Re: [JAWS-Users] Kurtzweil Installation

2013-07-15 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
It is one of the options one checks or unchecks during installation. Let her uninstall and reinstall Kurzweil, checking the relevant option. Kurzweil's installation speaks and is very accessible, she just needs to listen when to press enter, or escape at the relevant prompts during

Re: [JAWS-Users] Downloading and saving Ebooks

2013-02-18 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
The Adobe Digital Editions must be authorised with the same ID with which the books were purchased from the vendor site. Sometimes it helps to first open the Adobe digital reader on one's pc before downloading the .acsm file to the pc. The complete book will only be downloaded when one opens

Re: [JAWS-Users] Regarding vocalizer voices

2013-02-14 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
As far as I'm aware, one cannot change the pitch of any of the human sounding voices via jaws, only that of the synthesized voices. You can however, via the verbosity settings, set it to say Cap, on capitalised letters. Riana -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] Banking site display problem

2012-10-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Fanus, Contact Jacques, I think it's the StassenJacques, also on the SA blind list, as he has just been appointed in an accessibility post at Nedbank. Riana -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Thursday,

Re: [JAWS-Users] E-BOOK Readers

2012-10-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Jaws versions from v12 does indeed work for reading ebooks via the free mainstream adobe digital reader version 2.0, for .epub and pdf files. If one registers an Adobe ID, one can even authorise one's drm protected purchased books with the vendor ID within adobe digital reader and read them

Re: [JAWS-Users] CD ripper?

2012-08-22 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, Could you please provide the link to download CDEX version 151, said to work on windows 7? I use the 64 bit operating system and would very much like to use the program again. Thanks and regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] Can the pearl camera be used with musicalkeyboard screens?

2012-07-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
As per discussions on the openbook list, the Pearl apparently is proprietary to the openbook OCR program. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ingram Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:58

Re: [JAWS-Users] EBooks

2012-06-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Depending on the file format, you could read .epub and .pdf ebooks with version 1.8.1 of the free adobe digital preview program, although it's not bug free and the pdf books crash jaws easily, if one tries to navigate. Note that you'd have to authorise the program with the relevant book ID, if

Re: [JAWS-Users] large PDF file

2012-06-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Brad, You don't have to physically print the document with Kurzweil, but it will probably take about 5 minutes from the moment you open it in Kurzweil until it has completed OCR conversion of all 165 pages, like when scanning. It will use your default scanning settings and you could open it

Re: [JAWS-Users] cdex

2012-06-11 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, I don't have the latest version of CDex, but when I last used it, CDex creates its own music folder under the CDex directory and doesn't use the default music folder on a pc when creating files, I believe probably any recorded files, although I've only made microphone recordings Riana

Re: [JAWS-Users] OUTLOOK 2010 AND MISSING E-MAIL

2012-06-01 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hasn't it perhaps been automatically archived? Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of brad Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 3:53 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] OUTLOOK

Re: [JAWS-Users] Kindle For PC

2012-03-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I'm in South Africa and for some inexplicable reason, people in Africa are prohibited from downloading this accessible Kindle for pc program via amazon. I already have the mainstream kindle for pc, via Amazon's site, installed and registered on my pc since January and have,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Open Book List?

2012-03-14 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Yes, it's openbook-users with the standard yahoogroups subscription sintax. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Jenny Dawson Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 2:07 PM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessibility of pc suite on windows 7 using jaws12

2012-03-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Thanks, but I do manage to do what you've just described with pc suite installed, using the Nokia phone browser, but that doesn't solve what I needed to do, connect to the internet via the phone, in other words, using the phone as a modem. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] .doc files

2012-03-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, Wordpad reads .doc files in windows 7, perhaps not .docx files, haven't tested that, so why not just open it in that application and save to .txt , if that is what is wanted? Regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

[JAWS-Users] Accessibility of pc suite on windows 7 using jaws 12

2012-03-04 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, Still using a third generation symbian N82, I was able to connect to the internet using the phone via USB cable, utilising pc suite, latest accessible version according to the blindsea.com site, via windows xp, but no longer under windows 7 64 bit. Previously I could open pc

Re: [JAWS-Users] Asterisk Question

2012-02-28 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Jerry, Yes, the star is indeed also considered as the asterisk. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:24 PM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] PDF why some work and some don't?

2012-02-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
If you have, or can upgrade to Kurzweil 1000, its latest two versions does this conversion well, even from opening the pdf file with Kurzweil via the applications menu from within windows explorer's list view. Just note that it will use your default OCR settings, which may perhaps not be

Re: [JAWS-Users] Edsharp question

2012-02-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, If you have Ms Word and open the text file with that, and save as html, there are several save as webpage formats to choose from, it could perhaps solve the problem. I'm still using Office 2003, but I'm almost sure the feature is available in later versions? Regards, Riana

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and laptop screen settings

2011-11-15 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Fanus, It can't be the screen power setting that stops jaws from working, as I always set mine to go off after 2 minutes on all computers I use with jaws. However, your laptop's hard drive may be set to hibernate or go to sleep after x minutes, which probably is the cause. Regards,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Research it, tongue in cheek

2011-10-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Perhaps we in SA, Europe, Australia, Egypt and India, should lobby for discount on jaws on the basis of the irrelevancy research-it feature Of US sport scores? Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf

Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessing other languages in JAWS

2011-08-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
From within the adjust voices option under voices, which could be reached by choosing options and then voices in the jaws contextual menu, tab down in the profile heading to where you can change the synthesizer language and change it there in the combo box to check the languages you require. You

Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessing other languages in JAWS

2011-08-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
other languages in JAWS Is there a key command to switch them back and forth quickly once I have set up the voices? My heart is in his hands. His heart is in my soul. - Original Message - From: Van Der Walt Riana rivanderw...@justice.gov.za To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday

Re: [JAWS-Users] changing the Jaws voice in the say all command

2011-08-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Jason, It may be that you still need to install the additional voices, which you can download from the fs site. They don't install automatically upon installation of jaws. After that, you would have to create profiles for the voices you want to use, before you'd be able to switch to them.

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to decrease time for JAWS to respond

2011-07-12 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
, Van Der Walt Riana wrote: No, my pc is brand new, or was, having this hassle since the first moment I received it and experienced the symptom. That's why I definitely don't want to defrag. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to decrease time for JAWS to respond

2011-07-11 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Well, my relevant new pc has an intel board and I still experience the issue. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Hans Pauli Sundstein Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:40 AM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to decrease time for JAWS to respond

2011-07-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
not being much help but, these weird occurrences like the both of yours intrigue me. Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Van Der Walt Riana To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 2:50 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to decrease time for JAWS

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to decrease time for JAWS to respond

2011-07-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
My delay only occurs with jaws, not via Kurzweil. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 12:46 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re:

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to decrease time for JAWS to respond

2011-07-08 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, I tend to differ with the suggestions made, although I unfortunately don't have a solution, but I'm experiencing the same annoying issue, although the delay is not such that I can't live with it, approximately two seconds, on a brand new quad cor processor pc with four gig of ram,

Re: [JAWS-Users] what is the best way to uninstall previousversions ofJaws

2011-06-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
If you remove shared components, my experience is that you also remove the settings files of other versions as well as the talking installer. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin

Re: [JAWS-Users] copying jaws settings query

2011-06-07 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, You don't have to copy settings if you still have the previous jaws version from which you wish to transfer settings on the same computer. Just go to the jaws contextual menus, choose utilities and thereunder, enter on merge settings. All settings, regarding eloquence in any event, will

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS will not speak Double lines in Word 2007

2011-06-07 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Alan, You can change the way lines are indicated via the text processing option under the jaws configuration menu from within a word document with jaws 11. Just press jaws key together with the number 6, then alt s, then arrow to text processing where you enter and go through the options.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with word2003

2011-05-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
I'm not sure whether this has been dealt with yet, but your friend's problem is a jaws one, not office 2003. Try unloading and reloading jaws, or use an earlier version. On my work pc, with jaws 11 as default, I need to switch to the only other version available on this pc regularly, even though

Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling In line frames in IE

2011-05-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, you can enable them ad hoc for a particular web page, when on the page, via the jaws verbosity menu. Pressing spacebar on the relevant option is a toggle. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange activation problem

2011-05-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
- From: Van Der Walt Riana rivanderw...@justice.gov.za To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange activation problem Hi Fanus, I haven't had hassles with a soundcard, but have also upgraded to windows 7, mine is home premium

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange activation problem

2011-05-04 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Fanus, I haven't had hassles with a soundcard, but have also upgraded to windows 7, mine is home premium, using jaws 12 and since last week I also sometimes get this activation message. Upon rebooting the notebook, it has every time reverted back to normal, although it has happened about

Re: [JAWS-Users] windows 7 volume control

2011-03-14 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Fanus, Have you tried an ordinary headset? Not a USB one, because you'd have to configure the settings for that first. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Monday, March 14,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Flashget download manager with JAWS

2011-02-22 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Derick, Perhaps you may want to consider getting a sendspace max account and download with the sendspace wizard, where you could resume all downloads, even after a power failure? Present cost is $9 per month, $35 for six months, or $55 per annum. Regards, Riana -Original Message-

Re: [JAWS-Users] finding people program

2011-02-02 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Marvin, Try google. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marvin Hunkin Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:50 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] finding

Re: [JAWS-Users] PDF Files

2011-01-30 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Alan, I've never got pdf files to convert successfully using openbook 7.02, even though one is supposed to be able to do it via the virtual printer, as openbook hangs the pc and I ended up having to restart, as all speech, including jaws was gone. If the document in pdf is printed material

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype

2011-01-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
David, I'm writing from work, where I don't have skype, but in skype 5, you can still add a contact via the menus, I think it's probably under tools if not under a contacts submenu, the difference being further that you have to press the spacebar instead of enter, to get into the edit boxes. I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 12, Skype and Scripts

2010-10-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello David, If I recall correctly, it was mentioned on the skype English list that one should have DougLee's jaws scripts installed to have skype operate correctly with skype 5 and also skype watch, if you install that, to all be recognised and work right. I have installed skype watch with the

[JAWS-Users] Request on update installation

2010-10-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, I'm running jaws 11 on a Windows 7 Premium 64 bit laptop and have just arranged to purchase the upgrade to jaws 12. I'm in South-Africa and I use the ILM version. Will I be able to, upon confirmation of it's registration, update via the update dialogue from within jaws,

Re: [JAWS-Users] New netbook or small laptop?

2010-10-20 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Russ, I have earlier versions of openbook, but if you rather than jaws with openbook 9, instead try using the imbedded elloquence that comes with openbook, which uses the same read voice than jaws, you will use less resources. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Burn CD with Media Player

2010-10-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, In Windows 7 Home premium, which I think per default comes with windows media player version 12, the ripping options are really not that much different from the previous version, if you set your view options to the menu, not sure whether it's called classic menu, view. As your

Re: [JAWS-Users] Converting an .XLS file

2010-10-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Mike, Another easy way is to just open the excel document, select all with control a, copy to the clipboard and paste into a blank word document, to be saved in .doc or .dox format. That will preserve the tables and formatting and can then be read in Ms Word. Regards, Riana

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem getting JAWS to automatically start

2010-09-29 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Greg and List, I had this issue once, although with jaws versions 9, upgrading to 10 and because I had trouble getting the authorisation activated via the internet, I uninstalled version 10, after which version 9 no longer wanted to start when the computer started up. It did not help to do

Re: [JAWS-Users] Reinstalling JAWS

2010-09-29 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Greg, When you uninstall jaws, don't uninstall the talking installer, or if you have already, install jaws from a cd or copy which comes up with the talking installer. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com]

Re: [JAWS-Users] Voice Settings

2010-09-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Kerry, In jaws 11 you have to distinguish clearly between the voice adjustment menu and the profile selection menu under the voices menu from within the jaws contextual menu. The shortcut control s with jaws key, only brings up the select profile menu, which may perhaps be what you also get via

Re: [JAWS-Users] Q about copying over 'voiceprofiles.ini' from JFW11 to JFW12 Jaws settings folder

2010-09-09 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Prateek, I would think it much easier and perhaps also safer, just to merge the settings? If jaws 12 operates the same regarding that than version 11, just go into the contextual menu with jaws key with j, arrow down to utilities where you enter and arrow down to merge and enter. Regards,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with real speak solo voices?

2010-08-30 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
using MS word2007. Thanks! For your help. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:01 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users

Re: [JAWS-Users] Sapi voices question

2010-08-29 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Victoria, That's probably because there's nothing to it. Just ensure that you have jaws version 10 or higher installed first and then just press enter and follow the prompts on the executable of the solo direct voice you want to install. Then just create your preferred profiles via the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with real speak solo voices?

2010-08-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, It helps to, in the jaws verbosity menu under editing options, turn off the auto correct, spelling detection and grammatical error detection, when reading documents with the realspeak solo direct voices, or other sapi 5 voices. Also make sure that the language under the tools

[JAWS-Users] Shortcut for other languages in jaws via eloquence

2010-08-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, Someone in Canada helped me last year with the shortcut keystroke to change on the fly to read Italian with eloquence. I thought I remembered that it's the jaws key with control and l and then arrow to relevant language, but apparently I'm recalling it wrong, as that keystroke does

Re: [JAWS-Users] Kate Paul for Jaws6

2010-07-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi List, I haven't followed this thread closely, but you couldn't use the sapi 5 voices, which include the Neospeech Paul and Kate, with versions of Jaws below version 7, as the earlier versions only accommodates sapi 4 voices. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.

2010-07-04 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Listers, But one still would have a hassle, I think, because sometimes the dsl status light flickers, which apparently is wrong, as it should burn constantly. I don't know whether one would be able to identify that with the light probe? Regards, Riana -Original Message- From:

[JAWS-Users] Scripts for skype 5?

2010-06-14 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, Does anyone know whether scripts have been released for skype 5 and could you perhaps post a link to locate them, if so? From a different list, I gather that the latest version is easier to use, regarding accessibility again, than skype 4.1 and 4.2. I don't know whether

Re: [JAWS-Users] Virtualizing windows

2010-06-04 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
David, Sorry to question this, but are you sure it's alt and not control with insert with w, as that's what I use in jaws 9 and 10 on xp and a 2003 server to virtualise the window? Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] Moving Jaws Dictionary items

2010-06-02 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Ken, As the jaws dictionary is for pronunciation purposes only, jaws will pronounce words as per the default pronunciation of jaws for a specific language, no matter whether it's necessarily correct, unless you specifically change the pronunciation for that particular word to be pronounced

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 10 and Outlook.

2010-05-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Larry, What happens that you cannot get into outlook? I have exactly the same setup, Jaws 10 latest, xp pro, outlook 2003, windows media player 11 and an older version of win amp, version 5.24 and I don't experience that problem. There have been discussions on the win amp list that the

Re: [JAWS-Users] bank of America and links

2010-05-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Betsy, Wouldn't it perhaps help to exit forms mode after having completed the details, navigate to the relevant button and then just enter on it? I don't use jaws 11, but at some sites I use that work around. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From:

[JAWS-Users] Layout info pronunciation

2010-05-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear List, In MS Word 2007, things like inches and line position are suddenly spoken in a word document, on a work pc for the past few days. The jaws verbosity option about indentation is unchecked. Where else can one disable this verbalisation pronunciation? Thanks and regards, Riana

Re: [JAWS-Users] program and help needed for converting image PDFto OCR file

2010-05-03 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I haven't experimented with the feature yet, but I have noticed that, in the latest version of Kurzweil 1000, version 12, there is an option via the applications menu to, having selected a relevant document in a directory, convert image document using Kurzweil. Regards, Riana

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and cd/dvd burning software

2010-04-22 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
name? Sincerely thankful, Melissa -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:39 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and cd

Re: [JAWS-Users] silenceing jaws speech

2010-04-21 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, I haven't followed this thread from the start, so don't know whether this has been suggested, but another way of silencing jaws, is to press control with s with the long insert, also called the jaws key and then the letter n for no speech. To get speech back, press control s with jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and cd/dvd burning software

2010-04-21 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Malisa, If you only want to rip the dvd and get it into other formats, you can rip it with windows mediaplayer version 11 into one of the formats of which there are several to choose from, e.g. mp3 or wma. Then you can convert that file with the free or paid version of switch to different

Re: [JAWS-Users] converting pdf files to audio?

2010-04-14 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Ann, In OB 7, it's an option under the file menu save to audio. You have the option to save a page range or single page and you can save to either wav, or mp3 format. It may take a few minutes or hours, depending on the document size. Kurzweil has more options, like changing bitrates

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

2010-04-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, Use alt together with the down arrow for the first option in the combo box and thereafter only downarrow. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David. chatten-smith Sent:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Going directly to a page in word

2010-03-01 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Mike, In MS Word 2003, presumably it's the same in later versions, use control g and in the edit field type the page number and enter. Then you're still in the find dialogue, so escape and you should be on the page you were looking for, if it exists. Regards, Riana -Original

Re: [JAWS-Users] Wireless connection seems to have disappeared bothfrom laptop and netbook computer.

2010-01-28 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Albert, Just first check whether it was not just disabled. On the laptops there are usually either a keystroke that toggles, or a wireless and Bluetooth button. You shouldn't have to re enter any email account settings. Regards Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] openbook question

2010-01-21 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Vicki, I'm using openbook version 7.02, but you want to uncheck the check boxes under scanning settings, relating to the below options: colour scanning and keep exact view. Then the images and pictures will be discarded. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] kerdswell?

2010-01-21 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Susie, There is a Kurzweil list. I don't have subscription info here, but you should get it at the www.kurzweil.edu website. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of susie Q Sent:

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype 4.x

2010-01-20 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello David, Presently I'm using an older version of skype [3.8] but I believe it will still work the same. They cannot add you permanently, before you give permission. You would usually get a dialogue box where you have to accept it, alternatively, just remove the contact from your list with

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype 4.x

2010-01-20 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
I know it's just locating that elusive notice of request for contacts. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com Life is what happens after you have already made other plans. - Original Message - From: Van Der Walt Riana rivanderw...@justice.gov.za To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday

Re: [JAWS-Users] Is IE 8 compatible with Jaws 9?

2010-01-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Norma, Gerald and fellow Listers, I do not yet use internet explorer 8, but if the other commands still work as with internet explorer 7, should one not be able to use alt with d, from the web page, to get to where the url reflects, read and/or copy it from there and just press alt with

[JAWS-Users] How to transfer outlook folders?

2010-01-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I have about 40 folders in my outlook 2003 inbox. Using jaws 9 or 10, how can I back up all the pst files, [that's what someone told me it falls under], to an external hard drive, as I cannot find it's destination with a file search? Secondly, how does one restore the said email

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to transfer outlook folders?

2010-01-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
-Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:38 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] How to transfer outlook folders? Hello Listers, I have

Re: [JAWS-Users] Texting via the web

2009-12-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I've never used it, but perhaps installing the below on your phones, will make web texting via a computer with jaws, with phone more possible for those who know the program: ok hear is a link for anyone who wants windows live messenger. instal the newest version of the software

Re: [JAWS-Users] Texting via the web

2009-12-16 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, In South-Africa it only works to send a message from a pc via email, to be received as sms on a cel phone, when entering the number in the username section of the email address, followed by the @ sign and the provider, but one can only enter the message in the subject field, not in the

Re: [JAWS-Users] pdf

2009-12-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Caroline, Yes, I can think of at least three ways one would be able to do this. To make this related to jaws, I'll mention the most amateurish method first. Any version of jaws, I believe from 7 upwards, that will work with either sappy 5 human sounding voices, or the e-speak voices. Which

Re: [JAWS-Users] winamp and jaws

2009-12-02 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, It also works to, when in the windows listview folder of the relevant book or album, , select all the files with control a and then, via the applications menu, choose, Play in winamp, and when entering on that, it starts to play the audio files from the top, sequentially to the bottom and

Re: [JAWS-Users] Scripts for Latest Skype

2009-11-18 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
and a person named Hrvoge made a program that automated the process of installing SkypeWatch. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: 17 November 2009 10:50 To: jaws-users-list@jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Scripts for Latest Skype

2009-11-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Chris, But is skype watch now working correctly with the latest scripts? As even with scripts it didn't work right in version 4 and also in the 4.1 beta? Thanks and regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws not reading autofill and highlighted words

2009-11-16 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Erin, Perhaps it's due to a change in the windows security updates, as I have the same experience, also with jaws 10 after the last security updates a few days ago. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] say all

2009-11-09 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, Check full screen and word wrap. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Holger Fiallo Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:27 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject:

Re: [JAWS-Users] SAPI 4 voices

2009-10-30 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Mike, I only know that you can definitely use sappi 5 voices with jaws 8, but if both sappi 4 and 5 voices are installed on your pc, you have to enable sappi 5 voices and sappi 4 voices must be set to be detected. I can't recall off hand whether you only set this in windows own speech

Re: [JAWS-Users] SAPI 4 voices

2009-10-30 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Mike, Installation of jaws 8 and higher uninstalls the viavoice application which, I was told, was a sappi 4 voice, that Openbook 7 and lower and version 10 and lower of Kurzweil, used and this is a known fact, for which I can vouch. So probably the said jaws installation uninstalls, or

Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I dismiss the Winamp Update message?

2009-10-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Dale, There is a winamp listif you want to join? I'm not at my home pc at present to verify the address, but if I recall correctly, one posts messages to: winampforthebl...@freelists.org and perhaps each word in the username starts with a capital letter. If you can obtain the subscription

Re: [JAWS-Users] 2 inboxes

2009-10-23 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Hugh, This could be because you have more than one email account, or more than one profile set up for the same email account. The steps to combine the two is intricate and I can't recall that off hand, alternatively, just delete the email account/profile you don't use, from within the mail

Re: [JAWS-Users] Sappy 5 engine not reading folder list in OE

2009-10-22 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Burt, I don't use OE, but I use Jaws 8, 9 and 10 on different computers, with sappi 5 and outlook, MS Word, notepad and Kurzweil respectively and apart from on one pc where it keeps changing to sapi 5, a specific espeak voice when on the web with internet explorer, still version 6, even

[JAWS-Users] Automatic updates

2009-10-16 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Alan, Under the windows update settings via the control panel, there are, I think, four options. You apparently know how to get to that, as you've disabled automatic updates, but change that option to the one that says something like: notify me about updates but don't download

Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I Get back Save Target As, etc., on right-mouse menu?

2009-10-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Flore, Somewhere in one of the toolbars, there is a place to disable drag and drop, which has probably been disabled somehow, perhaps by the sighted person. Just try to get it enabled again. Hope that helps? It's difficult for someone without site to locate that I think. Regards, Riana

Re: [JAWS-Users] Convert video to different formats?

2009-10-06 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Sarah, Switch will do some of them, but I'm not sure whether the unpaid version will do the specific conversions you want. You can download a free, or purchase the switch plus program, from the nch software web page. The free version is not a trial, it just doesn't allow use of all the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Quick start for jaws?

2009-09-11 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Josh and David, Sorry, but this is incorrect. All jaws versions one installs, create an icon on the desktop, so if you have nothing else on the desktop starting with a j, pressing that letter when on the desktop, will select jaws and you can then just enter. So without speech, pressing

Re: [JAWS-Users] Nod32

2009-09-08 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Larry, I'm using the same versions of operating systems and programs than you and have been using nod32 now for almost three years, without a problem and apparent good results. It's not free however, but you don't have to re-install anything when buying upgrades for a further year or two

Re: [JAWS-Users] laptop query

2009-09-08 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Marvin, On the Acer laptop, in the power options, the hibernate option must be disabled, also the option that turns off the hard disc after every 15 or whatever minutes, also the option to do nothing when the lid is closed. The ram or memory is not the problem, but on my Acer someone

[JAWS-Users] Further to music notation

2009-09-02 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I don't know how accessible the below is with jaws and the linux speakup screenreader, but it was also mentioned as possibility on the accessible music notation thread and perhaps merits further experimentation for those interested: Freedots takes a electronic music notation

[JAWS-Users] To the person who asked about music notation

2009-09-01 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, Perhaps this could help the musicians among us?: I've taken the below info from another list and haven't tested it: Re: Weasel, music system for the blind It sounds similar to lilypond which is like latex for music. Just a side note on this topic of computer based

Re: [JAWS-Users] supported synthesizers?

2009-08-31 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Howard and David, I also have a Vert prose 4000 speech card, also in a shelf, as it's too wide to fit in the relevant card slots of any pc I could find to purchase for the past ten years or more. I was still able to use the card with an old version of openbook, version 2 E, under windows

Re: [JAWS-Users] supported synthesizers?

2009-08-31 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
don't have an idea what version it was and it would probably not have been updated. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:03 AM To: jaws

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