Re: FW: Membership Problem

2017-04-13 Thread Kevin Huber via Talk
Hi Peter: I have had to do that from time to time. The first time, I had no idea what happened. I kept sending test messages to the list, and they would be answered, then iI called GW Support who determined that I was still subscribed to the list and that there is no reason why I shouldn't be

RE: where to change voice prompt in skype

2017-04-13 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
On the Skype forums, people are complaining that Microsoft removed custom greetings. Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of tt8 via Talk Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 1:33 PM Cc: Window-Eyes Discussion

Re: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
I think it was that way on my Dell. On my Lenovo, it is in the left corner, and the control key is to the right of it. So, when I use that computer, I have to remember that the left-hand corner key is not control. Pam.Pam. -Original Message- From: Van Lant, Robin via Talk Sent:

Re: How Accessible Is WindowEyes

2017-04-13 Thread Jim via Talk
Hi there! Window-Eyes does work with the Microsoft programs that you mentioned but I have not use the others so cannot speak to their functionality. I Presume they will though.I currently use Excell Word and to a lesser degree PowerPoint. Hope this helps! Good Luck And Have A good 1! de .

Re: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread michaels mail via Talk
I brought a HP notebook last year and i hated the fn key being pressed with a funtion number key. So i got the guy at the store where i got it from to go in to bios and he fixed it up. all is well now. -Original Message- From: Van Lant, Robin via Talk Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017

hot keys for display flipping.

2017-04-13 Thread Curtis Delzer via Talk
I believe I have a monitor which is susceptible to the same keys by default that window eyes uses for changing the roters for speed, volume, pitch and which item e.g. keyboard, screen and mouse. where do I go in settings to make sure those hot keys are not active? My neighbor had issues with my

Re: Staying with what I know

2017-04-13 Thread michaels mail via Talk
Same hear Tony i have had a mac for 6 years now. And love it but i payed for WE and will continue to use it as long as its updated. Cheers Michael. -Original Message- From: Tony C via Talk Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 8:56 AM To: CJ MAY ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re:

Latest Thunderbird, window-eyes and Jaws

2017-04-13 Thread Brenda via Talk
Hey List, Well, if anyone is a multiple screen reader user you may have found that Window-eyes works with the latest Thunderbird 52 as does NVDA but Jaws doesn't. h Actually, I'm kinda surprised as usually what works with W-e works with jaws, just a few different key strokes. I

Re: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
No, I haven't tried that. Pam. -Original Message- From: Brenda via Talk Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:43 PM To: Pamela Dominguez via Talk Subject: Re: gun shy about new laptop Hi Pam, Interesting, on my Lenovo laptop the function key is second from the left with the control being

Re: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Brenda via Talk
Hi Pam, Interesting, on my Lenovo laptop the function key is second from the left with the control being the far left/outside . someone told me FN + ESC will disable the system function keys on a lenovo - have you tried this? Since the location of the control key on your lenovo is

RE: hot keys for display flipping.

2017-04-13 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Curtis, They should be in the system tray, in the drop-down menu for the item called Intel Graphics accelerator. Specifically, the option you want to uncheck is Enable hot keys. Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: Latest Thunderbird, window-eyes and Jaws

2017-04-13 Thread Jim via Talk
Hi Brenda! I am using the latest thunderbird with W.E. And as long as I keep the various mail boxes relatively empty as well as frequently compacting them I don't generally have any real issues. When I do have issues, I also have them with NVDA and Narator. Don't use Jaws so cannot speak

Re: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Michael Fridey via Talk
> I agree i brought a new tosheba notebook couple years back and after a week. Each time i booted it up the sound was disabled i took it back twice to the store to be fixed. After twice of no sound at all i took it back and payed more for a dell notebook and never had problems with the dell.

Re: thoughts on the future of screen readers

2017-04-13 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
Yes. When I learned the abacus, my thoughts were that it's a primitive calculator, and that when you set up the math problem, you have the answer right there. Pam. -Original Message- From: Dave via Talk Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:16 PM To: Joseph Norton ; Window-Eyes

reading large text

2017-04-13 Thread George Brechmann via Talk
Hello list members, I am using windows 7 and we 9.5 with office 10. When reading a large document with control, shift,r the document will start to read and about a third of the way down the reading will go back to the top of the document. Any help? George George

RE: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I'm also going to toss in that my Toshiba lasted just two years that completely died. My husband's Toshiba is maybe 4 years old and the keyboard now won't work correctly -- something about the keyboard drivers not being compatible with the latest Windows updates. I'm a bit nervous about the

RE: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
The FN key is usually next to the Windows Key to the left of the space bar. My HP has 4 keys to the left of the spacebar, the alt key, the FN key, the Windows key and then the control key. The FN key is used to change what the F1 through F12 keys do. It used to be that you pressed this key

Re: reading large text

2017-04-13 Thread net bat via Talk
try useing the eleguance reed voice. i get this all the time with my ivona and neo speech voices even in firefox, i e, notepad and adobi reader. if you don't have the voice rotor app i would use this to change voices on the fly. -Original Message- From: George Brechmann via Talk

Re: thoughts on the future of screen readers

2017-04-13 Thread Terri Pannett via Talk
The Chinese and Japanese used to use the abacus. I would like to know how you do fractions with it? Just curious. Terri Amateur radio call sign KF6CA ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not

Windows ten creators' update issues.

2017-04-13 Thread Curtis Delzer via Talk
I had about 3 or 4 major options. (1) when the last screen came up, of course there is silence and your computer is waiting for you to press the "next" button from within the "welcome to windows" screen with your name on the second line. I had no keyboard, therefore no way to call narrator, and no

Re: Windows ten creators' update issues.

2017-04-13 Thread Bob Tinney via Talk
I installed the creater update yesterday and did so using narrator. The install went quickly in about 20 minutes and had no problem with the update. Everything was spoken by narrator and I did have a keyboard hooked to my desktop computer. I was actually surprised by how fast the upgrade

where to change voice prompt in skype

2017-04-13 Thread tt8 via Talk
lost my voice answering skype call, trying to find where to change voice prompt in skype where did it go? f ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared.

Re: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Matthew Chao via Talk
Suggestion: Buy computers that are geared towards the corporate market. My experience has been that when you buy computers that are for home use, the tech support is poor, as are the innards. By contrast, a business computer tends to have better components and better tech support. After