a Script error

2015-03-17 Thread Donald L. Roberts via Talk
Sorry for the vague subject line. On my Windows 8.1 desktop, I am running Winamp version 5.66. I also installed Jeff Bishop's Winamp script, version 4.1 which is the most recent incarnation of the app. At any rate, as soon as I launch Winamp, I get a message which says that for the script

Enlist assistance resolving a web site issue

2015-03-17 Thread Donald L. Roberts via Talk
I would appreciate it if one or more interested persons would check this out and tell me if the issue described below is a screen reader issue or is poor construction on the part of the web host. Please go to: www.usps.com , click on quick tools, then click on schedule a pickup. At this

window eyes manual

2015-03-17 Thread Joe Quinn via Talk
is there an HTML version of the window eyes manual for windoweyes 9? The site I have boomarked seems to not have the latest version, as the requirements to run it include win xp. Could be wrong though, but maybe I'm not! Smiles ___ Any views or

W E 9.1 on an XP system

2015-03-17 Thread Donald L. Roberts via Talk
GW have stated that version 9 is not supported on an XP system. However, this doesn't mean that it won't work. So I would love to read comments from those who have installed 9 or 9.1 on an XP system and what kind of results you are getting. What would be the minimum specifications for 9 to

Re: Accessing Spell Check in Thunderbird

2015-03-17 Thread Samuel Wilkins via Talk
Hello Rick, I am using Windows 7 and Window-Eyes 9.1. I downloaded the dictionary Joe gave me, but it doesn't let me choose either the British or US English option. I downloadedthe British English dictionary, but all I can see in the language list is download more dictionaries. On

Re: socialeyes

2015-03-17 Thread Christopher Hallsworth via Talk
You subscribe to the service first. This is something like $39 a year or $25 for the first year then $39 a year after that can't remember. Once subscribed you are then sent an authorization file which will allow you to activate the subscription on up to five PCs. Yes, SocialEyes is an app but

RE: Open Book has its own built in speech. You can not use Window Eyes with it. Only advantage to using Open Book is in my opinion a better user interface versus off the shelf OCR programs. I have enc

2015-03-17 Thread Bill Belew via Talk
Actually, Window-Eyes does work with Openbook. The Window-Eyes speech goes silent when Openbook is running, but window-Eyes Is still running and it gives you braille to go with Openbook speech. Of course, it's also there for and swill come alive when you alt tab out of Openbook. Bill

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Open Book has its own built in speech. You can not use Window Eyes with it. Only advantage to using Open Book is in my opinion a better user interface versus off the shelf OCR progr

2015-03-17 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Andy, With all due respect, your information on Kurzweil 1000 is incorrect. Version 13 of Kurzweil 1000 came out in 2012 and version 14 in January this year. Kurzweil has an extensive feature set, not to mention several top-of-the-line SAPI voices included for free, which Window-Eyes can use

Re: Checking Progress of Downloads

2015-03-17 Thread John Glass via Talk
Thank you, this information is very helpful! John - Original Message - From: via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com To: t...@window-eyes.com Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 4:40 am Subject: RE: Checking Progress of Downloads John Glass. The IE Enhance app has a feature that lets you

RE: Braille Display: Connecting A Braille Display 2 PC (Windows7)

2015-03-17 Thread Vaughan Dodd via Talk
Several questions? And comments: How do you wish to connect this display - Bluetooth or USB? Do you have the appropriate display drivers, supplied by the manufacturer? Do you know that Window-Eyes supports this display? Actually - have just checked and it looks like it does. I am not

Re: Check boxes

2015-03-17 Thread David via Talk
Have to confirm this. The Windows Updater is a good example. Several netshops do exhibit the same, in both Firefox and Internet Explorer. And several of Microsoft's own installation routines. Even, try running CCleaner, and try to check/uncheck anything there. WE has a mile or two to go yet,

BrailleDisplay: Connecting A BrailleDisplay 2 PC (Windows7)

2015-03-17 Thread Robin via Talk
Can someone help me SetUp my Braille Display with WE (WindowEYES)? The BrailleDisplay is a 32Cell Baum BrailleConnect, and I'm currently using the WE 4 Office (WE9.1) on a Dell PC running Windows7. Be specific (please). Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to read respond to my

Re: Update qeustjion

2015-03-17 Thread brendoncdono...@icloud.com via Talk
Hi mate, you can go to the window Eyes control panel with control\press Alt+h, for help and arrow up to check for updates and press enter.and you'll be able to download the window eyes 9.1 update from the dialogue box! Thank you. Warm Regards, Brendon Donohue On 18 Mar 2015, at 2:31 am, via

Re: Open Book has its own built in speech. You can not use Window Eyes with it. Only advantage to using Open Book is in my opinion a better user interface versus off the shelf OCR programs. I have en

2015-03-17 Thread Chris Skarstad via Talk
wow that is one hell of a long long subject line! On 3/17/2015 1:50 PM, Don H via Talk wrote: On 3/17/2015 12:32 PM, K4NKZ JIM via Talk wrote: 1, Ommi Page 19 2, OmniPage Pro version18 3, openbook 9.0 thanks for any and all help! ___ Any

RE: WE friendly music streaming services.

2015-03-17 Thread Smith, Veronica via Talk
I love this one, it is indeed a friendly app. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+veronica.smith=aps@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Rusty Bourgoin via Talk Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 10:02 AM To: 'Reeva Webb'; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: WE

Re: question which OCR program workds best with window-eyes

2015-03-17 Thread Loy via Talk
Abby makes Abby FineReader. - Original Message - From: Smith, Veronica via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com To: Matt Cabraja matt.braille...@gmail.com; Window-Eyes Discussion List talk@lists.window-eyes.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 2:51 PM Subject: RE: question which OCR program

RE: Open Book has its own built in speech. You cannot use Window Eyes with it. Only advantage to using Open Book is in my opinion a better user interface versus off the shelf OCR programs. I have enco

2015-03-17 Thread Jo Taliaferro via Talk
Hello, I have OpenBook 9 and use it all the time! I bought it when it was first available and have upgraded each time that was possible. Yes, it has its own voice but there are workarounds for that. I don't deny that it's expensive so there may indeed be a better choice for you. Jo Taliaferro

thats the problem with wlm

2015-03-17 Thread net bat via Talk
the problem is most of the time focus is left in the to field when you reply. it does not always go to the message edit box. i constantly write my message in the too field and have to cut and paste it back into the message edit box because wlm will tell me to check the name because it is not a

Re: how do I go about getting wineyes

2015-03-17 Thread clark drew via Talk
Hi, i think the main factor is, the windows used. windwos 7 and before used a listview, but windows 8 and higher is different. correct me if i am wrong On 3/18/2015 2:39 AM, Brice Mijares via Talk wrote: I need to get wineyes to say how many items are on the desktop, list, ETC. For example,

Re: Open Book has its own built in speech. You can not use Window Eyes with it. Only advantage to using Open Book is in my opinion a better user interface versus off the shelf OCR programs. I have enc

2015-03-17 Thread Donald L. Roberts via Talk
Hey Bill, I realize that accidents happen. But how about typing the message in the body rather than in the subject line. Don Roberts On 3/17/2015 12:17 PM, Bill Belew via Talk wrote: Actually, Window-Eyes does work with Openbook. The Window-Eyes speech goes silent when Openbook is running,

RE: BrailleDisplay: Connecting A BrailleDisplay 2 PC (Windows7)

2015-03-17 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Robin, Taking into account what Vaughan has written, you could run the Quick start wizard from the Apps menu and choose your braille display when asked. Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Robin via

Re: need help

2015-03-17 Thread Tom Kingston via Talk
Brice, Go to Verbosity, Common, Miscellaneous. There is Speak top/bottom index and Speak current index. If you don't see these turn on Show advanced options under Help. Hth, Tom On 3/17/2015 12:12 PM, Brice Mijares via Talk wrote: In wineyes control panel I can't locate where I can turn

RE: outlook2010 delay when deleting messages

2015-03-17 Thread Edward Shaham via Talk
hello no, I am deleting from the list of messages. I am not opening them up. When I hit delete it takes over 5 seconds before windoweyes9.1 starts talking again. this is happening on 2 computers. the first is a win7 machine, and the second is win8.1 pro. I have the outlook app current

RE: outlook2010 delay when deleting messages

2015-03-17 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Edward, Are you viewing the message when you press Control-D, and how do you have it configured, to bring up another message? I do find it quicker to delete from the list of messages, but deleting while viewing them shouldn't take more than a second. hth, Rod -Original Message-

Re: outlook2010 delay when deleting messages

2015-03-17 Thread Kathy Metters via Talk
Hi Edward I am seeing the same problem with Wii 9.1 and Outlook 2010 also. I noticed that it happens when the message is not open yet. It happens more when the program first start up. After a while, it works fine. Katie Lady Sent from my iPhone On Mar 17, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Edward Shaham

Re: Open Book has its own built in speech. You can not use Window Eyes with it. Only advantage to using Open Book is in my opinion a better user interface versus off the shelf OCR programs. I have en

2015-03-17 Thread Larry Higgins via Talk
Excuse me, but I really have to take this opportunity to ask the following. Does Omnipage, or any of the other recommended OCR programs happen to have automatic or optional orientation settings like OB has had for years? I really would like to have a good reason to dispense with the present

RE: Checking Progress of Downloads

2015-03-17 Thread Smith, Veronica via Talk
For some reason I thought that Alt, insert B did just that? Am I confused about this hot key? v -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+veronica.smith=aps@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of John Glass via Talk Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:34 PM To:

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: question which OCR program workds best with window-eyes

2015-03-17 Thread Baracco, Andrew W via Talk
I think that K1000 is the best of the blindness oriented OCR programs because the same people have been developing the product for about 20 years. When FS bought out Arkenstone, the Arkenstone staff did not go to FS and new people were brought in. Open Book is only one of the products sold by FS,

Re: Check boxes

2015-03-17 Thread Stephen Clark via Talk
Sorry for jumping in here, but I just thought of a specific example that I thought of with in Windows itself. It happens when you go to check for security updates using the Windows Setting. You first press enter on the check for updates button. If there are any available you can review them by

Re: Checking Progress of Downloads

2015-03-17 Thread Tom Kingston via Talk
The default hot key to read the notification bar in IE Enhance is Insert-N. And the IE hot key to move focus to the notification bar is Alt-N. Hth, Tom Hth, Tom On 3/17/2015 7:40 AM, via Talk wrote: John Glass. The IE Enhance app has a feature that lets you read the notification bar,

RE: Check boxes

2015-03-17 Thread Jim Ruby via Talk
Reading many check boxes with in drupal 7 I am finding it is not reading them correctly. It will read the line above and not the actual item that one is checking/unchecking. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+jim=blindsea@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Stephen

Re: Listening to BBC programmes with Internet Explorer and Firefox

2015-03-17 Thread broxibear via Talk
Peter, have you ever hear of listening to any BBC stations in the DAB format on the Internet. Been trying to listen to BBC Scotland in DAB for sometime now, with no luck, Billy - Original Message - From: Peter Beasley via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com To: Reg Webb

RE: Checking Progress of Downloads

2015-03-17 Thread via Talk
John Glass. The IE Enhance app has a feature that lets you read the notification bar, which is where the download progress is being displayed. That's probably why the progress bar hot key isn't working--the fact of the notification bar containing the information, that is. Unfortunately, I cannot

RE: bluetooth issue.

2015-03-17 Thread Chip Orange via Talk
Hi Billy, I wrote an app many years back called Change Sound Card. It is meant to make your WE synthesizer change to the default sound card, when you do such things as plug in a bluetooth dongle or headset (which can be set to change your default sound card). If you want your synthesizer to

Update qeustjion

2015-03-17 Thread via Talk
I'm brand new to windows eyes and screen readers, I'm a long time zoomtext user. I don't really know how to use a screen reader yet. Zoomtext caused a lot problems for me when installing winow eyes office offer so I have not yet tried to install versjion 9. What is the best way to do