[macvoiceover] Re: Adding Stuff To the Dock: How'd I Miss This?!

  • From: Mary Scott <bluespruce7@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 15:04:25 -0400

Hi, I tried putting a folder I use a lot on The Doc using this command and sure 
enough, it appeared there.  I was thrilled but the folder would not open.  What 
is wrong?  Mel
On May 6, 2012, at 1:39 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:

> Hi y'all,
> 
> This has, apparently, been a keyboard shortcut of r a long time, and I missed 
> it! I've confirmed that this works on older versions, as I'm setting up an 
> older Macbook with Snow Leopard on it for someone right now. If this is old 
> news, I apologize for boring y'all with it. However, I've been using 
> Voiceover since it came out on Tiger (with a bit of an absence in between), 
> and been using it regularly since 2007, so think of myself as being pretty 
> competent with this platform. 
> 
> Anyway, I'd always advised that putting stuff in the dock is most easily 
> accomplished by running the application first, then selecting "Keep in dock" 
> in the options on the context menu. This, however, didn't work for putting 
> folders in the dock.
> 
> But I accidentally found a shortcut key. In the finder, find the folder, app, 
> whatever, that you want put in your dock, and press cmd+shift+t Voiceover 
> will say "Add to dock". Voila, it's on your dock. This works for folders or 
> even individual files. 
> 
> Ya learn something new every day, I guess. Even if you've been around a while.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
> 
> 
> 
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