Something I didn't say in my last post regarding this topic is, the controlling computer person starts Notepad on the target computer so both the controller & target person can interact with the Notepad open file. For example, the controler will type into the open Notepad / TXT file something like, I'm now goingto open your email client so, please do not touch the keyboard. If you hear & understand what I'm saying, plese press enter a couple of times at the end of this sentence & type your response. I will in response press enter at the end of your reply, & tell you I've received your reply. At this point I'm going to delete the text in the open TXT file so this file doesn't get too large.
Now, with all that above crap having been said, you can see how communicating through an open TXT file can get cumbersome & time consuming, but yet be done! LOL LOL This is why, if & when possible, having both the controller & target people communicating via the telephone during a Tandem session will make using Tandem a whole lot more productive & less time consuming. Take care. Mike The key to happiness is, having a crappy memory. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike B To: Jaws-Users List Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 6:54 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Tandem Communication Via Notepad If I'm not mistaken, you can also have a running dialog using Notepad if started through the Run dialog by the controlling computer. I'm almost positive that at 1 time David Ferrin or Rick Justice & I were doing a Tandem session, with either of them being the controlling computer, & we used Notepad to communicate back & forth with 1 another. We were on the phone with each other, but I think we were playing around to see if this Notepad back & forth communication would work. Personally, whenever I've done a Tandem session with someone both parties are always using telephone contact just so the controlling computer person can explain to the target computer person exactly what the controller is doing, so the target computer / person doesn't freak out hearing a bunch of computer lingo that they might not be used to hearing or understanding what's happening. As far as the Notepad communication, hopefully Señor Ferrin or Señor Justice will chime in to confirm what I'm saying about how it might work or, to say I'm full of .....LOL Take care. Mike The key to happiness is, having a crappy memory. 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/
