Hi, Make sure Focus is added to the Jaws app via the Braille Management tool and tell it is the default Braille display. If the Mac is detecting it and you are telling VMWare to say that Windows should use the display. Then it sounds like a Config in Jaws.
Sean On 13/03/2012, at 12:02 AM, Paul Hunt wrote: > Hello Sean. I don't have a problem getting the vm to recognize the Focus, I > either answer the prompts or make the connection from the USB menu. However > Jaws doesn't recognize the Focus when I shut down and restart either Jaws or > Windows. I get the error message stating that Jaws cannot load the Braille > driver. I didn't have the focus connected when I installed Jaws but did the > custom install adding the focus and plugging it in at a later time. Do you > think that it matters? I am using Windows 7. Do you think that I need to run > the setup program as Administrator? > > Thanks so much. > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:43 AM, Sean Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Paul. >> >> If Windows is booted. VMWare should prompt you if Mac or Windows should use >> the USB Device. Jaws will not automatically detect it until you reload it. >> If you have it already connected. Then you should see a Freedom Scientific >> Focus button. This brings up a drop down menu where you can tell VMWare to >> make the Focus used by the guess OS. In this situation it is Windows. >> >> One thing I have found is sometimes VMWare or is it Windows doesn't >> correctly update itself telling Jaws that the focus is plugged in. If you >> reload windows the problem goes away. >> >> The above is for a USB Braille display. If you are using a Bluetooth Focus. >> Then I suspect you might have to tell VMWare to take control over the >> BlueTooth controller. Once again it is present in all the buttons when the >> Guess OS is in the normal screen mode. If you do not tell VMWare to take >> control. I do not think the Mac will share the Bluetooth. >> >> >> At least this is what I have found with VMWare on the MAc. >> >> Sean >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
