Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!newsreader4.netcologne.de!news.netcologne.de!peer03.ams1!peer.ams1.xlned.com!news.xlned.com!peer03.am4!peer.am4.highwinds-media.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad!fx25.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail Subject: Re: FileMaker Pro using Voice Control (Dragon 6 for Mac) From: "user@host.com" Newsgroups: comp.databases.filemaker Reply-To: this group Message-ID: <110920180116012932%user@host.com> References: <020920181417444757%user@host.com> <070920180038229292%user@host.com> <100920180048041601%user@host.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Thoth/1.9.1 (Mac OS X) Lines: 76 X-Complaints-To: abuse(at)newshosting.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:16:02 UTC Organization: Newshosting.com - Highest quality at a great price! www.newshosting.com Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 01:16:01 +1000 X-Received-Bytes: 4390 X-Received-Body-CRC: 3963863086 Xref: csiph.com comp.databases.filemaker:3191 In article , wrote: > Op 9-9-2018 om 16:48 schreef user@host.com: > > In article , Erik Appeldoorn > > wrote: > > > >> Op 6-9-2018 om 16:38 schreef user@host.com: > >>> In article , wrote: > >>> > >>>> Op 2-9-2018 om 06:17 schreef user@host.com: > >>>>> Hi out there > >>>>> > >>>>> Excessive use of FileMaker (and other stuff) has resulted in Carpal > >>>>> Tunnel problems (RSI) and I'm struggling to work with FileMaker, using > >>>>> my voice. Entering data into fields, and moving between fields seems to > >>>>> work OK, but other matters (e.g. going to the next record) have been > >>>>> frustrating. > >>>>> > >>>>> I've tried using scripts, for example saying "Press the key Command > >>>>> One" to activate a simple script that should go to the next record, but > >>>>> it's unreliable. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. > >>>>> > >>>>> Is there a forum I should join for this sort of question? Somewhere I > >>>>> can get information? Everybody says the Windows OS works better than > >>>>> the MacOS for working with Dragon etc. Is this really the case, with > >>>>> FileMaker? > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm tearing my hair out here! Does anybody have experience of this, or > >>>>> can offer advice? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks in anticipation > >>>>> > >>>>> Peter > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> i changed from mouse to pen-tablet because of that years ago. Have no > >>>> problems with that. Otherwise I have no wisdom to share. > >>>> > >>>> Ursus > >>> > >>> Thanks for your reply, Ursus. Your solution is not what I had in mind, > >>> but perhaps I should experiment. Which tablet do you use? > >>> > >>> Peter > >>> > >> Using an old Wacom Sapphire. A tablet changes the wrist action and I > >> have had no trouble with my wrist since. (about 15-20 yrs??) > > > > Thanks for your reply, Erik. Perhaps I should separate text dictation > > and computer commands, and not hope one solution will deal with both. > > To what extent can you control the Mac from the tablet? > > > > Peter > > > Fully, everything you would be able to do with you normal mouse. The tip > is pressure sensitive and can act as a pencil. OR/AND can act as a > mouseclick (tick-tick), and/or select area (drag the tip) > The sideswitch rocks up and down, both customisable. I use up as > double-click, down as context-menu-click. > The top is used mostly in drawing programs etc as a rubber. At one time > I used it as delete, but found the flipping of the pen to be to > cumbersome to my taste and now never use it anymore. > I have found it difficult to use with programs that rely heavily on the > mouse scroll wheel, like the zooming function of google earth. In which > case I either use the keyboard or fall back on the mouse. The Wacom > Sapphire came with a dedicated wireless mouse that you put on top of the > tablet to use. Works perfectly if needed. > Finally I know some people can't get used to switching to a tablet. for > me it was easy, within a week I didn't know any better. But my partner > always relies on using a mouse. So if you are at all able to try it, I > would say do so. > Erik Thanks for all the information, Erik, I shall certainly give it a try. Peter