>Hello, Norene!
>I have some questions about jaws. I am just learning to use
it. Is there more than one way to read with jaws?
>If so, please explain.
Just as Window-eyes has the system cursor and mouse cursor, Jaws has
the PC cursor and Jaws cursor. They are invoked on the numpad just
like Window-eyes mouse key commends are. Jaws also has a touch cursor
which was originally conceived for touch screens but can be used on
the keyboard. I use it often when neither of the other cursors read
anything. Jaws' Virtual cursor is what browse mode is in Window-eyes
and NVDA. When it's on, most letters navigate you by various units on
webpages. Most Jaws commands use the insert key as a modifier. While
there are some awkward combinations in the default layout, you could
theoretically change all Jaws' hotkeys. But unlike Window-eyes, which
had hundreds of hotkeys, Jaws has at least a thousand on last count.
>Whenever I turn on the computer, the speech tells me I have lost
focus. Is there a fix for that?
There is a Jaws setting to announce or silence focus loss, but I
forgot exactly where it is. If you open the settings dialogue with
insert+6, you can search for "lost focus" and you'll see the relevant
setting displayed in the results field.
I personally like to know about all focus losses because I type
quickly and could end up typing a novel before figuring out that
nothing was entered in the edit field because Jaws had lost focus.
All that lost focus announcement indicates is that you are not
currently within a window containing clear boundaries. You might be
somewhere between windows, on thee task bar or desktop.
>Are there tutorials out there to teach basic commands, keystrokes, etc.?
Yes indeed. Raul Gallegos' tutorials are fantastic because he did
Window-eyes technical support. There are also tutorials that come
with Jaws. I had so much work to complete when I migrated that I
didn't bother with the Jaws tutorials because Raul's were so comprehensive.
>This is more difficult than Window-Eyes was. Any help will be
gratefully appreciated.
I can empathize, Norene. But Window-eyes seemed insurmountably
difficult to me at first. Jaws has its own internal logic, just like
Window-eyes. One of Jaws' most convenient features is the ability to
save separate voice profiles with customized settings and to use
separate pronunciation dictionaries for voice profiles. I have an
English dictionary containing many foreign words that I use with the
Vocalizer voices. Jaws also comes with dictionaries for French,
German, Portuguese and Spanish.
Since this list is not very active anymore, feel entirely free to
email me privately at: [email protected] I'll help you make that
transition without too many headaches.
Orlando Enrique Fiol
Ph.D. Candidate in Music Theory
University of Pennsylvania
Professional Pianist/Keyboardist, Percussionist, Arranger, Performer
and Pedagogue
Home: (980) 585-1516
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