Hello rick That sounds worth trying but how do I do this Yvonne
-----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Rick Justice Sent: 14 March 2011 09:16 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] muting jaws Hi Yvonne, Muting Jaws as you are speaking of,does not appear to me to have any benefit. If you mute jaws, the clock is still running, and your 40-minute mode will expire whether Jaws is talking or not. Why not keep Jaws from loading at start-up, and use NVDA, and then use your hotkey to bring Jaws in later when you need it. HTH, Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara In Arcadia" <mb69ma...@charter.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] muting jaws > Hi G.Braille; > > The steps you have posted are correct but, you have to have NVDA & Jaws > running at the same time to do this. I tried the sleep mode thing on my > computer & let me tell you, it was a major pain! You have both programs > yakking at you at the same time. The biggest pain is that you still have > to > use the NVDA pass through keystroke to get to the Jaws configuration > manager. Personally what I do is, if I am going to run NVDA is unload > Jaws > first then, start NVDA but, there are times I have had to start NVDA while > Jaws is also running and, that is where it's nice to know the pass through > keystroke for NVDA, to get Jaws shut down while NVDA is running. I have > used the sleep mode option in the past with other self voicing programs > but, > I don't like using it with NBDA. This is my personal preference and I am > by > no means suggesting that my way, is the way others should do this. After > trying the sleep mode with NVDA, I was ready for a snooze as well, on > Doctor > Phil's couch!! LOL > > Take care. > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: G.Braille > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 6:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] muting jaws > > > What about if you make jaws to sleep? Snoring too! <Smile> > Here is the instruction from jaws configuration. > This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options > menu. > > Sleeping Mode > > These check boxes are used to turn off JAWS processing within specific > applications. This is generally used in applications that provide their > own > speech or Braille support. > > We recommend you do not set this option in Default.jcf, as this would > stop > all processing of JAWS commands. > > a.. Enable: If checked, this option enables sleep mode, and turns off > JAWS > processing. This check box is cleared by default. > b.. Unload Synthesizer: If checked, the synthesizer is unloaded from > memory, freeing it for use by other applications. This check box is > cleared > by default. This check box is only available if the Enable check box is > checked. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike & Barbara In Arcadia" <mb69ma...@charter.net> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] muting jaws > > > > Hi Yvonne; > > > > If you have Jaws running & you start NVDA, Jaws keystrokes will no > longer > > work. Try the following when you have NVDA & Jaws running at the same > > time. > > > > 1. Press Insert + F2, This is, Pass next key through NVDA+f2 Tells NVDA > to > > pass the next key straight through. > > 2. Now, use the Jaws keystroke of Insert / Jaws key + F4, then press > enter > > to unload / shut down Jaws. Jaws will shut down & only NVDA will be > > running. If you want to use Jaws again, press Insert + Q, to shut down > > NVDA. Then invoke whatever your shortcut keystroke is for starting > Jaws. > > This is what I do on a XP computer, hopefully it will work the same way > > with > > Windows7. > > > > Hope this helps. Take care. > > Mike > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: LaMcAs > > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 4:05 PM > > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] muting jaws > > > > > > Yvonne > > > > Not 100% sure but I believe if you try and start NVDA with Jaws > running > > it > > will close jaws. > > > > And if it doesn't then you will have lots of problems because even > though > > Jaws is silent you still have the competing keyboard commands ... so > in > a > > word NO! > > > > > > Larry & Elliot GD (Guide Dog) > > London, UK > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com > > [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Yvonne > > Oliver > > Sent: 13 March 2011 21:47 > > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > > Subject: [Blind-Computing] muting jaws > > > > Hello > > > > Is it possible to mute jaws rather than have it not start at start up > or > > restart of the computer? > > > > I want to combine jaws with n v d a > > > > Reason is there are occasions when something I do may take longer than > 40 > > minutes > > > > For that reason I would like jaws to start then be able to mute jaws > so > > that > > only n v d a is sounding. > > > > And of course be able to un mute jaws if what I am doing leaves enough > > time > > before the 40 minute deadline is up > > > > Can someone tell me if this can be done and how to do it? > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > Yvonne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yvonne > > > > > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com > > > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com > > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com
