PTT not working if i have a program out other than VENTRILO

ejwessel · 07-02-2008, 01:34 AM

I play World of Warcraft and i like speaking to friends over vent, but when i play WOW and press the PTT key it doesnt work. Instead i have to click on the little Ventrilo window and then it works, but if i have anything else but the vent window clicked on the PTT doesnt work. Wondering if you could help me figure out whats wrong. I asked somebody with a mac and he says he just has to press the PTT and it works despite him playing wow or in Word, excel, etc.
-Thanks

wgates · 07-15-2008, 11:08 AM

I had this problem for a while and it cleared itself up magically (really). I called mac support and they said "it is an issue with ventrilo's window prioritization protocol." I talked to ventrilo and they said it was a known bug and they couldn't fix it.

wadesworld · 07-15-2008, 01:38 PM

Turn on "Enable Access for Assistive Devices" in your Universal Access preference pane.

pijavka · 07-28-2008, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wadesworld

Turn on "Enable Access for Assistive Devices" in your Universal Access preference pane.

it doesnt work...still...

UtisZ · 08-14-2008, 08:32 PM

it just happened recently, whenever I open another window, even if its just a finder window, I can't talk into vent. Only when I'm actually clicked on the program, does it work.

I uninstalled the program, then installed it again, but the problem still persists.

joshrewritten · 08-16-2008, 10:23 AM

i have the same issue, but i found that if you set a mouse key as the hot key (such as mighty mouse button 4) than it works, it seems to be only keyboard related

konomike · 01-01-2009, 11:09 AM

I know the recommendation is to check the "Enable access for assistive devices" box in the Universal Access panel of System Preferences. I have done this and PTT still won't work when Ventrilo isn't the application in focus.

As joshrewritten mentioned, binding PTT to a mouse button does work. I'd much prefer to bind PTT to a key, though. Mighty Mouse buttons 1, 2, and 3 are in use by the application I'm trying to use, and I've always found button 4 (the squeeze buttons) awkward to use.

I am running Ventrilo 3.0.4 on OS X 10.5.6 on a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac if that helps anyone.

I just wanted to post to say this still appears to be an issue. Let me know if anyone has any recommendations (or if I'm just doing something wrong). Thanks!

AniDragon · 01-10-2009, 09:12 PM

I have the same problem. I have an extra mouse button on my tablet mouse that I'm not using, so I can use that for now, but it would be nice to be able to use a keyboard key instead.

wadesworld · 01-11-2009, 01:33 PM

Can one of you guys take a screenshot of your Ventrilo setup tab?

tireur10 · 01-11-2009, 06:43 PM

DUDe ,ive been working on this for like 7 hours!!!!HElp lol!!!

p.s :dont how to use mouse as hot key?plz need some help

07-02-2008, 01:34 AM	#1
ejwessel Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	PTT not working if i have a program out other than VENTRILO I play World of Warcraft and i like speaking to friends over vent, but when i play WOW and press the PTT key it doesnt work. Instead i have to click on the little Ventrilo window and then it works, but if i have anything else but the vent window clicked on the PTT doesnt work. Wondering if you could help me figure out whats wrong. I asked somebody with a mac and he says he just has to press the PTT and it works despite him playing wow or in Word, excel, etc. -Thanks

08-14-2008, 08:32 PM	#5
UtisZ Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	I have the same problem... it just happened recently, whenever I open another window, even if its just a finder window, I can't talk into vent. Only when I'm actually clicked on the program, does it work. I uninstalled the program, then installed it again, but the problem still persists.

01-01-2009, 11:09 AM	#7
konomike Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	PPT doesn't work out of focus I know the recommendation is to check the "Enable access for assistive devices" box in the Universal Access panel of System Preferences. I have done this and PTT still won't work when Ventrilo isn't the application in focus. As joshrewritten mentioned, binding PTT to a mouse button does work. I'd much prefer to bind PTT to a key, though. Mighty Mouse buttons 1, 2, and 3 are in use by the application I'm trying to use, and I've always found button 4 (the squeeze buttons) awkward to use. I am running Ventrilo 3.0.4 on OS X 10.5.6 on a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac if that helps anyone. I just wanted to post to say this still appears to be an issue. Let me know if anyone has any recommendations (or if I'm just doing something wrong). Thanks!

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07-15-2008, 11:08 AM	#2
wgates Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8	I had this problem for a while and it cleared itself up magically (really). I called mac support and they said "it is an issue with ventrilo's window prioritization protocol." I talked to ventrilo and they said it was a known bug and they couldn't fix it.

07-15-2008, 01:38 PM	#3
wadesworld Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,934	Turn on "Enable Access for Assistive Devices" in your Universal Access preference pane.

08-16-2008, 10:23 AM	#6
joshrewritten Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	i have the same issue, but i found that if you set a mouse key as the hot key (such as mighty mouse button 4) than it works, it seems to be only keyboard related

01-10-2009, 09:12 PM	#8
AniDragon Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	I have the same problem. I have an extra mouse button on my tablet mouse that I'm not using, so I can use that for now, but it would be nice to be able to use a keyboard key instead.

01-11-2009, 01:33 PM	#9
wadesworld Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,934	Can one of you guys take a screenshot of your Ventrilo setup tab?

01-11-2009, 06:43 PM	#10
tireur10 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3	DUDe ,ive been working on this for like 7 hours!!!!HElp lol!!! p.s :dont how to use mouse as hot key?plz need some help