[macvoiceover] Re: I really like my macs!!
- From: James Dean <professordean@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:21:30 -0400
Yes, I am aware of that, but was just curious what "Instructions" he was
referring to.
James A. Dean
On Mar 30, 2011, at 12:59 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> not trying to be hostle but, once you've learned the command, why does it
> matter where the person learned it? I'm just asking because in my
> experience, I've learned 30% of the mac from reading manuals and listening to
> podcasts, and the other 70% by word of mouth and just figuring things out on
> my own just by using the Mac. I just assumed this was the same for most?
>
> Ricardo Walker
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> www.mobileaccess.org
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>
>
> 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
>>>>>>>>> gift from Bibles For The Blind.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://biblesfortheblind.org/download_music.shtml
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. J Hudson
>>>>>>>>> Taylor.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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