Jacob, I did that but still can't get back to the main tools menu. I went to jaws manager but nothing there seemed to have any bearing. Is there a manager for screwed up menu display? That's the one I need. marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone
: That's the send/receive submenu being read to you. : : That's why said it's automatically opening, the simplest is to just try : waiting until it reads something like send and receive to you, hit the left : arrow to close the submenu, and immediately hit the up arrow to roll back : down to the actual last tools menu item, which should be options. : : Like said, pretty sure it's just something like the jaws cursor following : the PC cursor, and the hover of that mouse cursor is what's causing the : submenu item to open immediately, but you do have something like a half : second pause, which is why you can still close the submenu, and immediately : up arrow to get to the bottom menu item in the tools menu. : : Along the lines of this, and assuming you're using jaws, have you tried : toggling the jaws cursor following the pc cursor? : : Stay well : : Jacob Kruger : Blind Biker : Skype: BlindZA : '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:28 AM : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone : : : > Jacob, numerous things are wrong in outlook express.There is no tools menu : > at all. Send and receive is the first, send is second, receive is third, : > and my pop is fourth. THis is all When I open the e message, the tools : > menu says address book, etc. to do with addresses.. : > I think you're correct that the main tools menu is being skipped over. : > Other problems are inability to arrow left or get out of the menu except : > by : > closing alt f4 and returning to my in box. Somehow the submenus are the : > ones that are showing. Any ideas? Maybe I should go ahead and reinstall : > jaws 10. Jaws 11 is setting on my desk unopened as I'm afraid to install : > it : > for fear of digging myself into a deeper hole called o e black hole. : > Help! : > Marilyn- Original Message ----- : > From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> : > To: <[email protected]> : > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 4:18 PM : > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone : > : > : > : Two send and receive items...? : > : : > : Is your jaws cursor bound to your PC cursor - as in set to follow it? : > : : > : That will automatically cause submenus to open up when you move over : > their : > : parent items, and the send and receive item is actually a submenu, with : > it's : > : own set of commands, whereas on the tools menu, you should have quite a : > few : > : other things relating to synchronization, address book, Accounts etc. : > etc. : > : etc. : > : : > : Stay well : > : : > : Jacob Kruger : > : Blind Biker : > : Skype: BlindZA : > : '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' : > : : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : > : To: <[email protected]> : > : Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:34 PM : > : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone : > : : > : : > : > Rick, yes, I have done those as usual but no options appear after : > those : > : > two : > : > send and receive items. control shift O works. I'm stumped. : > : > Marilyn----- Original Message ----- : > : > From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> : > : > To: <[email protected]> : > : > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:35 PM : > : > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone : > : > : > : > : > : > : Hi Marilyn, : > : > : Have you tried Alt + T, for tools, then O for options? : > : > : If these keystrokes along with control + Shift + O, work, : > : > : then options is there, Jaws just isn't reading it for some reason. : > : > : You can give this a try if you haven't already, : > : > : Open the menu bar with the Alt key, then right arrow to Tools, then : > : > press : > : > : the up arrow twice, : > : > : after you hear, send and recieve, the next one should be options. : > : > : Remember, menus can be context sensitive, so if you are in an open : > : > message, : > : > : options will not be available, : > : > : this holds true for a message sent to you, or a new message you are : > : > : composing. : > : > : HTH, : > : > : Rick Justice : > : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : > : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : > : > : To: <[email protected]> : > : > : Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:47 PM : > : > : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone : > : > : : > : > : : > : > : Jacob, since I have not memorized a lot of key shortcuts, I I go to : > the : > : > : menus such as file, edit, view tools and arrow to the one I want. : > When : > : > I : > : > go : > : > : to tools to find o esp tools, it says send and receive, etc. So I : > enter : > : > the : > : > : message and go to tools and get address book and its following : > items. : > : > My : > : > : start menu is still cluttered with too many items but I'm managing : > on : > : > that. : > : > : So someone mentioned control shift E and that takes me to options. : > But : > : > I : > : > : still think it is gone from tools menu. This does sound dumb, : > doesn't : > : > it? : > : > : marilyn : > : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : > : From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> : > : > : To: <[email protected]> : > : > : Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:23 PM : > : > : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone : > : > : : > : > : : > : > :: Is this in the main window, in an open message, or any of the other : > : > :: dialogues? : > : > :: : > : > :: For example, while now typing this reply, on the new message's : > tools : > : > menu, : > : > :: there's no options item, but in the main window it is definitely : > there. : > : > :: : > : > :: Stay well : > : > :: : > : > :: Jacob Kruger : > : > :: Blind Biker : > : > :: Skype: BlindZA : > : > :: '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' : > : > :: : > : > :: ----- Original Message ----- : > : > :: From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : > : > :: To: <[email protected]> : > : > :: Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:16 PM : > : > :: Subject: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone : > : > :: : > : > :: : > : > :: > Hi, all. In the tools menu of xp with jaws 10, the options : > choice : > : > has : > : > :: > disappeared. Any help much appreciated. marilyn : > : > :: > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > : > :: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > :: > : > : > :: > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of : > virus : > : > :: > signature database 4759 (20100110) __________ : > : > :: > : > : > :: > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. : > : > :: > : > : > :: > http://www.eset.com : > : > :: > : > : > :: > : > : > :: > : > : > :: : > : > :: : > : > :: __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus : > : > : signature database 4759 (20100110) __________ : > : > :: : > : > :: The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. : > : > :: : > : > :: http://www.eset.com : > : > :: : > : > :: : > : > :: : > : > :: : > : > :: For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > : > :: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > : : > : > : : > : > : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > : > : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > : : > : > : : > : > : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > : > : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > : > : > : > : > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > : > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > : > : > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus : > : > signature database 4762 (20100111) __________ : > : > : > : > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. : > : > : > : > http://www.eset.com : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : : > : : > : __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus : > signature database 4762 (20100111) __________ : > : : > : The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. : > : : > : http://www.eset.com : > : : > : : > : : > : : > : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > :> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus : > signature database 4762 (20100111) __________ : > : > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. : > : > http://www.eset.com : > : > : > : : : __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4762 (20100111) __________ : : The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. : : http://www.eset.com : : : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
