[JAWS-Users] List Guidelines Reminder

2011-01-01 Thread Moderator
Hello and welcome to the JAWS Users list. This list has been created for The purpose of discussing all aspects of the JAWS for Windows screen reader Program. So everything that pertains to JAWS is fair game. Such as asking about what software packages work well with JAWS or how to make them

Re: [JAWS-Users] FS OpenBook

2011-01-01 Thread Alan Robbins
Wayne, So you can benefit from an OCR program that works well with JAWS try this to subscribe: openbook-users-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Al : -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of wayne smith Sent:

Re: [JAWS-Users] FS OpenBook

2011-01-01 Thread Flor Lynch
Then try openbook-users-subscr...@yahoogroups.com - Original Message - From: wayne smith waynesoundsm...@earthlink.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 2:53 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] FS OpenBook Sorry for the off-topic but I couldn't find a

[JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed

2011-01-01 Thread Lenny McHugh
This is quite interesting. The other day jaws stopped automatically reading emails when I opened them. Sometimes it would but only about 20% of the time. I did not realize that upgrading to I E 9 had this affect. Yesterday I uninstalled I E 9 and now windows live mail is working as it should.

[JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread David. Chatten-smith
Hello i have a problem with a combo box on a web site. I need to open the box and then select from a drop down menue, but each time i open the box with the space bar i can only get to the first option and not pass it? i use windows xp, jaws 12 and recent version on exploer. thanks dave Best

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread Mark Torgerson
Hi David, If you are using the latest beta of IE9, what I found I had to do is go in to options and turn off most of the tab browser options. Then everything started working much better. I hope this helps. God bless, Mark -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread Øyvind Lode
Press alt+down arrow to open/expand the combo box. Find your option and press alt+up arrow when done. On 01.01.2011 17:47, David. Chatten-smith wrote: Hello i have a problem with a combo box on a web site. I need to open the box and then select from a drop down menue, but each time i open the

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed

2011-01-01 Thread Holger Fiallo
?I have IE 9 and WLM works wells for me. -Original Message- From: Lenny McHugh Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 8:58 AM To: JFW List Subject: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed This is quite interesting. The other day jaws stopped automatically reading emails when I opened them.

Re: [JAWS-Users] WLM

2011-01-01 Thread Holger Fiallo
?Thanks. I got it. -Original Message- From: Janie Degenshein Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 11:44 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] WLM Just go to your contacts many ways but I use control 3 and down arrow to the contact you wish to delete and tap delete

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed

2011-01-01 Thread Graham Smith
This is the big problem, I was thinking of trying IE 9 until i read the message saying how it messed up WLM and then within ten minutws somebody else says it works just fine, what sort of a chance do we have? Graham -Original Message- From: Holger Fiallo Sent: Saturday, January 01,

[JAWS-Users] what version of AIM should I use?

2011-01-01 Thread James Flusche
Happy new year! What version of aim should I use if I have Vista and Jaws 12. I had aim 5.93 installed, when I went to get files from a buddy, I had problems with aim. I could not open or close or remove the program. A person told me to turn off the vista uak controls, this helped at first but

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed

2011-01-01 Thread Holger Fiallo
?did you install WLM 2010? That is why it probably works for me. -Original Message- From: Graham Smith Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 11:21 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed This is the big problem, I was thinking of trying IE 9 until

Re: [JAWS-Users] what version of AIM should I use?

2011-01-01 Thread azad
yes that is aim 7. i am using it and have no problem. - Original Message - From: James Flusche buckeye...@wowway.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 11:46 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] what version of AIM should I use? Happy new year! What version of

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread David. Chatten-smith
ok done that but only get open list box ? then what? dave - Original Message - From: Øyvind Lode oyvind.l...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help Press alt+down

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread David. Chatten-smith
how do i do that? - Original Message - From: Mark Torgerson marktorger...@my180.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help Hi David, If you are using the latest beta of

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed

2011-01-01 Thread Lenny McHugh
I am using wlm 2010 win 7 32 bit and latest jaws 12 -Original Message- From: Holger Fiallo Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 12:58 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed ?did you install WLM 2010? That is why it probably works for me.

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread Janie Degenshein
Try using the alt and down arrow to open the combox or drop down menu Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein Access Tech Consultant Facilitator of ECHO Co-host of OTBS On The Bright Side www.thruoureyes.org/brightside.html jdege...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: David. Chatten-smith

[JAWS-Users] Problem with a Date Field

2011-01-01 Thread Nancy Feldman
Hi, I'm having a problem with a date field on the site I use to pay for my Amazon credit card. JAWS announces that the date field is read only. Amazon sets the date for your payment to the end of your billing cycle, but I want to pay it sooner, and I can't seem to find a way to make the change.

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread Mark Torgerson
Hi Well, what I did was. 1. Open the web browser. 2. Do a alt t to open the tools menu. 3. tab to the button that talks about tabs. 4. press enter. 5. Uncheck any of the tab options you think might be a problem. 6. tab to OK and press enter. 7. tab to OK and press enter. 8. exit the browser

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed

2011-01-01 Thread Graham Smith
No I am still using 2011 and well disappointed that FS have not dealt with it yet. Graham -Original Message- From: Holger Fiallo Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 12:58 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed ?did you install WLM 2010? That

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed

2011-01-01 Thread Graham Smith
Ah just wondering is there a 2010 version I am only aware of nine and eleven versions. Graham -Original Message- From: Holger Fiallo Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 12:58 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed ?did you install WLM 2010?

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed

2011-01-01 Thread Holger Fiallo
?yes. It came out several months. -Original Message- From: Graham Smith Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 2:34 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm problem fixed Ah just wondering is there a 2010 version I am only aware of nine and eleven versions.

[JAWS-Users] wlm version

2011-01-01 Thread Lenny McHugh
How do you determine what version of windows live mail is installed? I might have 2011 installed. I can not locate an about button. --- Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, inspirational with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind.

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm version

2011-01-01 Thread Holger Fiallo
?alt f and go up using arrow to about windo. Use jaws cursor to read -Original Message- From: Lenny McHugh Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 3:09 PM To: JFW List Subject: [JAWS-Users] wlm version How do you determine what version of windows live mail is installed? I might have 2011

Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm version

2011-01-01 Thread Lenny McHugh
thanks I am using 2011 About Windows Live Mail Version 2011 (Build 15.4.3502.0922) -Original Message- From: Holger Fiallo Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 4:12 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] wlm version ?alt f and go up using arrow to about windo. Use

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread Flor Lynch
After you've opened the combo box or list box, then use down and/or up arrow keys to highlight the item to be selected. - Original Message - From: David. Chatten-smith davechsm...@hotmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 6:09 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with combo box on website? please help

2011-01-01 Thread Øyvind Lode
I always use alt+down arrow to open the combo box. Then I use up/down arrow to find the option I'm looking for. When the item I want is selected/highlighted I press alt+up arrow. This will close the combo box and select the item. Works great with IE8 and JAWS 12. On 01.01.2011 19:08, David.

[JAWS-Users] Super script

2011-01-01 Thread Patti
Hey Gang, I'm running XP, office 2003, IE7, and jaws 10. How do you get Jaws 10 to stop saying super script every time it runs across a date? I've looked in word 2003 menus, and shut off smart tags. What am I missing? Thanks for the help Patti Peoria Blind Center www.peoriablindcenter.org Here is

Re: [JAWS-Users] Super script

2011-01-01 Thread Mike Barbara In Arcadia
Hi Patti; Below are 2 different things to stop Jaws from saying that superscript crap. Open the Microsoft Word Configuration Manager. Use Insert with F2 to bring up the list of managers and then press C until you get to the Configuration Manager. Press enter to open the Microsoft Word.JCF

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with a Date Field

2011-01-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Nancy, Usually on such sites there is a button to change such things as date, account from which money will be taken and amount of payment. However, that button can sometimes be found before the table that shows the current selections. Wish I could be of more assistance, but sometimes that

Re: [JAWS-Users] Super script

2011-01-01 Thread Mike Barbara In Arcadia
Hi Cliff; The keystroke for compiling scripts is, control + S. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Kliph To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Super script Can someone remind me how