Re: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-15 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
It has happened to me a few times as well. It’s as if Voiceover gets muted. I hear the Voiceover sounds as I command+tab from app to up but there’s no speech. I usually do what you’ve done to remedy the situation. > On 15 Aug 2019, at 02:11, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > Hi all, > This is the

RE: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
I’d go with that, Buy it some flowers and see if it lets you back in the good books. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2019 5:06 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Mac after a long time I just turned voice

Re: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
vo off / on again? > > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings > Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2019 2:20 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Using the Mac after a long time > > Well this isn’t the only thin

RE: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
Subject: Re: Using the Mac after a long time Well this isn’t the only thing my Mac does that others don’t seem to do. Like pressing the control key to stop voice over talking works fine on my wife’s Mac but I have to press it two or three times before voice over shuts up sometimes on my Mac. If

Re: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Ah, I got it. No I didn’t do that, however it has fixed many an issue in the past just by turning it off completely and back on again I might do that anyway. > On 15/08/2019, at 4:52 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Sometimes it's elusive. Wonder why I am not yet bald. A restart

Re: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Sometimes it's elusive. Wonder why I am not yet bald. A restart is a warm boot. Cold boot is power down and power up. Probably no real difference. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 8/14/2019 9:44

Re: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Hi ET, Not sure about that, but like I said; I managed to get voice over speaking again after turning it off and on again. Is a Cold reboot the same as restarting the Mac? I had a OS update that I installed and had to restart the Mac. > On 15/08/2019, at 4:19 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >

Re: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Were there perhaps a system dialog that needed attention? Sometimes they appear to be invisible to Voiceover. After 6 weeks this is a possibility. Have you done a cold reboot? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it

Re: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Well this isn’t the only thing my Mac does that others don’t seem to do. Like pressing the control key to stop voice over talking works fine on my wife’s Mac but I have to press it two or three times before voice over shuts up sometimes on my Mac. If I start keyboard help on my wife’s Mac and pr

Re: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Not normal behavior as far as I know. I took a month of vacation in July, and returned home to a MacBook Pro that worked normally. Later… Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 14, 2019, at 7:44 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Petrus, > > Not something I’ve heard of to be honest, > > Sorry t

RE: Using the Mac after a long time

2019-08-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Petrus, Not something I’ve heard of to be honest, Sorry to hear about your wrist, Hope it’s on the mend, Take it easy withit, I did that skiing 25 years ago and still get problems with it today. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Thursday, 15 Augus