[macvoiceover] Re: Can't get VO at login screen

  • From: Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:22:28 -0600

Yes, and, it's checked, but still no VO at login.  Very odd!

Russell
Sent from my iMac running Mountain Lion!

On 2012-08-14, at 11:28 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Have you checked in System Preferences > Users and Groups under Login Options 
> to make sure the box is checked for voiceover to be used at login. You will 
> have to click the lock to make changes and enter your password before you can 
> access this and check the box.
> 
> -- 
> Cheryl
> 
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> and the meditation of my heart
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> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 14, 2012, at 12:18 PM, David Chittenden <dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I have the same problem. VO is on, but no speech until I use command f5 
>> twice to turn VO off then on again. I'm running an MBA with ML. 
>> 
>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>> Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx
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>> 
>> On 15/08/2012, at 3:54, Keith Reedy <wa9dro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello Russell I think I would try pressing command F5 to make sure that 
>>> voiceover is turned on in your login screen.
>>> HTH.
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>>> On Aug 14, 2012, at 10:13 AM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> All of a sudden I no longer have VO at the login screen.  It was working 
>>>> fine till some time last week, when, all of a sudden VO stopped coming on 
>>>> at the login screen.  Luckily I have a Braille display attached and am 
>>>> able to navigate to the user account I wish to log in to.  I went to 
>>>> system preferences, Users and Groups, and start VO at login is checked.  I 
>>>> read on the internet where folks are saying they had to turn the volume up 
>>>> at the login screen, but, FN F12 does nothing at the login screen, as far 
>>>> as I can tell.  Do I need to change something is system preferences to 
>>>> allow the use of function keys at the login screen?  If so, what do I need 
>>>> to do?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for any and all help!
>>>> 
>>>> BTW, I'm running Mountain Lion on an iMac.
>>>> 
>>>> Russell>
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