Gerald, where does one download this talking clock from?
Arianna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
Okay, first set up the voices interface. Go to the start menu and hit
Enter on Talking Desktop Clock options. Then bring up the View menu and
select Voices. Now you will be on the Voices interface. You select the
different voices by arroing upand down the list of voices, which may vary
depending on your operating system and which synthesizers are installed on
your computer. It's possible you have only three voices to choose from.
In any case, when you find the voice you want to use, hit Enter on it to
select it. Tab to the three time interval boxes and check or uncheck them
as desired. Next, tab to Starting At. It sounds like the list is empty,
but if you press Insert-numpad 5, you will hear the contents of each box.
The first box is the hours, the second box the minutes, and the third is
AM or PM. Use the up and down arrow keys to change the values in each box
. JAWS will not speak as you up and down through the list items, so press
Insert-Numpad 5 after each press of the arrow keys to verify the value you
have selected. Do the same for the Ending At boxes. Once you have set the
Voice options, bring up the View menu again and select Chimes. On the
Chimes interface, use the left and right arrow keys and up and down arrow
keys to move around the list of chime sounds. There are 19 sounds to
choose from, and when you find one you like, hit Enter on it to select it.
Set the Starting and Ending times as you did on the Voices interface.
Note that the Starting and Ending times are in 12 hour format, not 24 hour
format. There is no date adjustment to deal with. Hope this helps.
Cheers.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yvonne Oliver" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
hello again Gerald
i found the talking clock and managed to go through as many of the
settings as i could
some boxes had nothing in them and although it said use arrow keys
nothing happened
so i am not doing very well at the moment
i did manage to get it to speak once or twice but not any more
and it gives a selection box for chime periods and all of those are
checked
also it says i have a choice of 10 voices but i can only find 3 what
happened to the other 7?
it wont announce the time or chime when required
another thing is i set the time to 21 09 which it was when i set it and
set the date to 23 2009 but it said august and wont let me select June
oh how i need some help here
if you are on skype maybe you could talk me through it or can you send a
step by step guide for me to follow in setting up and using the clock
one last thing for now can i get it to speak in the same way as the
computer built in clock or does it just work on its own at the chime
request
thank you
Yvonne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
You should find the Talking Desktop Clock submenu on the Start menu.
Hit
Enter on Talking Desktop Clock Options to set your preferences. Once
you
have it set up, hit Enter on Talking Desktop Clock to start it running.
Read the documentation that accompanied the download for more details.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yvonne Oliver" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
hello Gerald
i have downloaded and install wizard took me through installation but i
cant find it can you tell me where it is likely to be and how do i get
started
thank you
Yvonne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
You can download the Talking Desktop Clock from the JAWS Users
programs
page. It's item 15 under the Utilities heading. Be sure to read the
accompanying documentation.
http://www.jaws-users.com/programs/
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arianna Calesso" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
Where do you get this talking clock? It sounds good.
Arianna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
Yep, you certainly can set the clock to announce the time on the
hour
and
half hour only. The Voices and Chimes user interfaces each have
three
check boxes: hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour, so by checking and
unchecking these boxes as desired, you can set the time and chimes
to
sound only at the intervals you specify. You can launch Talking
Desktop
Clock nanually from the Start menu, create a desktop icon to launch
it
from the desktop, or create an icon in the Start-up submenu so that
it
launches automatically whenever you turn on your computer. You can
also
specify the starting and ending times during the day when you want
to
hear the time announcements, so that you can silence them at night
if
you
wish. And you can even adjust the volume independently of the system
volume, so this little utility is highly customizable. Read the
documentation that accompanies the download for more details.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cliff Smales" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
Hey, Jerald:
I was unaware of the talking clock, until I heard the mention,
here.
Two questions:
1. Can the clock be set for hourly, or half-hourly anouncement? I
think
I'd find quarter-hour a bit much.
2. How do you get it going?
Many thanks,
Cliff Smales
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
The Talking Desktop Clock is a little utility that automatically
announces the time at quarter-hour intervals along with a selected
chime sound. This is really useful when you're in the middle of
something and you're too busy to press Insert-F12 to hear the
time.
There are a number of different voices and chime sounds to choose
from,
and it is very easy to set up.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yvonne Oliver" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
hello Gerald
what is this talking clock and how does it work?
Yvonne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
You can download the Talking Desktop Clock from the JAWS Users
programs
page. It's item 15 under the Utilities heading.
http://www.jaws-users.com/programs/
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOHN O CARVALHO" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:17 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] About the talking clock!
Can someone pleas send me the free talking desktop clock?
Or tell me where to get it from?
Skype - john.carvalho82
Email - [email protected]
PEACE
J C
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