Hi Jason,
The following was taken from the Jaws help topics.
Enhanced Edit Support
If you select this check box, JAWS provides enhanced support for edit
and
rich edit areas. This feature allows for increased accuracy while
reading
text
in these areas. In addition, enhanced edit support allows JAWS to
recognize
an extended selection of text attributes and better detect languages
automatically.
However, you may experience reduced responsiveness while using
certain
programs. This check box is cleared by default.
Smart Word Reading
In previous releases, when issuing the Say Word command, JAWS would
only
read the current word or character when the cursor was positioned on
a
text
unit,
such as a compound word, telephone number, date, time, or math
equation.
With Smart Word Reading enabled in version 8.0, JAWS now reads the
entire
text
unit when the Say Word command is issued.
Note: The Smart Word Reading feature is application dependent. So, if
Microsoft Word normally reads the entire text unit as one word or
number,
then JAWS
will do the same. Likewise, if an application, such as WordPad, reads
each
component of the text unit, then JAWS will do the same.
For example, in the sentence, "She is my sister-in-law," if the
cursor
is
placed anywhere on the word "sister," JAWS would say "sister."
However,
in
JAWS
8.0 with Smart Word Reading, JAWS will say the entire compound word,
"sister-in-law."
Likewise, in the sentence, "The appointment was at 2:00 P.M.," JAWS
would
say "colon" if the cursor was placed between the digit 2 and the
colon.
In
JAWS
8.0 with Smart Word Reading, JAWS will say the entire text unit as
two
o'clock.
As a final example, let's look at how JAWS reads a telephone number.
If
the
cursor is placed between the dash and the 444 in the telephone number
1-800-444-4443,
previous JAWS versions would say, "444." In JAWS 8.0 with Smart Word
Reading, JAWS reads the entire telephone number as, "1-800-444-4443."
Indicate New Line When
In the Speech and Sounds Manager, you can specify text or a sound
that
you
want to hear when you move to a new line of text while typing or
reading.
Select
one or more of the following check boxes to specify when JAWS should
indicate a new line:
list of 3 items
. Editor Wraps Text While Typing - JAWS indicates new lines when your
editor
or word processor wraps text to the next line while you are typing.
. User Navigates Left or Right Across a Line Break - JAWS indicates
new
lines when you are reading by word or character.
. User Reads Text Containing NewLine Characters - JAWS indicates new
lines
when you are using the standard JAWS reading commands and encounter
the
special
character that represents the beginning of a new line of text.
Word-wrap, is available in Notepad, and Wordpad, but I can't say for
sure
about Word.
The following was taken from the help topics in Notepad.
. Wrapping text enables you to see all the text on the line, but it
doesn't
affect the way text appears when it is printed.
HTH,
Ricque
----- Original Message -----
From: "jason smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:17 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Re: A problem with Notepad.
Hi Ricque,
what exactly are smart-word reading, enhanced edit support, and
word wrap? Are these settings within word and if so where are they?
Word
wrap, I know is automatically adjusting text, so no words are split
at
end
of a line. The other two things you mention, I have never heard of.
thanks Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ricque" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:10 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Re: A problem with Notepad.
Hi Denny,
I haven't been able to reproduce your problem here.
Have you exsperimented with smart-word reading, enhanced edit
support,
and
word wrap?
Is the window maximized?
Ricque
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denny Huff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:56 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] A problem with Notepad.
I am wondering if anyone else is having this problem with Notepad or
is
it
just me.
I am using Jaws version 8 and when I type in something in Notepad
and
seperate it with dashes, Jaws only reads the first string of text
before
the
first dash when I do the control left or right arrow.
For example, if I type in a social security number, 483-55-3672 and
then
do
a control left or control right arrow, Jaws will only read the 483
and
I
never hear the rest of the digits.
This only happens in Notepad and not Word or WordPad and it only
happens
with dashes and not any other punctuation.
Anyone else experience this problem?
Thanks,
Denny Huff
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