I've never fooled with it. I always presumed you had to have a braille device before it worked. In fact, entering on it either at home or work seems to do nothing, but, trying it just now, it appears in the list of active programs (JAWS-F10).
Ted -----Original Message----- From: Mario [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 10:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How Can Sighted People Tell Where I Am At on a Screen in JAWS? Mike, the braille viewer should be listed as the first, if not second command in the startup menu: start menu, all programs, JAWS 14, braille viewer. On 1/30/2016 10:14 AM, mike mcglashon wrote: > is this braille viewer feature only available in jaws 15 and higher? > the reason I ask is that I have jaws 14.0.9.... with windows 7 and I > do not see a braille viewer option from the start menu after hitting > enter on jaws? > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Marten Post Uiterweer > Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 8:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How Can Sighted People Tell Where I Am At on a Screen in JAWS? > > Artur, > > Look in the startmenu, all programs, Jaws if you have the option for > Braille viewer. > This will place an window on screen, where a sighted person can see, > what jaws is reading. > > Regards, Marten > > > On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:51:27 +0200 Artur Räpp <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> >> >> Sometimes I use command >> >> route JAWS to PC (JAWS key+numpad minus). >> >> If everything goes well then JAWS moves mouse cursor there where JAWS >> is located. >> >> >> >> Artur >> >> >> >> From: Richard B. McDonald [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 4:48 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: How Can Sighted People Tell Where I Am At on a Screen in JAWS? >> >> >> >> Hi! >> >> >> >> From time to time, especially on the Internet, I will ask a sighted >> person to look at something with me. They always say that although >> they can of course hear what JAWS is reading, they cannot see where >> on the screen this is. Sometimes, somehow perhaps related, JAWS >> might even be reading something that is really not even visible on >> the screen; like scrolling is not happening. >> >> >> >> Is there some way or JAWS option to show exactly where on the screen >> JAWS is? Ideally, this would be something readily visible so sighted >> people could see where I am at on the screen. Additionally, ideally >> the screen would scroll along with the application (like a webpage). >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Richard >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to [email protected] Archives located at: http://www.groups.io/g/jfw/threads Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, posts received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at [email protected]. -=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View This Message (#37968): https://groups.io/g/jfw/message/37968 Mute This Thread: https://groups.io/mt/559555?uid=21656 Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/jfw/editsub?uid=21656 Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/jfw/leave/46502/1292106160/xyzzy Group Home: https://groups.io/g/jfw Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
