[mac4theblind] Re: How to hear dropbox inform me when it is syncing files across to my Mac?

  • From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:03:06 -0700

Yeah. Use growl detective which you can find on growl's website. I don't know 
fi dropbo is supporting that version of growl anymore but if they are not you 
might have to get growl 1.4 the prefs tab is slightly different but it works.

Take care.
On Jun 30, 2012, at 1:41 PM, Daniel McGee wrote:

> I just want to say that according to Growl's list of running applications 
> dropbox isn't in there. All I see is Adium and Growl menu. 
> To be clear where I mean, I am referring to the application tab once you load 
> up Growl from system preferences. 
> No luck either when I load dropbox from the applications folder. Went back to 
> the list but dropbox still wasn't present. 
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> Daniel   
> On 30 Jun 2012, at 21:28, Daniel McGee wrote:
> 
>> So just to be clear, I have 1.1.4 is that version ok? 
>> 
>> Daniel
>> On 30 Jun 2012, at 19:58, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>> 
>>> Yeah 1.4 is the latest version. so you should be fine in that regard.
>>> 
>>> Take care.
>>> On Jun 30, 2012, at 11:21 AM, Daniel McGee wrote:
>>> 
>>>> John, I have Growl V1.1.4 is this an old version? 
>>>> Unfortunately I don't have my Apple ID setup to make purchases such as 
>>>> apps music etc so at present I can't purchase the latest version. Going to 
>>>> have to convince my mum though and get it sorted out at the Apple store 
>>>> where I brought my Mac. LOL 
>>>> So if I'm out of luck, can you or others explain how Growl works with 
>>>> dropbox on the Mac? 
>>>> Oh and just a thought, when Mountain Lion comes out, will Notification 
>>>> Center take care of dropbox? I know know can say but just wondering if 
>>>> that would work. 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks 
>>>> 
>>>> Daniel   
>>>> On 30 Jun 2012, at 18:22, John Panarese wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I use Growl for notifications.  You can find it in the Mac App store.  
>>>>> This should do what you are asking.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Take Care
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>>>>> On Jun 30, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all, a somewhat long subject line but I'll try to explain it better 
>>>>>> here. 
>>>>>> The best way I can describe it is that when you use Windows and switch 
>>>>>> between computers, when you update dropbox on one computer and use it on 
>>>>>> another, you get a message by screen readers informing you that dropbox 
>>>>>> has synced all files and is up to date. 
>>>>>> Well in short are there any ways I can do this on a Mac running Lion 
>>>>>> v7.4 and voiceover. I can go to my dropbox folder and check my documents 
>>>>>> but I don't know of any way that I have been updated.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks 
>>>>>> 
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