JAWS freezing, or just being intolerably slow, has been something that's been a thorn in my side for many years. I appreciate your optimism and supportive words, but I also believe that we, as computer users, require the same speed and flexibility as everyone else. It's an unpleasant experience when you know something that should take only a matter of a few seconds takes you five minutes to accomplish just because of your screen-reader. I personally think that it's much more important to fix these problems than it is to introduce new features.
That said, I'm relatively happy with JAWS 18 on my Windows 10 machine. At least I can reload it quickly if it crashes. There's also NVDA, which is, in some aspects (not all mind you), more robust. So, the situation is tolerable, just. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Justice Sent: January 28, 2018 11:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing I don't want to overwhelm this serious issue with inherently worthless responses. However, technicians at VFO have told me that the issue is "under the hood" so to speak. Apparently, the newer versions of Jaws have been redesigned in such a way that their headroom can be inundated by software which requires more than normal functionality. In other words, the more complex the software, the higher degree of probability that Jaws might freeze or even crash under certain conditions. On the other hand, I have noticed that with jaws 18, the program will often recover itself without any prompting. The freezing is annoying but if we can be reassured that Jaws will recover, it might be something we'll just have to put up with until the designers find a way to deal with it. Personally, I think that Jaws had made some amazing progress recently. I have no reason to think that the designers won't continue to make it a better program. JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS EDWIN AND CALYPSO PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vicki W. Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 7:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing JAWS 14 does the same thing. I tought it might have something to do with my NOD32. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave...Oregonian" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing > ...any version since 17. > > Dave > Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Martinez Sr" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 13:26 > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing > > > Just got home & saw this meeting but I am wondering WHICH version of JAWS > is > freezing? > > George A. Martinez, CPA > O-602.368.8854 > F-206.666.2589 > C-602.368.5424 > "I've learned....That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but > all > the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it." attributed to > Andy Rooney > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kimsan > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 12:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws and freezing > > Hello: > > > > This week, I'm noticing jaws just randomly freezes on me. I could be > reading > an email, surfing the web, writing in word, yelling at the dog, and poof > it > would just stop working. > > I would do the jaws dump command and then try to bring it back with the > hotkey but it doesn't come back up, unless I reboot. Thoughts? > > > > > > If you are a wrestling fan, I invite you to visit my wrestling site for > blogs and podcasts by navigating to: http://www.therasslincafe.com/ > > Also, you may like our page on facebook at > https://www.facebook.com/TheRasslinCafe/ > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > 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/
