[JAWS-Users] weird problem with jaws 7.1 and IE6 at work

2007-05-28 Thread Sherry Gomes
hello all, A couple months ago, my work computer was upgraded to JAWS 8. However, I work in microsoft access all day long, and Jaws was not reading the fields, and the braille display was not showing the information I needed to be able to do my job effectively. I asked the IT department to put

[JAWS-Users] Re: weird problem with jaws 7.1 and IE6 at work

2007-05-28 Thread Sherry Gomes
but it worked perfectly well, in fact better in the database, than Jaws 7.0 till the upgrade and downgrade. Sherry -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marilyn Walker Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:30 AM To:

[JAWS-Users] Re: weird problem with jaws 7.1 and IE6 at work

2007-05-28 Thread Sherry Gomes
I had such bad luck with JAWS 8 on my home computer that I can't really say I like it. Sigh. I wonder if the latest update would fix any of my problems on the internet at home using JAWS 8 with the first patch, jaws standard or classic or whatever they call the one that isn't pro. Sherry

[JAWS-Users] Re: Yahoo

2007-05-01 Thread Sherry Gomes
I upgraded and find it less accessible. it doesn't read the incoming and outgoing messages. It also doesn't seem to have a sound to tell me when someone has instant messaged me, so I don't know someone is trying to get my attention. This is a pain because I communicate with the moderation team

[JAWS-Users] JAWS and two sound cards

2007-03-10 Thread Sherry Gomes
Hi all, Hopefully, I can explain this well enough for you to advise me. I bought a second sound card, when I got my computer a year ago. I disabled the on board sound and have been running the one I bought. My computer doesn't have a serial port, so I had to put away my dec talk external and

[JAWS-Users] Re: Is version 8 safe?

2007-03-08 Thread Sherry Gomes
I have a lot of problems with jaws 8, using XP home and Jaws standard, not pro version 8. particularly, most of the problems are on the internet, seeming to be related to the virtual cursor, because I have to update the screen constantly. It's particularly maddening when I'm trying to fill out

[JAWS-Users] Re: Out Typing Jaws 8.1163

2007-03-03 Thread Sherry Gomes
I always have keyboard echo turned off. I am a fast typist and learned touch typing too many years ago to say, so having to listen to JAWS echo every thing I type drives me mad. That's the only solution I can come up with for you. Sherry _ From: jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com

[JAWS-Users] JAWS 8 problems

2007-01-15 Thread Sherry Gomes
Hi all, I'm new to this group. I joined yesterday, hoping I might be able to find some solutions to the crazy problems I've been having since downloading and installing JAWS 8. let me get the system stuff out of the way first. I have a less than a year old PC, with windows XP home, a 3.