Re: What's going with netflix?
To be fair, it's not technically inaccessible; it's just annoying and jarring when web developers throw that sort of thing at people with no warning, and annoying to use in general.
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Re: What's going with netflix?
Hmm. Such a shame. These things make me wonder why we even bother talking to people about web accessibility when they blatantly disregard it just so they can have some fancy visual look. That said, I'll see about politely reaching out to Netflix and see what
Re: What's going with netflix?
Yeah. This actually makes it more annoying to use. The show used to pop up after its heading when you clicked on it, and now you have to go to the bottom of the page. Makes me wonder what they're trying to do with that visually.
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Re: my computer giving me error messages upon startup
Wow. That sounds like possibly motherboard failure to me, but not sure.
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Re: Internet Archive sued by the publishers.
And this is probably one thing that fuels piracy today. Corporations and such being money hungry. Although, I do have to wonder whether publishers actually need more money or if they're just being money hungry.
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Re: notepad won't open.
While researching this issue, I found a Microsoft Community post from 2019 that talks about this issue. The poster then found something called WinSeven in her startup programs. It wasn't on another machine, so she disabled it and Notepad worked again. A scan with
Re: notepad won't open.
While researching this issue, I found a Microsoft Community post from 2019 that talks about this issue. The poster then found something called WinSeven in her startup programs. It wasn't on another machine, so she disabled it and Notepad worked again. A scan with
Re: notepad won't open.
While researching this issue, I found a Microsoft Community post from 2019 that talks about this issue. The poster then found something called WinSeven in her startup programs. It wasn't on another machine, so she disabled it and Notepad worked again. A scan with
Re: is it just me, or has skype became inaccesseble
The store app is also weird. It's not an accessibility issue, but if I type fast enough, keys get skipped as if my keyboard was broken. The desktop version doesn't do this though.
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Re: Question about windows 10 and Jaws
I've never heard of that one.
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Re: notepad won't open.
What happens when you go to file location?
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Re: Question about windows 10 and Jaws
The basic training books were also updated, so they should be enough to help you learn anything new.
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Re: Some weird JAWS problems, any tips?
it used to let you do a custom install so you could just get the components you wanted. Now it just installs every component whether you want it or not.If possible, I'd recommend bringing up your concerns about JAWS on the FS Open Line calls when
Re: pole, would you go for perpetual or subscription for software? Why?
Weird. I have a GoldWave license, and never had to pay for it more than once. Is this new?
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Re: pole, would you go for perpetual or subscription for software? Why?
Subscriptions can be good for some things. We've always had subscriptions for antivirus software so we can keep their databases updated. We have subscriptions for cloud storage and streaming services too. I'm okay with
Re: Facebook and Twitter Windows clients
The reason why I use Miranda and not the site is because I don't want to keep the browser open all the time just to stay online. that's annoying.
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Re: Facebook and Twitter Windows clients
I use mbasic when looking at the Facebook timeline and such, but I use Miranda NG for messages. That takes a lot less space than that electron Messenger app.
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Re: What takes up so much space in Windows10?
When you do a disc cleanup, go to clean up system files too if you haven't done so. It'll get rid of a lot of extra crap that windows Update leaves around. Also turn on Storage sense. I thought restore points got deleted automatically after the
Re: How I can watch the series of HARRY POTTER with audio description?
It depends on licensing. that's why some things are available on Netflix in some countries but not in others.
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Re: Why skype, why?
To say that skype has been around for a few years is slightly inaccurate. Only slightly. The classic desktop app, which had its own issues but was written for an operating system in a normal, tried and true programming language, was around for years. At some point,
Re: Why skype, why?
This page explains the switch from UWP to Electron.https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA3493 … windows-10
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Re: NVDA won't focus on latest Skype for desktop in Windows 19.
to add to all that, the Windows 10 Electron version (formerly Skype UWP) has a really odd issue when typing, at least for me. If I type too fast, it skips keyboard input and makes it seem as the keyboard is broken. It also
Re: NVDA won't focus on latest Skype for desktop in Windows 19.
I also encounter this problem with JAWS, so it's very interesting that Skype behaves the same way with NVDA. I wonder what they broke this time, because I've never seen an Electron app do this.
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Re: changing your soundfont with cool soft virtual middy?
If your player has the ability, you'll most likely need to set it to use Virtual MIDI Synth.
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Re: FaceBook is really starting to piss me off
The latest version of Miranda NG has a better Facebook plugin now. It doesn't cause your account to be locked. I also had that issue and it was annoying as heck.
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Re: Nocturnal DM's
It was probably the easiest/fastest way she could think of, seeing as he doesn't check Twitter as often.
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Re: What have I done wrong?
Everything you know is wrongBlack is white, up is down and short is longAnd everything you thought was just so important doesn't matterEverything you know is wrongJust forget the words and sing alongAll you need to understand isEverything you know is wrong
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Re: I'm done.
As far as the topic making fun of Rory goes, it's entirely possible that Jayde or some other moderator simply hasn't gotten around to dealing with it yet. Give it some time and if it needs to be dealt with it probably will. As you said, Jayde can't be everywhere at once. That
Re: what chat do you guys use??
@thetechguy: Can't speak for Nocturnus, but I'm not a big fan of these types of apps either. They can be slower to use than native desktop apps depending on how they're built. They consume much more memory than they would if they were simple native desktop
Re: what chat do you guys use??
Miranda NG has plugins for some of these chat services. I've never tried them other than Facebook though. There's one for Discord and Skype Web that I know of.
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Re: I can't capture the internal audio of my laptop
Can also use Zoom to record your internal audio and your microphone at the same time, which is neat.
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Re: microsoft seams to be providing win7 updates to accessibility users!
Yeah. If I don't know something I'll find out, and I'd rather try to fix an issue by finding out myself than having someone do it for me if at all possible.
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Re: microsoft seams to be providing win7 updates to accessibility users!
What type of drive does the machine have? If it's a spinning drive, of course things are going to be a bit slower than if the machine had an SSD.Have you checked your startup items and gotten rid of anything you don't
Re: microsoft seams to be providing win7 updates to accessibility users!
Doing a reset on this machine is something I haven't done yet, but it's nice to know the option is there if something starts going wrong. Windows 10 2004 has a cloud download option too, so as long as your internet's
Re: microsoft seams to be providing win7 updates to accessibility users!
Strangely, I still haven't gotten the new Edge via update. I use chrome though, so no big deal.Windows XP? What? Using that is asking to be hacked if it's on a network.
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Re: For Fans of MSN Messenger, it's back! Well... Kinda
I did take a look at discord. I hate that it behaves like a webpage because Electron, but the chat interface seems to be a lot cleaner than something like Slack at least.
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Re: For Fans of MSN Messenger, it's back! Well... Kinda
I loved the old Messenger back in the day, except when they changed things so much that it stopped working with JAWS and the only way to get it to work was to pay to upgrade JAWS. Then Microsoft decided to replace Messenger with
Re: Full defragmentation/optimization. - how to do?
yeah it's pretty fast. Keep in mind that it's defragmenting a much smaller group of files than a normal defrag though.
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Re: Full defrgamentation/optimization. - how to do?
Defraggler is a good option. It has a boot time defrag feature, although I'm not sure if that'll defragment every single system file.
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Re: I get anxious over small things.
Oh dang. I think I'd be more annoyed than anxious about that if it happened to me, unless I was trying to meet some deadline. All that work and having to do it all over again. At least scanning isn't that difficult.
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Re: I get anxious over small things.
Yep. Same thing with Windows 10 and its updates. I hear all these stories of how people have some pretty big issues, and so far I haven't had any of them. Sometimes it's the way each machine is configured, drivers and all. Now I wonder why that program
Re: I get anxious over small things.
I can definitely relate to the anxiety thing. It usually triggers when something happens with technology and I can't figure out how or why, or if I did something and don't know how to reverse it.Here's an example. I was messing around with saving the
Re: How do You use Twitter?
I use TWBlue. Haven't really attempted to use the website, but I'm not keeping a browser window open all the time just to keep up with tweets. To each their own though.
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Re: amazing JAWS offer for those in the UK!
All valid points as well.Hmm. Always thought things like "read" and "resume" were the fault of the synthesizer though. I'm not entirely sure how much control the reader would have over that beyond the dictionary. I could see that leading into a
Re: amazing JAWS offer for those in the UK!
A lot of blindness technologies produced by for profit companies cost a lot of money, although there are more affordable Braille displays now. I imagine part of why these things cost so much is due to the company needing to make enough money to
Re: amazing JAWS offer for those in the UK!
A lot of blindness technologies produced by for profit companies cost a lot of money, although there are more affordable Braille displays now. I imagine part of why these things cost so much is due to the company needing to make enough money to
Re: amazing JAWS offer for those in the UK!
I suggest bringing these things up on the FS Open Line. They may give you an answer that you don't want to hear, but at least it'll be out there.
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Re: When I thought the blind community can't surprise me anymore
Another thing that needs to be taken into consideration is that technology can and will fail eventually. If your technology fails, you're more than likely going to want Braille as a backup.
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Re: When I thought the blind community can't surprise me anymore
Oh. Facebook comments. Gotcha.
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Re: When I thought the blind community can't surprise me anymore
The weirdness probably has nothing to do with being blind itself and more to do with mental state. Whether that mental state is due to being blind or some other factor is up for debate, but there are weird blind people, and
Re: graphic audio deathlands question
I don't, unfortunately. My guess would be possibly stock music libraries from Sound Ideas or Soundstorm. I did find the sound they used for the huge redoubt doors when looking at previews, but I don't remember which library it was.
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Re: graphic audio deathlands question
Might be worth getting in touch with GA and asking them about that. I could have sworn they had a way for other countries to get their content though.
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Re: How to get into windows 10 safemod?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hel … -safe-modeAs for Narrator working, I think that might depend on your sound card. Some people may need to use a pair of USB headphones or another external card.
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Re: help with a family computer
This page may help.https://www.infopackets.com/news/9483/h … sta-7-8-10
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Re: Amazon prime and audio description on PC/laptop.
Another thing about Prime Video is how horribly low the volume is on PC. Most streaming services seem to have this issue. Tried a volume booster extension for chrome, but whenever the computer does something the audio stutters.
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Re: What do you use to access twitter on Windows
TWBlue here.
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Re: graphic audio deathlands question
I believe so. I imagine everything else GA used was from production libraries.
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Re: Gauging Interest in a reddit desktop (Windows & Mac) Application
Sure, as long as it isn't Electron. Lol. If it's going to behave like a webpage anyway there's no point. Might as well just use a browser.
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Re: Best legal ways to get audio books
Woo. NO DRM? Nice. I may have to check Google Play out. The only thing that's stopping me from using Audible is that silly DRM. I did get a free Audible book when I purchased a Kindle version just to test things out, and while the cloud player is
Re: graphic audio deathlands question
Yep. I have the same issue.
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Re: graphic audio deathlands question
Way back in 2006 or so, GA had a forum. There was a link to a now defunct site where you could download all the Subatomic Warp albums for free. I haven't checked the internet archive so don't know if it exists there.
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Re: graphic audio deathlands question
I always did like some of the music GA used for Deathlands. There's one really creepy one in particular they used quite often in the older books. Unfortunately I'm not sure where it came from. Makes me wonder if they're mostly all from the same
Re: favourite childhood toys
The 2XL robot from the 90's. It ran on cassette tapes, and when you chose an answer to a question, it would switch tracks. Pretty cool for its time.
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Re: skype
If you mean Facebook Messenger, Miranda NG works really well with that again. My only gripe about that is it doesn't seem to update status of contacts in realtime. Seems to go on an interval or something. It also doesn't speak messages automatically, but it does support sounds.
Re: skype
Doug Lee also has JAWS scripts and an NVDA addon on his page dlee.org/skype.
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Re: A Dropbox Question
It is.
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Re: A Dropbox Question
Two ways.The first way is to use selective sync, which you can find in the sync tab of preferences. This will allow you to tell the app what folders you want to remove from your machine and keep on the cloud.The second way is smart sync, which is available if you're
Re: Audio drama discussion and something some of you might want to know.
Love The Byron Chronicles.
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Re: Can't turn on audio description with amazon prime video
Looked at the CBS All Access site code. Looks like they're using a lot of _javascript_. Couldn't find a way to force the player to play the audio described track. Amazon probably isn't any better.
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Re: Can't turn on audio description with amazon prime video
Yep. The ignorant developers are the problem. that's why when I do report the issues I try to be as polite as possible. They may not know unless someone brings it to their attention. I start getting pissed when it takes them
Re: Can't turn on audio description with amazon prime video
You have to turn off an accessibility feature in order to turn on another accessibility feature? I'd really like to know how this makes any sense. What universe are these people living in?
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If you're using Voiceover though, size of the screen wouldn't much matter I'd imagine. You'd just have to get to the setting in the app. A tablet would have a bigger screen if you see well enough to make use of one visually.
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Re: Can't turn on audio description with amazon prime video
yep! The concept of the activation of an accessibility feature being inaccessible is illogical and angers me to no end. It also angers me to no end when we're ignored when we politely bring this problem up with the company
Re: Can't turn on audio description with amazon prime video
I feel your pain! There doesn't seem to be an accessible way to activate this accessibility feature. Makes a lot of sense, right? CBS All Access suffers from the same problem. Supposedly the option is there, but the screen reader
Re: File Repository - Would it Be a Good Idea?
I honestly wouldn't unless you have the time and resources to enforce rules. It's been proven time and time again that people can't resist ruining things, and it'll just turn into a nice hot mess if left unchecked.
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Re: please check your pm's
It's 2020 and we still don't have a way to display when you have new private messages. Just lol. Other forums do this. What's the technical limitation on this one?
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Re: audiovault, suggesting or asking for specific audiodescriptions
That's why I don't use Audible. They require you to either listen with their app or through the site. If they just allowed people to download the books as MP3, I would probably use it. There's probably a good reason for it
Re: Anyone have the chicken nugget setup?
Looks like he removed it from the menu, but the page is still there. Found it through Google.https://q-continuum.net/chicken_nugget/
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Re: Anyone have the chicken nugget setup?
Oddly, Chicken Nugget is still up on the Accessible Apps site as well.
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Re: Getting rid of the V Virus
What an odd virus. Sounds like something someone wrote when they were learning.
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Re: does anyone here agree that recaptias should be banned?
SMS would leave out people who can't read them for whatever reason. I agree though that some captcha systems are just ridiculous.
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Re: How Can I Clean Out my HP Fan
Lol. no. It isn't liquid nitrogen, but it's indeed coldAlso, yes. You may very well have to take the laptop apart to get to the fan.
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Re: Virtual phone providers with SMS capabilities?
There's always Google Voice and Skype numbers. The thing with those though is that they don't support SMS verification for things. You can still send and receive normal SMS messages though.
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Re: I'm leaving the audiogames.net comunity in 5 or so days.
Huh. I didn't know that that audio watermark was a thing. Interesting. Now I wonder what sort of sound it is.
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Re: I got a dell laptop and am having problems with sound.
The setting for sound effects is in the sound settings in control panel. You'll have to go to playback, select the output device, go to properties, and it should be under the enhancements tab. At least it is on mine.
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Re: I got a dell laptop and am having problems with sound.
Heh. I have an HP Windows 10 desktop, and don't have speakers plugged in. Just headphones. If the headphones get unplugged, the sound drivers crash. So, I feel your pain. It also had the fading in and out until I turned off all
Re: Blank lines have disappeared from my web browsers
I keep up with changes to JAWS, so it wasn't a surprise for me. They talked about it on their podcast, and the what's new page has enhancement sections when there's an update.
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Re: Blank lines have disappeared from my web browsers
If you're using the latest build of JAWS 2020:Added a new JAWS Settings Center option called "Skip Blank Lines While Navigating" which is on by default when reading web pages and PDF documents. This feature helps make reading more
Re: Are you stil watching cartoons some times?
Heck yes to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Still wondering where a lot of the sound effects used in that came from.
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Re: Are you stil watching cartoons some times?
Please, please don't forget Batman The Animated Series and Batman Beyond.
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Re: Streaming services and their low volume.
Yep. I'm aware of the volume mixer. Only issue is once you get something high enough, it starts raising your system volume, and then when you lower the system volume back down, everything else gets even quieter and you have to fix that. It's a
Streaming services and their low volume.
Every video streaming service I've tried (Netflix, Disney Plus, CBS All Access)has the same problem to various degrees. When streaming on PC, the volume of the audio is extremely, extremely low. This is with the player's volume at 100 and the PC's
Re: What's up with the Coronavirus?
The bat soup thing is new. All I know is it probably came from one of those live animal markets, and last I heard it was possibly from a type of snake. Do people even eat bat soup in China? Never heard of that.
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Re: Anyone Know What's up With Speak Dropbox
Weird. I've had that problem occasionally, but restarting Dropbox always fixes it. I'm using the latest build of Windows 10 too. When did this start? Were any settings changed that you know of?
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Re: Any fello transgender people on here?
Not transgender myself, but the process sounds both interesting and scary. Are there any specific reasons for hormone therapy? Sometimes I wonder if messing with the body's hormonal balance like that does more harm than good in the long term.
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Re: I ruened liams live stream and I'm proud of it.
Genuinely curious. What's even the point of doing this? Are you just bored? Is it for the reaction? Are you trying to see how much you can get away with?
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Re: Personal Reflections and Rules to Live By
Agreed. Societal laws can and should be able to change over time. Personal morals can change as we grow as well.As for questioning why things are the way they are, that's one thing I have a problem with when it comes to religion. It seems like
Re: Are there any other blindies that like to prank and annoy scammers?
I'd be more interested in asking them about their scam, how they go about doing it, and why they decided to become scammers. For example, what backdoors those computer support scammers use, and why they scam people
Re: Personal Reflections and Rules to Live By
Bladestorm and I used to debate about absolute morality for hours after he became a Christian. His argument was always that all morality stems from God, and that good and evil were universal absolutes. My argument was always that morality is
Re: What's the Story Behind your Forum Username
Back in... 2005 I believe it was, I was told about a new MUD that was looking for builders and decided to apply. At that time it was called Artifice. Later it became Forsaken Dreams. I believe it died some time ago and probably never really
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