[JAWS-Users] Odd Windows Mail behavior question.

2009-06-09 Thread Dale Leavens
Jaws 9, Vista and Windows Mail. When I type in the subject line everything previously typed on the line is spoken as the typed letter is added. Peculiar and difficult to concentrate on what one is typing. Has anyone else seen this? Can I get rid of it? Thanks. For answers to frequently asked

Re: [JAWS-Users] wireless router network problems

2009-06-07 Thread Dale Leavens
Lenard, are you presently connecting with the Ethernet cable through the router or directly to the modem? Do we assume you are using a notebook computer or are you running a wireless WIFI radio on a desktop and is it installed? Is the radio turned on? If so you will need to work with that to

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question about the source code that's on a web page

2009-05-22 Thread Dale Leavens
ALT-V for view then arrow down to View Source. The HTML code should come up in Notepad. Enjoy! - Original Message - From: Albert Cutolo acut...@nyc.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:44 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Question about the source code that's

Re: [JAWS-Users] the questionmark does not speak like normal

2009-05-18 Thread Dale Leavens
of those odd characters and copying it into the dictionary with a created pronunciation rule. I am not sure how that would play in the case of the apostrophe since many of those pronunciations probably include the entire word. Dale Leavens. - Original Message - From: Donnie Parrett deparr

Re: [JAWS-Users] Opening a PDF file

2009-05-14 Thread Dale Leavens
the document readable to the sighted anyway. Hope this helps understand those apparently blank .PDF files. Dale Leavens. - Original Message - From: Kenbu ke...@rogers.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:10 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Opening a PDF

Re: [JAWS-Users] Defragging

2009-05-01 Thread Dale Leavens
I wonder about solid state drives. This ThinkPad has a 64 gig solid state hard drive. While the structure might become fragmented I wonder just how likely it is to interfere with performance. Probably a very little. - Original Message - From: Chris Hallsworth

Re: [JAWS-Users] Battery Status not found

2009-04-26 Thread Dale Leavens
Status not found Mine did when I had my old micron pc laptop. I wonder if that changed over the past 7 years. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:43 PM

Re: [JAWS-Users] Battery Status not found

2009-04-26 Thread Dale Leavens
-Users] Battery Status not found Hmm odd. Maybe I had a very good system last time. Lol! -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 3:29 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Battery Status not found

2009-04-26 Thread Dale Leavens
-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 3:29 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Battery Status not found Well it never has on the three notebooks I have has over the past 6 years, two ThinkPads and an Acer and since

Re: [JAWS-Users] Battery Status not found

2009-04-25 Thread Dale Leavens
It will usually not report battery status when the computer is plugged in because of the text that the script looks for. You would have to look at the script to know why, I just forget but you could probably rewrite or modify the script to read status when the computer is plugged in. -

Re: [JAWS-Users] Am getting far more information than I want

2009-04-24 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Jewel, I haven't been following this closely so might be a little off. When you use Insert + S it should cycle through three choices. The three are: None highlighted all You stop on highlighted. Now this won't stick unless you save it in a configuration. If this is happening in all

Re: [JAWS-Users] Am getting far more information than I want

2009-04-24 Thread Dale Leavens
of that and there is nothing if I arrow below it is return to factory settings. Do you think I should risk entering on that? Jewel - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS

Re: [JAWS-Users] Excel 2003 and jaws

2009-04-22 Thread Dale Leavens
through the view menu. honestly the person who wrote this course seems to like to go round houses instead of a direct route. thanks for the suggestions though. now to go on to the next task... could be interesting *smiles* Elaine - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav

Re: [JAWS-Users] Excel 2003 and jaws

2009-04-21 Thread Dale Leavens
this is helpful. Dale leavens. - Original Message - From: Elaine elaine.d...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:28 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Excel 2003 and jaws Hi Folks I'm using jaws Version 8 professional with windows xp with office 2003. can any one

Re: [JAWS-Users] Adobe saying empty document

2009-04-13 Thread Dale Leavens
It is really very simple. An empty document is just a picture of a document. Unlike a text document as say created in Word where each letter is represented by a distinct computer number which leaves no ambiguity about what that computer number represents, a picture of a document is a series

Re: [JAWS-Users] does anyone know how to delete all messages fromdelete folder outlook express

2009-03-28 Thread Dale Leavens
Press ALT-E then y. You will be prompted to know if you really want to permanently delete all messages: answer y or N. - Original Message - From: KB karen...@comcast.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 6:21 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] does anyone know

[JAWS-Users] ALT-F4 not working

2009-03-28 Thread Dale Leavens
does to the keyboard input or if it is a Windows keyboard issue. Hope this at least assures who ever else is observing this phenomenon. Dale Leavens. Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address

Re: [JAWS-Users] alt f4

2009-03-27 Thread Dale Leavens
Recently I have been having this happen to me as well. While I have Jaws 10 I haven't yet upgraded from 9 PRO running under VISTA. Having sloshed a coffee through the notebook keyboard I am still waiting for a new one to be installed and am using a USB keyboard and it began happening about that

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Superscript

2009-03-19 Thread Dale Leavens
I wonder what that was composed on? The character probably looks a bit like an apostrophe and might have been selected from a list of symbols by the author rather than from the keyboard. I am not familiar with the PDA keyboards to know if they have an apostrophe key. If composed on something

Re: [JAWS-Users] Skype and taglines?

2009-03-16 Thread Dale Leavens
] Skype and taglines? Dale you do it under where it says mood message. Last time I did it I didn't know I had got the message down until another contact informed me though - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, March 15

Re: [JAWS-Users] Tether JAWS to PC

2009-03-15 Thread Dale Leavens
You can always still use the main keyboard Insert Key or of course the Jaws CapsLock Key in place of the numpad Insert Key can't you? Always seems to work for me. - Original Message - From: Annette Carr amca...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, March 15,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Skype and taglines?

2009-03-15 Thread Dale Leavens
Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:48 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Skype and taglines? Good afternoon, I see some people add and change

[JAWS-Users] Skype and taglines?

2009-03-14 Thread Dale Leavens
Good afternoon, I see some people add and change taglines for lack of another term to their listing in the contacts list. I have poked about all over the menus and such and don't see where they are doing this. Can any one instruct me please? Thanks. Visit the JAWS Users List home page at:

Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I de-install jfw 9?

2009-03-13 Thread Dale Leavens
So, Did it work? - Original Message - From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I de-install jfw 9? Thanks much!! - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] sluggish input behaviour question particularlyatgoogle.

2009-03-12 Thread Dale Leavens
with this action seemed to fix the problem most of the time. The only pages where I have run into this problem was on the Google search page and the Google Alerts set up page. Don Marang - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent

Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I de-install jfw 9?

2009-03-12 Thread Dale Leavens
I just forget exactly where to go under XP, I think it is Start menu -- Programmes. In Vista the Windows key opens up the Default Menu and a couple of selections down is Programmes. In any case Find Jaws 9, arrow right to Explore Jaws,arrow down to to Tools then right. the first option there

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws hot key not working

2009-03-11 Thread Dale Leavens
Did you remember to first click on apply then go back and hit on OK ? - Original Message - From: Baracco, Andrew W andrew.bara...@va.gov To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws hot key not working I have found that

[JAWS-Users] sluggish input behaviour question particularly at google.

2009-03-11 Thread Dale Leavens
On my work computer when I call up google and type into the search field the characters I type don't echo back into the edit field without long delay and frequently not at all. That installation is Jaws 7 I believe IE 6 and Windows XP Pro. I have run all sorts of combinations of Jaws and IE on

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jfw bootup problem

2009-02-24 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi, I just had a look and ... Open the Jaws menu (JawsKey + J Arrow down to Utilities and whack Enter. Arrow down once to Synthesizer and braille and whack Enter again. There is a tree view. You can modify braille devices there. The PackMate is the first one there, you can apparently add,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Hotkeys Lisst Command

2009-02-22 Thread Dale Leavens
Well, as it happens Insert + H will still give you that list of hot keys however the CapsLock + H will not, it gives you Read by Sentence. Until just right now I didn't know that and I have been using a notebook more or less steady for a little over five years now. - Original Message

Re: [JAWS-Users] Questionabout wireless cards and not being able too connect when visiting while I'm in Michigan.

2009-02-20 Thread Dale Leavens
Do these people have wireless routers connected to their cable modems? There is nothing against the law about connecting to a wireless point even if you have to guess at or fudge security passwords and such. If you go to the wireless network in control panel you should be able to find a

Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan

2009-02-16 Thread Dale Leavens
If you can find your way around inside of a drawer you should be able to find your way around inside a computer. If that is too challenging then I have no advice what ever! What does this have to do with Jaws? I don't know for sure but it is nevertheless remarkable! - Original Message

Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan

2009-02-15 Thread Dale Leavens
-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan A replacement fan doesn't cost too much, and only a day or so's loss of work on the affected PC. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users

Re: [JAWS-Users] also another question combo boxes that won't list

2009-02-11 Thread Dale Leavens
Are you in forms mode when you try to open and list these combo boxes? - Original Message - From: KB karen...@comcast.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] also another question combo boxes that won't list I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Maximizing a Window

2009-02-10 Thread Dale Leavens
Could you have somehow changed your schemes from Windows Classic? - Original Message - From: Victor victor.gouv...@rogers.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:13 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Maximizing a Window Even after a re-start, I am faced

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to open an attachment in outlook

2009-02-10 Thread Dale Leavens
HI, when you hit ALT-A you will hear a list of attachments, one or more. These are arranged along a row, arrow left to hear the second attachment if there is a second one and so on. When you are on the attachment you want to open hit enter on it. You will usually be prompted to open or save

Re: [JAWS-Users] Setting Up A Webcam with Skype

2009-02-09 Thread Dale Leavens
You don't have to set it up to watch video on calls you make if the other party has video. There is a start my video button when the call completes which sends your video out. If the other party has a camera and selects this option their video will come across to you. If they do not select that

Re: [JAWS-Users] Maximizing a Window

2009-02-09 Thread Dale Leavens
Isn't that a standard Windows keyboard shortcut? - Original Message - From: Jon C. Pierson joncpier...@comcast.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Maximizing a Window Hi Voctor, Just tested some things here. It

Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery

2009-02-07 Thread Dale Leavens
laptop, and any idea what would suddenly make that appear on my desktop PC? -Original Message- From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:14 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery Is your

Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery

2009-02-06 Thread Dale Leavens
JawsKey + Shift + b. Now this doesn't always work the same all of the time or on all computers. On this ThinkPad X series it reads the status when unplugged but doesn't seem to be able to find the spot when plugged in. I believe you have to have the battery meter showing in the system tray

Re: [JAWS-Users] question regarding certain email providers

2009-02-06 Thread Dale Leavens
I have been having trouble with two programming lists on freelists.org. When I posted the message would time-out and be returned. Freelists wasn't recognizing my DNS. I had to pester my ISP, something to do with the DNS not being propagated correctly. Freelists and my ISP both denied it was

Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery

2009-02-06 Thread Dale Leavens
tray too. Also is the mouse which is disabled currently. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery I don't use Outlook Express just

Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery

2009-02-06 Thread Dale Leavens
tray. Maybe it's a MS configuration issue on weather it shows there or not?? - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 7:12 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery My point

Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery

2009-02-06 Thread Dale Leavens
Mine says that all of the time if the power cord is connected or if the power meter is not set up to show in the system tray. Try JawsKey + F11. Jaws should say: Select a system tray icon. Arrow down and listen for anything that mentions battery status. It may say plugged in or may say some

Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking the Status of a Laptop Battery

2009-02-06 Thread Dale Leavens
then these keys, shift-jaws key-B will announce the battery status? If so then why is it not working over here being as my battery is in the sys tray already? - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 10:54 PM

Re: [JAWS-Users] how does one delete favorite on favorite menu?

2009-02-04 Thread Dale Leavens
It is a whole lot easier than that!!! Just move up and down the favorite list until you are on the one you wish to delete. Once Jaws speaks the one you want, and it may say selected or not selected. If Jaws says unselected just press space bar and it will say selected then press the delete

Re: [JAWS-Users] Scripting: Personal Jaws Startup

2009-02-03 Thread Dale Leavens
I well remember this coming up five or six years ago although I don't recall most of the details. The thing to be remembered is that this is a form of software hacking reverse engineering. The original machine code is being altered and strictly speaking, even loosely speaking I suppose it is

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange Google Problem

2009-01-27 Thread Dale Leavens
Using Jaws 9, Vista and IE 7 I have not observed this behaviour at google.com or google.ca. - Original Message - From: Chris Hallsworth christopherhallswort...@googlemail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange Google Problem

2009-01-27 Thread Dale Leavens
: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange Google Problem Using Jaws 9, Vista and IE 7 I have not observed this behaviour at google.com or google.ca. - Original Message - From: Chris

Re: [JAWS-Users] CAPS LOCK mode

2009-01-26 Thread Dale Leavens
tap the capslock key twice in fairly rapid succession. It should say Caps lock on or Caps lock off toggling between the two modes. Hope this helps. - Original Message - From: Estelita este.clay...@yahoo.co.uk To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:21 PM

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws freezing sometimes in vista?

2009-01-15 Thread Dale Leavens
that you are thinking this is related to the SoundMax because we've had no idea what is the problem. Cher -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:25 PM

Re: [JAWS-Users] Travel sites

2009-01-14 Thread Dale Leavens
I have good luck with WWW.EXPEDIA.CA\ It is a Canadian site and I can't remember if there is an American version or not but it is about as easy to use as it gets. - Original Message - From: Carol Cyr c...@vistacenter.org To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, January

Re: [JAWS-Users] battery question and jaws

2009-01-14 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Karen, Computers implement power schemes in different ways. It may be that you have to set warnings and other alarms in the power manager application on your computer. You will find this in the control panel. There are a number of things you can set there, things like what the computer

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws freezing sometimes in vista?

2009-01-13 Thread Dale Leavens
the bluescreen. My laptop has a ADI soundmax chip and the PC a creative Soundblaster X-FI. I am not absolutely sure, but it seams that, at least for me, it is the sound blaster that causes Jaws to freeze. Regards! Kamil Dale Leavens schrieb am Dienstag, 13. Januar 2009 00:46: I have Windows Vista

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws freezing sometimes in vista?

2009-01-12 Thread Dale Leavens
I have Windows Vista and Jaws 9 on a new X300 with four gigs of ram and Jaws freezes for me too. IT does sometimes come back but frequently the only solution seems to press the power button and re-boot. I still have not installed Jaws 10. So far I have not identified a cause, I suspect

[JAWS-Users] Any body using Meditech software?

2009-01-06 Thread Dale Leavens
like to know about it. Thanks for any information. Dale leavens Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com

[JAWS-Users] Help with Staples.ca please

2008-12-30 Thread Dale Leavens
Jaws 9 under Vista. Could some others please check this site for me and let me know if it works the same for them? The opening page is fine, everything after that though. The URL is www.staples.ca Maybe an Eloquence issue? Dale leavens Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http

Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with Staples.ca please

2008-12-30 Thread Dale Leavens
-Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:47 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Help with Staples.ca please Good morning, I am trying to use

Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with Staples.ca please

2008-12-30 Thread Dale Leavens
For crying out Christmas! Why German? The options are only English or French. - Original Message - From: Victor victor.gouv...@rogers.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with Staples.ca please Hi Dale, It

Re: [JAWS-Users] Remove Formatting

2008-12-28 Thread Dale Leavens
Or do that! GRIN - Original Message - From: Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Remove Formatting Select your text and then press ctrl-i to turn italics off. - Original Message -

Re: [JAWS-Users] Remove Formatting

2008-12-28 Thread Dale Leavens
Highlight (select) the offending text, go to the format menu (ALT-O. The first item should be Font. Hit enter, the current font should be the default. Tab across to style, arrow up or down to normal and hit enter. All of the selected text will be made normal. You can select a different style

[JAWS-Users] Where to put scripts in Jaws 9?

2008-12-21 Thread Dale Leavens
Good evening, Suffering a memory lapse or maybe thing are a little rearranged under Jaws 9. Where do I copy the script files for WinMX? Looking for a ENU in the path and I found one but I am used to seeing dozens of files in there, seem to be only a few so wonder if maybe I got the wrong

Re: [JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific

2008-12-20 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Victor, As is so often the case the moderator interjection is likely to generate a flurry of messages of debate well exceeding the offending topic. In fairness I think I understand some of the moderator concern, past lists have got way out of line with one or two complainers filling up

[JAWS-Users] Web site blows Jaws away!

2008-12-14 Thread Dale Leavens
Good morning, For a long time now I get these e-mail announcements with a link to a monthly sale flyer from HouseOfTools.com. http://www.houseoftools.com/content/houseoftoolscom/Flyers/FlyerinEffect.htm There is a 16 page Web flyer and one can download a PDF version. A few months ago the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Web site blows Jaws away!

2008-12-14 Thread Dale Leavens
to alt-tab to another program I had open, so JAWS didn't freeze. It might have, eventually. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 4:13 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Web site blows Jaws away! Good morning

Re: [JAWS-Users] Web site blows Jaws away!

2008-12-14 Thread Dale Leavens
there. They should be. It may not be Flash content, but some sort of dynamic HTML; I don't know. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens dleav...@puc.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Web site blows Jaws away! Oh

[JAWS-Users] Source for WinMX Scripts?

2008-12-01 Thread Dale Leavens
Anyone have the source for the WinMX Scripts please? Thanks. Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post

Re: [JAWS-Users] Deleted Folders

2008-11-18 Thread Dale Leavens
Not just to state the obvious but: Have you checked the Recycle bin? Tab to restore from the file or folder name and it will be returned to it's location of origin. - Original Message - From: Larry Stansifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Deleted Folders

2008-11-18 Thread Dale Leavens
than PST? TNX Larry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:13 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Deleted Folders Not just to state the obvious but: Have you checked

Re: [JAWS-Users] No Speech on Start Up

2008-11-08 Thread Dale Leavens
What is quickmx? Is it the add-on for WinMX? Why would that make a difference? - Original Message - From: Mich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:34 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] No Speech on Start Up hi Victor. if you have

[JAWS-Users] Trouble with Jaws and Skype.

2008-11-06 Thread Dale Leavens
. With the damn ringing it is difficult to hear Jaws. Maybe there are scripts to do all that? Certainly I have selected all the accessibility options and defined the answer shortcut key it just doesn't seem to work. any advice appreciated. Dale Leavens Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http

Re: [JAWS-Users] converting cassettes to cd

2008-11-03 Thread Dale Leavens
Ah come on! All kinds of people offer a service on this list. It is the purpose of the list isn't it? Aren't you and your moderators providing a service? don't you offer assistance and advice all the time? Admittedly recording analog to digital music isn't exactly Jaws related except that

Re: [JAWS-Users] Alert document is empty

2008-11-02 Thread Dale Leavens
. With the professional version of JFW running near a grand per copy one would hope that the boys at FS would wake up and smell the demand. TNX Larry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 7:23 AM To: jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Alert document is empty

2008-11-01 Thread Dale Leavens
If you look at the document in Windows Explorer with View/Details selected and it has a byte count of significantly more than 0 then you have the file in all probability. It is most likely a graphic, that is, a picture of text. What you are observing is that there is no text for NotePad or

Re: [JAWS-Users] Mini-Notebooks

2008-10-10 Thread Dale Leavens
Surely there is room for some flexibility here? What good is the hardware without Jaws after all? - Original Message - From: David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Mini-Notebooks Operating

Re: [JAWS-Users] I want to start learn scripting.

2008-10-01 Thread Dale Leavens
There is already a Jaws scripting list. it is at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not that I really care about having another list but I always think it a shame when the resources and facilities of this little blindness community become further fragmented. It just seems like stepping back into our little

Re: [JAWS-Users] SP3 Word

2008-09-21 Thread Dale Leavens
Do you have the search set up to show system files and hidden files? Anyway, since you know where it is and can go to it just do so and delete it there as well as the $normal.dot and your oldnormal.dot as well, none are any use to you and Word will create a new template. - Original

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word Error Message

2008-09-20 Thread Dale Leavens
Quite probably your copy of Word is corrupt for some reason or other. I expect you will have to either repair or reinstall Word. The programme is looking for something that isn't there and therefore failing. - Original Message - From: Patricia Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: web jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] I'm having trouble with outlook express.

2008-09-17 Thread Dale Leavens
, but the original one.kk. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I'm having trouble with outlook express. Can you read your messages, for example this one when it comes

[JAWS-Users] Pictures could not be found.

2008-09-11 Thread Dale Leavens
Using Vista and Windows mail and Jaws 9 something new is happening. when responding to messages on this and other blindness related lists where I know the messages are pure text I am finding frequent interruptions with a message essentially: Some of the images in this message could not be

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and Skype

2008-09-08 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi, So far it hasn't helped me. The checkbox is appropriately checked but the hot keys still don't work. I did discover though how to disassociate clicking on a contact with the default to sending a chat message but I will have to find it again and will post that in answer to a previous

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and Skype

2008-09-08 Thread Dale Leavens
Thanks Chrissy, I have used Skype a long time in the past, there is something about this new version, it is giving similar problems on two computers here. Thanks though, someone has said that the ESCape key will hang up a call I'll try to use that next time. Since I don't really have any

[JAWS-Users] Jaws and Skype

2008-09-07 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi, Something has happened to Skype both on my Windows XP Home computer and on this Vista computer which I don't understand. I have selected hot keys and Alt-Pageup to answer, Alt-Pagedown to cancel. It doesn't work on either computer, I did select Save in that dialogue. I also set Extended

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to format a floppy disk.

2008-09-06 Thread Dale Leavens
I have not been following this thread so if this has already been addressed I am sorry. Have you set the write protect tab to the off position? With the diskette in with the label side up there is a hole on the left corner nearest you. On the underside there is a hole too. If the holes line

Re: [JAWS-Users] How To Use A Floppy Disc

2008-09-02 Thread Dale Leavens
Forty bucks or less. Now that computers don't usually have them installed it is about the only way one can access floppy disks. With the size of most Windows file formats floppy diskettes are nearly useless any more. - Original Message - From: Alan Terrie Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws winamp?

2008-09-02 Thread Dale Leavens
offer the latest version on the website, thus you will just see a download link and nothing specifically saying what version it is. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws winamp?

2008-09-02 Thread Dale Leavens
winamp? Dale, look on the programs page for 5.541. It's up there because I put it there. David Ferrin - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws winamp

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws winamp?

2008-09-02 Thread Dale Leavens
Thanks, I'll save this. For now I have managed to get Win amp and it is working. If/when I get myself a decent MP3 player perhaps I will convert them to store on there. Again thanks. Dale Leavens - Original Message - From: Andrew Head [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Say All and Word 2003

2008-09-01 Thread Dale Leavens
I don't know for sure but I have had similar experiences with earlier versions of Jaws. I am thinking it has something to do with the way Word scrolls to the next page. There is something in the Word options about repagination which might help. - Original Message - From: Chris

[JAWS-Users] Jaws winamp?

2008-09-01 Thread Dale Leavens
I know many of you are expert using Winamp and Jaws and certainly I am not. Just been to the Winamp site looking to get a copy for this computer. Seems the most recent version is 5.41 but I am confused about what to download. The one it seemed to want to give me is Winamp Remote. Is this

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws winamp?

2008-09-01 Thread Dale Leavens
highly recommend not installing Winamp Remote, personally. Second, yes, winamp, by default, will play m4a files. the latest version of winamp is 5.541. - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 8:58

Re: [JAWS-Users] Outlook 2007

2008-08-31 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi, I have been having a few issues since Jaws nine and Vista, sometimes I find it necessary to maximize the window, ALT- then 'X' . Try that, it might help. - Original Message - From: Diana Engle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008

Re: [JAWS-Users] anti-virus

2008-08-27 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Kathy, It is probably the virus definitions which are out of date. You install the programme then update the virus definitions and the message should go away. - Original Message - From: Kathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Re: [JAWS-Users] Moving folders and messages from one computertoanother?

2008-08-27 Thread Dale Leavens
Thanks Reese, I didn't know about the transfer wizard however I have not been successful yet. I am moving from XP Home to Vista Pro, the programmes are a little different but neither do they seem to work well for me. I thought I might transfer the few MP3 files I wanted, a couple of Word

[JAWS-Users] Subscription information to the Office 2007 list please?

2008-08-24 Thread Dale Leavens
those wonderful time wasters like automatic numbering, automatic bulleting, random font style and size changes, figuring out how to get Word to recheck spelling, all those wonderful barriers to productivity one must trip over Thanks. Dale leavens Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http

[JAWS-Users] Moving folders and messages from one computer to another?

2008-08-23 Thread Dale Leavens
a file or folder name to use here. If Outlook Distress offered one I couldn't find it with Jaws 7. Thanks for any help Dale Leavens Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list

[JAWS-Users] What is Picasa2?

2008-08-22 Thread Dale Leavens
What is Picasa2 on this Windows Vista Computer? I bring it up but Jaws doesn't see a thing. Thanks. Dale Leavens Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http

Re: [JAWS-Users] how do I?

2008-08-15 Thread Dale Leavens
Carla, Is all you want to do is to copy the actual file names? The usual highlight or select will try to paste the files themselves to the new location not just the names. I suppose you could put the list of files into the Jaws on-screen virtual viewer and then copy that to a document like

Re: [JAWS-Users] I do not hear thenotificationRe:Howdoyou turnon balloon notifications in win xp?

2008-08-10 Thread Dale Leavens
I thought it was sort of cute! - Original Message - From: Christy Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I do not hear thenotificationRe:Howdoyou turnon balloon notifications in win xp? ah ok i

Re: [JAWS-Users] audio CD

2008-07-29 Thread Dale Leavens
and the volume slider was at 100%. Other volumes were at 50%. I assume 100% is a good thing? Thanks. Rich - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] audio CD

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