Well, I'm using jaws 15 with the most recent version of iTunes and blindtunes. I suspect your issues are related to the combination of iTunes and jaws. Version 12 is still pretty old especially if you're using a current version of iTunes. FS has made some significant strides with regard to iTunes accessibility since version 12.
Kimber On 4/17/14, douglasdexheimer <[email protected]> wrote: > Which versions of iTunes and Blindtunes? I tried them with Jaws 12 but had > the same issues; I found myself tabbing through a bunch of choices, like > search music library, go to iTunes store, edit, etc. Sometimes Jaws was > silent or hesitant as I tabbed through the controls, giving me no idea what > I had selected or what had current focus--like I was in a blank field. I > can't access the sources sidebar or treeview like I used to with > control+shift+s; the only item it shows is music, r doesn't bring up the > radio option. What happened to the former functions, where I could select > radio and open a treeview showing different genres and stations covering > those genres? I could pick a station of my choice on the fly (once I > discovered it and could remember the station name) by opening the treeview > and typing the first few call letters or part of the station's name. These > functions seem to have gotten disabled somehow when I uninstalled and > reinstalled iTunes and/or Blindtunes. Thanks for your continued > observations. > > Douglas Richard Dexheimer > Chief of Braille Productions > Born-Again Productions > The Friedman Place, Apt.308 > 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. > Chicago, IL 60625 > home phone 773-901-7306 > cell phone 913-244-0612 > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Martyn DoItBlind > To: 'douglasdexheimer' > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:10 PM > Subject: RE: more complications with iTunes > > > It works with JAWS 11 and up however the itunes tore requires jaws 12 to > work. > > John > > > > From: douglasdexheimer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:41 AM > To: John Martyn DoItBlind.com; [email protected] > Subject: Fw: more complications with iTunes > > > > I sent this the other night but got no response. Do you know if the > Blindtunes scripts still work with any version of Jaws? I can't afford > upgrading to the latest version of Jaws; besides, it creates more > complications with my braille display functions. Thanks. > > > > Douglas Richard Dexheimer > Chief of Braille Productions > Born-Again Productions > The Friedman Place, Apt.308 > 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. > Chicago, IL 60625 > home phone 773-901-7306 > cell phone 913-244-0612 > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: douglasdexheimer > > To: John Martyn DoItBlind ; [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 11:29 PM > > Subject: more complications with iTunes > > > > I uninstalled iTunes with Revo Uninstaller and tried to download a new > iTunes from the Apple web site; but after the installation was almost > finished I got these error messages: > > > The older version of Apple Software Update cannot be > removed. Contact your technical support group. > OK > iTunes > iTunes Installer completed > Errors occurred during installation before iTunes could be > configured. > Your system has not been modified. To complete the > installation, run the installer again. > Click Finish to exit the installer. > < Back Finish Cancel > > I clicked "finish" and proceeded to uninstall Apple Software Update and > some related programs. After that I went to Downloads and installed the new > version of iTunes, as well as an earlier BlindTunes, but didn't find iTunes > as accessible as before. I landed in a group of buttons such as Search, > Music, Store, etc. I couldn't get to the Radio tree view by selecting > Sources (control+shift+s) followed by R; it just showed a list of options to > purchase from the store. So I uninstalled iTunes again and tried > downloading an earlier version, but got an error saying a file couldn't be > read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes. (See below.) Any > ideas why iTunes has become less friendly with Jaws (I'm staying with Jaws > 9.0 for accessibility reasons), or how the Radio feature got disabled? > Thanks. > > iTunes > The file "iTunes Library.itl" cannot be read because it was created by > a newer version of iTunes. > OK > > > > Douglas Richard Dexheimer > Chief of Braille Productions > Born-Again Productions > The Friedman Place, Apt.308 > 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. > Chicago, IL 60625 > home phone 773-901-7306 > cell phone 913-244-0612 > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Martyn DoItBlind > > To: 'douglasdexheimer' > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:40 PM > > Subject: RE: error message in iTunes radio > > > > I have heard this error before. You will have to uninstall and download > the latest from the apple website. This is most likely the issue. > > John > > > > From: douglasdexheimer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:03 PM > To: John Martyn DoItBlind > Subject: Re: error message in iTunes radio > > > > I tried checking for updates but got the following error: > > graphic 0 iTunes graphic 0 > The iTunes update server could not be contacted. Please check graphic 0 > your Internet connection, or try again later. > OK > > I have several versions of iTunes or Blindtunes in my Downloads folder. > I'll see what I can do. Thanks. > > > > Douglas Richard Dexheimer > Chief of Braille Productions > Born-Again Productions > The Friedman Place, Apt.308 > 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. > Chicago, IL 60625 > home phone 773-901-7306 > cell phone 913-244-0612 > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Martyn DoItBlind > > To: 'douglasdexheimer' > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:56 PM > > Subject: RE: error message in iTunes radio > > > > I would uninstall and download the latest from the site. Are you > running the latest scripts? > > John > > > > From: douglasdexheimer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 1:04 PM > To: John Martyn DoItBlind > Subject: Re: error message in iTunes radio > > > > No, every week I get an Apple software update prompt, and I ignore it. > I found that later versions of iTunes aren't as Jaws friendly as earlier > versions. I remember trying to update and getting an error message like the > update couldn't be completed or contact the web administrator. Thanks > again. > > > > Douglas Richard Dexheimer > Chief of Braille Productions > Born-Again Productions > The Friedman Place, Apt.308 > 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. > Chicago, IL 60625 > home phone 773-901-7306 > cell phone 913-244-0612 > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Martyn DoItBlind > > To: 'douglasdexheimer' > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 11:30 AM > > Subject: RE: error message in iTunes radio > > > > I wonder if they took it out. Are you running the latest iTunes? > > John > > > > From: douglasdexheimer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:08 PM > To: John Martyn DoItBlind.com > Subject: error message in iTunes radio > > > > Tonight I opened iTunes to play something on the radio, but whenever > I open the tree view for each genre to view stations to choose from, I get > this error: > > graphic 0 iTunes graphic 0 > An error occurred while contacting the radio tuning service. graphic > 0 Check your Internet connection, or try again later. > OK > > My Internet is connected, but no matter how many times I try to find > a station this message is repeated. What caused this, and can it be fixed? > Thanks. > > > > Douglas Richard Dexheimer > Chief of Braille Productions > Born-Again Productions > The Friedman Place, Apt.308 > 5527 N. 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