WLM saving an email

2017-06-26 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi list, I am using a win7 pc and WLM. I have forgotten how to save an email in the “save” directory. I do know how to save to my hard drive. However, there have been a couple of emails of late that I would like to save in the WLM saved messages directory. Thanks for your gracious help!

VBS run time error in WLM

2017-06-17 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi listers, Has anybody gotten the following run time error message in WLM? I am running a Win7 32bit PC using WindowEyes 9.5.4. WindowsLiveMail.vbs - Microsoft VBScript runtime error Line 700 Column 2 Type mismatch: 'SharedObjects(...)' < 0x800A000D > When I checked with Microsoft Disability

WLM APP annoyance

2017-05-25 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi list, Running win7 on a 32bit pc with window-eyes 9.5.4. When starting this email and also trying to attach files to an email I get a message saying that there is a WLM APP error and I am ask “do you want to Ignore, Stop, Restart”, et cetera. It also says something about a VBS error in line

pronunciation query

2017-05-01 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Using Win7 with WE 9.5.4. I noticed recently that when reading documents where an apostrophy-s occurs after a name ending with the letter h that the apostrophy-s is not spoken in normal reading mode. Two examples: Jehovah’s Isaiah’s. If I do a word by word cursor they do speak the

OT: Keyboard Commands for Windows Media Player

2017-04-24 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi listers, I am running Win7 on a 32bit PC with WindowEyes 9.5.4. I am also using Windows Media Player to listen to audible files and would like to know the keyboard comands for “fast forward, rewind, et cetera”. I discovered control-p works for pause, but from there I am totally at a loss.

Re: Window-Eyes still has a few tricks up its sleeve. Don't give upon it yet!

2017-03-31 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
HMMM! Very interresting! Keep us posted on other discoveries! smile! Carol wrote:Hi Folks, You might find this interesting. I was reading an email just now by screen. I paged down and didn't hear where I left off, so paged up to pick up the rest of the text. It started reading at the last

Re: Looking for Accessible Dictionary

2017-02-26 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
CBFB years ago produced the American Heritage Dictionary in computerized format. I have found it very useful. y ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared.

Re: Window-Eyes and the List are Dead! REALLY?

2017-02-24 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Thank you Tom for saying: "I'm pretty sure Donald Trump is not invested in such a trivial little business. I was laughing at the incessant injection of politics into everything since the election. I've never before seen such a vitriolic obsession."--Tom It certainly is a sad thing when listers

Re: Window Eyes and Talking communities meeting

2017-01-31 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi Ken, Have you checked out zoom.us at https://zoom.us/ in your searching? I downloaded a free copy a couple of years ago and just finished listening to a class which uses it via the internet and/or phones. It can be accessed by internet or phone. You can call them at 1-888-799-9666. I have

Hope to find answers for three issues

2017-01-24 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi listers, I have three issues I hope to get resolved. Using win7 on a 32 bit PC with Window-Eyes 9.5.4 and WLM. 1. When I boot up I get the Window-Eyes start up sounds but no Desktop menu. If I press the control-numpad5 command it says "unknown". To get the menu to speak I must press

Window-Eyes Update 9.5.4 - THANK YOU!

2017-01-19 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
If you think about it, there are thousands of people who are using Window-Eyes and are not complaining, just a few, and unfortunately, they are never satisfied. I could wish they were fully sighted, then, they could find somewhere else to gripe and something else to gripe about. And that's my

saving an email in WLM

2017-01-17 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi, I am using win7 on a 32bit PC with WLM. I have forgotten how to save an email in the saved email directory. I would appreciate a thorough reminder! SMILE Cordially yours, Grant, A.K.A. Grandpa DOS ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email

Re: GWMicro.com

2017-01-12 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi, Thanks to my son-in-law I have solved the problem. He hide the GWMicro favorite app and it no longer is popping up on my screen. Happy Grant -Original Message- From: Grant Metcalf via Talk Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 7:01 PM To: Via Talk Subject: GWMicro.com Hi listers

GWMicro.com

2017-01-12 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi listers, Often when I go to a webpage it appears that I get a “security” blocking from GWMicro. I can read the top of the page and then the GWMicro message appears. If I hit the spacebar or perhaps another key it seems to go away. Has anybody else had any experiences like this? What can be

Re: All phone calls now directed to VFO

2017-01-09 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
as just begun, so sing with me we're all fucked" Walls Of Jericho Reeva On Jan 9, 2017 9:58 AM, "Grant Metcalf via Talk" <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: Hi listers, I just tried calling GWMicro and Aisquared and their numbers are now answered by VFO. __

All phone calls now directed to VFO

2017-01-09 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi listers, I just tried calling GWMicro and Aisquared and their numbers are now answered by VFO. ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership

Re: Need Help getting Speech back part 2

2017-01-02 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Greetings Grumpy Dave, I recently have been having a similar problem using win7 on a 32bit machine. Two things I discovered are: 1. After booting up and hearing all the start up sounds as you described, I get no voice response. 2. If I press the control-numpad-5 I get a message something like

Re: unable to proofread WLM emails

2016-12-29 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
, that's usually OK. But if it has no suggestions, then I don't know what word it is stopping on. -Bob Ringwald -Original Message- From: Grant Metcalf via Talk Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 4:20 PM To: Via Talk Subject: unable to proofread WLM emails Hi Listers, Using a win7, 32bit

unable to proofread WLM emails

2016-12-29 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi Listers, Using a win7, 32bit desktop pc: When I am writiing or ansering an email I am unable to proofread what I am writing in Windows Live Mail. This also means that my braille edge display is blank. I was under the impression that the command alt-space x would solve the problem but it

question about paring WE with HIMS and paragraph symbols

2016-12-13 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi Listers, I use the Braille Edge 40 as my braille display with my win7 32 bit pc and WindowEyes 9.5.3. In the word processors for HIMS I can display the symbol for a new paragraph which is dots 1246 and dots 1234. When I am reading or writing in NotePad on my pc, I have not been able to get

Re: for those using a Braille display

2016-12-09 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi Robin, I use a HIMS Braille Edge 40 as a display with my Win7 desktop PC and WindowEyes 9.5.3. It also has notetaker capabilities which I personally have not used much at all. I would suggest you speak with the sales staff at HIMS Inc. The phone number is: 888 520-4467 They will be better

question, one time only MS Answer Desk phone number

2016-12-08 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Linette, Here is the 800 phone number you can call for help from the Microsoft Answer desk. 1-800-936-5900 They answer the phone between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M. Monday through Friday PST. Also shorter hours on Saturday and Sunday. They should be able to answer all your questions. Best wishes.

Re: Looking for duplicates suggestion

2016-12-05 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi Dave, One thought I have and which I have used in various ways with WordPad is = to use the=20 control-h find and replace command. I am not sure what your source file = might be, and so such an idea might not work for you, but it is possible = if you can use WordPad and probably MSWord as

Response to Dve about WindowEyes and and the Shark

2016-11-22 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi dave, You have many good points with respect to business expenses and compotition. Unfortunately, The Shark got the government involved in purchasing their product and so made it difficult for other screen reader programs to be as well funded as VFO is. I suspect that because the government

O.T.: Cell phones

2016-10-18 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Sunday my Odin Mobile phone stopped working. I like its design and simplicity. I am wondering about other options which provide voice/speech access. I do not care about internet features, just the ability to make and receive calls, perhaps text messages. One phone suggested is the L G Terra, a

Re: history of window eyes

2016-10-17 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
I finally remembered the DOS screen reader I used before WindowEyes. It was Provox, written by Chuck Hallenbach. Truthfully, Grandpa DOS often wishes he could go back to those good old days! Smile! I still have my version 7 copy and just maybe I will do back. Grant Metcalf A.K.A. Grandpa

closing the settings menu

2016-10-03 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Greetings listers, After adjusting some settings for Window-Eyes 9.5.3 I have been finding the heading “windw-eyes – explorerframe.set” when I alt-tab through the open documents and directories. How can I close this so that it does not keep appearing? Grant

Re: Ranking Screen Readers In Windows10 AnniversaryUpdate: The Results Will Surprise You!

2016-08-10 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
One additional thought to Vaughan's comments is that Microsoft does provide WindowEyes with MS Word and that being true, it also may indicate further improvements for Narrator in the future. Never liked the Shark! Grant Metcalf, AKA Grandpa DOS ___

Re: VFO acquisition of Ai Squared

2016-06-14 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
To those infavor of government intervention, Have you forgotten that the Shark was highly promoted by governmental involvement? Do you think that getting the government involved will probably?possibly? and/or impossibly! help the cause of WindowEyes? I have my sincere doubts! -Original

Fw: Microsoft Warns Windows 7 Has A Serious Problem (the article)

2016-05-05 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hello there. The Forbes article was hidden behind some "Welcome" script that wouldn't remove itself unless I allowed its site to save cookies on my machine, which I did not do. But, I did end up finding a text feed of the article. What follows below (which describes Microsoft's new

hetero- or homo- Yes! or NO!

2016-04-26 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hello there all you Wordsmiths! The following 3 definitions are taken from the American Heritage Dictionary. * heteronym noun. One of two or more words that have identical spelling but different meanings and pronunciations, as row (a line) and row (a fight). * homograph noun. One of two or

Re: Copying large Blocks of Text

2016-04-19 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
HI, Grandpa DOS does not use Word, however, when I have a large section to copy, I first cut off the top of the document and then the bottom, after which I then save the portion I want to another document name. I know! That's doin' it the hard way. smile! Grant, A.K.A. Grandpa DOS

still getting Windows update message

2016-03-24 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi Listers, My daughter installed GWX Control Panel for me yesterday. This morning when I started my Win7 PC I got a message saying that Windows Updates were available and that the next time I booted my computer they would be installed, or if left on, they would be installed at 3 a.m. I did

silencing "heading 1" in I.E. or "html files"

2016-03-10 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi list, I am using WE 9.4, Win7 Home Premium SP1 on a 32bit PC. Using Internet Explorer 11, when cursoring thru an HTML file or on the web, I keep getting the message “heading 1” or heading 2”, et cetera, which can become annoying after while. Is there a way to turn off this seemingly automatic

creating a save folder in WLM

2016-02-09 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi listers, I would like to create a folder for saving emails in Windows Live Mail. I am using windows HP 7 on a 32bit PC and I believe the latest version of WLM with Windows-Eyes 9.3.1. If there is instructions written somewhere, that also would be helpful. Cordially yours, Grant Bartimaeus

Re: How do you add an email address to WLM Multiple list?

2016-02-07 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
I use WLM, however, I am not familiar with the term multi or category. I am guessing it means multiple addresses in a list. Since I do not use such I cannot be of help other than to suggest that you might call the the Microsoft Disability Team and ask them how this can be done. Best wishes.

subdirectory help!

2016-01-04 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi, Using win7 on 32bit PC. Somehow caused my Document directory to be inverted. How do I return to the a thru z top to bottom order? Thanks! Grant ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily

WLM writing and reading what is written

2015-12-18 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi, So far I am not having any problems reading emails in WLM. However, when I am replying to an email and sometimes writing an original email I have been unable to proof read what I have written. Any suggestions? Thanks much! Grant Metcalf ___ Any

Re: questions about braille displays and switching from Jaws

2015-12-18 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi Eden, I use the HIMS Braille Edge 40 with WE9.3.1 and it seems to work OKAY! I presume that which ever HIMS product you are using will work well with WindowEyes ---. Cordially, Grant Metcalf Bartimaeus Alliance of the Blind, Inc. Website: http://bartimaeus.us/ --Original Message-

Re: Seeking Information on Braille Displays

2015-12-01 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
,greet+s li/]s1 I just wrote the greeting in contracted braille as well as this sentence using my braille edge 40 keyboard. Using the standard keyboard now I have been for years also using it without a 6 or 8 dot feature to write and/or code braille files as well. Yes, it can be done with

updating of Window 7 HaHa!

2015-11-25 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Hi listers, I have a 32biyt PC still running Win7 Home Premium Service Pack 1. For some reason I cannot explain at the moment, I decided to install and run Virtual View. I could not get it to work, and, so I called AISquared and Dave helped me install all the necessary parts. After that he

attaching files to Windows Live Mail

2015-11-05 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Greetings, Using Win7 32bit PC with WE 9.2. Recently I have not been able to attach files to my WLM emails. I was using the alt-II , I, A commands to attach but now when I press alt-I there is a ding and no other response. What have I done wrong? or what am I doing wrong? Also, I just

OT: reading attachments in WLM

2015-10-28 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Greetings, I have a MagicJack phone and when messages are left on it, it sends a message.wav file to my email account. The text part of the message says I can double click the attachment to listen to the message or save it to my PC. Can anybody tell me how to double click or listen to the .wav

reading Hebrew or Greek letters questions

2015-10-23 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
I have been adviced to purchase Vocalizer Express in order to get Window-Eyes to pronounce Hebrew and Greek alphabet letters. I am not necessarily interested in listening to the languages spoken, only the letters of occasional words which occur in Briefs that I am reading and/or editing. Either

Re: Screen Reader History

2015-08-02 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
I first started with a word progessor program written by William Brunot for his blind wif in 1985. Soon I learned about VideoVoice wirtten by a blind Programmer, Deborah Norling. Before long I discovered Chuck Hallenbeck's Provox which I was using until 2013 when my Toshiba laptop died.

cursor movement issues

2015-07-14 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Greetings, Using WE9.1 on a 32bit PC. I have been having problems with my cursor moving up or down the list of files in a directory or subdirectory. When opening a directory or subdirectory often pushing the cursor provides no speech or movement down the list. The same thing is true when I

Re: Have you taken the WebAIM survey? Make sure your voice is heard!

2015-07-07 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
UGH! I took it and when I got to the bottom everything locked up and I had to reboot. Do not know if my favorable answers regarding WindowEyes was registered or subverted by a competitor. smile Grandpa DOS -Original Message- From: M Dorn via Talk Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 9:21

me too: Question About WLM

2015-04-21 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
talk I have just started using WLM and listening to -Original Message- From: Robert Ringwald via Talk Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:44 AM To: Talk Subject: Question About WLM Windows 7 WE 9.1 WLM I only see subject lines. Had trouble with something being crupted. Got it fixed

Re: which version of windows should I get

2015-02-28 Thread Grant Metcalf via Talk
Jim, I currently have windows 7 running on a 32 bit machine purchased much IRTI. Will the recommendations you made to Bud work with my current PC or is it much better to upgrade to a larger PC? Thanks. Grant Metcalf email: theg...@dslextreme.com