hi. Vista makes differences of filetypes, by showing information as pre programmed. Music files don't get all the information as other types of files, but there is always the possibility to get the information of the full size of a folder, by placing the cursor on the actual folder, and acquire the properties of the folder, by pressing alt+enter, and by getting Jaws reading the entire dialogue box by pressing Insert+b. Here you will receive the information of how much disk space, all the files in the folder are using. Afterwards tab to the ok button, and access this, and you are done.
Hans Pauli. ----- Oprindelig meddelelse ----- Fra: "Elaine" <[email protected]> Til: <[email protected]> Sendt: 17. juli 2009 19:05 Emne: Re: [JAWS-Users] folder options in vista > hi Brian > > I'm using Vista and jaws V9. > > my folders show the size of files. admitted I have to do a say line with > jaws and it reads, file name, date it was created, file size in bytes. I > didn't change anything to folders to show that kind of stuff, it's done that > from when I first booted up my computer on Monday. > > sometimes jaws reads the file size any way but most of the time a say line > does the trick. > > no ideas if this is typical though. > > Elaine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Lee" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:54 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 >> [email protected] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "john" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> 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. >>> 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/
