Hello there; >From what I hear; Windows 8 has a new keystroke for narrator, It's windows-key+enter.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation I know - and current primary issue is jaws seems to often enough tell me it can't run and needs PC to restart, etc., etc. For now current primary issue seems to be configuring narrator to run at start up, since seems to not want to operate on login screen, but, will carry on playing around a bit...<smile> Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation > Hi Jacob, > If you get Jaws to run on Windows 8, don't expect a lot from it, it isn't > designed for it. > Already been there, done that. smile > > Rick Justice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation > > > Ok, turns out that for whatever reason, windows8 and the built in sound of > the laptop weren't cooperating - now plugged in my external USB sound > card/adapter, and can now activate both narrator, and NVDA, although the > jaws installation seems to not want to work right at the moment - might > try > reinstalling it, but, yes, NVDA works, and narrator seems way more > informative as such already...<smile> > > Stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 7:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation > > >>I will/want to, but, thus far, can't get windows8 to do any more than, >>apparently, display something like that settings wizard dialogue. >> >> As in, can't currently even get it to start narrator, initiate the run >> dialogue, etc. etc...<smile> >> >> Stay well >> >> Jacob Kruger >> Blind Biker >> Skype: BlindZA >> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike B." <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 7:38 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation >> >> >>> Hi Jacob, >>> >>> Have you tried installing NVDA? I hear it works quite well with >>> Windows8. >>> >>> Take care. >>> Mike >>> This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Jacob Kruger >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 4:30 AM >>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation >>> >>> >>> Ran through installation of windows8 preview yesterday on my one spare >>> machine, installing it over an old installation of windows XP, but issue >>> is >>> now that while it seems to have pretty much completed installation, and >>> is >>> apparently now asking for things like settings, etc., I don't seem to be >>> able to get it to make sounds, start narrator, invoke run dialogue box >>> etc., >>> so not sure if it's still busy with part of install process, whether >>> there's >>> something else wrong, like hardware incompatibility, since this is like >>> a >>> 4 >>> year old acer laptop, etc., etc.? >>> >>> Thoughts on what to try to actually try messing around with the >>> operating >>> system for real..? >>> >>> Stay well >>> >>> Jacob Kruger >>> Blind Biker >>> Skype: BlindZA >>> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>> 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/ > > > 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/
