Hi Victor, found your information in this email very interesting, as I didn't know this. A couple of questions though. I am about to start using the trial version of Goldwave in order to copy/record from tape onto my computer. In order to listen to these recordings on my computer, are you saying I will need to select goldwave for each of those files? I thought, if I am using goldwave to make the recordings, they will automatically play back using that program. Would they be able to play back using windows media player? This is what I have always played music etc through. One last question Victor. Is the goldwave from the keyboard tutorial, you were going to send me, the same as the one on the Jaws Users Home page? Thanks again for posting such good information. All the best Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Jaws 8.0
> Hi Patti, > > by association I mean that all files on your computer have an association > with certain programs. > > To use an example, text files will always open in notepad, unless > otherwise > told to open with a different program, like Word or WordPerfect. Another > example is *.doc files. These will only open with Microsoft Word by > default, unless you open or specify that it should be opened with another > program like Microsoft Works, WordPerfect or Lotus Notes, but you get the > idea. > > Likewise, Music files are associated with certain programs. *.wav files > are > associated with sound recorder and player, *.wma files are associated with > Windows Media Player, and *.MP3 files are associated with WinAmp. > > These are default settings and are usually configured on your computer > this > way, unless you tell your computer to do otherwise. > > I'll use my computer as an example... > > When I installed WinAmp, and every version of it, I specify that it should > open and play all audio files (*.MP3; *.wma; *.wav; *.ogg; etc.), and all > playlist files (*.m3u; *.pls; etc.). > > I choose not to allow WinAmp to play video files because occasionally my > daughter and/or my wife will sit with me and watch the same videos, and I > know the controls and keyboard shortcuts in Windows Media Player better > than > I do WinAmp for videos. > > In any case, there is a relatively short way and a long way of figuring > out > what plays what on your computer. Ask yourself the following questions: > > 1. Have I ever used any other program besides Windows Media Player to play > music on my computer? > > 2. When I enter on a song, no matter what the file extension is, whether > it > be *.MP3, *.wma or *.ogg, does Windows Media Player open and play it? > > 3. Have I ever installed WinAmp or any of it's versions on my computer? > > If you answered yes to the first two questions, and no to the last > question, > than most likely your file associations are set to Windows Media Player > playing music files. > > If this is what you generally prefer, than it's fine to leave it the way > it > is. If you prefer another program, like Goldwave, Sound Forge, WinAmp, or > Real Player, this becomes a bit of a problem > > Now, the long way I was talking about above is to highlight an audio file > of > your choosing, say, for example, Jaws-Users File List Reminders.MP3, and > hit your applications key, then arrow up to properties. > > Once the properties dialog box comes up, you'll either have to do a say > all > command (insert+B), or use your Jaws cursor to check out the information > in > the window. You could also virtualize the window and that will do it too. > > Up at the top, there is a static text box that is titled, "Opens with" and > it will usually specify a program on your computer. Just underneath that, > or to the right of it, there is a button labelled, "Change" which you can > enter on to change what program you'd like associated with this type of > file. > > It will usually result in a dialog box opening up called the "Opens With" > dialog box, and you can either have the web service check what program is > supposed to open the file, or you can select from a list of available > programs on your computer. I would imagine if you are going to change the > program association for the file, that the latter would be your > preference. > > Anyway, I still haven't figured what the settings for Media Player are > when > dealing with web content, I think I heard it on a Main Menu segment, back > when Dave Williams was still doing it, but I'll find it and let you know. > > I'm sure someone on this list will be able to condense what I've just said > here into one or two paragraphs so as to save on Jaws life, but what the > heck, you only live once. > > Hope this helps you understand the stuff a computer has to sort out just > to > make your life easier, heck, I still remember the old DOS and Windows 3.11 > days when you could open up a file and see it's code without having to > specify what program to use to view it...Whoa, boy, am I feeling nostalgic > or what? > > Victor > > > > Visit the JAWS Users list home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the JAWS Users List > send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Yahoo! 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