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.

Re: how to change window class for Zab Kat file XPlorer question

2015-08-02 Thread Marten Post Uiterweer via Talk
Rob, Press ins-r when in the Xplorer window and choose focused window. Ins-r is the reclass hotkey. In Xplorer you have two windows with an folder window. You can switch between the windows with tab. Maybe you have to reclass the other folder-window too. Regards, Marten On Sun, 02 Aug 2015

RE: A new feature in Internet Explorer

2015-08-02 Thread Thomas N. Chan via Talk
I also started during the 90s when vocal-eyes was the king of dos, wordperfect let's see, are we talking about diskettes here? lol This is really back from the past regards Thomas N. Chan -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: lag in file explorer in Windows 10

2015-08-02 Thread Chris via Talk
It's a rebranded version of Windows Explorer introduced in Windows 8 and 8.1. It uses the ribbon instead of menus and toolbars. On 01/08/2015 23:13, Chris Skarstad via Talk wrote: Hi Ok, i'm still running Windows 7. I don't mean to sound silly, but is file explorer something new in Windows

RE: can't turn off punctuation

2015-08-02 Thread Chris Grabowski via Talk
What program are you in when you get the extra punctuation/ -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+cgrabowski=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of mcleod stinnett via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 4:58 AM To: talk t...@window-eyes.com Subject: can't turn

RE: Window-Eyes 9.2 still crashing With Windows Explorer

2015-08-02 Thread Chris Grabowski via Talk
Hi, Edge is not accessible. You can either use Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome to get an accessible web browser on Windows 10. I just tried directory Opus and unless I'm missing a configuration setting, nothing reads. Menus or the file lists. I do know Xplorer2 works quite well with

RE: Why Upgrade

2015-08-02 Thread Dennis via Talk
I wouldn't yet. If windows7 is working for you stick with it. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+dennisl1982=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Pastor Gil Pries via Talk Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 11:27 AM To: t...@window-eyes.com Subject: Why Upgrade

I don't have to sign into Windows 10 to use Cortana, thanks Chris.

2015-08-02 Thread Kevin Minor via Talk
Hi all. I want to thank Chris for the instructions to get rid of the Windows password. I now can have Windows 10 boot directly to the desktop. It takes a while to get there, but eventually it does. Cortana works great! Just for your information, and thanks again, Chris. Kevin Minor,

Redefining a hotkey

2015-08-02 Thread Michael Massey via Talk
Hi. Earlier this morning I heard the progress bar indicator giving percentages of a program downloading in the background. I was trying to figure out which program was installed by accessing the programs and features list in the Windows 8.1 control panel. Well, I was trying to uninstall

Re: Breaking News App

2015-08-02 Thread LB via Talk
Hi Again, The Block search feature for Breaking News is ready. The upload will be by the end of the day, but review takes a day, so probably you will not see it until Tuesday. The new feature of Breaking News is the ability to set each web page on the Main Tree view settings list with

RE: review cursor in windows 10

2015-08-02 Thread Chris Grabowski via Talk
How are you getting to the desktop? Try Windows-d. Chris -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+cgrabowski=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Josh K via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 9:36 PM To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' talk@lists.window-eyes.com

Why Upgrade

2015-08-02 Thread Pastor Gil Pries via Talk
What are the advantages to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10? Pastor Gil ___ 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 options, visit

Re: review cursor in windows 10

2015-08-02 Thread Josh K via Talk
i use windows m. follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 On 8/2/2015 5:49 AM, Chris Grabowski wrote: How are you getting to the desktop? Try Windows-d. Chris -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+cgrabowski=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Josh K via Talk

Reading with the physical mouse in WE 9.2

2015-08-02 Thread James Roberts via Talk
The 9.2 readme says that reading with the physical mouse in IE 11 has been improved. Does this mean that reading with the physical mouse with 9.2 in IE 11 is about as good as reading with the physical mouse in IE 8 has been? I do a lot of web page reading with the physical mouse and don't

Re: A new feature in Internet Explorer

2015-08-02 Thread Bryan Peterson via Talk
LOL I remember those big floppy disks. Allthe wa from the Apple 2E up util about Windows 95 or so, or maybe that was 3.1. Focus your powers and prepare for buttle. -Original Message- From: Pamela Dominguez via Talk Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 10:17 AM To: Thomas N. Chan ;

RE: frequent lockups

2015-08-02 Thread Paulette Vickery via Talk
I am using Window Eyes 8.4, Windows 2010, Internet Explorer 10 and Outlook 2010.. Whenever I write an email and send it immediately, Window Eyes stops speaking. This is quite annoying, since I have to reboot my computer to make it speak again. Is there anything I can do to make whatever is causing

RE: I don't have to sign into Windows 10 to use Cortana, thanks Chris.

2015-08-02 Thread Paulette Vickery via Talk
Hi Kevin, Tell me more about Cortana. What is she and what can she do well for blind people? I know that she is really an it, but the name sounds like a she, so I like to think of her as such. Smile. Paulette -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: I don't have to sign into Windows 10 to use Cortana, thanks Chris.

2015-08-02 Thread Chris via Talk
Cortana is what Siri is but on the Windows platform. Ask a question, she will respond back. You get the idea. On 02/08/2015 19:25, Paulette Vickery via Talk wrote: Hi Kevin, Tell me more about Cortana. What is she and what can she do well for blind people? I know that she is really an it, but

RE: Why Upgrade

2015-08-02 Thread Paulette Vickery via Talk
The biggest advantage is that it is free. Just because you upgrade doesn't mean that you have to use it. You can save your current Windows version, delete Windows 10, put your old Windows version back on and continue using it if you want to. After 1 year Windows 10 will have a price. Of course, I

Re: Why Upgrade

2015-08-02 Thread Bob Tinney via Talk
Hi, So Far, I've upgraded two computers, a desktop and laptop and have not had a problem. The advantages of Windows 10 are better security and no more worrying about keeping your computer up-to-date as Windows 10 is supposed to update itself automatically. Bob, K8LR, tinn...@charter.net

Re: A new feature in Internet Explorer

2015-08-02 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
I started out with artic vision, and for a short time, I had a computer that I was supposed to get if I got a job that had vocal eyes on it. But I was so used to the Artic that I didn't like the vocal eyes. Yes, diskettes, the five inch soft ones and the 3.5-inch ones. Somewhere, I still

Re: Window-Eyes 9.2 still crashing With Windows Explorer

2015-08-02 Thread bryan via Talk
So I got my new 9.2 c d. But when I press t to play the tutorial It doesn't work. How ever I got 9.2 installed. But if the option to play the tutorial is there why won't it work? On 8/2/2015 5:21 AM, Chris Grabowski via Talk wrote: Hi, Edge is not accessible. You can either use Internet

RE: office 2013

2015-08-02 Thread John Chilelli via Talk
Where did you get this from? How much did you pay for it? Is it a fully functioning version? Thanks and blessings! -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+jac=neo.rr@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of john s via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 5:42 AM To: Butch K;

Re: A new feature in Internet Explorer

2015-08-02 Thread Butch Bussen via Talk
Such memories, got my first Apple 2 e in 1983. Anyone remember file talk? Got an ibm clone in 85 and ran screen talk with prokey. 73 Butch WA0VJR Node 3148 Wallace, ks. On Sun, 2 Aug 2015, Pamela Dominguez via Talk wrote: I started out with artic vision, and for a short time, I had a

Re: Why Upgrade

2015-08-02 Thread Chris via Talk
Hi after the upgrade, go into settings update and security recovery and choose to go back to your previous version, 8.1 being my previous version. You have 30 days from the date of the upgrade to do this. On 02/08/2015 19:40, Paulette Vickery via Talk wrote: The biggest advantage is that it

RE: w e silent dialogs.

2015-08-02 Thread Chris Grabowski via Talk
Try the Window-eyes user interface setts. Chris -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+cgrabowski=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of net bat via Talk Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2015 12:29 AM To: via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com Subject: w e silent dialogs. w

RE: first impressions of Win 10

2015-08-02 Thread Les Kriegler via Talk
What is Total Commander? -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+kriegler=nycap.rr@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Reeva Webb via Talk Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 5:37 PM To: Don H; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: first impressions of Win 10 I'm not on

RE: Redefining a hotkey

2015-08-02 Thread via Talk
Hey, Mike. You should be able to redefine it, yes. Control-Shift-question mark is the program help hot key, located in miscellaneous of the hot keys tree view node. It's the second press of the letter p. It's set to global. hth, Lou N. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: frequent lockups

2015-08-02 Thread Chris Grabowski via Talk
Hi, Make sure you follow the steps at: http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Knowledge_Base/?kbnumber=GWKB2044 -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+cgrabowski=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Paulette Vickery via Talk Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2015 2:11 PM To:

windows 10

2015-08-02 Thread tchild via Talk
As muc;h as we use our PC for watching videos, hulu, WWE network, you tube, etc. By next spring it will be time to replace the pc anyway so, I’ll probally wait till then to move to windows 10, by that time at least the major buggs should be fixed. LOL. Tony C.

RE: WE 9.2 and Factory Settings

2015-08-02 Thread Chip Orange via Talk
Thanks Peter for passing on this tip to all of us. I think that's a good suggestion (to automatically at least notify you that a .set file is out of date, if not allow you to have it automatically updated). The reason it isn't just done is that someone might have spent a lot of time modifying

RE: I don't have to sign into Windows 10 to use Cortana, thanks Chris.

2015-08-02 Thread Kevin Minor via Talk
Hi paulette. If you're familiar with Apple devices, Cortana is like Siri. You can ask it different questions, and it will either answer them with its female voice, which sounds quite good, or it will open a web page in your default browser so you can read the information. One thing you can ask

RE: Redefining a hotkey

2015-08-02 Thread Michael Massey via Talk
Hey, Lou. I give up. Off and on, throughout the day, I have tried to get the control-shift-question Key combination redefined and have had no luck. I've uninstalled the 2013 sets, reinstalled them, and even uninstalled and reinstalled the Office 2013 sets and the Outlook Enhanced app. I usually

how to change window class for Zab Kat file XPlorer question

2015-08-02 Thread Rob via Talk
Dear List, How do I change the window class in window eyes? the file XPlorer program by Zab Kat is saying list view when I arrow up and down the file list. Thank You, Rob ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the

RE: Screen Reader History

2015-08-02 Thread Charles Short via Talk
I remember the very first computer I had was an apple 2GS which had only one meg, and I had talking writer and apple works. Then IBM came along, and I had ASAP, which was a good start, but when ASAW came out, aw man, it was like pulling teeth! Window-Eyes finally came out, and ah finally, a

Re: Screen Reader History

2015-08-02 Thread LB via Talk
Hi! Yes, the good old days when you did things from the bare bones. I had written my screen reader program back in 1990 after taking one course in MASM Macro Assembly at a local 2 year school. My father read a little of a book called the MSDos Bible I studied the interrupts for

RE: Why Upgrade

2015-08-02 Thread gary melconian via Talk
I don't know but windows 8 and 8.1 there is a big advantage to update as those version of windows 8 are the reasons why enterprise did not update in the first place.so I am one of those who has windows 8.1 on two laptop machines an plans to update as soon as I can when I get the notification from

Re: Screen Reader History

2015-08-02 Thread Jeff Samco via Talk
In 1985 I bought a used IBM PC with the same 256 KB of memory and 2 double-sided floppy disk drives for only $3,000. I worked for the National Park Service in Yosemite and a coworker of mine, Malcom Holser, wrote a screen reader program for me to use with an Echo PC serial synthesizer. Malcom

Re: Screen Reader History

2015-08-02 Thread David Goldfield via Talk
Jeff, Thank you for sharing that amazing piece of history. There are so many products which we use on a daily basis and we know little about the product's origins and its inventors. I believe that someone started an assistive technology history wiki and your story should definitely be

Re: Screen Reader History

2015-08-02 Thread Marvin Commerford via Talk
And now Doug and Dan are with their third company together. I remember that I really wanted a Sounding Board from Computer Aids Corporation which Dan designed. For a short time I was sad when I learned that CA had closed down. Doug and Dan got GW Micro rolling and the first thing I did

Re: Screen Reader History

2015-08-02 Thread David Goldfield via Talk
For me, Vocal-eyes 1.1 for DOS was the first DOS screen reader I ever used back in 1990. I remember studying the recorded manual and thinking that this was the most amazing piece of software. David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist Feel free to visit my Web site

Re: I don't have to sign into Windows 10--but bug changing settings--WE9.2 pressing spacebar says uncheck, which is false info

2015-08-02 Thread manny via Talk
Hi, When in advance settings in power settings, I pressed space bar to uncheck require password on wake-up, WE9.2 says unchecked but nothing changed: i.e., the boxed was still checked. This was confirmed with sighted help. Is this bug? Many thanks, Manny -- Good Luck, Manny please help me

Re: Screen Reader History

2015-08-02 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
When I got the computer that was my first one not bought by the Commission, it had window bridge. I never really learned how to use it propperly. Then somebody let me use their window eyes, and then I bought it. pam. -Original Message- From: Charles Short via Talk Sent: Sunday,