Doug, Make sure you're using the latest Blind Tunes, and make sure it's running when iTunes is up and running.
iTunes has always been a slow-reacting program on a PC, so don't expect a snappy response to keystrokes. Dave Carlson Soon-to-be Oregonian, retired, full-time Farfar, musician, and woodworker ----- Original Message ----- From: "douglasdexheimer" <[email protected]> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 5:11 AM Subject: Re: more complications with iTunes Is there any hope then of getting my iTunes back the way I want without paying for Jaws 15? 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: "Kimber Gardner" <[email protected]> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 6:10 AM Subject: Re: more complications with iTunes > 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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