[mac4theblind] Re: Lion has been released
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:32:18 -0700
Well looks like my podcast will have to wait, or I could do it in 2 parts then.
Hmm interesting.
On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:43 AM, John Panarese wrote:
> I'm waiting for some official documentation. From what I can tell, Apple
> has not updated their information on VoiceOver yet.
>
> Take Care
>
> John D. Panarese
> Director
> Mac for the Blind
> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.macfortheblind.com
>
> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>
> On Jul 20, 2011, at 2:41 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>
>> OH cool. this will be good for my podcast. Is there documentation i can read
>> now? and if so so, where?
>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:12 AM, John Panarese wrote:
>>
>>> I'm still playing and experimenting, but a few things that come to mind
>>> are,
>>> a bunch of new voices, which includes several non-English ones. There is
>>> even an Irish and Scottish option, as well as British and Australian
>>> choices.
>>>
>>> There is a new Activities feature in which you can set VoiceOver
>>> preferences for specific applications. For example, let's say you want to
>>> use a different voice when you are on the web or are reading text documents
>>> or you want to have certain VoiceOver features turned off for a specific
>>> application. You can do this with Activities.
>>>
>>> There is a new set of commands for Drag and Drop, though I am still trying
>>> to get a handle on how to use them.
>>>
>>> There is a new method of carrying out non-contiguous selections in lists,
>>> though the old one also still works.
>>> Quicknav now has its own Commander, and in addition to using the arrow
>>> keys, you can use single letter commands on the web to move by header,
>>> link, frame and so forth. You can apparently customize this as well.
>>>
>>> I'm sure there are other things, but those are what come to mind right
>>> now.
>>>
>>> Take Care
>>>
>>> John D. Panarese
>>> Director
>>> Mac for the Blind
>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>
>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>>
>>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 1:55 PM, John G wrote:
>>>
>>>> What are the more interesting features of Lion for blind users?
>>>>
>>>> At 18:18 20/07/2011, you wrote:
>>>>> Nice. Yeah I am gong ot be podcasting myupgrade experience even though
>>>>> I'm supposed to be on a break lol!
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care all.
>>>>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:06 AM, John Panarese wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>> I'm sure most, if not all of you have heard, but Lion was officially
>>>>>> released and is available on the Mac App store for $29. So far, I am
>>>>>> enjoying it quite a bit, and will be putting some material up on the
>>>>>> macfortheblind website over the next week or two.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In addition, the Mac Mini and Mac Book Air lines have all been
>>>>>> refreshed. Thunderbolt has been added to them all, as well as a kick to
>>>>>> their processors.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Take Care
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>>>> Director
>>>>>> Mac for the Blind
>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> Sarah Alawami
>>>>>
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>> Sarah Alawami
>>
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