That could be. I know that before I checked that option, VO might be reading an email message and a different voice was trying to read the date/time... it's like you said, it was almost like there were two instances of VO running at the same time. All is well now though! <smile> Russell On 2009-11-16, at 7:52 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > No problem, > > I think I've might have figured out this little VO mystery. I think when > that apple scripts option is unchecked some how, some way, it's like the mac > tries to load Alex, or voiceover twice. I think this is more than a mac can > handle. The reason I think this is because when the apple scripts option is > unchecked and you press option T for example, you will hear Alex "in Keith's > case isn't even the default voice) speak. You will also hear alex using the > default pitch, and speaking rate. This leads me to believe that our Mac's > might be tapping some major resources when allow apple scripts is unchecked.. > On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:38 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: > >> Hey Ricardo! That did it!! I tried pressing Option U to get the number of >> unread messages and after getting the info VO crashed. I checked the "Allow >> VO to be controlled by Apple Scripts" as you suggested, and not only does VO >> no longer crash, but the information read when pressing these keystrokes >> isn't sluggish like it was before this! >> >> Thanks so much!! >> >> Russell >> On 2009-11-16, at 4:31 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> You know I was having this exact same problem when i first installed snow >>> leopard. I noticed that the problem seem to have stopped when I checked >>> the option marked "allow voiceover to be controlled by apple scripts" which >>> is found under general in vo settings. I'm not saying this is why the >>> problem stopped but, it might be something to look into. >>> >>> hth >>> On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:12 PM, David Poehlman wrote: >>> >>>> glad it has at least improved. keep us posted and drop a note to >>>> accessibility for they may have a better fix. >>>> >>>> On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey David!! >>>> >>>> Well, that does seem to have made it work a bit better. VO doesn't crash >>>> every time I press that keystroke now, but it still does once in a while. >>>> Thanks David!! >>>> >>>> Russell >>>> On 2009-11-16, at 3:20 PM, David Poehlman wrote: >>>> >>>>> as soon as you ad a keystroke and press t it will be offered. >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 16, 2009, at 4:10 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yes, it does, at least most of the time, but it's quick to get it back, >>>>> so it's not a big deal. I'm afraid if I delete the keystroke I won't >>>>> know where to find the script to re-enable it again. Any idea where that >>>>> script resides? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Russell >>>>> >>>>> On 2009-11-16, at 1:50 PM, David Poehlman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> yes, but does it crash again? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 16, 2009, at 3:44 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks David! John's method gets speech right back, so I'll do it that >>>>>> way for now, but will keep your suggestion handy, as always! <smile> >>>>>> >>>>>> Russell >>>>>> On 2009-11-16, at 12:55 PM, David Poehlman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> delete the keystroke and re add it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 16, 2009, at 1:52 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 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? 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