Butch,
Check under Tools.
You find one entry saying *Audio File Options, where you will set up the
way audio files should be created, and where to store them.
Near the bottom of the *Tools menu, you find an entry for Batch
Convertion, which will be the place where you might want to go.
on the net
something like:
Append to clipboard, Win7
or any other version number, according to your Windows flavor.
On 3/21/2021 1:37 PM, David via Talk wrote:
Wonder if he is refering to a hotkey from one of the apps. Seem to
remember there was a Clipboard app of some kind, that would provide
Wonder if he is refering to a hotkey from one of the apps. Seem to
remember there was a Clipboard app of some kind, that would provide such
a feature. Will have to run through my colledction here, and see if I
can find the app, and hence the hotkey. Unless someone else would happen
to know.
Quick update on myself. Checked the archives here. The App I thought of
for WinEyes, was for a platform named: TeamTalk. Unless that would be
what now is MS Teams, there would be no help in the app. I got it here,
so if you want to give it a try, of course I could have send it to you.
Sorry
Debra,
I am in a group, where we had to go electronically recent days. I never
tested MS Teams, so afraid I cannot be of much help. Yet, if your
workgroup is not totally stuck with that provider, perhaps you could
suggest for them to rather move to a service that is called Zoom. You
find it
Use the F8 method, whenever you are in Browse Mode. The traditional
Ctrl-C Ctrl-V, is used in all other instances.
David
On 12/13/2020 6:21 PM, Pamela Dominguez via Talk wrote:
Do I use that when copying a url to put into a browser? Because
that's when I was having trouble copying and
To my knowledge, when you are running the Office version of WinEyes, you
would need additional license to run any speech synthesizer apart from
Eloquence. Since the WinEyes+Office project was discontinued several
years ago, I am afraid you won't get much farther.
You could of course try
If you go to your Program Files (86), Then to GWMicro, and then to WinEyes.
This is the program folder for the WinEyes installation. In my case, there are
269 entries, and the file you are looking for, is number 262. So easiest is to
go to the end of the list, by hitting the End key, and
Georges,
open your WinEyes control panel, and place yourself in the tree of choices.
Scroll down to Hotkeys, and expand it.
Then arrow down to Miscellaneous.
Now tab once, and you land in a list of some 50 different things, for
which you can set a dedicated hotkey.
What you are looking
Have been invited to participate in a group on Skype. It's been more
like a decade since I last touched that platform. I do remember GW had a
product named GWConnect, which was designed for hooking up on services
like Skype. But it was discontinued that many years back, I don't even
remember
Tiny correction, and not sure if it matters. I just checked with my
installation, and I have FF52.9, 32bit running on a 64bit Windows.
Though not totally stabil, it does what it is supposed to, on most
websites. At least what I have tested it for. Then again, it does not
hold all security
Think I messed up one of the links. Here it is:
https://java.com/en/download/help/manual_regedit.xml
David
On 3/4/2020 5:12 PM, David via Talk wrote:
> Sleeping dogs, disturbing cats, and the misbehaving mouse. Peter, you
> sure have got the whole zoo - right there on your desk.
why your mouse misbehaves, will be the thing we need to guess
>>>> and play around.
>>>>
>>>> Are you on a desktop, or a laptop computer? If on a laptop, could
>>>> it be
>>>> that you accidentially are activating the touchpad when operating th
rrent Window-Eyes hotkey
> mappings, you can use Insert-1.
>
>
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
> http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> -----Original Message- From: David via Talk
> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2020 4:46 AM
> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
> Cc: David
>
our main hard disk. Name it something like:
>>> My Backup.
>>> Simply copy any stuff from all over your hard disk, that you want to
>>> make an extra backup of, into this local space. It might prove helpful,
>>> since you don't have to connect and disconnect
to be desired.
> But, who knows, maybe RegClean may play an important part in clearing
> things up.
>
>
> Thanks for reading this far. I will be shouting from the rooftops as
> well as the Net if I finally come up with a solution.
>
>
> Take care,
>
>
> Larry
>
>
OK, so is this a new feature of Win10?
If I understood the initial message right, sitting Windows Explorer, you
should be able to press Alt-2, and get the creation of a new folder. I
tried with my Win7 system, just for the fun of it. Went to Windows
Explorer, hit Alt-2, and a little later
they want you to believe, so keep that in mind. In case you have a
>> backup media, you might want a backup client, that automatically will
>> keep track of any changes. For one, Casper will be a choice to consider.
>> Good thing about such solution, is that you can back u
As for trouble with the Registry, CCleaner might be of some help. You
find it at
ccleaner.com
The Home Standard version, is free of charge. Basically, long as you do
not change the factory settings, it might be safe enough to run. But you
might want to go through the settings, to make
This might not be the solution you are after, but still here is a couple
of ideas for you to consider.
If you are the owner of any OCR program, like Omnipage, you should have
the chance in there, to perform your conversion. Note that you will need
a stand-alone, full-fledged OCR. The one that
up running in no time.
>
> OK, long message, and not sure it helped you much. But to be of more
> assistance, I think we need to know more specifically what is your
> issue, in its details.
>
>
> David
>
> On 2/26/2020 8:23 AM, peter Chin wrote:
>> es, the Win
days it has been behaving
> strangely. My mouse keys don't work properly and Window_eyes keeps
> reading other parts of the screen, especially the areas where the
> mouse is sitting. Any suggestions as to how to resolve the problem
> will be much appreciated.
> -----Original Message--
WinAmp, is not my shoe number, so cannot offer you any direct help. But
a couple of suggestions that might prove worth a try.
First of all, should it be that you have something messed up in the
Registry, I would suggest running a Registry cleanup. One thing wrong,
likely several other issues
Interesting. I just had a quick look. Going to
gwmicro.com
It sure looked like the site is still up. Yet, I did find nowhere to
download anything but some tutorials, and a number of videos. Well, and
then the App Central. Why I still wonder exactly which website the
assumed demo version
Most definitely, it will be corrupted. The WinEyes distribution used to
take up most of a CDROM. Even this yesterday, I was tiding up my
computer, and came across the installation download for the screen
reader. It is actually more like 600MB, or just over half a Gigabyte.
What I do wonder,
Not sure if I understood your query fully. But maybe this is what you
are looking for?
Go to the WE Control Panel, and scroll to Verbose. Expand with
Right-Arrow, Scroll down to Miscellaneous, and then use your Tab-key.
You will find some settings for index speaking.
David
On 2/7/2020
In the process of moving to Win10 myself, so have no hands-on expertise
here.
But in earlier versions, pressing the Win-key along with the E, you get
to the "My Computer" window, and can scroll your file system by means of
the Arrows and the Enter-key. Unless they have changed this, you might
yboard. I got a new one. That didn't solve the issue.
> It something with MS window. If you press shift key five times in the row,
> you will hear something like sticky key but, I am not sure what I need to
> do to stop it. This function was added for people that don't have ability to
> type
; I am having the same issue with window key,ALT key , control key. I
>> thought it is my keyboard. I got a new one. That didn't solve the
>> issue.
>> It something with MS window. If you press shift key five times in
>> the row,
>> you will hear someth
Roll-Up, or Folding Keyboards...
It's been a few years, since I owned one. So please take the following
for whatever it is worth. Also, be notified, that the opinions presented
here, are mine and might not be fully representative for everyone.
Still, I will spend a few of your minutes, walking
Have suspected this for a little while, and now I am pretty sure. Do not
know the fix, neither the reason why things happen.
It is a known fact, that sometimes a key could get mechanically stuck in
its pressed position. The Shift, Alt and Ctrl keys are specially
vulnerable to this kind of
so, you can try disabling your braille display within Window-Eyes
>>> just for a bit in order to test if this could be causing the problem.
>>>
>>> Hth,
>>>
>>> Rod
>>>
>>> Sent from Outlook for Windows
>>>
>>> --
lf
>> Of peter Chin via Talk
>> Sent: November 12, 2019 11:23 PM
>> To: peter Chin via Talk
>> Cc: peter Chin
>> Subject: Re: email
>>
>> Hello David,
>>
>> I hope the text given below the row of dashes what you were were
>> asking for:
>
t(...)'
> <
> 0x800a000d
>>
>
>
> -Original Message- From: David via Talk
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 10:38 AM
> To: peter Chin via Talk
> Cc: David
> Subject: Re: email
>
> What exactly is the error message saying? It usually will tell us what
What exactly is the error message saying? It usually will tell us what
does not work, and which line in the scripting code that failed. That
is, which step in the processing of the script that caused the error.
Unless we know that, it all will be a matter of more or less wild guessing.
Now,
I know this is a bit off-topic, yet been wondering and wanted to hear
people's opinion on the matter. it seems this somehow have been
discussed before, still, what do you think.
As any Braille user will know, we are supposed to use 8 fingers for
reading fast and effeciently. That is, the
the backspace key.
> Surely you can see how that could be an inconvenience (smile). But maybe
> I'll try your solution, maybe, somehow, it will solve other problems.
>
> On 11/10/2019 3:18 PM, David via Talk wrote:
>> Been playing a bit around, and thought to just share one tiny experie
Been playing a bit around, and thought to just share one tiny experience
with you all.
A good while ago, Thunderbird had an update, which included some
Calendar functionality. If you were in the list of mails, and started to
tab your way on the screen, you ended up with a load of "empty
pply and then the OK button.
>
> That should get rid of those nasty check boxes.
>
> James B
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Talk On
> Behalf Of David via Talk
> Sent: Saturday, November 2, 2019 12:04 PM
> To: WE English Mailinglist
> Cc: David
>
Please, if anyone could refresh my memory. I know I had this one solved,
on my old PC, but can't seem to figure how.
When on the desktop, and likewise in the "programs and features" list, I
keep hearing:
"Checkbox",
in front of every item, when arrowing up and down. I know I am focusing
> Sent from Outlook for Windows
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Talk On
> Behalf Of David via Talk
> Sent: October 26, 2019 11:20 AM
> To: WE English Mailinglist
> Cc: David
> Subject: Set file question
>
> Listers,
>
> A bit techie this one.
>
>
Listers,
A bit techie this one.
I had a software installed on my computer, and had a set file for that
specific piece of software. That is, the set file was named something
like MySoftware.set.
A while ago, I deleted that set file, for different reasons. Now, my
screen reader keeps
eckbox.
>
> At 04:54 PM 10/4/2019, David via Talk, wrote:
>> Still under Win7, so don't know if this will contribute anything at all.
>> But thought to throw in a couple of ideas.
>>
>>
>> First of all, If you ope a normal session in Windows Explorer, i.e by
>> hi
Still under Win7, so don't know if this will contribute anything at all.
But thought to throw in a couple of ideas.
First of all, If you ope a normal session in Windows Explorer, i.e by
hitting Windows-E.
Now move to your standard drive, like C:.
in the root of that drive, you likely will
For those who are interested, I have uploaded an archive of WE apps.
This was drawn from the App Central, shortly before the screen reader
was discontinued. Hence, I guess it holds pretty much the newest version
of the apps. I even have included the very most up-to-date version of
the extended
Rasmussen via Talk wrote:
> I think you hold down the ctrl key and then press Space at each file
> that you want to select. I haven't done this, so proceed with caution.
>
>
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
> http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> -Original Message----- Fro
Running Win7.
Listers,
I have tried figuring this out, but seem to be blank-minded today.
Anyone has some experience, please let me know.
I have a folder, holding numerous files. I open it in Windows Explorer,
and arrow my way down through the list of files.
It occurs, that I need to
To all users of the Extended Dictionary.
I have uploaded a version with an updated license, to my Dropbox. As I
am not sure how long I will keep my Dropbox account active, please make
sure to download the file immediately.
The new version should be:
0.69.5.3
and it is good for a couple more
to work together, one being for the graphical
> user interface of the Gnome desktop, whereas the other is intended for use in
> the terminal.
>
> Anyway, this should get you going, and you can let us know about any
> challenges you might encounter.
>
> Good luck,
>
>
Guys,
Please refresh my memory a bit.
How again, do we go about making a mobile installation of the WinEyes? I
need it instaled on a memory card, to run on another computer, but it
has been quite a while since I did it last time, and my memory got blank
on how to go about it.
Feedback
Thanks, and sorry for late reply.
I first of all, need to get hold of Linux; whichever version I might go
for. Someone sent me a link for Vinux, but all I can find on that page,
is a lot of blah-blah about the project. It says to download it from the
FTP, but the address on the page is
Don't know if any of you listers own a Braille Embosser. Just wondered
if someone happen to know of any OK translation software.
I did use Duxbury in the past, but have lost my license key. And from
what I can make out of it, that package is not exactly cheap.
Basically, I need just a piece
Was in a similar situation lately, having Avast installing itself as
part of some bundled update. For everyone's record, Win7 64Bit, though I
see that of little help in this regard.
I too would have liked to go into safe mode,and perform the Avast
removal from there. Obviously, when you turn
ptop isn't
>> getting this.
>>
>>
>> Mike.
>>
>> On 17/07/2019 15:45, David via Talk wrote:
>>> Second that one. No Save button, and the Script Error messages are
>>> totally different in layout and presentation. They at least do tell
&g
Second that one. No Save button, and the Script Error messages are
totally different in layout and presentation. They at least do tell
which script is causing the error. This one just states there is an
error in WinEyes, and that's all.
Like others, I just delete it. Anoying, but that's all
.
If not, let me know your mail address, and I will send you my copy.
David
On 7/15/2019 9:26 PM, David via Talk wrote:
> For whatever it is worth.
>
>
> First of all, I run a paid-for version of WinEyes, so probably things
> are different in the Office version.
>
>
> St
For whatever it is worth.
First of all, I run a paid-for version of WinEyes, so probably things
are different in the Office version.
Still, I did - for the fun of it - go to my WE Control Panel, and check
the Ap menu. Neither on my system, you will find any "Diagnose" choice.
What I could
There was a re-certification of Window-Eyes, just a few months prior to
its being discontinued. Unless you have the latest installation files at
hand, meaning 9.54 from the spring of the discontinuation, I am not sure
you can do much.
Of course, it might be worth to get in touch with FS, and
Listers,
Please forebare with my off-topic. Just got two quick questions.
Any of you who havs a bit of experience with Linux - and who could get
in touch off-list, for further questions?
And, does there exist a list - similar to this one - for blind linux
users, where my further queries
on List
> Cc: Loy Green
> Subject: Re: Microsoft Talks Raising the Bar on Accessibility
>
> The latest version of Narrator in Windows 1903 is very good. It has
gotten me through some things that JAWS could not.
> - Original Message -
> From: "David via Talk&qu
running purely on Macs. That is work that is far beyond that of
> the average user.
>
> So, from my perspective, the world isn't quite so bleak and out to get
> us.
>
>
> On 7/7/2019 10:07 AM, David via Talk wrote:
>> Well, let it be Narrator might eventually turn int
Search the archives of this list, and you will likely find the
discussions of those days. A few people actually wondered if that was
what would going to happen, that it would mean the slow death of WinEyes.
Unhappily, developing a good screen reader, maintaining its features and
functionality
Well, let it be Narrator might eventually turn into something useful.
And forebare with me, I have not tested anything later than Win8.1, so
perhaps it is already getting into something basic. Google managed to
have a somehow working screen reader, and what I hear, so did Apple.
Still, I think
e perspective of it being my main word processor.
>
> There are free and paid versions of it. I forget the difference now,
> but here's the homepage.
> http://www.jarte.com/?so=j=p=61
>
> Hth,
> Tom
>
>
> On 7/1/2019 2:11 AM, David via Talk wrote:
>> Does
Does anyone here have any experience with the alternative Notepad
program, named Notepad Plus Plus?
I seem to remember users suggesting it for certain projects, back in
time. I now decided to just give it a short go. Got it installed, and it
opens just fine. WinEyes reads all the menus fine.
Anyone here has any experience, or know the rules?
I am trying to get hold of a copy of MS Office, and thought I might save
a few dollars, on buying one of the former versions. Got some offer
here, for unopened and fully licensed versions, but got confused about
their titles.
One says Home
Oh, believe me, there are numerous cases where WinEyes is superior. Got
several websites, besides some applications here, where NVDA simply
won't catch up. And some of them, Jaws just doesn't work whatsoever on
some of them.
But to be fair, NVDA has helped me out on a few places, where
Though I too think it is sad to see WinEyes is going to go down the
drain, we have to face the fact.
Yet, some of you have promoted the idea, that someone, at some point of
time, would get hold of the code, and then resurrect the screen reader.
True, it is a mere dream. Likely that code might
Well, there we are two. Would have been great with just one or two
pointers in the right direction. Smiles.
David
On 6/28/2019 12:58 PM, Darrell Bowles via Talk wrote:
> Hello,
> I am interested to know how you learned to code in python, and how you
> managed to make the add-on. I want to
e and find the file you need,
>> specifically:
>> twpe_r2.zip
>> This name on the page should represent as a link which, when pressed, would
>> commence its download.
>> If this doesn't work, I could try another file transfer method.
>>
>> Good luck,
>&
ence its download.
>> If this doesn't work, I could try another file transfer method.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> Sent from Outlook for Windows
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Talk
>> On Behalf
>> Of David via Ta
t;
> Sent from Outlook for Windows
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Talk On
> Behalf Of David via Talk
> Sent: June 21, 2019 2:13 PM
> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
> Cc: David
> Subject: Re: Installing Win10
>
> Think I might have to stress a couple of poi
t no cost. That is also downloaded from a Microsoft > server but, I will
wait for more details if some one else can please > post about that. > > Good
luck, > > James B > > > -Original Message- From: David via Talk Sent:
Thursday, June > 20, 2019 1:07 PM To: W
To the tech guys on this list,
In about 6 months Microsoft will end the support for Win7. My Good old
working-horse of a computer might then be retired to make it for a
backup system.
I do have a computer stored away in a closet, which has a broken version
of Win8.1 on it. That is, it does
For a good while, I have been enjoying the Remind Me Where app,
developed by Chip. It really has helped me in getting to know my
surroundings. Don't know, if any of the users still on this list, has
any experience with this app.
Today, I again needed some travelling directions. The app keeps
As a friendly reminder,
Please note that to my knowledge, all apps under WinEyes, will hold its
dedicated Ini file. As a matter of fact, that is where it stores info
about its hotkeys, and a few other basic settings for the app to work
properly. In other words, was the app written properly,
Listers,
I am in a situation where I need a bit of feedback and experience.
I have got a pDF document here, which in reallity is a form that needs
to be filled in, and then printed for maioling in the post.
I have Adobe DC installed on my computer, besides the last version of
Firefox that
Listers,
I could use some feedback here, please.
Got a program that needs to run in Safe Mode. Being an uninstaller, it
cannot be run in standard mode under Windows. When I try, it just tells
me to click Yes, and it will restart Windows in Safe Mode.
Sure, I clicked Yes, and the computer
One service which is worth giving a try, is the RoboBraille.dk.
David
On 4/3/2019 7:02 PM, Larry Higgins via Talk wrote:
> Donald,
>
>
> Why don't you just try putting it through the process and tell us what
> happened? Or, maybe you have already don so?
>
>
> You never know with 'puters,
that wants
something to fill his day, there you have a project for your enjoyment.
Smiles.
David
On 2/4/2019 6:33 PM, David via Talk wrote:
> Larry and the resst,
> I will spend a few minutes of your time, attempting to answer the
> question of yours, the way I understood your asking.
>
code these entries. I fortunately
>> do have some of the coordinates for the points of interest I want to
>> follow and thanks for sharing a more accessible site as well.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Amanda Lee
>>
>>
>> -Original
ough and appreciate your
>>> being so thoughtful as to how to code these entries. I fortunately
>>> do have some of the coordinates for the points of interest I want to
>>> follow and thanks for sharing a more accessible site as well.
>>>
>>> Kind regard
OK, guys.
This, is going to be a rather long message, so work your way through.
I will try to share my findings on the issue you are having, with the
WeatherOrNot app. These are based on some fooling around, and quick
searchings on the net, so take them for what they are worth. I do have
no
I have is the
>>>> spellchecker, and removing that didn't help either, but I wasn't going
>>>> to go without that one anyway.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I said all that only to say that I haven't encountered the editing
>>>> problem at al
Listers,
Could need a bit of info here.
As you know, the latest updates to Thunderbird, have broken the
accessibility when writing new messages, as well as replying to any
message received. Seeing how they slowly broke down any cooperation with
WE in Firefox, I do take the guess, this is
Jst for the fun, in all this playing around, did you try restarting your
computer? Have seen a few cases, where some behavior sticks, and once
the computer has been restarted, things work normally again. Just be
aware, I am talking about a real restart, not just going in and out of
sleeping or
using Win7 64Bit, and Chrome worked right out of the box. With
Chrome.set, works just fine. That is, if you accept Chrome's way of
displaying websites.
David
On 11/19/2018 10:08 PM, Tom via Talk wrote:
> Does browse mode work in Google Chrome and Windows Seven?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>
The progress bar sounds, are not directly WinEyes sounds, why you won't
find them in the ProgromFiles folder.
Rather, they are part of the Progress Indicator app, and hence will be
found in the User profile folder, which you will find this way.
Go to the WE Control Panel, by hitting
OK, we all know Win-Eyes has had trouble with the standard version of
newer updates to Firefox. For a long time, I have had the ESR version
running here, and let it update itself, to receive the newest fixes.
everything has been in best order.
that is, two days ago, I received a new update.
Won't know what this message is all about, so can't help you directly.
Still, I wanted to let you know, that I find NVDA generally is good at
picking up dialogs. So, if possible, whenever the dialog comes up, try
loading NVDA, and switch to the dialog. See if it will read the screen
to you.
There you are, Tom.
Would you agree, if we try to cook it down to something even non-tech
people will understand, we might basically explain it all like this?
When we see a program well-known to Windows users, all the sudden pop up
as an app on IOS or Android - it is NOT because the program
Tom, you have a handful of interesting points.
Olusegun, dreams sometimes have been the driver for new inventions. Or,
what about a Mr Edison, or Mr Ford. They both dreamed - totally
unrealistic from the stand of the days - and still, sure changed the
lives of most people today. Smiles. Even
at least two different places, for future reinstallations. Like all
other WinEyes material, like your installation CD, Software updates and
the like. Once lost, forget about getting anything from any official source.
On 8/23/2018 5:26 PM, David via Talk wrote:
> Though downloading apps from App Cent
Though downloading apps from App Central never required any password or
other identification, this kind of warnings should always make red
lights come on.
Either the site is just insecure, and will never be renewed, due to FS
letting WinEyes die out. Or, someone has hacked the site, and might
Basically, far as I am aware, a 32bit version of the Operating System,
will run on any modern computer. You just won't take full advantage of
the 64Bit technology. It's like, you can run a bike on the 4-laned road,
but it won't be possible to run a truck on the sidewalk. 32bit is an
older
Does there exist an equivalent to Ctrl-Insert-B, in Jaws or NVDA?
David
On 6/30/2018 5:23 PM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> In the Window-Eyes control panel, open the Apps menu with Alt-A, and arrow
> down to Progress Indicator.
> Open this and choose Options.
> This displays a
First of all, I am not subscribed to the other WinEyes list. So if
anyone of you, who are subscribed, would please be kind to forward this
message.
I am not sure how many of you remaining WinEyes users, who still are
using the Extended Dictionary package. For those of you who are, you
will
Though I have never tried it, with my Plextalk Pocket (first
generation), it should be possible to listen to Audible books. It
further is possible to download and listen to Podcasts, though I find
the feature not to be fully fledged. And should I want to, I can play
Librivox files. Even I can
Or, you can get directly to it, by opening the WE Control Panel -
Ctrl+Backslash, then Hit Alt-F, and the letter E for Explore. You now
are directly in the WE Profile folder, and if you hit the Backspace key,
you will go one level up. Here you can make your backup copy of the
whole folder, and
Guess you are not lonely on the isle of wishing for more stability, like
in the older days, when comes to electronics. As a matter of fact, many
sighted people feel the same way. All the continious updates to Windows
and software, do affect EVERYONE - not only visually impaired.
As for Apple
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