[macvoiceover] Re: Date/Time keystroke causes VO to quit
- From: Marcy Weinberg <rhymingmom1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:07:32 -0500
Hi, Russell,
You mention option-t in this email to get the date/time, but in your original
email you said you were using vo-t. Was that just an error and you have been
using option-t all along? Marcy
On Nov 16, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Keyboard commander allows keyboard shortcut keys to be set to carry out
> various functions. By default, there are keystrokes set up to open Mail
> (Option M), to open Safari (Option S), to run an Apple script that causes VO
> to announce the date/time (Option T), and a few others I can't recall. You
> can also set up your own keyboard shortcuts. To turn on keyboard commander,
> press VO F8 to open the VO utility, arrow down the category table to
> "Commanders", VO right arrow till you hear "Keyboard" and VO space on this,
> and then VO right arrow till you get to a check box to "enable Keyboard
> commander and VO space to check this.
> You may need to interact with the category table and then stop interacting
> after choosing commanders.
>
> HTH
>
> Russell
> On 2009-11-16, at 12:54 PM, Steve Cook wrote:
>
>> What is keyboard commander and how do you turn this function on? I am a new
>> learner of the Mac making the transition from windows.
>>
>> Steve Cook
>> Assistive Technology Specialist
>> SC Commission for the Blind
>> 1430 Confederate Avenue
>> Columbia, SC 29201
>> Phone: (803) 898-8788
>> Fax: (803) 898-8882
>> E-Mail: stcook@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk
>> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:52 PM
>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Date/Time keystroke causes VO to quit
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I recently turned on keyboard commander, and am encountering a problem.
>> Whenever I use the keystroke, VO T to read the current date and time, VO
>> quits. The only way I found to get it back is to press command F5
>> repeatedly until, after about 5 or 6 presses, VO comes back. Has anyone
>> else had this problem? Is there a solution, other than not using the
>> keystroke? <smile>
>>
>> Thanks all,
>>
>> Russell>
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