Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Jim, Yes, I usually just get a shot of single malt to get me through the wait. Dave Carlson Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and pioneer - Original Message - From: Jim Hamilton via Jfw jfw@lists.the-jdh.com To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' jfw@lists.the-jdh.com Cc:

Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

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RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Now this is why I hang around this list. I've never been a hard-core early adopter and have often been grateful for it; this is starting to be one of those times. Even if I get a copy, I see no reason to do it now. Ted -Original Message- From: Jfw

RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

I like the idea of a long-term platform, but always beware of updates. Talk about FS breaking one thing in order to fix another, the same goes for the OS, only worse! Ted -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee via Jfw Sent: Sunday,

RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Don't mean to be smart; but, why would you want to use previous versions of JAWS if you have the latest version running successfully. I'm sure that there is a really good reason for it! :) :) Jim H -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of

RE: Installation of Windows 10

Boy howdy, that's the one! -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 10:42 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' Cc: Russell Solowoniuk Subject: RE: Installation of Windows 10 FS has a

RE: Installation of Windows 10

If you have uninstalled all previous versions of JAWS, must you still do a repair on JAWS? -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Mike and Jenna via Jfw Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 11:10 PM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'

RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

If you don't uninstall previous versions of JAWS, you won't even be able to upgrade to Windows 10. That is because Windows Update will stop the upgrade when it detects software that is incompatible with Windows 10. -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On

RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

You can always use NVDA as a backup. -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Dave Carlson via Jfw Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:35 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. jfw@lists.the-jdh.com Cc: Dave Carlson dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net Subject:

Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Yep, Been there, done that. Dave Carlson Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and pioneer - Original Message - From: Michal Nowicki via Jfw jfw@lists.the-jdh.com To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' jfw@lists.the-jdh.com Cc: Michal Nowicki mnowic...@icloud.com Sent: Monday,

RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Beware of Gates bearing gifts? -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Daniel McBride via Jfw Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 11:20 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' Cc: Daniel McBride Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind

RE: stubborn remnances

Revo Uninstaller is another possibility. -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Mario via Jfw Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 8:43 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. jfw@lists.the-jdh.com Cc: Mario mrb...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: stubborn

Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Jim, As to previous versions -- simply because the current install is running fine, it does not mean that it will run so with all applications. I occasionally run JAWS 15 when JAWS 16 is misbehaving in a particular program. I delete versions older than 3 major revisions back, just to keep

Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Jim, Pretty much hit-or-miss. It would depend on the Operating System + Video Device Driver + JAWS Version + Program Version + Unknown Gremlins. Very hard to duplicate symptoms with so many variables. I do know that JAWS 16 tendency to close and reopen without any warning is a bit of a thorn

RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Dave: Very enlightening! For some reason, I never got around to, nor frankly considered, uninstalling previous versions of JAWS, and this may have proven to be far-sighted after all. I think that I may adopt your 3 most-recent version strategy myself. However, once someone moves to Windows 10,

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RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

With all of the concerns about Google's Privacy Policy, and there have been many, I should think that we all should be thankful for BING! A small price to pay, especially if you like the rest of Windows 10. -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of

RE: Installation of Windows 10

Is it always wise to remove all previous versions of JAWS, even if you are not upgrading to Windows 10. This is the first time I heard of doing this, and I have been using JAWS for 17 years.? -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Russell

Update on My Focus Issue with Outlook 2013

Yesterday, I reported that when launching Outlook 2013, rather than reaching the Inbox, focus was lost and I had to Alt-Tab away from that window to refocus the Inbox. Since Office 2010 was removed, I decided to run a Jaws repair from the command line which I indicated I would try. A Sentinel

Re: Advice on Lenovo Laptop with JAWS

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RE: changing the view in outlook 2010

Hello Carolyn, To turn the virtual ribbon on or off; 1. Press insert F 2, 2. Press S approximately 3 times until you hear Settings Center, 3. Press enter, 4. Type ribbon in the edit field that comes up, and down arrow to select it, 5. You will probably be prompted to use the default, and

RE: changing the view in outlook 2010

First letter navigation does work in the virtual ribbon. I don't mean the Office shortcuts; I mean true first letter navigation. If there is more than one item starting with the same letter, you will have to press enter on the one you want. The only thing I like about virtual ribbons is the fact

Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

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Re: Best email client with Jaws

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Re: Advice on Lenovo Laptop with JAWS

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RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Same here. I say, it's a big world out there, and head out to something else like reading, crocheting, practicing piano, cleaning, telephone and on and on. -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Jim Hamilton via Jfw Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015

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Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Hi Jim: I find that some functions work better on V16 while others work better on V15. And if you have clients with problems, you may need to test on different versions. On 8/10/2015 12:30 PM, Jim Hamilton via Jfw wrote: Don't mean to be smart; but, why would you want to use previous

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weird editing problem in word 2010

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Re: Best email client with Jaws

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needing to run earlier versions of Jaws

Changed the subject line. Here is an example of why I won't upgrade and why I need to run an earlier version of Jaws. Jaws 16 will not read hidden text attributes in Word. I must, must, must have that functionality for my work, as I use the Duxbury Word template, which uses hidden text for

RE: Best email client with Jaws

When you hit Control Y, of course, you get the option to switch to other portions of Outlook, but it also announces how message you have unread. Admittedly, unlike good old Outlook Express it doesn't give a total, then give the unread messages. I do like the calendar though. I had one problem. I

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RE: notes

Thanks to Steve for coming to our rescue. Cheers Kevin. -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Kimsan via Jfw Sent: August-09-15 9:13 PM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' jfw@lists.the-jdh.com Cc: Kimsan kimsans...@gmail.com Subject: RE:

Re: submitting tickets to Zendesk sites

OK. I will have to try it that way. My message to Apple Accessibility already went out to make them aware that this page is difficult to use with screen readers. I don't know if they will do much, but it was worth a try.. I might've not been looking for the right place to find where the topics

Re: Reading Excel Row Titles

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Re: Advice on Lenovo Laptop with JAWS

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RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Dave: You have more patience than I. If JAWS does not return within a minute or so, I do a (you should excuse the expression) blind shutdown of JAWS, go to the DESKTOP, where I have already placed the focus, and reopened JAWS. Mind you, if a good pair of eyes is ready/willing/able, not to

RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Dave, When JAWS arbitrarily shuts up, I think you use the JAWS key+Windows key+F4 solution, right? If it's failed to bring back JAWS for me, it's been maybe only once or twice in many months. However, I need to use it at least twice a day. -Original Message- From: Jfw

Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

must this thread go on forever?! it's a tedious task to go through all the messages in this conversation and delete the short ones. once it started two days ago, what's keeping it going for so long? Douglas Richard Dexheimer Chief of Braille Productions Born-Again Productions The Friedman

Reading Excel Row Titles

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RE: Best email client with Jaws

It dawned on me to tab to change in Spell Check, so that is another problem solved. Now, if only I could figure out how to add words to the dictionary I'd be one step farther. Carolyn Arnold -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn

RE: weird editing problem in word 2010

Thanks for that tip. I checked, and mine were not checked - whe! Carolyn Arnold -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Michael B. via Jfw Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 6:57 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. jfw@lists.the-jdh.com Cc:

Re: Best email client with Jaws

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RE: weird editing problem in word 2010

Thanks so much all, the jaws key plus z did the trick!!! -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Michael B. via Jfw Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 3:57 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Michael B. Subject: Re: weird editing problem in

RE: Best email client with Jaws

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RE: changing the view in outlook 2010

Is there a way to get the traditional ribbon or whatever in 2013 and not have this upper and lower ribbon? -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt via Jfw Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2015 10:53 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list.

RE: changing the view in outlook 2010

I'm not contributing much, but I lasted a day with the virtual ribbons... You see folks, I didn't get serious with computers and I came in right when the ribbons popped up. When I ended up using a comp that didn't have ribbons, I went bonkers. Well, not literally, I mean I didn't shout

RE: notes

Thanks Steve. So, in my outlook 2013, I have two note folders, one says notes, the other says notes this computer only. The former, I couldn't get the date information, but the latter I was able too. For anyone who cares to know, the date was march 15th, 2015. Thank you once again. Take care.

RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?

Hello Joseph, This is no surprise, after all your wonderful presentation of Windows 10 on Tek Talk recently. I have just finished listening to the podcast. Excellent. Thank you. smart -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee via Jfw

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RE: balarc advisor:

Thanks, Mike. I appreciate this information, since I had never heard of the program before. Tom Behler -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Michael Mote via Jfw Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 9:18 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'

RE: Installation of Windows 10

Hi Ted, After contacting FS Support, I learned that the reason the syntax for repairing of Jaws didn't work was because I ran the executeable file. In fact, one has to run the installation file. So the syntax would be the Jaws installer file followed by a space followed by /type followed by a

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Re: stubborn remnances

yes, ccleaner is one that I know that can delete ghost entries. not sure if I should just leave them alone or zap them. . On 8/10/2015 8:24 AM, Aidan via Jfw wrote: Yes, that is windows for you. There are tools you can use to remove that entries, but I don't know enough about them. On

Re: submitting tickets to Zendesk sites

Brent, Using your link, I went to the page, and selected the link that just said - under the heading Submit A Request Choose a Topic When I pressed Enter on the dash, JAWS kind of lost its place, but I found that same heading, and all the topics were displayed. They did not say link before

RE: balarc advisor:

Tom, Belarc Advisor is a program that is free, and gives you all of your computer specs, in an easy to navigate document. It does not share any of your private information. It gives you a lot of good information about your computer, all in one place. -Original Message- From: Jfw

RE: stubborn remnances

Does anyone know how to remove Classic Shell? -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Aidan via Jfw Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 8:25 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. jfw@lists.the-jdh.com Cc: Aidan aidan.smartt...@gmail.com Subject: Re:

RE: balarc advisor:

Sounds cool. -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee via Jfw Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 2:00 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Joseph Lee Subject: RE: balarc advisor: Hi, Belarc Advisor is a system information utility

Re: changing the view in outlook 2010

now, why doesn't fs realize this? On 8/9/2015 10:52 PM, Adrian Spratt via Jfw wrote: There's one more good reason to avoid FS's virtual ribbon. Using the MS ribbon, we're using the same one that everyone in the world does. It means we can share info with sighted people and take advantage of

RE: Installation of Windows 10

Do you run the repair with which we're all familiar, or the one recently discussed on this list? Oddly enough, it's coming up a lot now, but I never heard of the new command structure until early this summer. Ted -Original Message- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] On

Re: stubborn remnances

Yes, that is windows for you. There are tools you can use to remove that entries, but I don't know enough about them. On 10/08/2015, Brad Martin via Jfw jfw@lists.the-jdh.com wrote: It's just registry entries that didn't get cleaned out by the uninstall process. Brad On 8/9/2015 5:53 PM,