[JAWS-Users] Braille displays and JAWS Video Intercept

2007-07-24 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Hi all, Someone assured me on another list that the Braille display I'll be using, the BrailleNote, will come up as soon as JAWS loads, i.e. I'll feel the Braille as soon as JAWS loads. However, I do recall that this is not the case with all displays, for example the Alva Satellite series of

[JAWS-Users] MEMO TO THE LIST

2007-07-24 Thread Moderator
All, In the past month the membership to both lists has grown, causing the management team to take a closer look at general list operation. A couple of items have come to the attention of the management team and this applies to both the blind-computing, and jaws-users lists. Members that are

Re: [JAWS-Users] Updating Jaws versus updating Video Intercept

2007-07-24 Thread David Ferrin
I believe you are correct regarding rebooting your system after a fresh install, but it might not be a bad practice to check from time to time and see if they did update the video intercept as well. David Ferrin - Original Message - From: Christopher Hallsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[JAWS-Users] Jaws 8.2173

2007-07-24 Thread Larry Stansifer
Hi folks, While using Jaws 8.2173 in Excel I found that Jaws didn't announce nearly as much information when using either insert+F or insert+tab twice quickly as Jaws 7 did. for example in Jaws 7 insert+F would yield cell height along with alignment and text position information. In jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] turning on or off the number pad automatically

2007-07-24 Thread Ricque
Hi John, Care to elaborate? One letter, and one word was kind of vague. smile Richard Justice www.blind-computing.com - Original Message - From: JOHN O CARVALHO To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] turning on or off the number

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 8.2173

2007-07-24 Thread Flor Lynch
Using JAWS8.2173, when I hit Insert+f twice quickly I got all of the cell font, height and points information. Pressing Insert+f once gave just the font information. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24,

Re: [JAWS-Users] turning on or off the number pad automatically

2007-07-24 Thread JOHN O CARVALHO
Rick, I'm sorry about that last message. My question,is why would a person want to keep their numbpad on or off? Or have it done automatically? PEACE John Carvalho - Original Message - From: Ricque [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 9:44 AM

[JAWS-Users] Does the free braille translation software work with jaws?

2007-07-24 Thread Larry Green
Hi, I hope everybody is doing fine today! I I am in the processof getting a braille embosser and was just wondering. I use jfw 8 and xp home. Thanks. Larry and Pam Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Does the free braille translation software work withjaws?

2007-07-24 Thread David Ferrin
Which particular software package are you talking about? David Ferrin - Original Message - From: Larry Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:40 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Does the free braille translation software work withjaws? Hi, I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Does the free braille translation software workwithjaws?

2007-07-24 Thread Flor Lynch
Also, what embosser? (If it's an Index, he could be getting WinBraille translation software which is included with it.) In all likelihood, it will work with JAWS. Otherwise, WinTrans, an NFBTrans derivative - works with JAWS as does the NFBtrans program itself. - Original Message -

Re: [JAWS-Users] turning on or off the number pad automatically

2007-07-24 Thread Lennie Rinaldi
David, What would be nice if this program can turn on the number pad key automatically when you go into Excel and turn it off when you exit the software. At the same time, you can turn it off and on manually. It would even be nicer if you can set up which program you can turn it on

Re: [JAWS-Users] Does the free braille translation software workwithjaws?

2007-07-24 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
I have WinBraille on my system as I have an Index embosser, and it works with JAWS 8.0.423 demo with no known problems or issues. Hope that helps. On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:58:08 +0100, Flor Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Also, what embosser? (If it's an Index, he could be getting WinBraille

Re: [JAWS-Users] turning on or off the number pad automatically

2007-07-24 Thread Arianna Calesso
Well, Rick, I think I can do that. Ha ha. Arianna - Original Message - From: Ricque [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] turning on or off the number pad automatically Hi Arianna, David will confirm this ,

Re: [JAWS-Users] turning on or off the number pad automatically

2007-07-24 Thread David Ferrin
That's a bit beyond my capability at this time, in fact the visual basic scripts are as well unfortunately. Soon as time and schedules click I'll talk with the script author about these things. There are some other such files on here along with a few registry key files too that I need to review

Re: [JAWS-Users] turning on or off the number pad automatically

2007-07-24 Thread Lennie Rinaldi
Thanks, David. I knew that I was asking too much. One can dream and hope that some wiz of a programmer can take this idea and make it work some day? Lennie At 02:14 PM 7/24/2007, you wrote: That's a bit beyond my capability at this time, in fact the visual basic scripts are as well

[JAWS-Users] MS Word color font help

2007-07-24 Thread George Marshall
Hi: I am trying to set a letter heading to a different color and after selecting the text and bringing up the font menu and going to the color buttons, selecting the color and hitting enter on it, returning to the letter the color in the selected text is not changed. Does anyone have a

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 8 and its antics

2007-07-24 Thread Devona Abel
I have a jfw version that I want to delete but I cannot because it says a file is missing what to do? - Original Message - From: JOHN O CARVALHO To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 8 and its antics If jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] MEMO TO THE LIST

2007-07-24 Thread David Ferrin
Not really a good practice on lists run by the mailman program. You see it doesn't like being blind carbon copied very much. What happens then is we receive a held posting notice for which we need to make a decision about. David Ferrin - Original Message - From: Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[JAWS-Users] question about jaws with windows live messenger

2007-07-24 Thread Faisal
hey all. Earlier vertions of jaws had a keystroke that told you who signed in last on windows live messenger. this doesnt work anymore with the latest vertion of jaws. I was wondering if there is another keystroke that anounces who signed in last on windows live? -- All labor that uplifts

Re: [JAWS-Users] I say jump

2007-07-24 Thread carlene knight
I'm not using Winamp currently, but when I use the back and forward buttons on my laptop, JAWS will say g or j or q. . The letter j when on the internet is a hot key to jump to a certain line. Maybe for some reason JAWS is acting like you are on the net. Try using the hot keys for Winamp

[JAWS-Users] Acrobat 8.1 and JAWS

2007-07-24 Thread carlene knight
Hi: I don't often use adobe Acrobat, but should I avoid the prompt to upgrade to 8.1? Does anybody know how it performs with JAWS? I'm not even sure |I have 8.0. Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives:

Re: [JAWS-Users] question about jaws with windows live messenger

2007-07-24 Thread Mich
yes there is it is control f 12 using jaws 7.0 hth. from Mich Verrier from New Liskeard Ontario Canada. - Original Message - From: Faisal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:28 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about jaws with windows live