Thanks, got the update via the system tray, all set. On 2/20/17, Mike B. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Nicole, > > Here's the direct download link for SpeakDropbox version 17: > > http://valiant8086.com/applications/speakDropbox/speakDropbox0.0.1.7installer.exe > > Take care. > Mike > Sent from my iBarstool. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 10:52 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] speakDropbox updated to version 17 > > > Yes, I accidentally found the system tray with Insert f11, while > trying to do something else. I was able to arrow down and find it. > That would be something to look into for a future version. > > On 2/20/17, valiant8086 <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi. >> >> >> The biggest change in this update was because I couldn't get it so >> everyone could easily get the speakDropbox tray menu open. speakDropbox >> is in the system tray. If you're running jaws, if you press insert+f11 >> and try to find the speakDropbox icon that way and tab to right click on >> it, that may work. If you need to do it using the tray window directly, >> press windows+b like normal and try with the arrow keys to find it. If >> it's not there, if you do find a notification chevron button or >> something like that, press that then continue arrowing around and >> speakDropbox should now be visible. Having it show up though is half the >> battle, the rest of the fun is getting eht tray menu to open and focus. >> I have trouble getting it to take focus for me on some computers. If you >> do get it open you can always just press enter on the version number to >> automatically update to the latest. Or you can exit and then run the >> installer. >> >> >> On more than one of my computers I've had to use the windows task >> manager to kill speakDropbox.exe so I could get the install to continue. >> I wish my installer could kill it for us on it's own. I tried to make it >> work once but didn't get anywhere. I should probably look into that >> again. When speakDropbox auto updates itself, it solves this problem by >> closing itself immediately after it runs the installer, so hopefully >> when the installer gets around to updating files speakDropbox is no >> longer running. >> >> >> Good luck! >> >> >> Cheers, Aaron Spears, general Partner - Valiant Galaxy Associates >> Developing "very good audiogames" for the blind community >> http://valiantGalaxy.com Sent with Thunderbird 38.5.0 portable >> On 2/13/2017 12:15 PM, Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews wrote: >>> I can't find the icon to close version 16, so I can update. >>> >>> On 2/13/17, valiant8086 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi anyone who uses speakDropbox or is otherwise interested. >>>> speakDropbox >>>> 17 update just came out a couple days ago. As far as I've been able to >>>> tell, I didn't break anything. The most notable change is the settings >>>> sub menu in the speakDropbox tray menu is moved into a separate >>>> configuration window that you can open and has check boxes and combo >>>> boxes and buttons and the like. works around a big bug I was >>>> experiencing where I couldn't get the speakDropbox menu to focus when I >>>> opened it. I don't imagine folks will have a problem with the change, >>>> it's still pretty easy and simple. shift+Alt+windows+m keystroke now >>>> opens the configuration window instead of the speakDropbox menu. This >>>> should not pose a problem because the configuration window has all of >>>> the functionality the old tray menu had. I haven't removed the tray >>>> menu >>>> completely yet, but the settings sub menu inside is gone. Everything >>>> else remains plus a command to open the configuration window. >>>> >>>> >>>> The other major change is that from now on it is able to automatically >>>> update itself. those of you running a version before this latest 17 >>>> update do have to update to 17 manually if they want it, but from then >>>> on it will update to newer versions by itself. It checks 1 hour after >>>> launch and then every 6 hours after that. This can be turned off in the >>>> configuration window. >>>> >>>> >>>> http://valiant8086.com/applications/speakDropbox/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Hope everyone likes the update and, by the way, no fix for the "Dropbox >>>> syncing, Dropbox up to date" messages yet. That'll probably be in >>>> version 18. Wish I knew why Dropbox saw the need to change that, it >>>> doesn't seem like this benefits people any. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheers, Aaron Spears, general Partner - Valiant Galaxy Associates >>>> Developing "very good audiogames" for the blind community >>>> http://valiantGalaxy.com Sent with Thunderbird 38.5.0 portable >>>> >>>> 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/ >> > > > -- > > Pen Name > Mellissa Green > > Founder of A Blue Green Universe > website > www.abluegreenuniverse.com > twitter > twitter.com/@abluegreenunivs > pinterest > pinterest.com/abluegreen > > 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/ >
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