Hi leonard, Thank you for the tip. Take care. Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: Leonard Morris To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] how to set up Avast so it works better with Jaws One more thing I did was to check where it says under settings "show results of explorer extensions." This way when a scan completes it will announce the results. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] how to set up Avast so it works better with Jaws > Hi Joanne, > > do the following two things to make Avast more accessible. > Configuring Avast to not use the skins for the simple user interface: > 1. Start Avast. > 2. Wait for the memory test to be completed, then close the web page that > appears. You should now land on a dummy check box. > 3. Press the applications key to open a context menu, down arrow to > settings > and press enter. The Programme Settings dialogue box appears, with the > categories tree gaining focus. > 4. Tab until you hear, "enable skins for simple user interface check box > checked". Press space to uncheck it. > 5. Tab to ok and press enter. You'll land back on the dummy check box. > 6. Close and restart Avast. You should now be able to tab through the > controls in this programme. > Configuring JAWS to read lists in Avast: > 1. Make sure that you're focused on the Avast Simple User Interface. > 2. Press JAWS key 6 to open Configuration Manager. > 3. Press enter to accept the New Configuration File dialogue box. > 4. Press alt s to open the set options menu, then press a. The advanced > Options dialogue box appears. > 5. Shift tab till you hear, "Rely on MSAA for List Views check box not > checked". Press space to check it. > 6. Press enter to activate the ok button. > 7. Either press control s to save your configuration file immediately, or > press alt F4, pressing enter to activate the yes button on the confirm > dialogue box. > By doing these steps, you'll resolve an issue on some machines whereby > JAWS > stops speaking when focused on any of the lists in Avast. > > > For a complete scan, check all local disks, check archives, move the > slider > to 100% (thorough scan), and click start. For a quick scan put the slider > at > 50 percent. Hope that helps. Take care. > Mike > > > > 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/
