Re: Focus 40 with gen?

2017-12-01 Thread alia robinson
just imo, but I don’t like focus displays. they don’t feel durable to me. I sent mine back before the 30 day return and got a varioultra.I also prefer a display with storage so I’m not having to connect to anything. On Dec 1, 2017, at 6:00 AM, Kliphton Miller wrote: Does

Re: Aggravating USB issue

2017-11-11 Thread alia robinson
I also got from the user manual that you can’t transfer plain text to the device and have it contracted on the actilino itsself. you have to contract it through transfer on their software. that was the deal breaker for me. the neobraille also moves the display automatically it seems. I am

Re: Aggravating USB issue

2017-11-11 Thread alia robinson
I looked at the actilino. I decided against it because it uses all windows software. there isn’t even a way to update it with a mac. that made it absolutely unfeasible for me. On Nov 11, 2017, at 1:54 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: Hello all: For the past two days, I

Re: What on earth did I do??? Mail is driving me crazy

2017-11-09 Thread alia robinson
as we said don’t use vo keys at all, use the arrows, and keep quicknav off. On Nov 9, 2017, at 10:49 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: Nothing is working for knowing where I truly am in the message. I absolutely cannot edit in email. -- The following information is

Re: What on earth did I do??? Mail is driving me crazy

2017-11-09 Thread alia robinson
Yes, good point keep your fingers off the vo keys. :) it’s a bit annoying to get used to, but quicknav ruins it completely. when reading an email quicknav is awesome now. On Nov 9, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, I don't use QuickNav much, if at all, and still find

Re: What on earth did I do??? Mail is driving me crazy

2017-11-09 Thread alia robinson
as I said keep quicknav off. it really helps. On Nov 9, 2017, at 10:30 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: I absolutely cannot edit in email, though I can edit fine in Text Edit or Pages. The cursor is never where it is supposed to be. I try to backspace or fix a typo, and

Re: What on earth did I do??? Mail is driving me crazy

2017-11-09 Thread alia robinson
turn quicknav off when replying to messages. turn it on when navigating them. I love that the mail app now has navigation via quick nav letters more like a webpage. it takes some getting used to. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: Accessible web conferencing: zoom.us

2017-04-21 Thread alia robinson
then how did an online fan fic make a fucking billion dollars? > On Apr 21, 2017, at 9:17 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Doesn’t matter what view you have I’m giving you the legal precedent here. > I’m well familiar with digital publishing laws as well as common

Re: Accessible web conferencing: zoom.us

2017-04-21 Thread alia robinson
read the article I sent. you can’t take a poem someone posts to a list and publish it as your own! if you could then that stupid book that was originally fanfic for twilight couldn’t have been published into 50 shades of gray. it was first online. > On Apr 21, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Scott Granados

Re: Accessible web conferencing: zoom.us

2017-04-21 Thread alia robinson
Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > > On April 21, 2017 7:18:51 AM alia robinson <ali...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I hope no one is forwarding messages I send to this or any list without my >> permission! really not cool. >>

Re: Accessible web conferencing: zoom.us

2017-04-21 Thread alia robinson
it’s simple netiquite not to repost something someone else wrote without asking. come on people! > On Apr 21, 2017, at 8:14 AM, Erik Burggraaf wrote: > > Once you send a message, it becomes the public domain and the property of the > person who received it. All of the

Re: Accessible web conferencing: zoom.us

2017-04-21 Thread alia robinson
that is not true at all. if I am on a list sharing my thoughts it is my propperty. my writing. no one has the right to forward that. in your view someone could write something on a list. I could snag it and rpost it and say it’s mine, since in your words it becomes “my propperty’ that is

Re: Accessible web conferencing: zoom.us

2017-04-21 Thread alia robinson
I hope no one is forwarding messages I send to this or any list without my permission! really not cool. > On Apr 21, 2017, at 12:53 AM, Michael Babcock, Host of the Your Own Pay > Podcast wrote: > > Cara: > I’ve forwarded this message on to zoom. > supp...@zoom.us --

Re: how can we access the unseen messages on sierra?

2017-04-15 Thread alia robinson
yes, positive. > On Apr 15, 2017, at 7:32 AM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > > Hi Alia: > R u sure that your functions keys are working as function keys? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: how can we access the unseen messages on sierra?

2017-04-15 Thread alia robinson
that has stopped working for me to get system messages. > On Apr 15, 2017, at 6:34 AM, Rami Ahmad wrote: > > hold the voiceover key and press the f1 key twice quickly to access the > system messages. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: free or paid vpn that works with Voiceover on Mac and iOS?

2017-04-02 Thread alia robinson
I have, and it works flawlessly on mac and iphone. it’s about 44 dollars per year. > On Apr 2, 2017, at 7:44 AM, Brian Hansen wrote: > > Has anyone tried Nord VPN? It's recommended by CNET. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Quick Moderator note -was- Re: Requesting a Little Support via Twitter

2017-02-22 Thread alia robinson
and I don’t appreciate racist political crap on a list about the mac! I get enough of that in rl. > On Feb 22, 2017, at 5:32 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > > I disagree, if someone walked up to you and threw a wet blanket in the middle > of your conversation for no

Re: Requesting a Little Support via Twitter

2017-02-22 Thread alia robinson
I find this topic reprehensible. I did not come here for crap like this. > On Feb 22, 2017, at 8:55 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > We tend to function better with our neighbors to the north. Mexico has been > dumping it’s unemployment and crime problems on us for years

Re: Play a folder in VLC on Mac, is this possible?

2017-01-08 Thread alia robinson
that never worked for me, strange. > On Jan 8, 2017, at 7:49 AM, Erik Burggraaf wrote: > > Actually, It's even easier than that. > Within VLC, press command O for open. Browse to the folder you want to play > and press enter on it. -- The following information is

Re: Play a folder in VLC on Mac, is this possible?

2017-01-08 Thread alia robinson
Yep, mouse down on the folder you want to play, mark it for drag/drop, and go to vlc and then mouse up on the drop here part of the window. if you don’t mouse down and up it won’t work. > On Jan 8, 2017, at 6:03 AM, Gary Price wrote: > > Morning everyone! > It's Gary

Re: itunes help, please!

2016-12-18 Thread alia robinson
I also told itunes not to automatically organize my music, so I have no clue what is going on. > On Dec 18, 2016, at 9:42 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Strange, I experience this tube for a little bit but then it stopped. Perhaps > Apple has finally corrected the bug

Re: itunes help, please!

2016-12-17 Thread alia robinson
nope it isn’t. > On Dec 17, 2016, at 2:43 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Maybe do command-option-l to see if anything is actually being downloaded. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

itunes help, please!

2016-12-16 Thread alia robinson
Okay, since the update my itunes is making the sound like it’s downloading something every 15 seconds. I have dl apps music from other devices etc all unchecked, any ideas? this is driving me crazy. no one sighted sees my itunes downloading anything. -- The following information is important

Re: How to prevent my mac from displaying log in panel after few minutes of inactivity

2016-12-03 Thread alia robinson
Yes, for me too, can’t read a long email. > On Dec 3, 2016, at 4:07 PM, Christine Grassman > wrote: > > I am having this issue since upgrading to Sierra as well. It gets truly > annoying while I am reading using “Say All” and the panel pops up every few >

Re: How to prevent my mac from displaying log in panel after few minutes of inactivity

2016-12-03 Thread alia robinson
mine too, but it’s not asking me to log in to anything. it just goes away when I press escape, or any key. > On Dec 3, 2016, at 3:55 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > Hi Tim. > > Both computers say login panel and both computers don't lock and they are > both not set to

Re: How to prevent my mac from displaying log in panel after few minutes of inactivity

2016-12-03 Thread alia robinson
Yes, mine is doing this too; I hate it! > On Dec 3, 2016, at 3:01 PM, hannah day wrote: > > Hello everyone. > > I am trying to work out why my mac is displaying the login panel about five > minutes after inactivity and can't figure it out. I have set the screen saver >

Re: Voiceover speaks only through one channel using headset on iphone SE

2016-12-02 Thread alia robinson
you have to go to audio under accessibility and toggle both right and left on under headphones. I keep having to do it over and over as it changes back again. I for one hate this setting. if it would stick I would be fine with it, but as it keeps routing it to only one ear I hate it. > On Dec

Re: a couple of questions

2015-01-01 Thread alia robinson
now if they would get rid of the ‘one row added’ annoyance when you’re reading email. I *hate* it. On Jan 1, 2015, at 10:25 AM, Marcia Yale dragonca...@gmail.com wrote: I can answer the third question, regarding Voiceover reading email subjects when new messages arrive, regardless of what

Re: my day with yosemite

2014-12-12 Thread alia robinson
Most people I know have had no trouble with upgrading, sorry you have. frankly I love it, have been running it since august in beta. Alia On Dec 11, 2014, at 10:23 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: No! Whatever you do do not upgrade. -- You received this message

Re: osx 10.10

2014-10-19 Thread alia robinson
I've been running it since the july beta, and IMO it has worked great from the start, much much better than mavericks. Alia On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:59 PM, David Eagle onlineea...@googlemail.com wrote: I'm confused. I'm having no problems whatsoever using the new operating system. Everything

Re: answering calls on the mac?

2014-10-18 Thread alia robinson
not working for me, at all. On Oct 17, 2014, at 10:22 PM, Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com wrote: I wouldn't think that would be too old; it's working fine for me on my late 2012 iMac and my 11inch macbook air. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: voice over not working on i phone, help!

2014-09-16 Thread alia robinson
mine did this last week. I asked siri to turn vo off and back on and it fixed it. On Sep 16, 2014, at 9:23 PM, Caitlyn Furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, So, on my 5c, vo doesn't seem to be working. I have tried making sure the mute switch isn't turned to the mute position.

Re: Has anyone got the U2 album?

2014-09-15 Thread alia robinson
and people are acting like it was some sort of stunt because of the bad stream, um, no!! this was set up months ago. Alia On Sep 15, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com wrote: No it was free and for those complaining just be greatful for what Apple has done

foldeconstantly locking

2014-08-22 Thread alia robinson
am running mavericks, and I have one folder that keeps having the “locked” checked, even when I uncheck it and reopen it it’s still locked. How do I get it to stay unlocked? thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

question about applemail boxes

2014-07-20 Thread alia robinson
You know how some of the mailboxes are moved to with keystorkes, i.e. inbox is command+1. Is there a way to set a command up for a mailbox you want to move to? I hope this makes sense. Alia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To

Re: question about applemail boxes

2014-07-20 Thread alia robinson
), and unlock it (vo-cmd-shift-space). 4. Use the same commands to drag mailboxes around on the favorites bar if you want a different order. When you're done, remember to re-enable cursor tracking with vo-shift-f3, or things will start behaving rather oddly. On Jul 20, 2014, at 8:17 AM, alia

to anyone with a braille edge

2014-07-09 Thread alia robinson
if anyone with a braille edge who doesn't mind talking to me would email me asap, I have questions, please email me privately. ali...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: OS X 10.9.4 is out

2014-07-01 Thread alia robinson
My itunes isn't doing that, at all. it works fine. Alia On Jun 30, 2014, at 3:17 PM, Gabriele Battaglia gabriele.battag...@gmail.com wrote: Il giorno 30/giu/2014, alle ore 21:15, Dionipher Presas Herrera dionip...@gmail.com ha scritto: gabriele what is the problem with your itunes,

Re: more questions about braille displays

2014-06-24 Thread alia robinson
I have used the focus display a little bit, but the braille edge is the one I'm getting if I get one. I want to be able to store books on it. The hand-copied thermaform braille is torture. I had to read a book for school once with it, and I litterally had to ask for an extension on the final

Re: more questions about braille displays

2014-06-22 Thread alia robinson
I wonder if reading on a display will improve my speed reading braille. I would think the more I read the better I will get. With paper braille my fingers get all irritated. I have always had to stop reading for a few days if I read a lot because my fingers would be painful and red with broken

more questions about braille displays

2014-06-21 Thread alia robinson
I like to research thoroughly before any purchase. I have asked about certain displays etc, and think I am decided on a braille edge. My question is general for those who have opinions pro or con. braille displays are expensive, and have a lot of moving parts. I worry about reliability. Is it

Re: more questions about braille displays

2014-06-21 Thread alia robinson
I do too, although I am liking audio more lately with the bard app. I just don't know about having an expensive specialized piece of equipment. I am so torn, and I know voiceover isn't supporting braille as much as they do the audio part of voiceover. Alia On Jun 21, 2014, at 7:55 AM, Teresa

Re: more questions about braille displays

2014-06-21 Thread alia robinson
I am still waiting/hoping voiceover will enable auto-scroll. the one I'm looking at has storage capabilities though. I don't travel much, so carrying around something isn't an issue for me. thanks for all the discussion. Alia On Jun 21, 2014, at 10:14 AM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com

enable mart

2014-06-19 Thread alia robinson
I am afraid this is offtopic, but I am considering purchasing a braille display from enablemart. Has anyone bought from there? how are they? feel free to email me offlist. Alia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe

Re: OT can anyone lend any credence to this?

2014-06-15 Thread alia robinson
and of course there are people who are ready to get angry instead of doing the logical thing and asking pandora. Alia On Jun 15, 2014, at 6:02 AM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Goes to show don't it? There are some pretty damn stupid blind people who will do anything for the

Re: No Pitch Change when Backspacing with Alex

2014-06-06 Thread alia robinson
I don't think it ever has indicated that they are uppercase when you backspace, but really I don't care, but wait I just tried it on mine, and the pitch changed. hmm, that is weird. I have my delete set to tones, you might try that. Alia On Jun 6, 2014, at 7:21 PM, Jonathan Mosen

Re: No Pitch Change when Backspacing with Alex

2014-06-06 Thread alia robinson
Yes, that makes perfect sense, glad this helped. Alia On Jun 6, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Alia, you are a genius! A genius! I think I Understand what was happening now. My when deleting text option was set to change pitch, so this counteracted the pitch

Re: strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread alia robinson
It's just got an image tag in there that voiceover is telling you about. If it is a picture of someone it will say one face or whatever. It seems cool to me, cool but useless. Alia On May 23, 2014, at 12:59 PM, Jean radiofore...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All: Ever since one of the most recent

Re: strange messages

2014-05-23 Thread alia robinson
My hints are off, just checked. I still get these. Alia On May 23, 2014, at 1:21 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: They are hints, like when VO says to enter text in this edit field, type or other hints about what to do. Mavericks introduced a cool new feature that tells you basic

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread alia robinson
No, not seeing this, all is fine with my itunes. Alia On May 17, 2014, at 2:38 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Everyone, yesterday, I upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.3, and the new build of iTunes that was available at the same time. I have the source list activated, and now as I

Re: OS X 10.9.3 is out

2014-05-15 Thread alia robinson
Nope, the email stuff is worse than ever. VO/J is even worse, sigh. Alia On May 15, 2014, at 7:10 PM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: None of the accessibility annoyances in Mail are fixed as far as I can tell. The collapsed disclosure triangle bug still exists and so does the

perkins mini

2014-05-09 Thread alia robinson
does anyone use the perkins mini? I am trying to find a fairly affordable braille display, and I want one I can store books in without having to take my phone or computer with me. this looks decent, but would love any input. thanks all. Alia -- You received this message because you are

Re: perkins mini

2014-05-09 Thread alia robinson
Yes, it's on the list, but am just not sure. It is practically the only one I think I can afford, except the braille pen, and that one people say the currsor routing buttons don't work with voiceover, and you also can't store things on it. Just wanted some real world experience from a user. The

Re: perkins mini

2014-05-09 Thread alia robinson
I thought of that, but it can't store anything, and for reasons of my own I'm not too happy with freedom scientific. thanks though. Alia On May 9, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen annieskovniel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Alia. You could probably go with a focus 14, it is nearly the same

Re: perkins mini

2014-05-09 Thread alia robinson
this one is a small note taker too. It has a sd slot. I assume it can update that way. Alia On May 9, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com wrote: I don't think any braille display will update unless you use windows. I wish the manufacturers who manufacture Braille displays

Re: perkins mini

2014-05-09 Thread alia robinson
Nope, this is out of pocket. What went wrong with your seika/perkins display, just curious. Alia On May 9, 2014, at 10:19 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen annieskovniel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Alia. In fact I agree with you. I have not seen the perkins mini, but as I remember it is seika

Re: Selecting non-contiguous items

2014-04-18 Thread alia robinson
do v/o and command and enter. that will work. On Apr 18, 2014, at 8:08 PM, Lisette Wesseling lisettewessel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Can somebody please explain how to do this? I'm not having any luck using vo enter. In finder, in list view, I'm interacting with the table of documents. I

Re: Opening Safari Pages from other Apps

2014-04-05 Thread alia robinson
Yep, that's happening to me too, after this last update of mavericks. Alia On Apr 5, 2014, at 12:19 AM, Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com wrote: I am not having this behavior but something very annoying is happening here. I can quit safari with cmd-quite with no problem. But if I try to just

Re: iPhone and iOS messages

2014-03-12 Thread alia robinson
I find it amusing someone writes in chastising someone, i.e. let the moderator moderate, berating/moderating the person he was complaining about being a moderator in the first place. Alia On Mar 12, 2014, at 7:54 PM, Jim Gatteys jgatt...@gmail.com wrote: Ray this sounds like a message that

Re: The age old question of which braille display to get

2014-02-24 Thread alia robinson
I have always wanted a braille display, but imo it is nearly impossible to afford one. I can't see paying *that* much for something, I just can't. I keep reading about cheaper options soon, but cheaper has simply seemed to mean less useable, imo. Alia On Feb 24, 2014, at 8:54 AM, Justin Mann

Re: Stopping Mail from speaking subject and preview window of every message being download

2014-02-11 Thread alia robinson
I think people confuse what some of us mean. I for one am not talking about a notification I am talking about when I am in the preview or the body of a message, and it continually says one row added that is nothing to do with do not disturb or notifications, and there is no fix for it, and it

Re: Stopping Mail from speaking subject and preview window of every message being download

2014-02-11 Thread alia robinson
app where you are focused on a table, and that table gets updated, will cause Voiceover to speak the information x row[s] added. -- Have a great day, Alex mehg...@gmail.com On Feb 11, 2014, at 11:25 AM, alia robinson ali...@gmail.com wrote: I think people confuse what some of us

Re: Stopping Mail from speaking subject and preview window of every message being download

2014-02-11 Thread alia robinson
Yes, write them. I am doing that. IMO it makes reading my tons of mail impossible because I am constantly being stopped to hear one row added. enter is a workaround, but enter doesn't automatically interact with text, and if I forget to do it and want to review text I am not in the field to do

help with new keyboard

2014-01-31 Thread alia robinson
I just got the Logitech K750. I love it, but am having one problem. My function keys are now performing the functions of playing media etc instead of opening voiceover utility. I have the box checked, and my apple wireless keybard and laptop built-in are performing as normal, but not the k750.

Re: Does Anyone Else Have to Restart Mail Periodically to Get New Messages?

2014-01-14 Thread alia robinson
yep, all the time. Alia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Today's 30 minutes with VoiceOver

2014-01-12 Thread alia robinson
I have no idea what this even means. voiceover doesn’t clear or *start over* am extremely confused here. Alia On Jan 12, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: April, I can't even imagine what approach you're trying to take here, or why you're taking it. In the nearly

Re: Dish Network App?

2013-12-27 Thread alia robinson
you can watch on tv. there is a button there you tap, and it works fine. On Dec 27, 2013, at 4:19 PM, Blake Sinnett frequency...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello, The Dish app is pretty accessible. However you won't be able to watch things on your DVR once you get it programmed. It appears you

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-18 Thread alia robinson
fine, but it is for me. I just thought others might want to report it to accessibility as I did. I get about 2000 mails a day, some more than 30 pages in length. you can see how I would be constantly interupted. Alia On Dec 18, 2013, at 8:32 AM, ROBERT CARTER nc5rn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi,

huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
voiceover still says ‘one row added’ while trying to read mail. it also doesn’t focus on the message when you do ‘vo/j’ on a message. It keeps you in the message list so when you go to review text you aren’t actually focused on the message at all, but still on the inbox list. Alia -- You

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
this is untrue. when reading mail in lion vo did not say one row added in classic view or modern view. It did say it in conversation view, but when you vo/j on a message it read normally. I read hundreds of mail messages before upgrading to mavericks, and when you were focused on the text of a

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
no, you can’t disable it. Alia On Dec 17, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: If you find it to be annoying I think you can disable it somewhere in system preferences. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 17, 2013, at 9:46 AM, John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com wrote: Yes,

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
exactly, and it worked fine before mavericks and now doesn’t. I am kind of put off by people saying just get used to doing it differently. Obviously something that was working is no longer working, imo that is a bug, and how many bugs am I supposed to be expected to “put up with” before the

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
for me enter never interacts with text, yes it reads it, but more often than not I am on the header field, and the currsor isn’t tracking as it reads. If I want to open a link, or review text I have to vo down and interact with text. that is far more work if I forget to do it, and it’s never

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
that is my point. I can’t press vo/j to read mail anymore because of the one row added announcements that didn’t used to happen, and if you open it with enter or command o you aren’t in the text field to be able to interact you either have to vo down and interact with text, or use the item

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
I am getting a lot of mail, and it does interfere greatly for me. with imap you can’t tell it to do manual retrieval, so yes, it is interupting me every couple of minutes. for the amount of mail I get it makes it unuseable. they will either have to fix it or I guess I will have to live with

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
when new mail comes in it will interput your reading and say ‘one row added’ has been doing this since the upgrade. On Dec 17, 2013, at 12:59 PM, ROBERT CARTER nc5rn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, When I am on the messages list and I press VO+J the text of the mail message starts reading

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
if I do a return or a command O am not focusing in the text fields, so I have to vo down or use item chooser to get to links in mail. If I am doing vo/j alone the currsor moves as it reads. It makes working with links in mail more difficult. Alia On Dec 17, 2013, at 1:09 PM, Jim Gatteys

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
I realize that, but when it happens five or six times a message it becomes tedious. I am simply saying for me, who gets long messages, and lots of them it is making mail unmanageable, that is all. I appreciate help and suggestions, truly I do, but when the work arounds are becoming this

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
It puts me in headers, almost everytime. I always have to vo down to get to text. On Dec 17, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Jim Gatteys jgatt...@gmail.com wrote: If I open a message with the return key it puts me in the body of the mail message. Maybe I'm missing something but I can't see the need for

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
I used to be able to read messages fine. Only if I was in the message list did it say ‘one row added’ once I interacted with text it didn’t read that at all. It is since the upgrade to mavericks, and as I said some of my emails are pages long, so I am doing this ten times an email. Alia On

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
Mine isn’t consistent, at times it does, at times it doesn’t. I have no idea why. On Dec 17, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Jim Gatteys jgatt...@gmail.com wrote: I have to vo-left or right to get into the headers. mine always leaves me at the first of a mail message when I press return to open. --

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
I am saying vo/j no longer works to read mail with imaps enabled. I prefer to read mail with vo/j since the currsor tracks correctly, and I can click on links without having to vo down or use the item chooser since enter and command o sometimes put me in the header field. On Dec 17, 2013, at

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
It seems like it would be easy to do. If I write a script I’ll probably blow up my processor! :) On Dec 17, 2013, at 1:19 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com wrote: HI. that would be a good idea if it’s an option to turn it off. I think it should be optional for sure though.

Re: huge mail problems still

2013-12-17 Thread alia robinson
don’t think you can with gmail and imap. I checked that setting and I just get email anyway. Alia On Dec 17, 2013, at 4:02 PM, Rhonda Hornbacher rhondahornbac...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, You may want to check manually fetch mail, that is how I have it set because messages kept coming in and

Re: A FaceTime question

2013-11-28 Thread alia robinson
do you really think it is safe or wise to write to the list with your bank card info?! Alia On Nov 27, 2013, at 10:25 PM, Angus MacKinnon thedog...@gmail.com wrote: Using OS 10.9, is it possible to phone 1-866-222-3456 (TD Bank) and enter -- You received this message because you are

more issues with voiceover focus and mail

2013-11-17 Thread alia robinson
Okay, I have more serious issues coming up with mail. when I am reading a message in modern layout I usually listen to the first few lines to see if I want to read it. the lines are read as usual, but if I try to vo/j nothing happens. I also hit delete and nothing happens. It’s like the focus

Re: more issues with voiceover focus and mail

2013-11-17 Thread alia robinson
my currsor tracking is on. I just checked to make sure. Alia On Nov 17, 2013, at 8:43 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com wrote: VO shift f3 toggle cursor tracking has thosd symptoms. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group.

Re: best way to import music into itunes

2013-11-16 Thread alia robinson
IMO the best way is just to open the files you want to play. command O is good for your first run on tons of music, but for new stuff that’s how I’ve begun doing it. Alia On 16 Nov 2013, at 9:42 am, Kevin Shaw tvsound...@gmail.com wrote: I have made an alias of the Automatically add to

Re: VO-J and Mail

2013-11-13 Thread alia robinson
It has been doing it with me since I updated. everytime you get new mail it sends you out to the inbox again, and says ‘one row added’ I *hate* it!!! Alia On Nov 12, 2013, at 11:16 PM, Janet Ingber janet.ing...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Everyone, When I use VO-J to jump from the message list

Re: help with voices and dates

2013-11-12 Thread alia robinson
Lol, right! I’m not sure what to do. I tried letting it read numbers instead of words, but I hated that. I think if I change my region I could have other problems, but not sure how bad they would be? Alia On Nov 12, 2013, at 2:59 AM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: help with voices and dates

2013-11-11 Thread alia robinson
No, I am talking about the mac. I don’t want to change the voice, that’s the point. I want to use the australian voice without it changing the dates to the other format. thanks for the help. Alia On Nov 11, 2013, at 5:24 AM, Thuy tmallal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. Only just saw this, so sorry

Re: help with voices and dates

2013-11-11 Thread alia robinson
That’s kind of what I thought. It says mail I got two days ago is october 11 since it is reading the 9 as october and the 11 which should be november as the day of the week instead. Alia On Nov 11, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: I don’t think that is the problem. Most

help with voices and dates

2013-11-09 Thread alia robinson
Okay, I prefer the australian voice, but live in the U.S. I have a probem though. the voice reads dates wrong now. Is there a way to get a U.S. reading on dates using a non U.S. voice? Alia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: Changing xml extension to html for bookshare books . . .

2013-11-06 Thread alia robinson
don’t open it, go to your file list, press enter on the file instead of opening it. you can then rename it by deleting the xml part, and type in html, then open the file again. It will ask you if you’re sure you want to change it, and you say yes of course. Alia On Nov 6, 2013, at 8:24 AM,

Re: Changing xml extension to html for bookshare books . . .

2013-11-06 Thread alia robinson
I don’t know why it would. I either have to do vo/space or command/o to open a document in the finder. Alia On Nov 6, 2013, at 9:51 AM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: I must be missing something, because whenever I hit enter on a document name, it opens. (grin) -- You

Re: Changing xml extension to html for bookshare books . . .

2013-11-05 Thread alia robinson
Don’t try to save it as html. Hit enter on the file to rename it, put html in the place xml is on the end of your file, and when you open it it should open in safari. I simply copy and paste into text edit from there and save as rtf, but you can read it on safari if you want. On Nov 5, 2013, at

to the person having bookshare problems

2013-10-29 Thread alia robinson
If you are trying to open .xml files on saphari this never works for me. I have to switch the extension to .html, and they work everytime. Alia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

opening folders in finder

2013-10-26 Thread alia robinson
okay, I have a drive on my desktop with lots of folders in it. I used to open the drive, go into my folders and when I hit command w it closed only the window I was in leaving me on the main folders of my drive, but now when I do a command w it closes the entire drive and brings me back to the

Re: email problems

2013-10-25 Thread alia robinson
Nope, didn’t help. the thing is I think it’s from the mail app itself, not a notification thing. I had do not disturb on last night, and it still does it. It’s just the mail app adding rows of email, and when it does it announces ‘eight rows added, or whatever, but that interupts my email

Re: email problems

2013-10-25 Thread alia robinson
That’s right. that’s why I stopped using conversation view. I had forgotten that, now it’s doing it in every view. the only work around I can think of is to disable automatically receiving mail which I can do, but would rather not. Alia On Oct 25, 2013, at 7:56 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu

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