I too am using 8.4 and windows 7. Just curious. Have you tried wineyes 9 or higher, and what version is your web browser? I have downloaded the wineyes 60 day demo of wineyes 9.3 but haven't tried it yet. I guess I don't want to deal with new bugs. Smile.
Butch *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 1/29/2016 at 2:51 PM Elizabeth via Talk 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! 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