Thanks very much. control A works well.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Lee" <brianl...@charter.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:54 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] folder options in vista
Hello John,
For some reason, Microsoft didn't include showing total size of a folder
on the status bar in Vista like it was shown in XP. There are a couple
things you can do. Perhaps the easiest is to select all while in the list
of files and then read the status bar. It is an extra step and you have
to be careful of course when selecting all files, but the status bar does
give total folder size when you select all files, which you can do with
CTRL+A. The other thing that can be done is to turn on the mouse tips in
folder options. You can do this by opening the control panel and typing
in "folder options" in the search box (without the quotes). Use tab key
until you find the "folder options" choice and press enter key. Move to
the view page of the dialog by using CTRL+Tab key. Use tab key into the
list of options. use down arrow in the list to the "display file size
information in folder tips" choice and make sure it is checked. use
spacebar to check it if it isn't checked and then OK out of dialogs.
While in the music folder bring up the JAWS configuration manager by using
JAWS key with 6. Go into settings menu by using Alt+S and arrow down to
verbosity settings. Press enter key to open the verbosity settings. Tab
to the beginner settings and press enter key. In the list of options use
end key to move to the bottom of the list. Use spacebar on the choice for
announcing tool tips. Tab to and use apply or OK button until out of the
dialog box. Use CTRL+S to save changes. When this is done you will hear
the tool tips as you move over subfolders in the music folder. You will
need to use backspace and arrow up or down across the music folder to hear
its size. However, when you open the music folder you should hear folder
size for the subfolders and files as you move up and down the list with
arrow keys. Sometimes after moving on to an item with the arrow keys
there is a slight delay until the tooltip is spoken.
Take care.
Brian Lee
brianl...@charter.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "john" <frei...@295.ca>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:57 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] folder options in vista
A few months ago I switched from XP to Vista, and thought I had imported
all my normal settings. Now when I open a folder with multiple mp3 files
in it, when I do an insert3, I hear the number of files in the folder, and
free space remaining on the disc, but not the total sise of the folder,
which I like to know prior to burning this to a cd. If I select one of
the mp3 files , I do get the size of that specific file. I have made
sure the "file size" in the view tab of the folder options menu is checked
for the folder, as well as the "file size" in the choose details option in
the view menu.On XP I would get a total size for the folder as well as
each specific file in the status bar. Any idea what I have done wrong?
Thanks in advance.
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