This section contains some important commands that are unique to the Finder language, grouped by function. To find a particular command, it may be useful to select the “All_Levels” option in the Voice Commands dialog box so that the commands will be listed alphabetically for you.
You should not train any commands which are preceded by an underscore
(for example, _LINK). These commands are intended for internal use by the language.
The ¬ character indicates commands within sublevels.
• General Commands
About_This_Language…
This command displays a dialog box with the language name and version number.
What_Is_This?
This command provides a convenient way to show balloon help information for anything in the Finder. With the mouse pointer, point to anything on the screen and say “What is this?”; a balloon will appear with help information. The advantage to this is that the balloon is displayed only for the item you point to; balloon help is turned on only for a moment.
• Dialog Group
These commands are used to select the buttons and options you find in many common dialog boxes. They are available at any time, so you can control any dialog box by voice.
Cancel
Clear
Desktop
Continue
Eject
No
OK
Yes
Stop
• Window Group
Close_Window
Close_All (Closes all windows that are currently open in the Finder.)
Next_Window (Brings the next window to the front.)
Page_Down
Page_Left
Page_Right
Page_Up
Zoom_Window
Scroll_Left
Scroll_Right
Scroll_Up
Scroll_Down
Stop_Scroll
• Folder Functions
These commands open Finder windows on your desktop.
Boot_Volume (Opens your startup hard disk window.)
System_Folder (Opens the System folder.)
Control_Panel (Opens the Control Panels folder.)
Extensions_Folder (Opens the Extensions folder.)
Preferences_Folder (Opens the Preferences folder.)
Apple_Menu_Folder (Opens the Apple Menu Items folder.)
Startup_Items (Opens the Startup Items folder.)
Show_Trash (Opens the Trash window.)
Voice_Extensions (Opens the Voice Extensions folder.)
• Apple Menu Items
Apple (Pulls down the Apple menu.)
System_Info (Displays the About This Macintosh window that contains computer type and memory usage.)
Alarm_Clock
Calculator
Chooser
Key_Caps
Language_Maker (Opens the Language Maker desk accessory.)
Note_Pad
Puzzle
Scrapbook
Voice_Record (Opens the Voice Record desk accessory.)
• File Menu Items
File (Pulls down the File menu.)
New_Folder (Creates a new folder in the current window.)
Open (Opens the selected application, folder, or document.)
Print (Prints the selected document.)
Get_Info
Make_Duplicate (Creates a duplicate copy of the currently selected applications, folder, or documents.)
Make_Alias (Creates an alias of the currently selected applications, folder, or documents.)
Put_Away (Puts the currently selected desktop icons back in their original location.)
Find
This command opens the Find dialog or starts a find operation. The following sublevel commands allow you to control the find parameters by voice:
¬ More_Choices (Opens a dialog box with an expanded find function.)
¬ Fewer_Choices (Opens a dialog box with a simplified find function.)
¬ Text (Allows you to enter the text to find.)
The following control the pop-up menu in the expanded Find dialog box:
¬ name
¬ size
¬ kind
¬ contains
¬ starts_with
¬ ends_with
¬ is
¬ is_not
¬ doesn't_contain
¬ on_all_disks
¬ on_the_desktop
¬ all_at_once
Find_Again
Find_Original (Locates the original icon to which the selected alias refers.)
Page_Setup…
Print_Window…
• Edit Menu Items
Edit (Pulls down the Edit menu.)
Undo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Clear
Select_All
Hide_Clipboard (Closes the clipboard window.)
Show_Clipboard (Opens the clipboard window.)
• View Menu Items
View
¬ by_Small_Icon (Changes the current window view to “small icon”.)
¬ by_Icon (Changes the current window view to “icon”.)
¬ by_Name (Changes the current window view to “name”.)
¬ by_Size (Changes the current window view to “size”.)
¬ by_Label (Changes the current window view to “label”.)
¬ by_Date (Changes the current window view to “date”.)
¬ by_Version (Changes the current window view to “version”.)
• Label Menu Items
Label
¬ None
¬ Essential
¬ Hot
¬ In Progress
¬ Cool
¬ Personal
¬ Project_1
¬ Project_2
These commands change the selected icon’s label to any of the above. If you customize your Finder labels, you will have to update the language to reflect your changes.
• Special Menu Items
Special (Pulls down the Special menu.)
Empty_Trash
Eject_Disk
Clean_Up
Clean_Up_By_Name
Clean_Up_Selection
• Application Menu Items
This allows you to control the System 7 Application menu by voice.
Hide_Finder (Switches out of the Finder and hides its windows.)
Hide_Other_Applications (Hides all other applications and their windows.)
Show_All_Applications (Shows all hidden applications and their windows.)
• File Sharing Functions
Sharing… (Opens the sharing info dialog for the selected disks or folders.)
Share_This (Automatically turns on sharing access for the selected disks or folders. If file sharing is disabled, this command will enable it for you.)
Don't_Share_This (Automatically turns off sharing access for the selected disks or folders.)
Toggle_File_Sharing (Automatically toggles file sharing for you. If file sharing is off, this command turns it on. If file sharing is on, this command turns it off.)
Toggle_Program_Linking (Automatically toggles program linking for you.)
File_Sharing_Monitor (Displays the File Sharing Monitor control panel.)
• Display Functions
Monitors will open the Monitors control panel. Once the control panel is opened, the following functions can be controlled by voice:
¬ Black_&_White (Switches to 1-bit, black and white display mode.)
¬ 4_Level (Switches to 2-bit, grayscale or color mode.)
¬ 16_Level (Switches to 4-bit, grayscale or color mode.)
¬ 256_Level (Switches to 8-bit, grayscale or color mode.)
¬ Grays (Selects the Grays radio button.)
¬ Colors (Selects the Colors radio button.)
When the Monitors control panel is not open, the following commands can be given by voice:
Black_&_White (Opens the Monitors control panel, switches to 1-bit black and white display mode, and closes the Monitors control panel.)
16_Level (Opens the Monitors control panel, switches to 4-bit color or grayscale display mode, and closes the Monitors control panel.)
256_Level (Opens the Monitors control panel, switches to 8-bit color or grayscale display mode, and closes the Monitors control panel.)
• Sound Functions
Sound (Opens the Sound control panel.)
• Users & Groups Functions
Users_&_Groups (Opens the Users & Groups control panel.)
¬ New User (creates a new user.)
¬ New Group (creates a new group.)
• Screen Dump Group
Screen_shot (Saves a picture image of the computer screen. This is equivalent to Apple’s built-in feature, accessible by pressing command-shift-3.)
• Launch Group
Launch
¬ Application1
¬ Application2 (etc.)
These commands are user-customizable; fill in the name (or pathname) of your favorite application programs. When you say these commands the application will be launched.
Note: a pathname tells Voice Control where to find the file on your disk. They look like this: HD80:Utilities:SuperBackup. This tells Voice Control to look on volume "HD80" for the folder "Utilities", and open the "SuperBackup" application in that folder.
• Switch Group
Switch_To
¬ Application1
¬ Application2 (etc.)
These commands are user-customizable; fill in the name of your favorite application programs. The commands look like this:
@VXTN(SetProcess,)
After the comma and before the right parenthesis, insert the name of the application. The name must appear exactly as it does in the System 7 Application menu.
Example: @VXTN(SetProcess,TeachText)
When this command is said, you will switch to TeachText, if it is already running. This command will not launch an application.
• Directory Group
Change Directory
¬ Directory1
¬ Directory2 (etc.)
These commands are user-customizable; fill in the name of your frequently-used disks and folders. When you say these commands, a dialog box will appear, prompting you to select the appropriate disk or folder. Once you open it, Voice Control will remember where to find it.
• Untitled Group
_Untitled1
_Untitled2 (etc.)
These commands are provided for your convenience; you may customize them to perform any voice command.
• Timing Functions
_WAIT1
_WAIT2
You may find it necessary to adjust the numeric values in the @WAIT(x) statements to suit the speed of your computer. Use longer values for slower computers (Macintosh Plus, SE, Classic, or Portable.) This will make timing-dependent voice commands work properly.
This document and the Finder® 7 Language are copyright 1991 Articulate Systems, Inc.
