Re: Macintosh vs iPad

2024-04-28 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 28/4/24 09:49, Jonathan Cohn wrote: For those that have both an iPad and a M1, M2 or M3 Mac, when do you feel the need to use the Mac instead of your iPad. When does the iPad seem particularly frustrating . My iPad is very old at this point and mostly sits unused. By contrast, I'm a

Re: A very handy way to deal with junk mail

2024-04-17 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
I run my own mail server. I have it configured to train its filter on all of the mail that I move into the spam folder. Anything automatically placed in the spam folder and later moved out of it manually is automatically trained as legitimate mail. I would expect commercial mail providers to

Re: Voiceover frequently shutting off

2024-04-16 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 16/4/24 10:30, Phil Halton wrote: By the way, this usually happens after a long period of inactivity on the laptops. Like for example first thing in the morning after a nights inactivity, or even after several hours during the day of not being used. I would suggest contacting Apple and

Re: Keychain Cannot be Found

2024-04-14 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 13/4/24 17:02, ancient.aliens via MacVisionaries wrote: During setup I may have inadvertently changed a setting. What do I need to change to correct this? Many thanks. I suppose you just use System Settings, find the setting in question, and fix it. -- The following information is

Re: Secondary Apple ID

2024-04-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 11/4/24 18:36, ancient.aliens via MacVisionaries wrote: Another issue, this one on Sonoma. I had not been using Apple mail for some time. The account I am sending from is offline. I attempted to log in and after entering the password, was prompted to do a verification which failed with

Re: notifications on my Mac

2024-04-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 10/4/24 22:39, Herbie Allen wrote: Unless you have a good reason not too, the simplest way would just be to upgrade and be done with it. There isn’t much of a difference if you are on the previous OS. In addition, there are the security issues. I always run the latest OS on everything,

Re: Passkeys and how to use them with voiceover

2024-04-01 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 1/4/24 05:06, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries wrote: At which point do you get the prompt to use touch ID?  One of my macs has got touch ID but another is quite old and hasn’t got one.  How would passkey work on such a machine? You're prompted when you press the button on the Web

Re: Passkeys and how to use them with voiceover

2024-03-31 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 31/3/24 15:42, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries wrote: I’m trying to use passkeys as a more secure method to sign into various services like Microsoft, Google, and passkeys enabled websites. I’ve tried this with Google accounts but I’m not being successful in using them. Has anyone on

Re: Anyone have experience with the Orbit reader?

2024-03-24 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 24/3/24 13:16, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I assume you bought it from those Envision people? It didn’t seem to me like they were very organized, and I was worried they wouldn’t be able to make a go of it. Have they added Wifi to the Vario? The only change I am aware of on

Re: Anyone have experience with the Orbit reader?

2024-03-24 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 24/3/24 12:19, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I *loved my VarioUltra!  Of all the nonQWERTY braille displays I’ve used, it was my favorite.  I kept my Vario for years after Baum folded, but eventually it bit the dust. I bought mine new last year. If you still have yours

Re: Anyone have experience with the Orbit reader?

2024-03-24 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 24/3/24 11:29, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I’ve never seen the 20-cell version, but yes. The forty-cell units have three buttons at either end of the braille cels. They’re very handy. BAUM displays (now manufactured by VisioBraille) also have three keys at either end of

Re: Anyone have experience with the Orbit reader?

2024-03-24 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 24/3/24 09:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Yeah. So far it’s only in my thumbs, so if the display has panning buttons on either end of the braille cells, I’m fine. The Brailliant does have that, but the Mantis does not. In this situation, would the Active Tactile Control of

Re: Headphones for my SE 2020

2024-03-24 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 24/3/24 05:25, meikle.aiden via MacVisionaries wrote: I’ve recently purchased an Iphone SE 2020 and I cannot locate the headphones jack.  Is there one or am I to buy Bluetooth headphones for this model. There's a lightning to headphone adapter available. Otherwise, you'll need to use

Re: GMail App on iPhone

2024-03-23 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 22/3/24 01:42, Jürgen Fleger wrote: I don't like the conversations view in this App on my iPhone. But it seems it doesn't work to disable it in the settings. Whether it is enabled or disabled it always looks the same. Note that you can configure Apple Mail to access Google's Gmail accounts.

Re: Anyone have experience with the Orbit reader?

2024-03-23 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 23/3/24 09:07, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I am still on a quest to find a braille display with a qwerty keyboard, and I just saw that Orbit is about to release a forty cell display with a qwerty keyboard. I’d love to hear about people’s experience with the Orbit reader. I

Re: Another Item new to Sonoma 14.4

2024-03-20 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: I get the following dialog when I boot to Sonoma. Where in settings is this so I can turn off the dialog? Thanks. Is it a dialogue, or a notification? If the latter, you can close it in Notification Center. If it truly is a dialogue, I think your best

Re: What's the deal with the Globe key?

2024-03-15 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 15/3/24 11:59, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: One question first. What’s the deal with the Globe key? What is it used for? What’s the deal for those of us with older Macs that don’t have one? On older portable devices, it's referred to as the FN key. It has various commands

Re: Any way to empty the junk folder without sending the messages to the trash?

2024-03-14 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 14/3/24 09:12, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: So when I empty the Junk folder, it just sends the messages to the Trash. Then I have to go to Trash, and delete them again. Any way to delete messages from junk without sending them to the trash? I thought that CMD-backspace did

Re: Braillex el does not detect.

2024-03-12 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 12/3/24 11:27, Anders Holmberg wrote: I have a braillex el 40 c here which won’t detect in VoiceOver. It seems to have power as I can read the name and revision of the display. I would suggest testing it with a different device and operating system. Have you checked that it's on Apple's

Re: Running wineskin on an m1 Mac.

2024-03-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 11/3/24 12:26, Anders Holmberg wrote: It was last updated 2015 so it might work but I guess its better to buy an extra computer. You could still run a virtual machine, I suppose, as discussed on this list in recent weeks. Having a second physical machine would probably be easier,

Re: Anyone else using Apple Pay or an Apple Card?

2024-03-08 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 7/3/24 10:16, Brad Snyder wrote: This is true, unless you have enabled the new Stolen Device Protection feature. I recently enabled stolen device protection. Face ID is working reliably, but I did turn off the requirement to look at the device when I first set up Face ID. I've used

Re: Question about word

2024-03-06 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 6/3/24 15:10, John Panarese wrote:     I believe centering is command-e with the highlighted text. I’m not sure what the left justify is, but I think it’s command-l. It's usually better to use styles instead, e.g., title, heading level 1, etc. -- The following information is important

Re: Question about word

2024-02-27 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 25/2/24 14:13, Brad Snyder wrote: When using Word on a Mac, I suggest skipping the Ribbon, and looking for what you want in the pulldown menus of the Menu  Bar. This way, when you find the action you are looking for, if it has a keyboard command, you will find it listed there as well. An

Re: Windows Insider and VMWare Fusion

2024-02-24 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 24/2/24 07:41, Kelly Ford wrote: The processor itself between the two VMs ends up showing differently inside of Windows. They are configured the same in the two VMs in terms of what resources the VMs are using. Has anyone else hit this and found a solution? Are there any CPU options you

Re: Taking watch iPhone and Mac to Italy this summer

2024-02-21 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 20/2/24 22:22, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Yeah, and I will be on wifi pretty much of the time.  Mostly I was just wondering if I need different chargers. No - the chargers are all switching power supplies that will take 120-240V or whatever the official specifications say.

Re: Mac OS Calculator?

2024-02-20 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 19/2/24 15:03, Doug Lee wrote: Curiously I don't find sagemath in Homebrew; wonder if it left? I checked on two Macs (one mine and one a That's interesting - it appears for me, see below. I'll acknowledge that Linux is my primary computing environment these days though. ==> sage:

Re: Any accessible games for the mac

2024-02-19 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 19/2/24 15:49, Rebecca Sabo wrote: I was wondering if their are any good accessible games to play on the Mac? You should be able to play "interactive fiction" games on the Mac. They're the only kind of game in which I have sustained an interest, although admittedly I haven't played

Re: Mac OS Calculator?

2024-02-19 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 19/2/24 10:25, Doug Lee wrote: I've never tried calc, but I've used bc for a long time when I need a quick calculation. Thank you for the recommendation. At the other end of the sophistication scale is Sagemath, also available in Homebrew. It's more than the ultimate calculator. --

Re: Mac OS Calculator?

2024-02-19 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 19/2/24 01:23, Mohamed Fayed wrote: I wonder whether anyone here tried to use the default scientific calculator that comes with Mac OS. You can access it via Applications/Calculator.app. I haven't tried the default calculator, but I have found the calc tool to be useful. It runs in a

Re: Can not update clanmymac.

2024-02-18 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 18/2/24 13:14, Anders Holmberg wrote: I can not update cleanly Mac x from with in the app. When I do Sonoma tells me that its damaged so it can not be installed. I've never heard of it, so I can't offer specific advice. However, have you tried removing it and reinstalling? -- The

Re: attaching a Zoomax e-reader to a Mac as a braille display

2024-02-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 11/2/24 11:15, Jessica Barr wrote: It wouldn't hurt to contact whoever is in charge of distributing the eReader and troubleshooting problems. Also, be sure you are running the latest MacOS release, which at the moment is 14.3.1. Check Apple's hardware compatibility list of supported

Re: VMware Fusion/Player

2024-02-07 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 27/1/24 20:45, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: I was happy to pay $10 9less one penny) for an accessible vm. Clearly, I'm hoping this works out! I'll report when I've successfully started running Arch in an UTM vm, or when I give up on trying. This project, based on Qemu, received

Re: Closing multiple dialogue boxes

2024-01-29 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 29/1/24 16:19, Traci Duncan wrote: somehow, I have over 40 bluetooth system dialogues! Is there a way I can close them all at once? Couldn't you just reboot the machine, choosing not to keep the windows that were open? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: A question for the list. Which of these two back up products is best or a VO user?

2024-01-23 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 23/1/24 11:35, Maurice A. Mines wrote: If anyone has any other suggestion, other than Time machine, please speak up? Borg backup. https://www.borgbackup.org/ Note: I haven't used it yet on the Mac, but I have used it (including recovery of a file) under Linux. It should run identically

Re: Braille SupportFixes

2024-01-22 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 22/1/24 17:09, Anders Holmberg wrote: Its so interesting that braille on both linux and windows are far better to edit with and navigate with. I agree, which is why I tend to use my Linux machine for any serious editing at the moment. I can work around the issues on the Mac, but why work

Re: How does one Ctrl Click?

2024-01-15 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 15/1/24 16:27, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Most unexpectedly I found it as a menu option. Go figure. VO-Command-Space may offer whatever function you're looking for as well. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Re: How to read pdf or if there is a app

2024-01-07 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 7/1/24 06:46, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Preview does pretty well on PDF that embeds postscript fonts, imo. It does not do so well on graphical images of text characters, and it does not directly offer the option to OCR those files. Try VO-Shift-L (image description) with the

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 5/1/24 18:08, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I can’t imagine switching to an Android phone, but you’re absolutely right.  If one were to do that, the Activator would lose much of its luster. If you "can't imagine" it, then you're the right kind of customer for the Activator.

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 5/1/24 17:30, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I think the situation with the docks will sort itself out eventually, though I would want to know the cost of the new dock before purchasing the unit. That's very wise. I would be reluctant to purchase a device designed to be

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 5/1/24 14:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: It’s a pretty nifty device.  It’s just young, and it’s therefore having some growing pains, some of which are the direct result of things that Apple and Microsoft have done.  It wouldn’t surprise me at all if I own one some day. Thank

Re: Accidentally deleted App Library app on my iPhone

2024-01-03 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 1/1/24 19:09, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Yes, I really did do that! Now unsure of how to get it reinstalled. Any suggestions much appreciated! This idscussion may help. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252071005?sortBy=best -- The following information is important for

Re: Microsoft Word for Mac

2024-01-03 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 3/1/24 09:17, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries wrote: I use Word, Excel, and OneDrive on the MacBook Pro M1. I have not had any issues with accessibility. I have Office 365 but have not played with the other Office Apps even though they are on my Mac. A few notes on Microsoft Word for

Re: Can't read mail from a listserv, help please

2023-12-31 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 31/12/23 16:44, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: so I have to believe that this is something going on on my end. Perhaps something to do with the handling of remote content? Have you checked the messages for attachments? -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Uber app kills Voice Over on my iPhone

2023-12-22 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 22/12/23 15:59, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Beginning during an outing this past Wednesday, but then again Thursday I noticed that using Uber on my SE is crashing Voice Over. When I last tried the Uber app, I encountered the known accessibility bug whereby a VoiceOver user

Re: What's going on with Audio Hijack.

2023-12-15 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 15/12/23 12:42, Anders Holmberg wrote: I try to upgrade to Audio hijack 4.3 And get this message. You now need to adjust your system’s settings to allow ACE to run. In the Mac's “Recovery” environment, you’ll modify the System Security Policy to match the settings pictured below. Apple's

Re: Lockscreen Persistence, after Updating my Iphone 13Pro, to IOS17

2023-12-13 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 13/12/23 13:30, roni mathew wrote: Since the update, which makes  the interface faster and more snappy, my lockscreen will  re-appear just secods after I try to evoke  password unlock dialogue. I think your best option is to create an Apple Accessibility support case. I am not

Re: Activator, and iPhone transition to USBC

2023-12-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 11/12/23 12:02, 'Angie Nutt' via MacVisionaries wrote: I’ve just had a thought though: if one does buy the new docking station and keeps an older iPhone as well, presumably one could chop and change between the two docks, making it a more flexible device. Yes, I expect this to be possible.

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-09 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 8/12/23 12:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: but I kind of can’t believe they wouldn’t plan for the migration to USB-C. If they don’t, the activator will have one of the shortest shelf lives of any braille display I’ve ever seen. The European Union rules that influenced

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 7/12/23 18:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Just wondered if anyone has had a chance to use the Activator braille display from Helptech--formerly HandyTech? No, but I've used one of their older displays briefly in a technology demonstration. The finger detection mechanism

Re: Do you have a favorite app/browser for Twitter/X??

2023-12-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 5/12/23 11:49, Jessica Moss wrote: That’s what I’ve been hearing as well, which is sad, considering all the links they went to to make it usable in the first place. I'm using ActivityPub, the open and federated standard supported by Mastodon, Pleroma, etc., for social media. I prefer it

Re: Do you have a favorite app/browser for Twitter/X??

2023-12-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 5/12/23 09:28, Herbie Allen wrote: THERE IS AN APP FOR X IN THE MAC APP STORE. I've also read claims from multiple sources that X (formerly Twitter) dismissed all of their accessibility specialists last year, so it's a matter of luck whether and to what extent it continues to be

Re: Getting VoiceOver TTS into Zoom calls

2023-12-04 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 4/12/23 08:55, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: You're correct, Jason. However, checking the box wasn't sufficient for some reason. In VoiceOver Utility -> Sound, is the output device set to system default? If not, that's your problem. -- The following information is important

Re: Getting VoiceOver TTS into Zoom calls

2023-12-03 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 3/12/23 09:29, Brad Snyder wrote: Loopback is a great option, however if you are already able to screen share, then just change your VO output to the system default ,and you should be good. If I remember rightly, when you enable screen sharing, there's an option (typically a check box) to

Re: Reading Terminal Windows with VoiceOver

2023-12-01 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 30/11/23 21:22, Jonathan Cohn wrote: There is also a dedicated SR for for the terminal. I heard about it but I have not  actually tried it out at all. It doesn't seem to support braille output, so it isn't an option for me. -- The following information is important for all members of the

Re: Reading Terminal Windows with VoiceOver

2023-11-30 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 30/11/23 07:28, Kelly Ford wrote: Does anyone have a suggestion on how to read Terminal windows with VoiceOver on the Mac a line at a time? While interacting with the terminal widget, VO-Up/Down-Arrow should read the text a line at a time. -- The following information is important for

Re: Can I stop the double-finger double-tap from playing music in iOS 16?

2023-11-25 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 25/11/23 10:29, Doug Lee wrote: Ah, I've not been wanting Apple to change the magic tap behavior for everyone else; I've just been wanting the ability to adjust what functions it can do on my own phone, much as we can do for the power button. You can't adjust it, as far as I know. --

Side button behaviors in iOS 17

2023-11-24 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
[Reposting, as the following reply didn't make it to the list - I probably forgot the reply-to-all.] I’m just describing how Apple works. As I understand it, their attitude has long been that they design the user interface as they want it to be, to provide the experience they think best, and

Re: Side button behaviors in iOS 17

2023-11-23 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 22/11/23 23:27, Phil Halton wrote: OK, in iOS 17 it seems they’ve changed the behavior of the side button for use with Siri. It used to be that you would hold the button and wait for the sound and then speak to Siri. You would have to do this for each request of Siri. Now, it seems that

Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 22/11/23 17:58, Jessica Barr wrote: The Brailliant is quite a bit more expensive, but I think it's a great product. I've had good luck with the first two displays from Baum (now VisioBraille) that I have owned. The third display is too new to comment on with respect to durability, but

Re: One Drive blocks access to menu extra in Sonoma

2023-11-19 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 19/11/23 08:20, Simon Cavendish wrote: Could anyone replicate this before I report this to Apple? It's a known bug. I don't know whether it's Apple's or Microsoft's. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Full Keyboard Access

2023-11-19 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 19/11/23 00:07, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:    In Sonoma I want too turn this off but its dimmed. How to undim it? Thanks. As I recall, it's incompatible with VoiceOver, turned off by default, and can't be enabled when Voiceover is running. Matters may have changed, but that's my

Re: Parallels desktop for Mac frustrations.

2023-11-17 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 16/11/23 14:47, Maurice A. Mines wrote: My question to the group is if the time to go back to VMware? Will VMware run better when it comes to dealing with USB cable communication? I don't know, but VMWare at least has an accessibility statement:

Re: Unsure what Mac to get

2023-11-13 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 13/11/23 13:23, 'Mervin Keck III' via MacVisionaries wrote: You said 36GB Ram? I’m not questioning you. However, that is an unusual number for Ram. I’m accustomed to seeing 16, 32, 64, etc. Is that correct that 36 GB is the new normal? And what is the new recommended storage option these

Re: Unsure what Mac to get

2023-11-13 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 13/11/23 12:23, John Dowling wrote: I need lots of ram because I work with a lot of tracks inside Logic Pro, and I need the high power. Anyone have any suggestions? Based on what I've heard, the M3 Max chip gives you substantially superior performance. It's currently available in the

Re: How to send attachments

2023-11-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 4/11/23 19:17, Rebecca Sabo wrote: I asked this question before but I can not fine the answer in my documents or my emails. How do you send at attachments again? In Apple Mail, it's Command-Shift-A. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.

Re: Delete iPhone backup from Mac

2023-11-04 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 4/11/23 14:14, Paul Hopewell wrote: My lesson from the above is that I should check with Google Search before Emailing this list! Yes, it's usually faster. The mailing list is best for questions that don't have obvious answers which can be found in a search. That's why there is a

Re: Disregard Re: Apple Announcement?

2023-10-31 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 31/10/23 07:32, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Just found it online. In general, just visit a site such as https://www.appleinsider.com/ for all the details of any Apple announcements. The new products should be good upgrades for those who have good reasons to purchase. I

Re: My first ever Zoom call on a mac and I'm really worried

2023-10-30 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 30/10/23 09:18, Simon Cavendish wrote: I’ve been sent an invitation to a Zoom meeting in a few days’ time. I’ve got Zoom installed on my M1 chip macbook air but I’ve not done a Zoom meeting before. They sent me a link, and then some ID numbers. If I click the link, will it

Re: Can not find my custom email folders after fresh install

2023-10-27 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 27/10/23 10:00, mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries wrote: There are folders in my iCloud account not showing on my Mac. I chose rebuild mailboxes, but it didn’t helpp. Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm not familiar with iCloud mail, but you may need to subscribe to specific

Re: Siri no longer plays a sound when activated with the side button on my iPhone

2023-10-25 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 25/10/23 09:40, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: It still doesn’t make sense that we’re not all experiencing the same thing. Some of us get the Siri sound, many of us don’t, you apparently get a haptic, I don’t, and so on. I still say write to accessibility. If that is the way

Re: Microsoft teams and VO, will it work together?

2023-10-24 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Attending a meeting should be relatively easy, as you need only interact with the meeting controls rather than the larger Teams application. > On Oct 23, 2023, at 12:49, Mohamed Fayed wrote: > > Yes. I use it both on iPhone and on Mac OS. > I find the web version more responsive than the

Using Touch ID with sudo in MacOS Sonoma

2023-10-23 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
There’s an interesting but not much publicized new feature in MacOS Sonoma: you can enable Touch ID to be used with the sudo command, and this configuration change persists across operating system updates. To make the change, copy /etc/pam.d/sudo_local.template to sudo_local in the same

RE: iPhone Plus, Definitely Heating It Up: Mark is Taking a Pass on iPhone 15 Series

2023-10-12 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Bugs leading to heating issues were reputedly fixed in iOS 17.0.3. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of matthew dyer Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2023 4:53 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iPhone Plus, Definitely Heating It Up: Mark is

RE: Email Providers

2023-10-12 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
-Helen Keller My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com<mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> On 10/11/2023 5:22 AM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries wrote: I would suggest purchasing a domain name, then associating it with an e-mail provider. You can change provider without ever changing your e-mail

Re: Email Providers

2023-10-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
's Keyboard... >> "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." >> -Helen Keller >> My e-Mail: >> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >> >> On 10/11/2023 5:22 AM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>> I would suggest purchasing

Re: Email Providers

2023-10-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
I would suggest purchasing a domain name, then associating it with an e-mail provider. You can change provider without ever changing your e-mail address. There are plenty of online tutorials to assist in doing it. I’ve never used Fastmail, but I’ve read positive comments about their services

Re: What's going on with Mac and accessibility.

2023-10-10 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 10/10/23 13:03, Anders Holmberg wrote: I don’t know if I am having a bad day or if its the latest Sonoma with Firefox or safari and VoiceOver that has changed but I seem to have a lot of issues on sites I normally could use with no issue. Some sites works like a charm but some does not

Re: HTML question.

2023-10-03 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
I would suggest using the W3C’s HTML validator. It should be available in an extension for your preferred editor. It’s also available in HomeBrew via the vnu package. You can then run it from a MacOS terminal. From: mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 15:27 To:

Re: Mac OS Sonoma: Calendar View Changed

2023-10-03 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Two suggestions: 1. Lodge a support case with Apple. 2. Try installing the latest MacOS public beta, and if you can reproduce the problems, report them there. Realistically, that’s all you can do. The software is not open-source. Only Apple’s engineers can change it. From:

Re: Focus Issues since Sonoma Upgrade

2023-10-03 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Do all of the settings under VoiceOver -> Navigation seem correct? I’m not having any focus issues, so, without a clue as to what it might be, I can’t help any further. You may need to reset everything to defaults and reinstall applications. I would suggest taking this up with Apple support

Re: Gmail on my Mac

2023-09-30 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Is your Google account shown under System Settings -> Internet Accounts as enabled for mail? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of agent086b Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 19:01 To: Mac List Subject: Re: Gmail on my Mac Hi, thanks for the reply. I am trying to get an

RE: Creating keyboard shortcuts for iPad apps on Apple Silicon

2023-09-30 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
, to define the shortcut. Obviously, this only works if the app's developers have created menu entries for the functionality that you want to use. I'm referring to the MacOS menus accessed with VO-M. -Original Message- From: 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday

RE: Creating keyboard shortcuts for iPad apps on Apple Silicon

2023-09-30 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
I'm not aware of any option to define new keyboard shortcuts - perhaps AppleScript would help, but I haven't investigated it. You may find that the Item Chooser menu helps in navigating to desired controls quickly, as you can partially type the name of what you're looking for to move to it

RE: Using the new macOS Sonoma

2023-09-30 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
down. On Sep 27, 2023, at 6:16 PM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: Do you have caps lock configured as a VoiceOver modifier? Mine is, and I can’t reproduce your issue (MacOS Sonoma). I suppose you could try a double press of

RE: Would I get Sonoma?

2023-09-30 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Not according to this Apple page: https://www.apple.com/macos/sonoma/ You could have run a Web search and found this information in about 30 seconds, instead of asking others to do the work for you. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mohammad Fazil Sent: Saturday, September 30,

Re: Using the new macOS Sonoma

2023-09-27 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Do you have caps lock configured as a VoiceOver modifier? Mine is, and I can’t reproduce your issue (MacOS Sonoma). I suppose you could try a double press of caps lock to turn it off, if it is on. From: 'Matt Turner' via MacVisionaries Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 15:31 To:

Re: App Store issues on Mac with latest update.

2023-09-27 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
that with an unlabeled image, and nothing more that I can scroll passed. Therefore, I’m unable to locate the search box, and the usual fields I used to be able to find that showed me what needed updating and the like aren’t showing up anymore. On Sep 27, 2023, at 11:16 AM, 'Jason J.G. White' via

Re: App Store issues on Mac with latest update.

2023-09-27 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
I just tried it, and it worked fine here. You have to interact with the sections to reach the individual app entries. The search field is immediately before the side bar. You should be using VoiceOver navigation commands to read, not tabbing. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of

Re: macos 14 Sonoma

2023-09-25 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
I’ve been running the beta version, which is now the release candidate. I’ll gladly discuss it after the release. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of John Dowling <1008...@gmail.com> Date: Monday, September 25, 2023 at 18:40 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
VoiceOver Utility -> Braille -> Displays tab -> Add button to add a Bluetooth braille display. From: etscrivani via MacVisionaries Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 10:19 To: Macvisionaries Subject: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air. Hi All, I have a display that is

RE: Anyone upgraded to IOS 17?

2023-09-20 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
I upgraded, and it's all working well so far on an iPhone XS. -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 10:24 AM To: via MacVisionaries Subject: Anyone upgraded to IOS 17? Hi all, I read the AppleVis review, and it sounded like IOS

Re: VS Code

2023-09-20 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Keyboard commands are documented here. https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings Accessibility page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/accessibility#:~:text=You%20can%20control%20whether%20VS,reader%20through%20querying%20the%20platform. A don’t think a screen

Re: bug or only a wrong setting

2023-09-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Indeed, we cannot help with beta software. Also, if you encounter issues that you think are bugs, you should report them to Apple, which is the entire purpose of running beta software. From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 15:03 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility

2023-09-10 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
mes to the Mac. Is this a toggle command? On Sep 8, 2023, at 9:40 AM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries wrote: That must be exactly why I don’t encounter the issue. I always use VO commands when reading text (either via keyboard or the braille display). So far as I remember, this is w

Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility

2023-09-08 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility Jason! Do you have linux installed on your Mac? Bless. /A 8 sep. 2023 kl. 13:27 skrev 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries : I’ve successfully navigated headings, links, etc., in e-mail messages on the Mac, suing the usual Voiceover

Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility

2023-09-08 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
onwards using arrow keys. Andrew On 8 Sep 2023, at 12:27, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: I’ve successfully navigated headings, links, etc., in e-mail messages on the Mac, suing the usual Voiceover commands. So I don’t know what is causin

Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility

2023-09-08 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
I’ve successfully navigated headings, links, etc., in e-mail messages on the Mac, suing the usual Voiceover commands. So I don’t know what is causing your problems here. I agree that such navigation works well under Windows, until Microsoft Outlook crashes – then of course, one loses time

Re: Opening a link in a text message on iPhone

2023-09-02 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
If I want to follow a link in a text message, I read the message in the Messages app on the Mac, and activate the link from there. The link then invokes Safari. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of Lorie McCloud Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 14:32 To:

Re: Focus 40 strange navigating issue.

2023-07-03 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 3/7/23 08:26, Anders Holmberg wrote: I have to press and hold the power button on the Focus 40 until it restarts. I don’t know when this started to happen but I wonder if anyone else have had this issue. Have you made sure that the braille display's firmware is up to date? If the

Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 2/7/23 13:59, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Definitely SSD. I use Western Digital spin drives  but when the budget allows it, I will likely get the same brand for SSD. Yes, exactly, and there are good reviews available online so you can choose an appropriate product. You could start

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