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About JAWS-Users-List English (USA)
Hello and welcome to the JAWS Users list. This list has been created for
The purpose of discussing all aspects of the JAWS for Windows screen reader
Program.
So everything that pertains to JAWS is fair game. Such as asking about
what software packages work well with JAWS or how to make them work even better
with scripts, keyboard short cuts and so forth. Another example could be
requesting information on how to do something in Microsoft Word, which as we
all know works very well with JAWS, but you need to know how to do a certain
task or want to learn a way to accomplish it more efficiently.
Now this is a very important point in my opinion, asking the list for
exact instructions every time is not a good thing to do for a major reason. It
creates a dependency situation even if you don't realize it does. The ideal
place I am hoping the list will arrive at some day is that everybody no matter
how new they might happen to be with JAWS or computers will have the confidence
to try things on their own, and yet feel if they get stuck the list will be
there to help put them back on track. Trust me when I say that help is quicker
to arrive for somebody who is well known to ask for it last than first. So try
it yourself first what ever it might happen to be. If you get stuck then let
the list know what you've done to try and resolve your current dilemma. Then
I'm sure help will arrive with in short order. Next a post asking if there is a
software package that does a specific task and works well with JAWS is
perfectly fine.
The rules of conduct are quite simple and straightforward. Be polite and
Patient with others. There will be absolutely no fighting, and no bashing of
Freedom Scientific on here at all. If you have a problem with them then I
suggest you take it up with Freedom Scientific directly.
Please try to keep subject lines relevant and descriptive as possible.
Also any news letters except those that directly pertain to JAWS should not be
posted to the list prior to receiving moderator approval.
Attachments are removed before any message is sent to the list. This is
done for your protection. The message list might state that there is an
attachment but in fact Mailman does remove them.
When contacting any of the list moderators privately please be
descriptive in the subject line as to the purpose of the message. Many of us
simply delete messages from people we don't know. At the present time there are
over 200 subscribers to this list, so we can't possibly know everybody on here.
Also, if you have a question for the list that falls within the
guidelines, then post it accordingly. Don't contact the management team with
questions that are more appropriate for the list itself. Your question may or
may not receive an answer for a number of reasons.
Everybody should familiarize themselves with the content contained in the
footer message that accompanies every message posted to the list. There you
will find the group web address along with some other relevant information
pertaining to contacting the management team ETC. It is very frustrating to
read a post asking for the group web address when the very next line states
visit the JAWS Users List home page and the next line after that is the URL.
Occasionally there might be some difficulty with your email address and
you may receive an email from the Mailman program asking you to reactivate your
account. Please do not simply delete this message. Instead open it and follow
the directions to reactivate your account. If you do not after receiving a
number of such messages then we will figure that you no longer wish to be a
member of the list and remove your email address.
The discussion of anything illegal is absolutely forbidden, along with
flirting or other such inappropriate activities. this is not a high tech swap
shop or anything of that nature at all. This means that goods and or services
will not be bought or sold using this forum. If you know a given subject is off
topic then don't post it. Simply placing off topic in the subject line does not
make it all right. Cross-posting is not permitted, and members should only post
in the following manner:
Using the TO: field with only one list address. The SUBJECT: field should
be short and to the point without including any member names.
The reason for this is that in cases where people setup their message
rules to go by the To: field often times such rules get fowled up and in effect
do not work properly. Also cross posting might allow you to reach many lists at
the same time but the fact is such a post might not be on topic for each and
every list. This practice does nothing but clutter up such lists with
unwanted off topic messages along with annoying the list moderators.
Lastly please no jokes, virus warnings, recipes, safety tips, or pleas to help
dying kids, should ever be forwarded to the list.
No auto responders are to be used on this list! Those who use auto
responders for vacations and so forth must make sure that this list is
not
included. Any person who sends an auto response message will be removed!
My hope is that this list will always be a place where everybody no
matter what their particular skill level can feel safe to ask any question at
all with in the guidelines that I have set forth. It is my experience that such
rules of conduct are important to keep good people on the list.
Visit the JAWS Users List home page at:
http://www.jaws-users.com
Address for the list archives:
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