RE: wondering if you are using window-eyes if you can get a new vocalizer voice

2017-01-15 Thread Steve Nutt via Talk
Hi, You can get the new Nathan voice if you buy the Code Factory version of the voices. It's because Window-Eyes hasn't and probably never will, upgrade to the Version 2.2 driver. Here is a trial of the Code Factory voices, and you can buy them from our web site:-

RE: Going Backward in Accessibility?

2017-01-15 Thread Steve Nutt via Talk
Hi Steve, You're assuming though that everyone has to go the long way round to access ribbons and options within them. In Office for example, you don't need to access the ribbon when you can't find something. Just bring it up, then tab to the Tell Me What To Do edit box, and type in what you

Re: Going Backward in Accessibility?

2017-01-15 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
Tab to what? And do what? I have never seen any tell me what to do edit box. Pam. -Original Message- From: Steve Nutt via Talk Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 1:48 PM To: steve.jacob...@visi.com ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: Going Backward in Accessibility? Hi Steve,

Re: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Pastor Gil Pries via Talk
Can I use my Dec-talk Express with NVDA? Pastor Gil -Original Message- From: Russ Kiehne via Talk Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 7:00 AM To: Don H ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Called JAWS the other day Where does one get the access32 addon? I have a friend who has

RE: Going Backward in Accessibility?

2017-01-15 Thread Joseph Norton via Talk
Actually, in Office 2016, it's even easier than that. All you have to do is press alt-q and you'll be placed in the "Tell me what you want to do" box. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+joseph.norton=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via

RE: Going Backward in Accessibility?

2017-01-15 Thread Steve Jacobson via Talk
Steve, This is a useful tip, and I was not trying to assume anything. My point, though, was that we adopt strategies to be efficient that may depend upon a number of less obvious features of programs. Even your solution is not as quick as visually finding something on the ribbon, moving the

Re: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Singing Sparrow via Talk
is this for jaws home, or jaws pro? On 1/14/2017 4:44 PM, Dave via Talk wrote: Had too much time on my hands the other day, so decided to Call the folks over at JAWS to see what their current pricing would be for a new copy of JAWS 18. I was told $1100 then I asked if I would receive a

RE: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Sky Mundell via Talk
Hi, Yes you can use your dectalk express with NVDA. You have to download an addon for it. http://jeff.tdrealms.com/NVDA.htm -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+skyt=shaw...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Pastor Gil Pries via Talk Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 12:11

Alternative Interface?

2017-01-15 Thread Dave via Talk
When it comes to making items accessible. When it comes to software, for years, I have wondered why a Software Company could not have two interfaces, one for the Sighted world, and one for the blind, that use screen readers. And the choosing of which interface to use can be done the first time

Re: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Chris Skarstad via Talk
oh cool, then reverse that last answer i gave, sorry for the incorrect info! How cool is that?! On 1/15/2017 3:14 PM, Sky Mundell via Talk wrote: Hi, Yes you can use your dectalk express with NVDA. You have to download an addon for it. http://jeff.tdrealms.com/NVDA.htm -Original

Re: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Chris Skarstad via Talk
Unfortunately i'm afraid the answer is no. However, there is a dec-talk access 32 addon floating around out there somewhere. the legality of it remains in question so i won't say anymore about it lol. On 1/15/2017 3:10 PM, Pastor Gil Pries via Talk wrote: Can I use my Dec-talk

Re: Going Backward in Accessibility?

2017-01-15 Thread Dave via Talk
For years, Music keybords have ben off limits due to those screens. I haven't looked at keyboards for about four years now, but before then, there was a huge amount of memorization required to use some keyboards. And no matter what was memorized on other keyboards, they would be off limits

Re: reading PDFs

2017-01-15 Thread Klaus Vielhauer via Talk
Hello, I go to view meenue and select full screen and can read the PDF. Shortcut is control+l Klaus -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- From: Jim via Talk Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 4:21 AM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: reading PDFs Hi there Folks! Was trying to read our

RE: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Olusegun, I see, and yet the only way a digital assistant could really do the work I need done would be if it could perform the detailed work with as much granularity as I can using a keyboard on a web page. I say, let them go and see if they can do it, and I'll abandon my screen reader in

Re: Accessible Twitter clients

2017-01-15 Thread Chris Skarstad via Talk
Hi. These types of programs like the qube, Chicken Nugget and tw blue work just fine under Windows 10, i have never had a single issue, no matter what screenreader is being used. This comes down to knowing which keystrokes to use. Remember, in Windows 10 the keymap is slightly different. In

RE: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Chris, Yes, I got one on Amazon.ca a while back for seven or eight dollars. All the best, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad via Talk Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 10:30 AM To: Charles

RE: Other Questions

2017-01-15 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Dave, I was lucky to get a free BookShare membership through my CNIB library here in Canada, and they have a ton of books on programming in many computer languages. Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf

Re: Accessible Twitter clients

2017-01-15 Thread Robert Grimwood via Talk
On 1/15/2017 2:41 PM, Chris Skarstad wrote: Hi. These types of programs like the qube, Chicken Nugget and tw > blue work just fine under Windows 10, i have never had a single > issue, no matter what screenreader is being used. This comes down to > knowing which keystrokes to use. Remember,

Re: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Russ Kiehne via Talk
Where does one get the access32 addon? I have a friend who has started using NVDA. -Original Message- From: Don H via Talk Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 5:04 PM To: Chris Skarstad ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Called JAWS the other day As far as NVDA voices I am

Re: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Russ Kiehne via Talk
Unfortunately, you have to be at the convention to get that pricing. -Original Message- From: Steve Jacobson via Talk Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 9:31 PM To: 'Dave' ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: Called JAWS the other day Dave, Often VFO runs extreme discounts

Re: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Charles Adkins via Talk
Excuse my ignorance, but is there way to get NVDA and other screen readers like it to work with external synthesizers? I do a lot of recording and would like to have my speech running on something separately. I could assign a different sound card for the speech I suppose. Sent from my iPhone

Re: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Chris Skarstad via Talk
The best way to do that nowadays is to by an external sound card, and get NVDA or whatever screenreader you might be using to go through that one instead of your main one. The old synthesizers just aren't being used much these days. Luckily, external sound cards aren't too expensive. Just

RE: Called JAWS the other day

2017-01-15 Thread Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via Talk
I hear that in the new incarnation of Windows10 due to be released soon, Narrator will support Braille in some shape or form. Hmm, if it holds well, Jaws and Window-Eyes may soon R I P for real. I opine that Android and iOS will soon render the need for Windows screen readers irrelevant in a few

Re: Accessible Twitter clients

2017-01-15 Thread Lee Hodgson via Talk
HI robert, I use a client called tw blue, if you google it, it is another one for v i's give that a try. smiles. Lee, Emily my guiding furry snowflake and Chester and Simba the feline fellas. ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are

Re: Alternative Interface?

2017-01-15 Thread Jim via Talk
Well I know this isn't very high-tech, but I have used a pitch-pipe to tune guitars with and I find they work very well. I know this isn't exactly a high-tech method but it always worked for me. Of course You may be looking for something that you can interface with some other piece of

RE: reading PDFs

2017-01-15 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Jim, See if you can download the PDF rather than just opening it in the browser, perhaps by finding the link, pressing the Applications key, arrowing down to the option to save the PDF to your machine. Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: reading PDFs

2017-01-15 Thread Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via Talk
How can I stop PDF files from opening in the browser? I once knew how, but with Acrobat Reader Pro DC, no luck!! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

RE: Alternative Interface?

2017-01-15 Thread Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via Talk
David, you are assuming that most app developers know whether or not a blind individual would ever use their app offerings! Well, even the U.S. government that passed legislation called the Americans With Disabilities Act, be the original, or as amended, DOES NOT even MAKE THINGS accessible to

Re: Going Backward in Accessibility?

2017-01-15 Thread Kim Lingo via Talk
I remember having a keyboard in the 1990's until I was obliged to sell it in 2006 due to a temporary cash shortage. It was by a company called Ensoniq, and the model number was TS12. It had 76 keys, and they were weighted. It had internal banks of sounds that were accessible by a

reading PDFs

2017-01-15 Thread Jim via Talk
Hi there Folks! Was trying to read our Radio Club's news letter which is in PDF format. I am using Acrobat PDF Reader DC - I believe that is what it is called. I open the PDF attachment in thunderbird and there appears to be text on the screen but all Window-Eyes will say when I am arrowing

moving bookshare books to a SD card

2017-01-15 Thread Veronica Smith via Talk
Help, its been years since I moved a book out of my download folder onto a SD card. I thought I remembered how, however I tried and could not do it. Please could you give me the steps again. Veronica ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email

RE: reading PDFs

2017-01-15 Thread Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via Talk
Jim, consider refreshing the screen with Insert-Backslash; perhaps this will make a difference. If the PDF file is an image though, you may need to perform OCR on it before you can read it. I find that using the Acrobat Reader Pro DC, I frequently have to refresh the screen before I can read

windows 10 cmd command

2017-01-15 Thread Jim Ruby via Talk
Hi, Using the latest version of windows 10 and window-eyes when I use the cmd command everything just repeats over and over in the command shell, Is this happening to anyone else? Any suggestions on a resolution? Thanks. ___ Any views or opinions