Re: Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

This is what I did and it worked. 1. Control, Alt., V, this opens the virtual view dialog 2. choose file as source 3. tab to OCR 4. click OK, an open file dialog appears 5. find your JPG file and then click open and wait a few seconds and it will convert to text. Hopes this helps -

Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

I just checked it out. It is listenable, but it is somewhat low. Pam. -Original Message- From: Lynn White via Talk Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 8:47 AM To: Micallef Michael at FITA ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible

iTunes

Hi I am an apple product user for my mobil phone and I also use iTunes on my computer for ripping CD's so I can have them on my phone. Ever since I went to windows 8.1 and Window Eyes 9.2 It is impossible for me to use iTunes on my computer. I have iTunes 12.8 or the latest version of

Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Hello Everyone, I got a .jpg file which I know has text in it. I did get it read using an OCR package, but I wanted to try with the Virtual View. I tried all sorts of virtual view settings and it did not read it. I did make the Windows change indicated first. I did not find .jpg as one of the

Re: need laptop suggestions

That's interesting that you get more battery life than it says. On both laptops I have, I get less battery life than it actually says. I thought that was because I was using window eyes all tha time and so I was using the sound in it all the time. Pam. -Original Message- From:

RE: Error reports

Hi, The error reports are read, however users most likely will not be contacted unless there are questions. For the most part the developers get the info needed from the report, hence no need to contact the users. Thanks for submitting them. Chris Window-Eyes Product Support Ai Squared 725

Re: Error reports

Yes, but I'm talking about putting my email address into the "optional comments" in the error report itself. -- Reg On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:32:13 -0500 Pamela Dominguez via Talk wrote: > There was no name on this email.. Some people's names

Re: need laptop suggestions

Well, I just got my microphone replaced on my Dell Inspiron, and the guy came to my home and did it in about 45 minutes. True, I was on the phone for about an hour and a half a couple days before that, but that was because the technician, who knew what he was doing, was trying various things

Outlook 2013 reminders

Hi, I'm not sure whether there's been an automatic update of my Office 2013 installation or whether it was because I installed the ICloud desktop app yesterday, but, on my Windows 10 x64 machine, I'm noticing today that, when a reminder appears, while I can read the subject of the reminder, I

Re: Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

hmm, Before installing the latest app updates, and following these instructions to a tee, using VV for OCR on a .pdf file, I received the technical info regarding there being no object, or something to that effect. Now, I hear a few pages supposedly recognized, then the word cancel, then no

RE: Accessible Web Editors

WYSIWYG editors will never be accessible because the rely solely on visuals. There are little to no keyboard shortcuts, and even if you are using a touch screen interface, things are not labeled and rarely even have the ability to be labeled. I personally use CoffeeCup HTML editor that is really

Re: finding disc location

"this computer, and arrow down to "removable drive, or, I've had luck hitting the "r" key for removable drive. At 04:14 PM 11/17/2015, you wrote: Hi guys, I'm relatively new to windows 10 and am still trying to find my way around. How can I find the drives? When I plug a cartridge in a usb

having trouble with a pdf

Hey guys, Alright, i need some help here, not sure what to do. I have a manual here, and it's a few hundred pages. It's a pdf, i can't get past the 1st page, what do i do? I am running we 8.4, and adobe 11, when i open it it says single page, and even when i go to hit control k, it looks

installing wineyes on a windows 7 machine

Hello, when installing wineyes on a windows 7 machine, there is a user account dialog and something else that pops up before the installation can start. Can someone tell me what the key strokes are and in what order they come up? Thanks. Butch ___

RE: installing wineyes on a windows 7 machine

Butch, Assuming you're installing from a CD, put the disk in the drive, wait for it to spin up, then press Space followed by Enter. If the UAC prompt appears, press Alt-Y. At this point the talking setup should begin. Steve -Original Message- From: Talk

app updates and how to see whats new

Hi, Sometimes apps are updated and I can see which apps, but is there a way to see what the changes are? I have never found this information. Also not on the website. Maybe I am not looking in the right place. Regards, Marten ___ Any views or

RE: iTunes

Hi Dave, I'm using the current version of iTunes 12.3.1.23 64-bit on Windows 10. I've gotten very comfortable with it over the past month or so and I haven't found anything I can't do with it. I haven't used it to rip CDs, but I'm fairly sure it can be done using the current version of

Virtual View behaving rather strangely

Besides doing a disappearing act after supposedly scanning and processing a file, I now find that pressing the help button gives me a dialog box for opening a file rather than a help text. This didn't happen the first time I used the app, but started this behavior shortly afterward. I

facebook messenger

Hey guys, Alright, before i bite the bullet, and upgrade to wind 9.2, does anyone at all have a solution for facebook messenger, what are people using with 9.2, or am i d.o.a. I need some help here. I need to come up with a solution. Thanks, Jed

RE: iTunes

I can confirm that cd ripping is very doable as I've done this frequently on a similar system as described below. I do consider however that sometimes iTunes is a little slow, but maybe my library is getting larger all of the time as well. Vaughan. -Original Message- From: Talk

Error reports

Hi all Does anyone actually review submitted error reports? I ask because Firefox and W-E between them keep causing an annoying crash, and I keep submitting error reports containing, I assume, more or less identical error data. In the "optional comments", I often include my email address, and I

RE: adobe and window-eyes 8.4

Hi, Press control-k for prefs. In the tree select reading and change the delivery method to full document instead of single page. Chris Window-Eyes Product Support Ai Squared 725 Airport North Office Park Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (802) 362-3612 www.aisquared.com   -Original Message-

Re: Error reports

Error reports are quite important, you can't fix a bug you don't know anything about. So, keep them coming. Reg Webb via Talk wrote: > Hi all > > Does anyone actually review submitted error reports? > I ask because Firefox and W-E between them keep causing an

windows ten question.

Hi guys I I am having a annoying problem with windows ten since the very latest up date the other day I am having windows ten maike my wifi drop out all the time this did not happen with the first windows ten insterlation. Is anyone finding this it happens every few minutes. Cheers Michael.

RE: adobe and window-eyes 8.4

Your other choice, when working with multiple page PDFs, is to use the "Only read currently visible pages" option. This is the alternative to the "Read the entire document" option in Adobe Reader. As Chris mentioned, you can select your preferred option using the Preferences dialog. If you

Re: Error reports

I understand that, but I've sent in so many of the same error, that I wondered if someone might take a look, and say that this is the same error every time, so we get the message. -- Reg On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 07:47:57 -0500 cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > Error reports

Re: need laptop suggestions

Sorry, but the message wasn't underneath. What was that an answer to? If people are going to insist on not putting the message they are answering under it, then they should at least make the answers more clear. Pam. -Original Message- From: Karyn Campbell via Talk Sent: Tuesday,

Re: need laptop suggestions

I had an Asus netbook from 2009. It still works today. About all it's good for is email and you can no longer get any updates but I put my old copy of WE 7.5 on it and by golly, it came up talking. I couldn't get any updates for the anti virus as they were up to date as of around 2011 or so.

RE: windows ten question.

You may need to go to the computer manufacturer and see if they have any updated drivers for your wifi adapter. I had a problem with a tablet where it would drop the wifi all of the time and it turned out to be outdated drivers. It is possible your Windows 10 installed some generic drivers for

Accessible Web Editors

Hello everyone, I am thinking of developing my own website, and I was wondering whether there are any What you See is What you Get web editors that work with Window-Eyes? If not, I am happy to stick with HTML coding by hand. - Regards, Samuel Wilkins

Re: need laptop suggestions

I hated dealing with Dell's technical support. Now, when I went to replace my computer, the guy who took me shopping told me that Dell is now way on the bottom of the list of what gets suggested, and that a lot of stores stopped carrying them, and that they are supposedly being investigated by

Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Actually I saw or heard the tutorial on Youtube and thought the audio was superb. I'll check out the mp3 file later. On 11/17/2015 10:38 PM, Micallef Michael at FITA via Talk wrote: I strongly support Garry's below message. Yes the tutorial's audio need to be better. Thank you,

Re: Error reports

There was no name on this email.. Some people's names come out, and others just say "via talk". Pam. -Original Message- From: via Talk Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 7:47 AM To: Reg Webb ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Error reports Error reports are quite important,

OT Question about Word

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RE: iTunes

hey, I think a podcast would be superlative, could be shared on technical lists everywhere. At 12:24 PM 11/18/2015, you wrote: Hi Dave, I'm using the current version of iTunes 12.3.1.23 64-bit on Windows 10. I've gotten very comfortable with it over the past month or so and I haven't found

Re: facebook messenger

Hi Jed, messenger.com would be one option to investigate. Since it is a modern and dynamic website, you might run into issues if you are not using a current Web browser and screen reader. Marc Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On November 18, 2015 3:34:37 PM Jed Barton

Re: facebook messenger

It also works well with programs like Miranda NG, and Instant bird. If you look in the audio archives of the GW Micro website, Steve Clower produced a miranda tutorial. It's a bit older but everything in that version applies to the newer version, not a lot has changed. On 11/18/2015 7:43

miranda ng questions

Hey guys, Alright, well i have this new miranda ng program here. There's only 1 problem, when i click on it it does nothing, i see no window that comes up, am i missing something? Does it hide the window some place? ___ Any views or opinions

Re: facebook messenger

ah, messenger.com, i ehard roomer about this, but am not sure the particulars. Is it working pretty well? On 11/18/2015 7:43 PM, Marc Solomon via Talk wrote: Hi Jed, messenger.com would be one option to investigate. Since it is a modern and dynamic website, you might run into issues if you

Re: facebook messenger

ok, so is it now called miranda ng? The last i knew iw was just called miranda. I could never get miranda to work, but it has been a while since i tried it. On 11/18/2015 8:23 PM, Chris Skarstad via Talk wrote: It also works well with programs like Miranda NG, and Instant bird. If you look

Re: iTunes

Is there any way to change the view format of each media type from grid to list? I think that would make iTunes a lot easier to use, but haven't found a way to shift views with WE 9.2. Thanks, Chris T Sent from my iPhone On Nov 18, 2015, at 1:24 PM, Rod Hutton via Talk

Re: facebook messenger

I'm a bit confused, here. Facebook Messenger is an iOS app, it has nothing to do with Window-eyes. On 11/18/2015 3:32 PM, Jed Barton via Talk wrote: Hey guys, Alright, before i bite the bullet, and upgrade to wind 9.2, does anyone at all have a solution for facebook messenger, what are

Re: Outlook 2013 reminders

When I use Outlook 2010 with iCloud synchronization I receive two reminders one from the iCloud calendar and one from standard outlook stuff. In JAWS the iCloud one of these is not accessible. Test this out by creating an Outlook calendar item for 30 minutes in the future and seeing if its

RE: finding disc location

Or, you can label the device once you find it and then type in the first character of its name. For example, I have a 16gig and a 32gig sdcard. When I insert one into the card reader, I go to "this pc" and type 3 or 1 depending on which sd card is inserted. HTH, Rusty -Original

RE: Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

I did those steps, but to be certain, I just repeated the steps without success. Barbara -Original Message- From: Loy [mailto:loyrg2...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 11:17 AM To: Barbara ; Window-Eyes Discussion List

RE: miranda ng questions

Yes, you need to use a hot key to bring up the window, you should also be able to do it via the system tray. I do not know the default hotkeys as I changed mine a long time a go. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+jim=blindsea@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Jed

RE: Question, Need key stroke for checking status of battery

Bob, could that be Insert-Q? Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the

windows feature query i have

hello i use a win7 64 bit laptop. when i key in turn windows features on or off and hit enter on applicable link, i get the dialog that says windows features tree view but nothing shows up:( if anyone else had same issue how did you resolve it? ___

Re: windows feature query i have

are you logged on as a standard user? if so you would have to reload w e as an administrater after the u a c pops up. then the list will speak. when you are finished with the list you would have to reload w e the normal way with control alt w. -Original Message- From: joseph

Question, Need key stroke for checking status of battery

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RE: Question, Need key stroke for checking status of battery

Bob, yes, Insert-Q is correct! However, instead of doing that, how about using Windows-KeyB to go to the SysTray or what the screen readers call Chevron Button. Here, you can arrow up and down and you'll eventually land on an icon that reports the battery status. Sincerely, Olusegun Denver,

Re: installing wineyes on a windows 7 machine

To close the User Account screen, press alt-y. Most likely, the other thing that popped up was something like a run dialog, which should be readable after dismissing the User Account screen. You can also shift tab to the yes button and press enter, but it sometimes hangs before you can tab.