Re: [JAWS-Users] .mov DVD burner?

2009-04-06 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Windows media player version 11 can also burn dvd's and you basically use the same method than when burning cd's. It just takes longer. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lee Sent:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Winamp Playlist Editor

2009-04-06 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
I don't know how to resize the winamp playlist editor window, but the following commands may perhaps help: Alt+down-arrow moves selected files down. Alt+up-arrow moves selected files up. The down and up-arrow keys move the cursor down and up respectively. The ENTER key plays the selected file.

[JAWS-Users] Another media player

2009-04-06 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Listers, The below was just posted on another blindness related list and will very likely be compattible with jaws: http://thegeekyspot.com/download-software-vlc-media-player/ media player update VLC 0.99 Description: VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia

Re: [JAWS-Users] Emailing a folder

2009-04-20 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Larry, You cannot email a folder, but you can zip up the folder with a compress utility like winzip, to create a zip file and the zip file will attach to the email. Just beware that some office networks may block zip or rar attachments, depending on their security policy settings. Sometimes you

[JAWS-Users] Switching of languages in jaws

2009-04-23 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I'm trying to read several long passages of Latin text and it's the first time I have to do this with a speech synthesizer. It's very tiring not to be able to only concentrate on the interpretation, but to be distracted by the eloquence English non-pronounciation of the e

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

2009-04-24 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Jewel, Version 5.10 of jaws gives much hassles under xp. Get at least version 6 or 7 installed. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Jewel Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 6:25 AM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 10 notepad

2009-05-04 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Garry, I haven't followed this thread closely, but I've also used Notepad with jaws 10 and not even the latest update, as for some sinister reason it doesn't want to update if I do it via the update option. But I'm using windows xp pro, don't know whether that will make a difference. One

Re: [JAWS-Users] Can't Seem To Close Microsoft Outlook 2000 down

2009-05-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Donnie, Uncheck the desktop alert in your outlook email settings menu. Then the sound should go away if outlook is closed. It works that way on two computers I use. I don't think you have to remove anything from the system tray. Regards Riana NB: This email and its contents are subject to

Re: [JAWS-Users] Make jaws stop saying everything?

2009-05-11 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Depending on what you mean, you could change the tutor messages from within the basic settings in the jaws contextual menu, alternatively, if your jaws is perhaps set to speak all text, you could change that to highlighted with the long insert key [jaws key] pressed together with the letter s.

Re: [JAWS-Users] My control key m, that is used for checking mail isn't working.

2009-05-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Albert, I think the F9 key also force a send and download of email. Have you tried that? Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Albert Cutolo Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:42 PM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Opening a PDF file

2009-05-15 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Mike, Copy the file into the folder where your default openbook scans are saved and then open it with openbook via the menus from within the openbook file menu. If that doesn't work, try to print it to the virtual printer. I may have the name of the printer wrong, as I actually use Kurzweil more

Re: [JAWS-Users] windows media player problems

2009-05-18 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
If your ripping options are set to verify album and track names on the internet and your speed is too slow, that may perhaps be the reason for the cd to be ejected, although I've successfully ripped cd's at less than 8 kbps via a dialup modem. The fact that it's set to rip in mp3 shouldn't make

Re: [JAWS-Users] downloading pictures within outlook 2007.

2009-05-20 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Reese, I don't think you could turn that off as such, but if you change your email settings to read all mail in plain text, you wouldn't get that message, but you would also not be able to follow a link directly from within the message. Regards Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] receiving file via Skype

2009-05-22 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Estelita, The easiest way to send a file, is to select the relevant file where it resides on your pc, use the applications menu by downarrowing to send via skype, or it may perhaps be in the send menu reached from within the applications menu and just click on it. Click on the relevant

Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with JAWS10 latest update focus problems

2009-05-25 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello George, It's not only the latest update of jaws 10 that has this focus problem, I've experienced this since the initial jaws 10. It does seem to help a little if one turns the automatic forms mode off, which is enabled per default in jaws 10. Also, whenever I write a lengthy message in

Re: [JAWS-Users] How do i: Turn off JAWS via keyboard?

2009-05-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello David, There's also another way to turn speech off, but still have the other jaws functions. If you press the jaws key, or long insert, together with control and s you're prompted to select a synthesizer and one of the options is no speech. You could either press the relevant letter or

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with notepad and wordpad when using the findcommand

2009-05-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Greg, That means that the word or string you were looking for was not found, but unfortunately it's not announced. Even if the word is found, it doesn't say so, it just stops at the relevant line and you have to press escape to read the result. The repeat find and f3 key for that, doesn't

Re: [JAWS-Users] Feedback on skype 4.1 and password question

2009-05-28 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Ming and List, Skype 4 works very well, but you must install the jaws scripts. You no longer have to compile them. The menus look different from previous versions, but you can set it to classic menus via options under the tools menu where one of the choices are between skype and

Re: [JAWS-Users] Feedback on skype 4.1 and password question

2009-05-28 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:53 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Feedback on skype 4.1 and password

Re: [JAWS-Users] Feedback on skype 4.1 and password question

2009-05-28 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Feedback on skype 4.1 and password question where do I go for the scripts? Kind Regard Holger Fiallo - Original Message - From: Van Der Walt Riana rivanderw...@justice.gov.za To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday

[JAWS-Users] Real speak solo direct

2009-05-28 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Chris, My Jaws distributor's file received from FS, of the real speak solo direct synthesizer, would also not show up, until they installed a different copy, which I think may have been downloaded from the fs site, but I'm not sure. However, you can have both realspeak sapi 5 and solo

[JAWS-Users] Unread messages in outlook

2009-06-03 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, On a laptop with Windows xp pro and Microsoft Office 2003 and jaws 10 latest update, my unread messages in outlook, are only marked as such until I've navigated past them with the curser keys, although I haven't read them, despite the fact that the option setting to mark unread

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unread messages in outlook

2009-06-03 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
-Users] Unread messages in outlook Is the preview pane turned on? Cher -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 5:08 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS 10 will not start at bootup

2009-06-03 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Yvonne, If you use skype 4, that may perhaps explain your problem with skype watch, as it is said not to work right with that version, even with the jaws scripts installed. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS and JAWS Application Box after typing for alittle while in Outlook

2009-06-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Lynn and List, I'm not sure where to report this bug you mention, but I'm experiencing it constantly and it's not only with the latest update of jaws 10. it's since version 10's first release. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] Eyepal Or Kurzweil?

2009-06-08 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
/dajgriff/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ -- Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 14:50:27 +0200 From: Van Der Walt Riana rivanderw...@justice.gov.za Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] User Review of EyePal Scanner

Re: [JAWS-Users] Converting DVD to MP3

2009-06-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Ann, I think you can also do such conversions with the switch program. You can download a free version from nch software. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami Sent:

Re: [JAWS-Users] the auto fill in google

2009-06-15 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Karen, Uninstall your google toolbar in the add and remove programs option under control panel, if it's installed. You can also uncheck the use inline autocomplete option under the advanced tab via internet options. Your problem is not related to the content menu or web page history.

Re: [JAWS-Users] the auto fill in google

2009-06-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello marilyn, I'm not the best person to answer that, as I haven't looked at the jaws help files, but I shouldn't think so, as this auto fill command has nothing to do with jaws, being part of the internet options in I E. Regards Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question on how to transfer word files from a desktopcomputer, too a laptop.

2009-06-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Albert, The easiest would probably be to zip them up in a folder, copy to a USB thumb drive and paste and extract them at the preferred destination on the laptop. If compressing is a problem, you don't even have to zip it up. Just select all, copy to the USB DRIVE AND PASTE FROM THERE ON

Re: [JAWS-Users] Where are other contacts saved on Windows Vista?

2009-06-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Shivonne, If the inline auto complete under the advanced menu of internet options is checked, it will still auto complete any filename or address you have previously used. For the cc and bcc fields, you can also uncheck the auto completion of names in the email options setting. Regards

Re: [JAWS-Users] Deleting addresses from auto-complete.

2009-06-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Larry, Just backspace them out, but they'll pop up again till you change the relevant setting. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Larry Stansifer Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009

[JAWS-Users] Info on capacity of dvd with jaws 9

2009-06-21 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, From within windows explorer, the cd/dvd drive selected and having navigated to the properties menu, we are unable to view the correct info regarding capacity and used space, on a brand new dvd. About 3 gig's data files were written to the dvd, but both the capacity and free

Re: [JAWS-Users] Anyone using Roxio with JAWS?

2009-06-22 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Alan, It depends which version of roxio easy cd creater you have, as some of the versions are less accessible than others. Unfortunately I cannot recall which, but I know that a friend used an earlier version, due to more graphics and thus less accessibility in some later version and that

Re: [JAWS-Users] memo about a new list

2009-07-08 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello David, As there is already an openbook users list on yahoogroups, could you indicate what the difference would be in the list you're creating? The existing openbook list is not very active. Thanks and regards, Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Getting started with Skype and Jaws.

2009-07-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Chris and List, It is not correct that a broadband connection is needed to use skype. I've only last week used skype versions 3.8 and 4 via a gprs connection with speed 460.8 kbps and was told that the voice output doesn't drag. I was obliged to use my cel phone via gprs as a modem and

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype

2009-07-16 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello David, You don't have to remove earlier versions and you can even update from within your presently installed skype's update menu option. The advantage not to uninstall previous version first, is that all your present skype settings, or almost all, are transferred as is and you don't have

Re: [JAWS-Users] Skype Scripts Always Coming Up

2009-08-07 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Victor, If you hear that skype welcome message, skype still comes up although it doesn't open a window as such, but if it perhaps still shows up in your system tray, it is indeed activated. In skype itself, there is a checkbox where you can deactivate the welcome message. Perhaps you

Re: [JAWS-Users] Putting more than 1 file in an attachment

2009-08-11 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Mike, The only way I know of you can do that, is to zip, or rar all three files up in one compressed file and then attach that to the email. But someISP's only allow email attachments of up to 5 mb and others to 10 mb per email. And image and sound files can easily exceed that,

Re: [JAWS-Users] nonbreaking space

2009-08-14 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Estelita, When editing a document in Ms Word, or even notepad, it works to: 1. select that nonbreaking space symbol with shift and the curser key, 2. Copy it to the clipboard with control with c, 3. Go to the top of the document and use 4. the find and replace command (control with h)

Re: [JAWS-Users] nonbreaking space

2009-08-14 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
dialog doesn't work like that in notepad, nor are such special formatting characters recognised there. - Original Message - From: Van Der Walt Riana rivanderw...@justice.gov.za To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] nonbreaking space

Re: [JAWS-Users] Converting a PDF file into Word

2009-08-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Russ, I think jamal Masrui has written a program to do that, called something like pdf converter, but I don't have a website for download at hand. It's said to work with jaws and the program is free though. If you have Kurzweil or Openbook, you can also open the file with one of those

Re: [JAWS-Users] unable to open sound files.

2009-08-18 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Larry, Your default program to open those files has perhaps been changed and both mediaplayer and winamp has a setting to be used as default, which you can first try. Or, if the specific version of the program you want to use, have been used to open the same type of files on that same

Re: [JAWS-Users] converting rar files to zip

2009-08-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Steven, I'm also using the winrar corporate edition, but I don't think the conversion is done with winrar itself. Just extract the rar file with winrar and then, select the extracted file and via the applications menu, use the send to, folder to compress it to a zip file. It says something

Re: [JAWS-Users] I want to find A T T Voices for JAWS 9.056

2009-08-24 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Alan,  Here's the sales page for nuance to purchase the real speak voices, it looks as if that's what you want.  I paste the contents, but see there is also a phone number to call , available for US citizens, which you may prefer. Just read further down.  The url is:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Speechworks Voices

2009-08-25 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello David, Depending upon the Kurzweil installation you do, you could also install the western European voices, what Kurzweil calls scansoft and which come from nuance, including voices like the British Emily, Surena and Daniel, or the US Scansoft/real speak voices, like Tom, Jill and Samantha,

Re: [JAWS-Users] PDF empty document

2009-08-25 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, In Kurzweil you would just open the pdf document with Kurzweil and wait some secondes while it OCR'S the image. You could then read any text that may be on the page. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] ipod nano?

2009-08-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, Regarding the accessible ipods, you may also want to use your third generation Symbian Nokia mobile phones, on which the two screen reader programs, talks and mobile speak run, to transfer books or music from your pc via Bluetooth or USB cable to the phone and listen to it via

Re: [JAWS-Users] accessible guitar scale for the blind

2009-08-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Mark and Fred, The below info was posted on a different list. Perhaps it may be of use: If this is the right thing I now found via google, it seems to be a form of notation system for the blind: http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue8/weasel/index.html Regards Riana -Original

Re: [JAWS-Users] supported synthesizers?

2009-08-31 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Howard and David, I also have a Vert prose 4000 speech card, also in a shelf, as it's too wide to fit in the relevant card slots of any pc I could find to purchase for the past ten years or more. I was still able to use the card with an old version of openbook, version 2 E, under windows

Re: [JAWS-Users] supported synthesizers?

2009-08-31 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
don't have an idea what version it was and it would probably not have been updated. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:03 AM To: jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] choosing default nedia player

2009-08-31 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, Both winamp and windows mediaplayer, have the option from within it's own settings, to be changed to be used as default. I don't have access to those programs from the pc I'm writing from, to be able to provide more details. But upon installation of winamp, the option to make it the

[JAWS-Users] To the person who asked about music notation

2009-09-01 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, Perhaps this could help the musicians among us?: I've taken the below info from another list and haven't tested it: Re: Weasel, music system for the blind It sounds similar to lilypond which is like latex for music. Just a side note on this topic of computer based

[JAWS-Users] Further to music notation

2009-09-02 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I don't know how accessible the below is with jaws and the linux speakup screenreader, but it was also mentioned as possibility on the accessible music notation thread and perhaps merits further experimentation for those interested: Freedots takes a electronic music notation

Re: [JAWS-Users] Nod32

2009-09-08 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Larry, I'm using the same versions of operating systems and programs than you and have been using nod32 now for almost three years, without a problem and apparent good results. It's not free however, but you don't have to re-install anything when buying upgrades for a further year or two

Re: [JAWS-Users] laptop query

2009-09-08 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Marvin, On the Acer laptop, in the power options, the hibernate option must be disabled, also the option that turns off the hard disc after every 15 or whatever minutes, also the option to do nothing when the lid is closed. The ram or memory is not the problem, but on my Acer someone

Re: [JAWS-Users] Quick start for jaws?

2009-09-11 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Josh and David, Sorry, but this is incorrect. All jaws versions one installs, create an icon on the desktop, so if you have nothing else on the desktop starting with a j, pressing that letter when on the desktop, will select jaws and you can then just enter. So without speech, pressing

Re: [JAWS-Users] Convert video to different formats?

2009-10-06 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Sarah, Switch will do some of them, but I'm not sure whether the unpaid version will do the specific conversions you want. You can download a free, or purchase the switch plus program, from the nch software web page. The free version is not a trial, it just doesn't allow use of all the

Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I Get back Save Target As, etc., on right-mouse menu?

2009-10-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Flore, Somewhere in one of the toolbars, there is a place to disable drag and drop, which has probably been disabled somehow, perhaps by the sighted person. Just try to get it enabled again. Hope that helps? It's difficult for someone without site to locate that I think. Regards, Riana

[JAWS-Users] Automatic updates

2009-10-16 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Alan, Under the windows update settings via the control panel, there are, I think, four options. You apparently know how to get to that, as you've disabled automatic updates, but change that option to the one that says something like: notify me about updates but don't download

Re: [JAWS-Users] Sappy 5 engine not reading folder list in OE

2009-10-22 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Burt, I don't use OE, but I use Jaws 8, 9 and 10 on different computers, with sappi 5 and outlook, MS Word, notepad and Kurzweil respectively and apart from on one pc where it keeps changing to sapi 5, a specific espeak voice when on the web with internet explorer, still version 6, even

Re: [JAWS-Users] 2 inboxes

2009-10-23 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Hugh, This could be because you have more than one email account, or more than one profile set up for the same email account. The steps to combine the two is intricate and I can't recall that off hand, alternatively, just delete the email account/profile you don't use, from within the mail

Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I dismiss the Winamp Update message?

2009-10-26 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Dale, There is a winamp listif you want to join? I'm not at my home pc at present to verify the address, but if I recall correctly, one posts messages to: winampforthebl...@freelists.org and perhaps each word in the username starts with a capital letter. If you can obtain the subscription

Re: [JAWS-Users] SAPI 4 voices

2009-10-30 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Mike, I only know that you can definitely use sappi 5 voices with jaws 8, but if both sappi 4 and 5 voices are installed on your pc, you have to enable sappi 5 voices and sappi 4 voices must be set to be detected. I can't recall off hand whether you only set this in windows own speech

Re: [JAWS-Users] SAPI 4 voices

2009-10-30 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Mike, Installation of jaws 8 and higher uninstalls the viavoice application which, I was told, was a sappi 4 voice, that Openbook 7 and lower and version 10 and lower of Kurzweil, used and this is a known fact, for which I can vouch. So probably the said jaws installation uninstalls, or

Re: [JAWS-Users] say all

2009-11-09 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, Check full screen and word wrap. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Holger Fiallo Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:27 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject:

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws not reading autofill and highlighted words

2009-11-16 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Erin, Perhaps it's due to a change in the windows security updates, as I have the same experience, also with jaws 10 after the last security updates a few days ago. Regards Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] Scripts for Latest Skype

2009-11-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Chris, But is skype watch now working correctly with the latest scripts? As even with scripts it didn't work right in version 4 and also in the 4.1 beta? Thanks and regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] Scripts for Latest Skype

2009-11-18 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
and a person named Hrvoge made a program that automated the process of installing SkypeWatch. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: 17 November 2009 10:50 To: jaws-users-list@jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] winamp and jaws

2009-12-02 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, It also works to, when in the windows listview folder of the relevant book or album, , select all the files with control a and then, via the applications menu, choose, Play in winamp, and when entering on that, it starts to play the audio files from the top, sequentially to the bottom and

Re: [JAWS-Users] pdf

2009-12-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Caroline, Yes, I can think of at least three ways one would be able to do this. To make this related to jaws, I'll mention the most amateurish method first. Any version of jaws, I believe from 7 upwards, that will work with either sappy 5 human sounding voices, or the e-speak voices. Which

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with real speak solo voices?

2010-08-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, It helps to, in the jaws verbosity menu under editing options, turn off the auto correct, spelling detection and grammatical error detection, when reading documents with the realspeak solo direct voices, or other sapi 5 voices. Also make sure that the language under the tools

[JAWS-Users] Shortcut for other languages in jaws via eloquence

2010-08-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, Someone in Canada helped me last year with the shortcut keystroke to change on the fly to read Italian with eloquence. I thought I remembered that it's the jaws key with control and l and then arrow to relevant language, but apparently I'm recalling it wrong, as that keystroke does

Re: [JAWS-Users] Sapi voices question

2010-08-29 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Victoria, That's probably because there's nothing to it. Just ensure that you have jaws version 10 or higher installed first and then just press enter and follow the prompts on the executable of the solo direct voice you want to install. Then just create your preferred profiles via the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with real speak solo voices?

2010-08-30 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
using MS word2007. Thanks! For your help. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Van Der Walt Riana Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:01 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users

Re: [JAWS-Users] Q about copying over 'voiceprofiles.ini' from JFW11 to JFW12 Jaws settings folder

2010-09-09 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Prateek, I would think it much easier and perhaps also safer, just to merge the settings? If jaws 12 operates the same regarding that than version 11, just go into the contextual menu with jaws key with j, arrow down to utilities where you enter and arrow down to merge and enter. Regards,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Voice Settings

2010-09-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Kerry, In jaws 11 you have to distinguish clearly between the voice adjustment menu and the profile selection menu under the voices menu from within the jaws contextual menu. The shortcut control s with jaws key, only brings up the select profile menu, which may perhaps be what you also get via

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem getting JAWS to automatically start

2010-09-29 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Greg and List, I had this issue once, although with jaws versions 9, upgrading to 10 and because I had trouble getting the authorisation activated via the internet, I uninstalled version 10, after which version 9 no longer wanted to start when the computer started up. It did not help to do

Re: [JAWS-Users] Reinstalling JAWS

2010-09-29 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Greg, When you uninstall jaws, don't uninstall the talking installer, or if you have already, install jaws from a cd or copy which comes up with the talking installer. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com]

Re: [JAWS-Users] Converting an .XLS file

2010-10-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Mike, Another easy way is to just open the excel document, select all with control a, copy to the clipboard and paste into a blank word document, to be saved in .doc or .dox format. That will preserve the tables and formatting and can then be read in Ms Word. Regards, Riana

Re: [JAWS-Users] Burn CD with Media Player

2010-10-13 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, In Windows 7 Home premium, which I think per default comes with windows media player version 12, the ripping options are really not that much different from the previous version, if you set your view options to the menu, not sure whether it's called classic menu, view. As your

Re: [JAWS-Users] New netbook or small laptop?

2010-10-20 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Russ, I have earlier versions of openbook, but if you rather than jaws with openbook 9, instead try using the imbedded elloquence that comes with openbook, which uses the same read voice than jaws, you will use less resources. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 12, Skype and Scripts

2010-10-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello David, If I recall correctly, it was mentioned on the skype English list that one should have DougLee's jaws scripts installed to have skype operate correctly with skype 5 and also skype watch, if you install that, to all be recognised and work right. I have installed skype watch with the

[JAWS-Users] Request on update installation

2010-10-27 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Listers, I'm running jaws 11 on a Windows 7 Premium 64 bit laptop and have just arranged to purchase the upgrade to jaws 12. I'm in South-Africa and I use the ILM version. Will I be able to, upon confirmation of it's registration, update via the update dialogue from within jaws,

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype

2011-01-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
David, I'm writing from work, where I don't have skype, but in skype 5, you can still add a contact via the menus, I think it's probably under tools if not under a contacts submenu, the difference being further that you have to press the spacebar instead of enter, to get into the edit boxes. I

Re: [JAWS-Users] PDF Files

2011-01-30 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Alan, I've never got pdf files to convert successfully using openbook 7.02, even though one is supposed to be able to do it via the virtual printer, as openbook hangs the pc and I ended up having to restart, as all speech, including jaws was gone. If the document in pdf is printed material

Re: [JAWS-Users] finding people program

2011-02-02 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Marvin, Try google. Regards, Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marvin Hunkin Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:50 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] finding

Re: [JAWS-Users] Flashget download manager with JAWS

2011-02-22 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Derick, Perhaps you may want to consider getting a sendspace max account and download with the sendspace wizard, where you could resume all downloads, even after a power failure? Present cost is $9 per month, $35 for six months, or $55 per annum. Regards, Riana -Original Message-

Re: [JAWS-Users] windows 7 volume control

2011-03-14 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Fanus, Have you tried an ordinary headset? Not a USB one, because you'd have to configure the settings for that first. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Monday, March 14,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange activation problem

2011-05-04 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hi Fanus, I haven't had hassles with a soundcard, but have also upgraded to windows 7, mine is home premium, using jaws 12 and since last week I also sometimes get this activation message. Upon rebooting the notebook, it has every time reverted back to normal, although it has happened about

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange activation problem

2011-05-05 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
- From: Van Der Walt Riana rivanderw...@justice.gov.za To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange activation problem Hi Fanus, I haven't had hassles with a soundcard, but have also upgraded to windows 7, mine is home premium

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with word2003

2011-05-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
I'm not sure whether this has been dealt with yet, but your friend's problem is a jaws one, not office 2003. Try unloading and reloading jaws, or use an earlier version. On my work pc, with jaws 11 as default, I need to switch to the only other version available on this pc regularly, even though

Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling In line frames in IE

2011-05-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, you can enable them ad hoc for a particular web page, when on the page, via the jaws verbosity menu. Pressing spacebar on the relevant option is a toggle. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On

Re: [JAWS-Users] copying jaws settings query

2011-06-07 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, You don't have to copy settings if you still have the previous jaws version from which you wish to transfer settings on the same computer. Just go to the jaws contextual menus, choose utilities and thereunder, enter on merge settings. All settings, regarding eloquence in any event, will

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS will not speak Double lines in Word 2007

2011-06-07 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Dear Alan, You can change the way lines are indicated via the text processing option under the jaws configuration menu from within a word document with jaws 11. Just press jaws key together with the number 6, then alt s, then arrow to text processing where you enter and go through the options.

Re: [JAWS-Users] what is the best way to uninstall previousversions ofJaws

2011-06-10 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
If you remove shared components, my experience is that you also remove the settings files of other versions as well as the talking installer. Riana -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin

Re: [JAWS-Users] Texting via the web

2009-12-16 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello, In South-Africa it only works to send a message from a pc via email, to be received as sms on a cel phone, when entering the number in the username section of the email address, followed by the @ sign and the provider, but one can only enter the message in the subject field, not in the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Texting via the web

2009-12-17 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I've never used it, but perhaps installing the below on your phones, will make web texting via a computer with jaws, with phone more possible for those who know the program: ok hear is a link for anyone who wants windows live messenger. instal the newest version of the software

Re: [JAWS-Users] Is IE 8 compatible with Jaws 9?

2010-01-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Norma, Gerald and fellow Listers, I do not yet use internet explorer 8, but if the other commands still work as with internet explorer 7, should one not be able to use alt with d, from the web page, to get to where the url reflects, read and/or copy it from there and just press alt with

[JAWS-Users] How to transfer outlook folders?

2010-01-19 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, I have about 40 folders in my outlook 2003 inbox. Using jaws 9 or 10, how can I back up all the pst files, [that's what someone told me it falls under], to an external hard drive, as I cannot find it's destination with a file search? Secondly, how does one restore the said email

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