You have to be careful that when copying the contents out of Notepad that you do not capture the space(s) or hard return prior to or at the end of the string.
Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of Leonard Morris Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 4:48 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] the stars in password fields I am somewhat surprised you could actually type your password in notepad and then copy and paste it into the password Field. I tried to do that along time ago but I could not make that work because I think the password field wants to see actual characters and not just symbols. Every country has an identity, history, custom, and culture. It’s a unique landscape in determining how its people Live, work, and play. > On Mar 5, 2018, at 12:35 PM, Roger Newell > <inscriptioelectronicaaustra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why is typing the password so difficult? If you are finding that you > need JAWS to speak back each character you are typing because you make > mistakes, I suggest (and please don't interpret this as condescension > or rudeness, because that is not my objective at all) that you buy a > typing program such as Typability or Talking Typer to improve your > typing. > >> On 3/4/18, net bat66 <netba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> what i would like to see is a way to turn off the stars all together >> for passwords and speak the keys i press. >> the sites below do not have the option to show the passwords i have >> typed in. >> i am getting sick and tired of haveing to type my passwords in note >> pad and >> >> copy and pasteing them into the password fields because it won't >> speak the keys i press. at least window eyes has the option to speak >> the keys i press. >> and don't tell me i need to learn how to type without speech. many >> web sites >> >> only give you 3 chances to get the password before you are locked out >> of the >> >> accounts. >> my bank ,c v s pharmicy,office of personnel management ,kiser etc. >> all require me to call them to prove who i am.. then wait up to 10 >> days for >> >> them to snail mail me a tempory password before i can access these >> accounts. >> where is the security in this when i have to have someone else read >> back the >> >> pin number that was mailed to me so i can record them to a voice >> recorder and type them in when i get home? >> >> Hi Robin, >> >> I have been experimenting with the, *, dictionary tweak, & Jaws only >> reported UnReconciled when typing a password if I tweaked the Default >> JDF dictionary manager, but not when I tweaked the Word JDF dictionary >> manager. >> The Word JDF dictionary manager was my experimental application. >> >> But, if I changed the tweak to,* , a star then a space, in the >> default JDF dictionary manager, then used a space after the star in >> the Word application JDF dictionary then everything worked as it >> should all the way around. >> >> What I'm trying to say is if you want the,*, to say, UnReconciled in >> a home budgit, then add a space after the star in the application >> dictionary, but then you'll also have to put a star then a space in >> front of any entry in the application as well. >> >> If I've totally confused you by now, just let the list know what >> application you want to use, & I'll type up a set of steps that'll >> get it done for you. >> >> Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. >> Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. >> In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. >> >> >> 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/