[JAWS-Users] skipe

2012-01-24 Thread Kimsan
Hi, So, I just got back into skype after years. I have a couple of basic questions. When there is an incoming call is it possible to click over and answer? If so, how do I do this? How do I ignore a call while I am in a call? I had more questions but forgot them lol. I'm using skipe five point fi

Re: [JAWS-Users] compiling scripts

2012-01-24 Thread Kimsan
Hi, What was that keystroke to compile scripts this is an skype issue. Thanks -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Geovanni Bahena Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:10 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Scan to text?

2012-01-24 Thread Doris and Chris
Just as we blind folks do: by using a scanner and ocr software and then either paste the text into an email or sending you the accessible document as attachment. Most scanners come with some kind of ocr tthat is not necessarily accessible but would get the job done for a sighted person. Office

Re: [JAWS-Users] McAfee sitead?

2012-01-24 Thread rich
Thanks all for the help. I think the annoying message was a way to tell me my subscription was running out. Since I had already renewed the subscription on another pc, I was covered for this pc but had to reinstall the program. Rich - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Walker" To: S

[JAWS-Users] Scan to text?

2012-01-24 Thread rich
How can a sighted person scan a text document, on their pc, and send it to me via e mail so that JAWS can read iton my pc? Thanks so much. Rich For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Janie Degenshein
It works on my end Jaws 13.638 and windows 7 Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein "Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have" Access Tech Consultant Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Senior Division Co

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Howard
hi: it seems wikipedia if very finicky about capitalizations on some of there searches. since I don't use wikipedia very much it's no big deal. as far as the direct wikipedia page is concerned, you are correct. but it's the convenience of research it. I sure love convenience, lol I mostly use re

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Flor Lynch
Try the straight Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Hauser He's there. that's generally how you find articles, independently, using that (or similar) syntax. - Original Message - From: "Howard" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] res

Re: [JAWS-Users] research it again

2012-01-24 Thread Flor Lynch
He might not be there, strangely enough. If you look under Hauser, there are several, but not him. Try (for example) George Soros. - Original Message - From: "Howard" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] research it again hi: wikipedia still does

Re: [JAWS-Users] scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Rouillardmike
Thank you. In a message dated 1/24/2012 5:50:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, kimsans...@aol.com writes: Hi, It's called Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Writing JFW Scripts, But Didn't Know Whom to Ask. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mai

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Howard
hi becky: you got what I should be getting but does not work for me here. have been using glenn as a test to make sure wikipedia does work. maybe I'll try a repair on jaws and see if that fixes the problem. will write back after I do maintenance on jaws. howard wolcott -

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Becky B.
After two tries, I found Glenn Hauser on Research It. However, I too have a shutdown of JAWS if Research It times out or cannot find anything. Glenn Hauser (born April 12, 1945 in Berkeley, California) is an internationally-known DXer and radio host from Enid, Oklahoma, United States. He pro

Re: [JAWS-Users] research it again

2012-01-24 Thread Howard
hi: I'll amend my comments and say it works for some search criteria but not nearly all. to be fair, I can't pin this totally on jaws but on the outage last week. somehow I think the code research it used on the wikipedia page has been partially broken. hope this clarifies things. howard wol

Re: [JAWS-Users] scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Kimsan
Hi, It's called Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Writing JFW Scripts, But Didn't Know Whom to Ask. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of rouillardm...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Baracco, Andrew W
When i tried it, it completely shut down JAWS, and i had to relaunch JAWS, and there was a dialogue that said that my search had timed out. Andy -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Howard Sent: Tuesda

Re: [JAWS-Users] research it again

2012-01-24 Thread Greg Washington
I searched for Barack Obama. - Original Message - From: "Howard" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] research it again hi: wikipedia still does not work for me. let me know what you searched for and I'll try it. I searched for glenn hauser, a well-

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Howard
hi: no. not the whole researchit. just wikipedia. try that. howard wolcott -- From: "Trish" Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:31 PM To: Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again wow, it just worked for me here in TX. This thing's got a bette

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Trish
wow, it just worked for me here in TX. This thing's got a better forcast than the news,lol - Original Message - From: "Howard" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again hi: just tried after your message and still does not work for me here

Re: [JAWS-Users] research it again

2012-01-24 Thread Howard
hi: wikipedia still does not work for me. let me know what you searched for and I'll try it. I searched for glenn hauser, a well-known shortwave afficionado, just so you know. howard wolcott -- From: "Greg Washington" Sent: Tuesday, January 24,

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Geoff Connor
It worked for me as well. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:01 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again It worked

Re: [JAWS-Users] scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Rouillardmike
If you don't mind my asking, what is the name of the book you are using? I too am interested in learning jaws scripting. Thanks! Mike In a message dated 1/24/2012 4:00:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, kimsans...@aol.com writes: Hi Thanks for the tips guys. Slowly making my way through this

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype scripts was scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Kimsan
Ok, thanks I had that site in the back of my dome but the letters were jumbled. Thanks. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Geovanni Bahena Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:10 PM To: jaws-users-list@j

Re: [JAWS-Users] research it again

2012-01-24 Thread Greg Washington
Howard, It works for me just now in U.S.A. using windows 7 64 bit and Jaws 13.638. Greg -Original Message- From: Howard Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:09 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again hi: just tried after your message and still

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype scripts was scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Geovanni Bahena
yes. there are scripts that even support the beta version of skype 5.7. for more information and to download, visit http://www.dlee.org/skype On 1/24/2012 4:05 PM, Kimsan wrote: Hi, Are there scripts for version 5.5? I would look myself but I forgot the website I need to navigate to. Thanks

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Howard
hi: just tried after your message and still does not work for me here in the states. using the latest build also howard wolcott -- From: "Flor Lynch" Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:01 PM To: Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again It w

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype scripts was scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Kimsan
Hi, Are there scripts for version 5.5? I would look myself but I forgot the website I need to navigate to. Thanks. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike O'Brien Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:18

Re: [JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Flor Lynch
It worked for me just now, using JAWS13.0.638. (I'm in ireland.) - Original Message - From: "Howard" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:40 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] researchit again hi: has anyone else noticed that since wikipedia went dark last wednesday researchit it for it ha

[JAWS-Users] researchit again

2012-01-24 Thread Howard
hi: has anyone else noticed that since wikipedia went dark last wednesday researchit it for it has not worked? and, of course, not a peep from freedom scientific as to whether they noticed or even if they care. sorry dave, but facts are facts. we should, at least, be notifed that they no about th

Re: [JAWS-Users] Forgot command for Research it!

2012-01-24 Thread Rouillardmike
Yes, that works. Forgot about that one! In a message dated 1/24/2012 3:57:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, crismuno...@gmail.com writes: Insert + spacebar and then the letter r. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-use

Re: [JAWS-Users] scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Kimsan
Hi Thanks for the tips guys. Slowly making my way through this book and so far I got the keystroke to say my name is kimsan after pressing CTRL shift N from within notepad. Back to mo reading! -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@j

Re: [JAWS-Users] Forgot command for Research it!

2012-01-24 Thread CrisMunoz54
Insert + spacebar and then the letter r. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of rouillardm...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:50 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users]

Re: [JAWS-Users] Forgot command for Research it!

2012-01-24 Thread Rouillardmike
Hello, The command would be insert+f2, then hit the letter r for research it, then hit enter. Mike In a message dated 1/24/2012 3:48:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, adi...@bellsouth.net writes: Dear Friends, Looks like all that stuff I did back in the Woodstock Generation is catching up

Re: [JAWS-Users] Forgot command for Research it!

2012-01-24 Thread David Ferrin
insert + space bar and then the letter R David Ferrin A person who has a closed mind is afraid of learning. - Original Message - From: "Alan Dicey" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:47 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Forgot command for Research it! Dear Friends, Looks like all that stuff

[JAWS-Users] Forgot command for Research it!

2012-01-24 Thread Alan Dicey
Dear Friends, Looks like all that stuff I did back in the Woodstock Generation is catching up with me! LOL! No, I am not having a Senior Moment, not quite there yet! I forgot the command to bring up Research it. I am using JAWS 11 and XP-Home. Thanks very much! With Best Regards, Alan Miami,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws Not Shutting Down

2012-01-24 Thread Flor Lynch
With JAWS running, as now, Go into your Task manager with ctrl-alt-del or control shift escape, and when there press j once or more times until jfw.exe is highlighted. That will be your procedure in the event of JAWS not shutting down correctly. then, you will press alt-e to end Task, and then

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws Not Shutting Down

2012-01-24 Thread Greg Washington
I am using windows 7 64 bit on a Toshiba Satellite A665 laptop with latest Jaws 13.638. I experience a similar problem every once in a while and have not figured out why it happens or when it will occur. I have to do a forced shut down by holding down the power key and then restarting the comp

Re: [JAWS-Users] scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Mike O'Brien
Hi The worst thing I have seen writing scripts is that you can put your script into a never ending loop, which will make JAWS respond very very slowly. You usually have to kill JAWS and restart it. But then you can fix or delete the offending script. Often in a script that needs to loop a few ti

[JAWS-Users] Jaws Not Shutting Down

2012-01-24 Thread Geoff Connor
Good morning all. I'm currently using Jaws 13 on my computer and am experiencing a problem. Every once in awhile, when I shut my computer off, Jaws doesn't shut down properly and my computer just hangs. I try to turn Jaws back on so I can shut my computer down but am unsuccessful. Has anyone else e

[JAWS-Users] dreamweaver

2012-01-24 Thread Rouillardmike
Hello, Has anyone had experience using jaws with Adobe Dreamweaver CS4? Thank you. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Bissett, Tom
Hi, As long as you only alter or create scripts in your personal directory and don't modify anything in the default [all users] directory you won't mess anything up. You can always roll back by deleting the offending scripts in your personal directory. Regards Tom Bisset -Original Message-

[JAWS-Users] scripting

2012-01-24 Thread Kimsan
Hi, I am finally going to do it! Well not all of it because this book I found has a crap load of information. What pointers/recommendations would a person have for the person who is starting to learn scripting? I quickly skimmed through it and there are a couple of small scrips of which they wan

Re: [JAWS-Users] Facebook Chat.

2012-01-24 Thread Hamit Campos
I just use AIM. It works fine enough for me. I've heard people use the chat, and it sounded very, very tedious. So, like I said, I just decided I'ed use AIM. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Allen D

Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft excel

2012-01-24 Thread Alan Robbins
Stephen, Thanks, will check this out. When I sort data, I always use the custom sort option where it has a check box to check if your spreadsheet has a header row you do not want involved in the sort. Is the way your co worker described below produce the same result or does it have additional meri

[JAWS-Users] daily information

2012-01-24 Thread David Ferrin
Daily Tip: Word: Clear Formatting The more you get to know Word 2010, the more you'll explore its formatting options. There are tons of small customizations you can make, and it's easy to find yourself so far from your original settings that you wish you could simply undo everything. You may we

[JAWS-Users] Microsoft excel

2012-01-24 Thread Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
Please ignore my previous message, a colleague has helped me thanks. If anyone else is interested, move to the row below the one that you want to freeze as headings, click window and freeze pains. ***

[JAWS-Users] Microsoft Excel Freezing A Row

2012-01-24 Thread Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
Hi friends, I have a row at the top of my spread sheet which is a phone bill and I want to freeze this row as headings so it doesn't become involved in my sorts etc and always stays at the top. I have searched Google and they say that you need to click the first item in the row then there is an