Re: [JAWS-Users] selecting

2017-08-14 Thread Mike B.
Hi Kevin, You're correct, press, Control + spacebar, on a highlighted area of the Desktop & you'll hear Jaws report not selected. Now, you have a blank area selected, so to speak. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license

[JAWS-Users] selecting

2017-08-14 Thread Kevin
how do you select a blank area of the desktop? this would be like not selecting any programs on your desktop! running windows 10 17 03 OS build 15thousand63.483 and jaws 18 latest Email is golden!!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

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2017-08-14 Thread Ted Larson
Thanks to those responding to my query about jaws volume. Regards: Ted Larson For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] ted, all your messages are going into my gmail spam folder.

2017-08-14 Thread David Ferrin
Please do not include member names in the subject line. -Original Message- From: net bat66 Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 9:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] ted, all your messages are going into my gmail spam folder. the last 5 messages from you have

Re: [JAWS-Users] controlling only jaws volume

2017-08-14 Thread David Ferrin
Some versions of windows offer the feature of adjusting volume for individual items if memory serves. What version of windows is in question in this case? -Original Message- From: Ted Larson Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 8:57 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re:

Re: [JAWS-Users] controlling only jaws volume

2017-08-14 Thread net bat66
you don't need two sound cards. if your speaker settings are in your sys tray open the context menu and arrow to sound mixer. there you can adjust just the jaws volume. but be careful. if you turn it off you would have to use narrator or n v d a to go back to the mixer to turn the speech back

Re: [JAWS-Users] controlling only jaws volume

2017-08-14 Thread Rick Ely
Evening, I am running Windows 10 Creators and JAWS 18. I quickly tried this and it worked here. In the system tray go to speakers and use the context key to open the menu of choices Select Volume mixer Note Simply pressing enter will get you volume mixer, however activating it with the enter key

[JAWS-Users] ted, all your messages are going into my gmail spam folder.

2017-08-14 Thread net bat66
the last 5 messages from you have gone to gmail spam. *** try useing headers to get to the article. most of the time the main article on a page is in headings. -Original Message- From: Ted Larson Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 10:03 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject:

Re: [JAWS-Users] controlling only jaws volume

2017-08-14 Thread Ted Larson
Mike: Thanks for your reply. Regards: Ted Larson -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 5:46 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] controlling only jaws volume

Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary

2017-08-14 Thread Flor Lynch
It sounds to me as if much depends on the particular synthesizer one's using, so I'm not even sure they should be calling it the JAWS Dictionery! Also, capitalising syllables helps at times, spaces not always necessary in words. There's a county Kildare (but, using Eloquence, that should be

Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary

2017-08-14 Thread Fernando Gregoire
In Spanish I do this by accentuating the vowel on the syllable that must be pronounced with a stronger tone. In Spanish this always works, because Spanish general accentuation rules are strict and well defined. In English this would seem harder because there are no accented vowels natively, but

Re: [JAWS-Users] Trying to get firefox to download a form and feeling bemused

2017-08-14 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi! Since some versions ago, Firefox includes its own PDF viewer by default despite the possibility of using the Adobe's one if you want. As a result, when you open a PDF, you have to press the Download button to download it; this button is in the viewer's page, so you can quickly find it by

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows10 question

2017-08-14 Thread Mr. Ed
Hi, Edge does not work with Jaws at this time. In about another month Jaws is suppose to work with Edge. Mr. Ed -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of alex stone Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 5:58 PM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows10 question

2017-08-14 Thread Joseph Lee
Hi, Not just yet until VFO says it is ready for primetime. Cheers, Joseph -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of alex stone Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 3:58 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users]

[JAWS-Users] Windows10 question

2017-08-14 Thread alex stone
As a new windows10 user, how I find out how to use Microsoft Edge with jaws? Get Outlook for iOS For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

Re: [JAWS-Users] controlling only jaws volume

2017-08-14 Thread Mike B.
Hi Ted, Your best bet, & the only 1 I know of is to run 2 soundcards. 1 for Jaws & 1 for system sounds. I go 1 step further & also run 2 sets of speakers as well. Running 2 soundcards & 2 sets of speakers gives you total control of both. You can adjust volume on the fly for either 1, & man

Re: [JAWS-Users] is there a quick navigation command to jump to non-control text?

2017-08-14 Thread Ted Larson
Adrian: Thanks for your replies. I will try them out. Regards: Ted Larson -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 5:09 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Trying to get firefox to download a form and feeling bemused

2017-08-14 Thread John Fitzgerald
Have you tried looking under tools/downloads to see if it is a true download? John Fitzgerald Muse, Oklahoma Article V Convention of States http://www.cosaction.com/?recruiter_id=1022484 -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf

Re: [JAWS-Users] is there a quick navigation command to jump to non-control text?

2017-08-14 Thread Adrian Spratt
Ted, You're right that "n" will do a lot of the heavy lifting. This quick key skips over links to the next block of non-link text. I'd add the letter h for heading to your arsenal. I find that a combination of h and n gets me to the beginning, or nearby the beginning, of most articles. If I

[JAWS-Users] controlling only jaws volume

2017-08-14 Thread Ted Larson
Dear List: How do I permanently control only the jaws volume, but leave the volume at 100 percent for all other applications? How do I get to the right place to make the adjustment? I can change the speaker volume for the entire computer, but, I really only want to change the volume for jaws.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Using a G-Mail Account

2017-08-14 Thread Annette Carr
I am using JAWS 18, Office2010 on a Windows7 5-6 year old Toshiba laptop. I cannot get JAWS to read the wizard screens. Does anyone have any ideas to what could be preventing me from reading these dialog boxes? Could it be my display settings? What is the recommended settings? Thanks, Annette

Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary

2017-08-14 Thread Adrian Spratt
A two-part answer. First, I just plugged "du luth" into the replacement field of my JAWS dictionary, and it pronounced the city's name correctly, at least for my synthesizer. Second, I've found no consistency in how the JAWS dictionary processes the emphasis of syllables. Finding a solution

Re: [JAWS-Users] Using a G-Mail Account

2017-08-14 Thread Annette Carr
Good idea, but I need to respond from the g-mail account and not my personal account. I cannot get the 2 mixed up. Thanks, Annette -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dave Basden Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 1:04 AM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Thanks

2017-08-14 Thread Adrian Spratt
Ted, it's gracious of you to post this note, but honestly, the result is unacceptable. I'd urge you to call FS/VFO again and demand that your case be escalated. It's worth saying that the quality of tech assistance varies widely among the FS reps. Some are superb, some not. I can't imagine that

Re: [JAWS-Users] Trying to get Firefox to download a form and feeling bemused

2017-08-14 Thread Adrian Spratt
Two different approaches: Fernando recently posted that you might be able to bypass the dialog by pressing shift-control-s to save the PDF file. If that doesn't work, try alt-n before tabbing to the "open" option. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

[JAWS-Users] Trying to get firefox to download a form and feeling bemused

2017-08-14 Thread JM Casey
Hello folks. I'm usually pretty good at this stuff, but I'm stumped for the moment and maybe someone here could offer a suggestion. I'm trying to download a direct deposit form from my bank. This is a pdf file. I mostly just need some of the info from the form and may not actually be filling

Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary

2017-08-14 Thread andy t
Hello how about this, dulUth I capitalized the second u . I don't know if this is what you are looking for or not. I have had to spell a word differently in order to make it sound right with jaws. -Original Message- From: John R. Vaughn Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 1:52 PM To:

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2017-08-14 Thread Ted Larson
Dear List: Concerning a question on quick navigation commands and jaws taking a nap. I called VFO concerning jaws going to sleep and he ran a repair remotely. I may have to live with the problem since jaws still starts napping after fifteen seconds. Thanks for all of your help.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary

2017-08-14 Thread Orlando Enrique Fiol
Hi Jeff. To accentuate a syllable, insert a dash or space before the syllable you want accentuated, which should work most of the time. Depending on the desired vowel sound, I've also had success with double vowels on the syllable I want accented in the pronunciation entry. Orlando Enrique Fiol

Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary

2017-08-14 Thread John R. Vaughn
Try putting in the way to say Duluth the following: Dul uth Note I broke the word into two syllables as dul and uth Play with the way the word is spoken. Probably other options such as Da luth John -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On

Re: [JAWS-Users] is there a quick navigation command to jump to non-control text?

2017-08-14 Thread Mike B.
Hi Ted, Try pressing the letter, N. This will move to the next block of text which is not a link. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. - Original

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws takes a nap after fifteen seconds

2017-08-14 Thread Ted Larson
Adrian: Thanks for your reply. Regards: Ted Larson -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:28 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws takes

[JAWS-Users] is there a quick navigation command to jump to non-control text?

2017-08-14 Thread Ted Larson
Dear List: If I want to read an article that is on a web page, or the first occurrence of non-controlled text, is there a quick navigation command to jump to the body of the article where text is found without having to wade through all of the controls that precede it? I thought the letter n

[JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary

2017-08-14 Thread Audiobookfan
When trying to define the proper pronunciation for a word in the JAWS 18 dictionary, how does one indicate the syllable that should receive the accent? I'm trying to get JAWS to pronounce Duluth properly. The accent should be on the second syllable. JAWS wants to put it on the first syllable.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing to Windows 10

2017-08-14 Thread Jim Flusche
Yes, but using Jaws 18 is better. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Pam Mahuika Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:36 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing to Windows 10 I have just

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word 2010, sort and JAWS

2017-08-14 Thread Adrian Spratt
Good morning, Brian. Thank you for giving my question more thought. Unfortunately, I didn't use a distinct format for the labels I assigned my document's entries. In the future, with your suggestion in mind, I will make sure I do. For now, the only solution I can imagine would involve a search

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws takes a nap after fifteen seconds

2017-08-14 Thread David Ferrin
JAWS sleep settings are the same no matter what version of windows is being used. Now having said that they normally go into effect when a program is loaded and turn off when the program is exited. There is not normally any delay at all. For example open book puts jaws to sleep right away

Re: [JAWS-Users] Using a G-Mail Account

2017-08-14 Thread Dave Basden
Forward the messages to your primary account and delete them from GMail. I do that. There are settings for that in the GMail control panel. At 02:12 PM 8/13/2017, you wrote: Hello All, I need to manage a G-mail account that is not my primary personal account. Does anyone have any tips on