Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[Morne van der Merwe]

I really hope to find a way to change the volume of JAWS WITH KEYSTROKES.  
Especially when I listen to music with WinAmp I like to ajust the volume of the 
screen reader.

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of 
Rick Justice
Sent: Tuesday, 17 April 2018 3:00 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

It appears to me that this will only work with Windows 10, with the latest 
version of Jaws using it's Audio-Ducking feature, or an additional sound device.
I haven't tested it so I can't say for sure.


HTH,
Rick Justice

"Tomorrow's another day, another way!"
"and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved!"

- Original Message - 
From: "net bat66" <netba...@gmail.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume


just tried it, no it won't work.

-Original Message- 
From: Fernando Gregoire
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 7:30 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

Hi net bat66 and Mike,

Does this procedure works when using Eloquence? In current JAWS versions 
there
is no Volume slider when setting a voice profile with Eloquence, unlike with
other synths like SAPI 5 or any Vocalizer variant.
As I remember from older JAWS versions, this control when using Eloquence 
was
simply a read-only edit box which said “Use your system's volume.”

Thanks in advance!

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of 
net
bat66
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:07 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

forwarded from mike bee on the main jaws list.
1. Open Keyboard Manager without any applications / programs open to make 
sure
you land on, Default, when you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by pressing,
Jaws key + F2, press the letter, K, until you have Keyboard Manager
highlighted, & press enter.  If you don't have, Default, highlighted when
opening the keyboard manager press the letter, D, until you do.

2. Find the following to assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Decrease system volume,  None
IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Increase system Volume,  None
*Note:   None, means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these 
functions
/ tasks.

3. On each of these functions / tasks press, Control + h, to open an edit 
field
to insert the keystroke you would like to use for this particular function /
task.  *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than the 
keystroke
you want!
4. After entering your desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a 
checkbox
for assigning this keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people will 
uncheck
this.

5. Tab to, Okay, Press ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog which
appears.

6.  You'll be returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps with
the other functions / tasks listed above.

7. Close Keyboard Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
end
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control


Hi Richard,



I got one better than your way to create a shortcut.

All you have to do both in Windows 7 or Windows 10 is bring up either the 
run
command with Windows Key+R or simply the search box with the Windows key.

Now type sndvol and press enter and bingo, you are on the volume control.

I have read you can add a -f flag, e.g. sndvol -f to bring u p the master
volume directly but I found that even just sndvol will do this.

Here is the Jaws speech history as to what this sounds like, first without 
and
then with the -f switch, I am using just the Windows key/Cortana search box 
and
not the run command, note that the Jaws speech history gives you the result
after you type every letter of “sndvol”, if you type it fast you never hear
most of that, but I left it in just to show it:



Cortana

S, Search box edit

Sn, Snipping Tool, Desktop app

snd, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndv, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvo, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvol, Run command – this is where I pressed enter

Volume Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog

Speakers

Speakers

up down slider

83 – I am now pressing the down arrow several times and again the up arrow

82 percent

81 percent

80 percent

81 percent

82 percent

83 percent



Now here is what it sounds like with the -f switch added after SndVol, I 
left
out all the suggestions which come up after each letter and go straight to 
the
final one:

Cortana

sndv

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[net bat66]

if you are useing eliquence; it won't work. this might also be true for other 
non vocalizer voices.

and i am useing windows 7 not 10. grin
it works with my high quality vocalizer tom voice.

-Original Message- 
From: Mike B.

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 10:10 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

Hi Fernando, Net bat, & List Members,

Okay I just tried assigning keystrokes to, increase / decrease system volume
and increase / decrease voice volume, without success.  When invoking the
assigned keystrokes the audio states it's doing the assigned task, but in
reality ain't a damn thing happenin!  LOL  LOL

So in short, with my testing anyways, if you want to hear your assigned
keystrokes increase / decrease percentages announced audibly by JAWS, that's
exactly what you'll get, audible announcements, but the volume doesn't
change for either system sounds or JAWS volume.  This was running Widows 7
with JAWS 16 thru 2018.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message - 
From: Mike B.

To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume


Hi Fernando,

To be honest I don't use any keystrokes for controlling volume.  I run 2
soundcards, 1 for system sounds & 1 for Jaws.  This way I don't run into
sound override problems.  I should have tested the steps I posted, but
assuming they would work correctly if assigned was a poor assumption from
what Net bat states.  On second thought, when I get some time I'll play
around since Net bat is running Widows 10, and I'm running Widows 7, to see
if volume keystroke assignment might work differently with Widows 7.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.

- Original Message - 
From: Fernando Gregoire

To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume


Hi net bat66 and Mike,

Does this procedure works when using Eloquence? In current JAWS versions
there is no Volume slider when setting a voice profile with Eloquence,
unlike with other synths like SAPI 5 or any Vocalizer variant.
As I remember from older JAWS versions, this control when using Eloquence
was simply a read-only edit box which said “Use your system's volume.”

Thanks in advance!

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of
net bat66
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:07 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

forwarded from mike bee on the main jaws list.
1. Open Keyboard Manager without any applications / programs open to make
sure you land on, Default, when you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by
pressing, Jaws key + F2, press the letter, K, until you have Keyboard
Manager highlighted, & press enter.  If you don't have, Default, highlighted
when opening the keyboard manager press the letter, D, until you do.

2. Find the following to assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Decrease system volume,  None
IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Increase system Volume,  None
*Note:   None, means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these
functions
/ tasks.

3. On each of these functions / tasks press, Control + h, to open an edit
field to insert the keystroke you would like to use for this particular
function / task.  *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than
the keystroke you want!
4. After entering your desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a
checkbox for assigning this keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people
will uncheck this.

5. Tab to, Okay, Press ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog which
appears.

6.  You'll be returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps with
the other functions / tasks listed above.

7. Close Keyboard Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control


Hi Richard,



I got one better than your way to create a shortcut.

All you have to do both in Windows 7 or Windows 10 is bring up either the
run command with Windows Key+R or simply the search box with the Windows
key.

Now type sndvol and press enter and bingo, you are on the volume control.

I have read you can add a -f flag, e.g. sndvol -f to bring u p the master
volume directly but I found that even just sndvol will do this.

Here is the 

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[Rick Justice]

It appears to me that this will only work with Windows 10,
with the latest version of Jaws using it's Audio-Ducking feature, or an 
additional sound device.
I haven't tested it so I can't say for sure.


HTH,
Rick Justice

"Tomorrow's another day, another way!"
"and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved!"

- Original Message - 
From: "net bat66" <netba...@gmail.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume


just tried it, no it won't work.

-Original Message- 
From: Fernando Gregoire
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 7:30 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

Hi net bat66 and Mike,

Does this procedure works when using Eloquence? In current JAWS versions 
there
is no Volume slider when setting a voice profile with Eloquence, unlike with
other synths like SAPI 5 or any Vocalizer variant.
As I remember from older JAWS versions, this control when using Eloquence 
was
simply a read-only edit box which said “Use your system's volume.”

Thanks in advance!

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of 
net
bat66
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:07 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

forwarded from mike bee on the main jaws list.
1. Open Keyboard Manager without any applications / programs open to make 
sure
you land on, Default, when you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by pressing,
Jaws key + F2, press the letter, K, until you have Keyboard Manager
highlighted, & press enter.  If you don't have, Default, highlighted when
opening the keyboard manager press the letter, D, until you do.

2. Find the following to assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Decrease system volume,  None
IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Increase system Volume,  None
*Note:   None, means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these 
functions
/ tasks.

3. On each of these functions / tasks press, Control + h, to open an edit 
field
to insert the keystroke you would like to use for this particular function /
task.  *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than the 
keystroke
you want!
4. After entering your desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a 
checkbox
for assigning this keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people will 
uncheck
this.

5. Tab to, Okay, Press ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog which
appears.

6.  You'll be returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps with
the other functions / tasks listed above.

7. Close Keyboard Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
end
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control


Hi Richard,



I got one better than your way to create a shortcut.

All you have to do both in Windows 7 or Windows 10 is bring up either the 
run
command with Windows Key+R or simply the search box with the Windows key.

Now type sndvol and press enter and bingo, you are on the volume control.

I have read you can add a -f flag, e.g. sndvol -f to bring u p the master
volume directly but I found that even just sndvol will do this.

Here is the Jaws speech history as to what this sounds like, first without 
and
then with the -f switch, I am using just the Windows key/Cortana search box 
and
not the run command, note that the Jaws speech history gives you the result
after you type every letter of “sndvol”, if you type it fast you never hear
most of that, but I left it in just to show it:



Cortana

S, Search box edit

Sn, Snipping Tool, Desktop app

snd, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndv, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvo, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvol, Run command – this is where I pressed enter

Volume Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog

Speakers

Speakers

up down slider

83 – I am now pressing the down arrow several times and again the up arrow

82 percent

81 percent

80 percent

81 percent

82 percent

83 percent



Now here is what it sounds like with the -f switch added after SndVol, I 
left
out all the suggestions which come up after each letter and go straight to 
the
final one:

Cortana

sndvol -f, Run command

dialog

up down slider

83

82 percent

81 percent



Only difference seems to be that adding the -f switch doesn’t verbalize 
Volume
Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog, Speakers, Speakers 
and
instead it says right away the volume percentage.

You could of course create a shortcut with “sndvol” or “sndvol -f” but I
personally find pressing the Windows key and typing sndvol is 

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[Mike B.]

Hi Fernando, Net bat, & List Members,

Okay I just tried assigning keystrokes to, increase / decrease system volume 
and increase / decrease voice volume, without success.  When invoking the 
assigned keystrokes the audio states it's doing the assigned task, but in 
reality ain't a damn thing happenin!  LOL  LOL

So in short, with my testing anyways, if you want to hear your assigned 
keystrokes increase / decrease percentages announced audibly by JAWS, that's 
exactly what you'll get, audible announcements, but the volume doesn't 
change for either system sounds or JAWS volume.  This was running Widows 7 
with JAWS 16 thru 2018.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message - 
From: Mike B.
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume


Hi Fernando,

To be honest I don't use any keystrokes for controlling volume.  I run 2
soundcards, 1 for system sounds & 1 for Jaws.  This way I don't run into
sound override problems.  I should have tested the steps I posted, but
assuming they would work correctly if assigned was a poor assumption from
what Net bat states.  On second thought, when I get some time I'll play
around since Net bat is running Widows 10, and I'm running Widows 7, to see
if volume keystroke assignment might work differently with Widows 7.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.

- Original Message - 
From: Fernando Gregoire
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume


Hi net bat66 and Mike,

Does this procedure works when using Eloquence? In current JAWS versions
there is no Volume slider when setting a voice profile with Eloquence,
unlike with other synths like SAPI 5 or any Vocalizer variant.
As I remember from older JAWS versions, this control when using Eloquence
was simply a read-only edit box which said “Use your system's volume.”

Thanks in advance!

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of
net bat66
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:07 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

forwarded from mike bee on the main jaws list.
1. Open Keyboard Manager without any applications / programs open to make
sure you land on, Default, when you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by
pressing, Jaws key + F2, press the letter, K, until you have Keyboard
Manager highlighted, & press enter.  If you don't have, Default, highlighted
when opening the keyboard manager press the letter, D, until you do.

2. Find the following to assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Decrease system volume,  None
IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Increase system Volume,  None
*Note:   None, means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these
functions
/ tasks.

3. On each of these functions / tasks press, Control + h, to open an edit
field to insert the keystroke you would like to use for this particular
function / task.  *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than
the keystroke you want!
4. After entering your desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a
checkbox for assigning this keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people
will uncheck this.

5. Tab to, Okay, Press ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog which
appears.

6.  You'll be returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps with
the other functions / tasks listed above.

7. Close Keyboard Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control


Hi Richard,



I got one better than your way to create a shortcut.

All you have to do both in Windows 7 or Windows 10 is bring up either the
run command with Windows Key+R or simply the search box with the Windows
key.

Now type sndvol and press enter and bingo, you are on the volume control.

I have read you can add a -f flag, e.g. sndvol -f to bring u p the master
volume directly but I found that even just sndvol will do this.

Here is the Jaws speech history as to what this sounds like, first without
and then with the -f switch, I am using just the Windows key/Cortana search
box and not the run command, note that the Jaws speech history gives you the
result after you type every letter of “sndvol”, if you type it fast you
never hear most of that, but I left it in just to show it:



C

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[Mike B.]

Hi Fernando,

To be honest I don't use any keystrokes for controlling volume.  I run 2 
soundcards, 1 for system sounds & 1 for Jaws.  This way I don't run into 
sound override problems.  I should have tested the steps I posted, but 
assuming they would work correctly if assigned was a poor assumption from 
what Net bat states.  On second thought, when I get some time I'll play 
around since Net bat is running Widows 10, and I'm running Widows 7, to see 
if volume keystroke assignment might work differently with Widows 7.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.

- Original Message - 
From: Fernando Gregoire
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume


Hi net bat66 and Mike,

Does this procedure works when using Eloquence? In current JAWS versions 
there is no Volume slider when setting a voice profile with Eloquence, 
unlike with other synths like SAPI 5 or any Vocalizer variant.
As I remember from older JAWS versions, this control when using Eloquence 
was simply a read-only edit box which said “Use your system's volume.”

Thanks in advance!

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of 
net bat66
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:07 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

forwarded from mike bee on the main jaws list.
1. Open Keyboard Manager without any applications / programs open to make 
sure you land on, Default, when you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by 
pressing, Jaws key + F2, press the letter, K, until you have Keyboard 
Manager highlighted, & press enter.  If you don't have, Default, highlighted 
when opening the keyboard manager press the letter, D, until you do.

2. Find the following to assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Decrease system volume,  None
IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Increase system Volume,  None
*Note:   None, means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these 
functions
/ tasks.

3. On each of these functions / tasks press, Control + h, to open an edit 
field to insert the keystroke you would like to use for this particular 
function / task.  *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than 
the keystroke you want!
4. After entering your desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a 
checkbox for assigning this keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people 
will uncheck this.

5. Tab to, Okay, Press ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog which 
appears.

6.  You'll be returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps with 
the other functions / tasks listed above.

7. Close Keyboard Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control


Hi Richard,



I got one better than your way to create a shortcut.

All you have to do both in Windows 7 or Windows 10 is bring up either the 
run command with Windows Key+R or simply the search box with the Windows 
key.

Now type sndvol and press enter and bingo, you are on the volume control.

I have read you can add a -f flag, e.g. sndvol -f to bring u p the master 
volume directly but I found that even just sndvol will do this.

Here is the Jaws speech history as to what this sounds like, first without 
and then with the -f switch, I am using just the Windows key/Cortana search 
box and not the run command, note that the Jaws speech history gives you the 
result after you type every letter of “sndvol”, if you type it fast you 
never hear most of that, but I left it in just to show it:



Cortana

S, Search box edit

Sn, Snipping Tool, Desktop app

snd, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndv, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvo, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvol, Run command – this is where I pressed enter

Volume Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog

Speakers

Speakers

up down slider

83 – I am now pressing the down arrow several times and again the up arrow

82 percent

81 percent

80 percent

81 percent

82 percent

83 percent



Now here is what it sounds like with the -f switch added after SndVol, I 
left out all the suggestions which come up after each letter and go straight 
to the final one:

Cortana

sndvol -f, Run command

dialog

up down slider

83

82 percent

81 percent



Only difference seems to be that adding the -f switch doesn’t verbalize 
Volume Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog, Speakers, 
Speakers and instead it says right away the v

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[net bat66]

just tried it, no it won't work.

-Original Message- 
From: Fernando Gregoire

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 7:30 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

Hi net bat66 and Mike,

Does this procedure works when using Eloquence? In current JAWS versions there 
is no Volume slider when setting a voice profile with Eloquence, unlike with 
other synths like SAPI 5 or any Vocalizer variant.
As I remember from older JAWS versions, this control when using Eloquence was 
simply a read-only edit box which said “Use your system's volume.”


Thanks in advance!

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of net 
bat66

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:07 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

forwarded from mike bee on the main jaws list.
1. Open Keyboard Manager without any applications / programs open to make sure 
you land on, Default, when you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by pressing, 
Jaws key + F2, press the letter, K, until you have Keyboard Manager 
highlighted, & press enter.  If you don't have, Default, highlighted when 
opening the keyboard manager press the letter, D, until you do.


2. Find the following to assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Decrease system volume,  None
IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Increase system Volume,  None
*Note:   None, means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these functions
/ tasks.

3. On each of these functions / tasks press, Control + h, to open an edit field 
to insert the keystroke you would like to use for this particular function / 
task.  *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than the keystroke 
you want!
4. After entering your desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a checkbox 
for assigning this keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people will uncheck 
this.


5. Tab to, Okay, Press ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog which 
appears.


6.  You'll be returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps with 
the other functions / tasks listed above.


7. Close Keyboard Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.

- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control


Hi Richard,



I got one better than your way to create a shortcut.

All you have to do both in Windows 7 or Windows 10 is bring up either the run 
command with Windows Key+R or simply the search box with the Windows key.


Now type sndvol and press enter and bingo, you are on the volume control.

I have read you can add a -f flag, e.g. sndvol -f to bring u p the master 
volume directly but I found that even just sndvol will do this.


Here is the Jaws speech history as to what this sounds like, first without and 
then with the -f switch, I am using just the Windows key/Cortana search box and 
not the run command, note that the Jaws speech history gives you the result 
after you type every letter of “sndvol”, if you type it fast you never hear 
most of that, but I left it in just to show it:




Cortana

S, Search box edit

Sn, Snipping Tool, Desktop app

snd, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndv, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvo, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvol, Run command – this is where I pressed enter

Volume Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog

Speakers

Speakers

up down slider

83 – I am now pressing the down arrow several times and again the up arrow

82 percent

81 percent

80 percent

81 percent

82 percent

83 percent



Now here is what it sounds like with the -f switch added after SndVol, I left 
out all the suggestions which come up after each letter and go straight to the 
final one:


Cortana

sndvol -f, Run command

dialog

up down slider

83

82 percent

81 percent



Only difference seems to be that adding the -f switch doesn’t verbalize Volume 
Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog, Speakers, Speakers and 
instead it says right away the volume percentage.


You could of course create a shortcut with “sndvol” or “sndvol -f” but I 
personally find pressing the Windows key and typing sndvol is just about as 
fast as pressing Control+Alt+V or whatever shortcut you would assign the 
shortcut..


I guess another thing you can do is create the volume shortcut and put it on 
the taskbar, if you had it at the very left then pressing Windows Key+1 would 
do the trick as well.


I just tried it using SndVol -f for the shortcut which I called “Volume”, then 
I pinned it to the taskbar and dragged it to the first position  and when I 
pressed Windows+1 Jaws instantly says “Dialogue, up down slider, 81”.




Regards,

Si

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[Fernando Gregoire]

Hi net bat66 and Mike,

Does this procedure works when using Eloquence? In current JAWS versions there 
is no Volume slider when setting a voice profile with Eloquence, unlike with 
other synths like SAPI 5 or any Vocalizer variant.
As I remember from older JAWS versions, this control when using Eloquence was 
simply a read-only edit box which said “Use your system's volume.”

Thanks in advance!

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of net 
bat66
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:07 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

forwarded from mike bee on the main jaws list.
1. Open Keyboard Manager without any applications / programs open to make sure 
you land on, Default, when you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by pressing, 
Jaws key + F2, press the letter, K, until you have Keyboard Manager 
highlighted, & press enter.  If you don't have, Default, highlighted when 
opening the keyboard manager press the letter, D, until you do.

2. Find the following to assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Decrease system volume,  None
IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Increase system Volume,  None
*Note:   None, means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these functions 
/ tasks.

3. On each of these functions / tasks press, Control + h, to open an edit field 
to insert the keystroke you would like to use for this particular function / 
task.  *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than the keystroke 
you want!
4. After entering your desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a checkbox 
for assigning this keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people will uncheck 
this.

5. Tab to, Okay, Press ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog which 
appears.

6.  You'll be returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps with 
the other functions / tasks listed above.

7. Close Keyboard Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control


Hi Richard,



I got one better than your way to create a shortcut.

All you have to do both in Windows 7 or Windows 10 is bring up either the run 
command with Windows Key+R or simply the search box with the Windows key.

Now type sndvol and press enter and bingo, you are on the volume control.

I have read you can add a -f flag, e.g. sndvol -f to bring u p the master 
volume directly but I found that even just sndvol will do this.

Here is the Jaws speech history as to what this sounds like, first without and 
then with the -f switch, I am using just the Windows key/Cortana search box and 
not the run command, note that the Jaws speech history gives you the result 
after you type every letter of “sndvol”, if you type it fast you never hear 
most of that, but I left it in just to show it:



Cortana

S, Search box edit

Sn, Snipping Tool, Desktop app

snd, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndv, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvo, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvol, Run command – this is where I pressed enter

Volume Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog

Speakers

Speakers

up down slider

83 – I am now pressing the down arrow several times and again the up arrow

82 percent

81 percent

80 percent

81 percent

82 percent

83 percent



Now here is what it sounds like with the -f switch added after SndVol, I left 
out all the suggestions which come up after each letter and go straight to the 
final one:

Cortana

sndvol -f, Run command

dialog

up down slider

83

82 percent

81 percent



Only difference seems to be that adding the -f switch doesn’t verbalize Volume 
Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog, Speakers, Speakers and 
instead it says right away the volume percentage.

You could of course create a shortcut with “sndvol” or “sndvol -f” but I 
personally find pressing the Windows key and typing sndvol is just about as 
fast as pressing Control+Alt+V or whatever shortcut you would assign the 
shortcut..

I guess another thing you can do is create the volume shortcut and put it on 
the taskbar, if you had it at the very left then pressing Windows Key+1 would 
do the trick as well.

I just tried it using SndVol -f for the shortcut which I called “Volume”, then 
I pinned it to the taskbar and dragged it to the first position  and when I 
pressed Windows+1 Jaws instantly says “Dialogue, up down slider, 81”.



Regards,

Sieghard



From: m...@jfw.groups.io <m...@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 6:40 PM
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control





I'm not at my computer right no

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[patti]

I just did this and it works
Patti

Volume
1, press your windows key, for the start menu
2, in the edit field type in
volume, and press enter
3, tab to your jaws slider, and put it at what you want.
Note
This works on separate programs you have open.

Hello listers,

 

I’m using the latest version of Windows and JAWS.

 

Is it possible to change JAWS’ volume with a hotkey without changing the
overall volume of the computer?  

 

Regards

Morné

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Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[net bat66]

forwarded from mike bee on the main jaws list.
1. Open Keyboard Manager without any applications / programs open to make sure 
you land on, Default, when you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by pressing, 
Jaws key + F2, press the letter, K, until you have Keyboard Manager 
highlighted, & press enter.  If you don't have, Default, highlighted when 
opening the keyboard manager press the letter, D, until you do.


2. Find the following to assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Decrease system volume,  None
IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
Increase system Volume,  None
*Note:   None, means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these functions 
/ tasks.


3. On each of these functions / tasks press, Control + h, to open an edit field 
to insert the keystroke you would like to use for this particular function / 
task.  *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than the keystroke 
you want!
4. After entering your desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a checkbox 
for assigning this keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people will uncheck 
this.


5. Tab to, Okay, Press ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog which 
appears.


6.  You'll be returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps with 
the other functions / tasks listed above.


7. Close Keyboard Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message - 
From: Sieghard Weitzel

To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control


Hi Richard,



I got one better than your way to create a shortcut.

All you have to do both in Windows 7 or Windows 10 is bring up either the run 
command with Windows Key+R or simply the search box with the Windows key.


Now type sndvol and press enter and bingo, you are on the volume control.

I have read you can add a -f flag, e.g. sndvol -f to bring u p the master 
volume directly but I found that even just sndvol will do this.


Here is the Jaws speech history as to what this sounds like, first without and 
then with the -f switch, I am using just the Windows key/Cortana search box and 
not the run command, note that the Jaws speech history gives you the result 
after you type every letter of “sndvol”, if you type it fast you never hear 
most of that, but I left it in just to show it:




Cortana

S, Search box edit

Sn, Snipping Tool, Desktop app

snd, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndv, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvo, See web results, Press right to open preview

sndvol, Run command – this is where I pressed enter

Volume Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog

Speakers

Speakers

up down slider

83 – I am now pressing the down arrow several times and again the up arrow

82 percent

81 percent

80 percent

81 percent

82 percent

83 percent



Now here is what it sounds like with the -f switch added after SndVol, I left 
out all the suggestions which come up after each letter and go straight to the 
final one:


Cortana

sndvol -f, Run command

dialog

up down slider

83

82 percent

81 percent



Only difference seems to be that adding the -f switch doesn’t verbalize Volume 
Mixer - Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) dialog, Speakers, Speakers and 
instead it says right away the volume percentage.


You could of course create a shortcut with “sndvol” or “sndvol -f” but I 
personally find pressing the Windows key and typing sndvol is just about as 
fast as pressing Control+Alt+V or whatever shortcut you would assign the 
shortcut..


I guess another thing you can do is create the volume shortcut and put it on 
the taskbar, if you had it at the very left then pressing Windows Key+1 would 
do the trick as well.


I just tried it using SndVol -f for the shortcut which I called “Volume”, then 
I pinned it to the taskbar and dragged it to the first position  and when I 
pressed Windows+1 Jaws instantly says “Dialogue, up down slider, 81”.




Regards,

Sieghard



From: m...@jfw.groups.io  On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 6:40 PM
To: m...@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and volume control





I'm not at my computer right now, but is there some kind of audio ducking 
setting in Jaws 2018?


Maybe do insert-v and type audio in the search box and see what comes up.

Richard





“The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.”

- Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1


On Apr 15, 2018, at 5:52 PM, cecropia64  wrote:

This is a change of topic but it is in the realm of the subject.

I just installed Jaws 2018 and am using Win 7 64 bit.� I am having a sound 
issue and it does concern volume.


When I first start up my computer and Jaws starts, it sounds fine.� But when 
I start to do 

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume

[Mike B.]

Hi Morné,

From: Mike B.
Below are 2 different sets of steps for creating volume level keystrokes:

1. Open Keyboard Manager  without any applications / programs open to make 
sure you land on, Default, when  you open Keyboard Manager.  Do this by 
pressing,
Jaws key + F2, press the  letter, K, until you have Keyboard Manager 
highlighted, & press enter.   If you don't have, Default, highlighted when 
opening
the keyboard manager press  the letter, D, until you do.

2. Find the following to  assign keystrokes to them:
DecreaseSystemVolume,  None

DecreaseVoiceVolume,  None
IncreaseSystemVolume,  None

IncreaseVoiceVolume,  None
*Note:   None,  means that there is not a keystroke assigned to these 
functions /  tasks.

3. On each of these  functions / tasks press, Control + A, to open an edit 
field to insert the  keystroke you would like to use for this particular 
function
/ task.   *Note:  Make sure not to press any other keys other than the 
keystroke you  want!
4. After entering your  desired keystroke tab one time, and there's a 
checkbox for assigning this  keystroke to desktop keys only, usually people 
will
uncheck this.

5. Tab to, Okay, Press  ENTER, and choose OK in the confirmation dialog 
which appears.
6.  You'll be  returned to the list view of scripts.  Use the same steps 
with the  other functions / tasks listed above.
7. Close Keyboard  Manager with, Alt + F4.

Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!

From: Richard
I found this on the Microsoft Answer page from Googling the question.  I did 
it and named it, creatively enough, volume, and assigned control+alt+v, 
which
gets  you to the master volume control on my Windows 10 Home system.

Then, alt+x gets you to the mixer controls where you can adjust programs 
separately, supposedly.

Here is what I found:

Yes,you can create a Master Volume Shortcut and also assign a Shortcut Key.

Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.

Paste the following in to the location of the item area:-

%windir%\System32\SndVol.exe -f 49825268

Click Next button and give a name to the Shortcut and click Finish.

Now You right click on it and select Properties.

Click Shortcut tab.

Assign your desired shortcut key like F8 or F9 in the Shortcut Key area.

Click OK/Apply.

HTH,
Richard




- Original Message - 
From: Morne van der Merwe
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 9:29 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Changeing JAWS' volume


Hello listers,



I'm using the latest version of Windows and JAWS.



Is it possible to change JAWS' volume with a hotkey without changing the
overall volume of the computer?



Regards

Morné

For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ 
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/