Good tip. I have N.V.D.A. I'll try this. Mike
******************************** www.harmonicaworkshops.com www.woodeneyemusic.com On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:51:01 -0500 Elizabeth via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > This is exactly when having an alternate screen reader on call helps. If my > browser crashes with Window-eyes, I invoke NVDA. It tells me the browser has > crashed when Window-eyes is silent. Then I can close the browser and > Window-eyes comes back. But Window-eyes never announces the crashing of the > browser. > I am using 8.4 and Windows 7. > > Elizabeth > > At 02:38 PM 1/29/2016, you wrote: > >Hi Brandon, > >I am using Windows 7, and I just click on a link >at Scottrade.com, and > >WE9.3 went silent. > >Fortunately, I had sighted help, and tabbing >around their was window with > >the message >informing me that IE. has crashed and the OK is waiting to be > >pressed. > >Once the OK was entered, WE9.3 started talking >again. If I had not had > >sighted help, > > and I could not get WE9.3 to talk again, I > would have had to reboot the > > computer. > > > >web page > >Good Luck, Manny please help me reach a million >clicks by forwarding my > >stand-up comedy >performance to your friends, or Tweet or >Facebook it. ** > >** ** ** ** >**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75fbevlz10g ** >** ** ** ** > >computer specifications: Window Eyes >9.3, Dell xps420 Windows 7 home > >premium, with >dual boot to windows 10, with 8 gb RAM, Intel® >Core2 Quad > >Processor Q6600 (8M Cache, 2.40 GHz, >1066 MHz FSB) quad core drivers and > >software >updated automatically with Ninite and Driver >Booster, which > >sighted assistance is needed, but >other than that Driver Booster is a great > >>program. Recommended software: Firefox, >Thunderbird, Google Chrome, > >Winamp, Fritz 12, >Chessbase 11, MS Office 2010 security: Microsoft > >>security essential, Malware Bytes pro, Win >Patrol, Roboform, Maintenance: > >C-cleaner, Ultra Defrag > >On 1/29/2016 1:39 AM, Brandon Miller via Talk wrote: > >>I'm using Windows 10 home, version 1511, OS >>build 10586.71. I'm also > >>using Window-eyes >>9.3.1. I am currently doing my best to contend with > >>annoyances such as: > >>1. When I press alt+F4 to close apps, Wineyes >>frequently says nothing at > >>all. If I want to >>confirm that anything has taken place at all, I >>often > >>have to press the Wineyes read title bar command, Ctrl+shift+T. > >>2. I'm a Microsoft certified systems engineer, >>so I frequently go in and > >>delete a whole batch >>of files from places like the temp, %temp%, and > >>>>prefetch folders to not only free up disk >>space, but to also maintain > >>high overall system >>stability and responsiveness. Often times in > >>>>Windows 10 however, just as above I am almost >>always greeted by nothing > >>except total silence >>from Wineyes about halfway through this >>seemingly > >>simple operation. Because of my >>educational background, and the level of > >>>>familiarity that I have regarding >>internal/background Windows > >>processes, services >>and structures, I've been able to deduce that >>as a > >>blind person using Window-eyes, you've >>usually got to alt+tab around to > >>find the >>screen where you have to use the Wineyes mouse >>reading > >>commands to click on the "Continue with >>automatic administrator rights" > >>button, and in >>the same screen I also have to use the Wineyes >>mouse > >>reading keys since I tend to put a check >>in the checkbox that says, "Do > >>this for all items". > >>3. If you access the start button and select >>settings, although the > >>screens within are >>mostly accessible, the mouse reading commands >>can > >>get tripped up and are read out by Wineyes >>in either a nonsensical, or > >>undesirable way. To >>experience for yourself what I'm talking about, do > >>the following: > >>A. Access the start menu. > >>B. Press up arrow until you get to settings. Press enter on settings. > >>C. Press right arrow once to move the cursor, >>and subsequently the focus > >>to, the devices category and press enter. > >>D. At this point, the category that should be >>automatically selected for > >>you by default will >>more than likely be printers and scanners. That's > >>fine. > >>E. Now press tab four times, and you should >>arrive at some kind of > >>checkbox regarding metered internet connections. > >>Wineyes doesn't read that checkbox properly >>when tabbing through the > >>screen, and I can't >>get the mouse reading keys to get to that >>checkbox > >>either! I am able to get the Wineyes >>mouse reading keys to let me access > >>the first >>checkbox of this screen, so I know that it for >>example says, > >>"Let Windows manage my default >>printer". The second checkbox on this > >>screen >>however, is not reading properly at all. > >>4. Last but not least, Window-eyes is giving >>me all kinds of problems > >>when trying to do >>something as simple as write an email with > >>>>Thunderbird! I'll be in the middle of composing >>a simple, old > >>fashioned, plane text email, when >>suddenly and without any kind of > >>warning, >>Window-eyes'll just start announcing my title >>bar as untitled, > >>and not read anything in >>either the subject, or body fields of the > >>>>message. I ensure that the window is maximized, >>makes no difference. I > >>press Ctrl+alt+W to >>relaunch Window-eyes, which sometimes does, and > >>>>sometimes doesn't make any difference. I've >>tried uninstalling the TB > >>Enhance app, thinking >>that it might not have exactly kept pace with > >>>>Mozilla's Thunderbird development team, but >>doing so also unfortunately > >>made no discernible >>difference. I've had to re-launch Window-eyes > >>>>literally no less than four times while composing this message alone! > >>What's up with all these little annoying >>problems I'm experiencing with > >>regard to >>Windows 10 and Window-eyes 9.3.1? Is anybody >>else contending > >>with stuff like this? > >> > >>P.S What the H e double hockysticks! Now the >>Read To Me app isn't working > >>in Thunderbird >>either! Before you ask, yes, I guarantee you >>I've set it > >>up correctly, I would know since >>I've used it successfully before on this > >>PC in >>both Firefox 43, and Internet Explorer 11. >>Right now though, > >>Ctrl+shift+r at the top of >>the message? Nothing. Ctrl+shift+r in the > >>>>middle of the message? Nada. Ctrl+shift+r in >>the middle of a line in > >>the middle of the >>message? Zilch. Zippo. Grrrrr! Ai Squared, what gives! > >> > >>Disclaimer: Be advised; It is possible that >>this communication is being > >>monitored by the National Security Agency or GCHQ. > >>I neither condone, or support, any such >>policy by any Government > >>authority that does >>not comply appropriately as stipulated by the > >>>>fourth Amendment of the constitution of the United States of America. > >> > >>Brandon Dean Miller > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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 > >>>>http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/mauiman01%40hotmail.com. > >>For subscription options, visit > >>>>http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >>List archives can be found at > >>>>http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > >>http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/thoth93%40earthlink.net. > >For subscription options, visit > >>http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >List archives can be found at > >>http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ > 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 > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/harpman9%40gmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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