Re: [JAWS-Users] Web site message

2017-11-25 Thread net bat66
you are opening a pdf file. if you are trying to save the file open a context menu on the link and use save as to save the file to your drive. *** usually if you close the adobe reader it will go back to a blank web page. but you would still be in your browser. sometimes alt left arrow will

[JAWS-Users] Web site message

2017-11-25 Thread Laura Richardson
Hello, When I went to a web site I got the following message: Infer reading order from document (recommended) Left- to - right top - to - bottom reading order Use reading order in raw print stream There is nothing to click on .. I cannot back out of this site with back space or alt +

[JAWS-Users] J2018 problem while updating

2017-11-25 Thread TheHangMan
Hi, I installed jaws 2018 from the disc and it went great. When, I went to check for updates, after I tab to the yes button to allow Freedom to make changes to my pc, about a minute later my pc shut down / crash, so I tried it again with the same results. Is anyone having this issue? I think, I'll

Re: [JAWS-Users] Touchpad is Turned Back On

2017-11-25 Thread michael's emails
Cos i thought it would only get rid of the driver. And it would only reinstall it again. cheers michael. -Original Message- From: Kevin Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 2:52 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Touchpad is Turned Back On why not uninstall it,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Touchpad is Turned Back On

2017-11-25 Thread Kevin
why not uninstall it, you won't ever use it if you use the computer soley with the keyboard! -Original Message- From: michael's emails Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2017 7:42 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Touchpad is Turned Back On Hi Kevin this did

Re: [JAWS-Users] Touchpad is Turned Back On

2017-11-25 Thread michael's emails
Hi Kevin this did not work for my HP when i did that their was no option to disable the touch pad. Only options was to scan for hard ware changes and properties and uninstall device. cheers Michael. -Original Message- From: Kevin Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 1:50 PM To:

[JAWS-Users] thanks. plusa 2016 outlook question

2017-11-25 Thread Ted Larson
Dear List: Thanks to those replying to my queries. How do I reply to someone on the list without it going to the entire list? I cannot figure how to read the sender's email address character by character so I can replace the group address with the single person's address. I tried an alt-enter

Re: [JAWS-Users] Touchpad is Turned Back On

2017-11-25 Thread michael's emails
Hello Annette this has happened to me for 3 yeares now on my HP Laptop. This is a touch pad driver issue. I googled it and for me it was just a matter of reinstalling an older driver. But each time i do this and recieve windows updates it just updates again. It drives me crazy. So now i just

Re: [JAWS-Users] Touchpad is Turned Back On

2017-11-25 Thread Kevin
try this it worked for me I have a Dell 5000 series laptop type Device Manager onto the (Cortana) search bar when device manager pops up tab then arrow down to"Mice And Other Pointed Devices" ,press the application key on the touchpad driver, and then disable it. -Original Message-

Re: [JAWS-Users] how do you stop automatic audio from web sites

2017-11-25 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Ted, As was previously mentioned,you could use a second soundcard and speakers with Jaws, or Give these a look http://www.thewindowsclub.com/stop-videos-from-playing-automatically-on-websites https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/01/how-to-stop-videos-from-auto-playing-in-four-popular-browsers/

Re: [JAWS-Users] how do you stop automatic audio from web sites

2017-11-25 Thread Lenny McHugh
The best way that I found is to add a second sound card and dedicate it to jaws.You can pick up aninexpensive sound card and and computer speakers. -Original Message- From: net bat66 Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2017 8:02 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users]

[JAWS-Users] Touchpad is Turned Back On

2017-11-25 Thread amcarr1
Hi All, Is there anyone who recently found that their laptop touchpad was turned back on? I am using a Dell Latitude 5440 running Windows10 and JAWS2018. I think 2 nights ago there was some type of updates made to my laptop, and the next morning when I booted up the laptop I found that the

Re: [JAWS-Users] can pdf be made to be more readable?

2017-11-25 Thread net bat66
some pdf's read better if you use the raw screen output instead of the default format. -Original Message- From: Samuel White Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2017 3:14 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] can pdf be made to be more readable? Ted, I gave up on

Re: [JAWS-Users] can pdf be made to be more readable?

2017-11-25 Thread Samuel White
Ted, I gave up on .pdf and convert them to word. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Ted Larson Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2017 4:56 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] can pdf be made to be more

Re: [JAWS-Users] how do you stop automatic audio from web sites

2017-11-25 Thread net bat66
and what browser? if firefox press control m. but this only works while you are still on the web page. you have to do this with every web page you go to that wants to play adds. -Original Message- From: Ted Larson Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2017 3:14 PM To:

[JAWS-Users] Save As Dialogues New & Old Formats, Solved

2017-11-25 Thread Mike B.
Hi All, A week or 2 ago I asked how to get my old save as dialogue back because somehow it had changed to the new dialogue, & I knew it wasn't from an update. Well, I found out today how it happened. The culprit was me & a program called Classic Shell! LOL Anyways to cut a long story

Re: [JAWS-Users] can pdf be made to be more readable?

2017-11-25 Thread George Martinez Sr
Ted, As you probably know there are several levels of PDF, in terms of sophistication and readability. As some would say, "there is PDF and there is PDF." The IRS has always had the very best in PDF documents. As not many people have Abbyy Finereader or Adobe Acrobat, your thought about using

[JAWS-Users] how do you stop automatic audio from web sites

2017-11-25 Thread Ted Larson
Dear List: When I go on some web sites, they may start playing commercials, music, and videos. How do I stop the audio so that I can read through the web site with jaws so that jaws is not drowned out with these distractions? Thanks. Regards: Ted Larson For answers to frequently asked

Re: [JAWS-Users] strange issue with links not activating properly in Firefox after switching to ESR version

2017-11-25 Thread net bat66
you could go into your add ons and disable webvisum without uninstalling it.; -Original Message- From: JM Casey Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2017 1:48 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] strange issue with links not activating properly in Firefox after

[JAWS-Users] can pdf be made to be more readable?

2017-11-25 Thread Ted Larson
Dear List: Years ago, I would read tax forms from the federal I r s that were in pdf format. They were quite readable if they were not too lengthy. I mention this, because I receive pdf documents from various persons that are not very readable at all; parts of lines are connected to other

Re: [JAWS-Users] strange issue with links not activating properly in Firefox after switching to ESR version

2017-11-25 Thread JM Casey
Hi. I don't know if I have ever gotten this popup. I do get a message from google on their main page sometimes, but it does not look like a popup or dialog box. However, maybe JAWS isn't seeing it for some reason? I guess though this would come from google? Google *is* my homepage, so I guess

Re: [JAWS-Users] strange issue with links not activating properly in Firefox after switching to ESR version

2017-11-25 Thread net bat66
one thing to check when this happens. i keep getting the chrome popup telling me i want to switch to chrome. when this happens both jaws and window eyes browse mode stops working until i can close this dialog. also did you download the 32 bit version of firefox esr? more people have better

[JAWS-Users] strange issue with links not activating properly in Firefox after switching to ESR version

2017-11-25 Thread JM Casey
Hey everyone. I'm running JAWS 18 on a Windows 10, 64-bit machine. Last week, my Firefox was updated to the Quantum, version 57, release. As has been discussed on this list, there are issues with accessibility with this version of the programme, and although I found it worked *almost* fine with

Re: [JAWS-Users] discovered problem with Jaws 2018 install

2017-11-25 Thread Vicki W.
Yes. - Original Message - From: "Debbie Yuille" To: Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 4:26 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] discovered problem with Jaws 2018 install Hi Vicki Do you have the same operating system on both your

[JAWS-Users] Calendar reminders

2017-11-25 Thread Kurt Miller
Hi all, I am using win 8.1, Outlook 2010 with a gmail account. I am having reminders of garbage money making appointments coming up as reminders and they are in my calendar also. These are from spam emails that I have never even opened and I am wondering how I can get rid of them? There are 10 to

[JAWS-Users] jaws going silent.

2017-11-25 Thread michael fridey
    Hi guys i know this was on the list the other day. But i have noticed jaws goes silent then it comes up saying the usual stuff about jaws home version. It is anoying. Cheers michael. -- sent from mozilla thunderbird For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: