Oh yes, I emphatically 2nd this idea!
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From: Dave Carlson
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 12:44 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Research It - Driving Directions
Eric,
Any possibility of adding a Driving Directions function to
I some times use the website: www.offliberty.com
Just capture the youtube URL of the song/video, (F6, CTRL+C, shift+F6 to
regain focus of the browser page, then go to the above addy and paste the
url into the edit field. In a few minutes there will be a link to click to
download your
More and more parks these days are using roll-back roofs, but Great American,
new though it is, is not one of them. I tried to get some word on WLW last
night, but to no avail--but I digress.
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Is MLB still down on Research it? Any idea when it will be back?
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Thank you so much Andy and the person who put the link on the list to
subscribe to the jobs list. I did not know there was such a list for
the blind looking for jobs. This is great! I just subscribed to the
list and posted to it. I will check into the Cleveland Sight Center.
Thank you so very
I've FF 36 and despite these changes below, hardware accelerator set to
unchecked, and the other GFX and layer settings to false as suggested by
another lister, Jaws cursor still reads nothing so I'm going to state this
aspect of JAWS is broken with FF.
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Ted,
Excellent idea. That would allow us to update it more easily than a complete
JAWS release.
Dave Carlson
Oregonian, woodworker, Musician, and pioneer
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From: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) ted.li...@ky.gov
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 08,
I did check it out. I didn't know if it was down on research it or if there
was another problem. I also want to know, if it is still down as it is on
my system, when it might be back.
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Behalf Of
Hi,
I use www.youtube-mp3.org and it is completely accessible. All you
need to do is copy the URL of the video or whatever on youtube you
want to convert and paste it into the edit box on www.youtube-mp3.org
and it will convert it so you can download it to your computer. I
used it to get some
Does this include the MLB scores? I only have jaws 16 on my system.
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Behalf Of Aubertin, Gerry
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 8:55 AM
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Subject: [JAWS-Users]
hello; are you not able to check this out for yourself?
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Behalf Of j Bron
Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:02 AM
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Subject: [JAWS-Users] research it
Is MLB still
I also love this idea.
I'd also love an option to search for restaurants near you. Yes I
know we have our phones but sometimes you're on your computer and your
phone isn't near you.
thanks,
Dacia
On 4/8/15, Stan Bobbitt sbobb...@triad.rr.com wrote:
Oh yes, I emphatically 2nd this idea!
Got it thanks!!!
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Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 9:36 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [Bulk] Re: research it
any and all screens. JAWS +
I had this issue w/Jaws 15, and still have w/16, but often when I go into
my outlook email I have to turn Jaws off and back on in order to read
message sender.. and ideas for a fix?
I reported a year ago w/j15, and they offered a resolution that did not
work.
Thanks, Tamera
For answers to
Judith,
Mark Damrie from FS clearly said that it was due to the underlying web site
having changed, and that they (FS) are working on it. It will require an
update to the current version of JAWS that we will need to download and
install. Nothing until then.
Dave Carlson
Oregonian, woodworker,
My husband and I often confront the same problem. Let's say you're reading
an article that you want her input on. You hear the word water and need
her to read where you are. Using control right or left arrow go back or
foreward to the letter w. That's where the cursor will be and she should be
i have no idea what problem you are having, but why not just silence jaws?
On 4/8/15, Alan Robbins arobb...@blindhandyman.net wrote:
Tom,
Yes she can, but here is the problem.
She hears what jaws said at the point I am. However, as she is using a mouse
to scroll around the screen to find the
Jim and I have the same concern. He spent 40 years as a graphic artist and
taught electronics; yet, he's pretty buffaloed by where I am and how for me
to navigate the way I need to on my own. It looks to him that there are
things outside the perimeters of JAWS that I can't get to.
GIFT (God
Yes I'm having problems with MLB I couldn't get anything from the sixth or
the seventh, haven't tried the eighth yet.
Thanks,
George R. Marshall
marshall.geo...@gmail.com
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Behalf Of Lisle, Ted
Same here Alan, exact same situation.
GIFT (God is forever true),
Carolyn
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From: Alan Robbins arobb...@blindhandyman.net
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS sighted assistance
Tom,
Yes she
Yes, Tom, silencing JAWS is what we do, yet we know that enables Jim to
solve a problem for me, but it does not allow for us to know how I could do
it.
GIFT (God is forever true),
Carolyn
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From: Tom Clary tclar...@gmail.com
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
hi friends.Randy here...i'd like to ask what's a good accessible
language translation programme i can use with jaws?
i got jaws16 and windows 7 home edition 64-bit...if that will help?
i'd appreciate it.
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Tom,
I explained the issue I am having as many other folks on
this list are too. If I silence JAWS then I have no idea
what she is doing. It is the classic battle of the sighted
versus sound world. I was simply wondering if there was a
simple solution to this. I'm wondering if routing JAWS to PC
First of all what language do you speak? Second of all my recommendation would
be WWW dotbabelfissh.com although people have argued that it is not a good
translation what language are you trying to translate
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On Apr 8, 2015, at 1:43 PM, randy tijerina rtijeri...@satx.rr.com
Been there do that too! I often work with a sighted computer technician and
that is beyond frustrating since I am having things that aren't directly
related to my problem and/or that I understand just fine explained to me
because that is the part of the screen he is looking at! One thing I
You might want to check out www.oxforddictionaries.com. The site is
operated by arguably the best dictionary, thesaurus etc. outfit in the
biz. I picked up a reference to the site when I entered a word for
translation on google.com. I don't use the site for long translations,
but I imagine
If you're looking for Spanish, ProZ.com has a good translation tool.
I own an interpreting agency and often refer to this and a couple of other
sites that I can't recall offhand at the moment. Microsoft Word even does a
decent job depending on what you want to translate.
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Same problem here. My sighted husband gets so frustrated that he
eventually will just grab the mouse and do whatever the task is for
me. But this doesn't help me in the longrun.
Kimber
On 4/8/15, Alan Robbins arobb...@blindhandyman.net wrote:
Tom,
I explained the issue I am having as many
This often happens with Research It, as web sites frequently make
changes. You might want to consider an alternative way of getting the
info that you seek.
Andy
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Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent:
I've often wondered if ResearchIt couldn't come with a user-definable database,
to allow the user to place the sites he/she uses the most. I guess we already
have such a tool--Favorites.
Ted
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Hi David.
Can you contact me to my personal email. We are looking for blind
people with high skills using jaws. My personal email is;
pablocmd2...@gmail.com |
Thanks
On 4/8/15, David Moore jesusloves1...@gmail.com wrote:
Thank you so much Andy and the person who put the link on the list to
Hello,
Hoping for some direction here as my sighted wife and I have
this discussion frequently.
Is there a way for a sighted person to see on screen what I
am doing with JAWS? The only time this is important is when
I cannot accomplish something with JAWS and require a pair
of eyes. I will
couldn't she just find what she's heard?
On 4/8/15, Alan Robbins arobb...@blindhandyman.net wrote:
Hello,
Hoping for some direction here as my sighted wife and I have
this discussion frequently.
Is there a way for a sighted person to see on screen what I
am doing with JAWS? The only
Tom,
Yes she can, but here is the problem.
She hears what jaws said at the point I am. However, as she is using a mouse to
scroll around the screen to find the position I am at, jaws keeps reading all
this new stuff and it becomes very frustrating for her as well is me.
Best,
Alan
On Apr 8,
for example..i'd like to translate to spanish..portuguese and or
Swedish...that sort of thing.
At 01:52 PM 4/8/2015, you wrote:
First of all what language do you speak? Second of all my
recommendation would be WWW dotbabelfissh.com although people have
argued that it is not a good translation
Hi Mike,
I have this check on my pc. So do you have to hit any key to get the
virtual cursor on. I know there is a jaws cursor and a pc cursor. So what
do you have it on to make the virtual cursor work? Maybe I am missing
something here.
Ed
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Hi Alan List Members,
From what I've been told, if the, Screen Track Virtual Cursor option is
checked this will supposedly do what y'all are wanting. Here's the steps:
Here you go:
1. Press the, Jaws key + 6, on the number row above the main keyboard to
open the Jaws Settings Center then
I do the unload too - used to really resist that one.
GIFT (God is forever true),
Carolyn
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From: Arianna Calesso acale...@centurylink.net
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS sighted assistance
Hi Mike,
I'm using Windows 7, IE 11 and JAWS 16.
This is an ongoing problem for us too.
I have Screen Track Virtual Cursor checked and it doesn't seem to help.
When I want to show my wife something on a web page, she inevitably can't
see what I'm looking at. It takes her forever to find my
I've noticed this particularly on the Internet. I wonder if changing the
document presentation to screen layout might help. I haven't needed
assistance since I thought of this, so I haven't tried it yet.
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From: JAWS-Users-List
I think a lot of them are based on a commandline tool called youtube-dl. It
allows you to get the mp4 in the various qualities Youtube transcodes the
source to, as well as just downloading an mp4, from which you can convert it
to mp3.
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From: Dujari, Prateek
I have had that selection checked in the last several versions of Jaws and it
never helped me or Anyone sighted who attempted to assist me. I don't know
what it thinks it is tracking but far as I can tell the PC cursor isn't
involved.
I agree that the fastest easiest way to get something done
When I'm having someone sighted look at the screen for me I unload JAWS so
they can use the mouse. This is the only way that I know of to have a
sighted person look at what's there.
Arianna
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From: Reed Poynter reed.poyn...@telus.net
To:
Hi Ed,
The virtual cursor is on by default unless you turn it off with the Insert /
Jaws key + Z, keystroke in any application.
Take care.
Mike
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From: Pinky
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Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 5:14 PM
Subject:
What setting?
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On Apr 8, 2015, at 7:23 PM, Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net wrote:
Hi Al All,
I have to admit that I personally haven't tried this but, I am only going on
the recommendation of others that have tried it state this supposedly
works for them. Try
Hi Al All,
I have to admit that I personally haven't tried this but, I am only going on
the recommendation of others that have tried it state this supposedly
works for them. Try unchecking the suggested checkbox see if that helps.
Take care.
Mike
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A lister offered this online service to rip audio off a youtube URL
http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ be
But this has a strict limitation of 20min or under that the youtube vid should
be. I often rip longer interviews and documentaries as well as long concerts
uploaded on youtube and the above tool
Reed,
Well wonder if this is working for mike and his wife? If so,
lets figure out why. I will check this setting out later
Al
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