 AM To: Email Groups Subject: Help using Time Machine Dear Group, I am using Mac OS

Re: Has anyone else noticed that dictation in Messages is broken?

2023-01-29 Thread Dave Carlson
Donna, Perhaps you first need to engage the edit field with a single finger double tap. Then when it says “edit” or indices the beginning or end of the edit field, then the to-finger double tap will allow dictation. Second to-finger double tap will halt dictation and enter text into that edit

Re: Has anyone else noticed that dictation in Messages is broken?

2023-01-29 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! How do I turn on VoiceOver control? Bless. /A > 28 jan. 2023 kl. 22:14 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > : > > Thanks, Maurice. There is a dictation button in the messages app. It used > to work, even though the interface was a little clunky. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Jan 28,

Re: Has anyone else noticed that dictation in Messages is broken?

2023-01-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
I tried Dave’s suggestion of using the two-finger double tap, and that didn’t work either. I’d send a feedback report, but I’m not sure whether it’s a bug, or a result of the fact that I’m still using a series 6. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 29, 2023, at 11:41 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! >

Re: Has anyone else noticed that dictation in Messages is broken?

2023-01-29 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well dictation on the Apple Watch is a hit or miss thing. It seems for me that it sometimes work and sometimes not. I’ve given it up for a while now but maybe I should do feedback report since I am on the beta of watchOS. Bless. /A > 28 jan. 2023 kl. 20:20 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via

Help using Time Machine

2023-01-29 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
Dear Group, I am using Mac OS Monterey. Today I opened my CheckBook Pro app and to my surprise, It was showing my last transactions was December 29th 2022. I guess there was a iCloud sync problem between my Big Sur & my Monterey. So I have a Time Machine backup from January 22, 2023. When I enter

Re: Smart light bulbs?

2023-01-29 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Janina, All I can say is wow, and thank you! Thank you for putting yourself through all that frustration so that the rest of us can benefit from your knowledge. We had a couple of LifeX bulbs in our last house, so I know a bit about those inaccessible apps that you have to configure, and

Re: Creating keyboard shortcuts for an app.

2023-01-29 Thread 'Matt Turner' via MacVisionaries
Hi, yess. menu in a specific application > On Jan 28, 2023, at 2:24 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Sorry, I’m not sure what you are attempting to do. Are you trying to add a > keyboard shortcut for a menu in a specific application? > Or are you trying to get a shortcut in the shortcuts app to

Re: Smart light bulbs?

2023-01-29 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Dear Donna, Jeff, All: I have been intentionally buying from several different vendors for reasons of research relating to developing guidance to the wider industry through World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) publications where I'm involved on behalf of accessibility concerns. While it's been a often

Re: Display for Mac Mini

2023-01-29 Thread Rollin Hippler
Hello Adrienne, When I got my Mac Mini, I wondered about the same issue.  I decided that because a display wasn't going to get a lot of focus on it, I went with the lease expensive model I could find that had an HDMI connection.  I ended up spending about $100.00 for an LG model. In those

Re: Display for Mac Mini

2023-01-29 Thread 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
Any old cheap one. Mary Ward On Jan 29, 2023, at 6:57 AM, 'Adrienne Chalmers' via MacVisionaries wrote: Guys, Considering ditching the iMac and getting a Mac Mini. I know you can use them without a display, but it’s useful to have one in case of the need of being rescued by a sighted

Display for Mac Mini

2023-01-29 Thread 'Adrienne Chalmers' via MacVisionaries
Guys, Considering ditching the iMac and getting a Mac Mini. I know you can use them without a display, but it’s useful to have one in case of the need of being rescued by a sighted person etc. As I am totally blind, I know nothing about displays. Can anyone advise the least specs I can get

Re: Twitter bands third party apps.

2023-01-29 Thread Luis antónio Marques Caetano
Hi Karen, and sorry for intervening. Reading your very first message, the very beginning of the article you posted reads: - #TechCrunch » Feed TechCrunch » Comments Feed TechCrunch » Twitter officially bans third-party clients after cutting off prominent devs Comments Feed alternate