Hi, Yes - go to Settings (Windows+I)/Ease of Access/Other Options, then go to Show Notifications For combo box. You can select between 5 seconds to 5 minutes (I may need to send a feedback regarding this control, as there is a delay when changing them). Cheers, Joseph P.S. Looks like I'm serving as "Windows 10 Answer Man" here...
-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mario via Jfw Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2015 9:57 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]> Cc: Mario <[email protected]> Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? can the time to display of toast notifications be adjusted like in windows 7? On 8/9/2015 10:25 AM, Joseph Lee via Jfw wrote: > Hi, > Hmmm, how can I explain this... > A toast notification is like a help balloon except it doesn't really act as > such. Once this appears, it'll go away after a few seconds, and you can > actually interact with it by pressing Windows+V while it is shown. You can > ignore them, and if you do, they'll live in Action Center until you clear > them all (pressing Windows+A will open Action Center). > Hope this helps. > Cheers, > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aidan via Jfw > Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2015 2:22 AM > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]> > Cc: Aidan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? > > So josef, if they don't have help balloons anymore but windows, then does > that mean that I will get a pop up window when something happens wich I must > dismiss? > > On 09/08/2015, Kimsan via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: >> Lmao! That was a good one! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. >> via >> Jfw >> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 8:57 PM >> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]> >> Cc: Michael B. <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? >> >> Hi Brad, >> >> Well, I suppose you could upgrade to Windows10, & ask Cortana how you >> would benefit from the upgrade! LOL, hahaha hahaha hahaha, LOL Take > care. >> Mike >> This email was sent from my, iBarstool. Go Dodgers! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Jim Portillo via Jfw >> To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' >> Cc: Jim Portillo >> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 8:45 PM >> Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? >> >> >> Oh, I still have my good working Windows machine. I upgraded another >> one I used when I had to fix my normal working machine. I totally >> understand, Brad! >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad >> Martin via Jfw >> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 7:58 PM >> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >> Cc: Brad Martin >> Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? >> >> Thanks for that. I'm not sure I see the usefulness in that. If I >> wanted to have separate somethings, I'd just create a second user >> account so I could have separate documents folders, downloads, etc. >> Still not convinced I need this. I may buy a cheap refurb so I can >> play with Windows 10 when I get bored, but as far as working my good >> Windows 7 machine over as an experiment? "Ain't nobody got time for that." > LOL. >> >> Brad >> >> On 8/8/2015 9:46 PM, Michal Nowicki via Jfw wrote: >>> Brad, >>> >>> One other feature Windows 10 introduces is virtual desktops. I have >>> not >> yet >>> tried it out, but if I understand correctly, you could, for instance, >>> have separate desktops for work and personal data. I guess this >>> feature is intended to help users become and stay organized. I don't >>> know, however, >> if >>> it is accessible. >>> >>> Michal >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad >>> Martin via Jfw >>> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 9:04 PM >>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]> >>> Cc: Brad Martin <[email protected]> >>> Subject: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've been following all this Windows 10 stuff with great interest, >>> and I just have a question (with a lot of background first): >>> >>> So FS says you shouldn't use Edge, you should use Firefox or IE. (I'm >> doing >>> that now in Windows 7.) You can't use the built in mail program; you >> should >>> use something like Thunderbird or Outlook. (I'm doing that now in >>> Windows >>> 7.) And you should use Adobe Reader for PDF documents. >>> (I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) Reviews I've read all seem to >>> indicate that Cortana is iffy at best. >>> >>> So why should I upgrade again? I'm not being smart; I'd really like >>> to >> know >>> if I'm going to gain anything other than having a new operating >>> system >> that >>> I have to use in the same old ways. The only benefit I can see is >>> that Windows 10 will be supported beyond January of 2020, where >>> Windows 7 will not. Am I overlooking some wonderful new feature that >>> should cause me to want to hurry and upgrade? Or does the old saying, >>> "If it ain't broke, >> don't >>> fix it," apply here? I'd really honestly like to know if JAWS users >>> in particular are finding anything beneficial in the upgrade, or if >>> it's just something fun to do to your functioning computer to see if >>> it will still function. >>> >>> P.S. Anybody on this list from Louisiana and thinking Cortana, as in >>> mall? >>> -- >>> Brad Martin >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> My Facebook page >> where >>> I post online shopping coupons and deals: >>> facebook.com/ucoupons <http://www.facebook.com/ucoupons> >>> My SmarterBucks signup link <http://bit.ly/1w5FCPu> >>> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was >>> scrubbed... >>> URL: >>> >> <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/ >> 201508 >>> 08/8183d0e8/attachment.html> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jfw mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jfw mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >> >> -- >> Brad Martin >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> My Facebook page >> where I post online shopping coupons and deals: >> facebook.com/ucoupons <http://www.facebook.com/ucoupons> >> My SmarterBucks signup link <http://bit.ly/1w5FCPu> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was >> scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/ >> 201508 >> 08/5445238b/attachment.html> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was >> scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/ >> 201508 >> 08/9045836b/attachment.html> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> > > > -- > Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 > Skype: andries4451 > Twitter: smarttalk7 > Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
