What do you mean by the speak characters setting? Could tell us what exactly you did to change that setting?
On Mon, 26 Jun 2017 21:29:20 -0400, Larry Higgins via Talk wrote: > > Jeff, Sorry about the rather delayed response. > > > As for the layout, I am using the default. The only setting I am > interested in making on a global level is the speak characters > setting, and this setting will not stick, no matter how I go > about saving it. > > > I know that I succeeded, all be it with a little help back when I > started using this PC, but after the hard drive crash, it has > been, so far at least, absolutely impossible to save this > setting. > > > I have saved all three ways, namely, ctrl+s, by tabbing to the > option in the settings dialog box, and using the save option in > the file menu, all to no avail. > > > Now here goes my paranoia, hopefully there isn't possibly some > sabotage by the powers that be in order to make the Office > version just that much tougher to use over time. In other words, > an attempt at acceleration of the inevitable <smile>. OK, I think > I'm kidding, but anything is possible online these days. > > > But anyway, if you or anybody else can help with this little yet > big annoyance, it would really be very much appreciated. > > Sincerely, > > Larry > > On 6/26/2017 10:58 AM, Jeff Weiss wrote: > > I may have missed the beginning of this discussion, but I will > > give you some suggestions for saving settings in Window-eyes: > > First of all, Make sure that in the keyboard settings that you > > have selected the layout that you want. I always use the > > Window-eyes default layout. > > After selecting this, tab to apply layout and press it, and > > then tab to save settings and press enter. > > Second, there appear to be at least three set files which are > > used when there is not a specific set file for a particular > > program. > > They are > > explorer.set, > > wineyes.set, > > and default.set. > > Now when you are making global settings changes, as long as > > global is showing in the setting that you are tabbing through, > > when you tab to save settings and press enter, it should save > > those settings globally, but sometimes, I have had to make the > > change again for the other setfiles listed above. > > > > If you have tried all of this, and still need help, give me a > > specific example of what the problem is? > > What set file is loaded when saving settings? > > Is Window-eyes default the layout you have chosen? > > Which specific settings don't stick? > > > > Jeff Weiss > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Larry Higgins via Talk > > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 9:46 AM > > To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' > > Subject: Getting keyboard settings to stick once and for all > > > > I sure hope that someone can refresh my memory on this one. > > > > > > Let me just say at the outset that all of the usual suspects for saving > > settings have been tried, at least to my knowledge. I even tried saving > > settings to set files as I went along, but to know avail. > > > > > > I believe that someone gave me a really great tip for making sure these > > ssetting stuck once and for all, but it has been so long ago, and any > > hope I might have for retrieving them from old email vanished with my > > hard drive crash. > > > > > > Needless to say, this is really driving me nuts, just one more headache > > I don't need while trying to rebuild my computer environment. > > > > > > If anybody could please, please help, it would be most gratefully > > appreciated. Please don't suggest switching to JAWS, that ain't > > happening any time too soon I'm afraid. A bit of a financial setback due > > to my recent experience. > > > > > > I will close for now before I become grumpy <smile. But seriously, help > > is desperately needed. > > > > > > Larry > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/jeff-weiss%40sbcglobal.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/covici%40ccs.covici.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 -- Your life is like a penny. 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