If I'm not mistaken, the developer is blind. His name is on the tip of my tongue as I write, but it eludes me. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maria Campbell Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 12:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor!
I wish there was some way to contact the developer to see about accessibility settings? [email protected] Faithfulness does not begin with large tasks-if it is not present in small things, it does not exist at all. On 5/26/2017 12:27 PM, Tim Ford wrote: > Very strange. Later today when I get done with some business calls, I am > going to uninstall Jarte, start from scratch, and see if there was some key > install process button I happened across that caused my version to be > totally fine and accessible right off the bat. I will report back! > > Tim Ford > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Maria Campbell > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 9:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor! > > Mine doesn't say that. My version doesn't seem to be very stable, either > for when I open it, it says Jart not responding, but then it seems more or > less OK. I just upgraded to the newest version. I imagine there are > settings I'm not aware of to make it like yours, but at least I got the alt > menus to work. > > > > [email protected] > Faithfulness does not begin with large tasks-if it is not present in small > things, it does not exist at all. > > On 5/26/2017 10:58 AM, Tim Ford wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I cannot now recall the exact sequence of events, but when I bring up >> Jarte, the title line (JAWS key plus t), says "Jarte (screen reader mode)" >> From what seems apparent, Jarte is intended to be screen reader friendly. >> If you are not getting that same title line, then probably someone on >> this list will know how to get that setting correct. It might also >> require a re-boot to take effect, or maybe Jarte needs to be >> uninstalled and reinstalled, but somehow it Jarte caught on I was >> using a screen reader and was easy as pie from the beginning. I never >> understood that easy as pie slogan. >> >> Tim Ford >> >> Tim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of LeDon >> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 7:36 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor! >> >> Rus, how do you spell check? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Russ Breitenstein >> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 9:10 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor! >> >> When I installed Jart only the File menu worked. Press Alt-V and the >> View menu will appear. Arrow-down and check Main Menu. This will make >> the menu accessible with the Alt key. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Russ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LeDon >> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 8:26 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor! >> >> How do you work the spell check? And How do I learn about the alt key > menus? >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Tim Ford >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 11:29 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor! >> >> Thanks Gerald for the information. I found that all the items we >> would typically want, including spellcheck, are also on those nice >> regular alt key menus. There is also a very cool clipboard memory >> buffer under the Tools menu. I highly recommend going through all the >> available menu items, there are great features there. >> >> Tim Ford >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Gerald Levy >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:12 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor! >> >> >> Jarte uses the same classic menu structure as Wordpad, upon which it >> is based. You just press the Alt key to launch the menus, just as you >> would with any other program. To invoke the spell checker, just press F7. >> >> Gerald >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LeDon >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 10:59 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor! >> >> Tim you got me excited about using the Jart word processor. But How do >> I get to the menus? How do I do spell check. Your help will be much > appreciated. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Tim Ford >> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 1:38 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Boy, Jarte is a great accessible word processor! >> >> Hi Andy, >> >> I owe you a great and hardy "Thank you" for telling us about Jarte! >> It is just what I always wanted, a nice easy word processor that is >> fully compatible with JAWS. It was easy to download and install. >> Folks will find it to have a very familiar feel, and it is easy to >> explore the menus and find all the features, everything I want, a few >> nice extras, but not as much of the wild stuff the Microsoft Word >> program has. It also has a nice regular old menu system. >> >> So for those who did not notice his post, please consider Jarte. I >> can already tell that I will use it a lot, perhaps as my default word > processor. >> It is certainly the solution for those who have only WordPad. >> >> A post-installation note. When you first launch the program for the >> purpose of real work, watch for the following. When you first go to >> open your file list, the old familiar control + o key, you need to set >> the file type. By default, it is set to RTF only, meaning that when >> you tab to the file list, you will see only the folders, and only those > files that are in RTF format. >> >> Instead, tab to the file type field, and Arrow down to the format you >> want to see in the file list, or arrow down to the bottom, about 5 >> times, to the all-format view. Whatever format option you choose, just > press enter. >> Then, just do the shift tab a couple of times and there is the list of >> all folders, and depending upon your file type selection discussed >> above, your list of files. If you do not do this step, you will see >> only the list of folders, if any, and only RTF files, if any, in the >> folder. I assume there is a way to set the default file type, but I >> have not learned that much yet, and for beginners of Jarte, it is >> probably best to just check the file type box each time, or you will >> be greatly confused wondering where your files and folders are! >> >> >> I put in below the link to the Jarte web page that contains the >> description of features. On that same page is also the download link. >> The installation file you download is small, less than 4 mb. >> Installation was completely perfect and easy, both for accessibility and > for clarity. >> The link is below, just past my name. Thanks again Andy! >> >> Tim Ford >> http://www.jarte.com/features.html >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco >> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:57 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? Try WordPad. >> >> I agree, and that's why I have Jarte. >> >> Andy >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Audiobookfan" <[email protected] >> To: <[email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:37 PM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? Try WordPad. >> >> >> Thanks, Dave, but I already know this. However, I don't have any >> version of Word and I don't intend to purchase it just to be able to >> read files from people who refuse to publish documents in more >> universally accessible formats. >> ... >> [remainder of old thread deleted] >> >> Jeff >> >> >> 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/ >> >> >> 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/
