Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread Dennis Long
Does anyone know how to get in touch with the script writer? -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of leonard morris Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 9:49 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018

Re: [JAWS-Users] missing folder

2018-01-28 Thread Adrian Spratt
Miriam, I think this will work: Go to your "documents" folder and press enter. Listen to what JAWS says. It should say the name of a document and "Not selected." If you hear "Selected," press control-spacebar together and, if need be, repeat until you hear "Not selected" along with that

[JAWS-Users] Found answer to how to create new folder

2018-01-28 Thread Miriam Vieni
So you can skip my previous message. Miriam For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

[JAWS-Users] missing folder

2018-01-28 Thread Miriam Vieni
I've just moved to a new location and everything is a bit confused. But I thought all was well with my computer until I discovered a missing folder. In Documents, I had a folder called Books. Humanware companion is set to find books in that folder from BARD and Bookshare, and I can easily open and

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread leonard morris
They were call blind Tunes by Do It Blind. I have them but didn’t seem to be working very well with jaws 18 or jaws 2018 either. Every country has an identity, history, custom, and culture. It’s a unique landscape in determining how its people Live, work, and play. On Jan 29, 2018, at 8:11

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread joedinero68
I believe the scripts were called JTunes but never bought them myself. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of JM Casey Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 6:45 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Sure. I have been using NVDA too. nVDA works great with both new Firefox, and, I guess, Edge too (though I haven't used that). But I'm not sure that NVDA vs JAWS topics are welcome on this list. I made a thread when I first started using NVDA asking about opinions and all was pretty quiet. I guess

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread Holger Fiallo
Well you know NVDA makes iTunes works and FS who suppose to have more people with developing jaws can not fix it it makes you wander. -Original Message- From: JM Casey Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 5:45 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new

Re: [JAWS-Users] OCR on text in photos

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Webvism is free. The bad news? I still haven't successfully gotten it to solve any capshas. Oh, and of course it won't work with Firefox 57 or 58. But then, neither will JAWS, yet -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [JAWS-Users] OCR on text in photos

2018-01-28 Thread Doug Oliver
speaking of graphics in photos, will there ever be a way for us to ahve a feature in JAWS to read captchas so we don't have to buy captcha solving software this way we can solve captchas on our own like our sighted counterparts? Just a thought, Thank you, Doug - Original Message -

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Not sure what the status is nowadays, but there was someone who wrote scripts for iTunes. However, as Apple probably keps changing it, the scripts would become less and less useful unless they were consistently updated with the programmes. Again, I personally feel that iTunes is not at all worth

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread Charles Adkins
I think Jaws with Itunes is a complete train wreck. When I try to play tracks, the track I have highlighted doesn't play. Don't have the time to right all the other stuff that doesn't work. fyi I was able to get Window-eyes to do more. I'll try nvda, thanks for the tip. Sent from my iPhone >

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 18 and firefox 53 developer tools

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Hey. That's a really good question. I don't know. I have peeked around with these tools in Firefox a bit but never really got far. There are maybe a couple of people on this list who might know more. I'm usually all gung ho about firefox but I admit this isn't something I know much about.

Re: [JAWS-Users] error message. Windows media player.

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
This is definitely way off topic for this list, so we should probably stop after this. Basically it's taking control of your phone and becoming the "superuser". You can delete things that your phone came with which you don't want around. You can even change the operating system if you want to.

[JAWS-Users] jaws 18 and firefox 53 developer tools

2018-01-28 Thread Don Raikes
Hi, I need to use firefox to edit the html of a webpage on the fly. According to the firefox support site I should use the page inspector to do this. My challenge is to add a new option into a combobox. I can locate the combobox in the html by searching for the word option. If I

Re: [JAWS-Users] error message. Windows media player.

2018-01-28 Thread wayne smith
This term, "root" is new to me. How do you root your phone? Wayne -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of JM Casey Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 2:02 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] error

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

2018-01-28 Thread John Fitzgerald
I'm running win 7, 64 bit, jaws 15, and the freezing issue is so infrequent that it's nearly non-existent. John Fitzgerald Muse, Oklahoma Article V Convention of States http://www.cosaction.com/?recruiter_id=1022484 -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] error message. Windows media player.

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
It's always comforting to know you aren't crazy. :P -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of jyandt.mar...@comcast.net Sent: January 28, 2018 3:20 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] error message.

Re: [JAWS-Users] error message. Windows media player.

2018-01-28 Thread jyandt.martin
Ah, and I just thought it was me. How comforting! -Original Message- From: JM Casey Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 2:01 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] error message. Windows media player. Oh, it's not a conspiracy theory, it's the truth. If you ever

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread Dennis Long
They need to -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Holger Fiallo Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 12:06 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes JAWS does not work well with new

Re: [JAWS-Users] error message. Windows media player.

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Oh, it's not a conspiracy theory, it's the truth. If you ever root your mobile phone, you might be dismayed to see the number of things that run in the background, which are potential backdoors to discover all kinds of things about you, your habits, your messages, contacts. These aren't spyware or

Re: [JAWS-Users] error message. Windows media player.

2018-01-28 Thread jyandt.martin
Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but it seems that everyone wants to know what everyone else is doing; whether it is microsoft, or apple, or whatever. -Original Message- From: JM Casey Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 12:43 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users]

Re: [JAWS-Users] CD Rom NOt Showing Up

2018-01-28 Thread jyandt.martin
Right. And we are still checking with Toshiba to see of they can suggest a remedy. But until that ... -Original Message- From: JM Casey Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 1:18 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] CD Rom NOt Showing Up Cool. Seems a bit

Re: [JAWS-Users] CD Rom NOt Showing Up

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Cool. Seems a bit excessive if the drive is actually still working. But I guess it never hurts to have another one. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of jyandt.mar...@comcast.net Sent: January 28, 2018 2:13 PM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] CD Rom NOt Showing Up

2018-01-28 Thread jyandt.martin
No, this is on my wifes laptop. And a friend of mine did a remote access, and found out that apparently, one of the windows updates did not do the driver support updates for that CD rom. So, we are going to purchase an external USB CD Rom. Thanks anyway. -Original Message- From: JM

Re: [JAWS-Users] Clicking on hyperlink in Outlook.

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Hi Judy. This is not an issue I have with Windows 10. Are you using outlook? If so, these steps may be helpful: 1. Click Home. 2. In the Delete group, click Junk, and then click Junk Email options. 3. On the Options tab, clear the Disable links and other functionality in phishing messages

Re: [JAWS-Users] CD Rom NOt Showing Up

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Hi. Is this the same drive you were having trouble with before? I don't know, but it sounds like some kind of hardware issue to me. Maybe try some of the steps listed on this page? https://www.easeus.com/backup-utility/cd-dvd-missing-or-not-showing-up-in-windows-10.html -Original

Re: [JAWS-Users] Extension Inquiry

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Yes. More specifically, .tif stands for "text image". Do you have a scanner? Your OCR software might make .tif images before rendering them as readable documents. Try doing some oCR on them and see what happens. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] error message. Windows media player.

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
Hey Kimsan. I came across this page after reading your message: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance-win pc/server-execution-failed-with-windows-media-player/58a159d0-0e5a-475c-b3fa -7adfa631b18d?auth=1 I did not read the whole thread, but it sure made it

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

2018-01-28 Thread JM Casey
JAWS freezing, or just being intolerably slow, has been something that's been a thorn in my side for many years. I appreciate your optimism and supportive words, but I also believe that we, as computer users, require the same speed and flexibility as everyone else. It's an unpleasant experience

[JAWS-Users] jaws 2018 and new iTunes

2018-01-28 Thread Holger Fiallo
JAWS does not work well with new iTunes. When in the store, and you do search JAWS is unable to read the links. iTunes works well with new NVDA. Interested that a free program works better than one I spend money. Hope FS fix this problem. Holger Fiallo For answers to frequently asked questions

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

2018-01-28 Thread John Justice
I don't want to overwhelm this serious issue with inherently worthless responses. However, technicians at VFO have told me that the issue is "under the hood" so to speak. Apparently, the newer versions of Jaws have been redesigned in such a way that their headroom can be inundated by software

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

2018-01-28 Thread Gerald Levy
you're probably right. I'm still running JAWS 16 with Windows 7, and I have not experienced any freezing issues with JAWS. Gerald -Original Message- From: David G. Carlson Via iPhone Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 11:19 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re:

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

2018-01-28 Thread David G. Carlson Via iPhone
George, If you have jaws 16 on your machine, run jaws 16 for a while and see if the problem goes away. I’m betting on it will. Dave Sent from my iPhone On Jan 28, 2018, at 8:10 AM, George Marshall wrote: Hi: I am using Windows 7, jaws 2018 and eight gig of RAM. I

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

2018-01-28 Thread George Marshall
Hi: I am using Windows 7, jaws 2018 and eight gig of RAM. I have the freezing problem it will freeze while reading email or in Microsoft word version 10 and I've seen it do it on the Internet. Have no idea what the solution is. Thanks George R. Marshall geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com -Original

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

2018-01-28 Thread Vicki W.
JAWS 14 does the same thing. I tought it might have something to do with my NOD32. - Original Message - From: "Dave...Oregonian" To: Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing

2018-01-28 Thread David Ferrin
I must report that I am not experiencing this freezing problem at all here. In fact 2018 is quite stable on the systems I have it installed and use every day as a matter of fact. Naturally all systems do not act the same for various reasons. -Original Message- From: John Vernaleken`