[macvoiceover] Re: I really like my macs!!

  • From: Robert Nelson <Robert_Nelson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:09:02 -0400

Dear  Friends,

The command for spell check is also found in Text Edit under the EDIT Menu.If 
you arrow down  to Spelling and grammar and right arrow once to Show spelling 
and grammar , it will show the keyboard command  COMMAND-:.

Sincerely Yours
robert Nelson
 
On Mar 30, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:

> I think I saw it here along with other ways to check spelling.
> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/docs/mac_with_voiceover/Using_Mac_Applications_with_Voiceover_the_Snow_Leopard_Edition.shtml
> Keith Reedy
> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 30, 2011, at 12:47 PM, James Dean wrote:
> 
>> Of which instructions do you speak? Some help file on the mac?
>> James A. Dean
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 30, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>> 
>>> Glad you like it, its in the instructions, I think.
>>> Keith Reedy
>>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mar 30, 2011, at 10:58 AM, James Dean wrote:
>>> 
>>>> What? Command+shift+colon? How did you figure this out? This is very 
>>>> handy! Thanks so much!
>>>> 
>>>> James A. Dean
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Mar 30, 2011, at 10:56 AM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Actually, I use command-shift-colon and it brings up the miss spelled 
>>>>> words 1 by 1.  As you find them, tab to the suggestions table, or, tab to 
>>>>> learn which causes the spell checker to learn your word.  Tab farther for 
>>>>> ignore and so on.
>>>>> Keith Reedy
>>>>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 30, 2011, at 4:47 AM, James Dean wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> In any edit field, when encountering a miss-spelled word, or even if you 
>>>>>> are just in the edit field itself, press VO+shift+M and go to "Spelling 
>>>>>> and Grammar," and press return on "Check Spelling and Grammar." You can 
>>>>>> also highlight the miss-spelled word and press VO+shift+M and 
>>>>>> suggestions for the word appear at the top of the menu, but VO, at least 
>>>>>> for me, often highlights the wrong miss-spelled word and sometimes not 
>>>>>> even the miss-spelled word at all, so I've gotten to where I just don't 
>>>>>> even try that anymore. I just perform the steps outlined above.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> James A. Dean
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mar 30, 2011, at 3:43 AM, Justin Mann wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> What is the command to spellcheck systemwide?
>>>>>>> On Mar 29, 2011, at 5:38 PM, James Dean wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Maybe it's difference in configuration, whatever. The fact is, some 
>>>>>>>> areas, like web browsing, are very lacking. The mail client is nice, 
>>>>>>>> best I've ever used. Adium is also great, as is the twitter client 
>>>>>>>> that I can never spell. Voiceover has been a thorn in my side, 
>>>>>>>> crashing frequently when doing things that, before 10.6.6, never 
>>>>>>>> happened. Hopefully Lion will fix the frequent crashes and improve 
>>>>>>>> Voiceover's interaction with Safari, especially. There are still some 
>>>>>>>> things that I must use windows for, most notably being playing MUDS, 
>>>>>>>> which is fine, because I know that's not a very popular thing. Also, 
>>>>>>>> other than Solona, which I have had very bad experiences with as 
>>>>>>>> compared to Web Visum, there is no accessible solution for solving 
>>>>>>>> captious on the Mac as far as I know. Vuscan is great, and I suppose 
>>>>>>>> if I took the time to learn an entire new interface, I could do my 
>>>>>>>> audio editing on the Mac too. For now, I'm still an avid Gold Wave 
>>>>>>>> user.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I've also used pages with great success. I'll still keep my Mac and 
>>>>>>>> continue to update as each new version of an OS is released, hoping 
>>>>>>>> that things improve.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> All this having been said, I think that some of the "problems" on this 
>>>>>>>> list are not "problems," but rather people not knowing how to do 
>>>>>>>> something or knowing how to do it half-way, and that is what we're 
>>>>>>>> here for, to educate and help each other. The built-in accessibility, 
>>>>>>>> of course, is still the driving force behind Mac for me. Oh, and we 
>>>>>>>> can't forget the system-wide spell checking capability rather than 
>>>>>>>> having to depend on a particular plug-in or program as you must do in 
>>>>>>>> Windows. And the way Voiceover handles mouse support is just 
>>>>>>>> spectacular!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> James A. Dean
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Mar 29, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> This is a list where people almost always talk about problems with a 
>>>>>>>>> mac, to get some one to help them to salve them, so, I am afraid that 
>>>>>>>>> some one new on the list mite think that all we have is problems on 
>>>>>>>>> the mac and that is just not the case.  I have used the mac for 
>>>>>>>>> nearly 6 years now and I have had very few problems and most of those 
>>>>>>>>> I have caused my self.  I have never used a more responsive system 
>>>>>>>>> and so easy to learn and use.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Say something nice about your mac once in a while.
>>>>>>>>> Keith Reedy
>>>>>>>>> Click the link below to download MP3's of Keith Reedy's music as a 
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>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>> God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.  J Hudson 
>>>>>>>>> Taylor.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
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