Hi Bob; Thank you very much for your reply. If you check the box, Speak Dollars, on the Text Page of the default configuration manager, Jaws will speak "$100.00" as "100 dollars." At least it works this way for me. Thanks again, take care. Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: Bob J. To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] By the "pound sign"? Hello Mike, JAWS (at least all versions I have used) will always read the ASCII character numbered 35 (#) the same way, no matter its context. Evidently, FS doesn't see fit to make that pronunciation context sensitive. I consider this condition to be similar to the condition where $100.00 is NOT read as "100 dollars." Just one of those things that could be better but isn't. hth Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara In Arcadia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] By the "pound sign"? Hi Bob; I tried to use the, shift + 3, keystroke after a number to see if it would read, pound or pounds. Example: 245# Instead of reading 245 pounds, Jaws still reads 245 number. Is this a Jaws setting & if not what do I need to change for Jaws to read pound / pounds when the number / pound sign is after a number? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much. Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob J. To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] By the "pound sign"? The original question asked for the pound sign, not the pounds sign. The pound sign is the miniature tic-tac-toe symbol which is under the shifted numeral 3 on the numbers row above the qwerty keys. This symbol translates to the word number when preceeding numeric characters and translates to the word pound or pounds, as appropriate, when it follows numeric characters. The pounds symbol is used to denote British currency when reference is made to the pound sterling. This symbol actually looks like a lower case letter f with a base stroke similar to the bottom of a stylized upper case letter L. If the original question had been more clearly defined, the confusion might have been avoided. Interesting note: Open notepad and generate the British pounds sign using the numeric key pad. Then, place the PC cursor over that symbol and see what character number JFW identifies it with. Bob J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara In Arcadia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] By the "pound sign"? Hi Yvonne; Sometimes you need the, £, sign. Your suggestion is an option but, it can also be mistaken as the, #, sign. The pounds sign looks like a fancy backwards 3. Where as, as you know, the number sign, which looks like a tiny TicTacToe, can be used for both the number & pound signs in most occasions depending on how it is inserted. Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Yvonne Oliver To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] By the "pound sign"? Hi Would it not be easier to do what I suggested earlier today?shift and number 3 on the number keys under the f keys. Sureley that must be easier and faster And of course the quote doller keys are shift 2 and 4 respectfully Yvonne -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Francis E. Khan Sent: 26 March 2011 17:08 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] By the "pound sign"? There are two ways to do this. The easiest one is to press the insert key and the 4 on the keyboard and use the down arrow key until you hear the pound sign and press the enter key. The other way is to press the numlock key and type 156 using the keypad on the computer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Smales" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 11:42 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] By the "pound sign"? > Could someone, out there, please tell me the keyboard combination for the > "pound sign"? 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