reading with voice over in text edit

2011-11-13 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all when I start reading in text edit by pressing VO plus A and if I want to pose for a while, i havn't figured out how can I read from where I am, when I press VO plus A again it takes me to top of file rather than reading from where i am. is there a short cut that enables me to read

Re: Did Lion update break my mail behavior?

2011-11-02 Thread dr ahmed alomran
hi all what about the key short cut which allows me to move from the top to the botum of inboxes in mail. I have been told that I should press VO plus shift plus home or end. however, when I use this shor cut in my mac book it only puts me to the top or botum of window any help? kind

moving documents to ipad

2011-10-28 Thread dr ahmed alomran
Hi all I used to have a trial version of mobile me and i was using what is called I desk to copy files from my mac book to my I pad. Is there away to send files to I O S devices using I cloud. It gives me the option to copy documents but I can't figure out where they can be found in my

need your help please

2011-09-26 Thread Ahmed Alomran
hi all since i installed Lion I haven't figured out moving from top to buttom of mail boxes in mail. I used to press on the control and option keys with holding either up or down erros but now that seems doesn't work any more. what is the equevelint short cut in lion? kind regards. ahmed. --

Re: converting braille to text and text braille to audio

2011-09-20 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi Yes, it is possible to convert vraille files in to txt files which can be converted as mp3 files. I assume that your friend has a braille note taker such as braille sense or braille note. he can mark all the braille files that he wants to convert them to text files and through itunes in mac

time machine versus carbon copy cloner

2011-09-16 Thread dr ahmed alomran
Hi all my mac hard disk is getting full and i am considering doing a back up to my data. I am just wondering about the differences between using time machine and other apps such as carbon copy cloner and super dooper for backup. kind regards. ahmed. -- You received this message because you are

continuous reading in pages

2011-09-05 Thread Ahmed Alomran
hi all when i press vo plus a, voice over does not read until the end of text as the case with safari, it rather choose to read the first page of the documents that i open. I want to use pages to read microsoft docs but I wish if some one can tell me the short cut that enables me to read from

Resetting voice over to it's default settings

2011-08-11 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all I am writing to ask whether there is a way to reset voice over to itsoriginal settings? Regards ahmed Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

moving from the top to the bottom of inbox in mail

2011-07-23 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all before I upgrade to mac o s x 10.7 I used to press the option key with up and down arrow to move from top to botom and versversa. But this comand seems no longer available. Is there an alternitive? kind regards. ahmed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Mac and languages.

2011-06-12 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi Acapela sells Arabic tts voices through assist beware website. But I highly advice you to wait until the release of Mac OSS 10.7 which will include built in Arabic speech and Braille support Kind regard Ahmed Sent from my iPad On 12 Jun 2011, at 11:15, mostafa almahdy

Re: Mac and languages.

2011-06-12 Thread Ahmed Alomran
well, I hope that arabic voices will be shiped with mac lion. what might keep me hope is the fact that mac lion will be shiped with many high quality voices that support more than 23 languages. nevertheless, I listened to a podcast which demonstrated the latest accessibility features

Re: Mac and languages.

2011-06-12 Thread Ahmed Alomran
. On 12 Jun 2011, at 15:09, joseph wrote: yes, i heard the same podcast but when i checked the new notes of lion regarding the 23 additional languages, arabic, unfortunately, was not included. best On 12 Jun 2011, at 14:31, Ahmed Alomran wrote: well, I hope that arabic voices

exporting mac address book to google contacts

2011-03-19 Thread Ahmed Alomran
hi all i am writing to ask about the possibility of exporting my address book saved in to my mac book to my contacts in google. kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: testing brailledisplays for mac and iphone4

2011-02-23 Thread Ahmed Alomran
hi all i use my braille focus 40 blue connected to my mac book, iphone 3 G S, Ipod touch and Ipad. I haven't experienced any problems in connecting the focus 40 blue with all these devices. kind regards. Ahmed. On 23 Feb 2011, at 14:45, Søren Jensen wrote: Hi. The reason for it won't work

Re: Transferring files from BrailleNote Apex to Mac

2011-02-20 Thread Ahmed Alomran
dear Mike the easiest way is to use the file manager in braille note to save all the files as TXT. once you move them from your braille note apex to your mac book pro, you can use text edit to brows your files. hope this help. kind regards. Ahmed. On 20 Feb 2011, at 16:15, Michael Busboom

an accessible twitter client for mac and Iphone

2011-02-09 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all i am writing to ask whether it is possible to find and accessible twitter client for mac and iphone? kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

importing dvds via itunes

2011-01-22 Thread Ahmed Alomran
hi all i am wondering whether it is possible to import dvds via itunes as the case with music cds? kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To

mobile me question

2010-12-31 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all I set up an account in mobile me. I followed the instructions stated to ensure that all my bookmarks, contacts, emails etc are all sinked between my mac and ipad. However, I haven't noticed any change in my I Pad. I added new book marks in to my mac, but i could not find them in my I

saving as mp3

2010-11-14 Thread Ahmed Alomran
hi i am writing to ask whether there is a way to save text files as mp3 with alex voice? kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

Re: saving as mp3

2010-11-14 Thread Ahmed Alomran
. Be careful to not pick one already used by the OS. • close the System Prefs. • If the shortcut does not appear, restart your Mac. HTH Later... On 2010-11-14, at 1:49 AM, Ahmed Alomran wrote: hi i am writing to ask whether there is a way to save text files as mp3

Re: saving as mp3

2010-11-14 Thread Ahmed Alomran
the System Prefs. • If the shortcut does not appear, restart your Mac. HTH Later... On 2010-11-14, at 1:49 AM, Ahmed Alomran wrote: hi i am writing to ask whether there is a way to save text files as mp3 with alex voice? kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received this message because

Re: activating wizweels in freedom scientific braille focus 40 with voice over

2010-10-13 Thread ahmed alomran
The Whiz Wheels don't seem to work well on web pages. However, they work great in other documents if you interact with the text. You can press both rocker bars down or press VO-shift-down-arrow. hTH, Teresa On Oct 12, 2010, at 8:48 PM, Ahmed Alomran wrote: hi all for those who use focus 40 blue

activating wizweels in freedom scientific braille focus 40 with voice over

2010-10-12 Thread Ahmed Alomran
hi all for those who use focus 40 blue with mac, i am wondering about the method of activating the wizwzeels for display panning with voice over? I managed to use these wizweels successfully with my Iphone. However, they don't seem to work properly with my mac. your help is really appritiated.

a question in mail

2010-08-01 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all I am writing to ask whether there is a short cut that takes me from the last message to the top of my inbox in mail? kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

iphone and blootooth

2010-07-09 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi folks I am trying to connect my iphone with my mac book via blootooth but it seems that my iphone can hardly find my mac book. I am really concerned about the weekness of the blootooth capabilities of the iphone especially if i would use it to connect it with a braille display via blootooth.

iphone 4 with braille displays

2010-07-04 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all I am considering using my Iphone with a braille display. However, I am wondering about the best display that can be paired with Iphone. I am looking for a braille display that allows me to ddrive and control my iphone and use its keys for braille input. any help will be appretiated.

voiceover with braille displays

2010-02-02 Thread ahmed alomran
Hi all I am wondering about the possibility of muting voiceover while reading braille with out turning off the speech completely. I really get distracted when i try to read in braille and voice over speaks what i read. Kind regards. ahmed. -- You received this message because you are

playing blueray in to mac computers

2010-02-01 Thread ahmed alomran
Hi all i am a new member to this list and this is my first message. I am wondering whether any of Mac computers can play Blueray. Kind regards. Ahmed. 7 Caroline Close, Wivenhoe, Colchester, The United Kingdom. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups